Orthodox Union Issues Policy Change for 2026 (& Beyond) Regarding Beer
In a letter published to its food service proprietors and mashgichim, the Orthodox Union (herein referred to as OU) announced a new beer policy today that will go into effect at the beginning of 2026. Beer Policy Change As of the first of January, “all beer served in OU establishments or at certified functions or […]
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Biblical Eschatological Abundance of Wine, featuring Professor John Anthony Dunne [The Jewish Drinking Show, episode 182]
Introduction Amongst the Biblical prophets, the eschatological era is envisioned as a future time when God will bring ultimate justice, peace, and restoration to the world. The prophets describe it as an age when nations will no longer wage war, the oppressed will be lifted up, and harmony will prevail across creation. And they also […]
Rabbi Drew Appears on The Two Cities Podcast to Discuss Wine in the Mishnah
Jewish Drinking’s Rabbi Drew appears as the featured guest in today’s episode of The Two Cities, discussing Wine in the Mishnah. You can find this new episode on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts.
Post-Sale Beers of Shmaltz Brewing Company🍺
In this clip from the 176th episode of The Jewish Drinking Show, Rabbi Drew Kaplan speaks with Rabbi Jesse Epstein, owner of Shmaltz Brewing Company about the beers the company has made since purchasing the company two-and-a-half years ago, as well as those he is looking to release:
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Shmaltz Brewing Transitions Through Experimentation, featuring Rabbi Jesse Epstein [The Jewish Drinking Show, episode #176]
Introduction Having previously featured Shmaltz Brewing Company founder, Jesse Cowan, to discuss the first quarter-century of the company on episode 117 of The Jewish Drinking Show, on that episode, Cowan introduced Jesse Epstein as the new owner of the company. Returning to The Jewish Drinking Show, Epstein is now an ordained rabbi and lays out his […]
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A Kosher Wine Concierge Service in Israel, featuring Eli Freedman [The Jewish Drinking Show episode #175]
The newest episode of The Jewish Drinking Show features Eli Freedman speaking on a fascinating kosher wine concierge service in Israel, Cork & Cellar, as well as the newest aspect of this business, the Cork & Cellar Wine Club. In addition to being available below in video format, the episode is also available in podcast […]
List of Kosher For Passover Tequilas 2025
Once again, Supervisores en Calidad Kosher has released its 2025 guide for Passover products, which includes – of interest for readers of this website – tequilas, mezcals, and sotols. They do note on the second page that “hay numerosos productos con certificaciones de agencias reconocidas, especialmente aquellos importados de Israel o EE.UU., que no han […]
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Daniel Refusing Gentile Wine [Video Clip]
In this clip from the 171st episode of The Jewish Drinking Show, Prof. Caryn Tamber-Rosenau and Rabbi Drew Kaplan discuss Daniel’s refusal of gentile wine in the first chapter of Daniel:
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Beer in the Mishnah [Deleted Video Clip]
In this deleted video clip from the 170th episode of The Jewish Drinking Show, Professor John Anthony Dunne and Rabbi Drew Kaplan discuss beer in the Mishnah:
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Tirosh in the Bible [Video Clip]
In this clip from the 170th episode of The Jewish Drinking Show, Professor John Anthony Dunne and Rabbi Drew Kaplan discuss תירוש (tirosh) in the Bible: