Forbes has once again released its yearly ranking of the world’s billionaires, naming a total of 1,426 wealthy men and women. Israel boasts 17 of these fiscally fortunate people. While some Jewish successes, such as the youngest noted billionaire, 28-year-old Dustin Moskovitz, did not make the top 100 list, 24 of the top-earning people on the planet have dabbled in matzoh or mitzvahs at one point or another. So for everyone who is still hoping to make their mother proud with a marriage rich in both fiscal and Judaic virtues, here is a countdown of the Jewish billionaires whose fortunes ranks among the top 100 in the world.

#24. John Paulson

Number 91 on Forbes’ list of the rich and richer, John Paulson is the founder of Paulson & Co. Inc. The hedge fund titan made what has been called the greatest trade ever, when he bet against the subprime mortgage bubble that crashed the market in 2008. Worth $11.2 bullion at the age of 57, Paulson now owns several estates—in Aspen, Colorado, Southampton and a townhouse on the Upper East Side of Manhattan. Unfortunately, ladies, he’s married to a Romanian immigrant.

J-Connection: Paulson’s mother is descended from Jewish immigrants from Europe. His father, though an atheist, attended synagogue with the family.

#23. James Simons

At a net worth of $11.7 billion, James Simons sits comfortably at number 82 in the roundup of Forbes billionaires. Though the “Quant King” officially retired from his $20 billion hedge fund firm in 2010, he still plays a role at Renaissance Technologies, whose secretive funds still provide unbelievable dividends by using (gasp!) math to predict the market and conduct automated trades.

J-Connection: Raised by a shoe factory owner in Brookline, Massachusetts, Simons was raised Jewish.

#22. Ronald Perelman

Number 79 in the world and 29 in the US, 70-year-old Ronald Perelman is not too shabby with a net worth of $12.2 billion. One of the world’s largest philanthropic donors, Perelman is a buyout king at work. The number of marriages he’s embarked on is only matched by the number of companies he has stakes in—from Revlon to AM General.

J-Connection: Perelman grew up in a conservative Jewish household, and at the age of 18, had a religious awakening during a trip to Israel. "I felt not just this enormous pride at being a Jew; I felt this enormous void at not being a better Jew. So I decided then to begin being a better Jew,” he said of the experience, which convinced him to keep a kosher house, observe the Sabbath, and donate millions to Jewish groups and causes, particularly the Chabad-Lubavitch sect, to ensure the continuance of the Jewish faith in the modern era.

#21. Mikhail Prokhorov

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