Oneg Shabbas Parashah Sheet For Mattot-Masei [14-15 July 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 and more….
August-October 2023 Lineup of Forthcoming Episodes of The Jewish Drinking Show
Having previously published a lineup of March-July forthcoming episodes of The Jewish Drinking Show, I hereby present a tentative lineup of forthcoming episodes for August through October 2023, which includes a half-dozen “A Toast to Israel at 75” episodes, recorded while in Israel recently: 22 August – Jay Buchsbaum: Kosher Runs at European Wineries (Royal Wine) […]
Upcoming Cincinnati Texts-and-Tasting Events [July, August, & September 2023]
Interested in attending upcoming monthly texts-and-tasting events of Jewish Drinking in Cincinnati? The schedule is now out: July 12 – The Third-Century Kiddush Controversy and the Location of Kiddush [Facebook Event Page] August 2 – Drinking in the Mourning House [Facebook Event Page] September 13 – Drinking In/Out of Sukkot [Facebook Event Page] For this […]
Oneg Shabbas Parashah Sheet For Pinḥas [7-8 July 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 and more….
Almost All of Fee Brothers Products Under Kosher Supervision
For kosher-keeping cocktail consumers, there is wonderful news for a bunch of products that are now kosher-certified. These products are not new, just newly-certified. I first visited Fee Brothers eight years ago and, while there, having noticed that many (if not most/all) if the ingredients that went into their products already had kosher-certification, I decided […]
Drinking in the World to Come in Second Temple Literature? featuring Prof. Claudia Bergmann [The Jewish Drinking Show episode #137]
When I came across an article on drinking in the world to come, I knew this would be a fascinating topic to discuss for The Jewish Drinking Show. For the 137th episode of the show, we invite Prof. Claudia Bergmann onto the show to discuss her article “Drink and Drinking in Early Jewish Texts: Describing a […]
Oneg Shabbas Parashah Sheet for Shelaḥ [16-17 June 2023]
New parashah sheet out for parashat Shelaḥ
The Term Nabidh in Halakhot Gedolot [Video Clip]
In this clip from the 136th episode of The Jewish Drinking Show, Rabbi Dr. Phillip Lieberman discusses the term nabidh in Halakhot Gedolot:
Terms for Beverages in Geonic Literature, featuring Prof. Phil Lieberman [ep. 136 of The Jewish Drinking Show]
Introduction Having previously published an episode concerning Geonic literature, for the 136th episode of The Jewish Drinking Show, we take a step back and consider terms for beverages in literature of the Geonic rabbis. We welcome first-time guest, Rabbi Dr. Phil Lieberman for this episode. Biography of Guest Phil Lieberman is a social, economic, and […]
HaMishteh Exhibit at Israel Museum Focuses on Drinking Parties in the Ancient Near East
A new exhibit, which opened a few weeks ago at the Israel Museum, focuses on drinking parties in the ancient near east. This new exhibit, “HaMishteh המשתה”, opened in May and runs through the end of 2023. Whether you are interested in drinking parties in the world of the bible, drinking parties history, or just […]