Scholar in Residence Programs on our Glatt Kosher Cruises and for Passover Feature

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Kosher Cruises on the highly respected Holland America Line and Kosher Passover Programs also feature:

One of America's Most Respected Psychotherapists

Spend this winter connecting with loved ones on a special Kosherica cruise featuring M. Gary Neuman, one of Americas most respected psychotherapists. M. Gary Neuman is a regular on the Opera Show and a best selling author.

M. Gary Neuman is a Florida psychotherapist, rabbi, creator of the internationally recognized Sandcastles Program for children of divorced and author of Helping Your Kids Cope With Divorce the Sandcastles Way (Random House) and Emotional Infidelity, How to Affair-Proof Your Marriage and Other Secrets to a Great Marriage (Crown). His work has received national media coverage including multiple appearances on Oprah, the Today Show, the View, NPR as well as appearances on Dateline, NBC Nightly News, CBS Weekend News and Good Morning America. He has been written about in numerous publications including People, Time, Cosmopolitan, Parents, Washington Post, Chicago Tribune, Miami Herald and elsewhere. Gary lives with his wife and five children in Miami Beach, Florida.

Rabbi Elazar Muskin

Rabbi Muskin serves as Rabbi of Young Israel of Century City, a position he has held since January, 1986. Under his leadership the congregation has become one of the fastest growing Orthodox synagogues on the West Coast, and is considered a leader in creative Adult Education programs. The synagogue was awarded the national citation from the Orthodox Union for its Annual Adult Education Program Calendar. Prior to assuming this position he served as Rabbi for 5 years at the Mt. Sinai Jewish Center in Manhattan, New York.

Before entering the rabbinate Rabbi Muskin served as Executive Director of T’chiya Volunteers, an organization dedicated to serving development towns in Israel. Rabbi Muskin directed T’chiya for eleven years, helping establish it as a premier summer program for American college students interested in volunteering in Israel.

Rabbi Muskin received his Rabbinic Ordination from Yeshiva University, studied at Yeshivat Kerem B'Yavneh in Israel from 1972-1975, and earned his B.A. in psychology from Yeshiva College. He also earned a Master’s degree in Medieval Jewish Philosophy from the Bernard Revel Graduate School, and a Master’s degree in Education from Columbia University.

Rabbi Muskin has published a number of scholarly and popular articles and has lectured in numerous communities in the United States, Europe and Israel. He is a contributing columnist for the weekly Torah Portion article which appears in the Los Angeles Jewish Journal newspaper, and frequently contributed to AMIT Magazine and Olam. He also published a monograph on the Jewish attitude towards racism for the National Conference for Community and Justice (NCCJ). Appointed by Mayor Hahn, Rabbi Muskin served as a Commissioner from 2001-2006 on the Human Relations Commission of the City of Los Angeles. Rabbi Muskin is a founder and leader of Tzohar International, a rabbinic organization supporting a dynamic modern Religious Zionist rabbinate in Israel. He is presently Vice President of the Rabbinical Council of America and Past President of the Rabbinical Council of California, after serving as its President from 1992-1997.

Rabbi Shalom Lipskar

Since receiving ordination from the Central Lubavitch Yeshiva in Brooklyn in 1968, Rabbi Sholom Dovber Lipskar has worked as an emissary for the Lubavitcher Rebbe. In 1969 he founded the Landow yeshiva Center in Miami Beach, Florida. He has served as its principal and dean of its elementary, academy, and high school studies. Directly responsible for the training of its rabbinical students. He has formulated a school-wide curriculum and manages a multi-million dollar budget.

In 1981 he founded The Shul of Bal Harbour in Surfside, Florida. As its head Rabbi he is both the spiritual leader and educational programmer for all ages. Also in 1981 Rabbi Lipskar founded the Aleph Insititute and the Educational Academy for the Elderly, both based in Surfside. The Aleph Institute is a non-profit national humanitarian organization dedicated to improving the quality of life for both prisoners and military personnel and their families. Rabbi Lipskar has created alternative punishment philosophies and developed unique educational opportunities for the general public in the field of treatment of closed populations.


As director of the Educational Academy for the Elderly, Rabbi Lipskar develops pilot programs and restructures the educational priorities of elderly citizens, trying to positively alter their self-image.

Rabbi Lipskar is recognized as an international leader bringing Torah values to people from all walks of life.

Dr. Yael Respler

Dr. Yael Respler is a psychotherapist in private practice in Brooklyn. She writes a column for the Jewish Press, [Dear Dr. Yael] and hosts a summer radio show on in the Catskills, {Psychology in the 2000’s}. Dr. Respler released a DVD/video/ CD-Rom “Chutpah is Muktzah 2” as well as a video “Chutzpah is Muktzah” and an audiocassette “Creative Jewish Parenting.” Dr. Yael Respler has lectured extensively in the U.S.A, Canada and Switzerland. Dr. Respler is a certified hypnotherapist and specializes in dealing with stress, dating issues, marriage counseling, the intimate relationship and parenting conflicts. She has conducted over 90 parenting workshops and numerous Shalom Bayis workshops for women.

Susie Fishbein - Kosher by Design Culinary Cruise

It may be a stretch to dub Susie Fishbein, an Orthodox Jewish New Jersey wife and mother, the "Jewish Martha Stewart". But with two best selling cook books — her latest, taking only 8 days to make Amazon's Top 500 list — and scheduled appearances on a slew of national and regional TV and radio shows, one is certainly tempted to.

This lady of faith first, projects a radiant, telegenic style that is as comfortable on camera as it's on stage, where she might be teaching culinary techniques to hundreds of eager students. Her prepossessing presence and approachable demeanor have brought her a degree of celebrity in the popular cultural milieu that is atypical for an observant Jew.

Though Susie's earlier work, "Kosher By Design: Picture-perfect Food for the Holidays and Every Day", sold 70,000 copies in a little over a year and her sequel, "Kosher By Design Entertains: Fabulous Recipes for Parties and Every Day", just came out March 1 and it's already sold 35,000 copies, with 50,000 copies in print, her success has not gone to her head. (Click on links to purchase. Sales help fund JWR)

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Recent Press about Kosherica's Jewish Vacation Cruises and Passover Hotels:

Caribbean Islands - Jewish Music Festival at Sea Attracts 700 Guests, Singing Az Yashir

www.Vosizneias.com, 1/14/2010

Caribbean Islands - The Jewish Music Festival at Sea which sailed around the Caribbean attracted over 700 guests from around the world, including over 60 from Israel. The seven day Kosher cruise featured some of the biggest names in Jewish music including Dudu Fisher, Avraham Fried and Lipa Schmeltzer along with one of the largest collection of popular Jewish Cantors, most from Israel.

The Kosher cruise, which sailed from January 24th through the 31st was designed to coincide with the traditional Torah reading of Az Yashir, the Song of the Seas. “It is such a pleasure to have created an event of such musical talent, especially on such a special weekend,” said Yehuda Shifman, President of Kosherica.

All food was prepared on board the ship by award winning chefs from some of the best hotels in Israel.

“This cruise signals an important development in the world of Jewish travel by showing that kosher observing consumers don’t need to settle when it comes to a quality travel option,” said David Walles, CEO of Eddie’s Travel, marketing partner of Kosherica Cruises.

Ports of call included St. Thomas, Grand Turks and Puerto Rico with land excursions to Jewish sites and culture in the area. In addition to the musical highlights, one being Dudu Fisher singing the famous ‘Bring Him Home’ from Les Miserables dedicated to captive IDF soldier Gilad Shalit, the program featured regular addresses from Rabbi Stevel Weil, Executive Vice President of the Orthodox Union and Rabbi Shlomo Lipsker, well known lecturer and founder of the Alef Institute which were attended by hundreds of passengers. Advertisement:

With a staff of 50 working in the kitchen and 100 in the dining room, this was the largest size Kosher group to ever go on a cruise. Over 100 kilograms of meat were prepared daily to serve the guests in addition to all breads and cakes baked fresh, according to the chefs.

“This was our first cruise,” said Helen Goldmunz from Jerusalem, on board with her husband, Menachem. “We would love to go on another one, perhaps to Alaska.”

Kosherica Presents The First Leading Pesach Hotel of the World Program

Value-Added Luxury at Affordable Prices

Kosherica is proud to announce its first-ever Leading Pesach Hotel of the World Program.

Kosherica’s inaugural 2010 Leading Pesach Hotel of the World Program gets underway this spring at the Miami Biltmore Resort and Spa. The program combines a five-star vacation experience with signature Glatt Kosher, Cholov Yisrael and Pas Yisrael gourmet meals at affordable prices.

While some Passover programs easily exceed costs of $4,000 or $5,000 per person, Kosherica’s seven-day luxury Passover packages – complete with full board and sedarim -- start at $3,480 in the United States or Israel. And Kosherica value-added cruises begin at $1,600.*

Since its founding in 1996, Kosherica has brought more passengers to international ports of call at affordable prices than all other kosher cruise companies combined.

“As the company that started it all, we’ve set the bar high. And we keep setting it higher and higher,” says Kosherica Owner and CEO Yehuda Shifman. “No other company knows better how to combine honest value with five-star luxury. Our new Leading Pesach Hotel of the World Program is the perfect example of Kosherica’s long-established tradition: combining the best in luxurious kosher travel with affordable pricing.”

A proven industry leader, Kosherica has set new standards at sea--with an extensive menu of luxury cruises to exotic ports of call--and on land, with luxurious Passover programs. And it’s no secret Kosherica’s full-service packages nourish both body and soul. This family-owned business offers everything from meaningful Shabbat services, inspiring lectures with scholars in residence, Daf Yomi classes and Minyanim to top-notch live concerts with Jewish headliners, all-women’s dance classes, movie screenings, mixers and more.

Passover 2010

This spring, Kosherica serves up its first annual Leading Pesach Hotel of the World Program. For a Passover vacation different from all others, escape kosher l’Pesach style to three fantastic venues: Miami’s legendary Biltmore Golf Resort and Spa, Israel’s wonderful Moriah Plaza Tiberias and Ramat Rachel resort in Jerusalem. Packages begin Passover eve, Tuesday, March 30, with optional pre- and post-holiday hotel night add-ons at each location. Shorter packages are also available at adjusted rates.

The elegant, alluring and tranquil Miami Biltmore Golf Resort and Spa is a European-style national historic landmark listed among the luxurious “Leading Hotels of the World.” Grand hotel rooms and suites are paired with a world-class spa offering a plethora of treatments, as well as a 10,000-sq. ft. state-of-the-art fitness center, an 18-hole Donald Ross-designed golf course, 10 tennis courts and the renowned, oversized Biltmore pool. Its private cabana suites, with personalized butler service, rest among palms, bougainvillea and hibiscus. Keeping with its well established tradition, Kosherica invites a brilliant thinker and teacher for insightful classes, holiday drashot and on-site rabbinic leadership. Last year’s Scholar in Residence, for example, was Rabbi Marc Schneier, named by Newsweek magazine as one of America’s top 50 rabbis. Seven-night packages starting at $3,480 include all meals, a sumptuous tea room, Jewish programming and two complete glatt kosher Passover seders. Optional spa services are available ala carte. Note: Please register early for medical conferences for all interested physicians.

On the shores of Lake Kinneret, the Moriah Plaza Tiberias indulges the senses. Enjoy wet and dry saunas, hot and cold Jacuzzis, an outdoor pool and a wealth of spa treatments ranging from Swedish, sports and tai, to shiatsu, reiki meditation, Aior-veda and more. Nearby attractions include the legendary Hamat Tiveria Hot Springs, boating, water skiing, parasailing and easy access to the best of Israel's excursions, including horseback riding, wine tasting and day trips to the historic holy city of Tsfat, the birthplace of Kaballah, “L’cha Dodi” and legions of mystics, rabbis and teachers. This year’s Scholar in Residence is Rabbi Daniel Beller. Seven-night packages include all meals, tea room, Jewish programming and sedarim. Optional spa services are available ala carte.

In the pine covered hills of the Jerusalem forest, the Ramat Rachel Hotel, Congress and Spa complex merges with the city’s green belt of natural woods and picturesque landscape. Here, in the heart of the Jewish world, the Old City calls, archaeological remains testify to the history of the Jewish people, and an exclusive country club, spa, swimming pool and fitness center cater to modern needs for rest and relaxation. Seven-night packages include all meals, tea room, Jewish programming and sedarim. Optional spa services are available ala carte.

Cruises 2010

R&R, massages and more are yours for the taking with Kosherica’s extensive 2010 cruise line-up. A cruise-within-a-cruise, all Kosherica sailings are well supported by Jewish programming, Shabbat services, Jewish musical entertainment, specialized excursions of Jewish interest, midnight buffets and much more aboard five-star luxury liners. Fine dining on all Kosherica cruises is strictly Glatt Kosher, Chalov Yisroel and Pas Yisroel, with gourmet cuisine prepared by a full professional culinary staff and maritime mashgichim/kosher overseers.

You can soak up more value-added fun starting in June with this extraordinary menu of sailings:

* Mediterranean adventures with exotic ports of call in Italy, Greece, Croatia, Turkey, Spain and Malta aboard Celebrity, Holland America and Costa Cruises.
* Magnificent Canada, New England and Bermuda cruises
* And Alaska’s breathtakingly beautiful Glacier Bay

A full schedule of Kosherica’s 2010 cruises is included below. Cruise prices begin at $1600 for an inside stateroom, based on double occupancy. Cabin and all meals are included. Spa services, excursions, gratuities and roundtrip transportation to point of departure are additional costs. Optional spa services are available ala carte. For more information and reservations, visit www.kosherica.com, write information@kosherica.com or call +001 (305) 695-2700.

JSinglesCruise.com

It’s not too late for singles to get a head start on love in 2010 with Kosherica’s upcoming joint venture aboard JSinglesCruise, August 1st with a romantic journey along the beautiful coast of New England. The luxurious Celebrity Summit offers a convenient departure with round-trip sailing from New York harbor. Packages, which include all meals, singles programming and one complimentary pre-cruise session with a seasoned dating coach, start at $2,350. This cruise is already selling out fast so book soon for optimal cabin selection. For more information, visit jsinglescruise.com, write infojsinglescruise@yahoo.com or call +1 (917) 952-4033.

2010 CRUISE DESTINATIONS

Western Caribbean, January 17 – 24, 2010
Escape the winter blues when Costa Cruises Fortuna hosts Kosherica’s Yeshiva Week/Spiritual Wellness Cruise to Nassau, Ocho Rios, Jamaica, Grand Cayman, and Cozumel. Special guests in residence: renowned psychotherapists Rabbi M. Gary Neuman and Dr. Yael Respler.

Eastern Caribbean, January 24 – 31, 2010
Join Kosherica’s Jewish Music Festival at Sea as it sails to St. Thomas, San Juan, Puerto Rico, Grand Turks aboard the Costa Cruises Fortuna. Enjoy an astounding roster of special musical guests Dudu Fisher, Avraham Fried, Benzion Miller, Naftali Hershtik, Yaakov Motzen, Yaakov Stark, Netanel Hershtik, Avi Albrecht,Benjamin Warschawski, Aaron Shifman, Yanky Rosenfeld, Binyamin Helfgot, Shloma Simcha, Barol Zucker, Daniel Gildar and Amiran Dvir & Band. Note: additional singles program available in conjunction with JSinglesCruise.com.


Best of Mediterranean, July 26 – August 2, 2010- featuring Rabbi Marvin Hier
Newsweek named him the "number one most influential rabbi in America." All Aboard Holland America and cruise the Mediterranean and you will experience Europe the way it is meant to be experienced-- On a Glatt Kosher gourmet cruise that visits some of the most thrilling cities in the Mediterranean -- Rome, Barcelona, Cannes, La Valleta, Trapani, and Santa Margerita. A classic cruise in every sense of the word.

Ancient Mediterranean, August 6 – 16, 2010—Orthodox Unioun Cruise featuring Steve Savitsky and Rabbi Weil (President of OU and Exec VP of The OU)
Rome, Naples, Santorini, Ephesus, Athens, Corfu, Debrovnik and Venice await during ten luxuriant nights aboard the stunning new ship, the Celebrity Equinox. Enjoy classic architecture and a glimpse of the ancient Roman Empire as you explore remnants of a lost world. Added bonus: this cruise sales round-trip from Italy!

Canada and New England, August 1 – 8, 2010
Windswept headlands, charming lighthouses and historic ports are among the sweet sites aboard this Celebrity Summit departure from Cape Liberty for Portland, Maine. Additional ports of call include Bar Harbor, Maine, St. John, New Brunswick and Halifax, Nova Scotia.

Gems of the Baltic, August 8 – 15, 2010- featuring Rabbi Riskin (founding Rabbi of the Lincoln Square Synagogue and Head Rabbi of Efrat)
From the “Little Mermaid’s” Copenhagen, embark on a Northern European adventure! Taste the grandeur of St. Petersburg, the hospitality of Stockholm, the fascination of Helsinki and the charm of Old World Tallin Estonia on this memorable exploration of faraway lands. Take an archipelago cruise or tour the Arctic Circle, and immerse yourself in the history, culture and beauty of the Baltic!

Alaska, June 20 – 27 and July 25 – August 1, 2010 featuring Rabbi Elazar Muskin, spiritual leader of Young Israel of Century City.(June 20th)
Rabbi Basil Herring, Chief Executive of the Rabbinical Council of America (July 25th).

There is no better way to explore Alaska’s breathtaking beauty than a cruise. With Kosherica’s Inside Passage tours aboard the five-star Holland America ms Osterdam, you’ll witness the breathtaking natural beauty of this wild country. Stunning blue glaciers, majestic humpback whales and misty fjords are just a few of the memories you’ll bring home from Seattle, Juneau, Sitka, Ketchikan and Victoria, British Columbia.

*All price quotes are per person, double occupancy.

For more information and reservations, visit www.kosherica.com, write information@kosherica.com or call +(305) 695-2700 (Florida), +02 991 0044 (Israel) or 877-724-5567 (Toll Free).

The world is at your fingertips with Kosherica luxury cruises and Passover travel.

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Kosherica's Jewish Glatt Kosher Vacation Cruise Destinations:

Glatt Kosher Caribbean Cruise
Say goodbye to winter and board a Kosherica cruise to the Caribbean. Surrounded by turquoise waters and warm sun, you can snorkel coral reefs, explore ancient caves, stroll through silky sands, climb fortresses and hike through rainforests as you visit exotic ports of call like Jamaica, Grand Turks, Montego Bay, Cozumel, and Grand Cayman. December 27th, 2009 Glatt Kosher Caribbean Cruise, January 17th, 2010 (Yeshiva Week Cruise) and January 24th, 2010 (Jewish Music Festival).

Glatt Kosher Alaska Cruise
With Kosherica’s amazing tours of Alaska, you’ll see its breathtaking natural beauty—Klondike gold, glaciers glowing blue and magnificent wildlife—from your vantage point aboard the five-star Holland America. Whether you’re touring the rainforests and fjords of Ketchikan, helicopering over the stunning Mendenhall Glacier or seeing whales up close, you’ll understand why Alaska is so sought after.


Glatt Kosher Mediterranean Cruises
Kosherica joins 5 star cruise lines as they explore stunning locations. See historical sites and museums, shop in old world markets, snorkel in deep blue waters, or just soak in the natural wonders of these locations. The options are limitless.


When you cruise with Kosherica, you’re sailing into a Glatt Kosher vacation of a Lifetime.

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Glatt Kosher Food

When evening falls and candlelight glows, you will dine on our Glatt Kosher (cholov yisroel, pas yisroel) award winning gourmet cuisine prepared under the strict supervision of the MGK (Maritime Glatt Kosher). Culinary delights are made from scratch and seasoned with fresh herbs daily. Our dramatic two-story main restaurant presents soaring ocean views, soft music, and exquisite setting of china, white linen and crystal--with attentive yet unobtrusive service from our European-trained staff.

When you cruise with Kosherica, you’re sailing into a Luxury Glatt Kosher vacation of a Lifetime.


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Kosherica is Proud to Announce Our Amazing
2010 Glatt Kosher Passover Programs

Kosherica, worldwide leaders in the Kosher cruise and tour industry, are proud to announce a dazzling 2010 Passover Program.

From breathtaking rain forests in Costa Rica to miraculous waters of the Dead Sea, from the elegant  city of Cannes to the exotic Canary Islands, and from the razzle dazzle of South Beach, Florida to the warmth of the Catskill mountains, Kosherica is committed to giving our clients the most luxurious and exotic  Passover options.  This five-star vacation experience, plus Kosherica’s renowned glatt kosher, cholov Yisrael, pas Yisrael gourmet meals,  is why Kosherica enjoys a sterling reputation as the premier Kosher cruise and tour company.

Kosherica now provides to the Kosher traveler new and incredible options for Passover vacations. Kosherica has chosen leading resorts around the world that allow the Kosher traveler to celebrate Passover in  luxurious resorts in exotic locations. 

A Glatt Kosher Kosherica Passover is also an opportunity to expand horizons.  In addition to meeting people from all over the world, guests can explore exotic locales that may take them snorkeling with dolphins, exploring rain forests, lounging in the Dead Sea or soaking up sun on the French Rivera.

Each luxury Passover resort includes myriad amenities.  You can pamper yourself in our top rated spas, play professional-level golf courses, or just hit the beaches, pools and gyms.   Kosherica’s programming includes Seders, Shabbat services, classes, minyanim, and mixers.  There is also a singles division, JSinglesCruise, with programming designed to maximize meeting and mingling so that – who knows? – next Passover might be a honeymoon.

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Kosherica’s Glatt Kosher Passover Hotels and Resorts Vacations include:

• Stunning Passover Hotels and Resorts
• Incredible Golf/ Tennis and Pools
• World Class Spas
• Sumptuous and Superb famous Kosherica Tea Room.
• Teen and adult activities programs and entertainment.
• Excellent, fun, and educational Chidrens's day camp and infant care programs.

The Ultimate Glatt Kosher Passover Hotel and Resort Vacations! The perfect vacation for Passover travel.

Click for more information on Glatt Kosher Passover Hotels and Resorts or call us at 877-724-5567 or 305-695-2700.

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Jewish Singles Cruise Option: www.JsinglesCruise.com