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single, large cheese
pizza is usually just the
right size for one typi-
cal family. But a specially offered
14-inch kosher pizza went a lot
further on April 2, creating the
ability to feed five large families
— for two weeks.
The key was not in cutting the
first pizza baked after the end of
Passover at Jerusalem Pizza into
minute slices, but rather in the
manner of its payment.
Instead of being purchased,
the pizza was won by the highest
bidder in an eBay auction creat-
ed by the Southfield restaurant,
with proceeds going to Berkley-
based Yad Ezra, Michigan's only
kosher food pantry.
"We created the auction as a
way to turn the purchase of a
single pizza into funds for food
for many local people through
Yad Ezra: said Brian Jacobs,
owner of Jerusalem Pizza with
his wife, Rivka. "This year's bid
was the highest yet."
The auction was won with a
$511 bid by a regular customer
from Southfield who chose to
remain anonymous. "We bid in
earlier years and never won," the
donor said of the annual fund-
raiser. "We did it because it was
a fun way to donate to Yad Ezra,
a cause we strongly believe in.
I shared the pizza with my wife
and oldest son, the only ones
awake that late."
Each month, nearly 3,600
individuals in the Metro Detroit
Jewish community receive food,
health care items and household
goods from Yad Ezra. In 2012,
the agency distributed 1.1 mil-
lion pounds of food, with most
of its revenue coming from indi-
vidual contributions.
"The juxtaposition of auction-
ing off pizza, a food that every-
one loves, following Passover
and the holiday's strict food
restrictions, is another reminder
of our journey from slavery to
freedom and our responsibilities
to ensure that all who are hun-
gry can eat:' said Lea Luger, Yad
Ezra executive director.

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