Professor Sarah Nissel Interviewed on Jewish Marriage -- Kosher Money Podcast

Visiting professor of law and religion and director of the Faith and Family Mediation Clinic Sarah Nissel was recently featured on the Kosher Money podcast. The episode, titled "The Private Truth About Jewish Marriage I Learned from 300 Divorces," has been accessed by over 40,000 listeners. Professor Nissel discusses a range of topics relating to the complex relationship between money and marriage in Jewish life.

From Kosher Money podcast:

We explore one of the most sensitive and least discussed topics in Jewish life: money and marriage.

• Why do so many couples avoid talking about money?

• What do fights about money really represent?

• How can couples build financial trust and literacy before — and during — marriage?

• What role should community education play in preparing young people for real-world financial responsibility?

To unpack all this, we sat down with Sarah Nissel, an attorney, law professor at Pepperdine, and Executive Director of the Jewish Divorce Assistance Center of Los Angeles.

After mediating over 300 divorces, Sarah has learned what truly makes (and breaks) relationships when it comes to money — and how self-awareness, communication, and education can prevent heartbreak.

She shares candid lessons from the front lines: how to talk about money without shame, how to manage conflict constructively, and why the chuppah isn’t the finish line — it’s the starting line.

It’s a powerful, eye-opening conversation about emotional intelligence, financial transparency, and Torah values in Jewish relationships — not just how to avoid divorce, but how to build marriages that actually thrive. 

The episode made be found on Kosher Money podcast