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a) Buying food with a hekhsher; b) Buying from a kosher bakery or store. A list of hekhshered bakeries, restaurants, caterers and products is available from the Jewish Studies Director; c) Using no meat products in home-cooked foods; or d) Carefully reading the list of ingredients. In particular watch out for animal fat or lard in baked goods or snack foods. Packing Lunch for School Lunch and Snack Kashrut Policy - Food Provided by Families Rashi is kosher-style. Lunches need to be either dairy, meat or pareve (neither milk nor meat). Please do not mix meat with dairy and do not send pork or shellfish to school. If you have questions regarding what is considered parve (neither milk nor meat) or what is kosher, please contact the school Rabbi. Kosher-Style Lunch Guide: The following items are dairy and should not be eaten with a meat lunch (deli meat): yogurt, cheese sticks, butter, cheese flavored snacks (chips, popcorn, crackers such as Doritos, Cheez-its, Smart Food, cheddarflavored Goldfish), milk, cream cheese, and pizza. Items to include in a dairy lunch Items to include in a meat lunch ̌ Turkey or other deli meat Tuna or egg salad ̌ ̌ ̌ Chicken noodle soup ̌ Chicken nuggets ̌ Peanut butter and jelly sandwich ̌ ̌ ̌ Yogurt ̌ Cheese sticks ̌ Pasta with tomato sauce ̌ ̌ ̌ Pasta with butter ̌ Bagel ̌ ̌ ̌ Bagel and cream cheese ̌ Cheese Pizza ̌ Potato chips ̌ ̌ ̌ Fresh fruit/veggies ̌ ̌ ̌ Cheese-flavored chips, popcorn, crackers (e.g., Doritos, Cheez-its, ̌ Smart Food, cheddar-flavored Goldfish) Milk ̌ Juice ̌ ̌ ̌ Water ̌ ̌ ̌ Milk chocolate ̌ Pareve – neither meat nor dairy We encourage healthy choices such as fresh fruits and vegetables and try to limit food such as candy, soda and other foods high in sugar and fat. The following items are not permissible at school: pork products such as ham, sausage, pepperoni and bacon as well as shellfish such as shrimp, crab and lobster. School Lunch for Purchase Please see the website for the monthly order forms. Pizza Thursday Pizza Thursday is a fundraising program sponsored by Yachad. Every week a pizza lunch including a drink and a dessert is distributed to those students who have ordered and paid for it in advance. Please note that while only cheese pizza is served, the pizza is not from a kosher restaurant. Challah Yachad, the Parent Organization, sells challah as a fundraising project. There will be only one opportunity to order during the year. The order form is on the Rashi website. Buying challah is optional. If you do order a challah, it will be sent home with 16
your child on Fridays. Birthday Celebrations In School: Students are invited to celebrate their birthdays in school. Each classroom teacher has his/her own guidelines for school birthday celebrations. Please note that no food will be involved in birthday celebrations. Feel free to speak to your child’s classroom teacher about how to celebrate your child’s birthday in the classroom; perhaps buy a book or game for the class in honor of your child’s birthday. At Home: Although birthday parties are a home event, we ask you to remember that your family is part of the Rashi community. We work hard to create a positive classroom community for every child. Please join us in our efforts to create a kehillah, a positive and respectful community, by: Respecting Shabbat by scheduling a child’s party on a day other than Saturday (Shabbat) to ensure that religious observance will not prevent a classmate from attending the party and to ensure that the teachings of our Reform Jewish day school are modeled at home for all of our children to see and observe. Considering kashrut when planning your child’s birthday party to ensure that every child attending the simcha (celebration) will be able to partake. Sending invitations by US Postal Service or other appropriate means. No invitations should be brought to school for distribution. Remembering that children often discuss parties before and after the event and that excluding just a few of your child’s classmates from the party is disruptive to the classroom community. Recycling/Conservation Preserving our resources is both a Jewish value and an environmental priority. To that end, we consume our resources carefully and pack mindfully with the goal of disposing of less and reusing more. We recommend the following suggestions for packing a litterless lunch. Pack sandwiches and main dishes in a reusable lunch container. Pack fresh fruit and vegetables in a reusable container. Pack reusable utensils. Pour drinks into thermoses or other reusable bottles. Bring a reusable lunchbox. To maximize recycling, pour yogurt, pudding, etc., from the container at home into a reusable container for school. Use reusable water bottles. Student Behavior Expectations EXPECTATIONS FOR STUDENTS Derekh Eretz Our rabbis teach us that derekh eretz preceded Torah (Lev. Rabbah 9:3). Derekh Eretz, the way of the world, is how we conduct ourselves as individuals and in our communities. At Rashi, our core values of Kehillah, Limud, Ruach, Tzedek and Kavod, guide our behavior. Our five Rules will help clarify the behavioral expectations of our students. Remember, choose words and actions with care. Accept responsibility for choices. Someone speaks: look, listen, and respond. Hallways: walk quietly and respectfully. In school, protect the safety and property of all. 17
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