Moscow’s Kolomenskoye confectioner released a line of sweets under the supervision of the Chief Rabbinate of Russia headed by Chabad-Lubavitch Rabbi Berel Lazar.

The new products – waffle cookies and two types of cakes – were a big hit last week in the traditional Purim gift baskets known as mishloach manot.

They are considered parve, which means they may be eaten at either meat or dairy meals. The Kolomenskoye factory numbers among the top firms in the Russian food industry. …