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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.

« Last edited by Mimo on October 25, 2022, 01:41:54 AM »

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Re: Waldorf Astoria Jerusalem
« Reply #4120 on: June 26, 2018, 02:45:02 PM »
There clearly is,  הכשר שבטבחים שותפו של עמלק.

That quote didn't even fathom what goes on today in the Hechsherim business. To quote my FIL: מ'האט אויפגעהערט עסן כשר, און אנגעהויבן עסן הכשרים.
I've been waiting over 5 years with bated breath for someone to say that!
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Re: Waldorf Astoria Jerusalem
« Reply #4121 on: June 26, 2018, 02:45:56 PM »
That quote didn't even fathom what goes on today in the Hechsherim business.
The mishna is timeless.

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Re: Waldorf Astoria Jerusalem
« Reply #4122 on: June 26, 2018, 02:48:39 PM »
The mishna is timeless.
Indeed. But its language is period specific.
« Last Edit: June 26, 2018, 03:05:50 PM by ExGingi »
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Re: Waldorf Astoria Jerusalem
« Reply #4123 on: June 26, 2018, 04:01:23 PM »
So now you’re accusing them of using cheese without a hechsher at all. These cheeses are specialty cheeses, they’re not using them in your pancakes or eggs & I can’t think of a common scenario that would cause them to use utensils used for those cheeses for your eggs or pancakes & even if they did-

 I’m not claiming to know anything about their Kashrus but what you’re saying is not worth much. You gotta find other reasons to say they’re not mehadrin & at the same time try not to accuse them of using treif because it just cheapens anything else you say.
That's what mashgiach told me I didn't make it up not saying it's an issue but Its how comfortable u r relying on those kulas.
u sound like the type that holds of anything with a k symbol inside it then it must be kosher

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Re: Waldorf Astoria Jerusalem
« Reply #4124 on: June 26, 2018, 04:25:46 PM »
That's what mashgiach told me I didn't make it up not saying it's an issue but Its how comfortable u r relying on those kulas.
u sound like the type that holds of anything with a k symbol inside it then it must be kosher

Your personal attack on my standards does nothing to gain you credibility. You know nothing about me. I never said you made anything up & I never said I’d rely on their hechsher, I said that what your saying about specialty cheeses is not at all a reason why the entire hotel is not mehadrin. Regardless the fact that you felt a need as well to accuse them of having items without any hechsher says a lot about the value of your opinion.

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Re: Waldorf Astoria Jerusalem
« Reply #4125 on: June 26, 2018, 05:20:24 PM »
Your personal attack on my standards does nothing to gain you credibility. You know nothing about me. I never said you made anything up & I never said I’d rely on their hechsher, I said that what your saying about specialty cheeses is not at all a reason why the entire hotel is not mehadrin. Regardless the fact that you felt a need as well to accuse them of having items without any hechsher says a lot about the value of your opinion.
Well as the saying goes" you are what u eat" so I try to eat kosher , and I didn't accuse them just not a naive person to assume a guy in a suit with a beard says it's kosher means it's kosher especially if u know what goes on in Israel with the kashrus. Anywhere I go I ask basic questions like who does bug checking and if In israel there's maaser and depending.on the year shvius u have to worry about , problem of who turned on fires ,what about hafrashas challah especially in Israel , dairy products are they chalav yisroel , mashgiach tmidi for meats etc. A person has to really be careful , just bc he told.me so or everyone eats there doesn't make a person less responsible if he doesn't care to be informed of check it out himself.

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Re: Waldorf Astoria Jerusalem
« Reply #4126 on: June 26, 2018, 05:31:59 PM »
Your personal attack on my standards does nothing to gain you credibility. You know nothing about me. I never said you made anything up & I never said I’d rely on their hechsher, I said that what your saying about specialty cheeses is not at all a reason why the entire hotel is not mehadrin. Regardless the fact that you felt a need as well to accuse them of having items without any hechsher says a lot about the value of your opinion.
If their standards are not up to par regarding cheeses then what level of confidence can you have about other items? What else may they rely on? What may they rely on in a pinch?
Feelings don't care about your facts

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Re: Waldorf Astoria Jerusalem
« Reply #4127 on: June 26, 2018, 05:41:09 PM »
So now you’re accusing them of using cheese without a hechsher at all. These cheeses are specialty cheeses, they’re not using them in your pancakes or eggs & I can’t think of a common scenario that would cause them to use utensils used for those cheeses for your eggs or pancakes & even if they did-

 I’m not claiming to know anything about their Kashrus but what you’re saying is not worth much. You gotta find other reasons to say they’re not mehadrin & at the same time try not to accuse them of using treif because it just cheapens anything else you say.
By mashgiach first saying it's all kosher  mehadrin then admitting it's not after when pressed is pretty bad so therefore can't say everything  in hotel is.mehadrin i never pressed him for meats  personally but apparently people.claim they use plain rabanut and i never used the word treif anywhere.

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Re: Waldorf Astoria Jerusalem
« Reply #4128 on: July 01, 2018, 01:51:00 PM »
Anyone have 7/27 1 room to sell? Totally sold out

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Re: Waldorf Astoria Jerusalem
« Reply #4129 on: July 08, 2018, 08:47:41 PM »
Any problems recently for points bookings not for the AH?

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Re: Waldorf Astoria Jerusalem
« Reply #4130 on: July 09, 2018, 12:25:43 AM »
a little cheaper...

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Re: Waldorf Astoria Jerusalem
« Reply #4131 on: July 09, 2018, 12:33:24 AM »
so much can find for as low as 69k.

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Re: Waldorf Astoria Jerusalem
« Reply #4132 on: July 09, 2018, 12:35:01 AM »
What’s the highest rate in points for waj to still be able to use the Hilton voucher ?

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Re: Waldorf Astoria Jerusalem
« Reply #4133 on: July 09, 2018, 12:35:20 AM »
What’s the highest rate in points for waj to still be able to use the Hilton voucher ?
95k

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Re: Waldorf Astoria Jerusalem
« Reply #4134 on: July 09, 2018, 12:36:31 AM »
What’s the highest rate in points for waj to still be able to use the Hilton voucher ?
Anywhere from 69-95 has to be standard room reward not premium

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Re: Waldorf Astoria Jerusalem
« Reply #4135 on: July 09, 2018, 12:38:18 AM »
Ty

Are the shabbos meals that they offer under a better supervision, or just the regular questionable supervision ?

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Re: Waldorf Astoria Jerusalem
« Reply #4136 on: July 09, 2018, 12:39:12 AM »
Anywhere from 69-95 has to be standard room reward not premium
Sometimes it’s premium room even less then 95k ? Or 95k and under means non premium ?

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Re: Waldorf Astoria Jerusalem
« Reply #4137 on: July 09, 2018, 12:48:24 AM »
Sometimes it’s premium room even less then 95k ? Or 95k and under means non premium ?
95k and under is non premium.

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Re: Waldorf Astoria Jerusalem
« Reply #4138 on: July 09, 2018, 01:01:14 AM »
Any problems recently for points bookings not for the AH?
Not that I've heard of at waj the Hilton in tlv gives issues

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Re: Waldorf Astoria Jerusalem
« Reply #4139 on: July 09, 2018, 04:15:31 AM »
Ty

Are the shabbos meals that they offer under a better supervision, or just the regular questionable supervision ?
Same.