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Glatt Kosher Cruise
7-Night Alaskan Explorer
via Glacier Bay
July 25 - August 1, 2010
Holland America ms Oosterdam |
| Scholars in Residence: Rabbi Dr. Basil Herring, Rabbi Elimelech Silberberg, Chaya Sara Silberberg |
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Bet Yoseph meat is available for this program. Please notify us at least 6 weeks in advance if you require Bet Yoseph. |
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The Glatt Kosher Cruise adventure of a lifetime. Explore Glatt Kosher Alaska cruises into the Inside Passage and spectacular glacier wilderness where eagles and whales roam free.
Expect the unexpected on our Glatt Kosher Alaska glacier cruises and Glatt Kosher Alaska Inside Passage cruises - a massive glacier calves, a bald eagle soars above, a humpback whale clears the water and the night sky awakens to waves of color. The only thing predictable about one of our Glatt Kosher premier, week-long Alaska cruises is exquisite service, exciting excursions and a magnificent transport through the last great wilderness. Sit back and enjoy the ultimate Glatt Kosher Cruise Vacation! The perfect solution for the Jewish traveler. |
| HAL Oosterdam |
| July 25, 2010 |
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Depart |
| Cruise Schedule |
Sun.
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Seattle, Washington
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4:00pm |
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At Sea
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Glacier Bay Scenic Cruising
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10:00am |
7:00pm |
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Juneau, Alaska
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7:00am |
8:00pm |
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Sitka, Alaska
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8:00am |
5:00pm |
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Ketchikan, Alaska |
7:00am |
1:00pm |
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Shabbat
Victoria, B.C. (Canada)
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6:00pm |
midnight |
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Seattle, Washington |
7:00am |
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Itinerary subject to change |
Ship's Registry: The Netherlands |
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All This Is Included |
- Gorgeous State-of-the-Art 5-Star Ships
- Gourmet Glatt Kosher, cholov yisroel & pas yisroel culinary cuisine prepared on board daily by 5-Star chefs
- Under the strict supervision of the MGK (Maritime Glatt Kosher)
- Stimulating Jewish Entertainment and Lectures
- Scholars in Residence: Rabbi Dr. Basil Herring, Rabbi Elimelech Silberberg, Chaya Sara Silberberg
- Daily Minyanim, Daf Yomi, Shiurim
- World Class Cruise Activities and Amenities, Luxury Spa, Casino, Shopping, Broadway Style Shows
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Maritime Glatt Kosher MGK
The MGK is a conglomerate of various Rabbanim who all are either currently or have previously held the highest administrative positions in mainstream Kashrus organizations. Each Rav Hamachshir is responsible for hiring and training his own group of mashgichim who will support him in the supervision of that particular cruise. Our Head Mashgichim have all had cruise supervision experience, a critical element in insuring that the highest level of Kashrus be maintained. We also send a larger team of mashgichim per cruise, in comparison to other existing programs. Our programs are Glatt Kosher, Chalav Yisroel and Pas Yisroel.
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Rabbi Aharon Chein has been associated with the Georgian Jewish Community since 1992. He was born in Oni, Georgia and grew up in Israel where he studied consecutively at the following institutions: Rabbi Yosef Caro elementary school, Yeshivat Hanegev, Yeshiva Ketanah, and Gedola. He completed his Rabbinical studies in the Kollel of Sderot in 1982.
In 1998 he received an invitation from Georgian President Eduard Shevardnadze to join him in Georgia to celebrate the 26th century of Jewish existence in the country. It was in that year that Rabbi Chein decided to form a new organization, Federation of Georgian Jews, dedicated to uniting all Georgian Jews. As a result, the Federation organized three historical projects in 2000: Rabbi Chein traveled to Georgia together with 18 volunteers from New York and Israel to make a central Hagadah on both nights of Passover with more than 600 people taking part in the events. Rabbi Chein spent many years working as a Shochet, a Kosher slaughterer and is considered an expert in Kosher Meat production. Rabbi Chein is also an expert mohel since 1980 as well as a sofer. In 1999, Rabbi Chein founded Strictly Kosher Organization and leads it presently. The highest standards of Kashrut are always observed.
With over 15 years of Cruise Ship and Resort Kosher Supervision Rabbi Miller is one of the most experienced Rav Hamachshirs in the Kosher Cruise industry. He has supervised kosher resort programs worldwide, in some of the most exotic and exclusive locations imaginable. Rabbi Miller has consistently provided the highest standard of uncompromising kosher service in venues as diverse as The Caribbean, Mexico, Canada, China, Hawaii, Europe, and throughout The United States. His resume includes both numerous National Kashrus organizations, corporate, and private clientele of the most strict and demanding standards.
Rabbi Leibel Miller-Rav Hamachshir
Carribbean and Mediterranean Cruises
Please feel free to contact Rabbi Miller directly for more information.
rabbileibel@yahoo.com
(954) 456-4696
Rabbi R. Banin of Venice
Tel: 011-393381011540
Rabbi Moishe Zahler has many years of experience as a Rav Hamachshir working for most of the mainstream Kashrus organizations. He has successfully overseen Passover programs both nationally and internationally. He recently supervised the Kashrus programs in Orlando and Sarasota under the ORB and together with his brother-in-law, Rabbi Manish Spitz supervised the Kashrus Passover program in Mexico City under the Magen David Kashruth. Rabbi Zahler has also supervised the kashrus on numerous Kosher cruise ship programs. Besides kashruth, he has extensive experience in the area of Eiruv construction and maintenance.
Rabbi Manish Spitz has worked for over 25 years in the kashruth field. He works for various national kashruth organizations and local Vadds in Florida. He previously worked for the city – state kashruth enforcement. He was the Rav and Bal Mascher for many years for the Crown Hotel and San Soucci Hotel of Miami Beach. He also gave the Daf Yomi shiur. Rabbi Spitz has trained many mashgichim and given lectures on kashruth, including a recent seminar in Yerusalaim on how to kasher the house for Passover. Rabbi Spitz has been the Bal Mascher on many cruises.
Australian born , Rabbi Ruvi New is the founder and spiritual leader of Chabad of East Boca Raton, in Boca Raton Florida. He is a sought after speaker and a featured lecturer on Chabad.org. He is the publisher and editor of Inside Out Magazine, and an accomplished singer/songwiter.
Rabbi Simpser has many years of experience working in the kosher industry on behalf of many worldwide kosher supervisory agencies, such as the CRC (Chicago Rabbinical Council), the O.U. (Orthodox Union), the O.R.B. (Florida), and the Star –K. He was the Founding Kashrus Director for MGK- Maritime Glatt Kosher and was responsible for staff (Mashgiach) training and overseeing kosher production on cruise ships that meet the highest Glatt Kosher standards. Rabbi Simpser has wide-range experience in hotel kashrut, having overseen Pesach food production at many hotels for over a decade.
He is also the Executive Director, Kashrus, of Kosher Organics. www.kosherorganics.com
Rabbi Simpser founded the Community Kollel of Des Moines in 1999 and now runs a Jewish Outreach Program in Minneapolis, Aish-Minnessota. He has been involved in kiruv and adult education for over 20 years.
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Rabbi Dr. Basil Herring
Rabbi Dr. Basil Herring is the chief executive of the Rabbinical Council of America, the largest association of Orthodox Rabbis in the world. He has served in that position since July 2003. Given his position, he plays a leadership role on a day to day in dealing with many of the major religious, cultural, communal, and political issues and challenges currently facing the Jewish community, both internally and in relationship to the world at large. He is also instrumental in providing professional, educational, and support services for the 1000 members of the RCA.
Prior to leading the RCA, Rabbi Herring served from 1994 till 2003 as Executive Chairman of The Orthodox Caucus, a dynamic national group of leading rabbinic and lay leaders. In this capacity, Rabbi Herring was responsible for implementing a broad array of national as well as regional and local projects and initiatives on critical issues confronting the Orthodox and Jewish communities. |
Over the course of a distinguished 30 year career in the congregational rabbinate, Rabbi Herring led congregations in Kingston NY, Ottawa Ontario, and Atlantic Beach NY. Rabbi Herring has authored six books as well as articles on a variety of topics. These include studies in Jewish philosophy and Biblical commentary, several widely used and quoted volumes dealing with Jewish Ethics in response to contemporary social and personal issues, a manual for rabbis and synagogues on practical aspects of the modern rabbinate, a volume of sermons, and another on Halachic prenuptial agreements. He has also edited and published a monthly subscription newsletter for rabbis. Born in South Africa, Rabbi Herring studied there, as well as at Yeshivat Kerem Beyavneh in Israel, before coming to the U.S., where he received both his Semichah and Ph.d (in Medieval Jewish Philosophy) from Yeshiva University and its affiliated RIETS seminary. Rabbi Herring lectures widely on the interface between Torah, Orthodoxy, the Jewish community, and modern society. He and his wife Sherri, currently living in Woodsburgh NY on the South Shore of Long Island in the New York area, are the proud parents of 4 children, and eight grandchildren. |
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Rabbi Elimelech Silberberg
Rabbi Elimelech Silberberg was ordained at Mesivta Torah Vodaas in Brooklyn, New York, in 1971, and continued his post- Rabbinic studies at the Lubavitcher Yeshiva and Kollel until 1975. At that time he assumed the position of Shliach of the Lubavitcher Rebbe, and became the first permanent Rabbi of the fledgling Bais Chabad Torah Center, the first Orthodox synagogue in West Bloomfield, Michigan - a position that he still holds today. Through the efforts of Rabbi Elimelech and |
Rebbetzin Chaya Sarah Silberberg, the shul now boasts a membership of over 150 families, and many more friends who participate in shul programs and classes. West Bloomfield has become a center of Torah Judaism in Michigan.
Rabbi Silberberg is a member of the presidium of the Vaad Horabonim of greater Detroit, and is a member of its Bais Din for geirus (conversions). He has published four books on contemporary Halacha and delivers lectures that run the gamut of Torah topics, with special emphasis on Kabbalah and mysticism. Rabbi Silberberg can give Daf Yomi lectures, as well as lectures on the proceedings of a Bais Din with regard to adoption and conversion. He can also deliver halachic discourses based on the Torah portion of the week, as well as Torah portion lectures based on Midrashic and Kabbalistic themes. |
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Rebbetzin Chaya Sarah Silberberg
Chaya Sarah Silberberg is a product of the Bais Yaakovs of Brooklyn, New York. A National Merit Scholar, she received her BS in Mathematics from Brooklyn College. A natural and inspiring teacher, she has been teaching Torah in high school for close to forty years. As Chabad shluchim, Chaya Sarah and her husband Rabbi Elimelech Silberberg came to Bais Chabad Torah Center of West Bloomfield, Michigan, in 1975. She has been an important force in the creation and the development of the Torah Center, and teaches many adult education classes.
Chaya Sarah is also employed at Chabad.org as part of the staff of "Ask the Rabbi;" she answers questions and gives advice to people throughout the world on varied topics which include Torah, marital harmony, intermarriage, relationships, sexuality and a wide variety of human interest topics. She is also a much sought after lecturer. Most of all, Chaya Sarah is the proud mother of ten children, 8 children-in-love (law), and many grandchildren. |
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Category |
Description |
Price
USD |
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PS |
Penthouse Verandah Suite |
$7,700 |
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SA |
Deluxe Verandah Suite |
$5,000 |
SS |
Superior Verandah Suite |
$4,000 |
VA |
Deluxe Verandah Outside |
$3,250 |
VB |
Deluxe Verandah Outside |
$3,150 |
VC |
Deluxe Verandah Outside |
$3,100 |
VD |
Deluxe Verandah Outside |
$3,000 |
C |
Ocean-View Stateroom |
$2,500 |
D |
Ocean-View Stateroom |
$2,400 |
G |
Partial Ocean-View Stateroom |
$2,300 |
GG |
Ocean-View Stateroom |
$2,250 |
I |
Large Inside Stateroom |
$1,850 |
J |
Large Inside Stateroom |
$1,800 |
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K |
Large Inside Stateroom |
$1,750 |
Airfare not included. |
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- All rates are per person based on Double Occupancy.
- Rates are subject to change without notice.
- $500 per person deposit due at time of booking.
- Payment in full is due 90 days before sailing.
- Single rate is 170% in all categories.
- 3rd and 4th person rate (all categories) is $1800.00 (adult or child)
- Travel insurance is strongly recommended.
- These rates do not include taxes and port charges of $371.94
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