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Safety Tips

Surveillance of the target and the surrounding area is one of the most important elements of the terrorist planning effort. Terrorists use surveillance to select targets, identify facility vulnerabilities, observe security measures, and familiarize themselves with the surrounding area, followed by single or multiple dry runs to identify problems with a plan. Multiple indicators among this list, especially combined with other information, may suggest a terrorist threat. 

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Click here to receive emergency communications, timely alerts and bulletins to help you enhance your institution’s security and emergency preparedness and response.

Click here to take a brief survey about your institution’s TRAINING interests and needs for your security and emergency preparedness and response.


The JEMS Mission

We live in times where both security and emergency preparedness and response are a major Jewish communal responsibility and priority.  The Greater Boston Jewish Emergency Management System (JEMS) is a community-wide collaboration that began in 2006.

JEMS’ mission is to develop community-wide coordination and response in times of emergency and to provide resources to Jewish institutions to improve their security and emergency preparedness.

The JEMS Collaboration

JEMS is directed by an Executive Committee with senior representation from Combined Jewish Philanthropies, the Anti-Defamation League of New England and the Jewish Community Relations Council.  The JEMS Working Group is the driving force behind the ongoing development of the JEMS initiative. The Synagogue Council, the Bureau of Jewish Education, Jewish Community Housing for the Elderly, Jewish Family and Children’s Service, American Jewish Committee, Hebrew College and many other Jewish organizations play leadership roles in the JEMS Working Group.  The JEMS Advisory Council, comprised of about 20 security and emergency management professionals, provides expert advice and consultation on a volunteer basis.

JEMS’ Programs and Services

  • JEMS’ is developing a robust and inclusive communications system to ensure effective Jewish community response and coordination in times of emergency.  Through email, JEMS provides emergency communications, timely alerts and bulletins, information to help an institution enhance its security and emergency preparedness and response, and invitations to trainings and workshops.  You can sign up to receive email communications from JEMS by clicking on the link at the top of the page.

  • A major focus of JEMS’ work is to provide information to Jewish institutions and leaders so that they are informed about and prepared to deal with the security and emergency response challenges that their institutions may face in the coming years.

  • JEMS presents trainings for Jewish community professionals and volunteer leaders on topics such as enhancing your organization’s security, emergency preparedness and response, High Holidays security, dealing with the media in a crisis, business continuity of operations, and other topics.  To indicate your institution’s training interests and needs, please click on the link at the top of the page and take the brief survey.

  • JEMS has developed a detailed Site Questionnaire that you can use on your own to begin to assess your organization’s security and emergency preparedness.  If your institution might be interested in site assistance, contact Elyse Hyman the JEMS Project Director, at (617) 457-8516 or elyseh@cjp.org.

For more information

For more information about the Jewish Emergency Management System and its services, please call or email Elyse Hyman, the JEMS Project Director, at (617) 457-8516 or elyseh@cjp.org