Aim

Establish ties between all the existing associations, committees, branches, or groups of Jewish scouts in order to engage in dialogue among participants and exchange ideas on the main issues of concern to the Jewish people today, strengthen and improve Jewish Scouting around the world, initiate joint activities, such as a Jamboree of Jewish scouts, exchange and edit educational and training material, publicise Jewish Scout activities within the Jewish world, seek funding for the development and strengthening of Jewish Scouts groups; establish new local groups of Jewish scouts in Jewish communities around the world to establish a non-formal Jewish education structure in communities in which there is presently no youth movement, and to develop local community leadership through leadership in the Scout movement; represent Jewish scouts in contacts with the Scout movement and with other religions within the movement to participate in international activities and present the Jewish voice, to strengthen the Jewish identity of Jewish scouts attending international gatherings and meetings, and to establish and/or participate in various interfaith encounters initiated by the World Organization of the Scout Movement.

History

On 2nd November 2006, the International Forum of Jewish Scouts (IFJS) was inaugurated in Jerusalem, Israel. Since July 2009, it has been confirmed as holding consultative status with the World Organization of the Scout Movement (WOSM).