Jonathan Hajdu on Hajdu Vermouth
With only a few domestically-produced kosher-certified vermouths commercially available in the US, I was excited to not only try and taste one of them, but also to speak with the creator of this vermouth last week at Royal Wine Corporation’s Kosher Food & Wine Experience (KFWE). Jonathan Hajdu, who was recognized as one of Wine […]
Rabbi Isserles on Purim Katan (14 Adar I) [Video Clip]
In this clip from the 151st episode of The Jewish Drinking Show, we discuss on Rabbi Moshe Isserles on the topic of Purim Katan (14 Adar I):
Tosafot on Purim Katan (14 Adar I) [Video Clip]
In this clip from the 151st episode of The Jewish Drinking Show, we discuss on Tosafot on the topic of Purim Katan (14 Adar I):
The Purim Katan Episode [The Jewish Drinking Show, ep. 151]
With the 14th of the first Adar coming up in just a few days, how is this day to be celebrated? After all, it is still kind of like Purim. Indeed, it has become known as Purim Katan – the little Purim. The newest episode of The Jewish Drinking Show focusses on exactly this topic. […]
Codorníu Kosher Video Review
A new kosher wine that has recently hit the market Raventós Codorníu‘s Codorníu Kosher. Codorníu Kosher is the traditional cava par excellence, made using the three classic varieties from the D.O. Cava: Macabeo, Xarel.lo and Parellada. The entire winemaking process is carried out according to the norms indicated by the Orthodox Union. The video review […]
Wine Was Created to Comfort Mourners (Talmud) [Video Clip]
In this clip from the 150th episode of The Jewish Drinking Show, we discuss Rabbi Ḥanin’s comment that wine was created to comfort mourners (Eruvin 65a & Sanhedrin 70a):
Aninut in the Talmud: No Drinking [Video Clip]
In this clip from the 150th episode of The Jewish Drinking Show, we discuss the Talmud saying no to drinking…unless on Shabbat (Berakhot 17b-18a):
Drinking During Mourning [The Jewish Drinking Show, episode 150]
Introduction While not typically considered, drinking is something that can happen during mourning in Judaism. There is a prohibition against drinking between death of a loved one and their burial, called aninut, there is an interesting debate concerning drinking during shivah, around which the 150th episode of The Jewish Drinking Show centers. In this fifth […]
Inappropriate Drinking in the Bible [Video Clip]
In this clip from the recent episode of The Jewish Drinking Show, Dr. Rebekah Welton shares about inappropriate drinking in the Bible:
Considering Biblical Food & Drink Studies in the Academy [Video Clip]
In this clip from the recent episode of The Jewish Drinking Show, Dr. Rebekah Welton shares about the seeming lack heretofore of Biblical food and drink studies in the academy: