JProStl is an association dedicated to supporting professionals working at Jewish organizations in St. Louis.
Its mission is to provide training, resources, and networking opportunities in order to strengthen staff members, their organizations, and the community as a whole.

Upcoming Programs
May 22
• JPro End of Year Event:
  '
Let the Good Times Roll'  (click to register or for more information)

StL Professional Excellence Projects Earn High National Praise

The Jewish Communal Service Assn. heaps praise on Jewish Federation of StL for efforts inspire and retain the best professionals.

300 Attend 7th Annual
JProStl Recognition Luncheon

200 staff and 100 guests from 35 different Jewish groups across
St. Louis attend for food, prizes and networking.

Spotlight on JProStL:

Professional Excellence Goals:

  1. Inspire meaningful careers through Jewish knowledge and Jewish experiences.
  2. Promote professionalism and excellence through staff development, skills training, and leadership skills.
  3. Recruit new professionals; facilitate career paths of established staff for
    long-term retention.
  4. Build relationships between professionals for camaraderie, networking and collaborations.
  5. Share information to facilitate knowledge about the entire community.
  6. Highlight the centrality of the lay-staff partnership in Jewish professional life.


Program Opportunities:

  • Special Events
  • Staff Training
  • Jewish Education
  • Peer Networking
  • Peer Recognition
  • Leadership Development
  • Workshops/Meaningful Conversations
  • New Workers’ Orientations


List of organizations:
JProStl invites staff from over 60 organizations:

ADL
Aish HaTorah
Agudas Israel
AJC
Bais Abraham
Bais Yaakov High School
Beth Hamedrosh Hagadrol Shaarei Chesed
B'nai El
B'nai Amoona
Barnes-Jewish Chaplaincy
BHH Cemetary
Block Yeshiva High School
BSKI
CAJE
Chabad
Crown Center for Sr. Living
Chabad
Chesed Shel Emeth Cemetary
Chevra Kadisha Cemetary
Covenant/Chai
CRC
Epstein Hebrew Academy
Hadassah
Hillel
Holocaust Museum
JCC
JCRC
JF&CS
Jewish Federation
Jewish Light
Kollel
MERS Goodwill
Mirowitz Jewish Community School
Missouri Torah Institute
(New) Mt. Sinai Cemetary
NCJW
NCSY
Nusach Hari
Nishmah
Neve Shalom
Saul Brodsky Library
Shaare Emeth
Shir Hadash Reconstructionist
Shaare Zedek
Traditional Congregation
Temple Emanuel
Temple Israel
TICK
Torah Prep
United Hebrew
URJ
United Synagogue
Vaad Hoeir of St. Louis
Young Israel

JProStl is made possible through the Professional Excellence Project, funded
by The Lubin-Green Foundation, a supporting foundation of the Jewish
Federation of St. Louis.


Our newsletter is just for community pros, featuring upcoming programs, community info and staff news.

Read the Latest Issue
( May 2012 )


JProStl Enter It's
7th Year!

Nearly 70 staff members from 20 different Jewish organizations throughout St. Louis attended the JProStl End of Year Event, Connect 2011. See photos.
Visit the
Millstone Institute
on JewishinStLouis

JProStL Board 2011 – 2012
President - Michelle Brooks 
1st VP - Jennifer Bernstein 
2nd VP - Jean Cavender 
Past President - Craig Neuman 
Jewish Ed. - Ronnie Brockman 
Leadership - Ellen Alper 
New Workers - Jacki Newfield 
Peer Networking - Florence Schachter 
Special Events - Phil Ruben 
Training - Jennifer Bersdale 

At-Large
Lee'at Bachar 
Joan Denison 
Lynn Harris Gossen 
Rabbi Levi Landa 
Simone Picker 
Amy Stone 
  
Staff
Marci Mayer Eisen 
Karen Sher 

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What Unites Us
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Branding
Allison Collinger,
AHC Consulting

Strategies for Engaging
Young Adults
Adam Simon,
Schusterman Family Foundation

Social Media for
Community Building
Lisa Colton, Darim Online 

Learning 3D
Robyn Faintich, JewishGPS

Staff Announcement:

Marci Mayer Eisen (Meisen@jfedstl.org) is the Director and Karen Sher (ksher@jfedstl.org) is the Senior Program Associate for the new I.E. Millstone Institute for Jewish Leadership at the Jewish Federation of St. Louis.  The Institute will develops programs and initiatives to engage, develop and inspire volunteer leaders.


For More Information
Marci Mayer Eisen

Prof. Excellence Project Manager
and JProStl Staff Coordinator
(314) 442-3810
meisen@jfedstl.org

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