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Mashgiach

A mashgiach is someone who helps people eat kosher food. Kosher food means food that follows special rules that Jewish people have. These rules say what kind of animals the meat can come from, how the animals need to be killed, and how the food needs to be prepared.

So, a mashgiach is like a helper who makes sure that the food is prepared in the right way so it is kosher. They check that the ingredients are okay and that the people who are making the food are doing it correctly.

The mashgiach also watches over the people who work in the kitchen to make sure they are not doing anything that could make the food not kosher. They may also do things like make sure that the kitchen is clean and that the dishes and utensils are all okay to use.

Basically, they make sure that everything is done just right so that the food can be enjoyed by Jewish people who follow the special rules for kosher food.
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