He worked, among other places, at the West London Synagogue, in Newcastle upon Tyne (1986-1990), in Milton Keynes (1990-1993), Reading and Brighton (1993-1997) and in Wimbledon (1997-2002).

On 23 April 2002, he was appointed to the position of regional rabbi of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern in Schwerin, where he looked after three Jewish communities.

In 2014 he received honorary citizenship in Schwerin on 27 January, the day of commemoration of the victims of Nazism.

He retained the title of regional rabbi and wanted to continue working on a voluntary basis to a limited extent.

In April 2016, the documentary Rabbi Wolff by director Britta Wauer was released in German cinemas.