In recent years, Russia has seen a boost in production of kosher food with full factories making kosher products for the local communities and even exporting beyond the country, this week, the Shliach and Chief Rabbi of Russia, Rabbi Berel Lazar toured some of the factories to make sure they are operating on the highest standards of Kashrus. In addition Rabbi Lazar also visited a freshly built Mikvah • Photos

The first kosher restaurant in the United Arab Emirates opened on the ground floor of the luxury Armani Hotel in Burj Khalifa, the world’s tallest building, in Dubai • Full Story

Chabad of Grass Valley will be hosting a Kosher food truck event Thursday, during which visitors may buy a variety of authentic sweet or savory Kosher foods as the Jewish community prepares for the high holidays • Full Story

A newly introduced “animal rights” bill introduced by Poland’s ruling party includes a clause that would ban the export of kosher and halal meat. While the bill does not address the legality of shechita for Poland’s small Jewish community, it threatens to shut down an export industry that has become one of the major sources of kosher beef for Eretz Yisrael and much of Western Europe • Full Story

In response to a request from the leadership of the United Arab Emirates, OU Kosher will now be the leading kosher certification agency within the Emirates and will do so in partnership with the local Jewish community • Full Story

Hotels in the United Arab Emirates will start accommodating Jewish guests by offering kosher food at their luxury facilities • Full Story

Char Bar, Washington D.C.’s only kosher meat restaurant, had its windows smashed by rock-throwing rioters this week • Full Story

A lot goes into having a Kosher symbol on a product. Watch as the OK Kosher Certification takes you for a look at the ‘behind the scenes’ of this intensely detailed process • Watch

As part of a program to enhance learning over the summer, Shiurim have been set up at Mishkan Moshe every week. Last night, the Shiur was delivered by Horav Yosef Yeshaya Braun, member of the Badatz of Crown Heights, on the topic of Kashrus and Hechsherim • Watch

Azerbaijan will soon be home to its first-ever kosher-certified restaurant. The meat restaurant, named “7/40”, will open in May on Samed Vurgun street in Baku, the capital, with supervision from the city’s rabbi, Shneor Segal • Full Story

Students who observe kosher laws have a new campus choice: Arizona State University. The Tempe school, home to at least 3,500 Jews, will feature kosher lunches and dinners starting this fall at the Hassayampa Academic Village Dining Hall • Full Story

Are the frozen drinks at your local 7-Eleven Kosher? Rabbi Moshe Elefant of the Orthodox Union is here to tell you • Watch

When Rabbi Shea Harlig and his wife Dina arrived as emissaries of Chabad 29 years ago, they had no idea that the notorious gambling center would one day be an oasis for kashrus in the West. With an estimated 50,000 Jews and thousands of tourists and business visitors, Rabbi Harlig who presides over several educational institutions, heads the Vaad Hakashrus of Las Vegas • Full Article

It wasn’t until the tender age of 26 that Sruli “Izzy” Eidelman had his first bite of BBQ. Kosher barbecue to be exact. For Izzy, it was love at first bite. He started smoking briskets in his parents’ backyard in Brooklyn and amassed a knowledge that helped him open Izzy’s Brooklyn Smokehouse, the first kosher BBQ restaurant in NYC • Watch

Baja Kosher will serve artisanal burgers, schnitzel, and a fresh Mexican menu with seating for up to 50 people. It will be located at the Plaza Bonita Mall, just behind the large Starbucks in the center of town, a few short steps away from the marina and tourist activities but in a classy, semi-secluded plaza • Full Story

In a series of ‘Stump The Rabbi’ questions, Rabbi Shlomo Goldfarb answers many interesting questions. In this clip he responds to “What is Glatt Kosher meat and how is it made?” • Watch

“Miracles do happen,” says Rabbi Levi Rivkin, joyously leading the way down aisle six at the Winn-Dixie in Hyde Park, pointing out dozens of bright blue circles indicating kosher cereals, crackers, soups and such • Full Story

On this week’s episode of The Meat Show, host Nick Solares visits a rather unique restaurant – a Kosher barbecue joint in the heart of Brooklyn. Izzy Eidelman of Izzy’s Smokehouse made a nice Kidush Hashem while making good Kosher meat • Watch

Jewish students at Arizona State University finally have a kosher meat restaurant on the Tempe campus they can enjoy. Chick-In opened at Wilson Hall, 240 Orange Mall, about a month ago • Full Story

In honor of Shabbos, we are presenting a short step-by-step video that goes through the recipe on how to make homemade Chummus, the video is presented by kosher.com • Watch

Sure, summer has finally turned into fall, but when you live in Florida, it’s smoothie weather almost anytime – and now you can get a kosher one at the Winn Dixie in south Tampa • Full Story

Last winter, a news story was published about a Jewish man who ordered food from a local kosher restaurant on GrubHub.com, only to discover that the food he received and ate was in fact from a counterfeit “restaurant” that was being run out of a non-Jewish scammer’s home kitchen. It is incidents like this that highlight the need for JMenu, says CEO Shmuly Wolff • Full Story

This past Sunday, Jewel-Osco of Chicago, the supermarket with the largest Kosher offerings in the Midwest, held their third annual “Taste of Kosher Food Fair” with over 3,000 participants • Photos

Brooklyn Sandwich Co. is the brainchild of Rabbi Yudi Steiner, director of Jewish Colonials Chabad at George Washington University. But the operation could not have been made a reality without the relentless drive of rising GW sophomore Carly Meisel • Full Story