This guidebook was prepared by Hyman Chanover and the Jewish Education Service of North America (JESNA) on behalf of the National Jewish Committee on Scouting.
The author wishes to express his deep appreciation to the following individuals and organizations for their help: Nahama Frand, Elyce Azriel and Sylvia Kellman of the Baltimore Board of Jewish Education's Resource Center and Carolyn Hessel, director of JESNA's National Education Resource Center.
He is particularly grateful to Fradle Freidenreich, associate director of JESNA, for her characteristically insightful and competent guidance.
Profound thanks also are extended to the members of the emblem and award subcommittee of the National Jewish Committee on Scouting who read the first draft of the manuscript carefully and proposed a number of extremely helpful revisions.
