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Re: Israel Master Thread: Things To Do, Places To Eat
« Reply #2120 on: January 31, 2013, 07:53:27 PM »
The questions? Or the name of the rabbi?
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Re: Israel Master Thread: Things To Do, Places To Eat
« Reply #2121 on: January 31, 2013, 08:07:12 PM »
yes

Error: invalid input. ;D

Eh, what the heck... The rabbi's name is Rabbi Applebaum.  The questions to ask vary depending on the scenario (what type of establishment, what type of food, and how much he knows about them already without me even asking certain things).

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Re: Israel Master Thread: Things To Do, Places To Eat
« Reply #2122 on: January 31, 2013, 08:37:06 PM »
Error: invalid input. ;D

Eh, what the heck... The rabbi's name is Rabbi Applebaum.  The questions to ask vary depending on the scenario (what type of establishment, what type of food, and how much he knows about them already without me even asking certain things).
what were the relevant questions for cinabon?

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Re: Israel Master Thread: Things To Do, Places To Eat
« Reply #2123 on: January 31, 2013, 08:39:18 PM »
what were the relevant questions for cinabon?

Mainly if/when the mashgiach is there, and if challah is taken from the dough.

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Re: Israel Master Thread: Things To Do, Places To Eat
« Reply #2124 on: January 31, 2013, 10:28:46 PM »
Anyone know in TLV airport are there any dairy mehadrin cafe or restaurants? Also dead sea is there any cafe mehadrin to get a lunch or breakfast?

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Re: Israel Master Thread: Things To Do, Places To Eat
« Reply #2125 on: February 01, 2013, 12:48:06 AM »
Anyone know in TLV airport are there any dairy mehadrin cafe or restaurants? Also dead sea is there any cafe mehadrin to get a lunch or breakfast?
Theres a sandwich bar in the food court with some shady Mehadrin, and pizza hut undd Beit Yosef before security.
״וזה כלל גדול: שישנא אדם כל דבר שקר. וכל מה שיוסיף שנאה לדרכי השקר – יוסיף אהבה לתורה.״ - אורחות צדיקים

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Re: Israel Master Thread: Things To Do, Places To Eat
« Reply #2126 on: February 01, 2013, 02:01:07 AM »
Also dead sea is there any cafe mehadrin to get a lunch or breakfast?
Cafe cafe mehadrin

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Re: Israel Master Thread: Things To Do, Places To Eat
« Reply #2127 on: February 01, 2013, 04:07:45 AM »
in the tel aviv port (10 min walk from Hilton) there is a kosher lemehadrin CAFE CAFE

there is also a meat restaurant called "LECHEM BASAR" the hechsher is R' Machpud there

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Re: Israel Master Thread: Things To Do, Places To Eat
« Reply #2128 on: February 01, 2013, 04:44:55 AM »
in the tel aviv port (10 min walk from Hilton) there is a kosher lemehadrin CAFE CAFE

there is also a meat restaurant called "LECHEM BASAR" the hechsher is R' Machpud there

 ???

Anyone know in TLV airport are there any dairy mehadrin cafe or restaurants? Also dead sea is there any cafe mehadrin to get a lunch or breakfast?

There is a Aroma bar in TLV by the food court with Rabbanut Mehadrin.
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Re: Israel Master Thread: Things To Do, Places To Eat
« Reply #2129 on: February 01, 2013, 05:01:12 AM »
???

If you're gonna frownie, at least explain yourself. There is a mehadrin cafe cafe in the port. As to the machpoud place, I the no clue.
« Last Edit: February 01, 2013, 05:56:17 AM by yuneeq »
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Re: Israel Master Thread: Things To Do, Places To Eat
« Reply #2130 on: February 01, 2013, 05:51:26 AM »
If you're gonna frownie, at least explain yourself. There is a mehadrin cafe cafe in the port. About the machpoid place, I the no clue.

Sorry, I thought he was answering to
 
Anyone know in TLV airport are there any dairy mehadrin cafe or restaurants? Also dead sea is there any cafe mehadrin to get a lunch or breakfast?

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Re: Israel Master Thread: Things To Do, Places To Eat
« Reply #2131 on: February 01, 2013, 09:45:17 AM »
Theres a sandwich bar in the food court with some shady Mehadrin, and pizza hut undd Beit Yosef before security.
Thanks all, so in the air port there is Pizza Hut with good hechsher cholov yisroel ?

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Re: Israel Master Thread: Things To Do, Places To Eat
« Reply #2132 on: February 01, 2013, 12:19:04 PM »
Anyone know in TLV airport are there any dairy mehadrin cafe or restaurants? Also dead sea is there any cafe mehadrin to get a lunch or breakfast?

I asked the Chabad rabbi at the Chabad station at the airport which is passed the security already
He said there's 2 that are except able
1) Aroma Cafe (Dairy=Pasta,Cheese Sandwiches,etc)
2) Shipudai Hatikva (Meat=Schwarma,Chicken,etc.)
2
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Re: Israel Master Thread: Things To Do, Places To Eat
« Reply #2133 on: February 01, 2013, 12:24:19 PM »
I asked the Chabad rabbi at the Chabad station at the airport which is passed the security already
He said there's 2 that are except able
1) Aroma Cafe (Dairy=Pasta,Cheese Sandwiches,etc)
2) Shipudai Hatikva (Meat=Schwarma,Chicken,etc.)
2


The term is acceptable.

http://shipud.co.il/branch/view/id/1
Under Beit Yosef.

Not adovcating either way but R Jlem Mahadrin does not allow BY products in its restaurants.
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Re: Israel Master Thread: Things To Do, Places To Eat
« Reply #2134 on: February 03, 2013, 09:00:09 AM »
I hope this is the correct thread for this question but I cant figure out another one. Anybody know where online I can find the weather forecast for Galille-Golan?

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Re: Israel Master Thread: Things To Do, Places To Eat
« Reply #2135 on: February 03, 2013, 09:07:54 AM »
I hope this is the correct thread for this question but I cant figure out another one. Anybody know where online I can find the weather forecast for Galille-Golan?
http://www.israelweather.co.il/english/index.asp

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Re: Israel Master Thread: Things To Do, Places To Eat
« Reply #2137 on: February 03, 2013, 10:57:54 AM »
Giving Waffle Bar another shot. Wish us luck...

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Re: Israel Master Thread: Things To Do, Places To Eat
« Reply #2138 on: February 03, 2013, 11:06:28 AM »
Giving Waffle Bar another shot. Wish us luck...

Good luck.

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