Entrepreneur and investor Shalom Lamm has enjoyed a successful real estate development career that includes the acquisition, development, and financing of over 9,500 apartment units and thousands of homes. A military history and warfare ethics expert, Shalom Lamm has also served as a scholar-in-residence for the National US Armed Forces Jewish Chaplains Council.
Since 1917, the Jewish Chaplains Council has provided spiritual and social support for Jews serving in the United States Armed Forces. The council operates within the Jewish Community Center (JCC) Association of North America, a nonprofit organization that was founded in 1854 to strengthen Jewish life and serve the Jewish community. In addition to fulfilling the spiritual needs of Jewish soldiers, the Jewish Chaplains Council organizes an array of other support programs such as the Welcome Home initiative.
Project Welcome Home helps Jewish veterans integrate into their communities following their military service. The program, which positions the JCC organization as an entry point for returning veterans, primarily serves soldiers who have fought in Operation Iraqi Freedom, Operation Enduring Freedom, and Operation New Dawn. In addition to offering membership incentives and partnerships with veteran service organizations, Project Welcome Home offers community service and leadership opportunities to returning soldiers that better connect them with their Jewish communities.
