Category: Beverages

Beer Podcast The Jewish Drinking Show Video
Drew Kaplan

Shmaltz Brewing, Featuring Jeremy Cowan & Jesse Epstein [The Jewish Drinking Show Episode #117]

When I came across a press release announcing the end of Shmaltz Brewing Company last fall (and see also articles in Brewbound and Forward), I was sad to see Shmaltz Brewing come to an end, but also knew it would be an excellent opportunity to have a conversation with the founder of the company for an episode […]

Beer Genesis Podcast The Jewish Drinking Show Video Wine
Drew Kaplan

Pharoah’s Cupbearer and Baker as Cultural Conflict of Wine vs. Beer, featuring Dr. Jon Greenberg [The Jewish Drinking Show Episode #116]

A story we encounter in the book of Genesis that, at first glance, may seem to have something to do with drinking could also be seen as having a lot to do with drinking. I am speaking about that concerning Pharoah’s cupbearer (drinks-master) and his baker, whom Joseph meets in jail and interprets their dreams. […]

Provence Rishonim The Jewish Drinking Show Video Wine
Drew Kaplan

The Response to Honey in Kosher Wine in Medieval Provence [clip from episode #115]

In this clip from the 115th episode of The Jewish Drinking Show, Dr. Pinchas Roth discusses the harsh response for Provençal rabbis to Maimonides’ suggestion that adding honey to Jewish wine prevents it from becoming vulnerable to gentile touch, thereby rendering it unfit for Jewish consumption:

Other Media Podcast Post-Talmudic Halakhic Literature Provence Rishonim The Jewish Drinking Show Video Wine
Drew Kaplan

Kosher Wine in Medieval Provence, featuring Dr. Pinchas Roth [The Jewish Drinking Show Episode #115]

One of the trickiest aspects when it comes to kosher wine and Judaism is when it comes up against gentile touch. While we can talk about it broadly from the Mishnah (& Tosefta) and throughout the Talmud, and we have even discussed it broadly when it comes to Medieval rabbis on the topic, how was […]

Cocktails Rosh HaShanah The Jewish Drinking Show Video
Drew Kaplan

Cocktail Suggestions for Rosh HaShanah from Dan Rabinowitz [Deleted Clip from 114th Episode of The Jewish Drinking Show]

In this deleted clip from the 114th episode of The Jewish Drinking Show, Dan Rabinowitz and Rabbi Drew Kaplan discuss cocktail suggestions for Rosh HaShanah:     For other Rosh HaShanah content, here’s a video clip on drinking on Rosh HaShanah and here’s a list of suggestions for recipes for cocktails on Rosh HaShanah.

Cocktails Podcast Shabbat The Jewish Drinking Show Video
Drew Kaplan

Making Cocktails on Shabbat, featuring Dan Rabinowitz [The Jewish Drinking Show episode #114]

As cocktails can offer a delicious enhancement to one’s Shabbat experience, yet there are various challenges that present themselves with regards to proscribed activities on Shabbat, how can one go about making cocktails on Shabbat? To help us navigate these concerns in both keeping to one’s Shabbat observance, as well as enjoying cocktails on Shabbat, […]

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