Monthly Archives: January 2009

Hess Restaurant [2 of 2]

Rosh Chodesh Shvat – 1 Shvat 5769 January 26, 2009 Jerusalem Restaurant – Hess of Switzerland  (Part 2 of 2) Located in Yerushalayim – 9 Helene HaMalka Street – 02-623-2678 Under the supervision of Rabbi Yisrael Meir Levinger & Jerusalem Rabbinate (regular, not mehadrin). Hess-m@inter.net.il http://www.hess-restaurants.com/ Hi folks, It has been about 6 weeks since read more »

Bogus “Mehadrin” Hechsher Takes Rabbinate to Court

The following article written by me appeared in Yeshiva World News (www.theyeshivaworld.com) on January 23, 2009. Bogus “Mehadrin” Hechsher Takes Rabbinate to Court A number of weeks ago, HaRav Eliyahu Schlesinger Shlita, the chief rabbi of Jerusalem’s Gilo neighborhood and the posek for the Jerusalem Rabbanut Kashrus Division took a major step and successfully removed read more »

JKN Kashrus Briefs – Tevet 5769 – January 2009 [004]

JKN Kashrus Briefs – Tevet 5769 – January 2009 [004] 5 Tevet 5769 January 1, 2009 I generally do not publish stories like the one you are about to read, but I feel that after two similar unpleasant dealings with officials in Jerusalem’s Diplomat Hotel, in less than a year, you, the kosher consumer, have read more »