Kosher Money

with Eli Langer

Money plays a central role in the life of an Orthodox Jew, not just practically but spiritually. From the costs of Jewish education and kosher living to the deeper meaning of earning and spending in a...

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How To Actually Be Successful (Not What You Think)

Rabbi Naftali Horowitz has spent decades helping people build and protect their wealth. But growing up as the child of Holocaust survivors, his own relationship with money was shaped by fear and financial insecurity. "I never tried to become wealthy. I just ran so far away from poverty." In this episode of Kosher Money, Rabbi Horowitz opens up about his childhood, the anxiety he still struggles with today, and why building your net worth is not the same as building your self-worth. We also get into the $56 million fortune lost in the Bernie Madoff scandal, a businessman who turned down a potential $2 million deal to finish his breakfast, why Rabbi Horowitz gave up WhatsApp and his personal smartphone, and the financial mistakes he wishes more people would avoid. It's a conversation about money, success, anxiety, family, and figuring out what actually matters. Rabbi Horowitz's new book, Foundations for Success, is available here: Artscroll: https://bit.ly/4BF8qTu Amazon: https://link.amazon/B0jjp1S22 👉 ✬ SPONSORS ✬ ► BF DESIGN: Before choosing an architect, take a look at BF Design's new website. Explore their custom homes, striking commercial buildings, schools, shuls, and community projects. With more than 20 years of experience designing for the frum community and a team of over 50 professionals, BF Design combines beautiful architecture with a real understanding of how families and communities use their spaces. BF Design. Designed for Reality. Visit https://BFDesign.com ► APPROVED FUNDING: Successful business owners don't always fit the traditional mortgage mold. Complicated tax returns, self-employment income, and legitimate business deductions can make borrowing more difficult than you'd expect. Coach Shmuel Shayowitz and Approved Funding have developed WORTH, a jumbo mortgage program in partnership with a bank, generally for loans over $1 million. The program is designed to offer a more individualized approach for qualified borrowers whose financial situations don't fit the usual boxes. Learn more at https://www.approvedfunding.com/worth ► COLEL CHABAD: For more than 200 years, Colel Chabad has been helping families across Israel with food, financial assistance, and other essential resources. Your support helps them continue this important work. Visit https://ColelChabad.org/KosherMoney ► BITBEAN: Running a business and wish you had software that actually worked the way you need it to? BitBean builds custom software solutions tailored to your business, helping companies improve operations and solve problems that off-the-shelf software can't. Visit https://bitbean.link/4edg53 and tell Alex that Eli from Kosher Money sent you. ✬ Helpful Resources ✬ ► KOSHER DEBT HELP – Honest, agenda-free help for people dealing with debt and financial pressure. Visit https://www.kosherdebthelp.com/ ► LIVING SMARTER JEWISH – Free financial coaching and guidance for the frum community. Visit https://LivingSmarterJewish.org/ Follow Kosher Money on TikTok & Instagram: @koshermoneypod Visit our website: https://www.livinglchaim.com/ Call-in Hotline: USA: 605-477-2100 UK: 0333-366-0154 Israel: 079-579-5088 WhatsApp feedback: 1-914-222-5513 #KosherMoney #RabbiNaftaliHorowitz #NaftaliHorowitz #FoundationsForSuccess #JewishMoney #MoneyMindset #PersonalFinance #Wealth #FinancialFreedom #FinancialAdvice #SelfWorth #NetWorth #FinancialAnxiety #Investing #MoneyAndHappiness #Emunah #Bitachon #Judaism #JewishWisdom #JewishBusiness #FrumLife #JewishPodcast #EliLanger #LivingLchaim #KM

11/3/2026

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Famous Rabbi Gets Surprisingly Honest About Money

Rabbi Simon Jacobson has spent decades teaching people how to live a meaningful life. But how does he think about money? We started with a question most people wouldn’t dare ask a rabbi: How much money do you make every year? To our surprise, he answered. And that opened the door to a much bigger conversation about why we’re so uncomfortable talking about money, why wealthy people sometimes go to great lengths to hide what they have, and how easily our bank accounts become tied to our sense of self-worth. In this episode of Kosher Money, Rabbi Simon Jacobson gets remarkably candid about his own finances, buying his first home with almost no money, raising funds for the Meaningful Life Center, and the fears that have sometimes held him back from growing his organization. We also explore why he calls money one of the most powerful drugs, how wealth can tear families apart, and why having more money doesn’t necessarily mean having more peace of mind. Then the conversation takes an unexpected turn: artificial intelligence, Elon Musk’s predictions about the future of wealth, and Rabbi Jacobson’s fascinating belief that technology may be preparing us for a world where earning a living is no longer the center of our lives. It’s a wide-ranging conversation about money, emunah, ambition, generosity, AI, and what makes a life truly meaningful. Learn more about Rabbi Simon Jacobson and the Meaningful Life Center at https://www.meaningfullife.com/ or explore his AI-powered resource at https://simonjacobson.ai/ and his YouTube channel: @Meaningfullifecenter 👉 ✬ SPONSORS ✬ ► COLEL CHABAD: And speaking of using money for what actually matters, we want to thank Colel Chabad for partnering with us on this episode. For more than 200 years, they’ve been helping families across Israel with much-needed resources: https://ColelChabad.org/KosherMoney ► COACH SHMUEL SHAYOWITZ: A lot of financial stress comes from making a big decision before fully understanding the numbers. Whether you’re thinking about buying a home, refinancing, an investment property, or business financing, Shmuel helps you understand your options. Visit https://CoachShmuel.com/LSJ to schedule a conversation. ► BF DESIGN: If you’re building a home, a nursing home, an assisted living facility, a development, a school, a shul, or other commercial space, the early planning matters a lot more than people realize. BF Design focuses on making projects practical, buildable, and efficient from the start, helping clients avoid expensive mistakes later on. They’ve planned over 50 million square feet and work on projects across New Jersey, Florida, and beyond. Visit https://BFDesign.com ✬ Helpful Resources ✬ ► KOSHER DEBT HELP – Honest, agenda-free help for people dealing with debt and financial pressure. Visit https://www.kosherdebthelp.com/ ► LIVING SMARTER JEWISH – Free financial coaching and guidance for the frum community. Visit https://LivingSmarterJewish.org/ Follow Kosher Money on TikTok & Instagram: @koshermoneypod Visit our website: https://www.livinglchaim.com/ Call-in Hotline: USA: 605-477-2100 UK: 0333-366-0154 Israel: 079-579-5088 WhatsApp feedback: 1-914-222-5513 #KosherMoney #RabbiSimonJacobson #SimonJacobson #MeaningfulLifeCenter #JewishMoney #MoneyMindset #PersonalFinance #Wealth #Happiness #Emunah #Bitachon #ArtificialIntelligence #AI #Judaism #JewishWisdom #JewishBusiness #FrumLife #JewishPodcast #EliLanger #LivingLchaim #KM

Kicked Out at 13, Millionaire at 26, Miserable at 28

Tuvy Lemberg wasn't exactly the kid anyone expected to become a successful entrepreneur. He struggled in school, got kicked out, dropped out as a teenager, and spent years trying to figure out where he belonged. Then he built a photography products company that brought in millions of dollars in revenue. The money came. The nice cars came. The recognition came. But the happiness he thought would come with all of it? Not so much. In this episode of Kosher Money, Tuvy shares his remarkable journey from struggling student to successful business owner, why financial success left him feeling empty, how he found his way back to Yiddishkeit, and what he learned about taking risks, building businesses, finding love, and starting over. It's an honest conversation about money, happiness, bitachon, and why it's never too late to change the direction of your life. We also get into his latest business venture, Primal Crisp, and what it takes to turn an idea into a real business. His contact is tuvylemberg@gmail.com 👉 ✬ SPONSORS ✬ ► COLEL CHABAD: And speaking of using money for what actually matters, we want to thank Colel Chabad for partnering with us on this episode. For more than 200 years, they've been helping families across Israel with much-needed resources: https://ColelChabad.org/KosherMoney ► COACH SHMUEL SHAYOWITZ: A lot of financial stress comes from making a big decision before fully understanding the numbers. Whether you're thinking about buying a home, refinancing, an investment property, or business financing, Shmuel helps you understand your options. Visit https://CoachShmuel.com/LSJ to schedule a conversation. ► BF DESIGN: If you're building a home, a nursing home, an assisted living facility, a development, a school, a shul, or other commercial space, the early planning matters a lot more than people realize. BF Design focuses on making projects practical, buildable, and efficient from the start, helping clients avoid expensive mistakes later on. They've planned over 50 million square feet and work on projects across New Jersey, Florida, and beyond. Visit https://BFDesign.com ► BITBEAN: Your custom software solution with incredible talent at a fraction of the price it used to be. Please tell Alex that Eli from Kosher Money sent ya! Learn more at https://bitbean.link/4edg53 ✬ Helpful Resources ✬ ► KOSHER DEBT HELP – Honest, agenda-free help for people dealing with debt and financial pressure. Visit https://www.kosherdebthelp.com/ ► LIVING SMARTER JEWISH – Free financial coaching and guidance for the frum community. Visit https://LivingSmarterJewish.org/ Follow Kosher Money on TikTok & Instagram: @koshermoneypod Visit our website: https://www.livinglchaim.com/ Call-in Hotline: USA: 605-477-2100 UK: 0333-366-0154 Israel: 079-579-5088 WhatsApp feedback: 1-914-222-5513 #KosherMoney #TuvyLemberg #JewishMoney #Entrepreneurship #Business #MoneyMindset #PersonalFinance #Wealth #Happiness #Bitachon #Judaism #JewishWisdom #Yiddishkeit #JewishBusiness #FrumLife #JewishPodcast #EliLanger #LivingLchaim #KM

Why I Stopped Taking Bitachon Advice from Billionaires

Five years ago, Rabbi, author, podcaster, Jewish thinker, friend - Dovid Bashevkin came on Kosher Money and gave us a lot to think about. Well, he’s back. And this time, we get into our relationship with money: why it has such a hold on us, what we’re really chasing through it, and how to build a life where money matters… without it becoming what matters most. Get Dovid's newest book titled I Read This Over Shabbos: https://amzn.to/4yRjmuW Here's our original episode together: https://youtu.be/V4Dy48xP7Jw Bashevkin’s podcast at https://18forty.org/ - subscribe to it on all major podcast platforms so you can get your monthly fill of his unique brain and conversations. You can contact Dovid at: info@18forty.org 👉 ✬ SPONSORS ✬ ► COLEL CHABAD: And speaking of using money for what actually matters, we want to thank Colel Chabad for partnering with us on this episode. For more than 200 years, they’ve been helping families across Israel with much-needed resources: https://ColelChabad.org/KosherMoney. ► COACH SHMUEL SHAYOWITZ: A lot of financial stress comes from making a big decision before fully understanding the numbers. Whether you’re thinking about buying a home, refinancing, an investment property, or business financing, Shmuel helps you understand your options. Visit https://CoachShmuel.com/LSJ to schedule a conversation. ► BF DESIGN: If you're building a home, a nursing home, an assisted living facility, a development, a school, a shul, or other commercial space, the early planning matters a lot more than people realize. BF Design focuses on making projects practical, buildable, and efficient from the start, helping clients avoid expensive mistakes later on. They've planned over 50 million square feet and work on projects across New Jersey, Florida, and beyond. Visit https://BFDesign.com ► BITBEAN: Your custom software solution with incredible talent at a fraction of the price it used to be. Please tell Alex that Eli from Kosher Money sent ya! Learn more at https://bitbean.link/4edg53 ✬ Helpful Resources ✬ ► KOSHER DEBT HELP – Honest, agenda-free help for people dealing with debt and financial pressure. Visit https://www.kosherdebthelp.com/ ► LIVING SMARTER JEWISH – Free financial coaching and guidance for the frum community. Visit https://LivingSmarterJewish.org/ ► HACHZEK – Get your free Pele Yoetz sefer at https://www.hachzek.com/ ► PAINTBRUSH – Turn a treasured photo into a real hand-painted oil painting on canvas. Not printed. Not AI. An actual artist recreates your photo brushstroke by brushstroke. As a Kosher Money listener, you get $75 off any order with code KOSHERBRUSH. Visit https://paintbrushstudio.com/ BTW, you can now also call or WhatsApp: 347-982-7850 or email paintbrushusa@gmail.com – it's run by my brother Avi, who is the BEST of the BEST. Follow Kosher Money on TikTok & Instagram: @koshermoneypod Visit our website: https://www.livinglchaim.com/ Call-in Hotline: USA: 605-477-2100 UK: 0333-366-0154 Israel: 079-579-5088 WhatsApp feedback: 1-914-222-5513 #KosherMoney #DovidBashevkin #JewishMoney #Money #MoneyMindset #PersonalFinance #Wealth #Happiness #Contentment #Desire #JewishThought #Judaism #JewishWisdom #Shabbos #FrumLife #JewishPodcast #18Forty #EliLanger #LivingLchaim #KM