May 2023 Event
Last night, JewishDrinking held a learning event on Jewish holiday practices, especially since these holidays come up in this week’s Torah portion. Specifically, the discussion was on how drinking plays a part in enjoying Jewish holidays, with a focus on Talmudic texts, as well as post-Talmudic texts written by Maimonides and Rabbi Yosef Karo, amongst […]
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Shiran & Ghito Wines: A Tasting [Video]
Continuing the second quarter of 2023 wine-tastings, Jewish Drinking held a texts-and-tasting event yesterday, which featured several Israel wines, all of which are available on KosherWine.com: Shiran The Song of the Birds 2020 Shiran The Conductor 2019 Ghito Adom 2019 Ghito Dudaim 2020 Towards the end, a several people stayed behind to share their thoughts […]
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Rabbinic Expressions in Yiddish Drinking Terminology [Video Clip]
In this clip from the newest episode of The Jewish Drinking Show, Dr. Jordan Finkin shares about Rabbinic expressions in Yiddish drinking terminology:
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Whiskey and Other Spirits in Yiddish [Video Clip]
In this clip from the newest episode of The Jewish Drinking Show, Dr. Jordan Finkin shares about Yiddish terms for whiskey and other spirits:
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Yiddish Drinking Terms, featuring Dr. Jordan Finkin [episode 133 of The Jewish Drinking Show]
Intro Used by many Jews in Europe for centuries, Yiddish is quite the colorful language. Unsurprisingly, there are many amusing and clever terms and phrases in Yiddish associated with drinking. Having come across a column on just this topic (“Have a Drink!”), the 133rd episode of The Jewish Drinking Show features the author of that column, […]
The Custom of Drinking Beer on Shavuot
Years ago, a predecessor of mine composed an essay, “Why I Drink Beer On Shavuot” in the Jewish Journal (subsequently re-posted on HuffPost), in which he writes: While conducting some research on Shavuot a few years back, I came across an important footnote in the Netei Gavriel, a encyclopedic series of books on Jewish laws and […]
Oneg Shabbas Parashah Sheet For Aḥarei Mot-Kedoshim [28-29 April 2023]
The new issue of the Oneg Shabbas parashah sheet, the unofficial parashah sheet for kiddush clubs, is now available. This issue has a d’var Torah on the parashah and a look at the newest episode of The Jewish Drinking Show.
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Yaakov Oryah Wines: A Tasting [Video]
Closing out the waning moments of Yom Ha’Atzma’ut, Jewish Drinking held an Israeli wine-tasting accompanied by a discussion on the history of Israeli wines, as part of its monthly events series. The next event in this series will be taking place on May 3rd, featuring further Israeli wines, accompanied by a text-based discussion led by […]
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Early Reform Rabbinic Responses to Prohibition, featuring Rabbi Zachary Goodman [Video Clip]
In this clip from the newest episode of The Jewish Drinking Show, Rabbi Zachary Goodman shares about early Reform rabbinic responses to Prohibition:
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Reform Responses to Prohibition, featuring Rabbi Zachary Goodman [The Jewish Drinking Show episode #132]
Introduction While The Jewish Drinking Show has previously discussed Prohibition, as well as an aspect of Orthodox responses to Prohibition, the newest episode of the show features a discussion of Reform rabbinic responses to Prohibition, with first-time guest, Rabbi Zachary Goodman. Biography of Guest Rabbi Goodman was ordained by HUC-JIR four years ago, previously served as the […]