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PricingAboutSupportKosher Symbols, Decoded
Packages carry a hechsher logo and a printed name. These are the names, plus the meat, dairy, parve, and Pesach marks, as they appear on Israeli shelves.
| Hebrew | Reads | What It Is | Good to Know | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| רבנות | rabbanut | rabbinate hechsher | Usually the local municipal rabbinate, not one nationwide logo. | |
| הרבנות הראשית | ha-rabbanut ha-rashit | Chief Rabbinate | ||
| בד"ץ | badatz | Badatz | A rabbinical-court hechsher; several unrelated bodies use the word. | |
| בד"ץ העדה החרדית | badatz ha-eda ha-haredit | Badatz Eda Haredit | ||
| בד"ץ מחזיקי הדת | badatz makhzikei ha-dat | Belz Badatz | ||
| שארית ישראל | she'erit yisra'el | She'erit Yisrael | ||
| חוג חתם סופר | khug khatam sofer | Chug Chatam Sofer | ||
| OU | ou | Orthodox Union | ||
| OK | ok | OK Kosher | ||
| Star-K | star-k | Star-K | ||
| Kof-K | kof-k | Kof-K | ||
| cRc | crc | Chicago Rabbinical Council | ||
| פרווה | parve | parve marking | ||
| חלבי | khalavi | dairy marking | ||
| בשרי | basari | meat marking | ||
| D | d | dairy letter on a package | Latin D next to an OU-style hechsher means dairy. Israeli packs more often print חלבי. | |
| DE | de | dairy equipment | Made on dairy equipment but the food is not dairy. Common on imported American-certified goods. | |
| כשר לפסח | kasher le-pesakh | kosher for Pesach | ||
| P | p | Pesach letter on a package | On OU-P and similar import marks, P is Passover, not parve. Israeli packs write כשר לפסח. | |
| קטניות | kitniyot | kitniyot | Rice, beans, and similar; many Ashkenazi packs say whether they are included. | |
| ללא קטניות | lelo kitniyot | no kitniyot | ||
| חלב ישראל | khalav yisra'el | Jewish-supervised milk | ||
| פת ישראל | pat yisra'el | Jewish-baked bread | ||
| בישול ישראל | bishul yisra'el | Jewish-involved cooking | ||
| מהדרין | mehadrin | mehadrin | ||
| למהדרין | lemehadrin | mehadrin standard | ||
| בית יוסף | beit yosef | Bet Yosef | A Sephardi slaughter and salting standard on meat. | |
| רב לנדא | rav landa | Rabbi Landau | ||
| רב מחפוד | rav makhpud | Rabbi Machpud | ||
| אגודת ישראל | agudat yisra'el | Agudat Yisrael | ||
| תרומות ומעשרות | trumot u-ma'asrot | tithes taken | On Israeli produce: priestly gifts and tithes have been separated. | |
| גלאט | glat | glatt | ||
| כשרות רגילה | kashrut regila | regular kashrut | The non-mehadrin municipal or rabbanut mark. | |
| השגחה | hashgakha | kashrut supervision | ||
| נטול תולעים | natul tola'im | insect-checked | On leafy greens and herbs: checked or grown so insects are not the issue. |
Kosher Symbols הכשרים
Say It
| זה פרווה | ze parve | This is parve. |
| כשר למהדרין | kasher lemehadrin | It is mehadrin kosher. |
| איזה הכשר | eize hekhsher | Which hechsher is it? |
| חלבי או בשרי | khalavi o basari | Dairy or meat? |
| כשר לפסח | kasher le-pesakh | Kosher for Pesach. |
| יש חשש קטניות | yesh khashash kitniyot | Is there a kitniyot concern? |
| בד"ץ או רבנות | badatz o rabbanut | Badatz or Rabbanut? |
| זה חלב ישראל | ze khalav yisra'el | This is khalav Yisrael. |
Terms
| רבנות | rabbanut | rabbinate hechsher |
| הרבנות הראשית | ha-rabbanut ha-rashit | Chief Rabbinate |
| בד"ץ | badatz | Badatz |
| בד"ץ העדה החרדית | badatz ha-eda ha-haredit | Badatz Eda Haredit |
| בד"ץ מחזיקי הדת | badatz makhzikei ha-dat | Belz Badatz |
| שארית ישראל | she'erit yisra'el | She'erit Yisrael |
| חוג חתם סופר | khug khatam sofer | Chug Chatam Sofer |
| OU | ou | Orthodox Union |
| OK | ok | OK Kosher |
| Star-K | star-k | Star-K |
| Kof-K | kof-k | Kof-K |
| cRc | crc | Chicago Rabbinical Council |
| פרווה | parve | parve marking |
| חלבי | khalavi | dairy marking |
| בשרי | basari | meat marking |
| D | d | dairy letter on a package |
| DE | de | dairy equipment |
| כשר לפסח | kasher le-pesakh | kosher for Pesach |
| P | p | Pesach letter on a package |
| קטניות | kitniyot | kitniyot |
| ללא קטניות | lelo kitniyot | no kitniyot |
| חלב ישראל | khalav yisra'el | Jewish-supervised milk |
| פת ישראל | pat yisra'el | Jewish-baked bread |
| בישול ישראל | bishul yisra'el | Jewish-involved cooking |
| מהדרין | mehadrin | mehadrin |
| למהדרין | lemehadrin | mehadrin standard |
| בית יוסף | beit yosef | Bet Yosef |
| רב לנדא | rav landa | Rabbi Landau |
| רב מחפוד | rav makhpud | Rabbi Machpud |
| אגודת ישראל | agudat yisra'el | Agudat Yisrael |
Say It
This is parve.
It is mehadrin kosher.
Which hechsher is it?
Dairy or meat?
Kosher for Pesach.
Is there a kitniyot concern?
Badatz or Rabbanut?
This is khalav Yisrael.
Good to Know
P Is Pesach, Not Parve
A Latin P on an OU mark is Passover; parve is written פרווה or left without D.
Several Bodies Are Called בד"ץ
Eda Haredit, Belz, and others are different certifications that share a word.
Rabbanut Is the Baseline in Many Stores
Mehadrin and named rabbinic courts sit on top of it for people who ask.
Produce Has Its Own Sentence
תרומות ומעשרות on Israeli fruit means the tithes were taken, which is separate from a meat hechsher.
Same Format, Other Situations
Frequently Asked Questions
Does a P on a hechsher mean parve?
No. On marks like OU-P, the Latin P stands for Pesach (Passover), not parve. Parve is written פרווה or left with no letter at all.
Are all בד"ץ marks the same body?
No. Eda Haredit, Belz, and others are separate certifications that happen to share the word בד"ץ (rabbinical court).
What does מהדרין add on top of רבנות?
Rabbanut is the baseline municipal kashrut mark in many stores. Mehadrin and named rabbinic courts sit on top of it for people who want a stricter standard.
What does תרומות ומעשרות mean on Israeli produce?
That the tithes have been separated, a step distinct from a meat or dairy hechsher.