Looking to bring a fun engaging event that is filled with Jewish content? Rabbi Drew Kaplan, creator of Jewish Drinking & The Jewish Drinking Show, brings l’chaim to life, whether for your congregation, JCC, Hillel, and more. Whether you’re looking for series of talks, a Shabbat scholar-in-residence, or just a one-off event, Rabbi Drew can bring that to you.
Whether you are looking to gain insights in him speaking to your gathering on enticing educational Jewish content around drinking in Jewish wisdom, history, tradition, and more, Rabbi Drew can bring that to you. Are you looking to further elevate your experience pairing that with a tasting, whether wine, whiskey, beer, or other fun-filled beverages? Rabbi Drew can do that, too.
Topics include, but are not limited to:
- Beer in the Bible
- Drinking Stories in the Bible
- Whiskey in Jewish Life
- Purim-drinking
- Four Cups at the Seder
- Beer in Jewish Life
- Blessings of Wine
- Wine in Jewish Lifecycle Events
- Drinking and Mourning
- How Beer Became Acceptable for Havdallah
Series include, but are not limited to:
- A series on Beer:
-beer in the Bible
-beer in the Talmud
-beer in post-Talmudic Jewish life - Ritual Drinking:
-Kiddush, The Great Kiddush, and Havdallah
-Holidays and Festivals (incl. Purim and Passover)
-Lifecycle Events (incl. Weddings, bris milah, etc.) - Biblical Drinking:
-Early stories: Noah and his sons & Lot and his daughters
-Drinking prohibitions in the Torah
-Beer in the Bible - Drinking in Particular Biblical Books:
-Genesis
-Ecclesiastes
-Esther - Rabbinic Drinking:
-The Mourning House vs The Drinking House
-How Beer Became Acceptable for Havdallah
-Rav Papa, The Talmud’s Beer Baron
-Praying Under the Influence
-The Four Cups at the Seder