Noah’s Drinking [Video Clip]
In this clip from the 162nd episode of The Jewish Drinking Show, Rabbi Drew Kaplan and Dr. Rebekah Welton discuss Noah’s wine-drinking in Genesis 9:20-24 (more broadly, Genesis 9:18-27):
Maimonides on Dukhening Under the Influence [Video Clip]
In this clip from the 161st episode of The Jewish Drinking Show, we discuss Maimonides’ creative framework for the limits of how much kohanim may drink prior to providing the priestly blessing:
Matter: Maimonides’ Issue with Drinking in the Guide for the Perplexed [Video Clip]
In this clip from the 160th episode of The Jewish Drinking Show, Rabbi Dr. Phillip Lieberman and Rabbi Drew Kaplan discuss Maimonides‘ material issue with drinking in his Guide for the Perplexed:
Drinking Parties in the Guide for the Perplexed [Video Clip]
In this clip from the 160th episode of The Jewish Drinking Show, Rabbi Dr. Phillip Lieberman and Rabbi Drew Kaplan discuss drinking parties in Maimonides‘ Guide for the Perplexed:
Rav Moshe’s Legacy Regarding Sherry Casks [Video Clip]
In this clip from the 159th episode of The Jewish Drinking Show, Rabbi Dov Linzer shares about a significant legacy from Rav Moshe Feinstein’s trilogy of teshuvot on whiskey – sherry casks:
Maimonides and Mourning [Video Clip]
In this clip from the 150th episode of The Jewish Drinking Show, I also add an omitted text from the episode, comprising two significant texts to consider from Maimonides on drinking during mourning:
How Rosh Chodesh Clubs Encouraged the Cellaring of Wines [Video Clip]
In this clip from the 155th episode of The Jewish Drinking Show, Yossie Horwitz shares his observations regarding the impact of Rosh Chodesh Clubs on cellaring of kosher wines:
Wine as חיי נפש according to Rabbi Moshe Isserles [Video Clip]
In this clip from the 33rd episode of Shu”t First, Ask Questions Later, Rabbi Drew Kaplan chats with Rabbi Moshe Kurtz concerning Rabbi Moshe Isserles‘ assertion that wine is חיי נפש in his rabbinic responsum #124: The text under discussion for this clip is this excerpt from שו”ת רמ”א קכ”ד: מעתה דבפת נהגו בקצת מקומות […]
Rabbi Isserles on Drinking Between the 2nd & 3rd Glasses of Wine at the Seder [Video Clip]
In this clip from the recent episode of The Jewish Drinking Show, we discuss Rabbi Moshe Isserles‘ guidance regarding drinking between the second and third cups of wine at the Passover Seder:
Extending the Third Cup of Wine at the Seder? [Video Clip]
Despite there being an expected standard of not drinking a separate glass of wine between the third and fourth cups of wine at the Passover Seder, Rabbi Moshe Isserles suggested that one could extend the drinking of the third glass, as we see in this clip from the recent episode of The Jewish Drinking Show: