A Facebook group focused on the Cairo Genizah has posted what may be the oldest kashrut certificate.

Here is the text:

×‘×©×ž×š ×¨×—×ž× (×)

××•×“×™×¢ ×œ×¨×‘×•×ª×™× ×• ××©×¨ ×‘××¨×¥ ×ž×¦×¨×™×

×›×™ ×‘× ×™×¤×ª ×‘×¨ ×ž×©×•×œ× ×©×”×•× ×ž×›×ª ×”×§×¨××™×

××©×¨ ×‘×¡×ž×¨×ª×§×” ×•×§× ×” ×©×œ×•×©×™× ×¨×˜×œ×™×Ÿ ×’×‘×™× ×™×Ÿ

×ž×ž×¢×©×” ×”×¨ ×–×™×ª×™×, ×•×”× ×›×©×¨×™× ×•×˜×•×‘×™× ×œ×§× ×•×ª ×ž×”×

×”×¨×‘× ×™×. ×•×œ× ×”×ª×¨× ×• ×œ×§× ×•×ª ×ž×ž× ×• ××™×œ× ×œ××—×¨

×©×§× ×™× ×• ×ž×™×“×• ×‘×§× ×™× × ×©×”×•× ×™×“ ×œ×™×“, ×•×”×©×‘×¢× ×• ××•×ª×•

×‘×©×‘×•×¢×ª ×”×ª×•×¨×” ×”×§×“×•×©×”. ×•×ž×¡×¤×¨×

×©×œ×•×© ×ž××•×ª ×˜×¤×•×¡×™× ×•×ª×©×¢×” ×•×©×œ×•×©×™×.

(×¢×œ ×”×—×ª×•×)

×¦×ž×— ×‘×¨×‘×™ ×™×•×¡×£ ×‘×¨×‘×™ ×¦×ž×— × ×•×—× ×¢×“×Ÿ

×™×•×¡×£ ×‘×¨×‘×™ ×¦×“×§×” ×‘×¨×‘×™ ×™×•×¡×£ × ×•×—× ×‘×¢(×“×Ÿ)

××”×¨×Ÿ ×”×›×”×Ÿ ×‘×¨ ×¢×ž×¨× × ‘× ‘ (× ×•×—×• × ×¤×©)

The document is from around the year 1050 and deals with cheese produced by Karaites. It was originally published in Moshe Gil’s book ××¨×¥ ×™×©×¨××œ ×‘×ª×§×•×¤×” ×”×ž×•×¡×œ×ž×™×ª ×”×¨××©×•× ×” document 309.

Posted on February 18th, 2016 under Kashrut • RSS 2.0 feed • Both comments and pings are currently closed