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But since my meeting Herman Berman those few times, I have read in many publications about the work of this amazing man.

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Herman Berman: One Man Who Made a Difference

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Over 25 years ago, I went to the Educational Bookstore on Van Nuys Boulevard and Victory to get some materials to work with children in my psychological practice. I noticed that next door to the Bookstore was a store named “Herman Berman’s.” The name caught my eye. This was a Trophy and Executive Gifts store. There are certain names I simply love because of their rhyming or alliteration. I knew nothing then of this Herman Berman, but I remembered that store and his name.

Years later, I was planning an awards event for the Los Angeles County Psychological Association Foundation.

Someone said that we could get special custom awards for presentations through Herman Berman. I recalled having seen the “Herman Berman” store. Who could forget that name? I traveled to the store next to the Bookstore on Van Nuys Boulevard. It was then that I first entered the store and actually met Herman Berman.

Herman Berman personally waited on me. Together we designed the first ever “Psyche Awards” to be given by the psychological organization to a number of community leaders for their work on behalf of mental health. Herman Berman was a kind man who treated a stranger like me in a very special way. He gave me a full hour his total attention. The concept for the actual award was terrific.

I saw Herman Berman again when I came to pick up the completed awards a few weeks later and then a few times after that. Those were my only actual contacts with the man.

But since my meeting Herman Berman those few times, I have read in many publications about the work of this amazing man. The Los Angeles Times has published numerous articles on the charitable work of this man.

Over the years, I learned how Herman Berman fed thousands of people each day. He was a man who pursued a sim9 December 3, 2010

ple idea. He got hundreds of others to join him in his charitable work. This was a man who made a difference.

Herman Berman founded “The Bagel Brigade.” Behind this organization was a very simple idea. Bakeries, including the many bagel shops in the area, sell bakery goods and breads made that day.

They also sell “day-old” goods for a discount. However, in the 1980’s when Herman Berman started The Bagel Brigade, bakeries threw out their twoday old goods. Who among us has not eaten a two-day old bagel we had bought a couple of days earlier? The bagels and breads often remain fresh for up to the better part of a week. Why not get these bakeries and stores to donate their twoday old goods rather than throwing them out? He imagined the number of people who could be fed if he and his friends could only first get the bakeries to donate the goods and then find some way of distributing the goods to those in need.

From the very beginning of this project, Herman Berman got dozens of bakeries and stores to join in these efforts. The list of stores involved has increased each month and each year after that. He got delivery trucks for the major shipping firms to pick up bagels and breads on their morning routes. A couple of companies donated warehouses to store and distribute the goods.

After a couple of years, the Los Angeles Times published a first page article featuring Herman Berman’s work in distributing food to the needy. As store and bakery owners throughout Los Angeles read about The Bagel Brigade, they wanted to join in the efforts. The program became even larger.

Years after the program was established, a follow-up article in the L.A. Times noted that many thousands of people who otherwise might have gone hungry were daily fed through the efforts of this one man, Herman Berman.

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The bagels and breads no longer went to waste. Hungry families could dine on the fine baked goods that were distributed.

The Bagel Brigade became one of the largest food distribution programs for the needy in the entire United States. Generous individuals contacted Mr. Berman to see what they could do to help. His B’nai B’rith buddies took on leadership roles in the expanded program. Rabbis and other community leaders knew where they could send hungry families in need of good quality foods. And it all began with the idea and work of a generous mensch of a man, Herman Berman.

I read about two years ago how Mr. Berman had indicated that even more could be fed if The Bagel Brigade only had a van at its disposal. More foods could be picked up and brought to distribution sites. The Ziv Foundation which was set up to help other charities fulfill their missions donated the money for the van.

The entire work of The Bagel Brigade has been performed by volunteers. Members of the local B’nai B’rith chapter were uniquely qualified for leadership roles. The B’nai B’rith group had formed in the 1950’s and the members were generally of retirement age. The work of The Bagel Brigade would be performed between 7:00 a.m. and 10 a.m. daily. This was perfect for the early rising retirees of the B’nai B’rith chapter. Not only would many thousands be fed daily, but the entire project would be done without even a single employee. I have personally been around the Jewish community for decades. I don’t recall

any other effort like this.

Herman Berman never sought accolades for his work.

He only cooperated with newspapers and magazines who wanted to write about this work because articles published would likely bring in more foodstuffs from the more bakeries who found out about the project. These articles would serve as the only publicity which captured the attention of families in need of food. I am sure that most Community Links readers who are now reading this article were unaware of The Bagel Brigade because of the low profile the organization and Mr. Berman kept. The Bagel Brigade was all about feeding the needy. The good work of this organization was always performed without fanfare. No one involved expected anything in return for their volunteering, only the feeling of a job well done.

I read in the obituaries of the Los Angeles Times the other day that Herman Berman passed away on November 23. The relatively short obituary touched on The Bagel Brigade. Most people never read the obituaries.

Herman Berman died as quietly as he lived. But what a life! He fed tens of thousands of people. He enriched the lives of those who volunteered and those who received food. He created a model for food distribution to the needy which has now been repeated in numerous other cities.

One man, one idea, and a changed world.

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ach letter in the word nefesh/soul parallels part of a lamp – Ner (flame), P’sila (wick), Shemen (oil).

Every Jew is akin to a lamp - our souls burn with passion for G-d and to serve Him. When we light candles as part of a mitzvah, whether it’s for Shabbos, Yom Tov, Chanukah or Havdalah, we are drawing spiritual light and energy into ourselves as well as the world.

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Chanuka - Essential Oil nected to a specific G-dly light.

According to Halacha, those wicks and oils which are not fit for Shabbos candles are perfectly acceptable on Chanukah. The reason why certain items aren’t kindled for Shabbos is because they don’t burn well, and one might come to violate Shabbos in order to fix the light.

However, on Chanukah, we are allowed to light the menorah with all of these things.

The Sfas Emes explains that this halacha reflects the power of the mitzvah of Chanukah. The power of the G-dly light drawn into the world through Chanukah is so strong that it can reach even the most disconnected of souls. Those Jewish souls that don't ignite with G-dly passion and don’t burn well when it comes to Shabbos and Yom Tov will ignite on Chanukah.

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about Chanukah that draws all Jews to it?

thoughts, feelings and desires, even sinful activities.

One might argue that Chanukah falls out in the middle of winter, a time when holidays are commercialized, and everyone wants to celebrate in one way or another.

However, this is superficial reasoning. The truth is that the Jewish people are awakened on Chanukah because its light is so powerful that it can reach those that the other holidays cannot reach.

It is on Chanukah that we receive a divine jolt of the energy of reinauguration. It’s the time of a new beginning; we are drawn and empowered to rebuild our own Beis HaMikdash. Even if we find ourselves in a complete spiritual wreck, having failed again and again, Chanukah is a time that the very days carry the energy of renewal.

We are given the power to begin making ourselves into a vessel for G-dliness, no matter what might have polluted our temple.

Chanukah translates to “inauguration.” The Greeks had contaminated the holy temple and disrupted the daily service. The Jews revolted, and through their uprising the Greeks were expelled from the land and the temple was reinaugurated into holy service.

Judaism doesn’t celebrate the past, and on holidays, we don’t commemorate historical events. We are a people of the present, and when we celebrate a holiday it’s a celebration of the present. When we celebrate any festival, the very same spiritual energy that brought about the original miracle is reoccurring at that very moment. During Chanukah, the reinauguration of the temple occurs once again. We have the power to access that same G-dly energy within our own hearts, within our personal temple, and channel it into our lives and our community.

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Unlike the other Jewish holidays, which occur at times relative to growth – Pesach is a holiday of the springtime, Shavuous is a holiday of the harvest, and Sukkos is at the time of the gathering – Chanukah always happens in the dead of winter. It’s cold, the land is barren and we have very short days and very long nights. Mystically, cold and darkness are symbols of the unholy.

A living body is warm, and a dead body is cold. All holiness is connected to G-d and is luminous, alive, warm and welcoming. Since holidays are times of illumination, when Hashem’s light influences the world in a greater way, they occur at times when the world is also expressing progress and growth.

During winter, the other side is dominant; it’s time of darkness, when we have no holidays. Many Jews even observe Nittle Nacht, a night where Torah learning is diminished because the negative energy is at its peak. Despite this, Chanukah belongs in the winter, when there is a concealment of the G-dly light, because it’s the antidote.

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The mitzvah of Shabbos candles lights up the inside of a Jewish home, a place with Jewish books, a kosher kitchen, full of kindness and generosity - an abode for G-d. Shabbos candles increase light in a place that’s already holy. The Menorah of the Bais HaMikdosh was lit indoors, during the day, in a place of supreme holiness, the house of G-d, where the Shechina already dwelled. Both of these lights were kindled in a place that is already illuminated, to increase holiness in an already holy environment.

Chanukah candles are different.

We light the menorah outdoors, in the street, illuminating the reshus harabim/public domain. Mystically, the public domain represents a place of the multitudes, distant from the oneness of G-d.

By lighting the Chanukah menorah after dark, in a place visible to the street, we are illuminating the crevices of darkness that are normally outside of our influence. This is an expression of the power of the light of Chanukah: that it can so deeply and powerfully reach and inspire even the completely disconnected.

The strength of this light is otherworldly. Shabbos is the seventh day after six days of creation. The menorah in the Bais Hamikdosh has seven lamps. G-d interacts with the world through the seven middos.

Chanukah however relates to the number eight; it lasts eight days and we light a menorah of eight lamps, representing the fact that it extends beyond the boundaries and limitations of the natural world. Similarly, a Jewish baby has its Bris on the eighth day, because our connection to G-d transcends the finite realms of the creation. This is why Chanukah has the ability to shine renewal and inspiration into the dark-

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ness and reach even those of us who are freezing out it the cold, who souls have distanced themselves from G-d.

When the Greeks ransacked our holy temple, they weren’t just looking for treasures, or to demoralize the Jews, they were systematically trying to destroy our connection with Hashem - the Torah and mitzvos. Other nations we had battled were idolaters and challenged Gd’s existence, or threatened the lives of the Jewish people, but there was never direct challenge against Torah and mitzvos. They were perfectly happy to welcome assimilated Jews into their community, but never a Gd fearing, observant Jew. The Greeks were the first nation to stand in direct opposition to light, and for this reason, the Greeks represent the ultimate darkness.

Their plan, unfortunately, was very successful, and they managed to affect the Jewish people very deeply; they were detrimental to our spirituality more than any other nation. So many Jews were close to complete assimilation that it seemed as if they had succeeded to put out the light of the Jewish people. The Jews were at their wits end. They had no choice but to dig into their very essence and find the strength for their uprising against the Greeks.

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A single jar of oil contained this light of limitless strength and renewal. When they entered the Bais HaMikdash, they saw that it was almost destroyed. The temple lay in ruins, and everything was contaminated. They didn’t give up, because the service of the temple had to continue.

It was precisely because everything was so ruined and dark that they were forced to search deeper and deeper until they found the one pure jug of oil, buried deep underground. It was always there, but if they hadn’t looked for it they would never have found it, and they never would have looked if the desolation and desperation weren’t as great and powerful as they were. The power of renewal came through the darkness.

The oil from that jug wasn’t completely used up and remains even today. Every year, on Chanukah, a drop of that potent oil enters into the soul of every Jew, inspiring us and giving us the ability to renew our lives and push away the darkness. We have the opportunity dig deep within our own hearts and find the one jug of oil that can never be made dirty or impure. We can reinaugurate ourselves into the service of Hashem and rebuild our spiritual lives. We can completely recommit ourselves to Torah and mitzvos and completely obliterate the past, no matter what we have done, or why we did it.

Through the lighting of the menorah and the great illumination it brings into the world, may we merit to reach the ultimate redemption on this Chanukah, and merit to see the great menorah lighting up the world from the everlasting third temple.• Rabbi Reuven Wolf

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Puah, renowned on all continents, for its expertise in the realm of Jewish Fertility, is devoted to providing counseling, advocacy, halachic and medical proficiency, supervision, research and education worldwide.

Last month, Puah Institute spread their wings once more – facilitating a myriad of events including a Melave D’Malka, a Dessert Reception, a Rabbinic Workshop, a Kallah Teachers/Mikveh Attendants Continuing Education Class, community awareness talks in shul, and most important, private couples’ counseling. Beginning on Friday morning, October 22nd, and up until 10 PM on Sunday night, October 24th, Puah’s associate director and expert rabbinic counselor, Rabbi Elchanan Lewis began his trip by flying from Israel to New York and then crossed the country.

Once again, following Puah’s mission to open L.A.’s community eyes and ears to the fertility challenges that occur in 1 out of 8 couples and how the local community can help them overcome this painful ordeal.

Lea Davidson, Executive Director of U.S. Friends of Puah, headquartered in New York, spearheaded and organized this whirlwind weekend of educational events and took calls from L.A. community leaders who referred couples for private counseling to Rabbi Lewis during his stay in L.A. Puah’s L.A. Diary: Thurs., Oct. 21st – Sun. Oct. 24th Private “Couples Counseling” throughout the weekend

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Fri., Oct. 22nd – Erev Shabbos - Through the graciousness of Kehillat Yavneh and their spiritual leader, Rabbi Daniel Korobkin, Puah’s Rabbi Lewis was honored to speak on Erev Shabbos at this prominent Los Angeles shul. He gave an overview of Puah’s involvement in L.A.’s community service from counseling to Puah’s meticulous hashgacha process of genetic materials, and also including education and awareness.

Afterwards, an Oneg Shabbos hosted by Ahuva (head of Puah’s L.A. mashgichot) and David Goldstein took place at their Hancock Park home.

Rabbi Lewis once again had the opportunity to explain the breadth of Puah’s services to the L.A. Jewish community and the necessity of supporting their noble efforts.

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at Kehillat Yavneh, Rabbi Lewis was honored to give a drash and talked about how the community can partner with Puah.

On Motzei Shabbos, a large group of couples enjoyed a Melave D’Malka held on behalf of Puah. Organized by Tzipporah Coronel and her

Rabbi Elchanan Lewis, Associate Director and Rabbinic Counselor of Machon PUAH speaks to L.A. rabbis at RCC's Workshop on Halachos of Reproductive Medicine at Young Israel of Hancock Park's Beis Medrash on Sunday, Oct. 24th

able committee, the event was hosted by Shoshi and Kolev Klein of Hancock Park. The evening’s MC was Eli Ryzman, who gave his ‘all’ at the podium. Along with Rabbi Lewis’s enlightening lecture, Michael Feinman, MD, OB/GYN, who is Board Certified in Reproductive Endocrinology and is an Associate Clinical Professor at UCLA, gave a most informative presentation on fertility challenges. The well-attended gathering offered the guests a bird’s eye view into the challenges some couples endure in their quest for becoming

reproductive challenges. Rabbi Lewis’s talk was often interjected with enthusiastic raised hands and note taking was observed all-around. Also on the slate was special guest lecturer, Snunit BenOzer, MD, OB/GYN, Board Certified Infertility specialist and a UCLA Associate Clinical Professor, who gave a very instructive presentation, followed by a spirited question and answer period.

After lunch, Puah’s educational series continued with Rabbi Union’s RCC workshop on the Halachos of Reproductive Medicine. More than two dozen community rabbis attended the workshop, which began at 2:30 PM and lasted for 2 ½ hours.

The class was held at the Beis Medrash of Young Israel of Hancock Park. Rabbi Lewis once again offered L.A.’s rabbinic leaders a clear and comprehensive education on the latest reproductive technologies that offer solutions for infertility, and the halachic guidelines to pursue. Rabbi Lewis was available to answer rabbis’ questions after the workshop .

During his ‘time-off ’ between lectures, Rabbi Lewis availed his services to local Los Angeles couples who are desperate to begin or continue their families and are in need of counseling.

On Sunday evening, Puah’s work continued north, into the San Fernando Valley. A dessert reception was organized by one of Puah’s mashgichot, Mrs. Phyllis Hirsch, who also served as the evening’s MC. The event was held at the home of Jennifer and Tzvi Niman of Valley Village. In Puah’s continuing effort to build community awareness of the plight of childless couples, and how to help them, Rabbi Lewis spoke with warmth and directness. His talk was followed by Dr. Snunit Ben-Ozer’s Power Point presentation that illustrated how advanced Israel is in the field of reproductive medicine in comparison to major countries around the world. The Rabbi and doctor patiently answered guests’ questions after their Experts in the World of Jewish Fertility: talks. devoted to providing counseling, advocacy, halachic and medical expertise, supervision, The Puah Institute, whose headquarters are in research and education worldwide.

Jerusalem, Israel, was founded by Rabbi Menachem Burstein, and is celebrating 20 years of parents. The doctor’s presentation was followed helping couples to become families. Puah’s unique with a Q & A. counseling and referral service, their hashgacha of Sun., Oct. 24th – At 9:45 AM, the registration genetic materials, and their mission to educate line at Rabbi Bess’s Kehilas Yaakov was forming both laymen and professionals is a universal, al pi on the 2nd floor conference room. A large repre- hal acha effort to bring Jewish babies into this sentation of L.A.’s kallah teachers, headed by Reb- world. betzin Tova Union, and also L.A.’s mikveh For partnering opportunities with Puah, attendants, joined to listen to Rabbi Lewis, who please call: was introduced by the Rabbinic Council of CaliLea Davidson, U.S. Executive Director – fornia’s (RCC) Rabbi Avrohom Union. This 2 – 718.336. 0603 hour continuing education class, the second to be View Puah’s site at: held by Puah in over a year, offered much needed www.puahonline.org knowledge to these ‘first responders’ who are

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This week's parsha follows the miraculous rise of Yosef from the time he is pulled from the pit of an Egyptian jail and transformed to the viceroy of Egypt. The story of this rise is fascinating. And all it took was a Pharaoh and a dream!

Pharaoh wakes up one morning quite disturbed. He just finished dreaming about seven skinny cows that devoured seven succulent ones. He goes back to sleep and a variation of the dream is repeated again featuring a theme of mismatched consumption. In the second dream, seven lean stalks devour seven full-bodied ones. This time Pharaoh cannot go back to bed.

PARSHAS MIKEITZ In frenzy, Pharaoh summons his sorcerers, wise men and magicians. Each offers his interpretation. The Torah tells us that, "none of them interpreted the dreams for Pharaoh" (Genesis 41:8). The words "for Pharaoh" beg explanation. After all, to whom else were they trying to explain the dreams Nebuchadnezer? The Torah should have just said, "none of them were able to interpret the dreams."

Rashi explains that the magic men did in fact interpret the dreams: however, "not for Pharaoh." They may have had very creative interpretations, but none was fitting for Pharaoh.

Pharaoh refused to buy into them as he felt that the interpretations were irrelevant. One magician claimed that the dreams symbolized seven daughters. Seven daughters would be born to Pharaoh, and seven would die. Another sorcerer claimed that the dreams represent both Pharaoh's military prowess and failure. Pharaoh would capture seven countries and seven countries would revolt. However, Pharaoh rejected those solutions. Rashi says that they did not even enter his ears. None of those dreams was applicable to Pharaoh. But why? Is there nothing more important to Pharaoh than his own family? Is there nothing more relevant to Pharaoh than his military acumen and victories. Why did Pharaoh reject those interpretations out of hand as irrelevant?

"I don't understand," he asked. "Aren't there times that it is imperative that you speak to Reb Moshe? After all, you sit together on the Moetzes Gedolei HaTorah . What would happen if there were a matter of national significance that required immediate attention? Shouldn't Reb Moshe get a second telephone line?"

Reb Yaakov smiled. "Of course Reb Moshe has a special private line. And I, in fact, have the telephone number. But that line is to be used solely for matters relating to Klall Yisroel. I now wish to extend my good wishes to Reb Moshe on a personal level. And I can't use his special line for that. So I will dial and wait until his published number becomes available."

The Sifsei Chachomim explains the Rashi. Pharaoh understood that when he dreams, be it about cows or stalks, he dreams not on a personal vein. As ruler of an entire kingdom, his divine inspiration is not intended as a message regarding seven daughters or new military conquests. His dreams ring of messages for his entire nation.

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Lighting the Darkness Some 2,200 years ago, the Land of Israel came under the rule of the Syrian-Greek emperor Antiochus, who issued a series of decrees designed to force his Hellenistic ideology and rituals upon the Jewish people. He outlawed the study of Torah and the observance of its commands, and defiled the Holy Temple in Jerusalem with Greek idols.

A small, vastly outnumbered band of Jews waged battle against the mighty Greek armies, and drove them out of the land. When they reclaimed the Holy Temple, on the 25th of Kislev, they wished to light the Temple's menorah ("candelabra"), only to discover that the

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Greeks had contaminated virtually all the oil. All that remained was one cruse of pure oil, enough to last one night – and it would take eight days to procure new, pure oil.

Miraculously, the one-day supply of oil lasted eight days and nights, and the holiday of Chanukah was established.

To commemorate and publicize these miracles, we light the Chanukah menorah (also known as a chanukiah) on each of the eight nights of Chanukah. This year, we start lighting the menorah on Wednesday evening, December 1, 2010.

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menorah are eight holders for oil or candles and an additional holder, set apart from the rest, for the shamash ("attendant") candle.

The Chanukah lights can either be candle flames or oil-fueled. Since the miracle of Chanukah happened with olive oil – the little cruse of oil that lasted for eight days – an oil menorah is preferable to a candle one, and olive oil is the ideal fuel.

Cotton wicks are preferred because of the smooth flame they produce.

Whenever purchasing a mitzvah article, we try to buy the most beautiful one that is within our means.

So, if at all possible, go for the silver menorah. Beautifying a mitzvah is our way of expressing our appreciation to G‑d, and showing how dearly we hold His commandments.

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The eight candles of the menorah must be arranged in a straight, even line, not in a zigzag or with some lights higher than others. If it is an oil menorah, the oil cups must hold enough oil to burn for the required time – at least 30 minutes on weeknights, and up to one-and-a-half hours on Friday evening. If it is a candle menorah, the candles should be large enough to burn for the required time.

Electric menorahs are great for display purposes, and are a wonderful medium for publicizing the Chanukah miracle. But the Chanukah lights used to fulfill the mitzvah should be real flames fueled by wax or oil – like the flames in the Holy Temple.

The Shamash The shamash – the "attendant" candle that is used to kindle the other lights – sits a bit higher or lower than the other candles, on the ninth branch of the menorah. Many Jews have a tradition to use a beeswax candle for the shamash.

Though the shamash's primary function has been served once the candles have been lit, we don't extinguish the shamash. Instead, we set it in its place adjacent to the other lights, ready to "serve" in case a candle blows out. Another reason why we

leave the shamash lit is because it is forbidden to use the Chanukah lights for any practical reason. This way, if a candle is needed, the shamash is available for use, preserving the sanctity of the mitzvah lights.

Who Men and women alike are obligated to participate in the menorah lighting. In some families, the head of the household lights the family menorah while everyone else listens to the blessings and answers, "Amen." In many other families, all members of the household, including children, light their own menorahs. Either way, it is important for everyone to be present and involved when the Chanukah miracle is festively commemorated.

Where Light Up Your Home Light the menorah in your own home.

If you are traveling out of town, set up your menorah wherever you will be staying for the night. If you will be spending the night in a Jewish home, you have the option of giving your host a dollar or so, a symbolic contribution towards the menorah expenses, and then you are covered by his/her menorah lighting - or better

yet, light your own menorah too. Two candles are more powerful than one!

Students who live in dormitories or their own apartments should kindle menorahs in their own rooms or in a communal dining area. In places where this is prohibited, a rabbi should be consulted as to where to kindle the menorah.

Window or Door In the home, there are two preferred locations for the menorah.

You can set up the menorah in a central doorway. Place it on a chair or small table near the doorpost that is opposite the mezuzah. This way, when you pass through the doorway, you are surrounded by two mitzvot the mezuzah and the menorah. Ideally, the menorah lights should be between 12 and 40 inches off the ground.

Or you can set up your menorah on a windowsill facing the street. This option should only be exercised if the window is less than thirty feet above ground-level.

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The custom of many communities is to light the menorah shortly after sunset. In other communities, the menorah is kindled after nightfall (approximately thirty minutes after sunset). Either way, the menorah must contain enough fuel to burn for at least thirty minutes after nightfall.

Note: The standard Chanukah candles only last approximately 30 minutes. If using those candles, then light after nightfall every night (aside for Friday).

Regardless of the custom you follow on other Chanukah nights, on Friday night the menorah is lit before sunset, and on Saturday night it is lit after nightfall. See Special Shabbat Rules for more information.

Ideally, you should light the menorah at the earliest possible opportunity. Only delay if you are awaiting the arrival of family members who wish to be present when the menorah is lit.

The Chanukah lights may be lit as long as there are people in the streets, or as long as there is another family member awake to participate - but no later than one half hour before dawn.

(If no other household member is awake and the streets are already quiet, light the menorah without reciting the blessing.)

Lighting the Menorah 1. Arrange the lights on the menorah. Ensure that there is enough oil, or that the candles are big enough, for the lights to burn until half an hour after nightfall (or, if lighting after nightfall, for one half hour). On the first night, set one candle to the far right of the menorah. On the following night, add a second light to the left of the first one, and then add one

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light each night of Chanukah - moving from right to left.

lech ha-olam she-heche-ya-nu ve-ki-yi-ma-nu ve-higi-a-nu liz-man ha-zeh.

2. Gather everyone in the house around the menorah.

[Blessed are You, Lord our God, King of the universe, who has granted us life, sustained us, and enabled us to reach this occasion.]

3. Light the shamash candle. Then hold it in your right hand (unless you are left-handed).

4. While standing, recite the appropriate blessings.

5. Light the candles. Each night, light the newest (left-most) candle first and continue lighting from left to right. (We add lights to the menorah from right to left, while we light from left to right.)

The Blessings Before lighting the Chanukah candles, we thank G‑d for giving us this special mitzvah, and for the incredible Chanukah miracles: Ba-ruch A-tah Hashem E-lo-ke-nu Melech ha-olam a-sher ki-de-sha-nu be-mitzvo-tav ve-tzi-va-nu le-had-lik ner Chanukah.

Ba-ruch A-tah Hashem E-lo-kei-nu Melech ha-olam she-a-sa ni-sim la-avo-te-nu baya-mim ha-hem bi-z'man ha-zeh.

[Blessed are You, Lord our God, King of the universe, who has sanctified us with His commandments, and commanded us to kindle the Chanukah light.]

[Blessed are You, Lord our God, King of the universe, who performed miracles for our forefathers in those days, at this time.]

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Linger around the menorah for about half an hour (aside for Friday afternoon, when Shabbat preparations are in full gear). Share some Chanukah stories with your family, enjoy a draidel game and indulge in some traditional hot latkes (fried potato pancakes) or sufganiot (fried donuts)!

For the first half hour after the candles are lit (or until half an hour after nightfall, if the menorah was lit before dark) the menorah should not be transferred from its place. If a flame dies out during this time, it is best to relight it. After this time, the menorah can be moved if necessary, and there's no need to rekindle extinguished flames.

Many women refrain from performing household chores during the first half hour that the lights are burning, to honor the brave Jewish women who played a significant role in the Chanukah victory.

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For the duration of Shabbat, do not relight any flames that have gone out or move the menorah, nor should you prepare the Saturday night Chanukah lights during the Day of Rest.

On Saturday night, light the menorah after Shabbat ends at nightfall.

Traditionally, the menorah is kindled immediately after the havdalah service.

Public Menorahs In addition to the menorahs placed in the doorways and windows of Jewish homes, the sages instituted the practice of lighting the menorah in synagogues in order to further publicize the Chanukah miracle. The synagogue menorah is placed near the sanctuary's southern wall (reminiscent of the Temple menorah that was also located along the sanctuary's southern wall), and is kindled before sunset, immediately after the afternoon prayers.

Those in attendance in the synagogue, even the one who actually kindles the menorah and recites the blessings, have not fulfilled their personal menorah lighting obligation.

They are still required to kindle the menorah at home.

Ideally, the synagogue menorah should be rekindled in the morning, so that it remains lit throughout the day (whenever people are present).

In times past, the synagogue was the most public Jewish venue. Today, however, the reality is such that many Jews do not visit the synagogue on a daily basis. The Lubavitcher Rebbe encouraged the erection of menorahs in public areas to maximize the reach of the radiance of the Chanukah lights and to publicly proclaim the timeless message of the Chanukah victory of light over darkness.

If you are considering constructing a large outdoor menorah yourself, the maximum height of a kosher menorah is approximately 37 feet. People don't normally look up higher than that height, and a menorah taller than that wouldn't serve the intended purpose. •

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Question: It's hard for me to get into Chanukah.

As far as I can see, the whole thing was a major disaster. Here we have a meeting of two rich cultures, with so much to share, so much to contribute to the world together, so much synergy that could happen, and instead, BOOM! -- the extremists of both sides hit the battlefield.

I don't get it. The Greeks were universalists. They were open to new ideas from wherever they came. They spread knowledge and understanding throughout the Mediterranean. Here was an opportunity to take Jewish values to the world, to go

als? You got belief-systems? We're into all that stuff! We'll even help you make big, pretty statues!" Greeks were great syncretists -- meaning, they could jerry together every culture of the known world and make one big tzimmes out of all of it.

the Hellenist and the Jewish. If this conflict existed back then, the question is, has there been some resolution over time? Or are we still fighting Greek elephants? Simply put: Is our society schizoid?

So what on earth did they have against the Jews?

So here's how the conversation goes.

Which conversation? The conversation that's been going on ever since the Greek mind and the Jewish mind met one another, almost two and a half millennia ago. Where does it happen? Mostly, somewhere deep inside Jewish minds:

Sure, there were political power-plays going on that were the ostensible reasons for the conflict. But it's obvious there was something deeper at play. Some subliminal annoyance that brought out the worst in the Greek and pushed the Maccabees

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The Short Answer: Actually, this was the greatest thing that could have happened to the Greek mind: To discover that one thing it could not tolerate -- something like the massage therapist who helps you to find that one trigger point where you can't be touched.

For the Jew, as well, this was a defining experience. The red lines became clear, and with those guidelines, the essential Torah was made able to survive to this day.

The Long Answer: You're right about one thing: The whole Chanukah story was completely out of character for Ancient Greece. I don't believe there was any other culture they ever oppressed or forbade. Every new culture had its set of gods and rituals, and that was just great. "Hey, you got gods? We got gods, too! Here, let's trade god cards!

How 'bout mix and match? You got ritu-

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to revolt. Apparently, there was something about the Jewish mind that didn't mix and match.

Now look at it from the Jewish side: Jews have also borrowed from every culture they've come in contact with. Whatever your grandmother tells you, Abraham did not smear his gefilte fish with chrane. One culture we borrowed more from than perhaps any other was that of Ancient Greece. The Talmud tells us that the only language the Torah could be translated into elegantly is Greek. They said it was a beautiful language. They say that of all peoples, the Greeks had ideas closest to ours. They praised many of the Greek philosophers. Maimonides wrote that Aristotle was half a prophet. The Seder Hadorot, a kind of classic Jewish history book, claims that Aristotle was really Jewish!

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Jew: Um, that's singular.

Greek: Okay, tell me about your gods.

Jew: No, not you. G-d. G-d is singular.

Only one god.

Greek: Don't worry, we've got so many I'm sure we can spare a few.

Jew: That's okay, one is enough.

Greek: So, this one G-d, what does He look like? We'd love to make some nice statues for you.

You poor, uncultured people, you have no statues!

Jew: That's because He doesn't have looks.

Greek: No looks? Ugly? That's cool! A god of ugliness! Don't worry, we can make ugly statues, too.

Jew: No, no. He has no looks at all. You can't see Him.

So what is going on here? Why such a violent clash? Why were the Jews unable to work out some sort of compromise with a Hellenist ruler?

Greek: An invisible G-d? Well, maybe we can do that in glass. But you have to give us some description.

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know what it looks like? I mean, how do you know He exists in the first place?

Jew: It's not that we don't know what He looks like. He doesn't have any looks.

He has no image.

Greek: Well, I'm sorry then. If He has no image, we can't make a statue.

Jew: That's fine with us.

Greek: But we'd like to write books about Him. So just give us some definition and we'll work around it.

Jew: Oh, our G-d can't be defined.

Greek: Come, now. Everything has to have a definition. Or else it's not a thing.

J: But G-d is not a thing. He creates things. But He isn't a thing.

G: Oh! So He is the Cosmic Mind Who conceives and shapes all forms from the primal essence-matter.

J: No, He doesn't just form them, He creates them. Out of nothing.

G: Now you're getting silly. You can't make something out of nothing. You need stuff to make it out of.

J: But there wasn't any stuff when things began.

G: There was always stuff. How else could the Cosmic Mind make anything?

J: Out of nothing!

But that's okay. We've conquered all sorts of primitive cultures. You'll learn, too. So, you worship the Cosmic Mind -- you'll get along just great with Aristotle and…

J: No, He's not just the Cosmic Mind.

G: Well, nothing's higher than the Cosmic Mind.

J: Because that's not who He is. I mean, even if He didn't make a world, He would still be G-d. So you can't say, "that's who He is -- the One that makes a world."

There doesn't have to be a world for Him to exist.

G: Of course there has to be a world. Otherwise, why is there a world if there doesn't have to be one? The world makes sense. The Cosmic Mind makes sense. That's what it's all about.

Reason. The highest and most perfect of all things. We Greeks will teach you all about that.

So, now tell me about your rituals. We Greeks really dig rituals. Any that have to do with wine?

Parties?

J: Sure, we make kiddush on Friday night to commemorate the Creation of the world from nothing.

G: Well, you can give up that one now, since I've just shown you that creation of the world from nothing makes no sense whatsoever.

J: We don't eat milk with meat.

G: Why not?

G: Which is?

J: He just wanted to.

G: That's not a reason!

J: Sure it is. He decided He would like a world where there would be milk and meat and He would tell people, "Don't eat that milk and meat together!" and they would listen.

G: That makes no sense. That's not a reason!

J: Reason is just another of His creations.

G: Reason is the ultimate! There is nothing higher than Reason!

J: Okay then, explain to me why the world is the way it is. Why does one plus one equal two? Why does the square of the length of the hypotenuse equal the sum of the squares of the lengths of the other two sides? Why do parallel lines never meet?

G: Because those are the rules of geometry!

J: So why does the Cosmic Mind, as you call Him, have to follow your rules of geometry?

G: They're not our rules! They are the self-evident truths of nature!

J: Why are these the truths and not something else?

J: G-d says so.

G: Look, you Jews don't really think straight.

J: Reason? He needs a reason? For the same reason He created heaven and earth!

G: For what reason?

G: You stubborn Jew! Don't you see that this

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J: I'll bet you He could break them. I'll bet our G-d could make a world where parallel lines meet. He could break any of the laws of nature.

G: You can't break laws of nature! They're not like laws of the state or like your silly laws about cheeseburgers. They are truths. They are perfect. They are the ground of reality. They are because they have to be.

J: Nothing has to be. Nothing but the Source of Being. But He could be any way He wants.

G: Geometry has to be. Cause and effect has to be. Logic has to be. If A = B then B = A. That is an absolute Truth. It must be.

J: Why? G: Why?! Because if they don't have to be, then I and you and this whole world have no real substance! And that cannot be!

J: That's just what I was trying to tell you. This world has no real substance.

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And that is why the Greeks did not forbid Jewish practice altogether. What they (initially) forbade were those practices that they saw as irrational. Those practices that Jews do simply because they believe they have a relationship with a Being who is higher than reason. That, they could not tolerate.

Of course, as you know, eventually some bright boys came up with geometries where parallel lines meet; cause and effect got bumped out of quantum physics; the world was discovered to have had a beginning; and even now it still is really nothing because the sum of all radiant energy minus all of the universe's mass equals zero. Most of us today have accepted that there are things that are the way they are not for any reason, but just because that's the way they are. Nothing has to be the way it is. Why do masses attract? Why is the grass green? Why is there anything at all? There doesn't have

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Mind Under Matter Nevertheless, the battle continues. You see, as mentioned above, the Greek mind, aside from worshipping human intellect, is also a great syncretist. That means it can hammer together the most incongruous ideologies without blinking an eyelid.

You've heard of Rice-Christians? PeyoteCatholics? The Greek mind could do any of that, and more.

The two characteristics go hand in hand: When there's nothing higher than intellect, intellect has no guiding light. Everything, even the stupidest thing -- as long as it doesn't deny intellect -- can be tolerated. Aristotle knew that the pantheon of Athenian gods was nonsense. But what's wrong with the common people, who cannot understand any better, having their way?

You can easily see that a knowledge of an absolute Divine Will beyond reason has become a necessity for human survival. Without the supposition of a Divine Will, whatever you wish to make sense can make sense. If your system of logic cannot support an idea, just change the postulates and rethink the data. Anything can be made to make sense when you determine the assumptions. Every society has had its philosophers and philosophers have justified everything imaginable -from coliseum killing games to gas chambers.

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But it also has some nefarious consequences. Because when you marry intellect and materialism (a good description of Stalin's Russia and Hitler's Germany), you've entered a bottomless pit of quicksand.

Which brings us to a fascinating point.

In Hebrew, the name for ancient Greece, Yavan, has another meaning: quicksand (as in Psalms 40:3 and Talmud, Eruvin 19a).

Water mixes with sand, dirt and clay. You step in it and you can't get out. The more you try to climb up, the further down you go.

Take a look at the letters that spell Yavan in Hebrew: iuh . It starts with a small point of a yud -- representing wisdom. That stretches down to become a vav. And the vav stretches even further down, below the line, to become a long nun. It's all a description of the process of intellect sinking into the material world and, with nothing to hold it in place, sinking further and further.

A Donkey and an Ox Today, we have those syncretists who wish to marry materialism with Torah.

And nothing is less congruous than that.

Materialism is the ultimate of Greece stuck in the mud. It is the idea that all that exists is that which can be observed, described and explained. Evolutionism, for example, is a materialistic explanation of existence. When people became disillusioned with the church and with faith, they needed an explanation of existence that relied on Chance and Necessity alone, without recourse to G-d.

Darwinism and current cosmologies provide just that. So do the standard interpretations of history we are taught today.

Torah is an understanding that behind the world lies a Divine Will, unhampered by the limitations of nature or human logic -- because it is the source of all this.

Why are there laws of nature? Because Gd generally chooses to work in consistent ways. Why did history unfold the way it

did? Because that is all in G-d's plan.

When someone tries to provide a materialistic explanation for Torah and mitzvot, they are creating a Promethean bed, killing all sense of Torah in the process. So too, attempting to resolve conflicts between evolutionary doctrines and Torah makes less sense than marrying a donkey to an ox.

Yes, we try to understand as much as we can. The Torah commands us to think deeply, to immerse our intellects in study and comprehension. Whatever we can fit into intellect, we must strive to do so.

Whatever explanation we can give, we must give it. But always with the sense that with every new grain of understanding, we have expanded the seashore of the Infinite Unknowable.

We can have a thousand reasons for not mixing meat and milk, but when it comes down to it, we do it because that is our personal connection with the Divine Will, the Life of All Things. And that is the victory of Chanukah. •

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n most surprising ending in a Biblical saga, 11 men stood before their youngest brother, Yoseph, humiliated and threatened.

Yoseph, in his role as viceroy of Egypt, had incarcerated Binyamin and left his siblings fighting him for his release.

Otherwise, they would have to answer an aging father who would certainly die if Binyamin would not come home.

They pleaded, begged and cajoled -- then they threatened to go to war over Binyamin. Yoseph is impressed.

Suddenly he reveals himself as the brother they had sold to slavery 22 years ago.

After the indigent man left the house the Gabbai innocently asked the Rebbe, "That was not for the man who just left here -- or was it?"

"Surely," exclaimed the Rebbe. He has nine children, including one who may be very ill. His wife is on the verge of a breakdown and he is in a state of despair."

"Despair?" exclaimed the sexton. "Nine children? That man has two kids, a wife who shops nicely on the Avenue and makes a modest living. Things may be a little tight -but he's not at all desperate!

"You mean his wife is not ill?"

"I am Yoseph," he declares. "Is my father still alive?" The brothers stood in shock and disbelief.

"No!" "His child is not ill?"

"No!"

Many commentaries ask why Yoseph asked a question when he knew the answer. His brothers spoke all along about their father and the anguish he would sustain lest Binyamin not be returned to him.

What message Yoseph sending?

He is not even going bankrupt?"

"By no means!"

"Wonderful," the Rebbe smiled, "I could not bear to hear the pain of such terrible news. How good is it to hear that one less Jew is suffering." The next day the Rebbe called in his Gabbai and returned the $2,000 he had borrowed from him.

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A man walked into the office of Rabbi Yoel Teitelbaum in the Williamsburg section of Brooklyn with tears flowing down his cheeks.

"Rebbe," he pleaded, "I need your help.

I have no means of supporting my family, and my wife has gone into severe depression as the doctors suspect one of our children may have leukemia. I am at the verge of bankruptcy and only despair looms on the horizon."

In revealing himself to his brothers, Yoseph had choice words to tell them.

He could have chided them, taunted them and called their misdeeds upon them. He didn't. All he wanted to know is, "How is father feeling? Is it really true that he survived the tragedy of my sale? Is he still able to come see me?"

Uneasy Questions

The Rebbe's sympathy was obvious. Quickly he took all the money that he had in his desk and then summoned his sexton. "Have you any cash on you?" the Rebbe asked.

"I need whatever you can spare to help a Jew in trouble."

The gabbai (sexton) responded to his mentor's request and handed the sum of nearly $2,000 to the Rebbe.

Often when we are wronged we have opportunities to harp on the conduct of those who harmed us. In his opening revelation Yoseph didn't. He picked up the pieces.

He did not choose to discuss the past deeds that were dead and gone. He just wanted to speak about the future, his father, and his destiny. •

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Glaze: • 1/4 cup whipping cream • 1 tablespoon coffee liqueur • 2 teaspoons espresso powder • 2 cups powdered sugar • Water, as needed • 1 (3-ounce) chocolate bar • 1 cup raspberries, optional

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FOR RENT In Beverly Hills, Pico/Robertson area, Large private room included: Large walk-in closet, Kosher kitchen, full bath room, private entrance,and parking area.

W. 323-931-2777 H. 310-278-0165 SHARED 2 BEDROOM. FURNISHED APARTMENT. ROOM WITH YOUR OWN FULL BATHROOM $770.00

Bedroom and bathroom are accessible though living room & dining room off adjoining hall. Laundry out back & parking on street (no smoking or pets).

SOUTH OF PICO ON SHERBOURNE DRIVE RENTER MALE, SHOMER SHABBOS, KEEP KOSHER & CHOLOV ISRAEL. Call Bryan for appointment (323)454-3162

EMPLOYMENT BABYSITTER AVAILABLE

Orthodox woman available to watch your children full time or part-time hours, at your location. Excellent references. 323-651-9389 • 323-965-1544 •

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EDUC. AIDE WANTED

Look ing for an Educ ational Aide who is warm, responsible, to work in a Jewish Day school in Thousand Oaks for an 10 year o l d b o y. S p e c i a l e d u cation experienced preferred and or teaching experience.

Pleas e c all 818-708-1989

TAKE OVER MY LEASE!!

Get Paid $2,000 to continue my Lease. Infiniti FX 35 2009 in Great Condition. Exterior Slate Blue Interior Black Fully loaded, $0 down $560 p/m and 18 month remaining.

Must be credit qualified with Infiniti Financial Contact Yossi @ 646-247-0036

Employment Wanted Mature pleasant hard working Jewish applicant seeking position, either general office or Medical Assistant front office.

Within 5 miles of Pico-Olympic, Medical & general experience, recently graduated from college needs position urgently do a mitzvah and give me a chance please call 310-967-0189.

Babysitter Available A young organized, reliable orthodox women with 13 years experience in secretarial and bookeeping is looking for a office position speak Hebrew and English 310-9168019.

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Dining Guide Listing Please Call 323-965-1544 MEAT Afshan Restaurant RCC 106 W. 9th St. LA, (213) 622-1010 Bocca Steakhouse RCC 16610 Ventura. Encino, 91436 (818) 905-5855 Café Del Mar Meat Kehila 12526 Burbank Blvd. N.H. 91607 (818) 487-8171 Chic N Chow Kehila 9301 West Pico Blvd. LA, 90035 (310) 274-5595 Chinese and Kabob Kehila 9180 Pico Blvd. LA, 90035 (310) 274-4007 Schwartz Bakery and Deli RCC 433 N. Fairfax Avenue, LA, 90036 (323)653-1941 Cohen’s Restaurant RCC 316 E Pico Blvd # F LA, CA 90015 (213) 742-8888 Elat Burger Ben Zaken 9340 W. Pico Blvd. LA, 90035 (310) 278-4692 Elite Cuisine RCC 7119 Beverly Blvd. LA, 90036 (323) 930-1303 Shawarma Express Kehila 5577 Reseda Blvd. Tarzana, 9135 (818) 342-2226 Glatt Hut RCC 9303 W. Pico Blvd. 90035 (310) 246-1900 Golan RCC 13075 Victory Blvd. N. H, 91606 (818) 763-5344 Got Kosher? RCC 8914 W. Pico Blvd. 90035 (310) 858-1920 Habayit Bukspan 11921 W. Pico Blvd. LA, 90064 (310) 479-5444 Haifa Ben Zaken 8717 W. Pico Blvd. LA, 90035 (310) 888-7700

Jeffs Gourmet Kehila 8930 W. Pico Blvd. LA, 90035 (310) 858-8590

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DINING GUIDE

Kosher Chicks RCC 186081/2Ventura Blvd. Tarzana, 91356 (818) 343-8800

Tierra Sur at Herzog Winery 3201 Camino DelSol Oxnard (818) 752-6866

La Gondola Kehila 9025 Wilshire Blvd. BH, 90211 (310) 247-1239

Smokin’ Rabbi Furst 12514 Burbank Boulevard, Valley Village, CA 91607 (805) 983-1560

La Glatt RCC 446 Fairfax Ave. LA, 90036 (323) 658-7730

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DAIRY

Nagilla Pizza Kehila 9411 West Pico Blvd. LA, 90035 (310) 788-0111 Nana Cafe RCC 1509 S Robertson Blvd.

(310) 407-0404 Pacific Pizza RCC - Cholov Yisroel & Pas Yisroel 12460 Oxnard St. N. Hollywood (818) 760-0087

Mashu Mashu RCC 12510 Burbank Blvd. 91607 (818)752-ASIA (2742)

Beverly Cafe Elite RCC 7113 Beverly Blvd. LA, 90035 (323) 931-3563

Pico Cafe Kehila 8944 W Pico Blvd. LA, 90035 (310)385-9592

Metro Glatt RCC 8975 W. Pico Blvd. 90035 (310) 275-4420

Bibis Warmstone Kehila 8928 W. Pico Blvd. LA, 90035 (310) 246-1788

Pizza Maven Kehila 140 North La Brea Blvd. 90036 (323) 857-0353

Nagilla Meating Place Kehila 9407 West Pico Blvd. LA, 90035 (310) 788-0119

Bramis Pizza

(818) 342-0611

Pizza Nosh Rabbi Ami Markel 30313 Canwood St. A.H. 91301 (818) 991-3000

Café Del Mar Dairy Kehila 12526 Burbank Blvd. N.H. 91607 (818) 487-8171

Pizza Station Kehila 8965 W. Pico Blvd. LA, 90035 (310) 276-8708

Circa RCC 8622 W Pico Blvd, Los Angeles (310) 854-0592

Pizza World Kehila 365 Fairfax Ave. LA, 90036 (323) 653-2896

Delice Kehila 8583 W. Pico Blvd. LA, 90035 (310) 289-6556

Sassis Sushi Kehila 16550 Ventura, Encino, 91436 (818) 783-2727

Fish Grill Kehila 7226 Beverly Blvd. LA, 90036 (323) 937-7162 12013 Wilshire Blvd. LA, 90025 (310) 479-1800 9618 W. Pico Blvd. 90035 (310) 860-1182 22935 Pacific Coast Highway (310) 456-8585

Shalom Pizza RCC 8715 West Pico Blvd. LA, 90035 (310) 271-2255

Jerusalem Pizza Kehila

HUMMUS KING Kehilla 12422 BURBANK BLVD. VALLEY VILLAGE 91607 818.509.7999

Orange Delight Kehila 13628 Ventura Blvd. SO, 91423 (818) 788-9896 Pats Kehila 9233 W. Pico Blvd. LA, 90035 (310) 205-8705 Pico Kosher Deli RCC 8826 West Pico Blvd. LA, 90035 (310) 273-9381 Pita Way RCC 8532 Pico Blvd. LA, 90035 (310) 652-5236 Sassis Kehila 15622 Ventura, Encino, 91436 (818) 986-5345 Shanghai Kehila 9401 W. Pico Blvd. LA, 90035 (310) 553-0998

17942 Ventura Blvd. Encino, CA 91316

Shilohs Kehila 8939 W. Pico Blvd. LA, 90035 (310) 858-1652

(818) 758-9595 La Brea Bagel Kehilla 7308 Beverly Blvd. LA, 90036 (323) 965-1287

Subway Kehila 8948 W Pico Blvd. LA, 90035 (310) 274-1222

La Pizza Rabbi Furst 12515 Burbank Blvd. N.H, 91607 (818) 760-8198

Schnitzle Kehila 9216 W. Pico Blvd. LA, 90035 (310) 786-8282 Temptation Grill Kehila 17547 Ventura B. Encino, 91316 (818) 995-4700 The Meating Place KCA 30313 Canwood St. AH, 91301 (818) 706-1255

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17736 ShermanWay, Reseda 91326

Milk N Honey RCC 8837 West Pico Blvd LA, 90035 (310) 858-8850

Unique Cafe Rabbi Aron Simkin 18381 Ventura Blvd. Tarzana (818) 757-3100

PAREVE

Fish In The Village RCC 12450 Burbank Blvd. N.H, 91607 (818) 769-0085 Le Sushi RCC 12524 Burbank Blvd N.H. 91607 (818) 763-6600 SushiKo RCC 9340 West Pico Blvd. LA, 90035 (310) 274-3474

Milky Way Kehila 9108 W. Pico Blvd. LA, 90035 (310) 859-0004

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