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December 18 • 2008
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Jerusalem Bagel owners Yitchok Zucker and Brian Jacobs inside the shop.
Shelli Liebman Dorfman
Senior Writer
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or some, cold leftover pizza
is a morning delicacy. Those
who prefer a more traditional
breakfast can find a new kosher option
baked at Jerusalem Bagel in Southfield,
located inside Jerusalem Pizza.
When a piece of bagel-making equip-
ment became available, Rivka and Brian
Jacobs, who own the pizza shop, invest-
ed in it with the thought of someday
adding the item to their menu.
Soon after, bagel-maker Yitzchok
Zucker approached Brian Jacobs about
partnering in the bagel business.
"He had culinary experience and has
been making bagels in Detroit for more
than 30 years:' Jacobs said. "He came to
me and said, `Let's finally make a kosher
bagel:"
For Zucker, the logistics were just
right.
"I knew that Jerusalem Pizza didn't
open until 11 in the morning so I
thought I could make the bagels early
and we could sell them [starting] at 7
a.m.," he said. "It was great that Brian
already had it in the back of his mind to
sell bagels:'
It turns out the two ended up buying
all new bagel-making equipment and
starting the business from scratch, liter-
ally, because that's how Zucker makes
the bagels — and with his own recipe.
Six days a week — except for Shabbat
— Zucker comes in between 2 and 4
a.m. to prepare the bagels. He uses man-
power and the store's two machines; one
weighs out the dough so every bagel is
the same size and the other one forms
them.
Up to 22 bagel flavors are available
every day, including plain, onion, blue-
berry, chocolate chip, French toast and
egg. "And we have salt sticks, cinnamon
sticks and bialies on Sundays," Jacobs
said. "We also add flavors for the sea-
sons, like right now we have pumpkin
and cranberry bagels." All the bagels are
made with no preservatives, oils or milk
by-products.
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Zucker also makes cholov Yisroel (dairy
products with special kosher supervi-
sion) cream cheese, ranging from zesty
cheddar, pumpkin and vegetable to
strawberry, chive and cinnamon honey
flavors. Bagel sandwich choices also are
available.
"We also make a great oven-baked,
fluffy omelet:' Zucker said of the made-
to-order entrees. "It's less greasy and not
flat like on a griddle:'
"Our long-term goal is to open our
own store with a full menu," Zucker
said.
For now, though, the bagels are sold
alongside the Jerusalem Pizza options
that include pizza, soups, sandwiches,
salads, calzones, desserts and a wall
stacked with candy items.
Jerusalem Bagel — like Jerusalem
Pizza — is supervised by the Council of
Orthodox Rabbis of Greater Detroit in
Southfield (Vaad HaRabonim).
The two businesses, operating out of
the 2,000-square-foot storefront with
four tables, do largely a carryout busi-
ness as well as catering for meetings,
shivah dinners and organizational gath-
erings.
"There are other local places that sell
kosher bagels, but they get them par-
baked and finish up the baking that was
already started," Jacobs said. "Our bagels
are the only kosher ones in Detroit that
are boiled and baked from scratch.
There's not another real kosher bagel in
town?' E
Jerusalem Bagel is located
inside Jerusalem Pizza at 26025
Greenfield Road, Southfield. (248)
552-0088. jpizza.com .