SUPPLEMENT TO ISSUE 24 אייר תשע"ב / MAY 2012
. Mashgiach SHUL MASHGIACH TRAINING cRc Catering/Hotel Manual, and Shabbos Catering Guide Goals . Printed copy of their shul’s standards (based on the Shul Standards Questionnaire). To train two or more “ Shul Mashgichim” for e ach shul Mashgiach shul as the people who will oversee the kashrus Each will: and hilchos Shabbos in their shul’s kitchen as per . Watch the c Rc Mashgiach Training Video to their Rabbi’s policies. familiarize himself with kashrus topics. The cRc will provide the initial training and will be . Peruse the cRc Lists, Manual, and Guides noted available for follow up c onsultations, but all above. halachic and policy decisions will be made by the shul’s Rabbi. . Familiarize himself with his shul’s standards. This training will not qualify the shul Mashgiach to Training serve as a Mashgiach for cRc events. Furthermore, The following is a brief outline of the topics which will the fact that the cRc pr ovides this community be covered during the training sessions: service in no way implies that any given shul kitchen is under cRc superv ision for any func tion Food standards not supervised by an official cRc mashgiach. Vegetables Timing & Location . Which fruits and v egetables require inspection for infestation Training will consist of two sessions: one hour in the cRc office and one hour in the shul kitchen. . [Training will not teach the shul Mashgiach how to inspect vegetables] All training will be done by Rabbi Eisenbach, who may at times be joined by Rabbi Katz and certain Meat, dairy, pareve, & fish experienced Mashgichim. Control / Hashgachah Prerequisites . Deliveries – receiving, inspecting, and approving shul’s The Rabbi will: . Oversight of the kitchen . Shul Standards Questionnaire Fill out the which Shabbos outlines the shul’s policies on foo d-related אמירה לעכו"ם . .questions relating to Kashrus and Shabbos and reheating of food בישול . Designate two or more peopl e as the shul . Mashgichim who will be trained by the cRc and . Food preparation responsible for kashrus in the shul kitchen. . Participate in the training of (at least) his shul’s first shul Mashgiach so t hat he will understand and be a partner in the training. The cRc will provide each shul Mashgiach with the following: . cRc Mashgiach Training Video . cRc Liquor List, Beverage List, Vegetables Inspection Guide, and List of A pproved Hashgochos
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SHUL STANDARDS QUESTIONNAIRE Shul cRc Policy Comment The following questionnaire for shul standards should be filled out by Policy Questions Policy Yes or No / Details marking “yes” or “no” for each question. The cRc policy noted for each issue provides an e lement of guidance in filling out this Meat, Dairy, Pareve & Fish questionnaire. The questionnaire is divided into the following sections: 13. Please detail which items N/A N/A in the shul kitchen (stoves, see note General Guidelines – Food standards; Meat, dairy, sinks, counters, appliances, pareve, & f ish; Control; Food pr eparation; silverware, etc.) are Miscellaneous designated for meat, dairy, or pareve הבערה, ,before Shabbos) בישול ,אמירה לעכו"ם – Shabbos 14. Dairy food may be Yes Food preparation, Miscellaneous ,(בישול, חזרה heated in a meat oven if the dairy food is Name of Shul______double/triple wrapped
General Guidelines 15. Dairy utensils may be No washed in the meat sink Shul with cold water cRc Policy Comment 16. Pareve utensils may be No Policy Questions Policy Yes or No / Details washed in the meat sink Food Standards with cold water 17. Pareve ingredients No yoshon 1. All items must be No prepared cold on a
2. All dairy items must be No clean meat counter with chalav Yisroel clean meat utensils may
3. All baked goods must be No be served at a dairy pas Yisroel event 4. All wine and grape juice Yes 18. Fish may be cooked in a Yes must be mevushal clean meat pot or oven 5. Canned tuna must be No made with hashgachah Control temidis 19. The shul kitchen is always Yes 6. All alcoholic beverages Yes locked must adhere to policies 20. The shul kitchen is locked No of cRc Liquor List from the time that food 7. Scotch which states on No arrives for an event the label that it is aged in 21. The shul kitchen is Yes sherry casks, etc. may be unlocked at all times but used the refrigerator, oven, 8. Scotch which does not Yes and utensils are locked say on the label that it is up or sealed aged in sherry casks, etc. 22. The shul kitchen is No may be used unlocked at all times as 9. A reliable hashgachah is No are the refrigerator, required on every single oven, and utensils item 23. A yotzeh v’nichnas is Yes 10. Items which are not Yes required during cleanup certified may be used if 24. Please detail who has N/A N/A approved by the shul access to the keys to the see note Mashgiach shul kitchen (and/or 11. Please detail the cRc N/A appliances, as per above) standard of which meats see note (Rabbi, Mashgichim, shul officers, custodial staff, others) are acceptable (e.g. cRc 25. auf ruf standard, any generally Content of bags N/A recognized hashgachah, only (and similar items) must specific hashgochos) be approved by the shul 12. Peeled eggs, onions, Yes Mashgiach and garlic may be l eft overnight
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Shul Shul cRc Policy Comment cRc Policy Comment Policy Questions Policy Yes or No / Details Policy Questions Policy Yes or No / Details 39. Non-Jews may use an Food Preparation Yes electric slicer in a remote 26. Food may be cooked or No part of the shul kitchen prepared at home by 40. Non-Jews may wash Yes anyone dishes with hot water in a 27. Food may be cooked or No remote part of the shul prepared at home by kitchen any shul member 41. Lettering on cake may No 28. Food may be cooked or N/A be cut by non-Jews on prepared in the shul Shabbos kitchen under supervision 42. Non-Jews may rip Saran shul Mashgiach Better of Wrap, aluminum foil, and not 29. Individuals may bring No disposable tablecloths utensils from home to be 43. Non-Jews may turn off No used in preparing food in lights and appliances the shul kitchen after guests leave
30. All prepared food must Yes 44. Non-Jews may clean up Yes come to the shul after an event on already-cooked and Shabbos even if the with a reliable Hechsher room will not be needed Shabbos Miscellaneous until after 45. Non-Jews may set tables No 31. Disposable aluminum Yes on Shabbos for events pans may be used once that will occur without tevillas keilim immediately after
32. Disposable aluminum Yes Shabbos pans may be used 46. Non-Jews may set tables Yes repeatedly without on Shabbos for events tevillas keilim that will occur after
33. All fires used for cooking Yes Shabbos if they must be lit by a Jew theoretically have unless a Jew lit the pilot enough time to do the light setup after Shabbos 34. All fires used for cooking No בישול ,must be lit by a Jew even if a Jew lit the pilot A – Before Shabbos light 35. All fires must be lit by a No 47. All food must be fully Yes Jew even for reheating cooked before Shabbos of food 48. All food must be at least N/A passably edible before Shabbos Shabbos 49. The water in an urn’s Shul Yes cRc Policy Comment water-level indicator Policy Questions Policy Yes or No / Details should be emptied before Shabbos (after אמירה לעכו"ם the urn is hot) 36. Non-Jewish staff may 50. When using a Crockpot, Yes Yes drive to an event on a piece of foil must be Shabbos placed between the 37. Non-Jews may refill hot heating-base and the No water urns pot before Shabbos 38. Non-Jews may mop No floors
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Shul Shul cRc Policy Comment cRc Policy Comment Policy Questions Policy Yes or No / Details Policy Questions Policy Yes or No / Details 51. Flames on a lit stovetop 64. Non-Jews may put dry, Yes No must be covered with a fully-cooked kugel into blech even if the food is the oven on Shabbos fully cooked before 65. Dry, fully-cooked food Yes Shabbos may be put into a 52. Knobs on the oven must warming box on Better be covered yes Shabbos if the warmer cannot be heated 53. Kishka may be wrapped Yes above 225°F and the in foil and put into the control knob is covered cholent before Shabbos or removed Please detail if and how .66 הבערה – B N/A 54. Oven doors may be water can be added to see note Yes opened even if flame is a cholent (a) cooking on not on the blech, (b) in the 55. Non-Jews may open oven, or (c) in a No convection ovens on Crockpot Shabbos Food preparation
,Please detail which cans .67 בישול – C N/A 56. Tea bags may be used bottles, and other see note Better packages may be with a kli shlishi not opened by Jews and 57. Salt may be added to Yes non-Jews hot food which is off the 68. Peelers may be used Yes fire "close" to the meal 58. Spices may be added to Yes 69. Vegetables may be cut Yes hot food which is not a finely when it is “close” to davar gush and is not in the time of the event the original pot used for 70. Jews may open twist ties cooking Yes 71. Non-Jews may open Yes חזרה – D twist ties 59. Food removed from the No 72. Carving or sophisticated No stovetop may be shaping of food may be returned if the conditions done of chazarah are fulfilled 73. Simple shaping of food 60. Food removed from the Yes No (e.g. watermelon basket) oven may be returned if may be done the conditions of 74. Vegetables may be chazarah No are fulfilled checked for infestation 61. On Shabbos, dry, fully Yes 75. Whipped cream may be Yes cooked food may be sprayed from a can placed on top of a pot of food cooking on the Miscellaneous stovetop 76. eruv The local may be 62. On Shabbos, dry, fully Yes used cooked food may be 77. Jewish staff may work at No placed on an an event even if we overturned sheet pan know they will drive there which is on the blech on Shabbos 63. On Shabbos, dry, fully Yes cooked food may be placed on a kedairah blech
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Shul Additional Notes cRc Policy Comment Policy Questions Policy Yes or No / Details ______78. The caterer may load Yes and unload items from ______the back of a truck that was parked alongside ______the shul’s rear entrance before Shabbos ______79. The caterer may load No and unload items from ______the back of a truck that was parked on the street ______in front of the shul before Shabbos ______80. Lemon wedges may be Yes served to guests ______81. Tablecloths may be Yes pinned to the table on ______Shabbos 82. Packets of sweetener ______No that have many words on them may be served ______to guests 83. Please detail how many 50 N/A minutes after sunset see note melacha may be performed by Jews and non-Jews
The cRc trains shul Mashgichim as a community service and in no way implies that a ny given shul kitchen is under cRc super vision for any funct ion not supervised by an official cRc Mashgiach.
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