Comments on: Emunah Women to the High Court: What About a Female Kashrus Mashgiach

By: bklynmom

bklynmom — Wed, 26 Jun 2013 17:34:56 +0000

I am a mashgicha at home 24/7 and my husband is the gentler gender in our case!!! LOL Mr. 6

By: aries2756

aries2756 — Wed, 26 Jun 2013 16:47:48 +0000

Well Toras Moshe, the gentler gender are the Mashgichot in their own kitchens for one. They are more aware and more keen about kashrus than the less gentle gender. They are more serious and less lax when it comes to kashrus because they understand the achrius they take on in their own homes. Lets just start with that!

By: Toras Moshe

Toras Moshe — Wed, 26 Jun 2013 15:22:13 +0000

zionflag: Why are you so keen on “hiring” one of the gentler gender?

By: barlev

barlev — Wed, 26 Jun 2013 14:54:32 +0000

Mashgichot are used in fertility clinics where the shalaos can be much more sever than in the kitchen
I wonder if Emunah are aware of this

By: Joe Yeshivish

Joe Yeshivish — Wed, 26 Jun 2013 14:35:26 +0000

To “zionflag”.

I hate to break it to you but here in the US, many of the “major” Kashrus Organizations already hire & rely on women as Mashgichim. There as some of the big Hospitals right here in the Tri State area that have women Mashgichim that work there over the long weekends. Don’t forget, kashrus is not always a 9 to 5 job. In many places, its a 24 hour non stop production. As far as I know, the OU currently does not hire women Mashgichim.

By: Keeves

Keeves — Wed, 26 Jun 2013 14:28:44 +0000

Maybe they’re worried about tznius problems between the mashgichot and their presumably-male bosses?

By: zionflag

zionflag — Wed, 26 Jun 2013 13:52:29 +0000

Wow, they would be great.
Are they available, ready and able to hire one for my next simcha here in US or in Israel? What’s the question, besides financial taking jobs from the male gender?

By: akuperma

akuperma — Wed, 26 Jun 2013 13:38:31 +0000

This is an issue? Perhaps in terms of civil service. There is no halachic issue involved.

Women frequently serve in that capacity. Indeed, if a restaurant or catering service consists exclusively of women (since many women are into cooking), it would seem quite undesirable to send a male into the kitchen to observe and chat with the women.

The biggest issue with women in kashrus is if the job involves extensive travel or working in a male environment (e.g. spending several months on a fishing boat in the South Pacific making sure the fish are kosher).