tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20257999.post3051728614365619383..comments2024-03-29T06:05:20.562+03:00Comments on Life in Israel: Status of Kashrut in jerusalem restaurantsRafi G.http://www.blogger.com/profile/00699851287106903971noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20257999.post-12527342658882820882008-08-04T14:31:00.000+03:002008-08-04T14:31:00.000+03:00I wouldn't say they are not kosher. he recommends ...I wouldn't say they are not kosher. he recommends against eating there and notes why. <BR/>It could be they are below standards that kosherot has set. That does not mean that for somebody who accepts those standards it is no good.<BR/><BR/>For example, he sometimes notes by dairy places the problem the restaurant uses chalav akum. Is that a reason to not eat there? If you do not eat chalav akum, yes. But many people do eat chalav akum and for them these restaurants would be acceptable. <BR/><BR/>However when he gives examples of finding in kitches unlabeled crates of meat with no known source or hechsher, that might be a problem you would also consider rejecting such a restaurant because of.<BR/><BR/>So when he lists standards and problems, you might want to not rely just on his recommendation, but the reason why he recommends against and then see if that fits with the standards you normally adhere to.Rafi G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00699851287106903971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20257999.post-42205001337417289872008-08-04T14:25:00.000+03:002008-08-04T14:25:00.000+03:00i love how most (if not all) the restaurants on Em...i love how most (if not all) the restaurants on Emek Refaim are not kosher as well as most Rabbanut Yerushalim restaurants.IsraLuvhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00648093866007654849noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20257999.post-34148484242443918912008-07-23T00:25:00.000+03:002008-07-23T00:25:00.000+03:00Bishul Akum! Sami isn't an Arab Jew?Bishul Akum! Sami isn't an Arab Jew?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20257999.post-239517910518475602008-07-22T23:25:00.000+03:002008-07-22T23:25:00.000+03:00Note that with the mainstream Badatzes, he basical...Note that with the mainstream Badatzes, he basically says "everyone knows they are trustworthy so I won't bother to discuss them", and in his list of individual restaurants, he does not make a single comment on a restaurant with a mainstream Badatz.<BR/><BR/>I had heard it said that rabbanut mehadrin is more reliable than any badatz because there is transparency and the possibility of outside verification of the standards. This report does much to strengthen my suspicion that such is the case.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20257999.post-46609773168545297882008-07-22T11:57:00.000+03:002008-07-22T11:57:00.000+03:00Yes [by me, in response to a post by R' SBA]Yes [by me, in response to a post by R' SBA]Mikeagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15827275300296295639noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20257999.post-83348537427292554472008-07-22T11:51:00.000+03:002008-07-22T11:51:00.000+03:00I am but I have not read much there recently...dis...I am but I have not read much there recently...distracted with other stuff. This was posted there?Rafi G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00699851287106903971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20257999.post-64211996342051295562008-07-22T11:50:00.000+03:002008-07-22T11:50:00.000+03:00Ah, ok. I'd assumed you saw it on Areivim (are you...Ah, ok. I'd assumed you saw it on Areivim (are you still around?)Mikeagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15827275300296295639noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20257999.post-10475176390499216622008-07-22T11:38:00.000+03:002008-07-22T11:38:00.000+03:00I was not familiar with that website. thanks. Some...I was not familiar with that website. thanks. Somebody emailed me the file. He received it from a relative in the rabbinate who received directly from the source.Rafi G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00699851287106903971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20257999.post-25325729186338541412008-07-22T11:32:00.000+03:002008-07-22T11:32:00.000+03:00Why not just download it from http://www.pinchas.n...Why not just download it from http://www.pinchas.net/files/kosharot.55133430.pdf ?<BR/><BR/>I too was very surprised to see that massov changed their hashgacha; I haven't been there in a while, so maybe I can't complain, but I'm not happy :(Mikeagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15827275300296295639noreply@blogger.com