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Breakfast:
Paying guests get breakfast for free. If you are staying on points you need to be gold or diamond to get free breakfast. (source)

Parking:
Complimentary (No longer, is now 60sh for self park - Drago)

Shuls Nearby:
Great Synagogue - Approx. 7 minute walk
Kotel around 15min walk thru the mall & arab Shuk (Only suggested when soldiers are present like friday night on the way home)
Hotel has a Shul in the basement
Shul across the street

Hechsher: Plain Rabbanut Yerushayim (not mehadrin)
hechsherim in isreal
whatever your rabbi says you can eat, someone else's rabbi says is treif

If anyone is planing on staying at Waldorf and not eating the free breakfast (Hechsher, Early flight, etc') please PM shimino1

If you get free drinks vouchers and don't use them, I'll buy it off you for 10 shek per voucher.
PM shimino1

If anyone is planing on staying at Waldorf and not eating the free breakfast please PM dragoddfer, and he may be able to pay for the breakfast.

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Author Topic: Waldorf Astoria Jerusalem  (Read 1151190 times)

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Re: Waldorf Astoria Jerusalem
« Reply #920 on: February 06, 2015, 01:25:46 AM »
Super Duper Mehadrin?
Does the chicken shave its head?
Yes. But not its beard.  ;)
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Re: Waldorf Astoria Jerusalem
« Reply #921 on: February 06, 2015, 03:10:35 AM »
Meanwhile the hechsher is less than Rabbamut Mehadrin.

What's better than Mehadrin food?
Is there a new level I wasn't informed about?
Super Duper Mehadrin?
Does the chicken shave its head?
Rabbanut Mehadrin is one of the bottom hechserim

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Re: Waldorf Astoria Jerusalem
« Reply #922 on: February 06, 2015, 05:27:42 AM »
I heard that rabbi kuber spoke to the mashgichim and had a few issues ..
One of then was the fact that
They also serve non mehadrin meat when they have a catered event- and use the same kitchen/utensils.
They do claim try kasher everything afterwards- but he says not so practical
(Or so I heard...
I also never heard any rav actually eat or give the ok to eat there as of now...
I know of one rav who is a relative of the owners that only eats dairy there...)

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Re: Waldorf Astoria Jerusalem
« Reply #923 on: February 06, 2015, 06:44:03 AM »
I heard that rabbi kuber spoke to the mashgichim and had a few issues ..
One of then was the fact that
They also serve non mehadrin meat when they have a catered event- and use the same kitchen/utensils.
They do claim try kasher everything afterwards- but he says not so practical
(Or so I heard...
I also never heard any rav actually eat or give the ok to eat there as of now...
I know of one rav who is a relative of the owners that only eats dairy there...)
The heter to eat there for those that don't usually rely on that hecher is that "everybody else eats there".
Either they think hell isn't big enough for everyone or they are fine going as long as they have good company

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Re: Waldorf Astoria Jerusalem
« Reply #924 on: February 06, 2015, 06:52:02 AM »
The heter to eat there for those that don't usually rely on that hecher is that "everybody else eats there".
Either they think hell isn't big enough for everyone or they are fine going as long as they have good company
So everyone who eats at the Waldorf is going to hell now?

I didn't realize that it was treif.
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Re: Waldorf Astoria Jerusalem
« Reply #925 on: February 06, 2015, 06:52:42 AM »
So everyone who eats at the Waldorf is going to hell now?

I didn't realize that it was treif.
Absolutely not. Its far from it.  Please re-read

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Re: Waldorf Astoria Jerusalem
« Reply #926 on: February 06, 2015, 07:08:47 AM »
Absolutely not. Its far from it.  Please re-read

Just re-read.

I deduce that
1) The reason people eat there is because everyone else does.
2) This is faulty reasoning because they are all going to hell.
3) Hell used to have some sort of space restrictions but the recent multimillion dollar renovation has alleviated this issue.
4) Apparently hells renovations were not well publicized.
5) Hell will be getting more business from the Waldorf than a good groupon.
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Re: Waldorf Astoria Jerusalem
« Reply #927 on: February 06, 2015, 07:17:28 AM »
Just re-read.

I deduce that
1) The reason people eat there is because everyone else does.
2) This is faulty reasoning because they are all going to hell.
3) Hell used to have some sort of space restrictions but the recent multimillion dollar renovation has alleviated this issue.
4) Apparently hells renovations were not well publicized.
5) Hell will be getting more business from the Waldorf than a groupon.

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Re: Waldorf Astoria Jerusalem
« Reply #928 on: February 06, 2015, 07:18:23 AM »
Any way to book with UR points? Meaning anything that UR will transfer to?
UR>Amtrak>HH.
1:2. You need the Amtrak CC or Amtrack status

UR>VS>HH
2:3.

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Re: Waldorf Astoria Jerusalem
« Reply #929 on: February 06, 2015, 07:18:27 AM »
There is nothing wrong with eating there.  There is something wrong with pretending it's not rabbanut

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Re: Waldorf Astoria Jerusalem
« Reply #930 on: February 06, 2015, 07:23:01 AM »
There is nothing wrong with eating there.  There is something wrong with pretending it's not rabbanut
Not what you said the first time.

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Re: Waldorf Astoria Jerusalem
« Reply #931 on: February 06, 2015, 07:34:37 AM »


Not what you said the first time.

Precisely what I said,  though you may have understood otherwise

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Re: Waldorf Astoria Jerusalem
« Reply #932 on: February 06, 2015, 08:28:22 AM »
how many points for a night...figure i can transfer ur

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Re: Waldorf Astoria Jerusalem
« Reply #933 on: February 06, 2015, 08:29:56 AM »
how many points for a night...figure i can transfer ur
80k

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Re: Waldorf Astoria Jerusalem
« Reply #934 on: February 06, 2015, 08:31:48 AM »
What's with Hilton vouchers? I know people have been booking with those. What are they?
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Re: Waldorf Astoria Jerusalem
« Reply #935 on: February 06, 2015, 09:16:52 AM »
What's with Hilton vouchers? I know people have been booking with those. What are they?
Certificate for a free weekend night. You get two for meeting the minimum spend on the Citi Hilton card

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Re: Waldorf Astoria Jerusalem
« Reply #936 on: February 06, 2015, 09:21:54 AM »
Certificate for a free weekend night. You get two for meeting the minimum spend on the Citi Hilton Reserve card
FTFY
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Re: Waldorf Astoria Jerusalem
« Reply #937 on: February 06, 2015, 09:25:42 AM »
FTFY
Thanks. What does the non-Reserve card give?

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Re: Waldorf Astoria Jerusalem
« Reply #938 on: February 06, 2015, 09:45:04 AM »
Thanks. What does the non-Reserve card give?
Theres another one that has a 40k bonus or something along those lines.
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Re: Waldorf Astoria Jerusalem
« Reply #939 on: February 06, 2015, 11:36:13 AM »
Certificate for a free weekend night. You get two for meeting the minimum spend on the Citi Hilton card
I know that one, im pretty sure there is another type though maybe similar to a gift card?
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