Women and Biblical Beer-Brewing
Professor Jennie Ebeling, professor of archaeology at the University of Evansville has not only written Women’s Lives in Biblical Times, published by T&T Clark in 2010, but also co-authored, along with Professor Michael Homan, “Baking and Brewing Beer in the Israelite Household: A Study of Women’s Cooking Technology” in The World of Women in the […]
Beer in the Bible
Beer in the Bible? Yup – that’s the topic for the newest episode in the podcast/video series! Featuring Professor Michael Homan, Professor of Theology and Department Head at Xavier University of Louisiana in New Orleans, this episode includes a discussion on what led him to his research and publications on beer in the Bible, a […]
How Beer Became Acceptable for Havdallah in the Babylonian Talmud
You can only use wine for Havdallah, right? That’s what the Talmudic rabbis thought…until a certain story happened. And then beer became legitimate to use for this ritual. Featuring Professor Jordan Rosenblum, the Belzer Professor of Classical Judaism, the Max and Frieda Weinstein-Bascom Professor of Jewish Studies at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and Chair of […]
Demons and the Four Cups of Wine at the Passover Seder
The 25th episode of the podcast/video series is now out! Featuring Rabbi Alana Suskin, the co-founder and co-director of the Pomegranate Initiative, as well as a senior editor at JewSchool.com, we discuss the susceptibility to demons of the four cups of wine at the Passover Seder, according to the discussion of the rabbis in the […]
Whiskey As the Catalyst for the Selling of Chametz
In the latest episode of the podcast/video series, Dr. Joshua Kulp joins the show to discuss whiskey as the catalyst for the selling of chametz in one’s home. Dr. Kulp, the co-founder and Rosh Yeshiva of the Conservative Yeshiva, is the author of The Schechter Haggadah, as well as the co-author on both volume 1 […]
How Many Cups of Wine to Drink at a Mourner’s House – 10 vs 14?
The newest release in JewishDrinking.com’s podcast & video series features Rabbi David Fried discussing with our host the question of how many cups of wine are to be consumed at a mourner’s house. Rabbi Fried currently serves as part of the Judaic Studies faculty at Hebrew High School of New England and graduated from Yeshivat […]
Jews as Tavernkeepers in 17th & 18th Century Poland
The newest JewishDrinking.com: The Show podcast/video episode is now live! Featuring Professor Adam Teller, professor of History and Judaic Studies in the Department of History at Brown University, this episode focusses on Jews as tavernkeepers, as well as producing alcohol in the 17th and 18th century Poland. Having previously published an episode on Jewish tavernkeepers […]
Jews and Prohibition
The newest episode of JewishDrinking.com: The Show is now out, featuring Professor Marni Davis, who wrote the 2012 book Jews and Booze: Becoming American in the Age of Prohibition, which makes her a perfect guest for the podcast. An associate professor in the department of History at Georgia State University, Professor Davis speaks on this […]
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Podcast Episode 20: Purim-Drinking in [Lubavitcher] Hasidic Thought
In the 20th podcast/video episode, Rabbi Eli Simpson returns to the show to share Hasidic and Lubavitcher Hasidic thinking on drinking on Purim. It’s no secret that Chabad Hasidim drink on Purim (as do all Hasidim), so what deeper insights do they have into drinking on Purim? And despite discussing the texts on Megillah 7b […]
Drinking on Purim in The Talmud
With Purim coming up in just two weeks, this episode is the second in JewishDrinking’s Purim 2020 series, with a third episode to be published next week. This week’s podcast/video episode features Professor Jordan Rosenblum, the Belzer Professor of Classical Judaism, the Max and Frieda Weinstein-Bascom Professor of Jewish Studies at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, […]