hashgacha

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Hebrew השגחה (“supervision”).

Noun

hashgacha (uncountable)

1. (Judaism) Divine providence
2. (Judaism) Rabbinic supervision of the process of the making of foodstuffs to certify it as kosher.
   • 2003 May 19, Lawrence Szenes-Strauss, “King Arthur Flour”, in soc.culture.jewish.moderated‎^[1] (Usenet):

     Having been on the lookout for some specialty flours of late, I was told by a friend that all of King Arthur's commercial-grade flours are under hashgachah. However, only a few -- the ones commonly sold in stores -- seem to have any indications of a hechsher on their packaging, or in the catalogue.

Related terms

• hashgacha pratis
• mashgiach