List of kosher products (Israel). Kosher Foods Kosher Candies

The term "kosher products" came to us from Israel. The life of believing Jews is strictly regulated by a special set of rules and laws - the so-called Halakha. Halacha determines all the foundations of their family, religious, and social life. The concept of “kashrut” means how much something is suitable and permissible from the point of view of Halakha.

The laws of kashrut strictly dictate to believing Jews what exactly they should eat, what this food should be prepared from, and how it should be stored. In other words, the quality of real kosher products is very tightly controlled. Who implements it? 170 Jewish organizations (including rabbinates and individual rabbis), each of which contains its own seal. All kosher products must have one of these seals.

What does kosher food mean?

Kosher food is divided into three groups:

meat products, or "basar";
dairy products, or "freebies";
neutral foods, or parve.

Meat products

"Basar" is the meat that was obtained from kosher animals. Herbivorous ruminants that live on land and have cloven hooves are considered kosher. In other words, sheep, cows, goats, gazelles, elks, giraffes... The Torah specifies animals that have only one sign of kosher. These are rabbits, camels and hyraxes (animals that eat grass but do not have cloven hooves), and a pig that has cloven hooves but does not chew grass.

To be included in the list of kosher foods, meat must have one more property, namely, the absence of blood. Kashrut does not allow the consumption of blood in any form, since eating with blood awakens cruelty in a person. It is also not allowed to eat eggs in which there are blood clots.

As for poultry, kashrut does not indicate any signs regarding them, but the Torah lists those birds whose meat cannot be eaten. These are the pelican, owl, eagle, falcon and hawk. In other words, only poultry (ducks, turkeys, geese, chickens) and pigeons can be included in the list of kosher foods.

Kosher eggs must have unequal ends (one must be pointed, the other more round). Eggs that are either blunt or sharp at both ends are considered unfit for food, as they are usually carried by birds of prey or birds that feed on carrion.

Kosher fish is distinguished by two features: it must have scales and fins. Other representatives of the seas and oceans (crabs, shrimps, crayfish, octopuses, oysters, eels, etc.) cannot be considered kosher products, since they do not have either one or the other. Snakes, worms and insects are also considered non-kosher.

Dairy

With regard to dairy products (“freebies”), the following principle applies: milk that was obtained from kosher animals is considered pure - and therefore can be considered kosher food. Milk from non-kosher animals is considered unclean and thus cannot be considered kosher food.

Neutral Products

Vegetables and fruits (“parve”) can only be considered kosher if they are not wormy and if they have not come into contact with non-kosher products. For example, a tomato lubricated with pork fat is forbidden.

Kosher products are very common, mainly in the Israeli market. However, the trend has been steadily changing in recent years. The population of developed countries attaches more and more importance to healthy nutrition - and hence the quality of the food that ends up on the consumer's table. From this point of view, kosher products can serve as a kind of guarantor of reliable quality. The list of kosher products includes a wide variety of products - from alcoholic beverages and confectionery to baby food and dry soups.

However, pay attention to the following information. The inscription "kosher" must necessarily be accompanied by the name of the rabbinate (or rabbi) under whose supervision the product was made. Otherwise - if there is only one inscription - the product cannot be considered kosher.

» We also decided to introduce regular themed weeks. It so happened - and there is no special reason here, it just happened - that the first will be "Kosher Moscow".

Kosher places in Moscow are arranged according to the principle of geographical proximity to other objects related to Jewish culture: synagogues, museums. For example, in the north of Moscow, in the so-called Jewish triangle, near the Jewish Museum and the tolerance center, there are three kosher grocery stores at once. Dasha Vedenyapina, a graduate of the Center for Biblical and Jewish Studies at the Russian State Humanitarian University, a researcher of Ashkenazi culture and a participant in ethnographic expeditions, visited them and found out where else in Moscow you can buy kosher products.

"Pardes"

The largest kosher deli

Here you can buy everything: from household chemicals to wine and from ice cream to lamb. A wide range of meat, different types of minced meat. The meat is sold both frozen and chilled. This, perhaps, is the main and very significant advantage of Pardes over other stores selling kosher meat. The fact is that Pardes buys meat both from Israeli suppliers and from the Elyon kosher workshop (Ramensky Combine). Sausages, frankfurters and other prepared meat products are of very high quality.

Dairy products are mainly represented by the Tevye Milkman line, which has proven itself well on the wide market. Also here you can find dozens of types of hummus, tahini, other traditional Jewish snacks, sauces, jams and sweets. The wine department is certainly of interest to the understanding buyer: there is a lot of high-quality kosher wine, as well as vodka and other strong drinks.

Pardes has a small meat and dairy cafe. There are two types of burgers worth going to the meat shop: a schlumburger and a schmulburger. Both are a bun with lettuce, hummus and a piece of meat, but one Schmulburger equals two Schmulburgers. In the dairy cafe, which is located immediately at the entrance to the supermarket, milkshakes, coffee and juices are prepared, and buns are sold.

"Chef tov"

Mini market in the Pardes building

For a mini-market, there is quite a serious assortment: frozen meat, sausages, dairy products, groceries, canned food, semi-finished products. The bet is made on lower prices and Russian and Belarusian kosher products. Prices are lower than in Pardes, by an average of 10%. They also cook shawarma and bake pies.

"Elyon"

Factory store kosher
Plant "Elyon" Ramenskoye Meat Processing Plant

This is the only kosher plant in Russia. The taste of meat is preserved due to the specific cutting, which takes into account the anatomical structure of the animal. The meat is separated from the bone without disturbing its natural structure.

Despite the fact that the store is factory, the prices here are the same as in Pardes, but the range of meat products is wider. Here you can also buy dairy products, and some canned food, cereals and drinks, but the choice is very modest.

grocery store
at the Moscow Choral Synagogue

Here, perhaps, it is worth making a small digression and say a few words about the main currents of Jewish thought over the past three centuries. This is directly related to our study. The fact is that the shops, factories and workshops that we talked about at the beginning of the material belong to the Chabad direction, one of the currents of Hasidism. These are people who adhere to religious precepts quite strictly, but the main idea of Chabad - in relation to its followers - is to help a secular person smoothly come to a religious way of life, taking on as many obligations as he can fulfill at this stage. In the aspect that interests us, this means that, wherever Chabad people settle, they try to solve practical issues for their followers as much as possible, that is, to provide them with everything necessary for a comfortable life.

The Moscow Choral Synagogue belongs to another branch of Judaism: Lithuanian. The Litvaks are perhaps the most conservative branch of Judaism that exists in Moscow. In a shop in Kitai-Gorod, you will not find the variety that can be observed in the kosher grocery stores of Chabad. Prices here are generally higher, the assortment is small: some sausages, milk and cream "Tevye the Milkman", tea, coffee, snacks, several varieties of wine.

Shop open irregularly the author waited forty minutes at the closed door. - Approx. ed.), focusing more on the parishioners of the synagogue and, accordingly, the time before and after prayer, than on potential buyers "from the street." It is curious, however, that in the Choral synagogue, a shoihet (butcher) butchers chickens, they are plucked and sold here, in the basement. That's much more natural.

Synagogue on Bolshaya Bronnaya

This is a synagogue of Chabad-Mashihists, an offshoot of Chabad, whose followers consider Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneersohn (the last Lubavitcher Rebbe) to be the messiah. They have their own shchita (ritual slaughter), during which the so-called "blessing on the Rebbe" is pronounced, which makes this meat unsuitable for Litvaks, who generally do not consider the Mashihists to be Jews.

Chabad communities, on the other hand, order meat from Machikhists, as it is of high quality, and the assortment is regularly replenished. Now it includes several types of boiled sausage, boiled-smoked sausage, smoked beef, chicken and turkey. A separate workshop is engaged in the manufacture of semi-finished products, including pancakes, pasties, khinkali, kupaty, dolma, kebab, "Cutlets at home". All this can be ordered by phone or by e-mail and picked up at the synagogue.

Gizunt.ru

The so-called cash & carry:
wholesale warehouse of kosher products

Very good groceries: a wide selection of cereals, breakfast cereals, various flours, pastries, canned vegetables and, of course, a variety of Israeli classic snacks: hummus, tahina, shug, matbuha, pepper paste and so on. Mostly imports from Israel. Two or three brand-producers of milk and cheese from Belarus. There is no meat department. Free delivery to anywhere in Moscow and the Moscow region when ordering from 7 thousand rubles.

SuperKosher4u.ru

Warehouse: semi-finished products, snacks,
conservation and groceries

Non-special places where you can
meet kosher foods

regional Jewish communities. There are 15 Jewish communities in Moscow. Many Jewish neighborhood communities sell bread (challah and other baked goods) every Saturday, and matzah on Pesach. Addresses of district communities: Feor.ru.

Bakery "Volkonsky"

All chain stores have kosher bread. The widest range is offered at three addresses: Maroseyka, 4; Bolshaya Sadovaya, 2; Kutuzovsky prospect, 36, building 10. At the entrance to the bakery there is a stand with various documents, including information from the Rabbinical Court of Moscow, which lists kosher types of bread.

branded products
"Tevye the Milkman"

You can find it in many non-specialized supermarkets, however, if you are kosher, check if the Eksher badge is on the package, because both kosher and non-kosher names are produced under this brand.

Meat products of the plant "Elyon"

You can buy it in the supermarkets of the Auchan, Green Crossroads, Globus Gourmet, Azbuka Vkusa, O'Key chains, as well as in the Utkonos online store.

Shamir Salads

All premium supermarkets sell the Shamir Salads brand, which produces hummus, eggplant, pate, tahina, chickpeas and other traditional Israeli snacks.

Kosher has several stages of "strictness": dairy products are divided into several subspecies. It is believed that if there is no bread made by Jewish hands nearby, then non-Jewish bread can be eaten, but only factory-made. The same applies to milk. In all kosher stores, along with products that have passed the authorization of the rabbi, there are the most common products from supermarkets. How can it be? The fact is that products are divided into meat, dairy (they are kosher or non-kosher) and parve, or neutral. These foods include eggs, any cereals, vegetables and fruits. They can be bought at any store. Vodka is also considered parve if no milk was used in its production.

In conclusion, it is worth saying that kashrut is, of course, a lifestyle that requires a lot of attention to what you eat, but in Judaism it is believed that a person should choose for himself that “measure of tightening” his diet for which he is ready for this stage of your spiritual path.

Kosher food
The word "kashrut" in Hebrew means "suitable". It is usually used in relation to food and drink prepared in accordance with Jewish food laws. The word "kosher" is also used in relation to tefillin (phylacteries, leather boxes that a Jew ties around his arm and head every morning), Torah scrolls and other items that meet all the requirements of the halakha, the Jewish Law. Interestingly, the word "kosher" occurs in the Tanakh (Bible) only three times: once in the scroll of Esther and twice in Kohelet (Ecclesiastes). But there this word does not refer to food, but is used as a positive characteristic of certain things.
The word "kosher" has become international (at least it is in English), it can also be used in relation to people and events: this is a kosher business; he is a kosher guy. The source of all the laws of kashrut (kosher), which determine what kind of meat, poultry, fish, milk, fruits, etc.
can be used, found in the Torah (Pentateuch of Moses). Jewish scholars have studied, interpreted and applied the laws of kashrut for thousands of years.
Numerous books have been written on this subject. The Jewish people have observed these laws for over 3,000 years.

List of kosher foods

BREAD
Kosher bread is produced at the bakery No. 6:
1) white bread (pas palter)
2) black bread (pas yisroel)
Other Moscow bakeries have not yet been tested for kosher.
In Moscow, there is a kosher bread bakery located at the address: m. Baumanskaya, per.
Centrosoyuzny, 1/5.
FLOUR.
Plain flour is kosher but needs to be sieved.
PASTA.
All pasta products (noodles, pasta, vermicelli, horns) that do not contain a note on flavoring additives on the packaging. GRAINS.
All grains are considered kosher.

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DAIRY PRODUCTS.
Produced at the Lianozovsky Dairy Plant: milk, cream, kefir, sour cream, butter, as well as cottage cheese in parchment paper packages 9%, 18% and "non-fat"
are kosher. And Lianozovsky cottage cheese in plastic packages is not kosher.
In the absence of Lianozovsky milk, kefir and sour cream, it is allowed to use Ostankino, Ochakov and Cherkizovsky. Condensed milk is kosher.
The list of ice cream produced at Ice-Fili JSC (Cold Storage Plant No. 8) that has received a kosher certificate (Not for those who consume only "Jewish" milk):
1. "Northern Venice" in chocolate glaze; 2. "Moscow Nights" creamy chocolate in chocolate glaze; 3. Cranberries, black currants, strawberries, berries with jam in chocolate icing; 4. Eskimo creamy in chocolate glaze; 5. Eskimo creamy chocolate in chocolate glaze; 6. "Fruit song" creamy popsicle with jam in chocolate glaze; 7. Eskimo milk in chocolate glaze; 8. Eskimo milk-chocolate in chocolate glaze; 9. "Mystery" eskimo two-layer milk and milk-chocolate in chocolate glaze; 10. "Triumph" oval-shaped creamy popsicle in chocolate glaze; 11. "Triumph" creamy with jam in chocolate glaze; 12. "Triumph" creamy chocolate in chocolate glaze; 13. "Triumph" creamy in chocolate glaze with nuts; 14. "Lakomka" creamy bar in chocolate icing; 15. "Lakomka" creamy chocolate bar in chocolate icing; 16. "Creamy" with fruits, berries, nuts, raisins in paper or polystyrene cups; 17. "Creamy" in paper briquettes; 18. "Creamy" with fruit fillings in paper briquettes.
There is an opinion that you can use environmentally friendly Anchor oil.
All non-Jewish yellow cheeses are not kosher. Kosher cheeses can be purchased at the Moscow Choral Synagogue. All Moscow cottage cheese, except Lianozovsky in paper packaging, is filled with rennet, which makes the cottage cheese non-kosher.
Note: it is allowed to use milk of state factory production, and not non-Jewish home-made milk sold on the market.
But even this permission to use factory-made dairy products is not the best option for keeping dairy products kosher. The original requirement for milk is the control of the observant Jew over the dairy product, starting from milking (chalav Yisroel - "Jewish milk"). Therefore, the use of products that meet the requirement of "Jewish milk" is preferable. That is, in the presence of condensed milk made from "Jewish milk", you should, if possible, use it, without relying on the permission of factory dairy products. Such "Jewish" condensed milk can be purchased at the Moscow Choral Synagogue.
BABY FOOD that does not contain anything non-kosher (grapes, meat, etc.) on the package is kosher for children.
FISH.
Kosher fish: salmon family (pink salmon, chum salmon, etc.), carp family (crucian carp, carp, etc.), tuna, mackerel, pike, bream, vobla, pike perch, herring, sprat, pollock, and all fish with scales and with fins.
Non-kosher fish: sturgeon (beluga, sturgeon, etc.), catfish, eel and all aquatic creatures without scales and fins.
Any marine animals are forbidden to eat: shrimps, squids, crayfish, mollusks, whales, dolphins, seals, walruses, etc.
Only kosher fish roe is kosher. (For example: red caviar)
Cold smoked fish is kosher.
There is an opinion that hot smoked fish is also kosher.
MEAT.
All non-Jewish meat and meat products are not kosher. Kosher meat is only Jewish meat that has a kosher mark on the label or is distributed in Moscow synagogues, slaughtered with a shochet.
The use of "meat with fish" is harmful to health. It is forbidden by law, however, to mix meat with milk. Attention! The products of the Israeli company "Mizra" are non-kosher.
FATS, MARGARINES.
All margarines, confectionery and cooking oils are non-kosher.
(Naturally, except for Israeli, American and others that have a kosher mark.) In June 1999, a new batch of kosher margarine (parve - not meat, not dairy) was made. Ask at the Moscow Choral Synagogue!
CANNED SERVICES.
All types of Russian compotes, jams and pickles, whose composition does not contain anything other than the corresponding fruits or vegetables, water, sugar or salt, are kosher. It is believed that if vinegar is included in the composition, then this is also allowed for use. Baltic and Russian sprats are kosher.
CONFECTIONERY PRODUCTS.
The list of products manufactured by the Moscow confectionery factory "Udarnitsa", which received a kosher certificate:
Cranberries in powdered sugar, Marmalades: Fantasy, Cherry, Baltika, Strawberry, Duchesse, Ripe melon, Blueberry, Peach, Raspberry, Apple flavor, Orange and Lemon slices, Exotic, Grapefruit slices, Pineapple slices, Kiwi slices, "Cranberry" in chocolate icing, "Banana slices", "Papaya", "Romance" in chocolate icing, "Cherry" in chocolate icing, Marmalades in chocolate: Caprice, Berry, Bananas, Yablonka.
Marshmallow: Children's (kosher dairy), Cranberry, Vanilla, "Dietary" with chickpeas, "Creamy" in wafer crumbs.
Marshmallows: Fruit and berry, Marshmallow in chocolate, Vanilla, Marshmallow mushrooms, Creamy, Northern, Lemon, Apricotine, Creme brulee, Rum in chocolate, Cherry, Coffee in chocolate. All products of "Udarnitsa" are PARVE, except for Children's marshmallows - HALAV.
The list of products manufactured by the Moscow confectionery factory "Red October", which received a kosher certificate:
Chocolates: Children's, Naval, Seventh Heaven, Alyonka, Ginseng, Festive, Pushkin's Tales, Russian motives, Presidential, Stolichny, Vanilla - all DAIRY (HALAV).
All other Moscow confectionery (cookies, pastries, etc.)
are not kosher, due to the addition of non-kosher margarine, confectionery fat, etc.
CHIPS, FLAKES, etc.
Some types of "Pringles" chips are kosher, but not all, but only those with the "OU" mark.
VEGETABLE OILS.
All vegetable oils that do not contain the inscription "flavors" on the labels, both refined and unrefined, are considered kosher.
Corn oil "Mazola" has the mark "OU".
FRUITS, VEGETABLES AND NUTS.
Kosher but must be carefully checked for insects and worms.
SPICES.
Simple Russian yeast is kosher. Mustard is kosher if the ingredients do not include the entry "flavours". Vinegar made from grapes is not kosher.
Vanillin is kosher. The egg powder of the Oka and Shchelkovo factories has been tested and found to be kosher. The Rabbinical Court of the CIS conducted an inspection of the Moscow mayonnaise factory (located at the address: 2nd Likhachevsky lane, 9, tel. 154 51 64). Mayonnaises produced at this plant are kosher (non-dairy, non-meat) - parve. Buy mayonnaise in the Moscow Choral Synagogue and in the shops of the capital.
MUSHROOMS.
All mushrooms are kosher after a thorough check for worms.
EGGS.
It is not advisable to eat brown-shelled eggs because of the large number of blood stains in them.
Eggs should be checked for blood before consumption.
DRINKS.
Kosher gas waters: Coca-Cola, Pepsi-Cola, Fanta, Sprite, Hershey, Seven up.
Cocoa, coffee, tea are kosher. Vodka, whiskey, gin, tonic, beer are also kosher. Grape wine is kosher only if made by a Jew. Any type of non-Jewish wine made from grapes is not kosher (champagne, port, etc.).
Mineral water without additives is kosher. It is impossible to buy water "Holy Spring" due to the further use of funds from this purchase. Some varieties of vodka produced at the Urozhai production company have a kosher mark, for example: Jewish, Lefty, etc.
All juices are 100% kosher except grape, tomato, but there is an opinion that allows you to use tomato juice.
Received a kosher certificate produced by CJSC trading company "WIMM-BILL-DAHH", only at Lianozovsky and Tsaritsyno plants drinks of the following varieties:
Series J7: "Orange Juice", "Pineapple Juice", "Cherry Nectar", "Multifruit Nectar", "Apricot Nectar", "Exotic Nectar", "Peach Nectar", "Black Currant Nectar", "Banana Nectar", " Mango nectar", "Chokeberry and apple nectar", "Carrot and apple juice", "Plum nectar", "Pear nectar", "White grapefruit juice", "Red grapefruit juice", "Tangerine juice", "Green apple juice", "Red apple juice", "Tomato juice";
Series 100% Gold: "Pineapple Nectar", "Orange Juice", "Multifruit Nectar", "Cherry Nectar", "Blackcurrant Nectar", "Tomato Juice", "Peach Nectar", "Apple Juice with Sugar", "Nectar strawberry";
Rio Grande series: "Orange juice", "Apple juice with pulp", "Multifruit juice with pulp", "Apricot nectar with pulp", "Pear nectar with pulp", "Strawberry nectar with pulp", "Pomegranate juice";
Miracle Berry Series: Cranberry Juice, Cranberry and Strawberry Juice, Red Currant and Cherry Juice, Cranberry and Raspberry Juice, Cranberry, Blueberry, Blueberry, Blackberry Juice - Berry Collection ;
Series Dr Fresh: "Orange Nectar", "Apple Nectar", "Peach Nectar", "Tropical Fruit Nectar", "Tomato Juice with Spices";
A series of DJ drinks: "Lemon", "Passionfruit", "Blackcurrant", "Pineapple", "Cherry", "Grapefruit", "Raspberry-apple";
Series Ice teas: "Lemon", "Mint", "Peach", "Bergamot". /

Kosher food ( product or food) - This that food that complies with the ancient Jewish dietary laws is KASHRUT. The word Kosher itself can be interpreted as: correct or suitable. Accordingly, food that meets all the rules of Kashrut is called "kosher food" - "healthy food".

What is Kashrut, Kosher and Kosher food - in simple words.

As it became clear from the first paragraph, the word "kosher" means that this or that product is good and suitable for consumption by Jews from the point of view of their religious worldview. But in order to understand why some foods are considered kosher and others are not, we need to break down the concept into its simpler parts.

So, we already know that the concept of "kosher" comes from a set of rules - Kashrut. In turn, Kashrut complies with the laws prescribed in the Halacha. For completeness of understanding, let's consider what these terms mean.

What is Halacha.

Halacha is a set of Jewish laws that regulate absolutely all aspects of Jewish life, including family life, religion, social behavior and even nutrition. In simple words, we can say that this is a kind of instruction, where it is written what and how to do in order to live life correctly.

What is Kashrut.

Kashrut is term ( list of rules) from the aforementioned set of rules, which determines the suitability or unsuitability of something. This list of rules is very extensive and contains many elements from various religious sources. That is why some of the rules are highly controversial. Which in turn leads some Jewish communities to consider certain foods kosher while others consider them not. Nevertheless, despite the differences in views, it is customary to adhere to common rules.

Kashrut - the basic rules. (Laws of Kosher):

Some animals cannot be eaten at all. This restriction includes flesh, organs, eggs and milk of prohibited animals;
Animals that are allowed to be eaten must be slaughtered in accordance with Jewish law;
All blood from animal or poultry meat must be extracted.
Not all parts of permitted animals can be eaten;
Fruits and vegetables are allowed, but just in case, you should clarify whether this product is on the list of allowed;
Meat should not be eaten with dairy products;
Vegetables, fruits, grains, and eggs can be eaten with both meat and milk;
Fish is a controversial product. It may or may not be eaten with meat or milk, depending on the community;
Utensils that come into contact with meat cannot be used with dairy products and vice versa;
Utensils that have come into contact with non-kosher food cannot be used with kosher food. (the last 2 rules apply only to the area where the contact occurred while the food was hot);
Grape products produced by non-Jews cannot be eaten or drunk.

Kosher and Non-Kosher ( prohibited) animals.

There are many rules regarding which animals can be eaten and which cannot. For example, the most famous of these laws is the ban on the consumption of pork. A pig is considered an "unclean" animal, so eating everything connected with it is impossible. The list of all animals allowed and prohibited for consumption is, of course, large, but we will give the main representatives:

This is Kosher:

Cow;
Deer;
Sheep;
Goat;
Chicken;
Duck;
Geese;
Turkey;
A fish that has scales and fins ( tuna, carp and herring, etc.).

This is not kosher:

Pig;
Rabbit;
Shellfish;
Lobsters;
Crayfish;
Shrimps.

Use of the term "Kosher" in other areas.

The term "kosher" can be heard quite often in areas far from cuisine, food, and even from the Jews themselves. The fact is that this word has become very popular in everyday speech and has acquired an approving or condemning connotation of a particular subject of conversation. For example, if someone during a conversation says a phrase like: "This is not at all kosher.", This will mean that he does not like the idea under discussion or the like. By analogy with this, the expression: “This is kosher!” will mean approval.