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Kashrus Terminology and Jargon at the Chicago Rabbinical Council

RC TERMS UNIQUE TO cRc
Rabbinic Coordinator, a Rabbi who oversees all companies
and Mashgichim in a specific area of kashrus. 5 Day Rule
A catering Mashgiach must submit his paperwork, including
Remote Log Tag the plate count at the event, within five days of the event.
An electronic gadget that a Mashgiach attaches to a boiler
to constantly record the temperature and help monitor a EZcRc
company’s bishul Yisroel backup system. “Easy cRc”, a website designed specifically for cRc clients to
allow them to easily manage all their kosher paperwork.
Rework
When a company incorporates old product that cannot be GMG
sold into a new batch of product. This can be a real headache “Gornisht mit gornisht”, a term we use when a company
for a Mashgiach. is making a product that doesn’t require a high level of
hashgacha.
RPL
Reverse Private Label, which allows a cRc company to produce Green Room
its product at another cRc company’s facility. The office space where our Kashrus Support staff updates
and maintains our vast database of companies and products.
Schedule A
KC
A list that a Mashgiach uses, which consists of all ingredients
in a production plant, rated by complexity and certifying Kashrus Commission of the cRc, the group of cRc member
agency. Rabbis who set all policies for the Kashrus Department.

Schedule B Reverse Hashgacha
A list that a Mashgiach uses, which consists of all products This allows a specially designated Mashgiach to be present
the cRc certifies for a particular company, sorted by category during production of a non-kosher item at an all kosher cRc
(e.g., meat, dairy, etc.). company, to ensure that none of the processing lines become
non-kosher.
SPR
Routing Meeting
Special Run, when a non-kosher company manufactures
specific kosher-certified products under the supervision of a The annual meeting of the cRc’s RCs to determine who will
Mashgiach temidi. visit each cRc company for that year.

SSHE The Rabbi Eisenbach Method
Scraped Surface Heat Exchanger, machinery that cooks sticky The last-ditch effort the cRc IT Department uses to fix a
and viscous products, by using paddles to scrape the product computer (i.e., give it a soft kick and reboot), as suggested by
off the hot tubular metal. RC Rabbi Yaakov M. Eisenbach.

UKD The Rebba
Universal Kosher Database, a database of ingredients Rabbi Chaim Goldzweig zt”l, whose kosher advice and lessons
used by many of the largest kashrus agencies in the world, are so impactful to all of us, is referred to by this term of
including the cRc. This allows all participating agencies to affection.
share their information quickly and efficiently and to ensure
that products meet kosher standards. Feb 2, 2021
The absolute last day we have to get the 5781 Pesach Guide
to the printer!

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