Exploring Jewish drinking wisdom
A curious thing happened with Prohibition: Orthodox Jews in America argued strongly for the use of wine in the course of various ritual uses. While episode #21 of The Jewish Drinking Show featured a discussion on Prohibition, the insufficiency of grape juice was argued strongly by Orthodox rabbis. Having researched and written on this topic in his […]
In this clip from the 100th episode of The Jewish Drinking Show, Professor Jonathan Sarna shares about the use of raisin wine amongst American Jews in the 19th century: In addition to being available on YouTube, this video clip is also on Facebook, LinkedIn, TikTok, and Instagram.
In this clip from the 100th episode of The Jewish Drinking Show, Professor Jonathan Sarna shares In addition to being available on YouTube, this video clip is also on Facebook, LinkedIn, TikTok, and Instagram.
While we take it for granted that wine, in general, and kosher wine, in particular, is widely available in America, that has not always been the case. For many American Jews in the 19th century, many took to raisin wine, particularly for Passover. For the 100th episode of The Jewish Drinking Show, Professor Jonathan Sarna […]
As April is winding down, I am excited to announce the schedule for upcoming episodes of The Jewish Drinking Show for the next few months: May 3 – Episode 100 – Prof. Jonathan Sarna – 19th Century Raisin Wine in America May 10 – Episode 101 – Dr. Yaakov Weinstein – American Orthodox Attitudes to Grape […]
As kiddush consists of saying two blessings – one over wine and one over sanctifying Shabbat – what happens when it is said not at meal? While it may have been taken for granted during Tannaitic (early Rabbinic) times that the Shabbat Sanctification (קידוש היום (commonly referred to as simply קידוש, kiddush)) is to take […]
In this clip from the 99th episode of The Jewish Drinking Show, Professor Sara Ronis discusses where do the rabbis of the Babylonian Talmud get the concern for demons with even numbers? This clip is also available on Facebook, LinkedIn, and Instagram.
With Passover arriving at the end of this week, it’s a great time to revisit the Talmudic concern of demons when consuming an even number of cups of wine. Having previously discussed this topic on episode 25 of The Jewish Drinking Show, I am excited to revisit this topic with Professor Sara Ronis, whose forthcoming […]
Yossie Horwitz, of Yossie’s Corkboard, has published his 2022 Passover wine-buying guide. As to putting together this guide, Horwitz writes I find choosing wine for our sedarim a worthy endeavor to apply some effort too, especially given the teaching by our sages that wine gladdens the heart and there is no joy without wine (and […]
While The Jewish Drinking Show is the leading podcast dedicated to topics related to Jewish drinking, it is not the only one to feature episodes on Jewish drinking topics. Published a few weeks ago, the 104th episode of Orthodox Conundrum, “Problematic Behaviors in Yeshiva High Schools: Binge Drinking, Gambling, and More” features Rabbi Tully Harcsztark […]
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