In today’s day and age, virtually every kosher product available to the consumer comes with a hechsher. By hechsher, I mean an official and recognised rabbinical body or agency that certifies the kashrus of a product, be it a food item or a religious article. Hechsherim play a vital role in providing consumer confidence, and something branded by a reputable kashrus agency will be considered more legitimate than a similar product that does not. The agency has rigid policies and protocols in place to ensure correct standards are met, and they are independent of the manufacturer so that there is no conflict of interest. As we have discussed on this forum previously, there is a distinct lack of official hechsherim on Sta”m products - Tefillin, Mezuzos and Sifrei Torah. Even the Vaad Mishmeres Sta”m, the oldest and most well- known rabbinic agency in the Sta”m world does not certify products. They test and ordain sofrim and magihim (examiners), offer a computer checking service (sp...
"Hagah" is the usual term it also denotes more than "looking" since it can involve fixes if necessary. (However not necessarily would a non religious Israeli understand what that word means).
ReplyDeleteIn modern Hebrew, "הגהה" is proofreading. That is as good a one-word description of what a magi'ah does as you're going to get.
ReplyDeleteTrue, Hagah is the accurate word, however I was saying that many non religious Israelis have never heard of "Hagah" on mezuzah and Tefillin they are accustomed to the word "Bedikah"...
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