Why didn't the Russians convert to Judaism?

[Smeagol]

This is what Berbers are supposed to look like. http://mathildasanthropologyblog.wor...-of-the-moors/

[Anglojew]

I've heard of them. Did they take aliyah??

Lots did.

[Kiyant]

Probably the same reason why he also didnt became Muslim (Pork and Alcohol) also a reason could have been that at that time there was no strong judaist country/empire who would help the Rus.
I must admit it was quite brave of the Khazars to become Jews but ultimately it was also a reason why they got destroyed.

[Anglojew]

Judaism doesn't ban Alcohol but it must be made in certain ways to be Kosher. For instance these brands of Vodka;

Absolut
Beluga
Finlandia
Grasovka
Grey Goose
Kauffman Soft
Nemiroff
SkyySmirnoff
Stolichnaya
Van Gogh certified
Zubrowka Bison grass

[Blackout]

Judaism doesn't ban Alcohol but it must be made in certain ways to be Kosher. For instance these brands of Vodka;

Absolut
Beluga
Finlandia
Grasovka
Grey Goose
Kauffman Soft
Nemiroff
SkyySmirnoff
Stolichnaya
Van Gogh certified
Zubrowka Bison grass

What makes those particular drinks 'Kosher', as opposed to other brands?

[YeshAtid]

What makes those particular drinks 'Kosher', as opposed to other brands?

http://www.kosherliquorlist.com/

[Blackout]

http://www.kosherliquorlist.com/

Could not find anything in regards to how its made 'Kosher'. Is it prepared in a different way, or just 'blessed'?

[riverman]

Could not find anything in regards to how its made 'Kosher'. Is it prepared in a different way, or just 'blessed'?

Both. In America kosher food is everywhere, in fact it's pretty much the norm, and it's marked as such on the labels/ With meats it's a different story, but usually quality meats either come in kosher or are even considered higher quality to similar products.

[sean]

Why didn't the Russians convert to Judaism?

Because it would give absolutely no benefits. His father (Sviatoslav I of Kiev) was totally anti-Khazar (Judaism was the state religion of Khazar Khaganate, recently defeated archenemy of the Rus' state), and converted Jews are not real Jews, they just give you special goy status. The normal protocol is that the Rabbi is supposed to refuse you three times.

What if Vladimir has chosen Judaism? What would a Jewish Russia be like?

Something like Beta Israel or Yemenite Jewry. Remember that back in those times, there was nothing like "freedom of religion". If your king converted, you converted.

Judaism would've been strongly modified to fit the local culture with distinct Slavic pagan customs blending Mosaic traditions, and also facilitating the large-scale migration of Middle Eastern Jews fleeing persecution as well as race-mixing with them.

Khazars, Crimeans, and Cossacks will have a common history (no Bohdan Khmelnytsky), and they might seek an alliance with other Turco-Mongol Khanates in the future and having better connections with Asiatics, so populations of modern-day Russia, Ukraine, and Belarus won't be White or European (they would look like Turks lel). Russia would be like a giant Birobidzhan.

They would also definitely see it as their right to take Jerusalem in the Crusades along with Christians and Muslims, so no chance for Modern Zionism, while the spread of Islam in the Caucasus, Bashkortostan, and Tatarstan was massively curtailed.

However, this entire story is a myth. In actuality, Vladimir's conversion (and thus the conversion of the Rus') was a result of an alliance with the Byzantine Empire.

[Salty Ears]

I suppose the conversion to judaism would create big problems for the conclusion of dynastic marriages with foreign monarchies. Orientation on Byzantium and Christianity more expansive faith accessible to the masses