Campaign Testimonials:
"Barry Judelman is a perfect combination of a marvelous fundraiser who will help you achieve maximum results from your congregation, and a committed Jew who understands not only the workings of the synagogue, but the heart of Judaism. Like other fundraisers, Barry will be able to help you to find the "deep pockets" in your
congregation and move people to be as generous as they can. But, more importantly, Barry will help you find the deep neshamas of your congregants and inspire them to respond to the essence of their Jewishness and Judaism. He is a master motivator, and a mensch. With that you cannot go wrong. Our congregation has been in our marvelous new building for the past four years. Without Barry,
we would still be raising the resources that helped us transform our congregation into what it is today." - Rabbi Norman M. Cohen, Congregation Bet Shalom, Minnetonka, MN
"Barry took our impossible dream and made it possible. His personal involvement at every level of the campaign distinguished him from every other advisor that we encountered. As synagogue president, I could not have made it through our process without his advice, support and hard work. His has superb judgment, immediate rapport with donors and volunteers and unquestioned integrity." - Sanford Goldstein, President, Congregation Beth Sholom, San Francisco, CA
"On two different campaigns IDS has helped us raise more money then any two other campaigns in our 50 year history. Barry's Coaching, Leadership, and Strategic Planning were invaluable. He also became a friend to all of the leadership at our Temple." - Glenn Liebowitz, President, Temple Emanu-El, Oak Park, MI
"It is a pleasure to recommend Mr. Barry Judelman and his IDS firm. We could not have gotten our "Kehillah" building program started, were it not for the expertise and wisdom of Barry and his firm. Although we, like most other congregations, thought we could do it by ourselves, we could not have started and continued this project were it not
for Barry Judelman and the IDS firm. On a personal level, as Barry is fluent in Hebrew and extremely knowledgeable about Jewish text and tradition, he added a dimension of authenticity, sechel (sense) and and neshama (soul) to our entire project - Rabbi Jon Haddon, Temple Shearith Israel, Ridgefield, CT
"I just wanted to take the opportunity to say thank you for all of your sage advice, your patience, your commitment to understanding who we are as a congregation and helping us find "the right way" to conduct a capital campaign!When we looked for a consultant, we found a kindred soul. Someone who cares as much about Judaism and our mission in our community as we do. It has been a great pleasure working along side of you on this journey. You have earned my vote as an honorary member of TBC (a high honor, indeed!) and I look
forward to the day that you and I will sit together in our new sacred space and together celebrate our faith and the renewal of our mission as a house of learning, a house of gathering, and a house of worship." - Michael Johnston, Campaign Chair, Temple B'nai Chaim, Georgetown, CT
