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Jewish institutions aren’t built for the national debt crisis hitting our communities

JL;DR SUMMARY Jewish communities excel in emergency response, but they are currently ill-equipped to address the chronic issue of household debt affecting many Jewish families who may outwardly appear financially stable. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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Financial AssistanceJewish FamiliesInstitutional ResponseFinancial StabilityCommunity AidCollective KindnessCredit Card DebtDebt CrisisKosher Debt HelpInterest Reduction

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Brooklyn, New York, United States
"From Brooklyn to Boca Raton and Boston to, yes, even Beverly Hills, Collective Kindness is seeing too many people struggling with todays high interest rates."
Boca Raton, Florida, United States
"From Brooklyn to Boca Raton and Boston to, yes, even Beverly Hills, Collective Kindness is seeing too many people struggling with todays high interest rates."
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
"From Brooklyn to Boca Raton and Boston to, yes, even Beverly Hills, Collective Kindness is seeing too many people struggling with todays high interest rates."
Beverly Hills, California, United States
"From Brooklyn to Boca Raton and Boston to, yes, even Beverly Hills, Collective Kindness is seeing too many people struggling with todays high interest rates."

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