Approaching European Wineries to Make Kosher Wine [Video Clip]
In this clip from the 138th episode of The Jewish Drinking Show, Jay Buchsbaum shares how Royal Wine Corporation approaches European wineries to make runs of kosher wine:
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 […]
Drinking in the World to Come in Second Temple Literature? featuring Prof. Claudia Bergmann [The Jewish Drinking Show episode #137]
When I came across an article on drinking in the world to come, I knew this would be a fascinating topic to discuss for The Jewish Drinking Show. For the 137th episode of the show, we invite Prof. Claudia Bergmann onto the show to discuss her article “Drink and Drinking in Early Jewish Texts: Describing a […]
The Term Nabidh in Halakhot Gedolot [Video Clip]
In this clip from the 136th episode of The Jewish Drinking Show, Rabbi Dr. Phillip Lieberman discusses the term nabidh in Halakhot Gedolot:
Terms for Beverages in Geonic Literature, featuring Prof. Phil Lieberman [ep. 136 of The Jewish Drinking Show]
Introduction Having previously published an episode concerning Geonic literature, for the 136th episode of The Jewish Drinking Show, we take a step back and consider terms for beverages in literature of the Geonic rabbis. We welcome first-time guest, Rabbi Dr. Phil Lieberman for this episode. Biography of Guest Phil Lieberman is a social, economic, and […]
Greco-Roman Libations, featuring Prof. Sacha Stern [Video Clip]
In this clip from the 135th episode of The Jewish Drinking Show, Prof. Sacha Stern discusses Greco-Roman libations:
Attitudes Towards Gentile Wine in the Talmud
In this clip from the 135th episode of The Jewish Drinking Show, Prof. Sacha Stern discusses Talmudic attitudes towards gentile wine:
Compulsive Libationers of the Talmud?, featuring Prof. Sacha Stern [ep. 135 of The Jewish Drinking Show]
Introduction Having discussed gentiles and libations previously on The Jewish Drinking Show, I was fascinated to have come across Professor Sacha Stern’s “Compulsive Libationers: Non-Jews and Wine in Early Rabbinic Sources”, Journal of Jewish Studies 64.1 (2013): 19-44. As such, I am very excited to welcome him to the show’s 135th episode to share his research. Biography […]
Cincinnati Kiddush Club Scotches, featuring Yossi Francus [episode 134 of The Jewish Drinking Show]
Having discussed kiddush clubs previously on The Jewish Drinking Show, every kiddush club has its own unique aspects. One such kiddush club even got their own Scotch from Bruichladdich years ago (here is the article referenced in The New Yorker regarding this distillery), and it finally arrived. One of the members of this group is […]
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 […]