Pas Yisroel

Definition

The observant Jew must, at minimum, ignite the flame used to prepare, cook, or bake the grain product. This requirement is considered restricted to the

The qualification for one to be considered an "observant" Jew – and therefore able to uphold the observance of Pas Yisroel – is defined as one who is

• considered Jewish
  , from the Orthodox Jew's perspective,
• considered Shomer Shabbat by the tenets of the Orthodox Jew,

then the grain-product could still receive a distinction of Pas Yisroel by the Orthodox Jew's preferred

Practical considerations

In the modern food-production industry, commercial bakeries may accomplish a status of Pas Yisroel by the use of something called the "Shain system", (named for the inventor, Rabbi Yehuda Shain) whereby an entire apparatus can be ignited remotely by an observant Jew.

See also