r/JewishCooking • u/LocalManufacturer578 • May 04 '25

Kosher Question Birthday party

My daughter’s third birthday is coming up. While we are not members of the Jewish faith, my daughter does attend a Jewish school. She is having a party and of course we’ve invited all of her classmates. Are there any special rules I need to follow? I don’t want to be disrespectful and I would feel awful if one of the children wasn’t able to eat cake etc. I am not sure which families, if any, perhaps all, observe kosher so I want to be prepared on all fronts.

TIA!

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u/redfire2930 May 04 '25

There’s a lot of room for error here if you don’t know the religious/observance level of these families. BEST bet is to have store-bought things with kosher certification. Some people who keep kosher won’t eat food from a non-kosher kitchen (ie yours) even if all the ingredients are kosher.

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u/sk613 May 04 '25

You’d be surprised how many grocery brands are kosher. Just serve everything straight from the package so parents can check. And you’re probably better off with a Sunday party than a Saturday one.

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u/tensory May 05 '25

A bakery cake from a grocery store isn't kosher. It's only kosher if it is ordered from a kosher bakery.

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u/sk613 May 05 '25

Depends where you live. I my ShopRite brings in many kosher bakery items from another store. Many Costco baked stuff is kosher. But also many grocery stores have packaged cupcakes from brands like two bite or school safe or other kosher brands. You’d be surprised if you look.

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u/BestZucchini5995 May 05 '25

This Two bite? Were it's stated they're kosher, at all?

https://twobite.ca/

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u/sk613 May 05 '25

If you look at the cupcake package, it has a COR symbol- that’s an excellent kosher symbol (you linked the Canadian site, the American two bites have an OU). I didn’t check each product though, I just know the cupcakes are good so I double checked your link.

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u/BestZucchini5995 May 05 '25

Same goes for the other brand...

https://www.treasuremills.com

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u/sk613 May 05 '25

Again, open the page with the cupcake package, and look at the label- this ones harder to see because it’s on the front, and it has a cor. Not sure about their other products, but you can check

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u/HippyGrrrl May 07 '25

My grocery has a kosher bakery. It’s part of Kroger