Eliyah Rabbah’s Focus on Wine for Purim [Clip from 127th Episode of The Jewish Drinking Show]
In this clip from the 127th episode of The Jewish Drinking Show, Rabbi David Fried and Rabbi Drew Kaplan discuss Rabbi Elijah Spira‘s focus on wine-drinking for Purim in his Eliyah Rabbah:
18th &19th Century Rabbis on Purim-Drinking (Later Aharonim), featuring Rabbi David Fried [Episode 127 of The Jewish Drinking Show]
Intro Having discussed medieval rabbis’ normative writings previously on The Jewish Drinking Show, as well as 16th-17th century rabbis’ normative rabbis on Purim-drinking on The Jewish Drinking Show, I’m excited to welcome back Rabbi David Fried to discuss significant rabbinic normative writings in the 18th-19th centuries on this matter. (Here is the source sheet we used […]
Oneg Shabbas Parashah Sheet For Terumah [24-25 February 2023]
The new issue of the Oneg Shabbas parashah sheet, the unofficial parashah sheet for kiddush clubs, is now available. This issue has a d’var Torah on the parashah, a piece on what to drink on Purim, and a little on this week’s episode of The Jewish Drinking Show.
Libations In The Bible: Top Ten Mentions of Libations In Books Of The Bible
This past weekend, somehow the matter of libations in the Bible came up and someone said there would be a lot in Leviticus; however, it turns out that the book with the most mentions of libations (נסך) is actually the book of Numbers. (For more on libations, you can check out “The Libations Episode” of […]
Massekhet Purim: An 18th Century Talmudic Parody, featuring Professor Richard Sarason [The Jewish Drinking Show, Episode #126]
Introduction As Purim is a time for not only merry-making and drinking, but also for some silliness, there have also been Hebrew parodies written for Purim, including, as we have discussed before, 14th century Hebrew parodies. Moving closer to our time, the very amusing Massekhet Purim, a Talmudic parody for Purim in the 18th century, […]
Whiskeys Available in M’ever LaYam’s 2023 Purim Care Package Drive Supporting 200 Lone Soldiers
Looking to support lone soldiers in the Israeli Defense Forces while possibly getting some whiskey out of it? A few whiskey connoisseurs have come together to give away five tasty bottles of whiskey in support of M’ever LaYam‘s 2023 Purim Care Package drive supporting 200 lone soldiers. In the giveaway are two bottles of Rossville […]
Oneg Shabbas Parashah Sheet For Mishpatim [17-18 February 2023]
The new issue of the Oneg Shabbas parashah sheet, the unofficial parashah sheet for kiddush clubs, is now available. This issue has a d’var Torah on the parashah, for whom Purim-drinking is in the lead-up to Purim, and a little on this week’s episode of The Jewish Drinking Show.
Kosher Food & Wine Experience 2023
Having greatly enjoyed attending Royal Wine Corporation‘s Kosher Food and Wine Experience (KFWE) last year in New Jersey, I was excited to return last week for the 2023 event. While last year’s event was still somewhat amidst the pandemic, so it wasn’t typical, this year’s event retained some changes that they had made for last […]
Kiddush Club Experiences, featuring Udi Zinar [The Jewish Drinking Show, episode #125]
Introduction Having provided an introductory overview of kiddush clubs (episode #45), as well as a fascinating framework in which to consider kiddush clubs (episode #124), the 125th episode of The Jewish Drinking Show features Udi Zinar discussing a range of kiddush club experiences. Brief Biography of Guest Ehud “Udi” Zinar is a Relationship & personal […]
Drunkenness in the Bible: Top Four Mentions of Drunkenness in Books of the Bible
While drunkenness happens, how does it actually appear in the Bible? Here is a list of top four books of the Bible in which drunkenness is mentioned the most. Please note that the word for drunk, שכור, or drunkenness, שכרות, is similar to the word for beer, שכר, which appears 23 times in the Bible. […]