Mashgichim

thumb|Various Kashrut|Kosher symbols on a package of Kosher [[meat]] thumb|A rabbi List of halal and kosher fish#Kosher|searching for scales on the skin of a swordfish in [[Tétouan, Morocco]] A mashgiach (, "supervisor"; , mashgichim) or mashgicha (pl. mashgichot) is a Jew who supervises the kashrut status of a kosher establishment. Mashgichim may supervise any type of food service establishment, including slaughterhouses, food manufacturers, hotels, caterers, nursing homes, restaurants, butchers, groceries, or cooperatives. Mashgichim usually work as on-site supervisors and inspectors, repres