2010 NERJCOS CONFERENCE ANNOUNCED
The 23rd Annual NER JCoS Conference will be held on Sunday, March 14, 2010 at the Ner Tamid Synagogue, 6214 Pimlico Road, Baltimore, MD 21209. The fee is only $36 and includes all materials, a handsome patch, morning snack and a Kosher luncheon. This event is an excellent opportunity to exchange ideas with others who also want to increase Jewish participation in Scouting and we invite you and others from your committee to attend. For more information, please see the attachments.
For those that want to stay over, the Baltimore Area Council JCoS offers the following suggestions:
Best Western Baltimore West
1800 Belmont Ave
Windsor Mill, MD 21244
(877) 574-2464
Hilton Pikesville
1726 Reisterstown Rd
Pikesville, MD 21208
410 653 1100
Ramada Baltimore West
1721 Reisterstown Rd
Pikesville, MD 21208
(410) 486-5600
If you have further questions, you may contact me at jgoldsmith@hkmpp.com, Rabbi Rachmiel Tobesman, Conference Chair at jewishscouts@aol.com , or Alan Grossman, Program Chair at alang1@optonline.net.
I hope to see you and others from your committee in March in Baltimore.
Thanks again,
Jeff Goldsmith
2010 NE Region Conference Forms and Documents
REVIEW OF THE 2009 NERJCOS CONFERENCE
On March 22, 2009, Alpine Scout Camp served as the backdrop for the Northeast Region Jewish Committee on Scouting's (NERJCoS) 22nd Annual Conference. Just under 100 volunteer Scouters and Scout Professionals from over 25 councils of the Northeast Region were in attendance - 35% of the councils in the region. Attendees from Massachusetts to the District of Columbia and from the Jersey Shore to Pittsburgh shared best practices in Jewish Scouting. Materials from the 16 hours of plenary and break-out sessions are available on this website.
This year's conference had new seminars, course offerings and a diverse exhibitor and display area. The conference received financial and exhibit support from local vendors who offer useful programs to Scouts. Trails End Popcorn not only sponsored the morning breakfast and an exhibit table, but also made sure that all conference participants left with their great Trails End popcorn. A brand new course track was offered that was specifically designed for Council JCoS Chairs. We offered special sessions and activities for local Council JCoS Chairs as the plan is now to have the former NJCoS Local Chairs training done on a regional basis. Another brand new course track was offered that was specifically designed for Cub Scout Leaders on Jewish crafts, themes and holiday ideas (all age appropriate to Cubs).
The conference also received the support of both the NER and NJCoS who served as break-out session leaders, conference participants and speakers during the plenary sessions. In attendance were:
Gene Stone, NER Regional Director
A.J. Kreimer, National JCoS Chairman
Keith Walton, National Staff Advisor to the NJCoS
Jeff Goldsmith, National JCoS Vice Chairman & NERJCoS Chairman
Paul R. Kramer, National JCoS Vice Chairman for Membership/Marketing
Jay Schnapp, National JCoS Vice Chairman for Scholarships and former NERJCoS Chair
Daniel Chazin, Secretary National JCoS
Jim Eppinger, National JCoS member
Alan Grossman, National JCoS member
C.W. Kreimer, National JCoS and JCoS Chair of Greater Pittsburgh Area Council
Rabbi Art Vernon, National JCoS member and former NERJCoS Chair
Dave Richardson, Past NJCoS Staff Advisor to the and Scout Executive, Theodore Roosevelt Council
Northeast Region Director Gene Stone gave us a welcome and opening remarks Our keynote address was given by A.J. Kreimer on the past, present and future of Scouting under Jewish auspices. Since 2005, we have seen 36 new units sponsored by Jewish entities formed in the Region.
Our D'var Torah was given by Rabbi Art Vernon who focused on the Pesach holiday to come. As they have for the past 15 years, Tzivos Hashem (Chabad-Lubavitch) also provided all conference participants with Shmurah Matzah to add to the meaning of each of our seder celebrations.
Special recognitions were also a major component of the plenary sessions. Eagle Scout Shawn Goldsmith of Troop 240, Sponsor- Riverdale Presbyterian Church, Greater New York Councils, Bronx River District, was also on hand to allow us to recognize his accomplishments including earning all 121 merit badges. Lastly, Scouters received the Northeast Region JCoS' Bronze, Gold and Silver Chai Awards recognizing their on-going support for Jewish Scouting.
We recognized and thanked Elliot Klugman for dedicated service as NERJCoS Conference Chairman from 2006 to 2009 and Rabbi Rachmiel Tobesman for serving as NERJCoS Program Chairman for 2007 to 2009. We also thanked conference host Northern NJ Council and their JCoS Chairman Daniel Chazin.
Next year's conference will be held in the Baltimore area on March 14, 2010 and will be led by Conference Chair Rabbi Rachmiel Tobesman and Program Chair Alan Grossman. Please hold the date and plan on joining us for some truly special surprises that are planned to keep this conference vital and of importance to all in work within the world of Jewish Scouting.
Thanks again,
Jeff Goldsmith
Chairman, Northeast Region Jewish Committee on Scouting
NortheastChair@JewishScouting.org
RESOURCES FROM THE 2009 NE REGION CONFERENCE
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