The Perfect Way to Surprise Your Children, Friends, or Clients Anywhere in Israel with BENCHJLM.COM

All right, I'm blessed to be doing this with Yossi Zweig live in the studio. For those who don't know, Yossi Zweig thrives. So nice to have you here. Yossi Zweig has a radio show on Nachum Segal's >> nachumsegal.com, scoopradio.com >> By the way, when I when I grew up, Nachum Segal was the hottest thing then. People don't know Still the hottest thing. Rather, but it's crazy how the world changed and there's so many new things coming all the time. >> But you know what? With internet radio, I can reach people around the world. Terrestrial radio, your radio signal could go a mile or two at most. >> Really? >> Here you have listeners around the globe, whether they're from Eretz Yisrael. Speaking of Eretz Yisrael, did you guys tell you about this website I was talking about? >> I mean, yeah. >> You guys know that right now is the hottest season to be in Eretz Yisrael, whether you just left the Yeshiva seminary or you're visiting for Sukkos. Sukkos in Yerushalayim, I have not experienced it, but I've seen so many pictures. And let's be honest, in our Sukkos, we all have posters of what Yerushalayim is like at the Kotel. Everyone shaking the lulav. >> Nescafe Gold is kind of It's one of the most popular times of the year, no matter what's going on. Now, realistically, it's very hard for us in America to order stuff to our families or friends in Eretz Yisrael. Between broken Hebrew, broken English, or just trying to navigate these websites with the shekel and delivery times, it is confusing. So, what is one to do? Well, I came across this website of mine that's called Bench. The actual URL is benchjlm.com. And I got to tell you, makes ordering in Israel a breeze. Not only do they have American prices, but they break everything up for you. Okay? Breakfast and lunch, baked goods, catering, boards and platters. Now, in America, I only thought there was only fish boards and meat boards, but here you say meat, fish, vegetable, candy, and sourdough. I'm curious to see what a candy platter looks like. Okay, so this is a candy platter, candy board. Okay, so we're >> Let me see Let me see the meat boards, how how they look over there. >> Meat I figured it Fram is going to go straight for the meat because [laughter] that's the way it is. For I'm just >> Oh, wow. want to know if they're going to compete with America, look at this gorgeous gorgeous bottle Bartenura. You got the ribeye steak, the oyster steak, your beef jerky over here, your pickled tongue, smoked pastrami. I mean, this competes with any American board you're going to see. So, how does it >> Yossi, I'm sure you already looked into this website. You can just basically order. It's It's like a third-party order through the stores or they >> So, these guys >> It's the hechsher and then >> For I'm these guys vet hundreds of companies. Each page for each company has the hechsher information. And get this, they can even deliver sometimes the same day if you order 4 hours earlier than you want to deliver at time. But everything is there. Now, why do they vet? First off, they want to make sure that the quality is going to be there. Second of all, you want to make the sure the hechsher. And third of all, that they can handle the volume. If a lot of people are ordering, you want to make sure the delivery can get there. Now, you're going to say, Yossi, I have a bochur in a deera or girl in a seminary, how am I getting it to them when there's like 15 rooms there? Every order you can have a gift card and you can say specifically who you want it to go to. You can give them a text message, they can be in touch with the delivery, the person getting the delivery through text messages. And it just makes everything easy. And it's an American prices. >> Wow. Let's say let's check this out. Breakfast and lunch. >> Exactly. I had a friend that was going to Israel and I wanted to surprise him. Look at this. Wow. >> Okay, bagels, muffins, chocolate chip cookies, yogurts, granola, cream cheese, tuna bagel, and you got the iced coffee right there. Look how beautiful the spread is. And you have American waffles, you have the syrups whether you want chocolate or caramel or caramel. I don't know, you're caramel or caramel person? >> Caramel. >> Okay. Now, let's say you say you don't want something that's Flowers. You're making a simcha. You want something nice, a gift for the bar mitzvah. So, here you have Shear Professional Florist. It has all their information, flowers for any occasions, bouquets, arrangements. And everything is right here, black and white. >> well explained with the dollar amount. You don't have to have a whole calculation with shekel shekel versus versus uh dollar. >> Now, what about do they have any toys? They here for babies. You got walker. You have child there that have grandkid. I ain't a kid. You need stuff. Grand gift set for girl. Plush paws. You have tiny baby stroller sensory toy, which is something that everybody is getting right now. >> And they could also have like they could wrap it and put a note and everything. >> Wrap it and like I said, everything comes with a gift. So, baby marriage, thank you, birthday, welcome, celebration. And you're thinking also corporate gifting. >> Okay, look at the rest of the tabs. Boards and platters, salads, chocolates, desserts. Actually, let's talk about desserts for a second. If you're in Israel and you want to get yourself something nice, some beautiful miniatures. Here you got some ice cream sandwiches. Look at this. You got peanut butter boards. You got brownies. I mean, whatever you want. You want to feel heimish. Look at these. You know, little jars, little miniatures. You have lemon, blueberry, strawberry shortcake, Ferrero Rocher. Wow, Fran, you like Ferrero Rocher. >> This is by the way, this is amazing cuz if you have if you're in Yuntiff in Geulah, you can't move. The stores are packed. You know that. >> Everything is packed and you can't move anywhere. But if he could sit in your apartment or on your phone and say, "Hey, I want something in 4 or 5 hours. Can you get it to me?" Or I want it delivered tomorrow out of Shabbos. I want it fresh right before second days of Yuntiff. benchjlm.com is the website. New baby, Shabbos, thinking of you. Remember, if your children are there and they're eating out meals, they need to get gifts. Why make them go to Geulah or why make them go to the shuk, which they might get kicked out of school for. Go to a website. Order what you need. Get it delivered. Have it be presentable. Have an American gift given to your American counterparts. >> your bocher or your daughter will remember for the whole Yuntiff. They're going to feel so amazing. >> I got to tell you, I ordered for my kids last year Hanukkah like a platter with like donuts and stuff that they could make. They they were like so enthusiastic. And I was like, it wasn't like poppers and chicken. it was just little donuts with a decorating kit. But that makes a difference to your kid. Let's be honest, it's very expensive to go to Israel and you never know what's going on over there. So, if you can't make it, the next best thing is to send your child a gift like a hug from home saying we're thinking about you during our >> Exactly. Also, a lot of people think it's easy to find a shliach at the store. >> It is not. It is not. If you're going to that post office, you don't know what's going to happen to that package, how it's going to arrive there. Get >> Or asking for people favors. Not not that easy. >> Mister, you pack your everything yourself? Did somebody else touch No, you don't want that. You want to be honest. No, I packed my own bag. Why? Because I called Bench and I went to benchjlm.com and they got the gift that I didn't have to schlep in my packages. I see you have a similar tie. You give me a bench your I hope you have an amazing sukkas and when me and you go to Israel, we're going to go to Bench next time. >> Oh, yeah. Oh, yeah. All right, thank you so much. Y'all see you at the shul. Good Shabbos. Thank you. >> Please.