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YPD

Our Mission

Build and sustain an inspired, thriving community of Jewishly engaged young adults who are empowered and committed to leadership, philanthropy, outreach, and inclusion.

Strategy

To fulfill this mission, YPD has built a strategy with four distinct, and often overlapping, areas of work: Community Vibrancy, Outreach, Leadership Development, and Philanthropy. Click here to learn more about the four Pillars of YPD.

Get in Touch

Becca Near

Coordinator, Young Adult Engagement

For more information about YPD or other engagement opportunities within the St. Louis Jewish young adult community, contact Becca Near at 314-442-3879 or BNear@JFedSTL.org.

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Upcoming Events

Celebrate Hanukkah at LollapaJEWza

Dec 9, 2019 | Community Engagement, JFed Press Releases, JFed STL News, YPD

Can you believe it’s almost the end of 2019? LollapaJEWza is right around the corner. Come celebrate Hanukkah with over 300 over your friends! We will light the menorah, celebrate being Jewish, and reunite with friends! The best Hanukkah Party in town will take place...

Welcome to the New YPD

Sep 10, 2019 | Community Engagement, Hear for Good Podcast, YPD

On this week’s Hear for Good podcast, Becca Near, Federation’s Coordinator for Young Adult Engagement, and Evan Glantz, Board Chair of YPD, talk with host Karen Sher, Federation’s Vice President, Community Engagement, about the recent relaunch of YPD and what it means for engaging young professionals in our Jewish community.