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Definition of Mashgiah
1. an inspector of kosher establishments [n -GIHIM]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Mashgiah
Literary usage of Mashgiah
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. American Jewish Year Book by American Jewish Committee, Jewish Publication Society of America (1914)
"Bet Din takes no responsibility for the kashrut at public dinners, unless supervised
by a duly authorized mashgiah. ..."
2. New Judea: Jewish Life in Modern Palestine and Egypt by Benjamin Lee Gordon (1919)
"... even a Jewish overseer (mashgiah), so, that milk, butter and cheese may be
sold to the religious Jews of Jaffa. In dairying they meet with more success ..."
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