eaten until three hours or more have passed after eating meat.
Beyond the Torah, the Jewish tradition holds additional rules regarding food preparation and how it affects the utensils being used. For this reason, the kashrut policy at Levine Academy has been designed to simplify the Kashrut experience, making it easier for our students and faculty to maintain our kashrut standards when in the building.
Personal Lunches and Snacks To preserve the high standard of Kashrut with ease, we ask that any food brought from home contain no meat, poultry, shellfish, or non-Kosher fish. o All food from home or from a restaurant must be either Parve (non-dairy & non-meat) or Dairy (no meat). This includes restaurants which are certified Kosher. o Due to personal levels of Kashrut observance, as well as allergies, no child is to share their lunch or snacks with others. o All microwaves are for employee use only . Warming non-hechshered food brought from home in a microwave prevents that microwave from being kept strictly Kosher. Strictly kosher microwaves will be marked in the building. Shared or distributed foods Foods brought to school for distribution to student groups, or staff must be certified as Kosher . Furthermore, all food served after lunch must be exclusively PARVE - certified Kosher with no meat and no dairy. On Fridays, food served after lunch may be parve or dairy.
Kosher Symbols Symbols of Kosher certification on food packaging are known as a hechsher. Examples of Kosher symbols are:
Foods that Do Not Require a Kosher Symbol (hechsher) Beverages such as:
o Milk o Soda o Fruit Juices (grape products DO need a hechsher) - No artificial or “natural” flavors or colors
Fruits & Vegetables o Canned fruits & vegetables - no artificial or “natural” flavors or colors o Fresh fruits & vegetables o Dried fruits & vegetables – domestic only and without added flavors o *Be careful of fruit & veggie platters that come with a dipping sauce - most of these sauces are NOT Kosher Fish Fish is considered parve according to the Kashrut laws – it is considered neither meat nor dairy. Kosher fish are those with fins and scales, such as tuna, salmon, trout, and halibut. **Catfish is NOT Kosher**
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