Violets Bake Shop is a Kosher Pareve bakery certified by the VAAD Harabonim of Queens. We are Pas Yisroel and use Yoshon flour.

Here’s a short explanation of what kosher is all about.

Kosher: The Hebrew word kosher means fit or proper as it relates to kosher dietary law. Kosher foods are permitted to be eaten, and can be used as ingredients in the production of additional food items.

The basic laws of Kashrus (a Hebrew word referring to kosher and its application) are of Biblical origin (Leviticus 11 and Deuteronomy 17). For thousands of years, Rabbinic scholars have interpreted these laws and applied them to contemporary situations.

Pareve: A food item that is neither meat nor dairy (and can therefore be eaten with either), and was not manufactured on meat or dairy equipment.

Pas Yisroel: Bakery products that were baked by a Rabbi. This can be fulfilled by having a Rabbi turn on the oven.

Yoshon: Grain products that are made from certain types of "winter" grains as defined by Jewish law.