We Build the Plan. You Lead with Confidence.
Our turnkey approach delivers a fully developed security framework - emergency plans, training systems, and operational guidance - so your team knows exactly what to do.
How We Help
Synagogue Security Strategies helps synagogues build practical, tailored security frameworks—whether starting from scratch or strengthening existing systems. We remove the burden of designing policies and procedures, delivering clear, right-sized solutions aligned with FEMA Nonprofit Security Grant Program (NSGP) priorities.
Our approach is designed to create clarity, confidence, and real ownership—not documents that sit unused.
We help leaders:
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Make informed, confident decisions
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Understand trade-offs and funding priorities
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Align security plans with FEMA NSGP requirements
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Build programs staff and volunteers can sustain
What We Do
Operational Audits
A clear understanding of risk is the foundation of effective security.
We perform a comprehensive security Operational Audit of your congregation's security operations, assessing how people, policies, procedures, training, and daily practices work together to create a safe and secure environment. The audit identifies operational strengths, vulnerabilities, and service gaps.
What this includes:
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Review of security governance, roles, and leadership responsibilities.
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Evaluation of existing security policies, procedures, and emergency plans.
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Identification of operational, training, policy, and resource gaps.
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Assessment of daily security operations, inducing access control and visitor management.
Outcome:
Leadership receives a clear understanding of the congregation's operational readiness and possible gaps in the overall security structure.
Strategic Plans
Strong security requires more than ideas - it requires structure.
Strategic Security Planning transforms assessment findings into long-term, actionable security strategy that aligns with your congregation's mission, culture, operations, and resources. Whether developed as a follow-up to an Operational Audit or as a stand-alone service, this process provides leadership with a clear roadmap for building, managing, and sustaining an effective security program.
What this may include:
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Identification and prioritization of short, mid, and long-term security needs.
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Emergency Management Response Plan (including scenario-based response protocols for active threat, bomb threat, vehicle ramming attack, etc.)
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Detailed access control procedures and entry management (critical in stopping attacks).
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Security guard 'post order' creation or improvements.
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Training and exercise strategy for clergy, staff, volunteers, and congregants.
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Coordination with law enforcement, emergency responders, and community partners.
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Security governance structure, roles, and accountability.
Outcome:
Leadership receives a comprehensive security strategy that prioritizes investments, defines responsibilities, and established a practical roadmap for developing a proactive, resilient, and sustainable security program that can adapt as the congregation's needs evolve.
Volunteer Security
Teams
Volunteers are often a congregation's first line of awareness. A structred security program ttnaforms good intentions into organized, effective protection.
Security must be a shared responsibility today. While law enforcement and professional guards play an essential role, congregations are safer when members take an active role in protecting their families, friends, teachers, Rabbinical staff, and children. A well-organized volunteer security program creates a culture of awareness, preparedness, and resilience, providing trained volunteers who can help deter threats.
What this may include:
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Development of team roles, responsibilities, and leadership positions.
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Guidance on program structure, mission, and organizational framework.
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Recruitment and member selection recommendations
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Post orders and duty assignments for services, programs, and special events.
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Team policies, standard operating procedures, and code of conduct.
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Guidance on governance considerations, including conceal carry policy where applicable
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Development of firearms polices.
Outcome:
Your congregation gains a professional, organized volunteer security program with trained members, defined responsibilities, and established procedures that strengthen safety, enhance preparedness, and support a secure and welcoming environment for everyone.
Ongoing Support
Security is not static. Conditions, risks, and operations evolve.
Security is not a one-time project. As risks evolve, personnel change, and new challenges emerge, congressional leadership benefits from a trusted, accessible advisor who can provide objective guidance and help ensure the security program remains effective. Our ongoing advisory services provide continued support to help leaders make informed decisions, address emerging issues, and continuously strengthen their security posture.
What this may includes:
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Monthly or as-needed advisory support
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Real-time guidance on emerging concerns
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Adjustments to plans, procedures, and staffing
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Support for leadership during security-related decision making
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Assistance with implementing recommendations from security assessments and audits
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Coordination with law enforcement and security partners
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Planning for special events
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Period security program reviews to ensure continued effectiveness and readiness.
Outcome:
Leadership gains an on-call advisor who can provide practical guidance when questions arise, help resolve one-time or unexpected issues, and ensure the congregation's security program continues to evolve with changing needs and risks.
How It Works
Every congregation has different needs, cultures, and challenges. Our process is designed to meet you where you are - whether you're building a security program from the ground up or stengthening an existing one.
1. Operational Security Audit
We begin by evaluating your current security operations, including policies, procedures, training, leadership, communication, and day-to-day practices. This provides a clear picture of your current capabilities, identifies gaps, and establishes priorities for improvements.
2. Strategic Security Planning
Using the audit findings - or as stand-alone service - we deliver a practical security strategy tailored to your congregation. The result is a prioritized roadmap that outlines policies, training, staffing, security initiatives, and implementation steps aligned with your mission and budget.
3. Build the Program
We help turn the strategy into action by developing the operational components your congregation needs. This may include establishing or strengthening a volunteer security program, creating policies and procedures, designing customized training, supporting implementation, and coordinating with law enforcement and security partners.
4. Ongoing Advisory & Support
Security is an ongoing process, not a one-time project. We remain available as a trusted advisor to help leadership address new challenges, respond to emerging threats, refine security practices, and make informed decisions as the congregation's needs evolve.
The Result
A practical, sustainable security program that is tailored to your congregation, supported by trained people and sound operational practices, and capable of adapting to changing risks while maintaining a safe and welcoming environment.
No initial cost. No pressure. Just a focused conversation about your situation.
Who We Serve
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Small and mid-sized congregations seeking practical, volunteer-friendly security solutions
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Large synagogues and campuses with professional staff and multiple facilities
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Boards, professional staff, and volunteer security committees
We provide strategic security advisory services to synagogues of every denomination and size.