JWB Partners
BBYO
As part of its mission to support Jewish military personnel and their families, JWB Jewish Chaplains Council® partners with BBYO to bring opportunities for Jewish living, learning, and celebrating to teens in military families. Jewish teens enrolled in 8th-12th grades with at least one parent on active duty in the U.S. military or diplomatic corps can join a local BBYO chapter at no cost. The teens can maintain their membership status in BBYO, even if the family moves to a new duty station and are eligible for discounts and scholarships for BBYO regional, national, and international events.
BBYO is the leading pluralistic Jewish teen movement aspiring to involve more Jewish teens in meaningful Jewish experiences. With year-round activities in hundreds of local communities and inspiring worldwide travel experiences, BBYO’s broad program menu enables teens to explore areas of leadership, service, civic engagement, Israeli education, and Jewish values.
This partnership is one of several through which JWB supports children, teens, and adults in Jewish military families. Others include Operation Summer Camp, which brings the joys and values of Jewish summer camp to Jewish children from military families and the Joint Religious Education Program (JREP), which provides accessible, high-quality K-12 and adult Jewish education to active-duty personnel and their families at no cost, regardless of religious background or affiliation.
For more information about the JWB-BBYO partnership and how eligible teens can join BBYO, email JWB.
The Jewish American Military Historical Society
As part of its mission to support Jewish service members and their families, JWB Jewish Chaplains Council® is proud to partner with The Jewish American Military Historical Society.
The Jewish American Military Historical Society strives to preserve Jewish American military history, interpret the impact of Jews to military and civil service, and to educate the public to these contributions.
American military history is a tightly woven fabric of many different colors. The Jewish American Military Historical Society is dedicated to telling American military history from diverse perspectives. It highlights the major role played by the Jewish minority in our military might and defending our country.
In an effort to popularize the subject of Jewish American military history to the younger generation, The Jewish American Military Historical Society has recently produced a comic book depicting the stories of 18 Jewish American medal of honor recipients.
To learn more please visit: https://jewishmilitary.org/
Jewish Soldiers Project
Serving Jewish Service Members Worldwide Since 2007
As part of its mission to support Jewish military personnel and their families, JWB Jewish Chaplains Council® is proud to partner with the Jewish Soldiers Project, founded by Judge Keith Freedman.
For 17 years, the Jewish Soldiers Project has provided for the needs of thousands of Jewish service members around the world and across the nation. In that time, the Jewish Soldiers Project has grown into a nationwide effort garnering support from Jewish communities across the country. The Jewish Soldiers Project is an IRS Section 501(c)(3) an N.Y.S Registered nonprofit.
In addition to sending holiday care packages, the Jewish Soldiers Project sends Shabbat Box packages (challah, grape juice, baked goods, etc.) monthly to bases across America and overseas (including the Middle East and Europe) throughout the year.
If you are a Jewish service member or if you know of a Jewish service member who would like to receive a package, please contact JWB or the Jewish Soldiers Project directly at [email protected].
Please show your support by following JWB Jewish Chaplains Council® and the Jewish Soldiers Project on Facebook where you can find photos and messages about our recent projects.
MyZuzah
Through our partnership with MyZuzah, JWB is excited to provide a free, kosher mezuzah for any Service Members that PCS. To learn more and begin receiving mezuzahs to put up and have on hand, please contact [email protected] or MyZuzah at [email protected].
You may also visit https://www.myzuzah.org/.