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Re: Rabbi Israel Mayer Steinberg of Vaad Harabonim Lemeshmeret Hakashrut

Nussend — Mon, 14 May 2012 20:00:28 -0000

I was in an Indian "Kosher restaurant" under this hashgocho at Amsterdam and 84th street. They sell all types of Yayin Nesech alongside a wall of "kosher wines". If this would be your standard for a kosher establishment then go on and eat there. I would venture to say that this would not be considered the kashrut standard for the majority of Rabbi Steinberg's classmates, or teachers identifying themselves as strictly orthodox or even modern orthodox from Torah Vodaath.

Re: Bohjan now Cup-K

Dan — Fri, 04 May 2012 13:43:25 -0000

Thats same hashgocha (renamed Cup-K) as this thread:
http://www.thanksaglatt.com/ne...

Re: Dougies (finally) opens up in Great Neck

Harry516 — Mon, 02 Apr 2012 13:50:18 -0000

the kitchen is very dirty
the service is poor

Re: Rabbi Israel Mayer Steinberg of Vaad Harabonim Lemeshmeret Hakashrut

Steve B — Sun, 11 Mar 2012 21:52:11 -0000

I called one of the Maoz Vegetarian locations today to ask if the restaurant is kosher (turns out its certified by Rabbi Steinberg's "Cup-K"). The young lady who answered the phone paused, then yelled out to a colleague, "Hey, is the restaurant kosher?" She repeated the word kosher in such a way that it sounded she didnt know what it meant and possibly wasnt sure if the question was a serious one. I then went to the restaurant and saw the "Cup K" certification in the window. The young lady was at the counter, working the register and handling food, while someone else was working in their small kitchen. This was one of the Maoz Vegetarian restaurants outside of the NY area.

Re: Rabbi Israel Mayer Steinberg of Vaad Harabonim Lemeshmeret Hakashrut

Chani — Sun, 11 Mar 2012 09:52:57 -0000

Maybe someone should ask the following hechsherim how they supervise establishments that are opened on SHabbos.

United Kosher Supervision-Rabbi Yaacov Spivak

Vaad Harabonim Lemeshmeret Hakashrut – Rabbi Israel Mayer Steinberg

Rabbi Andre Malek

Orthodox Kashruth Supervision

Tablet-K

Re: Rabbi Israel Mayer Steinberg of Vaad Harabonim Lemeshmeret Hakashrut

Jgbbiz120 — Thu, 01 Mar 2012 15:09:58 -0000

How would YOU feel if an unknown person called you to ask if you're shomer shabbos?

Re: Dougies (finally) opens up in Great Neck

Dn — Sat, 25 Feb 2012 22:18:18 -0000

Good food, it's kosher fast food. Place is cleaner then any non kosher fast food place

Re: Todays JDeal: $5 for $10 worth of food at Books and Bagels

Kosher restaurants — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 18:15:19 -0000

Is this deal still available?

Re: Dougies (finally) opens up in Great Neck

Hvv — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 15:55:36 -0000

doggies rocks

Re: Dougie’s to open location in Great Neck

jackny1 — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 16:17:10 -0000

never eat there kitchen very dirty

Re: Dougies (finally) opens up in Great Neck

jackny1 — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 16:04:46 -0000

food was late after i looked to the kitchen in the basement to see waths going on the kitchen was very dirty .
never agaian be carefull

Re: Rabbi Israel Mayer Steinberg of Vaad Harabonim Lemeshmeret Hakashrut

BehindBlueEyes0221 — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 14:45:21 -0000

The place is owned by non-jews and is hallachically allowed in this instance to be opened its a bit controversial but read a shulchan aruch to find out exact laws

Re: Basil NY

D Kay72 — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 03:34:31 -0000

If it's so bad, why do you keep going there?

Re: Shiraz restaurant opens up in Great Neck

Herselino — Sat, 31 Dec 2011 17:59:00 -0000

LONG LIVE IRAN.

Re: Shiraz restaurant opens up in Great Neck

KosherKing&Queen — Mon, 26 Dec 2011 11:41:53 -0000

I had dinner there last night. The place was packed. The service was good and the food was delicious (we had sushi as appetizers and shared a combo - definitely do the boneless chicken kabob! The place had plenty of free parking and we got seated right away. will be back.

Re: Shiraz restaurant opens up in Great Neck

Persia — Fri, 23 Dec 2011 16:33:22 -0000

Interesting that a Persian place is serving sushi, but I just read another blog about a Persian restaurant in Japan so hey whatever works. And actually the picture of that sushi boat looks pretty good.

Re: Dougies (finally) opens up in Great Neck

Steve — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 21:07:31 -0000

Food was good - took out two twice now. Give them a chance to get settled in. Food was ready when they said it would be.

Re: Dougies (finally) opens up in Great Neck

Paul — Sun, 18 Dec 2011 22:17:02 -0000

Worst Service EVER!
Lady at door is insane!

Re: “Meat Me”, new French Steakhouse & Sushi Bar to open on Upper West Side

vg — Sun, 11 Dec 2011 22:21:27 -0000

We had a delicious dinner at Meat Me on Amsterdam Ave on the UWS. The ambience, service an excellent food make this new glatt kosher restaurant another great dinning choice. I highly recommend it!

Re: Shabazille opening up in Brooklyn – Free tasting this Sunday!

musicluver — Wed, 02 Nov 2011 18:18:27 -0000

...Especially when Rav Reuven Feinstein himself never got involved in Kashurus

Re: Shabazille opening up in Brooklyn – Free tasting this Sunday!

musicluver — Wed, 02 Nov 2011 18:17:02 -0000

Just because he's trustworthy doesn't necessarily mean he knows enough about the complexities on dealing with issues of Kashrus. I was once at Weiss's Dairy Restaurant for a sheva berachos before they closed down. Our family didn't eat there because they were found several times to be uncareful in certain areas of kashrus. Rabbi Reuven Feinstein was there and ate there as well. We did not. My Rav told me that just becaus he ate there is no proof that the hechsher is fine.

Re: Dougie’s to open location in Great Neck

Alan Steinberg — Thu, 27 Oct 2011 14:18:45 -0000

Is there any uodate on the opening of Dougies in Great Neck?

-Alan

Re: “Meat Me”, new French Steakhouse & Sushi Bar to open on Upper West Side

Graystar212 — Fri, 14 Oct 2011 06:49:52 -0000

I, along with soooo many others is gonna miss Cafe con leche. Haven't we lost enough in my neighborhood? Another kosher spot huh? Cmon

Re: Rabbi Israel Mayer Steinberg of Vaad Harabonim Lemeshmeret Hakashrut

NotJustThat — Mon, 03 Oct 2011 16:49:46 -0000

Actually, an animal can be sick and be slaughtered. We have mishnayos and gemaros that discuss this at length. It was quite common fo an owner to preemptively slaughter a dying animal so that it would remain kosher/tahor rather than become neveila.

That does not excuse us from mistreatment, but that is a separate aveira of tsar baalei chayim, which may or may not be biblical.

Re: Rabbi Israel Mayer Steinberg of Vaad Harabonim Lemeshmeret Hakashrut

Daniel Bryant — Wed, 28 Sep 2011 04:15:04 -0000

maybe i should clarify this further. "glatt" in the US on a package only means something if the animal was a cow/steer. if it's on turkey, chicken, etc., it's just marketing. what glatt means exactly is that there are no adhesions found on the lungs of the cow that cannot be removed. if an adhesion was found that could be removed, it is still glatt. there is a higher standard for this called beis yosef, which means that if there was any adhesion, period, it is rejected. but honestly, none of this renders an animal kosher or non-kosher, it's more of a tradition issued as a chumra than it is real halakah.

however, it dervies from the real halakah that an animal can't be sick when it is slaughtered. inspection of the lungs is nowhere near an adequate health examination for the cows. people get hung up on this "glatt" thing when the real concern we need to look out for is whether the animal was sick or not, and how the animal was treated before it was slaughtered. it is only with the permission of hashem that we have the ability to slaughter animals and eat meat, and we need to respect the life that we are taking as a blessing from hashem.

this is another example of how the charedi community has really gone off on these rabbit paths from the things that really matter.