Answering Age-Old Money Questions with Rav Yitzchak Breitowitz
Kosher Money
Living Lchaim
5 • 781 Ratings
🗓️ 27 November 2023
⏱️ 74 minutes
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Summary
Meet one of the smartest Jews in the world.
Rabbi Yitzchak Breitowitz is a distinguished figure known for his contributions in both Jewish scholarship and law.
He was born in April 1954 in New York to Holocaust survivor parents. Rabbi Breitowitz's educational background includes graduating magna cum laude from Harvard Law School and receiving his Rabbinical Ordination from the Ner Israel Rabbinical College in 1976. He also holds a B.S. with honors from Johns Hopkins University, a J.D. from Harvard Law School, and a Doctorate in Talmudic Law from Ner Israel.
Professionally, Rabbi Breitowitz has served as the Rav of the Silver Spring Woodside Shule in Silver Spring, Maryland, and was a tenured professor at the University of Maryland School of Law, specializing in contracts, bankruptcy, commercial law, and bioethics.
Currently, he is a world-renowned lecturer and rabbinic authority, serving as the Rav of Kehillas Ohr Somayach in Jerusalem and a Senior Lecturer in Yeshivas Ohr Somayach in Jerusalem.
His career is notable for blending deep religious scholarship with legal expertise, making him a respected authority in both the Jewish community and the academic world.
The chance to sit down with him on the Kosher Money Podcast is something I’ll cherish forever.
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| 0:00.0 | At the end of a person's life, he's not going to say, I wish I made another deal. |
| 0:06.7 | Gee, why didn't I go into the office last Sunday? |
| 0:09.7 | The person's going to say, you know, why didn't I spend more time with my wife? |
| 0:13.5 | Why wasn't I kinder to my children? |
| 0:16.1 | Why didn't I care more about people? |
| 0:18.6 | The person you're about to meet in this interview is probably one of the smartest people I've |
| 0:24.5 | ever met. |
| 0:25.4 | When I asked him a question, he had not only the answer, but a thoughtful, informative, and |
| 0:31.0 | insightful response. |
| 0:32.8 | He is somebody I was wishing I could interview. |
| 0:36.9 | We went to Israel. This conversation took place, I believe, |
| 0:40.8 | in early October before the attacks. And it was a phenomenal conversation with Rabbi Bridewitz. |
| 0:48.2 | If you don't know who he is, buckle in and enjoy. |
| 0:53.1 | Being a Jew, awesome. |
| 0:55.3 | Managing personal finances, not so awesome. |
| 0:58.7 | Welcome to kosher money. |
| 1:01.8 | We're privileged to be here in Yushalayim at the headquarters of Arsameh. |
| 1:07.4 | Beautiful, beautiful campus. |
| 1:09.4 | Last I've been here, it's really grown. Reverend Briderowitz, |
| 1:13.5 | thank you so much for joining us today. Thank you. It's a real pleasure. Thank you for inviting me. |
| 1:17.6 | So this topic and the entire conversation will revolve around money, finances, and the opening question |
| 1:24.6 | is, why does God want so much of our time to be dedicated to the earning of money? |
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