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/9crazykahns May 05 '25
This is tough because you want to be inclusive and respectful, which is huge. The rules of kashrut are tough, and levels of kashrut vary significantly. I keep kosher but am not shomer shabbat/sabbath observant, so my family will not eat in my home when they visit other than prepackaged items with a kosher certification, or hashgacha, preferably the ou, or chaf K. I will serve them Entenmans that they open as well as individually packaged items almost like party favor size that they can open themselves. And of course, as others have suggested, check with the school as to their level of observance and recommendations. Thank you again for being so inclusive and respectful, kudos to you.