HBHA Policy for Bringing Lunch and Snacks

It is HBHA’s desire to have a Kashrut (kosher food) Policy that is sensitive to the different needs of our community on the one hand, but that is simple to observe for everyone as well. As is the case with Kashrut Policy of Jewish community camps and community day schools throughout the country, we have ascertained normative practice for environments who serve the whole spectrum of the Jewish community. This standard has been uniformly adopted by virtually all Jewish day schools throughout the country.

What is permitted to bring for lunch and snacks?

• Dairy foods such as yogurt and cheese
• Foods that are pareve, neither dairy nor meat: pasta, peanut butter, eggs, soy products and hummus
• Fish that have fins and scales like tuna, salmon, white fish

Click here for kid-friendly dairy and pareve lunch ideas.

What is not permitted?
Any meat, luncheon meats, chicken or other poultry are not allowed for lunch.

Food for classroom celebrations:
Because we are an inclusive community, we require that packaged foods for classroom celebrations have kosher certification with symbols that are approved by the local rabbinate, known as “The Vaad”.  A list of approved kosher symbols is available at this link: VAAD Accepted Symbols

If you wish to provide cupcakes or other baked goods for in-class celebrations, there is a kosher bakery at the Hen House Supermarket at 119th and Roe.  There, you will be able to buy donuts, cakes, and cupcakes.

Food for out of school events:
In order to be sensitive to the needs of all members of the HBHA community, we ask that you please keep these kosher criteria in mind for out of school events (birthday parties, etc.) to which you are inviting the entire class.
If you have any questions regarding what is permissible to bring, please do not hesitate to ask.  As it says in the Values of Our Fathers, “Learning is not for the bashful.”

Letter to parents regarding the new Kashrut policy.