Kashrut Guide

The mitzvot add holiness to our lives, raising our awareness of God’s involvement in every aspect of life. Food is such an integral part of human life and an essential element of Jewish celebration, and focusing on the traditions of kashrut helps us as a community to elevate our celebration to an even higher spiritual level.

Olam Tikvah’s Kashrut standards are in place to make eating in our synagogue comfortable for all serious traditional Conservative Jews. With this in mind, all foods brought into any part of the Olam Tikvah building or to an Olam Tikvah function outside the building must adhere to the guidelines established by Rabbi Ita Paskind and Rabbi David Kalender, the Rav HaMachshir (rabbinic authority on Kashrut) and mara d’atra (halachic authority) of the Congregation. The team of mashgichim (kashrut supervisors) implements and supervises these policies.

Download the full Olam Tikvah Kashrut Guide (PDF).

Questions about the Guide may be addressed to Rabbi Paskind at ipaskind@olamtikvah.org or Rabbi Kalender at dkalender@olamtikvah.org.