David S. Wolfman Consulting LLC

08/19/2025

Israel? Gaza? ICE? Prioritizing family? That's a lot for one person to shoulder!

Since 2020, Atra’s Elul Helpline has offered rabbis free, 30-minute coaching sessions with expert guides who understand those pressures.

Whether you need support navigating board relationships, community dynamics, or just space to breathe and regroup, these sessions help rabbis find clarity and strength when they need it most.

If you know a rabbi that could benefit from the Elul Helpline, please share this link with them. If you are an ordained rabbi/cantor facing the High Holy Days, call. I am proud to join my precious colleagues in offereing this free 30 minute coaching session to support our clergy leaders.

08/12/2025

Proud to serve with theses outstanding coaches to help you, our clergy. Avail yourself of this gift. 30 minutes of free coaching during these difficult times as our congregations seek guidance, support and empathy... all while you need to strive for balance with family and work. Call. Make a free appointment today with any one of us.

Elul asks a lot of you. We’re here to offer something back.

Atra:’ s Elul Helpline is one-on-one coaching for rabbis and clergy. Free of charge, no strings attached. Bring whatever’s weighing on you: board dynamics, burnout, family engagement, spiritual fatigue, or just the need for a little chizuk.

It’s confidential, supportive, and led by people who’ve been where you are. I'm proud to be part of the team.

Sign up for a session with me today: https://calendly.com/elul-helpline-atra/with-rabbi-menachem-creditor for conversations about spirituality, social justice, text, Israel, and congregational life. Here to help!

10/21/2024

FB Friends... I promised myself I would not bombard you with asking for your donations to the Crohn's & Colitis Foundation - New England Chapter's Gala as often as I have in years past... but this is different... what is about to happen starting at 12:NOON today (EDT) is a game changer! There is a member of our committee who has said he would give an ADDITIONAL $50K in matching dollars for anyone who has not already made their pledge for 2024. I know, for many of us (me included), our charitable funds are directed elsewhere this year. Still... the need is urgent. You know how this hits home for us and why it is so important.

CLICK HERE https://p2p.onecause.com/negala2024/jane-and-david-wolfman and make a difference in getting us one step closer to a cure! Remember... EVERY DOLLAR YOU DONATE WILL BE MATCHED FOR THIS WEEK ONLY!!!

THANK YOU!

Hello family, friends and supporters - We hope you are all well and healthy. We are coming to you to, again, ask for your help to protect the IBD community that remains at an increased risk.When our daughter Julie was just ten years old, after weeks of illness, high fevers, tests, weight loss and fa...

09/23/2024

Dearest Facebook Friends,

September is here and Labor Day has come and gone, which means I am back to, once again, ask you for your generous support for the Crohn's & Colitis Foundation - New England Chapter. This year's Gala will be on November 2 at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. We hope to raise over $1,000,000 which is sorely needed to help find a cure for this incurable illness. All of you know how personal this is and how this touches our family. Your donation means the world to us: no matter how large or small. Just your participation would mean the world to us.

CLICK HERE to join us in donating! https://p2p.onecause.com/negala2024/jane-and-david-wolfman

THANK YOU!

Hello family, friends and supporters - We hope you are all well and healthy. We are coming to you to, again, ask for your help to protect the IBD community that remains at an increased risk.When our daughter Julie was just ten years old, after weeks of illness, high fevers, tests, weight loss and fa...

09/17/2024

I am very proud to be working with Atra: Center for Rabbinic Innovation in this sacred endeavor. The conversations I have been having with our colleagues as we move into the High Holy Days have been rich, indeed. If you are leading a congregation for the Holy Days and would like a free 30 minute coaching session, follow the link. I would be honored to speak with you.

Rabbis are working harder than ever and juggling so much. Sometimes you just need a supportive voice to work things through! Follow the link below to register for your FREE Elul Helpline session with these sweet folks, with whom I’m glad to be counted!

Each fall since 2020, Atra: Center for Rabbinic Innovation has offered one-on-one coaching and support, free of charge, for rabbis and Jewish spiritual leaders. Talk through your biggest challenges, strategize on your grandest opportunities, or just use your half hour to get the chizuk (encouragement) you need from an expert who cares.

https://atrarabbis.org/programs/elul-helpline/

09/07/2024

Rabbis are working harder than ever and juggling so much. Sometimes you just need a supportive voice to work things through! Follow the link below to register for your FREE Elul Helpline session with these sweet folks, with whom I’m glad to be counted!

Each fall since 2020, Atra: Center for Rabbinic Innovation has offered one-on-one coaching and support, free of charge, for rabbis and Jewish spiritual leaders. Talk through your biggest challenges, strategize on your grandest opportunities, or just use your half hour to get the chizuk (encouragement) you need from an expert who cares.

https://atrarabbis.org/programs/elul-helpline/

09/04/2024

Proud to be, once again, participating in Atra's Elul Helpline & Coaching for Atra's Center for Rabbinic Innovation. Contact me, or any one of these outstanding Coaches, for a free 30 minute session to help support you as Jewish clergy through the High Holy Days. All conversation are confidential.

https://calendly.com/elul-helpline-atra/atra-coaching-with-rabbi-david-wolfman?month=2024-09

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03/14/2024

Thank you to Lily Kowalski for pointing me to this article from eJewishPhilanthropy. Barry Finestone the president and CEO of the Jim Joseph Fondation and his latest piece, Getting the Workforce out of the "Red Zone" should be standard reading for every clergy person, staff and Board member alike.

In eJewishPhilanthropy’s exclusive opinion column “The 501(C) Suite,” leading foundation executives share what they are working on and thinking about with the wider philanthropic field.  Recently, over morning coffee, my wife remarked to me how lucky I am to do...

08/16/2023

Dear Colleagues:

I hope all is well! I wanted to let you know about a special opportunity for rabbis and Jewish spiritual leaders to access the Elul Helpline, a donor-supported (free for participants), one-time, one-on-one coaching experience, provided by Atra: Center for Rabbinic Innovation. You’ll see in the program information that I’m serving as a coach through the next month, alongside some incredible colleagues who are experts in the field. Brittany Kahn from the Atra team is available for any questions you may have about this program.

If you’re interested, I encourage you to check out the website and book a time with me to talk through any challenges or questions that are on your mind this Elul. If you know anyone in your network who would also benefit from this free, limited-time resource, please share with them as well!

Elul HelplineEach fall since 2020, Atra has offered one-on-one coaching and support with experts in the field, free of charge, for clergy navigating Elul and the Chagim. Check out our Elul Helpline coaches below! You're working harder than ever and juggling a lot. Sometimes you need a supportive voi...