![Four Cups at the Seder and Consciousness, featuring Rabbi Zac Kamenetz [The Jewish Drinking Show, episode #129]](http://jewishdrinking.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Four-Cups-at-the-Seder-and-Consciousness-Rabbi-Zac-Kamenetz-The-Jewish-Drinking-Show-600x338.png)
Four Cups at the Seder and Consciousness, featuring Rabbi Zac Kamenetz [The Jewish Drinking Show, episode #129]
Introduction With Passover only a couple of weeks away, including the four cups minimum of wine at the Passover Seder, how has the transformative experience of alcohol-consumption been considered in the Jewish tradition? To share a teaching of Rabbi Nachman of Breslov (1772-1810), as written by Rabbi Nathan Sternhartz (1780-1844), on this topic is Rabbi […]
![Arukh HaShulhan’s Conclusion on Purim-Drinking [Clip from 127th Episode of The Jewish Drinking Show]](http://jewishdrinking.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Arukh-HaShulhans-Conclusion-on-Purim-Drinking-clip-from-The-Jewish-Drinking-Show-600x338.png)
Arukh HaShulhan’s Conclusion on Purim-Drinking [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 Yechiel Michel Epstein‘s conclusion on Purim-drinking in his Arukh HaShulhan:
![Eliyah Rabbah’s Focus on Wine for Purim [Clip from 127th Episode of The Jewish Drinking Show]](http://jewishdrinking.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Eliyah-Rabbahs-Focus-on-Wine-for-Purim-600x338.png)
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]](http://jewishdrinking.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/18th-19th-Century-Rabbis-on-Purim-Drinking-Later-Aharonim-featuring-Rabbi-David-Fried-Episode-127-of-The-Jewish-Drinking-Show-600x338.png)
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 […]
![Massekhet Purim: An 18th Century Talmudic Parody, featuring Professor Richard Sarason [The Jewish Drinking Show, Episode #126]](http://jewishdrinking.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/18th-century-Purim-parody-Richard-Sarason-The-Jewish-Drinking-Show-episode-126-600x338.png)
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, […]
![Kiddush Club Experiences, featuring Udi Zinar [The Jewish Drinking Show, episode #125]](http://jewishdrinking.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Kiddush-Club-Experiences-Udi-Zinar-The-Jewish-Drinking-Show-episode-125-600x338.png)
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 […]
![Broader Benefits of Kiddush Clubs [Clip from Episode #124 of The Jewish Drinking Show]](http://jewishdrinking.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Broader-Benefits-of-Kiddush-Clubs-Michal-Shaul-The-Jewish-Drinking-Show-clip-600x338.png)
Broader Benefits of Kiddush Clubs [Clip from Episode #124 of The Jewish Drinking Show]
In this clip from the 124th episode of The Jewish Drinking Show, Dr. Michal Shaul shares about benefits of kiddush clubs, beyond the kiddush clubs:
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Function of Kiddush Clubs [Clip from Episode #124 of The Jewish Drinking Show]
In this clip from the 124th episode of The Jewish Drinking Show, Dr. Michal Shaul shares about the function(s) of kiddush clubs:
![Kiddush Clubs as Mens’ Clubs, featuring Dr. Michal Shaul [The Jewish Drinking Show, episode #124]](http://jewishdrinking.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Kiddush-Clubs-as-Mens-Clubs-Michal-Shaul-The-Jewish-Drinking-Show-600x338.png)
Kiddush Clubs as Mens’ Clubs, featuring Dr. Michal Shaul [The Jewish Drinking Show, episode #124]
Intro Having previously discussed kiddush clubs on the 45th episode of The Jewish Drinking Show, there is a lot more to explore, especially considering that only a half-year ago, the first ever academic paper to be published on the topic came out. “Kiddush Club: Fraternity, Authority, Class and Gender Challenges in the Modern Orthodox Synagogue,” was […]
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Controversy Amongst Polish Scholars [Clip From Ep. 123 Of The Jewish Drinking Show]
In this clip from the 123rd episode of The Jewish Drinking Show, Prof. Glenn Dynner shares about the contemporary controversy about tavernkeeping Jews of the 18th & 19th centuries in Poland amongst Polish historians (and politicians):