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There are no issues with:

  • Having Jewish items
  • Looking Jewish
  • Bringing in food or alcohol
  • Having Israeli stamps in your passport.

List of TR's:
https://www.dansdeals.com/points-travel/trip-notes/maldives-trip-notes-part-2-dubai-and-abu-dhabi/
Sam28 TR
UAE- Abu Dhabi and Dubai TR with lots of links for attractions and food etc (maybe s/o would copy+paste from there to here)

Kosher Food/ Restaurants:
for up to date and more info see https://chabad.ae/kosher/

TLV Restaurant - Location in the H hotel  - For reservations: Call: +97142435711  / WhatsApp: +971522209155
The Kosher Place - Location Jumeriah Creekside Hotel - For reservations, please WhatsApp +972559453118
Mul hayam
Armani Kaf - Location Armani Hotel - Reservation online or email Restaurant.Reservations@armanihotels.com (sometimes it wont show available online but over email they'll confirm)
King David Kitchen kingdavidkitchen.com
Kosher coffee Bibi


Synagogue:
PM Dan for contact info.

Things to Do:

Sites to find deals:
  Groupon.ae
  Greatdeals.ae
  getyourguide.com
  klook.com
  tiqets.com

 - Miracle Garden (need 1-2 hours) - https://www.dubaimiraclegarden.com/
 - Global Village  (Need 3-4 hours - opens at 4pm ) - https://www.globalvillage.ae/en/home-page
 - Xline - zip thru the marina (need max 1 hour from checkin till land back) - Book online in advance to secure a spot - http://xline.xdubai.com/
 - Desert Adventure - (need 6 hours - from 3pm -9pm) - Includes Quad Biking, Dune Bashing, Camel rides, BBQ dinner in a camp site while watching Cultural shows  - https://www.desertadventures.com/  - There is a Kosher catered tour that is highly recommended , every tuesday , Whatsapp +972 58-551-1911 for reservations , full Kosher BBQ and "kosher" cultural shows
- 3 Main Malls - Mall in Marina (Basic) , Mall of Emirates (huge mall - Has indoor ski) , Mall of Dubai (downtown -even bigger mall has aquarium inside and is a very high end shopping mall)
 - Gold / Perfume / Spice Souk - Marketplace in Deira area (need half a day minimum for this)
 - Burj Khalifa - View points from above - Buy tickets online in advance for best price - https://www.burjkhalifa.ae/en/index.aspx  - best to go in evening time before sunset  - Theres also a VIP option to skip the lines
 - Dubai Sky Dive
 - Helicopter ride - recommended is the 22 min flight option
 - Hot Air balloon - https://www.ballooning.ae/ - check the deal sites sometimes have a buy 2 get 1  - Early AM in the desert
 - Dubai Creek Boat ride ( need 2.5hrs - Board 8pm - duration 830pm to 1030pm)
- Dubai Gold frame 
- night boat ride along the intercostal
 - Fountain Show on the boardwalk downtown - from 6pm every 30 min (buy a ticket online/walkup to be closer to water but you can still see it without that or if you are eating at Armani Kaf, you can see from the terrace
- Yacht + jet ski rentals
- Dubai Aquarium / underwater zoo
- Yellow Boat (inflatable motor boat) Sightseeing Cruise
- The view at the palm - theviewpalm.ae
- Legoland
- Inside burj al arab insideburjalarab.com


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« Last edited by hakohen on August 20, 2023, 04:53:22 AM »

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Re: Dubai Master Thread
« Reply #1260 on: August 03, 2022, 08:41:32 PM »
combination. It's considered lechatchila. Machlokes if the food is assur bedieved/ knas
and that’s even if you turn on the fire!?

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Re: Dubai Master Thread
« Reply #1261 on: August 03, 2022, 09:23:37 PM »
and that’s even if you turn on the fire!?
2 different concepts.
1. Bishul yisrael/ akum. Turning/ putting the food on the fire prevents the food (and keilim ) from becoming assur dur to the gezeirah of bishul akum

2. M'deoraisah, a non kosher kli that is clean and hasn't been used hot (and possibly charif- stirah in shach whether charif is l'shvach in the kli) food cooked in the kli is muttar since any ta'am absorbed from the kli is considered pagum.
The chachamim prohibited using an amino Ben yomo kli out concern you would use a Ben yomo kli.
If you unknowingly  cooked meat in an aino Ben yomo dairy kli, the food would be muttar.

If a non jew cooked non charif ,verifiably kosher food in his clean, non kosher, but aino Ben yomo kli, the food is muttar

The shulchan aruch stated that asking a non jew to cook in his aino Ben yomo pot is similar to you purposely cooking in a non kosher aino Ben yomo pot which is assur.
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Re: Dubai Master Thread
« Reply #1262 on: August 03, 2022, 09:54:44 PM »
2 different concepts.
1. Bishul yisrael/ akum. Turning/ putting the food on the fire prevents the food (and keilim ) from becoming assur dur to the gezeirah of bishul akum

2. M'deoraisah, a non kosher kli that is clean and hasn't been used hot (and possibly charif- stirah in shach whether charif is l'shvach in the kli) food cooked in the kli is muttar since any ta'am absorbed from the kli is considered pagum.
The chachamim prohibited using an amino Ben yomo kli out concern you would use a Ben yomo kli.
If you unknowingly  cooked meat in an aino Ben yomo dairy kli, the food would be muttar.

If a non jew cooked non charif ,verifiably kosher food in his clean, non kosher, but aino Ben yomo kli, the food is muttar

The shulchan aruch stated that asking a non jew to cook in his aino Ben yomo pot is similar to you purposely cooking in a non kosher aino Ben yomo pot which is assur.
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here that is a safek if it’s not kosher does that make it mutar your just saying in a case where it’s not kosher for sure just not a Ben yomo what about if it’s a safek kosher/not kosher?

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Re: Dubai Master Thread
« Reply #1263 on: August 03, 2022, 10:31:55 PM »
here that is a safek if it’s not kosher does that make it mutar your just saying in a case where it’s not kosher for sure just not a Ben yomo what about if it’s a safek kosher/not kosher?
what's the safek?

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Re: Dubai Master Thread
« Reply #1264 on: August 03, 2022, 10:35:34 PM »
what's the safek?
if it was used for non kosher

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Re: Dubai Master Thread
« Reply #1265 on: August 03, 2022, 10:37:10 PM »
if it was used for non kosher
it was used, belongs to a non jew . It's presumed to be non kosher.
Would you eat your non Jewish friends house if he tells you it's only used for kosher food?
Not sure how a non jew telling you it's only used for kosher creates a safek.

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Re: Dubai Master Thread
« Reply #1266 on: August 03, 2022, 10:44:37 PM »
it was used, belongs to a non jew . It's presumed to be non kosher.
Would you eat your non Jewish friends house if he tells you it's only used for kosher food?
Not sure how a non jew telling you it's only used for kosher creates a safek.
The Pischei Teshuva in 69-17 quotes a Nodeh B'yehua in Even Ha'ezer end of 31 that for a D'rabanan an Akum is Ne'eman with a Raglayim L'Davar (see there what constitutes Rl"D) HOWEVER, if you look at that Nb"Y you will see that he is not willing to rely on this svara l'maaseh.
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Re: Dubai Master Thread
« Reply #1267 on: August 03, 2022, 10:47:44 PM »
The Pischei Teshuva in 69-17 quotes a Nodeh B'yehua in Even Ha'ezer end of 31 that for a D'rabanan an Akum is Ne'eman with a Raglayim L'Davar (see there what constitutes Rl"D) HOWEVER, if you look at that Nb"Y you will see that he is not willing to rely on this svara l'maaseh.
whats the raglayim here? He has only a reason to lie mad no reason to tell the truth since he knows you have absolutely no way to know if he's lying or not.

I personally know several hotels that claim to offer kosher dishes and kitchen equipment. I know firsthand that their lying mad don't care. In their words "it's kosher enough" as the f&b manager said it's kosher enough for those who are going to trust us.

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Re: Dubai Master Thread
« Reply #1268 on: August 03, 2022, 10:48:39 PM »
The Pischei Teshuva in 69-17 quotes a Nodeh B'yehua in Even Ha'ezer end of 31 that for a D'rabanan an Akum is Ne'eman with a Raglayim L'Davar (see there what constitutes Rl"D) HOWEVER, if you look at that Nb"Y you will see that he is not willing to rely on this svara l'maaseh.
But what makes this dirabbonon?
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Re: Dubai Master Thread
« Reply #1269 on: August 03, 2022, 10:49:07 PM »
I can't believe this conversation is happening.
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Re: Dubai Master Thread
« Reply #1270 on: August 03, 2022, 10:50:32 PM »
But what makes this dirabbonon?
presumyhe means stam keilim

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« Reply #1271 on: August 03, 2022, 11:08:00 PM »
whats the raglayim here? He has only a reason to lie mad no reason to tell the truth since he knows you have absolutely no way to know if he's lying or not.
As I said see there for what it includes, goes way further than you'd think.
But what makes this dirabbonon?
This is following up on the assumption that stam keilim aino bnei yomom applies in this case.
I can't believe this conversation is happening.
For me, this is l'pulpula b'alma and as the Nb"Y ends off Chas V'shalom Lismoch afilu l'sniff
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Re: Dubai Master Thread
« Reply #1272 on: August 03, 2022, 11:18:31 PM »
I would add from experience, that when we certify events, we have a very difficult time getting aino Ben yomo keilim

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Re: Dubai Master Thread
« Reply #1273 on: August 03, 2022, 11:24:54 PM »
As I said see there for what it includes, goes way further than you'd think.
אם הוא יודע מנהגן של ישראל מקרי רגלים לדבר לעשות כמנהג כיון שהוא משמש בבית ישראלhow in the world would that even be remotely similar to this case

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Re: Dubai Master Thread
« Reply #1274 on: August 03, 2022, 11:50:06 PM »
presumyhe means stam keilim
This is following up on the assumption that stam keilim aino bnei yomom applies in this case.
That would still be dirabbonon mimakom acher.
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« Reply #1276 on: August 04, 2022, 11:33:30 AM »
That would still be dirabbonon mimakom acher.
As is the case of Dam Shemalcho which they are talking about.
אם הוא יודע מנהגן של ישראל מקרי רגלים לדבר לעשות כמנהג כיון שהוא משמש בבית ישראלhow in the world would that even be remotely similar to this case
My understanding was that the  כיון שהוא משמש בבית ישראל was a reason why there would be a reason to believe that he would want to accommodate מנהגן של ישראל. I thought there was a svara to say that the fact that they went ahead and bought extra stuff for their Kosher consumers would show the same thing. But based on your edit above:
I personally know several hotels that claim to offer kosher dishes and kitchen equipment. I know firsthand that their lying mad don't care. In their words "it's kosher enough" as the f&b manager said it's kosher enough for those who are going to trust us.
That it's not so.
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Re: Dubai Master Thread
« Reply #1277 on: August 04, 2022, 01:21:26 PM »
As is the case of Dam Shemalcho which they are talking about.
I don't think that is called makom acher since the entire shaylo is if he cooked blood or not, but I need to review the topic of dirabbonon mimakom acher.
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Re: Dubai Master Thread
« Reply #1278 on: August 04, 2022, 01:23:55 PM »
In my experience when hotels say they have separate dishes for Kosher, you can clearly see they are stored separately in boxes etc and it's obvious they aren't being used regularly along with the rest of hotels dishes. That should amount to רגלים לדבר. The employees also have little incentive not to just use new ones - at higher end hotels they are always in stock.

On top of that you have סתם כלים אינם בני יומו, the Rama who says בשעת הדחק one can rely on a Goy who says his dishes are new (used only for Kosher is new in that context), and poskim who hold one can be metzaref lekula the fact that with modern metals and detergents there isn't any flavor residue.

It would seem much more Lechtachila than for example relying on a Daas Yochid to be matir Cholov Akum etc
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Re: Dubai Master Thread
« Reply #1279 on: August 04, 2022, 01:52:55 PM »
In my experience when hotels say they have separate dishes for Kosher, you can clearly see they are stored separately in boxes etc and it's obvious they aren't being used regularly along with the rest of hotels dishes. That should amount to רגלים לדבר. The employees also have little incentive not to just use new ones - at higher end hotels they are always in stock.

On top of that you have סתם כלים אינם בני יומו, the Rama who says בשעת הדחק one can rely on a Goy who says his dishes are new (used only for Kosher is new in that context), and poskim who hold one can be metzaref lekula the fact that with modern metals and detergents there isn't any flavor residue.

It would seem much more Lechtachila than for example relying on a Daas Yochid to be matir Cholov Akum etc
you can do what you want but your facts are so far off I dont even know where to begin. Normally I wouldn't bother responding but I feel in this cas your being machsh the rabim with "fake news" so hopefully I'll have some time debunk your "facts" with actual data from people who have spent countless hours in hotel kitchens