A certificate or official approval indicating that food or a product has been prepared according to Jewish dietary laws (kosher regulations).
From Yiddish hekhsher, derived from Hebrew hechsher (הכשר), meaning 'fitness' or 'suitability,' referring to the certification that something meets strict religious purity requirements.
A hekhsher is essentially a Jewish food passport—that little symbol on packaging tells you that someone trained in Jewish law inspected everything from the ingredients to the equipment used, making it trustworthy for observant Jews.
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