Host of longest-standing identifiably Jewish podcast - Jewish Money Matters (8+ yrs) - where Jewish wisdom & spirituality meet your money and your business. Available on every podcast app! International speaker, Author. Unexpected twist: Puerto Rican ;-)
B"H Hi! Unfortunately, I won't be able to teach this week- Looking forward to seeing you next week- Thursday at 7 pm CST/ 8 pm EST! You can purchase Positivity Bias HERE. You can find many of my previous classes on Bitachon right here in my YouTube channel under the playlist "Bitachon". :-) See you then!Yael
B”H Hey Reader! Do you ever feel like you’re receiving a 😉 wink from Above? I do. All the time. Here’s a wink I received recently. 💭 Me: “I should probably stop writing this newspaper column. It’s so much work. It’s been 9 years and as time goes by and I get busier, I just find I have less time to dedicate to these articles. I should probably drop it.” that same day… 💫 Hashem (through an acquaintance, Marion): Me (to Marion): “What!? That’s something I wrote for my newspaper column a few...
B"H You know how it goes: while most people flee war, we, Jews, long to be in Israel during war. It defies reason. But, then again, that’s who we are: people whose very existence, whose very being, defies reason. This week on Jewish Money Matters Podcast, I asked Chief Communications Officer at Aish Global, Jamie Geller (Remember Jamie, "the Queen of Kosher"?) about the financial considerations of making aliyah. 🤑 🇮🇱 Although she took this bold step already thirteen years ago, and she’s been...
B”H This came up a week or so ago in my Ask Yael episode on Jewish Money Matters Podcast: “Yael, can you talk about the decision to start having (or to have more) children in spite, or regardless, of financial circumstances? The line between faith and irresponsibility? Curious about your thoughts since you straddle both worlds.” Oh, I have thoughts… And I’ve had them for many years. Sadly, they didn’t used to be very helpful, or financially savvy thoughts, though. Thankfully, that's changed....
B"H Shavua Tov, Reader! I learned this beautiful idea on Shabbat and I was going to keep it to myself, thinking “Oh man, I should have sent this message in my newsletter before Shabbat. Now it’s too late! 😔” But, today I said, “What? It’s never too late. This message is too relevant and applicable to our lives - even our professional lives, not to share it." So, here you go. I’d love to know what you think. Please hit Reply and tell me! :-) This past Shabbat we read Parashat Naso, which tells...
B”H If you’ve been wondering where I went… where I’ve been… well… I went viral. 🌪️ Really. 😵 And it wasn’t with content that I had ever expected. Nothing related to "Jewish Money Matters". Not that going viral was one of my career goals. But, hey if it means I’m helping people… let’s.go.viral! 🌪️💪💥 My life story (or well a good portion of it. And I mean good - funny - emotional - inspiring - portion) went viral. Check it out here! And maybe the video’s viral moment has been a reflection of...
B"H Hey [NAME], How's your Passover prep going? Let's talk about mindset - money mindset - and what's about to happen this Saturday night. Long before anyone was talking about mindset, the Talmud already told us an incredible statement about the power of our thinking and our perception of things to affect our reality: “There’s nobody poor, other than in their mind.” (Nedarim 41a). ⚠️ 🛑 Stop the "yeah, they didn't look at my bank balance" cynic voice in you for a minute, put on your thinking...
B”H Hi Reader, Chodesh Tov! 🙂Judaism has a way of teaching us the best financial lessons exactly, often where you least expect it. The mitzvah of “Wheat Money” - Maos Chitim - is one of those places. Ever heard of it?In less than two weeks, we’ll be sitting at the Seder with our family and friends, eating like free people. It's very exciting! Now, instead of excitement, some people are feeling the dread and stress of not knowing how they will be able to afford their matzah, wine and meat for...
B"H Hey, Reader, Happy Tuesday! 😊 I recently had this exchange with a woman I’ve been coaching inside my Momentum Membership. And I’d love to hear if the lesson hits home for you… “Wait, so, should I launch this new offer now before Pesach?” (her voice sounding slightly panicked) I calmly said, “No. No need to hustle.” She said, with an audible sigh of relief: “Ah. Thank You!” 😊 I said, “Don’t thank me. Thank yourself for listening to your highest self. I did nothing but give you permission...
B"H hey, Reader! Purim is over and we're on to Pesach… tell me, how’s that joyful state going? I hope you’re visiting it (often)! 😉 Ha! I've shared about the correlation between joy and wealth before, so I'm not going to get into it much now, but I'll just leave you with a friendly (& joyful reminder... It’s still the month of Adar. Therefore, don’t tone it down just yet. Joy is not something that we just check off a To Do List from Rosh Chodesh Adar through Purim. (Plus, who said Pesach prep...