Creating Barrel-Aged Kosher-for-Passover Products [Video Clip]
In this clip from the 147th episode of The Jewish Drinking Show, Ami & Larissa Nahari of The River Wine discuss the creation of their first-to-market certified kosher-for-Passover products of both Anoche reposado tequila and Ethan’s Reserve sorghum whiskey:
Arukh HaShulḥan on Drinking with Regards to Sukkah
In this clip from the 142nd episode of The Jewish Drinking Show, Rabbi Drew leads a discussion on what Rabbi Yechiel Michel Epstein (1829-1908) wrote in his Arukh HaShulḥan regarding drinking in/out of sukkot:
Rabbi David ha-Levi Segal (Taz) on Drinking in/out of a Sukkah
In this clip from the 142nd episode of The Jewish Drinking Show, Rabbi Drew leads a discussion on what Rabbi David ha-Levi Segal (1586-1667) wrote in his Turei Zahav (Taz (ט”ז)) regarding drinking in/out of sukkot:
Oneg Shabbas Parashah Sheet for Sukkot [29-30 September 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 drinking on Sukkot, libations on Sukkot, a brief piece on Havdallah in the Sukkah, and about Cincinnati local texts-and-tastings events, as well as information about the newest episode of The Jewish Drinking Show.
Drinking In/Out of Sukkot [The Jewish Drinking Show episode 142]
Intro With the holiday of Sukkot only days away, a question that arises is which drinking is one allowed to do outside of the sukkah and how much does one need to drink within a sukkah? In this fourth “Drinks and Discussion”-style episode, Rabbi Drew Kaplan leads a text-based discussion on the topic. Previous “Drinks […]
Finding One’s Mate in a Vineyard: Connecting Tu b’Av & Yom Kippur🍇
A fascinating text we read describes something quite fascinating for this time of year: אָמַר רַבָּן שִׁמְעוֹן בֶּן גַּמְלִיאֵל, לֹא הָיוּ יָמִים טוֹבִים לְיִשְׂרָאֵל כַּחֲמִשָּׁה עָשָׂר בְּאָב וּכְיוֹם הַכִּפּוּרִים, שֶׁבָּהֶן בְּנוֹת יְרוּשָׁלַיִם יוֹצְאוֹת בִּכְלֵי לָבָן שְׁאוּלִין, שֶׁלֹּא לְבַיֵּשׁ אֶת מִי שֶׁאֵין לוֹ. כָּל הַכֵּלִים טְעוּנִין טְבִילָה. וּבְנוֹת יְרוּשָׁלַיִם יוֹצְאוֹת וְחוֹלוֹת בַּכְּרָמִים Rabban Shimon, son of […]
Preparing for Passover Begins Now
Last month, during the course of Passover, a couple of buddies and I were reflecting upon kosher for Passover liquors, both those that others held, as well as our own modest collections. While we had modest arrays of options for consuming for the duration of the holiday, we realized preparing for Passover begins now. While […]
The Custom of Drinking Beer on Shavuot
Years ago, a predecessor of mine composed an essay, “Why I Drink Beer On Shavuot” in the Jewish Journal (subsequently re-posted on HuffPost), in which he writes: While conducting some research on Shavuot a few years back, I came across an important footnote in the Netei Gavriel, a encyclopedic series of books on Jewish laws and […]
What to Drink at the Seder During the Holocaust? [Video Clip]
In this clip from the 131st episode of The Jewish Drinking Show, Professor Samuel Levine shares about Rabbi Ephraim Oshry’s rabbinic responsum on what Jews in the Kovno Ghetto could use for their four cups at the Passover Seder:
Four Cups and the Holocaust, featuring Professor Samuel Levine [Episode #131 of The Jewish Drinking Show]
Introduction While the Passover Seder is a celebration of the freedom of our Jewish ancestors from Egyptian slavery and becoming a nation, it is hard to picture this in terms of what the experience of being in the Holocaust, as it was very much not an experience of freedom. Moreover, a cornerstone of the Passover […]