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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 1151104 times)

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Re: Waldorf Astoria Jerusalem
« Reply #4720 on: July 25, 2019, 05:02:34 PM »
What are "Charedi Kashrus Standards"?

Are all the people that accept the standards of the WAJ despite the evidence and indications that it might not be up to par with what they presumably or are publicly willing to admit that they accept defined as "Charedi"?
THose who accept rabbanut accept rabbanut. Those who are busy with trusting the mashgiach are convincing themselves or following the advice of those who believe that this is ensuring that the ingredients are all meeting "chareidi standards". This is whether or not they personally identify as chareidi.
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Re: Waldorf Astoria Jerusalem
« Reply #4721 on: July 25, 2019, 06:51:47 PM »
Thanks for all the responses about places to eat.
How far is the Prima Palace from WAJ? Are there any standalone restaurants that have shabb meals in the area?

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Re: Waldorf Astoria Jerusalem
« Reply #4722 on: July 25, 2019, 07:01:50 PM »
Thanks for all the responses about places to eat.
How far is the Prima Palace from WAJ? Are there any standalone restaurants that have shabb meals in the area?

Google maps puts it at a 20 minute walk.
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Re: Waldorf Astoria Jerusalem
« Reply #4723 on: July 26, 2019, 12:37:50 AM »
Anyone who needs discounted, Waldorf stays, please PM me... nights start around $400.00

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Re: Waldorf Astoria Jerusalem
« Reply #4724 on: July 26, 2019, 09:10:47 AM »
Thanks for all the responses about places to eat.
How far is the Prima Palace from WAJ? Are there any standalone restaurants that have shabb meals in the area?
Litov is Bedatz
Good to know that option exists. Website is half-baked. https://litovhotel.co.il/#
They seem to offer meals too
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Re: Waldorf Astoria Jerusalem
« Reply #4725 on: July 27, 2019, 07:28:43 PM »
The Plaza is Rabanut Mehadrin, I believe.

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Re: Waldorf Astoria Jerusalem
« Reply #4726 on: July 28, 2019, 12:34:10 AM »
The Plaza is Rabanut Mehadrin, I believe.
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Re: Waldorf Astoria Jerusalem
« Reply #4729 on: July 28, 2019, 10:10:02 PM »
https://www.joyofkosher.com/blogs/kashrut-standards-at-the-waldorf-astoria-jerusalem/
It's a copy pasted article from last year that the hotel did for damage control after reichman sold it , only difference is a new picture of the mashgiach and says he's 40 instead of 39.

https://www.dansdeals.com/points-travel/israel/kashrus-israel-todays-interesting-waldorf-astoria-email-ad-campaign/

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Re: Waldorf Astoria Jerusalem
« Reply #4731 on: July 29, 2019, 08:44:04 AM »
Had he ever worked for an actual mehadrin hechsher?
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Re: Waldorf Astoria Jerusalem
« Reply #4732 on: July 29, 2019, 08:54:30 AM »
Had he ever worked for an actual mehadrin hechsher?
+972-54-950-9068 (written with segmentation for ease).
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Re: Waldorf Astoria Jerusalem
« Reply #4734 on: July 29, 2019, 09:26:15 AM »
It would help if the Rabbanut would formally attest that the claims the mashgiach were making were true (only mehadrin ingredients, meat from x list of hechshers).

The OU, for example, doesn't require Chalav Yisrael, but they would certify something as CY upon request.

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Re: Waldorf Astoria Jerusalem
« Reply #4735 on: July 29, 2019, 09:27:59 AM »
The Waldorf also seemingly meets the standard of mehuderet based on the article. I'm curious if that's at least something possible for them to implement.

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Re: Waldorf Astoria Jerusalem
« Reply #4736 on: July 29, 2019, 09:29:10 AM »
It would help if the Rabbanut would formally attest that the claims the mashgiach were making were true (only mehadrin ingredients, meat from x list of hechshers).
Think about that carefully (trying to figure out the follow up potential results) and tell us if you really think it makes sense.
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Re: Waldorf Astoria Jerusalem
« Reply #4737 on: July 29, 2019, 09:30:39 AM »
You can tell it's old bc rav nafcha will swear they stopped using rabanut mehadrin for meats and chicken months ago

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Re: Waldorf Astoria Jerusalem
« Reply #4738 on: July 29, 2019, 09:34:10 AM »
You can tell it's old bc rav nafcha will swear they stopped using rabanut mehadrin for meats and chicken months ago
Ie find someone in Israel that knows what "badatz mehadrin yerushalayim" is. It's more known as "rabbunat mehadrin yerushalayim".
The word badatz is irrelevant to the status of a hechsher.

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Re: Waldorf Astoria Jerusalem
« Reply #4739 on: July 29, 2019, 09:48:35 AM »
It would help if the Rabbanut would formally attest that the claims the mashgiach were making were true (only mehadrin ingredients, meat from x list of hechshers).

The OU, for example, doesn't require Chalav Yisrael, but they would certify something as CY upon request.
Except that the Rabbanut doesn't do that and will never do that (at least with the way the Rabbanut is run nowadays.)
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