O.U. officials remain supportive of El Al, but
say there may be systemic deficiencies in the air-
line's overall approach to issues of kashrut. "We
found many serious problems," said Rabbi
Menachem Genack, the O.U. kashrut division's
rabbinic administrator.
For example, Rabbi Steinberg noted, El Al
warms up both meat and dairy meals in the same
ovens. While crew members use special inserts to
cover the meals, theoretically there could be
problems of food spillage, he said.
Steinberg also said El Al crew members were
known to serve wine to first-class passengers in a
manner that does not meet stringent kosher stan-
dards.
Stein said the special "Regal" meals El Al pas-
sengers can order 24 hours before a flight already
had been an option for observant passengers. El
Al will continue to offer the open meals as well.
At the O.U.'s convention in Israel over
Thanksgiving weekend, Rabbi Genack said lead-
ership from the union and the Rabbinical
Council of America, an organization of centrist
Orthodox rabbis, met with El Al's chief executive
officer, Amos Shapira; its vice president for serv-
ice, Itamar Bartuv; and its
supervising rabbi, Avshalom
Katzir.
Rabbi Genack believes El Al
management is listening to the
Orthodox Union's concerns.
"They were very accommodat-
ing on this issue," he said.
Mixed Response
Several observant Jews who are
planning to travel soon to
Israel told JTA they would only
order the double-wrapped meals. The meals don't
cost travelers more, but are more expensive for El
Al to order, Stein said.
Hillel Moskovits, who lives in Jerusalem and
flies often to the United States, said that what
concerns him most is that the O.U. didn't take
action sooner. "I don't see El Al being at fault,
really," he said.
Others, like Ephrem Hecht of Queens, N.Y.,
said that while he always has flown El Al for
security reasons and the desire to support Israel,
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"I am now considering using alternate airlines.
Many are cheaper and when I request a kosher
meal, I am certain that I will obtain one."
Milton Markovitz of New York City, who also
feels more comfortable with El Al's security, said
he would continue to fly Israel's national airline.
"Hopefully El Al will soon rectify the negligence
which created this unfortunate situation," he
said. "All that is necessary is compliance and
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