Jewish tax

Noun

 * 1) Fees incurred in order for a food or other consumable goods producer or manufacturer to acquire certification from any of a number of Rabbinical Agencies that a product is considered kosher.
 * 2) Any of the taxes levied on items of Jewish religious observance, on individual Jews, or on a Jewish community.

Usage notes

 * The kosher certification fee is not truly a tax. (A tax is imposed by a government.) The term is used refer to such a fee primarily by anti-Semites.