Protecting Jewish life
and Jewish way of life

From the Community. For the Community.

Community Security Service (CSS) is a national, nonpartisan 501(c)(3) organization dedicated to protecting Jewish life. We provide free security training, guidance, and resources that empower Jewish communities to protect themselves.

CSS BY the numbers

20,000+

members trained annually

7,000+

volunteers on shift weekly

400+

certified volunteer leaders

750,000+

people protected annually

550+

organizations protected nationally

states with a CSS network

Celebrate, Gather, and Worship Safely

Train Your Campus

CSS designed unique training programs for community members interested in becoming volunteers. Multiple levels of training, open to all, affiliated and unaffiliated.

Become a CSS volunteer →

Protect Your Event

CSS provides training for congregants and members of Jewish institutions, from one-hour online intro courses to building professionally trained volunteer security teams.

Secure your institution →

Words of Support

What Our Community Says

CSS has a tested model that enables Jewish community members to serve as the eyes and ears of their community and deter, prevent and mitigate attacks on their institutions. CSS is unique and invaluable, its training is best-in-class, and I am proud to volunteer my time helping them.

Mark J. Sullivan

22nd Director of the United States Secret Service

We are grateful to have Community Security Service, with its network of thousands of highly trained volunteers and students, ready and available to keep our community safe.

Eric Fingerhut

CEO, JFNA

Our partnership with CSS is about securing the Jewish future by honoring our past. We are united in a continuous commitment to service, standing up for the Jewish community in America across generations. Together, we ensure that the courage and vigilance displayed by our veterans remain alive and active in our streets, synagogues, and communities.

Scott P. Stevens

National Commander, Jewish War Veterans of the U.S.A.

CSS
Synagogue

CSS provides professional-grade security services that protect synagogues and Jewish events at no cost.

CSS
Events

Young adults complete one of our most advanced training programs to prepare them to protect Jewish events. They deploy to events of every size across major US cities, providing professional-grade event security coverage.

CSS
Campus

Jewish college students complete training in Krav Maga self-defense, de-escalation, and security awareness. They complete programs delivered in partnership with Hillels, Chabad on Campus and national campus organizations.

CSS
Academy

Experienced CSS members complete immersive, multi-day leadership courses. Program graduates are CSS’s force multipliers, and lead teams, manage synagogue relationships and train volunteers in their own communities.

Trusted in the Community