Exploring Jewish drinking wisdom
Cincinnati-area Jewish young adults gathered last week at the Mayerson JCC for an evening of bourbon, Jewish learning, and conversation. Rabbi Drew Kaplan led a “Booze & Schmooze” program for the Mayerson JCC’s Jewish 20s and 30s programming series, exploring Whiskey in Jewish Life. The event also marked the return of the Mayerson JCC’s programming […]
Introduction With the inaugural Kosher Spirits Awards having taken place this summer, The Jewish Drinking Show‘s previous episode featured Maggie Kimberl, who not only led the judging, but also originated the idea for them. In this episode, Rabbi Drew Kaplan visits the owners and makers of the three best-in-show products of the inaugural Kosher Spirits […]
Jewish Drinking’s September 2026 Texts-and-Tasting event featured an exploration of Beverages for Jewish Wedding Blessings. Led by Rabbi Drew Kaplan, this event was the third in a row of a summer series on Jewish weddings. Beginning with Maimonides, the exploration continued through not only other Medieval normative rabbinic writings, but also the Shulhan Arukh and […]
In this clip from the 194th episode of The Jewish Drinking Show, Maggie Kimberl and Rabbi Drew Kaplan discuss discovering brands through the inaugural Kosher Spirits Awards:
In this clip from the 194th episode of The Jewish Drinking Show, Maggie Kimberl shares about her coming up with the idea behind the first-ever kosher-certified spirits competition, which became the Kosher Spirits Awards:
Introduction How did the world’s first kosher-certified spirits competition come to life? In the 194th episode of The Jewish Drinking Show, Maggie Kimberl, the head judge, as well as the person who created the idea, shares the story behind its creation, from the initial spark to assembling the judging process and evaluating an impressive range […]
In this video clip from the 193rd episode of The Jewish Drinking Show, David Harris and Dr. Megan Draheim, founders & owners of Song Dog Farm Distillery, discuss with host, Rabbi Drew Kaplan, about dealing with multiple levels of government, such as not only their local county, where they are the county’s first farm distillery, […]
In this video clip from the 193rd episode of The Jewish Drinking Show, David Harris and Dr. Megan Draheim, founders & owners of Song Dog Farm Distillery, discuss their kosher-certified amaros, one of which won a silver medal at this year’s Kosher Spirits Awards, with host, Rabbi Drew Kaplan:
Introduction A relatively new distillery that has begun producing spirits in the past year that is entirely kosher-certified and making such interesting spirits that four of them – their Gin, Amaro #4, Elderflower Liqueur, & Orange Liqueur – won silver medals at this summer’s inaugural Kosher Spirits Awards is Song Dog Farm Distillery. Having caught […]
In this clip from the 192nd episode of The Jewish Drinking Show, Rabbi Drew Kaplan discusses the Talmudic drinking stories and statements of Rav concerning Kiddush HaYom and Havdallah:
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![Rav on Beer for Kiddush HaYom and Havdallah in the Talmud [Video Clip]](https://jewishdrinking.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Rav-on-Beer-for-Kiddush-and-Havdallah-in-the-Talmud-600x338.png)