Jewish Federation of St. Louis Announces 2019 Annual Meeting Award Recipients
Jewish Federation of St. Louis has announced the award winners to be honored at the 2019 Annual Meeting on Thursday, September 12. The Fred A. Goldstein Award for Professional Leadership and David N. and Roselin Grosberg Young Leadership Awards will be presented, along with the RubinBrown Corporate Leadership Award. Ellen Alper, Executive Director of NCJW…
JProStl will host a week of workshops for Sharpening Your Skills
JProStl has announced a week of interactive workshops for staff who work in the St. Louis Jewish community. The Sharpening Your Skills sessions will cover leadership, presentation skills, time management, writing and editing, and managing the lay-staff relationship. The sessions will take place Sept. 16-20. All of the sessions are stand-alone. Participants may choose to…
Meet the new CEO of JF&CS
Miriam Seidenfeld, the new Chief Executive Officer of Jewish Family & Children Services, talks with host Karen Sher, Vice President of Community Engagement for the Jewish Federation of St. Louis. JF&CS delivers many important services in the community, including the Harvey Kornblum Jewish Food Pantry, but also many smaller programs that provide help to Jews…
Humans of St. Louis co-founder to speak about ‘The Power of Story’ at Annual Presidents’ Circle
The Millstone Institute, a program of the Jewish Federation of St. Louis, will sponsor the Annual Presidents’ Circle on Monday, Aug. 19, from 5:30 to 7 p.m. for all board presidents, presidents-elect, clergy, and execs/CEOs throughout the St. Louis Jewish community at the Kaplan Feldman Complex, 12 Millstone Drive. The theme of the program is…
Jewish Federation of St. Louis names 3 to new vice president positions
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 Gerry Greiman, board chair of Federation. “We are thrilled to be able to promote such qualified and…
The Search for a New CEO
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 out how the search is going and how you can still nominate someone for…
JProStl debuts series focusing on career by age and stage
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 discussion will be led by a rabbi/Jewish educator and one or more professional…
If you’ve been wondering what’s going on with YPD….
On March 6, the Young Adult Communications Task Force had its final meeting to complete work on the new brand and vision of the young adult division! This process will culminate August 22 with an exciting kick-off event. Stay tuned for the roll out of the new YPD, led by Young Adult Coordinator Becca Near.
Applications open for 7th cohort of Millstone Fellows
Applications are now open for the 7th cohort of Millstone Fellows, a collaborative model of leadership development for emerging and established leaders in the St. Louis Jewish community. Valuing effective leadership as being essential to ensuring a strong and united Jewish community, Fellows integrates Jewish learning with general leadership skill building so that participants will…
JProStl Annual Luncheon, Awards Coming January 31
Honorees have been announced for the Annual JProStl Recognition Luncheon, which will take place Thursday, January 31, from 11:30 am to 1:30 pm at The J’s Staenberg Family Complex. The theme of the program is “The Future is Bright: Highlighting the Work of Our Professionals.” Recipients were chosen by a committee of JProStl leadership and…