va’ad ha-kashrut

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Pronunciations

va’ad ha-kashrut (VAH-ahd ha-kash-ROOT)

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Definitions

Example Sentences

  • "The Va'ad HaKashrut of Richmond provides supervision to ensure that Jewish dietary laws are properly observed at public Jewish communal functions." (source)

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Languages of Origin

  • Textual Hebrew

Etymology

  • ועד הכשרות 'the council of kashrut'

      • Who Uses This

      • Religious: Jews who are engaged in religious observance and have some Jewish education
      • Organizations: People involved in a professional or volunteer capacity with Jewish nonprofit organizations

      Regions

      • North America

      Dictionaries

      • The JPS Dictionary of Jewish Words, by Joyce Eisenberg and Ellen Scolnic, (Philadelphia, 2001).

      Alternative Spellings

      vaad ha-kashrut, vaad hakashrut, va’ad hakashrut

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