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Yeshivish glossary term

pas baal habayis

פת בעל הבית

Meaning

  • bread baked privately by a non-Jew without Jewish participation
  • non-commercial household bread under the laws of pas akum

Alternate spellings

pas ba'al habayis, pat baal habayit

Usage and context

Contrasts with pas palter, which is commercial bakery bread.

Category
kashrus - bread
Language origin
Hebrew

Example in Yeshivish

Pas baal habayis is treated differently from pas palter.

Plain-English example

Bread baked privately by a non-Jew is treated differently from commercial-baker bread.