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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 1162118 times)

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Re: Waldorf Astoria Jerusalem
« Reply #1000 on: February 19, 2015, 02:02:12 PM »
There are blackout dates

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Re: Waldorf Astoria Jerusalem
« Reply #1001 on: February 19, 2015, 02:05:27 PM »
I just convinced them to give me a 4 a clock checkout for free no big deal they great with email correspondence

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Re: Waldorf Astoria Jerusalem
« Reply #1002 on: February 19, 2015, 02:10:06 PM »
Dan are you staying at the waldorf?

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Re: Waldorf Astoria Jerusalem
« Reply #1003 on: February 19, 2015, 02:26:08 PM »
Take a look
interesting, i usually look at booking.com to ascertain the children policy, and for the waldorf they say its free only for under 3

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Re: Waldorf Astoria Jerusalem
« Reply #1004 on: February 19, 2015, 02:34:03 PM »
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...)
1. Have YOU spoken with Rabbi Kuber??
2. At least one of the Mashgichim there is his "Talmid" and is very reliable.
3/4. Both Rabbi Tzvi Bringer and Rabbi Muller from Neve Yaakov have said that you can eat there given that you have checked with the Mashgiach beforehand that no such event is going on while you are there and if there was that they Kashered the kitchen.

Let's see what the KFI comes up with...

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Re: Waldorf Astoria Jerusalem
« Reply #1005 on: February 19, 2015, 02:40:42 PM »
1. Have YOU spoken with Rabbi Kuber??
2. At least one of the Mashgichim there is his "Talmid" and is very reliable.
3/4. Both Rabbi Tzvi Bringer and Rabbi Muller from Neve Yaakov have said that you can eat there given that you have checked with the Mashgiach beforehand that no such event is going on while you are there and if there was that they Kashered the kitchen.

Let's see what the KFI comes up with...
Well I heard the above st from rabbi Tzvi bringer bshem r kuber... If that helps...

Again- I didn't say he said its treif... Just had a few issues- that to me did sound minor- but he didnt come out and give the ok to eat there...

(On a side note- I have a hard time figuring out what r bringer means when he gives the ok- as I also heard from him that if you eat machpud you can eat practically anything in Israel... So I've heard him tell ppl (me) certain places are ok- when I've also heard him say it has problems... )
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Re: Waldorf Astoria Jerusalem
« Reply #1006 on: February 19, 2015, 02:44:31 PM »
And I haven't heard that the KFI has an in there yet...
(Spoke to the rav today)

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Re: Waldorf Astoria Jerusalem
« Reply #1007 on: February 19, 2015, 03:00:39 PM »
Anyone have an email address to talk to a mashgiach for the hotel?
Save your time, I don't answer PM. Post it in the forum and a dedicated DDF'er will get back to you as soon as possible.

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Re: Waldorf Astoria Jerusalem
« Reply #1008 on: February 19, 2015, 06:38:25 PM »
Anyone have an email address to talk to a mashgiach for the hotel?

thank you Dan
I have a reservation the week after you
looking out at your reporting on this.

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Re: Waldorf Astoria Jerusalem
« Reply #1009 on: February 19, 2015, 06:55:36 PM »
thank you Dan
I have a reservation the week after you
looking out at your reporting on this.
I know nothing about kashrus in Israel, not sure why you would rely on me.
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Re: Waldorf Astoria Jerusalem
« Reply #1010 on: February 19, 2015, 07:26:26 PM »
Same here March 16th reservations feel bad missed the seminar by a couple of days never been to one

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Re: Waldorf Astoria Jerusalem
« Reply #1011 on: February 19, 2015, 07:30:02 PM »
I know nothing about kashrus in Israel, not sure why you would rely on me.
I just want to hear what he tells you.
I guess if you're confident enough to eat there then so am I .

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Re: Waldorf Astoria Jerusalem
« Reply #1012 on: February 19, 2015, 07:37:25 PM »
I know nothing about kashrus in Israel, not sure why you would rely on me.
Duh, because you're Dan
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Re: Waldorf Astoria Jerusalem
« Reply #1013 on: February 20, 2015, 02:05:32 AM »
Anyone have an email address to talk to a mashgiach for the hotel?

Eli: 054-940-5494

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Re: Waldorf Astoria Jerusalem
« Reply #1014 on: February 20, 2015, 02:24:49 AM »
Anyone have an email address to talk to a mashgiach for the hotel?

Eli: 054-940-5494
Is that @Gmail or @Yahoo

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Re: Waldorf Astoria Jerusalem
« Reply #1015 on: February 20, 2015, 03:58:47 AM »
I just want to hear what he tells you.
I guess if you're confident enough to eat there then so am I .
Ignore Dan's protestations of humility.
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Re: Waldorf Astoria Jerusalem
« Reply #1016 on: February 20, 2015, 05:34:40 AM »
Is that @Gmail or @Yahoo
If he would have Internet - that would make him Pasul for eidus (per ywn),

I think a mashgiachs whole neemanus is as a 'eid echad', so...
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Re: Waldorf Astoria Jerusalem
« Reply #1017 on: February 20, 2015, 07:03:13 AM »
If he would have Internet - that would make him Pasul for eidus (per ywn),

I think a mashgiachs whole neemanus is as a 'eid echad', so...
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Re: Waldorf Astoria Jerusalem
« Reply #1018 on: February 20, 2015, 09:20:52 AM »
Eli: 054-940-5494
Thanks.

FWIW...no idea where this leaves me as I still don't even know who to talk to about this stuff :P
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Re: Waldorf Astoria Jerusalem
« Reply #1019 on: February 20, 2015, 09:27:18 AM »
Thanks.

FWIW...no idea where this leaves me as I still don't even know who to talk to about this stuff
Is that convo between you and the masgiach?