Author: Drew Kaplan

Producing Kosher Wine in European Wineries, featuring Jay Buchsbaum [The Jewish Drinking Show ep. #138]

Introduction Ever wondered how the process of production of kosher wines work at European wineries? While we had previously discussed Kedem/Royal Wine on a previous episode, joining us to speak about how Royal/Kedem procures kosher runs of wine at these European wineries is Jay Buchsbaum. Biography of Guest Buchsbaum has worked for over twenty years […]

Finding One’s Mate in a Vineyard: Connecting Tu b’Av & Yom Kippur🍇

A fascinating text we read describes something quite fascinating for this time of year: אָמַר רַבָּן שִׁמְעוֹן בֶּן גַּמְלִיאֵל, לֹא הָיוּ יָמִים טוֹבִים לְיִשְׂרָאֵל כַּחֲמִשָּׁה עָשָׂר בְּאָב וּכְיוֹם הַכִּפּוּרִים, שֶׁבָּהֶן בְּנוֹת יְרוּשָׁלַיִם יוֹצְאוֹת בִּכְלֵי לָבָן שְׁאוּלִין, שֶׁלֹּא לְבַיֵּשׁ אֶת מִי שֶׁאֵין לוֹ. כָּל הַכֵּלִים טְעוּנִין טְבִילָה. וּבְנוֹת יְרוּשָׁלַיִם יוֹצְאוֹת וְחוֹלוֹת בַּכְּרָמִים Rabban Shimon, son of […]

August-October 2023 Lineup of Forthcoming Episodes of The Jewish Drinking Show

Having previously published a lineup of March-July forthcoming episodes of The Jewish Drinking Show, I hereby present a tentative lineup of forthcoming episodes for August through October 2023, which includes a half-dozen “A Toast to Israel at 75” episodes, recorded while in Israel recently: 22 August – Jay Buchsbaum: Kosher Runs at European Wineries (Royal Wine) […]

Upcoming Cincinnati Texts-and-Tasting Events [July, August, & September 2023]

Interested in attending upcoming monthly texts-and-tasting events of Jewish Drinking in Cincinnati? The schedule is now out: July 12 – The Third-Century Kiddush Controversy and the Location of Kiddush [Facebook Event Page] August 2 – Drinking in the Mourning House [Facebook Event Page] September 13 – Drinking In/Out of Sukkot [Facebook Event Page] For this […]

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