PROFESSIONAL SOCIETY

JEWISH FEDERATION OF ST. LOUIS

The Professional Society offers professionals a host of opportunities to come together with other like-minded community members and philanthropists. It is a giving society that offers its members opportunities for engagement and education with others who share your values. Click here to view our quarterly newsletter!

Past newsletters: March 2022November 2021  |  August 2021  |  May 2021  |  February 2021

The Professional Society is made up of these divisions:

  • Business and Real Estate
  • Financial Services
  • Legal
  • Healthcare
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Strengthening Our Community

Our professional community is key to fulfilling Federation’s mission of strengthening an engaged, vibrant, and flourishing St. Louis Jewish community. Professional Society members are donors whose gifts to the Annual Campaign are:

  • Ages 46+ $1,800 or more
  • Ages 31-45 $1,000 or more
  • Ages 30 and under $500 or more
  • Residents and students $360 or more

A monthly payment option is available.

Membership benefits include:

  • Listings in the annual donor roll, Professional Society brochure insert, and video screen in the Jewish Federation of St. Louis lobby 
  • Invitations to members-only recognition event
  • Potential leadership opportunities within the Jewish community
  • Continued education credit opportunities
  • A forum to discuss issues from a Jewish perspective

Click here to see the list of the 2021 members.

Benefits to the Jewish Community:

Professional Society members strengthen and impact the Jewish Federation of St. Louis and the Jewish Community through:

  • Engaging in philanthropic support
  • Contributing professional skills and expertise
  • Developing camaraderie and a sense of community
  • Providing increased or deepened leadership commitments

 

Leadership

Professional Society Chair
Sanford J. Boxerman

Past Chair
Neil Jaffe

Chair Elect
Brad Snitzer

Vice Chairs
Mark Rubin, Business & Real Estate
Denise Meckler, MD, Healthcare
Brad Snitzer, Financial Services
Sharon Remis, Legal

Leadership Advisory Committee
Cynthia Albin, Diana W. Baumohl, Stephen Davis, Caryn Fine, Neil Jaffe, Hannah Marshall, Mike Lefton, Matt Litwack, Rob Merlin, Jerry Padawer, Joel Portman, Sharon Remis, Jane N. Rubin, Sherry Shuman, MD, Matt Smith, Jeff Sparks

 

For more information or to get involved, contact Stacy Wagerman at swagerman@jfedstl.org.

Upcoming Events

Women’s Philanthropy CommUNITY: Make the Desert Grow

Location:
The J
2 Millstone Campus Dr
St. Louis, MO 63146

Join us for a powerful evening as we mark the 6 month anniversary of the attack on Israel and raise awareness of the gender based sexual violence committed against Israeli women on October 7. Our St. Louis Shinshinim will help lead this evening of awareness, discussion and sisterhood as we bring all Jewish women and over 20 different St. Louis Jewish women’s organizations together. During the program we will be making Kalaniot, the red anemones, to honor the victims of October 7.

YPD Shabbat Shalom STL

Connect with your Jewish identity and other young adults in the St. Louis Community with YPD’s Shabbat Shalom, STL! – a Three-Session Shabbat Service series. Join us for one service or all three, exploring different STL Synagogues while engaging with others. Whether you have attended services since childhood or have yet to step into a Synagogue, we invite you to learn about the beloved Friday Night Service.

Past Events