Yeshivish glossary term
pas akum
פת עכו״ם
Meaning
- bread baked by a non-Jew without Jewish baking participation
- umbrella term for rabbinically restricted non-Jewish bread
Alternate spellings
pat akum, pas nochri
Usage and context
The practical status differs between categories such as pas palter and pas baal habayis.
- Category
- kashrus - bread
- Language origin
- Hebrew
Example in Yeshivish
The sugya distinguishes categories within pas akum.
Plain-English example
The discussion distinguishes categories of bread baked by non-Jews without Jewish participation.