Comments on: More on Kashrus and Opening on Shabbos

By: blubluh

blubluh — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 20:17:31 +0000

This concept may not be as radical as it may seem at first glance.

When I was in Israel in the mid 1970s, there was a well known kosher restaurant in Jerusalem that would sell meal vouchers during the week for Shabbos meals (sorry, I don’t rememember the name of the place). One would choose and pay for whatever one wanted from the menu ahead of time.

The restaurant would then be open on Shabbos and serve – with waitered service – those presenting the vouchers with a very nice, hot Shabbos meal of their choice.

The yeshiva would actually send us there (they even purchased the vouchers!) when its own dining facility was closed (like, the Shabbos before Pesach)!

By: straightshooter

straightshooter — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 14:01:22 +0000

what’s the problem? all hotels in NY have the same arrangment? Many frum instiutions use them

By: akuperma

akuperma — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 12:53:51 +0000

Would you call the guy an apikores or a “Reform”? Probably not.

Would you eat there during the week? Definitely not.

If the person involved is not an employee of the Israeli government, how could the Chief Rabbinate dismiss him? If he is a civil service rabbi, then he would be following Chief Rabbinate policies.