TRC Jewish Committee on Scouting

The mission of the Jewish Committee on Scouting is to provide a Jewish experience to scouts of the Jewish faith and to maintain a Jewish presence in scouting by organizing units sponsored by Jewish organizations. In order to carry out our mission we supervise or participate in the following programs:

Jewish education classes and activities leading to the earning of Jewish religious emblems.
Maintain the Jewish Chapel at Camp.
Sponsor Annual Jewish Scout Sabbath services at a local synagogue.
Sponsor Annual Jewish Awards Breakfast to honor all scouts who have earned Jewish emblems.
Sponsor annual Lag B’Omer Bonfire.
Provide leadership for religious services at council sponsored week end and summer camp programs.
Provide leadership and participate in annual All Faith Week End.
Provide leadership and participate in annual Ten Commandment Hike.
Participate in the council membership committee.
Safeguard the religious needs of Jewish scouts in the council.

ATTENTION ALL PACK and TROOP LEADERS

Key Dates for

Committee Programs available to your unit for

Calendar Year 2009/2010

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Cub Scout Emblems
Ner Tamid and Etz Chaim Awards	January - April 2010 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM Locations - contact presenter on flyer
Cub Emblem Activity Day	January 10, 2010 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM Temple B’nai Sholom Rockville Centre
Merit Badge University	March 21, 2010 Registration deadline 2/28 Register online at www.meritbadgeu.com
Lag Ba'Omer	May 2, 2010 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM Tom Sheppard Cabin Baldwin
47th Awards Breakfast	June 20, 2010 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM Temple B’nai Torah Wantagh, NY
Gus Katz Award	The Gus Katz Award is presented to a unit (Pack, Troop, or Crew) that puts into practice the twelfth point of the Scout Law, a Scout is Reverent. The award is non-sectarian and is based upon participation at various functions listed on the flyer, and on the overall number of religious emblems earned by the unit as well as a community service project.