Definition
A certification or seal indicating that food or a product is kosher and has been approved by a Jewish authority.
Etymology
From Hebrew 'heshēr' (approval), derived from 'yashar' (to be right/straight), used in Jewish dietary law tradition for centuries.
Kelly Says
The hechsher is basically a kosher 'stamp of approval'—different organizations have their own symbols, and some are so trusted that people recognize them instantly on packaging worldwide!
Translations
AMአማርኛ
hechsher
hech-sher
ARالعربية
hechsher
hech-sher
BNবাংলা
hechsher
hech-sher
CACatalà
hechsher
hech-sher
CSČeština
hechsher
hech-sher
DADansk
hechsher
hech-sher
DEDeutsch
hechsher
hech-sher
ELΕλληνικά
hechsher
hech-sher
ESEspañol
hechsher
hech-sher
FAفارسی
hechsher
hech-sher
FISuomi
hechsher
hech-sher
FRFrançais
hechsher
hech-sher
HEעברית
hechsher
hech-sher
HIहिन्दी
hechsher
hech-sher
HUMagyar
hechsher
hech-sher
IDBahasa Indonesia
hechsher
hech-sher
ITItaliano
hechsher
hech-sher
MSBahasa Melayu
hechsher
hech-sher
MYမြန်မာ
hechsher
hech-sher
NLNederlands
hechsher
hech-sher
NONorsk
hechsher
hech-sher
PLPolski
hechsher
hech-sher
PTPortuguês
hechsher
hech-sher
RORomână
hechsher
hech-sher
RUРусский
hechsher
hech-sher
SVSvenska
hechsher
hech-sher
SWKiswahili
hechsher
hech-sher
TAதமிழ்
hechsher
hech-sher
TEతెలుగు
hechsher
hech-sher
TRTürkçe
hechsher
hech-sher
UKУкраїнська
hechsher
hech-sher
URاردو
hechsher
hech-sher
VITiếng Việt
hechsher
hech-sher