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Teaching Our Children to Become Good Citizens

When our children think first of others, when they respect peers and adults alike, when they exhibit good Midot, that is when we have achieved educational success.

Man Over Moses The woman at the other end gasped. "Rabbi Kaamenetzky?" she drawled. "Did you say you were Rabbi Kamenetzky?" She knew the name! It sounded as if she was about to follow up with a weighty question... Parshas Yisro

Robert J. Rome Ph.D

But Does It Speak To You Berl answers, "Rabbi, a mitzvah is a mitzvah, but business is business." Rabbi Yossy Goldman

Do We Need Faith? Faith is our most powerful resource. It enables your spirit to soar above and beyond the pains and difficulties of life below - The Lubavitcher Rebbe Rabbi Simon Jacobson

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ur headlines have recently had one example of behavior which is so shocking as to defy the behavior necessary for

basic civilization.

The executives of a manufacturer of peanut butter in Georgia knowingly have continued to sell peanut butter tainted with salmonella to other companies. There are reports of a dozen or more tests by the company which revealed salmonella in the tainted peanut butter. Yet, these executives continued to sell the peanut butter. Children and others at severe risk for salmonella poisoning have died. And because the company sold their peanut butter to other food companies who then mixed the peanut butter into ice cream, peanut butter and crackers, cakes, and a host of other foods, it is impossible for the consumer to know which products may include peanut butter from this offending company. Billions of dollars of peanut butter products have been taken from the shelf, while people continue to die or become severely ill. What would cause college-educated executives to knowingly put the public in such danger? Is this not murder when executives market food that is poisoned? The actions of these company executives is nothing other than terrorism as they have put the entire nation in fear. How do we stop such a large company from killing children with peanut butter? In a recent interview that I heard on the radio, the commentator discussed how there is some behavior which simply does not require specific rules or laws. It should simply be obvious to someone raised in civilized society that a company should not sell poisoned food to the public. Some behavior is just on the face of it wrong, corrupt, and scandalous. No amount of business profits would warrant putting the entire nation at risk. We have some slogans which warn us: “Let the buyer beware.” “If it looks too good to be true, it probably is.” Etc. Yet, nothing has prepared us for the alleged $50 billion dollar Ponzi scheme of Bernie Madoff which reportedly has destroyed many charities and hundreds of families who had invested with Madoff. Nothing could have led us to foresee that eating a scoop of peanut butter ice cream might become a cause of death.

havior confronting our country on such a large scale becomes depressing. What is needed instead is a discussion of how to prevent such behavior. These monsters who have brought fear and loss to the American public were educated in our American schools (even in some cases in our Jewish schools). Many have college degrees from prestigious universities. With all this “education,” they never seemed to learn core values necessary for civilized society. Their decisions and actions have stolen billions and killed or sickened perhaps hundreds. What has been the value of the education that has been given to these corrupt “leaders” if they do not understand the basics of what behavior is required to live in a community of people? Do we have to rethink our educational process? Do we have to formulate a different kind of curriculum where those who graduate from our school include ethical and moral judgment in their daily decisions? What kind of education may serve as protection against the spreading scandalous behavior which seems to surround us? In a world where so many seem to equate success with making millions regardless of how, there is a core of Jewish educators who are striving to educate students in fundamental values, Midot, best defined as virtuous behavior. The process of how we act becomes more important than the content of subject matter we may learn. Exemplary behavior, whether in the classroom or on the field, needs to be commended. Students should be rewarded for kindness. A straight A average is nice. But a student’s call to another student who has been absent from school for an illness is praiseworthy. Good behavior is not merely the avoidance of fighting or strife. There is a need for positive interaction. Helping the struggling student to succeed is the type of behavior expected of our stronger students. Respect. Modesty. Cooperation. Caring. Seeing the good in others. These are the markers that we seek in the behavior of our children and teens. These are the desired behaviors we wish our children to bring into the adult community as they graduate and move forward from school to the adult community. When our children think first of others, when they respect peers and adults alike, when they exhibit good Midot, that is when we have achieved educational success.

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When our children think first of others, when they respect peers and adults alike, when they exhibit good Midot, that is when we have achieved educational success. When parents visit prospective schools for their children, they should be looking beyond test scores. They should be exploring the behavior that students exhibit on the playground. They should observe the coming and going of children and families at dismissal. Are there smiles on faces and cooperation shown, or is there pushing others aside to rush to the parents’ cars? As a psychologist, I frequently go to schools to observe children in the classroom. As I enter many public schools, I see a big banner indicating that the school participates in the nationwide “Character Counts” program. This says something. That the school has a stated purpose of promoting character is exemplary. We need to see similar banners promoting character and Midot at our Jewish day schools, Yeshivot, and synagogue educational programs. When we start early in inculcating values in our children, we provide the basis, the foundation for lifelong positive behavior. It is a lengthy process that may take an entire generation to achieve, but changing the focus of our educational programs toward values will provide the basis for the turnaround in values we seek. We should not have to worry about dying from the peanut butter-flavored candy we eat. With a change in the focus of our educational programs, we will develop better people. We will then see a better society. Robert J. Rome, Ph.D., is a licensed psychologist in clinical practice in Encino, California. He can be reached at RJRome@aol.com.

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But Does it Speak to You?

By Yossy Goldman Rabbi Yossy Goldman is Senior Rabbi of the Sydenham Highlands North Shul since 1986, and Chairman of the South African Rabbinical Association.

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he locomotive was making its first appearance in a little town of old. No one had ever seen a horseless carriage before. Every one of the townspeople gathered at the new station to witness history in the making. The gun was fired and with a flourish of huffing and puffing the locomotive roared out of the station. Well… the engine that is. Unfortunately, the shlemiel whose job it was to hitch the other cars to the engine had forgotten to do so, and the long train of carriages were left behind in a trail of smoke. Sometimes, the most meticulously laid plans--a business strategy, a football game plan, or even (perish the thought), a synagogue resolution made on Yom Kippur--fail to come to fruition--all because we neglected to hitch the engine to the train... The introduction to the Ten Commandments we will read in this week's Parshah is, And G d spoke all these words, to say… In Hebrew, leimor. Now, when the Torah uses the word leimor, "to say," it is usually because G d is telling Moses something important which Moses in turn should pass on and tell the Children of Israel. So the word leimor makes perfect sense. He said it to him to say it to them. But here we have a problem. You see, every Jew was present at Sinai, and according to the mystics, that includes even the unborn souls of future generations. So there was no need for Moses to pass on anything to anyone. All the Jews heard the Ten Commandments directly from G d. So why the word leimor? To say to whom? Rabbi DovBer, the great Maggid of Mezeritch, explained that here the word leimor means to speak to you. That these words should not remain mere words, but should resonate and say something meaningful to you personally. They should be said and heard so that they continue to reverberate forever after in your minds, heart and deeds. The Ten Commandments must not remain an abstract idea, an unhitched engine, a nice philosophy or an interesting cultural practice - something of no more significance to yourself than the rituals of

ancient Incas of Peru. The Ten Commandments must be relevant enough to make a difference in our lives; otherwise, whom did G d say them to and whatever for? The Talmud describes a thief who prays to G d for success before breaking in to commit a burglary. The epitome of hypocrisy--G d told you, "You shall not steal," and you have the audacity to ask Him to help you succeed in defying His wishes? This has got to be the ultimate chutzpah! How do we get a handle on this Talmudic thief's hypocrisy? The answer is that this thief, too, is a believer, but his faith is superficial and doesn't permeate his being sufficiently to influence his behavior. Deep down he has faith but he remains a religious goniff! They tell the story of a rabbi who was in his study when in walked Berl, the town pickpocket. "Rabbi, I was walking down the street and found this wallet lying on the ground. I know that to return a lost article is a mitzvah of the Torah, so I brought it in. Perhaps you can make an announcement in Shul and find the rightful owner." The rabbi sees there is a fair amount of cash in the wallet. He is so inspired at Berl's change of heart that he embraces him and congratulates him on his reformation. Later, the rabbi notices that the gold watch he had in his jacket pocket is missing. He calls Berl and asks him if perchance he may have inadvertently taken his watch. Berl confesses. "I don't understand you Berl. You find a wallet full of cash in the street and you return it, and then you go and steal my gold watch? Berl answers, "Rabbi, a mitzvah is a mitzvah, but business is business." We all believe and we all want to do mitzvahs, big and small. The trick is to translate our inner piety into outer practice. What does my faith do for me? Does it speak to me? How does it transform my behavior, my life? Does it make any tangible difference in my everyday behavior? The Torah must not remain a theory on the drawing board. The Ten Commandments do indeed speak to us. The question is, are we listening?

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arshas Yisro begins by relating how impressed its namesake, Yisro, (Jethro) is upon hearing the amazing events that transpired to the nation led by his son-inlaw, Moshe. He decides to convert to Judaism. Yisro sends word to Moshe that he will soon be arriving at the Israelite camp. Yisro wants Moshe to leave his post and greet him in the desert before he arrives at the Israelite camp. The Torah tells us that Moshe did go out to greet Yisro: "the man bowed and kissed him and asked the peace of his dear one." (Exodus 18:8) Rashi is bothered by the ambiguity. "Who bowed to whom? Who kissed whom? Who was the one to make the gesture? Was it Yisro, the father-in-law, who kissed Moshe, or did Moshe, the son-in-law, leader of millions of people, run to greet his father in-law a Midianite priest, and bow and kiss him? Rashi quotes the Mechilta which refers us to Bamidbar (Numbers 12:3) where Moshe is called "the man Moshe" obviously the words, "the man bowed and kissed him" in our portion must mean that same man - Moshe. Why, however, did the Torah choose a seemingly convoluted way to tell us that Moshe prostrated himself before his fatherin-law? Would it not have been easier to tell us that "Moshe man bowed and kissed him and asked the peace of his dear one"? Why did the Torah use the words "the man" and send us to the Book of Numbers to learn who "the man" was? Last year my brother, Rabbi Zvi Kamenetzky of Chicago, tried to contact a friend who was vacationing at Schechter's Caribbean Hotel in Miami Beach, Florida. After about 15 rings, the hotel operator, an elderly woman, who worked at the hotel for three decades politely informed my brother that the man was not in the room. "Would you like to leave a message?" she inquired.

My brother pulled the receiver from his ear and stared at the mouthpiece. He composed himself and slowly began to repeat her words, quizzically. "You say that Rabbi Kamenetzky was a good friend of yours?" "Sure! Every mornin' Raabbi Kaaamenetzky would come to this here hotel to teach some sorta Bible class (It was the DafYomi.) Now my desk is about ten yards from the main entrance of the hotel. But every mornin' he made sure to come my way, nod his head, and say good mornin' to me. On his way out, he would always stop by my desk and say good-bye. Oh! Yes! He was a great Rabbi but he was even a greater man. He was a wonderful man. He was a real good friend of mine!" The Torah could have told us the narrative an easier way. It could have told us that Moshe bowed before, and kissed Yisro. It does more. It tells us that it was a man who kissed Yisro. True, it was Moshe that performed those actions. But they were not the actions of a Moses, they were the actions of a mentch! Often we attribute acts of kindness, compassion, and extra care to super-human attributes of our sages and leaders. The Torah tells us that it is the simple mentch that performs them. Inside every great leader lies "the man." Little wonder that the words "and the man Moses" that Rashi quotes from the Book of Numbers begin a verse that fits our explanation quite well. The verse reads "and the man Moses was the exceedingly humble, more than any one on the face of the earth." (Numbers 12:3) It was the man Moses, who was exceedingly humble, more than any one on the face of the earth. •

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mong the complicated fiduciary matters that this week's portion discusses, the Torah deals with seemingly simple and mundane issues as well. The Torah talks about donkeys. Heavily laden donkeys that belong to your enemy. The Torah tells us, "if you see the donkey of someone you hate and you refrain from assisting him, you shall repeatedly help him" (Exodus 23:5). Obviously the interjected phrase "and you refrain from assisting him" begs clarification. After all, if you mustn't refrain from helping him, why mention it in the first place? Rashi explains that the words are to be read rhetorically, "Would you refrain from helping him? How can you let a personal grudge take precedence over the poor animal's pain? Surely you shall continuously help him." The Talmud (Bava Metzia 32) takes the words at face value and explains that there are actually certain situations where one must actually refrain from helping unload donkeys. I would also like to offer the verse at face value. As a youngster, I heard the following story about the great mussar luminary, Rabbi Yisrael Salanter. Rabbi Salanter was traveling by train from Salant to Vilna and was sitting in a smoking car holding a lit cigar. A young man accosted him by yelling about the putrid odor of the smoke. Other passengers were appalled. After all, they were in the smoking car. Despite that, Rabbi Salanter extinguished the cigar and opened the train's window to dissipate the fumes. It was only a few seconds before the young man slammed the window down, while screaming at the elderly sage for opening it. Rabbi Salanter apologized profusely to the man young enough to be his child, and buried himself in a Jewish book of law. Upon arriving in Vilna, the young man was horrified to see throngs of people gathered to receive one of Europe's most prominent Rabbis. The man immediately ran to the home where Rabbi Salanter was staying. He began to beg forgiveness. "Don't worry," explained Reb Yisrael, "a trip can make one edgy. I bear no ill will. Tell me," continued the mussar master, "why did you come to Vilna?" The young man explained that he was looking to become an ordained shochet, (slaughterer), and an approbation from a Vilna rabbi would be universally accepted. Rabbi Salanter smiled. "My own son-in-law, Reb Elya Lazer, can ordain you. He is a Rav in Vilna. Rest up and tomorrow you can take the test. The next day, it was apparent that the man needed more than rest, for he failed miserably. However, that did not deter Rabbi Salanter. He encouraged the man to try again. For the next several weeks, Rabbi Yisrael arranged for tutors and prepared the young man well enough to pass Reb Elya Lazer's make-up exam along with the tests of a host of other well-known Vilna rabbis. He even arranged for the man to get a job. Before leaving Vilna, the man appeared before Reb Yisrael with tears in his eyes. "Tell me, Rebbe," he cried. "I was able to understand that you could forgive me for my terrible arrogance on the train. But why did you help me so much? That, I can never understand." "Reb Yisrael sat him down, held his hand and explained. "It is easy to say 'I forgive you'. But deep down, how does one really know if he still bears a grudge? Way down in my heart I actually was not sure. The only way to remove a grudge is to take action. One who helps another develops a love for the one he aided. By helping you, I created a true love which is overwhelmingly more powerful than the words, 'I forgive you'." The Torah tells us that if you see the donkey of your enemy keeling from its burden and you want to refrain from helping, know then, that now is the time to help. The minute your feet falter, then it is time to quicken the pace, overpower your emotions and make a move. The Torah understands human nature all too well. The sub-conscience speaks very loudly and often tells us to take three steps backwards. That is the time to make a move that will heal old wounds and close open sores. Overpowering kindness will not only help ease burdens off a donkey, it will make things a lot lighter for you as well. by Rabbi Mordechai Kamenetzky www.torah.org Rabbi Aaron Tendler, Ner Yisroel Baltimore

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Any gifts of items that are designated for use by children, such as candies, toys, or children's books that are given to them by anyone other than their own parents, belong solely to the children, whether they are considered Halachically minors or adults (above the ages of 12 for girls and 13 for boys). However, if their own parents gave them a gift, although the children are certainly permitted to use it, it remains technically owned by the parents if the children were minors at the time of the gift. This is true as long as the gift exists. However, if the children were adults at the time that the gift was given, the gift belongs to the children, even when given by a parent.

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Faith is our most powerful resource. It enables your spirit to soar above and beyond the pains and difficulties of life below -- The Lubavitcher Rebbe A writer who came to meet the Rebbe asked why so many people seemed to have difficulty believing in G-d. “There may be doubts,” the Rebbe answered. “To question G-d, however, is the first indication that one believes in something. You must have some acceptance of G-d even to question Him. “But if they believe, why don’t they act on it?” the writer asked. “They are afraid of their faith,” the Rebbe replied. “They fear the demands their faith might put upon them, that they might have to forego some of their comfort, or compromise some of their ideas. They fear changing their lives.” WHAT IS FAITH AND DOES EVERYONE HAVE IT? Many people don’t see faith as a basic human faculty; they see it more as the absence of reason. Others are even more cynical, claiming that faith is a sign of weakness, something to resort to when all else fails. In earlier times, this thinking goes, faith was a necessity because man didn’t have science to help explain the laws of nature; but in the face of reason and all of man’s brilliant accomplishments, we have outgrown our need for faith. Isn’t faith just a creation of our imagination meant to deal with issues that we can’t comprehend? But we see that people inherently believe in something greater than themselves. This feeling is inside all of us; we only need to know how to access it. But how do we cultivate faith? Isn’t it something you either have or don’t? We are all born with faith. It is neither acquired nor taught; it is our most natural state. A young child, for instance, just has natural faith. But as the child grows older, he accepts less and less at face value. His faith becomes obscured by reason and he realizes that his faith has been constantly abused. After years of experiencing hypocrisy and being lied to, he learns to distrust his own inner beliefs. We cannot allow our reason to drown out the inner voice that tells us what we know to be true with every fiber in our being. We must learn to cultivate our natural faith. How do we cultivate true faith? True faith constitutes not only a belief in G-d, but a trust that G-d always does what is good and right. True

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Afshan Restaurant

RCC

Kehila

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

BerriGood

RCC

12422 Burbank. N.H, 91607 (818) 508-5557

Elite Cuisine

RCC

La Brea Bagel

7119 Beverly Blvd. LA, 90036 (323) 930-1303

7308 Beverly Blvd. LA, 90036 (323) 965-1287

Falafel Express

La Gondola

Buxbaum

Kehila

1128 South Robertson Blvd. 90035 (310) 270-4663

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

Bonjour

Falafel Grill

La Glatt

Kehila

Chabad

5611 Kanan R. Agoura Hills, 91301 (818) 991-8799

Bocca Steakhouse

RCC

16610 Ventura. Encino, 91436 (818) 905-5855

Bramis Pizza

RCC

17736 ShermanWay,Reseda,91326 (818) 342-0611

Café Elite

RCC

7115 Beverly Blvd. LA, 90036 (323) 936-2861

Fish Grill

Kehila

7226 Beverly Blvd. LA, 90036 (323) 930-1303

12524 Burbank Blvd N.H. 91607 (818) 763-6600

22935 Pacific Coast Highway (310) 456-8585

Mashu Mashu RCC

Glatt Hut

Chic N Chow

9303 W. Pico Blvd. 90035 (310) 246-1900

RCC

Golan

Chinese and Kabob

13075 Victory Blvd. N. H, 91606 (818) 763-5344

Cow Jumped Over The Moon

RCC

421 N Rodeo Drive, B.H. 90210 (310) 274-4269

Delice

Kehila

8581 W. Pico Blvd. LA, 90035 (310) 289-1702

8914 W. Pico Blvd. 90035 (310) 858-1920

Habayit

Kehila

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

Metro Glatt

RCC

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

Kehila

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

Nagilla Pizza Buxbaum

RCC

8837 West Pico Blvd LA, 90035 (310) 858-8850

Milky Way RCC

Kehila

9411 West Pico Blvd. LA, 90035 (310) 788-0111

11921 W. Pico Blvd. LA, 90064 (310) 479-5444

Nagilla Meating Place

Haifa

9407 West Pico Blvd. LA, 90035 (310) 788-0119

Ben Zaken

8717 W. Pico Blvd. LA, 90035 (310) 888-7700

Kehila

Nana Cafe

Hill Street Pizza

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

Delice Bistro

RCC

Got Kosher?

433 N. Fairfax Avenue, LA, 90036 323-653-1941

RCC

Milk N Honey

9301 West Pico Blvd. LA, 90035 (310) 274-5595

RCC

Rabbi Furst

9618 W. Pico Blvd. 90035 (310) 860-1182

12526 Burbank Blvd. N.H. 91607 (818) 487-8171

Circa

La Pizza

Le Sushi

12450 Burbank Blvd. N.H, 91607 (818) 769-0085

Kehila

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

12013 Wilshire Blvd. LA, 90025 (310) 479-1800

Café Del Mar Dairy/Meat Kehila

Kehila

RCC

12515 Burbank Blvd. N.H, 91607 (818) 760-8198

Fish In The Village

9180 Pico Blvd. LA, 90035 (310) 274-4007

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Kiki’s Grill

5577 Reseda Blvd. Tarzana, 91356 (818) 345-5660

16550 Ventura, Encino, 91436 (818) 783-2727

Ben Zaken

9340 W. Pico Blvd. LA, 90035 (310) 278-4692

106 W. 9th St. (213) 622-1010

Bibis Warmstone

Elat Burger

RCC

1509 S Robertson Blvd. (310) 407-0404

456 S Hill St. Los Angeles, 90013 (213) 627-9990

Orange Delight

Jeffs Gourmet

13628 Ventura Blvd. SO, 91423 (818) 788-9896

Kehila

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

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Kehila

Pats

Kehila

9233 W. Pico Blvd. LA, 90035 (310) 205-8705

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

RCC

8826 West Pico Blvd. LA, 90035 (310) 273-9381

Sassis

Kehila

Shalom Pizza

Kehila

RCC

9340 West Pico Blvd. LA, 90035 (310) 274-3474 RCC

Temptation Grill

Kehila

Shanghai

The Meating Place

Pizza Nosh

Shilohs

Kehila

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

Smokin’

KCA

30313 Canwood St. AH, 91301 (818) 706-1255

Tierra Sur at Herzog Wineryou 3201 Camino DelSol Oxnard (805) 983-1560

Kehila

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

SushiKo

17547 Ventura B. Encino, 91316 (818) 995-4700

9401 W. Pico Blvd. LA, 90035 (310) 553-0998

30313 Canwood St. A.H. 91301 (818) 991-3000

Kehila

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

140 North La Brea Blvd. 90036 (323) 857-0353 Rabbi Ami Markel

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

15622 Ventura, Encino, 91436 (818) 986-5345

Pico Kosher Deli

Pizza Station

Kehila

365 Fairfax Ave. LA, 90036 (310) 289-6556 Kehila

Pizza Maven

Pizza World

RCC

12514 Burbank Blvd. N.H, 91607 (818) 752-6866

Unique Cafe

Rabbi Aron Simkin

18381 Ventura Blvd. Tarzana (818) 757-3100

PICO KOSHER DELI REVIEW In today’s environment, with new eating establishments opening seemingly every month, I took the time to visit a classic LA favorite – Pico Kosher Deli – for lunch last week. I went with a few of my friends and must say that there is a reason people stand in line waiting for a table to eat there. On my suggestion, my friend from out of town ordered the “Renee’s Special”. This is one of their newer sandwiches; a healthy portion of grilled roast beef, sautéed onions, A1 steak sauce and mayonnaise served on toasted French roll. The look of pure protein bliss that this sandwich brought out was something to remember. My other friend ordered the “Turkey Club”. This double-decker turkey/grilled pastrami/mayo/lettuce on toasted challah is a great way to eat good and be able to tell your wife with a straight face that you had a turkey sandwich for lunch. Their hot pastrami is always juicy and flavorful and this can be further enhanced by squirting Russian dressing onto each bite. There are also all sorts of bargains to be found on the menu such as their burger and fries special for $7.50. Service is always quick and courteous and if you have any room after your lunch try their chocolate cake. It’s a secret that only serious chocolate lovers know about. Pico Kosher Deli is located at 8826 W Pico Blvd , LA CA 90035 . They are open from 10 am – 8:30 pm, Sun – Thurs. On Fridays they are open for Shabbos takeout only. They have a full Shabbos takeout location and have catering available. Hashgacha is provided by the RCC.

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