Spiritual Director Maintaining awareness of God/the Holy in everyday life Developing and deepening spiritual practice Renewing a sense of K’dushah in rabbinical work Staying connected through periods of spiritual aridity Exploring the nexus between one’s own prayer life and leading prayer Spiritual Direction provides a structured time and a contemplative setting in which individuals can explore and deepen their spiritual life.  One may...

Rabbi and Psychoanalyst Dealing with difficult personalities Self-awareness Work/life balance Professional supervision Personal Therapy Even the most experienced rabbis cannot anticipate what to do in all circumstances. Rabbis quickly become the object of the fantasies and feelings of each and every congregant, client, patient, board member, or other constituent. For some, the rabbi is the parent they never had; for others, the rabbi is the...

Negotiation Consultant Clergy employment matters Contract negotiation or extension of existing contracts Salary and benefit disputes Retirement and end-of-contract issues My law practice is devoted to representing clergy in employment matters.  Services include representing or consulting with clergy in negotiating new contracts or extensions of existing contracts with their congregation, handling salary and benefit disputes, and addressing...

Rabbinic Coach Lay and staff leadership development Strategic planning Successful transition Change management Jewish education Rabbi Samuel K. Joseph, PhD is the Eleanor Sinsheimer Distinguished Service Professor of Jewish Education and Leadership Development at Hebrew Union College in Cincinnati, where he teaches in the rabbinical school. His special interest is how Jewish institutions and organizations, from schools to synagogues to...

Negotiation Consultant Mediation Clergy employment Contract negotiation issues Martha’s mediation and negotiation practice specializes in clergy employment contracts.  Martha practiced as a lawyer, in both Washington and New York, concentrating in business litigation.  In addition, she has served as the Director of Synagogue-Federation Relations at the Jewish Federation in Atlanta and as Director of Development for Jewish Family &...

Rabbinic Coach Transformational leadership Communities of collaboration Team building Transitional training Visioning Eitzah is the collaborative creation of Professor William Kahn and Rabbi Terry Bookman.  Eitzah (meaning “guidance” in Hebrew) is intended to guide synagogues and the people, lay and professional, who serve those institutions in leadership capacities – where coaching is one of the key elements.   These coaching...

Professional Coach Brain based coaching Leadership development Individual development Team development/coaching Strategic planning and visioning MAT, MSWI, coach because I enjoy working with people, helping them to achieve their goals.  I love to see people grow. My coaching career has taken on many forms; I coached the Women’s Swim team at the University of Illinois as well as leaders in healthcare, sales, finance, administration,...

Professional Coach Brain based coaching Leadership development Individual development Team development/coaching Strategic planning and visioning MBA, I coach because helping people make a difference in their life, makes a difference in my life. I will leverage my forty years in consulting, managing, and teaching on your behalf. I’ll challenge you to think differently through powerful questions; questions that will that produce new insights...

Rabbinic Coach Vision, communication skills, leadership/management principles Assistance in rabbinic search, including interviewing preparation, due diligence, compensation, and contract issues Over 15 years professional experience in Congregational and Organizational Development, Synagogue Team Building, and Rabbinic Coaching. Steve is known for his highly interactive participatory style of seminars. Participants leave his sessions with...

Professional Coach Successful transitioning Lay and staff leadership development ‘Peak Performance Leadership’—from the core to optimal potential! Strategic planning and execution Working in partnership with lay leaders Over 19 years of professional experience in organizational development and operational leadership. She is a certified executive coach, having recently received her PCC credential from the International Coach Federation...

Professional Coach Advises CEOs, elected officials, social activists, and rabbis Strategy formulation, member engagement, high-stakes decision facilitation, and leadership development Staff supervision, constructive confrontation, consensus-building, and personal renewal Fierce conversations

Development Consultant Organizational planning Leadership training Financial resource development Strategic philanthropic investment Dr. David Altshuler consults to nonprofit institutions on organizational planning, leadership training, and financial resource development.  He also advises foundations and individuals on strategic philanthropic investment.   David brings to his work the creativity of a teaching scholar and the business...