ืืืืื ืืื ืืื โ Kashrut Glossary (Hebrew โ English)
Hebrew
Transliteration & Meaning
Relevance to L'Chaims
ืึธึผืฉึตืืจ
Kasher / Kosher
Fit, permitted, proper โ food that conforms to Jewish dietary law
All food served at L'Chaims is kasher under GBD supervision
ืึฐึผืึทื
Glatt
Smooth โ denotes meat from animals with smooth, adhesion-free lungs
L'Chaims is certified Glatt โ the highest meat standard
ืึฐืึทืึฐืจึดืื
Mehadrin
Beautifying/enhanced โ a stricter level of kashrut observance beyond the basic requirement
Our full certification standard โ suitable for the most observant guests
ืคึธึผืจึถืึถ
Pareve
Neutral โ neither meat nor dairy; may be eaten with either
Fish, eggs, fruit, vegetables and most desserts at L'Chaims
ืคึฐึผืึตืืฉึดืืื
Fleishig (Yiddish)
Meat โ all dishes containing meat or poultry, or prepared with meat utensils
Separate menu, utensils and service at L'Chaims
ืึดืึฐืึดืื
Milchig (Yiddish)
Dairy โ all dishes containing dairy products, or prepared with dairy utensils
Separate menu, utensils and service at L'Chaims
ืฉึฐืืึดืืึธื
Shechita
Ritual slaughter โ the swift, painless cutting of the trachea and oesophagus by a qualified shochet
All L'Chaims meat is shechted by GBD-approved shochtim only
ืึทืฉึฐืืึดึผืืึท
Mashgiach
Supervisor โ a rabbinically qualified kashrut inspector present in the kitchen
Full-time permanent mashgiach temidi at L'Chaims at all times
ืึถืึฐืฉึตืืจ
Hechsher
Kosher certification symbol โ the mark of a rabbinical authority on a product
All packaged ingredients must carry a recognised hechsher
ืึฐืจึตืคึธื
Treif / Terefah
Not kosher โ lit. "torn"; food that is forbidden under Jewish law
No treif food is permitted on L'Chaims premises under any circumstances
ืึฐืึดืืึธื
Melicha
Salting โ the process of drawing blood from meat using coarse salt, followed by rinsing
All meat arrives at L'Chaims pre-salted by approved butchers
ืึตืื ืึฐืึปืฉึธึผืื
Yayin Mevushal
Cooked/pasteurised wine โ kosher wine that retains its status when handled by non-Jews
All wines at L'Chaims are Yayin Mevushal โ served by any staff
ืึธืึธื ืึดืฉึฐืืจึธืึตื
Cholov Yisroel
Jewish-supervised milk โ milked under the supervision of an observant Jew
All dairy at L'Chaims is Cholov Yisroel. No standard commercial milk used.
ืคึทึผืก ืึดืฉึฐืืจึธืึตื
Pas Yisroel
Jewish-baked bread โ bread in whose baking a Jew has participated at the critical stage
All bread, challah and rolls at L'Chaims are Pas Yisroel
ืึดึผืืฉืืึผื ืึดืฉึฐืืจึธืึตื
Bishul Yisroel
Jewish-cooked food โ significant dishes cooked with Jewish involvement in initiating the fire
Observed at L'Chaims โ our mashgiach or Jewish chef initiates all cooking
ืึฐืึดืืึทืช ืึตึผืึดืื
Tevilat Keilim
Immersion of vessels โ new metal and glass utensils must be immersed in a kosher mikveh before use
All new utensils are immersed before use. Records maintained by mashgiach.
ืึทืึธึผืขึธืึธื
Hagalah
Purification by boiling โ the process of kashering utensils that have absorbed non-kosher substances
Used by our mashgiach when utensils require kashering. Also performed before Pesach.
ืึฐึผืึดืืงึทืช ืชึผืึนืึธืขึดืื
Bedikat Tolaim
Checking for insects โ vegetables must be inspected for prohibited insects before use
All leafy greens and vegetables checked by our kitchen team using light boxes
ืึตืืกืึผืจ ืึธึผืฉึธืืจ ืึฐึผืึธืึธื
Issur Basar b'Chalav
Prohibition of meat and milk โ the biblical and rabbinic prohibition against mixing or eating meat and dairy
Absolute at L'Chaims โ meat and dairy never combined, separate utensils, 6-hour wait
