Rabbi Jamie’s Corner April 2023 “Hey Rabbi Jamie, what does Judaism say about…?” How many times have I heard this? People like to think that Judaism will give them a definitive answer about a given issue, but that isn’t always so. An early Jewish sage named Ben...
When Stephanie Stone and Bill Schwartz came to us for help, they owed $47,000 in student loans that Stephanie had taken out 30 years ago to become a nurse-midwife. Because of compounding interest, Stephanie had barely made a dent in the total despite many years of...
Emma Krasovich and Alan Southworth were each a few years out of college, living in New York City, when they met on a dating app. They’re both long-distance runners, and they connected over a love of nature and their mutual passion for running. Alan is also a musician,...
Join our conversation with Sandy Lipkowitz, Founder & Owner of We Make Travel Easy and a newer member of the Hebrew Free Loan Business Circle. Now that the Covid pandemic has eased, people are ready to make travel plans and satisfy their pent-up desires to see the...
Alex Chuzhoy has reinvented himself more than once since immigrating from Kyiv to San Francisco at the age of 19 with his parents. His current incarnation as a real estate photographer brings together all his previous skills and experiences in a way Alex could never...
It didn’t take Tyler Karow long, once he finished at University of Southern California, to figure out that he was going to have to find his own path in life. He tried putting his degree in civil engineering to use in conventional jobs, and he enjoyed a position...
Rabbi Jamie’s Corner February 2023 Tu b’Shvat, the 15th day of the Hebrew month of Shvat, is also known as the birthday of the fruit trees. Falling on February 5-6 this year, it is considered a minor festival, but for environmentalists, Tu b’Shvat is an ancient...
Sandy Lipkowitz has done a lot of different things over the course of a long and successful career, but her current incarnation as Founder & Owner of We Make Travel Easy is by far her favorite. Sandy’s bespoke travel agency, which she started in 2007, brings...
Rabbi Jamie’s Corner December 2022 Hanukkah, the “Festival of Lights,” begins tonight. We celebrate by lighting the festive hannukiah (Hanukkah menorah) that warms our homes and brings light to the darkness at a time when it is pitch black by 6pm. Bringing light...
When Gabriana Marks and her mother Jude Marks came to Hebrew Free Loan for help last summer, they were at a low point. Over ten years ago, Jude was diagnosed with a rare form of brain cancer and then suffered a stroke, so her daughter Gabriana left her job and moved...
