PH OTOS BY BILL HANSEN
Jonathan Hammer, center, and Rabbi
David Nelson light the menorah in
Congregation Beth Shalom's gutted
social hall.
Rebuilding
The Temples
The professionals have it when it comes to raising
funds for renovation-expansion projects.
LYNNE MEREDITH COHN STAFF WRITER
W
hen Barry Judelman
walks through the halls
of Temple Emanu-El,
he greets every passer-
by by name, speaking to some in
fluent Hebrew, offering others a
warm hello and handshake.
But Mr. Judelman is not a
member of the Oak Park temple.
In fact, he does not even live in
Michigan.
The native New Yorker was
hired as a temporary consultant
for the temple's $2-million fund-
raising campaign. And while he
is on a job, whether for a few
months or a few weeks, he be-
comes part of the community he
is paid to help.
Such personalized friendli-
ness, along with sharp fund-
raising expertise, is what
Emanu-El and nearby Congre-
gation Beth Shalom are paying
for. Leaders of the two syna-
gogues, which offer the only non-
Orthodox places to worship in a
heavily observant enclave, say
going pro is the only way to
mount a successful fund-raising
campaign.
Prior fund-raising attempts,
both personally and by the tem-
ple, have taught John E. Jacobs,
Temple Emanu-El's president,
"that to run a successful, signif-
icant campaign, we needed the
guidance of a professional fund-
raiser" — especially at a time
when organizations are fiercely
fighting for people's tzedakah dol-
lars.
"It's like anything else — if you
want a professional job done, you
need a profeisional," says Rabbi
The Sky's
The Limit
Locally and globally,
Barry Judelman guides
Jewish organizations on
how to raise big bucks.
LYNNE MBIEDITH COHN STAFF WRITER
'though I3arry Judelman
does not limit his consult
mg portfblio to just Jewish-
tutions, he'll shyly ad-
mit that it is his preference.
The man who has guided
ef6Drts at Clai:P
Park's
only Reform and Conse Ervative
synagogues — Temple mariu-
El and Congregation Beth
Sehal orn travels the lobe °C
ring his two cents on g haw
successfully raise money. °
Emanu-E1 hired Mr Jude]-
man. in late Fet"
tiTe
0f this
consultant
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thro h
th e end
onth. His stint at Beth
Shalom consisted of a five-week
part-time contract, which ended
a few weeks a o-
While he fy have years of ex-
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pertise under his belt, Mr. Judel-
man's secret seems to be his easy
rapport with others. From eon-
gregational leaders to a slrul's
maintenance staff, he knows
everyone's name and greets each
one with a warm smile. During
the limited time he spends on a
campaign, Mr. Judelman be-
comes a member of the congre-
gation; he even speaks in familiar
vernacular, referring to Temple
Emanu-El's plans with the first-
person pronoun "we."
Representing his own firm, In-
novative Development Services,
based in Pomona, N.Y.,
r.
Judelman has flown into town
for a few days at a time to guide
local congregants on how to best
approach temple members for do-
nations. A native New Yorker, by
birth, Barry Judelman says he
is now a "big fan" of Detroit.
Each year, Mr. Judelman
works on approximately five in-
dividual synagogue campaigns,
a dozen one-day fund-raising
training seminars and four or five
presentations at national con-
ventions of Jewish organization&
He admits it is hard to leave
home on such a frequent basis,
especially leaving behind his fam-
ily.
But he insists on running most
campaigns himself, rather than
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