The name of the Twist restaurant spread far and wide, and its reputation was the talk of the town among its distinguished customers.
Among the diners were businessmen who signed deals worth millions over a hearty meal, high society members who knew what eating was like, and high-income retirees who allowed themselves to recreate the days of their youth with the help of the young and evening menu.
It was not for nothing that everyone chose to satisfy their hunger at this restaurant, the menu was exceptionally varied and delicious, with appetizing appetizers served alongside sensory-stimulating salads, main courses, meats, skewers and chicken in various sauces coming straight from the polished kitchen, emitting wonderful aromas.
The homemade breads are soft on the inside and crispy on the outside, and the drinking jugs drip with natural juices, the mere mention of which is enough to quench your thirst and excite your senses.
It is no wonder, then, that despite the high prices, Twist was always full to the brim, and high society members would saunter in side by side. While savoring the delicate taste, they would feast their eyes on the meticulous design around them, the twinkle of the LED lights, and the softness of the velvet carpets that silently swallowed the sound of their footsteps.
And one day, the abyss of the city, shock and astonishment gripped everyone.
The neon sign placed in front of the restaurant read: "For today only, a full gourmet meal, from appetizer to dessert - at a quarter price.".
The passersby rubbed their eyes in amazement, and eyebrows were raised one after another. Could it be that the father of all perpetrators is materializing right now before our astonished eyes?
But the greatest and most surprising miracle belonged to the many press photographers, who rushed with their cameras to document the massive influx and the onslaught of the crowd that was sure to come. But how astonished they were to discover that they had bothered for nothing, and had come here with their equipment and gear, in order to photograph only one diner.
A lone diner, sitting like a king in a palace in glorious solitude, feasting on the selection of delicacies.
When microphones were handed to him, and the media sought to clarify and understand the illusory reality in which only one person dined in a restaurant that distributed food almost for free, they were astonished by his response.
The man chuckled, cleared his throat, answered, and explained what was happening: "Due to human error, a tiny amount of pesticides intended for cleaning the warehouse were put into the large pots simmering on the fire in the restaurant's kitchen. The toxic substance tainted the dishes, and so the owners of the place were forced to lower their price to just the cost of the material, and I am the main beneficiary," the man lamented.
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How foolish, how stupid, how illogical and unwise to lick a mouthful of poisoned food (with questionable kosher), to chew thoroughly on bulk portions with a little pesticide (there is a kosher stamp on the large package), and to swallow with pleasure promises of "Trust me, what do I look like to you? A person who feeds trifles?""
This is reminiscent of the well-known story about a client who entered a steakhouse and asked to see the kosher certificate. The salesperson replied: "Look at the picture of my grandfather hanging behind me, look into his holy eyes and long beard and you will understand that I am selling you kosher.".
The customer replied: "My dear, if the situation were reversed, and you were hanging on the wall, and your grandfather was the one selling here, I would buy...""
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Hanukkah, a holiday of the most solemn of the solemnities. Without compromises, without neglecting both aspects. Without being both, and without holding the rope at both ends, and eating the cake and leaving it intact.
It is true that impurity was permitted in public, and it was halachically permissible to light the menorah in such a situation with the existing oil, but the Maccabees, those who pass on the true, purified tradition of Israel, wanted to set up a 'counterpoint' against Greek culture that offers a dawn visit to the Temple, and an evening stay on the field and in the stadium.
Against the holy evening in the sand, light in the darkness and the main thing in the care. The holistic Greek culture comes first with a smile on the face and a hand outstretched in peace. As they say, don't throw away your Torah clothing, but in the evening wear sports clothes and come build muscles.
Continue to maintain a proper appearance, but at the same time come to watch bullfights and their horrific ending. Be both, so that later you will become only and only. Only this world, only lust, only a body without a soul.
In these days, when the spirit of purity of a Mehadrin from the Mehadrin returns and breathes within us, along with the burning Chanukah candles, we will take care to ascend in holiness, to ascend, to be lifted up, and to abstain from everything that has a foreign spirit in it, and we will deserve to be considered a Mehadrin from the Mehadrin.
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