Taverns in the Talmud? Featuring Professor Laura Lieber
Taverns in the Talmud? Dancing at taverns in the Talmud? Yes, this is certainly a curious topic. We don’t often think about taverns in the Talmud, but I was struck by Professor Laura Lieber’s discussion of the term בי כובי in her “Daru in the Winehouse: The Intersection of Status and Dance in the Jewish […]
Video Clips from the Professor Marc Shapiro Episode
Interested in checking out a couple of clips from the 84th episode of The Jewish Drinking Show, featuring Professor Marc Shapiro? You’re in luck! Here are clips on the censorship of Rabbi Moshe Isserles’ gentile wine responsum and on Italian rabbis permitting the consumption of gentile wine:
Rabbi Moshe Isserles’ Censored Responsum on Gentile Wine, featuring Professor Marc Shapiro
Perhaps one of the most famous instances of Jewish censorship involves wine🍷 Joining The Jewish Drinking Show to discuss this wine-related instance of Jewish censorship is Professor Marc Shapiro. A graduate of Brandeis (BA) and Harvard (PhD), Professor Shapiro holds the Weinberg Chair in Judaic Studies at Scranton University and is the author of numerous […]
Clips From Episode 83: Geonim and Maimonides on Gentile Wine
Interested in some clips from the recent episode of The Jewish Drinking Show? You’re in luck! Here are a couple of clips from the 83rd episode of The Jewish Drinking Show, featuring Professor David Freidenreich: Geonim on Gentile Wine Maimonides on Gentile Wine
Medieval Rabbis on Gentile Wine, featuring Prof. David Freidenreich
With gentile wine being seen as off-limits in the times of the Mishnah and Talmud, how did post-Talmudic rabbis advise on this matter? Joining the 83rd episode of The Jewish Drinking Show is Professor David Freidenreich. Prof. Freidenreich is the Pulver Family Professor of Jewish Studies at Colby College, where he serves as director of […]
Cocktails in Mochers Magazine with Yissie Steinhart
A new Jewish publication this year that has created some interesting buzz is Mochers magazine. The magazine, which some consider to be like an Orthodox GQ magazine, considers itself to be “the premier Jewish Men’s Lifestyle experience. From hobbies to collections, get the ultimate guide and journey for the modern day Jewish Gent.” As such, […]
Distilling & Beer in Israel During the Pandemic – Clips From Episode #79
In case you were curious about checking out the recent episode of The Jewish Drinking Show on Pandemic Pivoting in Israel with Joel Haber, here are a couple of video clips from the episode:
Pandemic Pivoting in Israel with Joel Haber
How has the alcohol industry in Israel pivoted during the COVID-19 global pandemic? Returning as a guest to The Jewish Drinking Show to answer this question is Joel Haber. Haber speaks on how breweries, distilleries, and more have pivoted during this time period. Haber has been working on “The Taste of Jewish Culture”, a project on Jewish […]
Pandemic Liquor Sales, featuring Mendy Mark
How has the pandemic affected liquor sales? How has the pandemic affected kosher liquor sales? Returning to The Jewish Drinking Show is Mendy Mark, the manager at FillerUP Wines in Teaneck, NJ, who previously spoke about pre-pandemic liquor sales in episode #74. The episode is available on podcasting platforms, as well as on YouTube:
The Jews and Booze Facebook Group
Introduction Having come across the Jews & Booze Facebook group, I was pleasantly surprised to see a group discussing a topic near and dear to my heart, so I was glad to have the founder of the group as the guest for the 77th episode of The Jewish Drinking Show. Guest Bio For those less […]