Jul 17, 2019 | JFed Press Releases, JFed STL News
Jewish Federation of St. Louis’ 2019 Annual Meeting has been set for Sept. 12 at the Kaplan Feldman Complex, 12 Millstone Campus Drive. The Annual Meeting, which begins at 6:45 p.m., includes an Election of Officers, presentation of the David N. and Roselin Grosberg...
Jun 27, 2019 | Hear for Good Podcast, JFed STL News
When Shaun Goldstone of the JDC came to town recently to connect with members of the Jewish community here, we jumped at the chance to have Shaun on Hear for Good to talk about his work raising the profile of JDC’s humanitarian aid and Jewish renewal programming...
Jun 27, 2019 | Hear for Good Podcast, JFed STL News
Alex Sommer and Tommy Taylor participated in Federation’s Interfaith Mission to Israel in May. In this episode of the podcast, they talk with Federation’s Senior Director for Community Engagement Karen Sher about the trip, the challenges of being in interfaith...
Jun 25, 2019 | JFed Press Releases, JFed STL News
Jewish Federation of St. Louis has announced the promotion of three longtime Jewish community professionals to the newly created positions of Vice Presidents of Community Impact, Development, and Community Engagement. “This is an exciting time for Federation,” said...
Jun 7, 2019 | JFed Press Releases, JFed STL News
From the desk of Mark Wilf Tomorrow night, we will begin the holiday of Shavuot, also known as the Festival of Weeks, in which we commemorate receiving the Torah at Sinai. For seven weeks, we have been counting the days since Pesach, tracking our journey to when we...
Jun 5, 2019 | Hear for Good Podcast, JFed STL News
Welcome to the first-ever Hear for Good podcast from the Jewish Federation of St. Louis. For our first podcast, Karen Sher, Senior Director of Community Engagement for Federation, interviews Gerry Greiman and Greg Yawitz, co-chairs of the CEO Search Committee. Find...
May 15, 2019 | Community Impact, JFed Press Releases, JFed STL News
Women’s Auxiliary Foundation for Jewish Aged, a Supporting Foundation of the Jewish Federation of St. Louis, has announced recipients of its fifth grant cycle, providing over $78,000 to local non-profit organizations. In concert with one of the Jewish Federation of...
May 10, 2019 | Community Leadership & Engagement, JFed Press Releases, JFed STL News
The Center for Jewish Learning presents Community Scholar-in-Residence Dr. Joy Ladin for a trio of events to discuss her poetry, her most recent book “The Soul of the Stranger: Reading God and Torah from a Transgender Perspective,” and to facilitate a learning session...
May 9, 2019 | Community Leadership & Engagement, JFed Press Releases, JFed STL News, JProStl
JProStl, the professional association for staff who work throughout the St. Louis Jewish community, is launching a new series, Sharing the Journey. Throughout the summer, staff are invited to choose a session that best fits with their age and career stage. Each...
May 9, 2019 | JFed Press Releases, JFed STL News
Jewish Federation of St. Louis, the Jewish community’s central community-building, planning, and philanthropic organization, has begun inviting nominations and applications for the position of President and CEO. Reporting to the Chairman and the Board of Directors,...