Category: Rabbinic Literature

Drunkenness in the Babylonian Talmud, Part 2 [The Jewish Drinking Show episode 166]

Introduction Ever wondered how our Talmudic rabbis discussed or otherwise considered drunkenness? The 166th episode of The Jewish Drinking Show considers how drunkenness is portrayed amongst later rabbis in the Babylonian Talmud, following on the heels of the 165th episode of the show on drunkenness in earlier sources in the Babylonian Talmud. Source Sheet The […]

Drunkenness in the Babylonian Talmud, Part 1 [The Jewish Drinking Show episode 165]

Introduction Ever wondered how our Talmudic rabbis discussed or otherwise considered drunkenness? The 165th episode of The Jewish Drinking Show considers drunkenness in earlier sources in the Babylonian Talmud. Source Sheet The source sheet for this episode is available here. Episode In addition to being available below in video format, the episode is also available […]

Drunkenness in the Talmud Yerushalmi [The Jewish Drinking Show episode 164]

Introduction Ever wondered how our Talmudic rabbis discussed or otherwise considered drunkenness? The 164th episode of The Jewish Drinking Show considers drunkenness in the Talmud Yerushalmi. Source Sheet The source sheet for this episode is available here. Episode In addition to being available below in video format, the episode is also available in podcast format […]

Drunkenness in Early Rabbinic Literature [The Jewish Drinking Show, Episode 163]

Introduction Ever wondered how our early rabbis discussed or otherwise considered drunkenness? The 163rd episode of The Jewish Drinking Show considers drunkenness in the Mishnah, the Tosefta, and Midreshei Halakhah. Source Sheets Source sheets for this episode are available: Drunkenness in the Mishnah Drunkenness in the Tosefta Drunkenness in Midreshei Halakhah Episode In addition to […]

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. […]

Compulsive Libationers of the Talmud?, featuring Prof. Sacha Stern [ep. 135 of The Jewish Drinking Show]

Introduction Having discussed gentiles and libations previously on The Jewish Drinking Show, I was fascinated to have come across Professor Sacha Stern’s “Compulsive Libationers: Non-Jews and Wine in Early Rabbinic Sources”, Journal of Jewish Studies 64.1 (2013): 19-44. As such, I am very excited to welcome him to the show’s 135th episode to share his research. Biography […]

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