Kosher Debt Help is a nonprofit debt guidance program for Jewish families. We've walked hundreds of families to financial freedom, and we do the same for you: a dedicated debt expert, a clear-eyed look at your real options, and honest direction on what to do next. We're community-funded, so the advice is based on one thing: what's genuinely best for you.
We're funded by the community, not the banks. So when we sit down with a family, there's nothing to sell. Just an honest way out of debt, and the dignity to get there.
Experienced, compassionate, and in your corner. Our team has walked alongside hundreds of families on the way to financial freedom.
Co-Founder & President
The engine and brains behind the systems that make this work at scale. Leivi developed the strategies that turned one-off help into a repeatable way to get families out of debt. Lives in New Haven with his wife and children.
Co-Founder & Executive Director
Shalom started Collective Kindness almost by accident, responding to a family in need before Passover. He's the driving force behind Kosher Debt Help, committed to helping families find their way to financial freedom with dignity and hope. Lives in Chicago with his wife and two kids.
Co-Founder & Head of Debt Strategy, Kosher Debt Help
Mordy is the architect of the KDH method. He wrote the order of operations, authored the white paper, and built the creative workarounds that pull families out of debt 10x faster than the industry standard, which is why the toughest cases always land on his desk. Lives in NYC with his wife and children.
Debt Expert
Compassion is at the heart of everything Levi does. He brings patience, empathy, and genuine care to every family. Lives in Brooklyn with his wife and four children.
Debt Expert
Shua's background in education showed him firsthand the financial pressures on hard-working families. That experience fuels his work helping them break free. Lives in NYC with his wife and children.
Debt Expert
Based in Hollywood, FL, Dovi is an e-commerce business owner who brings genuine compassion to every family he meets. He's seen how a few informed decisions can mean the difference between ongoing hardship and being debt-free within a few years. That's what drives his work here.
Debt Expert & Budgeter
Hershel is a Senior Trade Credit Underwriter at AIG and brings that same analytical eye to every family he works with. Whether it's a workable budget or a credit card payoff plan, he loves watching small wins grow into lasting change. Lives in Houston with his wife and three daughters.
Debt Expert
Shmuli is the Chief Financial Officer at Browning West, with years spent in distressed debt and fund operations at firms like Glendon Capital and Oaktree. A CPA by training, he brings that financial rigor to every family he works with, turning a tangle of debt into a clear, workable plan.
Client Coordinator
Decades as an educator, a mother, and a grandmother have shaped Julie into the warmest first call you could ask for. She makes sure no one walks in alone.
Client Coordinator
Experience leading Chabad Youth programs in Australia shaped Chaya Sara's lifelong mission of support and connection. She brings that same warmth to every family she meets.
Executive Assistant
Hannah keeps the operation running: the details, the follow-through, and the calendar tetris that makes it possible for everyone else to focus on families.
Debt defines your future, and when your future is defined, hope begins to die.
Kent Nerburn
Collective Kindness started almost by accident. Shalom Goodman learned about a family that didn't have meat and potatoes two days before Passover. He sprang into action, raising funds and sending food packages. He hasn't stopped helping since.
Over time, one pattern kept repeating: financial crisis sat at the root of nearly every family struggle. Job loss, medical bills, a business that didn't work out, a few expensive years stacked on top of each other. The particulars varied. The outcome was the same.
When Leivi Bartfield saw the crowdfunding work Shalom was doing, he recognized something scalable. The two joined forces, and Collective Kindness became the umbrella for a growing set of wraparound services designed to help families get onto firm financial ground.
Kosher Debt Help is the first and largest of those initiatives, built in partnership with debt expert Mordy Richler. More programs are in development. All of them run on the same principle: nobody here earns a commission or has anything to sell, so every family gets guidance that answers to them and no one else. It's the community taking care of its own.
Visit Collective KindnessOne honest conversation with a debt expert can lift the weight off your shoulders. No pressure, no cost.
Apply TodayFamilies pay just $50 for our help. The real cost is $350; generous donors cover the other $300. Your gift is what lets a struggling family say yes to a way out.
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