Wine in Ben Sira – The Jewish Drinking Show Ep. #58 with Professor Michael Satlow
Introduction The 58th episode of The Jewish Drinking Show is now published on Wine in Ben Sira, featuring Professor Michael Satlow. Guest Biography Professor Satlow is a professor of religious studies and Judaic studies at Brown University. His research focuses on the social and religious history of Jews and Judaism in antiquity, and broader research interests […]
Angels and Asparagus: Discussing a Curious Talmudic Beverage
Introduction The 57th episode of The Jewish Drinking Show features a discussion on angels and…asparagus. Featuring Prof. Mika Ahuvia, whose research includes her doctoral dissertation, “Israel Among the Angels: A Study of Angels in Jewish Texts from the Fourth to Eighth Century CE” (Princeton, 2014), so she is well-situated to discuss the curious intersection of angels […]
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Praying Under the Influence (& Providing Halakhic Guidance) featuring Rabbi David Polsky [Episode #56 of The Jewish Drinking Show Episode]
First time guest Rabbi David Polsky joins the 56th episode of The Jewish Drinking Show to discuss both providing halakhic guidance as well as praying under the influence of alcohol in Rabbinic literature. The episode is available both in video and in podcast forms. Here is the video episode: Here is the podcast episode:
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Translating משתה in the Mishnah [Video]
In this clip from yesterday’s episode of The Jewish Drinking Show, Professor Jordan Rosenblum and I discuss translating משתה in rabbinic literature as either “Drinking event” or “Drinking party”:
The Rabbinic Drinking House (בית משתה) in the Mishnah and Tosefta
What is the Rabbinic drinking house? Joining the 55th episode of The Jewish Drinking Show is Professor Jordan Rosenblum to discuss the phrase בית משתה in the Mishnah and the Tosefta with host Rabbi Drew Kaplan. Professor Rosenblum is the Belzer Professor of Classical Judaism, the Max and Frieda Weinstein-Bascom Professor of Jewish Studies at […]
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Rabban Gamliel’s Sons Return Home From Drinking (Mishnah Berakhot 1:1) [Video]
In advance of tomorrow’s forthcoming episode on the Rabbinic Drinking House, featuring Professor Jordan Rosenblum, here is a clip from the episode on the topic of Rabban Gamaliel’s sons returning home past midnight, having been out at a drinking house (Mishnah Berakhot 1:1):
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Why High-Rye for New Riff Distilling? [Video Clip]
In the clip below from this week’s episode of The Jewish Drinking Show, Mollie Lewis of New Riff Distilling shares how New Riff went with a high-rye mash bill:
New Riff Distilling
{2023 update on ḥametz} The 54th episode of The Jewish Drinking Show is now out, featuring Mollie Lewis, the sales director for New Riff Distilling, in which we discuss New Riff Distilling🥃🥃🥃 Video: Audio: And here is a clip from the episode, on selling chametz for Passover:
Beer and Whiskey in Wine Containers That Previously Contained Gentile Wine
For the 53rd episode of The Jewish Drinking Show, Joshua Schwartz joins the show in discussing beer, whiskey, and other beverages in containers that previously contained gentile wine. The co-creator of the world’s first art bentscher, Seder Oneg Shabbas, and editor of the first-ever Talmudic graphic novel, The Illustrated Pirkei Avot, Joshua Schwartz serves as […]
Schedule for Jewish drinking show for rest of November as well as December 2020 and January 2021
here is the schedule for upcoming episodes of The Jewish Drinking Show for the remainder of November 2020, as well as for December 2020 and January 2021 (with a break from mid-December through mid-January): November 24, 2020 – Joshua Schwartz – Beer & Whiskey in Barrels That Had Previously Contained Gentile Wine December 1, 2020 […]