JProStL Recognition Luncheon
Join us as we recognize and celebrate professionals in the St. Louis Jewish Community who are committed to advancing the vibrancy of the community.
Save The Date
Wednesday, March 11, 2026
The J Staenberg Family Complex
2 Millstone Campus Drive, 63146
11:30 am – 1:30 pm
JProStL Recognition Awards
Partnership Award
Recognizing a volunteer leader who represents the best of the best of lay-staff relationship through their impact on the Jewish community and St. Louis region, ethical leadership, Jewish values and acts of kindness
Career Achievement
An experienced professional with over 20 years professional experience (including at least ten in the St. Louis Jewish community) who has consistently demonstrated exceptional dedication and effectiveness throughout their career.
Chesed/Kindness
A staff person who provides exceptional care and kindness to clients, members, and/or volunteers (usually direct service).
Dedication
A staff person who demonstrates consistent dedication to their colleagues, their work, and the organization (usually support staff).
Mentor
A supervisor who is seen as a role model and provides valued guidance and support to staff, volunteer leaders or members/students.
Educator
A teacher who nurtures Jewish identity, develops innovative curriculum, is seen as a role model, and has a recognized impact at the school, congregation, agency, and/or community.
Young Adult Leader
A staff person 35 years of age and younger who demonstrates exceptional initiative, dedication, and effectiveness within their organization.
Visionary
An established professional leader who has had a significant impact on the organization and community through innovation in program development, outreach, and or/collaborations.
Pillar
A staff person whose expertise, commitment, and reliability is vital to the success of the organization.
Tickets
Free – All Professionals working for the Jewish Community 20 Hours or more
$35 – All Guests
Registration Open in January
Past Award Recipients
Currently working in the St. Louis Jewish Community
Lauren Abraham – Mentor (2024)
Michelle Almengor – Mentor (2024)
Ellen Alper – Visionary (2016)
Liessa Alperin – Career achievement (2023)
Amy Bornstein – Emerging Leader (2017)
Em Bornstein – Emerging Leader (2022)
Roz Bradley – Educator (2005)
Rabbi Josh Bregman – Emerging Leader (2020)
Jeremy Brok – Mentor (2025)
Derrick Bryant – Dedication (2017)
Rabbi Micah Buck – Chesed/Kindness (2017)
Fawn Chapel – Visionary (2020)
Robert Colton – Dedication (2018)
Mimi David – Educator (2012)
Rabbi Yosef David – Visionary (2025)
Dana DeBlasi – Mentor (2005)
Joan Denison – Visionary (2008)
Lisa Deutsch – Mentor (2025)
Marci Diamond – Chesed/Kindness (2010)
Ron Douglas – Dedication (2010)
Jessica Duneman – Pillar (2022)
Scott Eirich – Dedication (2023)
Rabbi Tzvi Freedman – Visionary (2012)
Ellen Futterman – Pillar (2017)
Katie Garland – Emerging Leader (2018)
Lesley Goldenberg – Education (2025)
Andrew Goldfeder – Emerging Leader (2011)
Rabbi Yossi Golombeck – Educator (2023)
Judith Gordon – Dedication (2018)
Tommie Green – Dedication (2019)
Rabbi Menachem Greenblatt – Visionary (2011)
Pirchie Greenspon – Career achievement (2024)
Rabbi Shmuel Greenwald – Education (2010)
Terri Grossman – Career Achievement (2019)
Roz Hirschhorn – Educator (2020)
Rabbi Brad Horwitz – Pillar (2018)
Stacy Jespersen – Dedication (2025) Susan Kempainen – Chesed (2025)
Beth Kodner – Mentor (2022)
Rabbi Yosef Landa – Education (2005)
Shiffy Landa – Career Achievement (2015)
Rabbi Chaim & Bassy Landa – Visionary (2024)
Peggy Landsbaum – Dedication (2014)
Jackie Levey – Mentor (2019)
Leiba Levine – Education (2017)
Tanya Lin – Chesed (2024)
Nancy Lisker – Pillar (2024)
Cheryl Maayan – Visionary (2013)
Diana Matthis – Pillar (2021)
Erin Wolfman May – Dedication (2021)
Cori Neidenberg – Dedication (2020)
Craig Neuman – Mentor (2017)
Chana Novack – Chesed/Kindness (2013)
Rabbi Hershey Novack – JProStL Visionary (2021)
Missy Novotny – Pillar (2025)
Rick Recht – Visionary (2017)
Rabbi Michael Rovinsky – Visionary (2014)
Jodi Rubin – Education (2006 )
Erin Schaflein – Educator (2024)
Esther Scharf – Career achievement (2025)
Randi Schenberg – Pillar (2017)
Lexie Schmidt – Emerging (2025)
Mike Sherwin – Emerging Leader (2010)
Vickie Shuchart – Dedication (2020)
Heather Silverman – Pillar (2025)
Chani Smason – Education (2019)
Ashley Stockman – Mentor (2021)
Penny Taylor – Dedication (2024)
Helen Turner – Emerging (2023)
Tim Vohsen – Dedication (2015)
Cynthia Wachtel – Mentor (2023)
Rabbi Shmuel Wasser – Emerging Leader (2009)
Nancy Weigley – Mentor (2011)
Maxine Weil – Career Achievement (2021)
Jane Weinhaus – Chesed/Kindness (2016)
Chanie Winter – Education (2014)
Claire Wolff – Dedication (2013)
Terrell Wooten – Dedication (2012)
Rabbi Mordecai Yaroslawitz – Education (2015)
Zipporah Yaroslawitz – Education (2015)
Sam Zitin – Pillar (2019)
Esther Zuravin – Education (2017)