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Yeshivish glossary term

yoshon

ישן

Meaning

  • old grain permitted under the laws of chadash
  • product with yoshon status

Alternate spellings

yashan

Usage and context

A designation used for grain products that meet the halachic requirements concerning the new crop.

Category
kashrus - grain
Language origin
Hebrew

Example in Yeshivish

The package is marked yoshon.

Plain-English example

The package is marked as containing grain from the permitted older crop under the laws of chadash.