100 years ago, Jewish American veterans marched through their own neighborhoods to defend their communities from rising hate. Today, a new generation of CSS volunteers is answering that same call, standing watch at hundreds of synagogues, community events and on mobile patrols across the country. Learn more at: thecss.org/ #CSS #JewishSecurity #ProtectJewishLife #Fightingantisemitism #volunteer

CSS spoke last week in Washington, D.C. at the invitation of @StateSEAS and @StateDept's Foreign Press Center Combating Global Antisemitism tour. Together with our Partners @Official_SCN, CSS presented to journalists from more than 15 countries, including the UK, Spain, Australia, South Africa, and Germany, about how community-based security protects synagogues, Jewish institutions and communal events across the United States.

Monday evening, CSS volunteers in New York City joined security partners to help protect the @IsraelinNewYork's official memorial event for the victims of October 7th. #October7

Three years ago today, on October 7, 2023, the world changed in a single morning. That morning, approximately 6,000 Hamas and other terrorists from Gaza invaded southern Israel. They murdered more than 1,200 men, women and children and took 251 hostages to Gaza in the deadliest single day for Jews since the Holocaust. CSS remembers the victims, stands with the survivors and remains more committed than ever to protecting Jewish life and Jewish way of life.

Thank you to the thousands of dedicated CSS volunteers who are spending part of their holiday keeping their communities safe. Your commitment makes Jewish life possible this Simchat Torah and every day. Chag sameach from all of us at CSS. #SimchatTorah

CSS volunteers helped provide security at Monday's Being Jewish with @jonahplatt Season 3 Premiere live recording in Los Angeles. Our volunteers proudly supported this event and coordinated with LAPD and security partners to keep cast, crew and guests safe. #JewishSecurity

CSS volunteers worked closely with the @NYPDnews and our security partners at Wednesday’s @UJAfedNY - @JCRCNY No More Excuses Rally Against Antisemitism outside the United Nations in Manhattan, helping to keep hundreds of attendees safe. We’re grateful to our volunteers, the NYPD, and all of our security partners for their continued collaboration and commitment to protecting Jewish life and Jewish way of life.

On September 20, during Yom Kippur services, Constable Jeff Smith of the Belleville Police Service was stationed outside the Sons of Jacob Synagogue in Belleville, Ontario. When an armed assailant opened fire, Smith engaged and stopped the threat about half a block from the Synagogue. Constable Smith was critically wounded, and no one inside the synagogue was harmed. CSS salutes his courage and prays for his full and speedy recovery. His actions remind us how the partnership between law enforcement and the community keeps Jewish life safe. #CSS #JewishSecurity #ProtectJewishLife

CSS volunteers operated the largest-ever nationwide deployment this Rosh Hashanah. From Manhattan to Dallas to Seattle, dedicated volunteers spent the holiday watching over synagogues and services so our community could welcome the new year safely. Thank you to every volunteer who showed up, and to all the volunteers who continue to keep the Jewish community safe. #CSS #JewishSecurity #ProtectJewishLife

Friday evening, Jewish families across the country will gather to welcome Rosh Hashanah. CSS volunteers will be on-site at synagogues, standing watch, protecting their communities and ensuring that Jewish families can celebrate safely. Thank you to the thousands of dedicated CSS volunteers who are spending part of their holiday keeping their communities safe. Your commitment makes Jewish life possible this Rosh Hashanah and every day. Shana Tova. #train #protect #empower

What four steps can synagogues take to protect their communities before the High Holidays? CSS CEO Richard Priem shares tips from CSS's security professionals in the @sunsentinel hubs.ly/Q04x4H0N0.

CSS volunteers provided on-the-ground security for the Jewish Graduate Organization's Summit in Washington, D.C. last weekend. In addition, CSS trainers taught self-defense and security awareness classes to nearly two dozen Jewish graduate students, giving them practical self-defense skills they can carry into their own communities and campuses. Thank you to the great volunteers who kept this event safe, and to the students stepping up to learn how they can protect themselves and their peers on campus. #CSS #JewishSecurity #ProtectJewishLife #Fightingantisemitism #volunteer #campus

Chuck Berkowitz comes from a tradition of service. Growing up, Chuck's grandfather rarely talked about his time in the service. Like a lot of men of his generation, he came home, put his uniform away and went back to work. But he never put away his Jewish War Veterans membership card. Chuck did not fully understand what that card meant until he was an adult, wearing a United States Army uniform of his own. Today Chuck is part of the CSS team that puts boots on the ground to protect Jewish institutions and events across the country. CSS is the only organization in the United States with this capability, and it carries on the tradition of Jewish community security that started with organizations like the Jewish War Veterans. #CSS #JewishSecurity #ProtectJewishLife

Thank you, Chief Andrew McGurr, and congratulations, Deputy Chief Seth Kriegel! Community Security Service (CSS) extends our deepest gratitude to Chief McGurr for 33 years of dedicated service to the @TeaneckPD and the entire Teaneck community. We are privileged to have worked closely with Chief McGurr on countless communitywide events and to secure our local houses of worship. He has always been supportive, professional and deeply committed to keeping Teaneck a safe and welcoming community. Teaneck is extraordinarily fortunate to have had his decades of leadership. Congratulations on your retirement, Chief McGurr. Thank you for everything you've done for Teaneck and its residents. We are thrilled to congratulate Deputy Chief Kriegel on being selected as Teaneck's next Police Chief. CSS has built an outstanding relationship with Deputy Chief Kriegel during his many years with the Teaneck Police Department. We have tremendous respect for his professionalism, leadership, and commitment to protecting our community, and we are excited to continue working with him in his new role. Congratulations, Chief McGurr and Deputy Chief Kriegel. Thank you both for helping to make Teaneck the safe and beautiful community that it is, and we look forward to continuing to work with Chief Kriegel as he takes the department into its next chapter.

Volunteer security is the strongest first line of defense for American Jewish life. On The Times of Israel's "What Matters Now," CSS CEO Richard Priem explains how CSS teams stop threats before they escalate. hubs.ly/Q04vc2tv0 #CSS #ProtectJewishLife

CSS CEO Richard Priem told @Axios that trained congregants' knowledge of what feels normal and what doesn’t sets this approach apart. Jewish communities are forming professionally trained security teams to safeguard synagogues and events. hubs.ly/Q04sw1Pg0

CSS provides professional-grade training to community security volunteers who help protect more than 500 institutions and events across the United States every week. Learn how you can help protect the Jewish community at hubs.ly/Q04sfXy90. #CSS #ProtectJewishLife

Following yesterday's apparent antisemitic attack in the Upper West Side, CSS immediately deployed mobile vehicle patrols to extend the Manhattan Jewish community's security perimeter. Thank you to the highly motivated CSS volunteers who stepped up to protect the community.

We mourn the passing of Abraham Foxman, z”l. A Holocaust survivor who came to America and dedicated his life to fighting antisemitism, he was a towering voice and a powerful advocate for defending the Jewish people. May his memory be a blessing.

CSS volunteers deployed with less than 8 hours' notice to protect Park East Synagogue. Working alongside NYPD, and thanks to an alert from @UJAFedNY and @JCRCny's #CommunitySecurityInitiative, this time everyone entered and left safely. #JewishSecurity #JewishSafety