![Shmaltz Brewing, Featuring Jeremy Cowan & Jesse Epstein [The Jewish Drinking Show Episode #117]](http://jewishdrinking.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/Shmaltz-Brewing-featuring-Jeremy-Cowan-The-Jewish-Drinking-Show-episode-117-600x338.png)
Shmaltz Brewing, Featuring Jeremy Cowan & Jesse Epstein [The Jewish Drinking Show Episode #117]
When I came across a press release announcing the end of Shmaltz Brewing Company last fall (and see also articles in Brewbound and Forward), I was sad to see Shmaltz Brewing come to an end, but also knew it would be an excellent opportunity to have a conversation with the founder of the company for an episode […]
![Pharoah’s Cupbearer and Baker as Cultural Conflict of Wine vs. Beer, featuring Dr. Jon Greenberg [The Jewish Drinking Show Episode #116]](http://jewishdrinking.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/Pharoahs-Cupbearer-and-Baker-as-Cultural-Conflict-of-Wine-vs.-Beer-featuring-Dr.-Jon-Greenberg-The-Jewish-Drinking-Show-Episode-116-600x338.png)
Pharoah’s Cupbearer and Baker as Cultural Conflict of Wine vs. Beer, featuring Dr. Jon Greenberg [The Jewish Drinking Show Episode #116]
A story we encounter in the book of Genesis that, at first glance, may seem to have something to do with drinking could also be seen as having a lot to do with drinking. I am speaking about that concerning Pharoah’s cupbearer (drinks-master) and his baker, whom Joseph meets in jail and interprets their dreams. […]
![Kosher Wine in Medieval Provence, featuring Dr. Pinchas Roth [The Jewish Drinking Show Episode #115]](http://jewishdrinking.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Kosher-Wine-in-Medieval-Provence-Dr.-Pinchas-Roth-The-Jewish-Drinking-Show-115-600x338.png)
Kosher Wine in Medieval Provence, featuring Dr. Pinchas Roth [The Jewish Drinking Show Episode #115]
One of the trickiest aspects when it comes to kosher wine and Judaism is when it comes up against gentile touch. While we can talk about it broadly from the Mishnah (& Tosefta) and throughout the Talmud, and we have even discussed it broadly when it comes to Medieval rabbis on the topic, how was […]
![Making Cocktails on Shabbat, featuring Dan Rabinowitz [The Jewish Drinking Show episode #114]](http://jewishdrinking.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Making-Cocktails-on-Shabbat-Dan-Rabinowitz-The-Jewish-Drinking-Show-114-600x338.png)
Making Cocktails on Shabbat, featuring Dan Rabinowitz [The Jewish Drinking Show episode #114]
As cocktails can offer a delicious enhancement to one’s Shabbat experience, yet there are various challenges that present themselves with regards to proscribed activities on Shabbat, how can one go about making cocktails on Shabbat? To help us navigate these concerns in both keeping to one’s Shabbat observance, as well as enjoying cocktails on Shabbat, […]
![Talmudic Parables of Wine with Looks, featuring Dr. Elana Stein Hain [The Jewish Drinking Show episode 113]](http://jewishdrinking.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Talmudic-Parables-of-Wine-with-Looks-Elana-Stein-Hain-The-Jewish-Drinking-Show-episode-113-600x338.png)
Talmudic Parables of Wine with Looks, featuring Dr. Elana Stein Hain [The Jewish Drinking Show episode 113]
Torah is discussed as being compared to wine in the Talmud (Ta’anit 7a), which then causes an intriguing story to emerge involving a parable of wine and how looks are involved. To discuss these Talmudic texts and more, the 113th episode of The Jewish Drinking Show features Dr. Elana Stein Hain. Dr. Stein Hain is […]
![The Term חבורה (havurah) in Tannaitic Literature, featuring Dr. Orit Malka [Episode 112 Of The Jewish Drinking Show]](http://jewishdrinking.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/The-Phrase-חבורה-in-Tannaitic-Literature-Orit-Malka-The-Jewish-Drinking-Show-episode-112-600x338.png)
The Term חבורה (havurah) in Tannaitic Literature, featuring Dr. Orit Malka [Episode 112 Of The Jewish Drinking Show]
A term that doesn’t seem to have any obvious connection with drinking חבורה (havurah) – yet, it comes up not infrequently within a drinking context in early rabbinic (tannaitic) literature. As such, the 112th episode of The Jewish Drinking Show is dedicated to exploring this connection featuring Dr. Orit Malka. Dr. Malka is a researcher […]
![Wine and Shemittah, featuring Rabbi Ezra Friedman [Episode 111 of The Jewish Drinking Show]](http://jewishdrinking.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Shemittah-and-Wine-Rabbi-Ezra-Friedman-The-Jewish-Drinking-Show-episode-111-1-600x338.png)
Wine and Shemittah, featuring Rabbi Ezra Friedman [Episode 111 of The Jewish Drinking Show]
A question I have been receiving since this year is a shemittah year, is “What is the deal with Shemittah wine?” To answer this question is first-time guest to The Jewish Drinking Show, Rabbi Ezra Friedman. Rabbi Friedman is the Deputy Rabbinic Administrator of OU Kosher in Israel, the Director of the OU Gustave and Carol […]
Byzantine-Era Winery in Yavneh
When the news was released in October that the largest Byzantine-era was discovered in Israel, it widely received coverage (including The Washington Post, Smithsonian Magazine, NPR, The Jerusalem Post, Ha’aretz, and many more), which is great. One of the lead archaeologists on that excavation is Dr. Jon Seligman, who joins The Jewish Drinking Show for episode […]
Jacob Ner-David – Jezreel Valley Winery
Following-up from the previous episode of the show on Israeli wines, the 109th episode of The Jewish Drinking Show features Jacob Ner-David on the Israeli winery he co-founded, Jezreel Valley Winery. Ner-David is a 20+year veteran of serial entrepreneurship and technology innovation with deep connectivity in the Israeli and American venture scene. Ner-David is the […]
![Wine in Israel, featuring Erik Segelbaum [Episode 108 of The Jewish Drinking Show]](http://jewishdrinking.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Wine-in-Israel-featuring-Erik-Segelbaum-The-Jewish-Drinking-Show-episode-108-600x338.png)
Wine in Israel, featuring Erik Segelbaum [Episode 108 of The Jewish Drinking Show]
Having explored modern Israeli wine history (in episode 92 and episode 93), what about contemporary wine in Israel? For this conversation, the 108th episode of The Jewish Drinking Show welcomes first-time guest Erik Segelbaum to the show to discuss wine in Israel. Erik Segelbaum is the founder & chief vinnovation officer at SOMLYAY hospitality consulting, as […]