Posted on 12/11/24
Dear Friends,
Over three years ago, we started the Kosher Money podcast to spark a conversation that so many of us were already having around our Shabbos tables: “In a world where the numbers don’t seem to really add up, how can we, as a community, tackle the daily financial challenges of living financially responsible lives as Orthodox Jews?”
Since then, Kosher Money has grown into something far bigger than we could have imagined. The podcast has resonated deeply, tapping into the core of how money shapes our daily lives. It has become a global phenomenon, with over 50 million content views, reaching not only the Orthodox Jewish community but people from countries and cultures around the world seeking practical and moral financial guidance.
This growth comes with responsibility, and we’ve worked hard to stay true to why we started: to provide concrete, impactful assistance to the Orthodox Jewish community. To further that mission, we spent two months this past year conducting a survey in consultation with Dr. Michelle Shain, Ph.D., of the Jewish Non-Profit Research Institute, and in partnership with Living Smarter Jewish. The goal was to dig deeper into the realities and challenges facing our communities across the United States in order to better assist individuals, families, and community leaders in making better and more informed decisions.
Today, we’re proud to release the results of that survey, along with our own “Top Ten” takeaways that struck us as we reviewed the data. We know that sharing this information is just the beginning. These findings will hopefully serve as the foundation for upcoming episodes, where we will address the challenges highlighted in the survey and work toward enacting real, impactful change for our community.
We look forward to hearing your thoughts on the survey as well. Please email us at hi@livinglchaim.com.
The Kosher Money Team at Living L’Chaim
With appreciation to:
Living Smarter Jewish, a Division of the OU (If, after reading this survey, you would like to obtain no-cost financial assistance for you or your family, please click here to make an appointment or email info@livingsmarterjewish.org.)
Michelle Shain & JNPRI
Sruly Perlow
Stacey Zrihen
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