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chalav yisrael

chalav yisrael noun: milk or dairy product produced under rabbinic supervision.

Noun

chalav yisrael (uncountable)

  1. (Judaism) milk or dairy product produced under rabbinic supervision.
    • I am denouncing the unfortunate fact that people who are learned will use the Heter of R. Moshe to eat Ice Cream that is not Chalav Yisrael.1994 July 23, YOSEF_KAZEN, “Why are Hasidim speaking for all Orthodox?”, in soc.culture.jewish (Usenet)

Forms of chalav yisrael

alternative formchalav yisroel

Origin of chalav yisrael

Borrowed from Hebrew חלב ישראל (“Jewish milk”).

Questions about chalav yisrael

What does chalav yisrael mean?
Chalav yisrael means milk or dairy product produced under rabbinic supervision.
What part of speech is chalav yisrael?
Chalav yisrael is a noun.

Words near chalav yisrael in the dictionary

  1. chalara
  2. chalasia
  3. chalastic
  4. Chalatenango
  5. chalav stam
  6. chalav yisrael
  7. chalaza
  8. chalazae
  9. chalazal
  10. chalazas
  11. chalaze

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