Mashgiach

n. (Hebrew) supervisor of kashrut (also mashgiah)

This article is about someone who supervises the production of kosher food. For the article on the yeshiva supervisor, see mashgiach ruchani. In Judaism, a Mashgiach (Hebrew: משגיח) is a person who supervises the kashrut status of a kosher establishment. A Mashgiach may supervise any type of food service establishment, including slaughterhouses, food manufacturers, hotels, caterers, nursing homes, restaurants, butchers, or groceries. The mashgiach usually works as the on-site supervisor and inspector, representing the kashrut organization or a local rabbi, who actually makes the policy decisions for what is or is not acceptably kosher. Sometimes the certifying rabbi acts as his own Mashgiach; such is the case in many small communities.
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