Wednesday, March 26, 2008 This is a most difficult report, not due to a lack of cooperation or information, but quite the contrary – to much information to report. The Sheraton’s rabbi and chief mashgiach, Rabbi Moshe Mordechai Altman was more than cooperative and provided me with more than a bit of information. While I read more
Sunday, March 17, 2008 A new bakery opened this week on Jerusalem’s Agrippas Street, located at number 34. The Lalush Bakery is quite impressive, and without a doubt adds to the many already intoxicating smells in the shuk area. That said, I went in and was disappointed when I asked to see the kashrut certificate read more
Tuesday, March 11, 2008 Quite honestly, it appears that my hotel visits continue to improve with each hotel. This morning, I met with the rabbi of the David Citadel Hotel, Rabbi Yosef Lishner, a man involved in kashrut for over a quarter of a century. Rav Lishner, an eight generation Jerusalemite was most cordial, and read more
Jerusalem Hotels – Inbal Sunday, March 2008 Admittedly with a bit of delay, I have visited another hotel, the Inbal, located on Jabotinsky Street near Gan HaPa’amon. Once again, I was greeted by a most professional and hospitable rabbi, the hotel rabbi for the past 26 years, Rabbi Tzion Avi-Zohar, who told me he has been involved read more
Jerusalem Hotels 1 – Jerusalem Regency Monday, March 04, 2008 This is the first in a new series, intended to cover Jerusalem hotels, something that should provide useful information for locals and perhaps even more so for tourists. My first stop this week, was the Jerusalem Regency Hotel, located in the Mount Scopus area of read more
