Exploring Jewish drinking wisdom
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:
In this clip from the 192nd episode of The Jewish Drinking Show, Rabbi Drew Kaplan discusses the Talmudic drinking story of when Levi gave Rabbi Yehudah HaNasi impressively delicious beer, as described on Pesaḥim 107a: לֵוִי שַׁדַּר לֵיהּ לְרַבִּי שִׁיכְרָא בַּר תְּלֵיסַר מְגָנֵי, טַעְמֵיהּ — הֲוָה בְּסִים טוּבָא, אֲמַר: כְּגוֹן זֶה רָאוּי לְקַדֵּשׁ עָלָיו וְלוֹמַר […]
Introduction Although we have previously explored how Beer Became Acceptable for Havdallah in the Bablyonian Talmud in episode #26 of The Jewish Drinking Show, the 192nd episode of The Jewish Drinking Show explores the broader Talmudic context for how beer was considered regarding both Kiddush HaYom and Havdallah. Source Sheet The source sheet for this episode […]
This past Thursday, Rabbi Drew led Jewish Drinking’s monthly Texts-and-Tasting event in Cincinnati. This month’s Texts-and-Tasting event provided an exploration of the practice of Breaking the Glass Under the Ḥuppah at Jewish weddings, as we enjoyed reposado tequilas that were leftover from the Kosher Spirits Awards earlier in the summer. People enjoyed it greatly, as […]
In this clip from the 191st episode of The Jewish Drinking Show, Rabbi Shmuel Hain and Rabbi Drew Kaplan discuss Rabbi Yossi, the Galilean‘s statement about what the future holds for the wayward and rebellious son (בן סורר ומורה) (Sanhedrin 72a):
In this clip from the 191st episode of The Jewish Drinking Show, Rabbi Shmuel Hain and Rabbi Drew Kaplan discuss the limiting of culpability of the wayward and rebellious son (בן סורר ומורה) by the early rabbis (תנאים):
Introduction What happened to the Torah’s troubling case of the wayward and rebellious son once it entered the hands of the early rabbinic sages? Having previously discussed the rebellious and wayward son as described in Deuteronomy 21:18-21 on episode #149, this episode turns to the fascinating ways the rabbis interpreted, reshaped, and dramatically narrowed its […]
After revealing the winners of the best-in-show at the inaugural Kosher Spirits Awards, Rabbi Drew Kaplan visited Ruach Distillery to discuss their award-winning product with Neil Wasserman, owner & founder, as well as Zvi Saffer, the distillery & head of operations, wherein we hear the story behind the spirit, learn what makes it special, and […]
With Tisha b’Av in our rearview mirror, the next significant Jewish calendrical date is that of Tu b’Av, the 15th of Av, which is today. The first text we have on this date is as follows (mTa’anit 4:8): אָמַר רַבָּן שִׁמְעוֹן בֶּן גַּמְלִיאֵל, לֹא הָיוּ יָמִים טוֹבִים לְיִשְׂרָאֵל כַּחֲמִשָּׁה עָשָׂר בְּאָב וּכְיוֹם הַכִּפּוּרִים, שֶׁבָּהֶן בְּנוֹת […]
A first-of-its-kind event will be taking place in the kosher world in exactly four weeks from today. Taking place on August 4th, the Kosher Agave Fest will be the first public-facing event to feature kosher-certified tequilas and mezcals. Being held in West Hempstead, the event is being run by Jazz Age Cocktails, behind which is its […]
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