Modern Israeli Wine History, Part 1: Early History, featuring Adam Montefiore – The Jewish Drinking Show episode #92
What has been modern Israel’s history of wine? For the 92nd episode of The Jewish Drinking Show, Adam Montefiore is the featured guest to discuss the early history of this topic. There is so much to discuss on this topic that the next episode (#93) will be recent history (stay tuned!). Adam Montefiore is a wine […]
Video Clips from Episode #91: TaZ on Beer
In case you were curious about episode #91 of The Jewish Drinking Show, I am excited to share a couple of video clips from the episode on Rabbi David HaLevi Segal‘s writings on beer, featuring guest Rabbi Ezra Goldschmiedt:
“Beer is Man’s Life”: TaZ on Hadash, Featuring Rabbi Ezra Goldschmiedt – The Jewish Drinking Show, Episode #91
How important was beer to 17th century Jews? Apparently, more significant than you or I might guess. In fact, one 17th century rabbi argued that it was significant enough to create a leniency to a Biblical commandment in certain circumstances. In a comment to Rabbi Moses Isserles’ gloss on Shulhan Arukh YD 293:3, Rabbi David HaLevi […]
Clips from Episode #90 on Music and Drinking, featuring Rabbi Daniel Isaac
If you’re curious about the latest episode of The Jewish Drinking Show, featuring Rabbi Daniel Isaac discussing Rav Hai Gaon’s writings on music at drinking parties, you are welcome to check out these clips from the episode. In addition to three video clips, there is also a deleted scene herein, as well: Rav Hai Gaon’s opinions […]
Rav Hai Gaon on Music in the Drinking House, featuring Rabbi Daniel Isaac – The Jewish Drinking Show, episode #90
Music and drinking – two things that we often find go together really well. Yet, Rav Hai Gaon found music in the drinking house to be a problematic matter, which would have lasting consequences. Discussing a couple of rabbinic responsa of Rav Hai Gaon’s is Rabbi Daniel Isaac, who is currently completing his PhD (his […]
Wine for 12th Century Jewish Traders in the Indian Ocean, featuring Professor Elizabeth Lambourn
For business, people sometimes have to travel. For some, that may mean travelling for long periods of time, as some Jewish traders in the twelfth century experienced. Ultimately, though, what did they drink? To explore these questions, the 89th episode of The Jewish Drinking Show features Professor Elizabeth Lambourn discussing what alcohol did Jewish traders […]
Clips from the 88th Episode of The Jewish Drinking Show
Haven’t seen the 88th episode of The Jewish Drinking Show featuring Maggie Kimberl yet? If not, feel free to check out these two clips from the episode:
Clips from the Hayyei Adam Episode of The Jewish Drinking Show (#87)
I am glad to share that I not only have made video clips available from yesterday’s episode of The Jewish Drinking Show, but even some extended video clips that didn’t fully make it into the episode. Hayyei Adam on Purim-Drinking Birkat HaMazon and Drinking in the Hayyei Adam (Extended Clip) Introduction to Rabbi Avraham Danzig and […]
Drinking in the Hayyei Adam, featuring Dashiell Ferguson
The 87th episode of The Jewish Drinking Show features Dashiell Ferguson discussing drinking in Rabbi Avraham Danzig‘s חיי אדם (hayyei Adam “A Person’s Life”). This work was published in 1810 and was not only a useful handbook for Jewish practice in the 19th century, but also was used as an important source for later works […]
Homa’s Day in Court, featuring Noam Sachs Zion
The newest episode of The Jewish Drinking Show is now out on an intriguing Talmudic incident involving a widow demanding wine in court. Featuring first-time guest, Noam Sachs Zion, we discuss an incident involving Abayye’s widow, Rava, and Rava’s wife, about which he wrote in Wine, Women and the War of the Sexes, which is […]