hechsher

plural hechshers · plural hechsherim · alternative hekhsher

1. A certification that a food product or establishment is kosher.
2. A marking indicating that a food product has such a certification.

   I notice Pepsi and other kinds of sodas at the shul and at various frum households. Hey, man, there ain't no hekhshers on that stuff. What gives?

   2004 October 3, Shlomo Chaim, “Simple questions (yah, right)”, in soc.culture.jewish.moderated (Usenet)

present singular third person hechshers · participle present hechshering · participle past hechshered · past hechshered · alternative hekhsher

1. To certify as kosher.

   Kashrut means that you eat ONLY foods that have been supervised and hechshered by a specific organization that is responsible for watching the manufacture and packaging of any particular product. It is NOT just avoiding pigs and shellfish.

   2004 November 17, animzmirot, “Keeping Kosher?”, in alt.tv.amazing-race (Usenet)