Jul 17, 2019 | Federation News, Press Releases
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 25, 2019 | Federation News, Press Releases
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 | Federation News, Press Releases
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...
May 15, 2019 | Community Impact, Federation News, Press Releases
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, Federation News, Press Releases
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, Federation News, JProStl, Press Releases
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 | Federation News, Press Releases
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,...
Apr 29, 2019 | Federation News, Press Releases
Once again, the Jewish community has been the target of violence on the basis of our faith. The Jewish community of St. Louis sends our prayers to the victims, their families, Chabad of Poway, and all those touched by this act of terror. That this attack should happen...
Apr 23, 2019 | Community Leadership & Engagement, Federation News, JProStl, Press Releases
JProStl invites staff who work in the Jewish community to come together for Share Shabbat, in-home Shabbat dinners hosted by colleagues around the community on Friday, May 17. Recognizing the importance of Shabbat within Jewish life and the diversity of the...
Apr 16, 2019 | Federation News, Press Releases
Jewish Federation of St. Louis has formed a search committee to find candidates to succeed Andrew Rehfeld as its President and CEO. Rehfeld will be leaving Federation at the end of March to become the new president of Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion....