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.