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Costa Rica
HAIR’S TO YOU ©WWW guerillas. (NARC was a terrorist organization fighting the
Columbian government!) The restaurateur did business
wig salon with the U.S. embassy, and one day a staffer from the
embassy offered to help. (This was totally unofficial.) Some
Fagie Rosen time later, a thick dossier appeared on his desk. He was
told not to reveal the source of the dossier. The owner took
410.952.9842 • hairstoyouwigs@gmail.com it to a three-star general, who asked him where this came
from, and he just shrugged as if he were ignorant.
Specializing in wigs for medical needs. Eventually, all those involved in the kidnapping were
arrested and his son was freed. But during his capture they
I WILL COME TO YOUR HOUSE. had paralyzed him from waist down. The owner took his
WEDNESDAYS: 1-HOUR SERVICE FOR WASH & SET son and the rest of the family to Costa Rica. The son,
despite his handicap, got married, has children, and runs
Every day of the week – three businesses – all from his wheelchair!
Drop off in the morning and pick up in the evening.
We returned to the hotel. This time, we did not have an
BOYS CLOTHING & ACCESSORIES invitation to the rabbi’s home for Friday night, so I made
arrangements with another caterer, who helped me make
FREE A 347.871.1621 contact with a number of people for the Friday night din-
ner at the hotel. A room was reserved for us in the hotel,
SOOHNVIOEPRRPDI$NE5R0GS where there was a Shabbos hotplate, hot water urn, a beau-
tifully set table, challahs, Shabbos candles, etc. The price
n 1614 AVENUE M, BROOKLYN NY was outrageous, but I thought the alternative would be to
eat a cold meal in our dark hotel room. Not wishing to
keep Shabbos like a Karaite, I decided to treat ourselves.
Since the kiddush in shul the previous Shabbos had left
me hungry, I figured a big meal would leave me with left-
overs for the post-kiddush hunger pangs.
I had previously gone over the menu with the caterer,
and even called with my credit card number from
Jerusalem. Now, a few hours before Shabbos, she asked me
to pay her in cash. She “didn’t remember” the previous
phone conversation. I was taken aback but gave her the
benefit of the doubt and dutifully obliged.
When we got back from shul Friday night, I was in for a
surprise. There was no traditional first course of gefilte fish.
There was chicken soup on the hotplate, which had a piece
of boiled chicken in it. We were given an extra bowl of
soup. Thank you. For the main course there was one piece
of baked chicken (bottom), noodle kugel, a salad of cucum-
bers and lettuce, and six boiled potatoes. One piece of
chicken for a meal that cost twice as much as a meal in an
expensive hotel in Jerusalem! For dessert, we had water-
melon, thoughtfully cut for us in advance. I forgot to men-
tion the soda. Some of the side dishes I had ordered were
not there. It was a rip-off.
Here is my recommendation, if you should happen to go
to Costa Rica: Contact the shul or rabbi and find out about
Shabbos hospitality. For Shabbos day, you can start with
the kiddush in the synagogue ($18), but have extra food at
the hotel to eat later. Reserve a room that has a small
refrigerator and a table with chairs. Perhaps you can search
on the internet for an apartment with a combination lock
so you don’t need a key. Or, if you are going to the hotel I
36 u www.wherewhatwhen.com u
HAIR’S TO YOU ©WWW guerillas. (NARC was a terrorist organization fighting the
Columbian government!) The restaurateur did business
wig salon with the U.S. embassy, and one day a staffer from the
embassy offered to help. (This was totally unofficial.) Some
Fagie Rosen time later, a thick dossier appeared on his desk. He was
told not to reveal the source of the dossier. The owner took
410.952.9842 • hairstoyouwigs@gmail.com it to a three-star general, who asked him where this came
from, and he just shrugged as if he were ignorant.
Specializing in wigs for medical needs. Eventually, all those involved in the kidnapping were
arrested and his son was freed. But during his capture they
I WILL COME TO YOUR HOUSE. had paralyzed him from waist down. The owner took his
WEDNESDAYS: 1-HOUR SERVICE FOR WASH & SET son and the rest of the family to Costa Rica. The son,
despite his handicap, got married, has children, and runs
Every day of the week – three businesses – all from his wheelchair!
Drop off in the morning and pick up in the evening.
We returned to the hotel. This time, we did not have an
BOYS CLOTHING & ACCESSORIES invitation to the rabbi’s home for Friday night, so I made
arrangements with another caterer, who helped me make
FREE A 347.871.1621 contact with a number of people for the Friday night din-
ner at the hotel. A room was reserved for us in the hotel,
SOOHNVIOEPRRPDI$NE5R0GS where there was a Shabbos hotplate, hot water urn, a beau-
tifully set table, challahs, Shabbos candles, etc. The price
n 1614 AVENUE M, BROOKLYN NY was outrageous, but I thought the alternative would be to
eat a cold meal in our dark hotel room. Not wishing to
keep Shabbos like a Karaite, I decided to treat ourselves.
Since the kiddush in shul the previous Shabbos had left
me hungry, I figured a big meal would leave me with left-
overs for the post-kiddush hunger pangs.
I had previously gone over the menu with the caterer,
and even called with my credit card number from
Jerusalem. Now, a few hours before Shabbos, she asked me
to pay her in cash. She “didn’t remember” the previous
phone conversation. I was taken aback but gave her the
benefit of the doubt and dutifully obliged.
When we got back from shul Friday night, I was in for a
surprise. There was no traditional first course of gefilte fish.
There was chicken soup on the hotplate, which had a piece
of boiled chicken in it. We were given an extra bowl of
soup. Thank you. For the main course there was one piece
of baked chicken (bottom), noodle kugel, a salad of cucum-
bers and lettuce, and six boiled potatoes. One piece of
chicken for a meal that cost twice as much as a meal in an
expensive hotel in Jerusalem! For dessert, we had water-
melon, thoughtfully cut for us in advance. I forgot to men-
tion the soda. Some of the side dishes I had ordered were
not there. It was a rip-off.
Here is my recommendation, if you should happen to go
to Costa Rica: Contact the shul or rabbi and find out about
Shabbos hospitality. For Shabbos day, you can start with
the kiddush in the synagogue ($18), but have extra food at
the hotel to eat later. Reserve a room that has a small
refrigerator and a table with chairs. Perhaps you can search
on the internet for an apartment with a combination lock
so you don’t need a key. Or, if you are going to the hotel I
36 u www.wherewhatwhen.com u
