18 Adar 5770
March 4, 2010
For those of you who have heard me lecture you are familiar with my line “not everything in Israel is kosher, not even in Jerusalem”. Sadly, this statement is true and we all hope one day, we can land in Ben-Gurion International Airport knowing we can reach out at anything we see, pay for I and make a bracha, but for now, sorry, this is not the case. (more…)
Archive for the ‘Restaurants’ Category
Gulf Restaurant, Eilat
Thursday, March 4th, 2010Domino Pizza
Thursday, December 31st, 200914 Tevet 5770
December 31, 2009
Domino Pizza – 79 Ben-Porat Street, Ohr Yehuda – 03-533-0111
The store is now under the supervision of Badatz Beit Yosef – Dairy. BBY states the bracha on pizza is HaMotzei and dairy and fish dishes are for those who abide by the heter.
Mahir Shamenet Food Stop
Thursday, December 31st, 200914 Tevet 5770
December 31, 2009
Mahir Shamenet Food Stop – 70 HaNevi’im Street, Jerusalem (opposite Bikur Cholim Hospital). 054-752-9616
The store is now under the supervision of Badatz Beit Yosef – Dairy. Dairy and fish dishes for those who abide by the heter, Beit Yosef adds. The store replaces Bistro, the former name.
Shipud HaTzomet
Thursday, December 31st, 2009
14 Tevet 5770
December 31, 2009
Shipud HaTzomet – Pat Junction, Jerusalem (91 Yaakov Pat St.) 02-678-2828
The restaurant is now under the supervision of Badatz Beit Yosef – Meat.
Holy Bagel – Talpiot Jerusalem
Tuesday, December 1st, 200914 Kislev 5770
December 1, 2009
Holy Bagel – Talpiot Jerusalem (factory) 02-672-0844
I visited the Holy Bagel factory, located in the southern Jerusalem neighborhood of Talpiot, in the heart of the bustling commercial area. I was prompted to head to make a visit by the growing number of emails seeking additional information on this increasingly popular bagel operation. The recent article in a weekend edition of the Jerusalem Post did not hurt, adding to the email queries. (more…)
Ne’eman Bakery – Beit Shemesh (02-992-3640)
Monday, November 30th, 2009
13 Kislev 5770
November 30, 2009
The new Ne’eman Bakery located in the Paz area of the N. Industrial Park in Beit Shemesh is under the two hechsherim, Beit Shemesh Rabbanut Mehadrin and Badatz Agudat Yisrael. (more…)
Hodu L’Shem Steakhouse (Ohr Yehuda)
Friday, November 20th, 20093 Kislev 5770
November 20, 2009
Hodu L’Shem Steakhouse – 2 HaAvoda Street- Ohr Yehuda (03-533-5133)
The eatery is now under the Badatz Beit Yosef mehadrin hechsher (meat).
Kashrut Alert - November 10, 2009
Tuesday, November 10th, 200923 Cheshvan 5770
November 10, 2009
Cine Citta Dairy Restaurant (Netanya)
The restaurant is no longer under Netanya Rabbanut Mehadrin but it is now under the hashgacha of Rabbi Yosef Zaritsky of Bnei Brak. (more…)
OU-Israel Certified Hotels & Guest-Houses
Friday, November 6th, 200919 Cheshvan 5770
November 6, 2009
Following is list of OU-Israel supervised restaurants and hotels in Israel, all being in Jerusalem. The list was prepared for JKN on Thursday, November 5, 2009.
As always, when you enter a restaurant or make a hotel reservation, double check that the kashrut you are seeking is still applicable. (more…)
Efrat Kashrut Survey
Thursday, October 29th, 200911 Cheshvan 5770
29 October 2009
Once again, JKN is working to bring readers a better understanding of kashrus standards provided by different agencies, in this case, the Efrat Religious Council, overseeing the religious service to this growing Gush Etzion community. The religious council is headed by Bob Lang, the administrative director, who masterfully heads the council towards accommodating the religious needs of the community in compliance with the decisions reached by the rabbis.
