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Kosher Wine in Medieval Provence, featuring Dr. Pinchas Roth [The Jewish Drinking Show Episode #115]
One of the trickiest aspects when it comes to kosher wine and Judaism is when it comes up against gentile touch. While we can talk about it broadly from the Mishnah (& Tosefta) and throughout the Talmud, and we have even discussed it broadly when it comes to Medieval rabbis on the topic, how was […]
Drinking During The Nine Days
For the 40th episode in the JewishDrinking podcast/video series, this episode is something different: a live Zoom discussion with whomever wanted to show up. Having only posted about this opportunity yesterday and shockingly getting a few people to join in, it was an enjoyable discussion on drinking during “The Nine Days”, from Rosh Chodesh Av […]
Non-Wine Beverages During the Nine Days
Now that the nine days have begun, I have begun to see questions popping up in online spaces asking about various alcoholic beverages to be consumed from Rosh Hodesh Av through the 8th day of the month of Av (The Nine Days). One thing that is clear is what Rabbi Yosef Karo (1488-1575) wrote in his […]
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Considering the Nullification of Wine: An Experiment [YD 134:5]
I recently came across a rather curious text in the Shulhan Arukh (YD 134:5): מה יהא במים ויהא בהם כדי לבטל טעם היין ששה חלקים כנגדו וכל שיש במים כשיעור הזה מותר אפילו בשתייה How much of a ratio of water cancels out the taste of wine? Six parts [of water] to one [part of wine]. […]