Speaking at Winter 2023-2024 Events
As winter gives way to spring, this is an excellent opportunity to share winter events at which Jewish Drinking content was shared. This is in addition to the Cincinnati local monthly tasting events, which also took place. Introduction to Drinking in Judaism for JPro Cincy For the Cincinnati group of JPro, I spoke to a […]
Royal Wine’s KFWE Makes Changes for 2024
The annual Kosher Food & Wine Experience (KFWE) is taking place three weeks from today, albeit more of an exclusive experience than in previous years. Featuring nearly 1,000 kosher wines, a plethora of spirits – including whiskies, bourbons, vodkas, tequilas, rum, and gin – and cordials, sampling and tasting will be available for attendees. This […]
Upcoming Cincinnati Texts-and-Tasting Events [July, August, & September 2023]
Interested in attending upcoming monthly texts-and-tasting events of Jewish Drinking in Cincinnati? The schedule is now out: July 12 – The Third-Century Kiddush Controversy and the Location of Kiddush [Facebook Event Page] August 2 – Drinking in the Mourning House [Facebook Event Page] September 13 – Drinking In/Out of Sukkot [Facebook Event Page] For this […]
May 2023 Event
Last night, JewishDrinking held a learning event on Jewish holiday practices, especially since these holidays come up in this week’s Torah portion. Specifically, the discussion was on how drinking plays a part in enjoying Jewish holidays, with a focus on Talmudic texts, as well as post-Talmudic texts written by Maimonides and Rabbi Yosef Karo, amongst […]
Kosher Food & Wine Experience 2023
Having greatly enjoyed attending Royal Wine Corporation‘s Kosher Food and Wine Experience (KFWE) last year in New Jersey, I was excited to return last week for the 2023 event. While last year’s event was still somewhat amidst the pandemic, so it wasn’t typical, this year’s event retained some changes that they had made for last […]
Wineries Announced for Kosher Food & Wine Experience (KFWE) 2023
Leading up to this week’s Kosher Food & Wine Experience (KFWE), a list of over seven dozen wineries pouring their wines has been released. A production of Royal Wine Corporation, this year’s KFWE will be taking place tomorrow in New York City, as well as on Wednesday in Los Angeles. The listing of wineries whose […]
KFWE 2022 a Wonderful Experience
Having heard that Royal Wine’s Kosher Food and Wine Experience was returning to an in-person experience, I was excited to have the opportunity to attend in early March (with thanks to my wife for allowing me to attend, and for the event host to provide me with media credentials). Taking place on March 1st, I […]
Next “Drinks & Discussion” Session for August 27th
On the topic of Drinking During the Ten Days of Repentance, the next “Drinks & Discussion” will be taking place by Zoom. Just as the previous “Drinks & Discussion” session on the topic of Drinking During the Nine Days was turned into a podcast/video episode, so, too, will this session. This is an opportunity to […]
Upcoming WebYeshiva Series to Focus on Drunkenness
Beginning this upcoming Monday and continuing for the following four weeks, Rabbi Dovid Fink will be teaching an online course drunkenness in halakhah. The course is scheduled to take place June 1, 8, 15, 22, & 29 at 1pm EDT (10am PDT & 8pm IDT). Focussing on drunkenness, Rabbi Fink will be considering “certain halachic […]