For the first time in their lives, Jews in the former Soviet Union have the opportunity to follow dietary laws. But it is useless to teach people to keep kosher if they can't buy the food. Our goal is to make it as widely available as possible, through our department of kashrut development, "Kosher Russia."

Kosher Russia employs a team of rabbis and kosher food experts who convert Russian food manufacturing plants, breweries and wineries to certified kosher. They also supervise 15 "schochtim" who prepare 10 tons of kosher meat per week throughout the 15 countries of the former Soviet Union.

The kashrut department also provides each Jewish community with a list of imported or local kosher products in the major supermarkets. Kosher restaurants exist in eight major cities, and kosher grocery stores have sprung up to serve the growing Jewish communities in Moscow, St. Petersburg, Dnepropetrovsk and Riga.

Click here to see list of approved kosher food.