The Incredible Rebbi Who Has Saved Jews Millions of Dollars
Kosher Money
Living Lchaim
4.9 • 843 Ratings
🗓️ 29 April 2026
⏱️ 78 minutes
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Summary
What does it really mean to be a rebbi today?
In this conversation, Reb Mutty Zeiger gives a real look into his day-to-day life. From teaching in the classroom to late-night calls, bar mitzvahs, and helping students through personal challenges, you start to see how much the role really involves.
We also get into money. Reb Mutty talks about how regular families end up stuck in credit card debt, and how his gemach has lent out millions of dollars to help people get back on their feet. He shares simple, practical ideas about spending, discipline, and staying in control.
Along the way, we talk about what kids should be learning early on, what parents often don’t realize about their child’s rebbi, and how much a small thank-you can mean.
He also speaks openly about his own experience with anxiety, what it feels like, and why more people should be comfortable talking about it.
Email: darcheirebbe@gmail.com
Gemach: kerenacheinu@gmail.com
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| 0:00.0 | There's a Rebbe with seven jobs who's helped save Jews millions of dollars and counting. |
| 0:05.6 | What you're about to hear is the story of a relatable, special person on a mission. |
| 0:10.7 | Actually, he's on seven missions. |
| 0:12.7 | You'll see what I mean. |
| 0:13.8 | Reb Matty Zeiger is kind, he's funny, and he's an incredible storyteller. |
| 0:18.2 | And towards the end, he opens up in a way that we simply didn't expect. |
| 0:22.4 | It was amazing. Listen closely and enjoy. We're here with Rev. Mutti Ziger, the man, the myth, |
| 0:30.1 | the legend. Wow. Couldn't have had a better person to choose than you for quite a few of the |
| 0:36.0 | topics. We're going to hit home on. But the audience wants to know who is Reb Monty Zyker. Taddam, right there. Now, Barach Hashem, I've discussed to be a rabbi. That's like my number one. I enjoy that. I've discussed. Aibish to chose me. You could talk about that. And I was learning a rabbi sent as a shiva, and it was time to move back. And Rabness and Kaplan, my rabbi. Also, I think he was on this program. Recommended Arche. And a couple of phone calls. I came down, I got the job. 14 years, Barach Hashem. I'm teaching seventh grade, enjoying every moment of it. Besides for that, I, Barach Hashem of the Shus to be a head counselor. I'm a head counselor at Day Camp, Ruhach Day Camp. Best Day Camp in Brooklyn. Almost sold out. Make sure if you still want to come. Some grades are actually sold out. I tutor people. I come home from Yeshiva. I have the scho's to go to Habrusas' homes. I learn with them. I had the schchus of just releasing my first story tape. I've been saying stories for many years and it's been time. People have been begging, harassing, come on. It's time. Just four words. It's on old platforms, |
| 1:44.8 | Barach Hashem. Involved an organization called Karna Heine Abrae Nisrael. They help out people with |
| 1:49.8 | funds, but most importantly, we have a gamach, where we help people out, mostly focusing on |
| 1:55.5 | getting people out of credit card debt. What else? You sell a Sarigam. I sell a Saragim That I only do, Suckus time. I usually don't do it throughout the year. Business is not good. Business is not great. But I started that when I was 18 years old with my partner, Yankle Nyman, and it's many years later. We're still doing it. I probably could get a few more jobs out of you in terms of what you do. |
| 2:18.6 | Rebbe, day camp, you tutor, you just released a tape, you sell a Sroegim, you're running a |
| 2:24.3 | gamach, you're helping people get out of credit card debt. |
| 2:27.7 | Do you sleep? |
| 2:29.0 | I sleep. |
| 2:30.5 | Sleep. |
| 2:31.0 | Okay, I put it down. |
| 2:32.3 | Is that the only way for a Rebbe to make it in 2026? |
| 2:36.0 | First of all, no, because most Rebbeem don't do it. Most Rebeim weren't given all these chasm |
| 2:41.0 | by Kaddishu. I'm grateful that Abhishti did. But a rabbi definitely has to work hard. A Rebi cannot be in the classroom from, you know, class starts, let's say, 9, 10. If you go to Shachras, you start earlier, but, and then you leave at 2.30, the average rabbi, I'm guessing, 233 o'clock. If you stop then and you spend the rest of the day doing Avaitis Hasham. A Qadish Baruch could do anything, of course, but Al-Pi Derrachat have a person not possible so what a rabbi do many ribbae become english teachers in the afternoon many ribbeam do uh join akoyal in the afternoon there's a lot of different things that arabi has to do but alpidera tava a rabbi cannot live of his salary from leaving at 2.30 no so it's a byproduct of it not being a full-time job, essentially. I mean, |
| 3:26.0 | it is a full-time job, but the hours in the day doesn't require someone to be in the building |
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