Finding One’s Mate in a Vineyard: Tu b’Av & Yom Kippur馃崌
With Tisha b’Av in our rearview mirror, the next significant Jewish calendrical date is that of Tu b’Av, the 15th of Av, which is today. The first text we have on this date is as follows (mTa’anit 4:8): 讗指诪址专 专址讘旨指谉 砖讈执诪职注讜止谉 讘旨侄谉 讙旨址诪职诇执讬讗值诇, 诇止讗 讛指讬讜旨 讬指诪执讬诐 讟讜止讘执讬诐 诇职讬执砖讉职专指讗值诇 讻旨址讞植诪执砖旨讈指讛 注指砖讉指专 讘旨职讗指讘 讜旨讻职讬讜止诐 讛址讻旨执驻旨讜旨专执讬诐, 砖讈侄讘旨指讛侄谉 讘旨职谞讜止转 […]
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The Fifth Cup of the Passover Seder in the Talmud, featuring Dr. Leor Jacobi [The Jewish Drinking Show, episode #190]
Introduction Having previously explored the four cups of wine minimum at the Passover Seder in Rabbinic literature on episode #62 of The Jewish Drinking Show, there also exists in the Babylonian Talmud a text relating to the fifth cup of wine at the Passover Seder. This 190th episode of聽The Jewish Drinking Show explores this text […]
Rava鈥檚 Innovative Obligating of Getting Drunk on Purim
Rava鈥檚 Innovative Obligating of Getting Drunk on Purim[1] Rabbi Drew Kaplan Introduction One of the more familiar aspects of Purim practices is getting drunk, with Purim being one of the most drinking-heavy days on the Jewish calendar. While the book of Esther describes Purim as to be celebrated with drinking parties (Esther 9:17, 9:18, 9:19, […]
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Drinking Imagery as Sexual Metaphor in the Talmud, featuring Rabbi Dr. Gail Labovitz [The Jewish Drinking Show, episode #185]
Introduction Having previously discussed Talmudic Parables of Wine with Looks with Dr. Elana Stein Hain on episode 133 of The Jewish Drinking Show, there are certainly Talmudic parables involving wine. However, there are also Talmudic parables that use wine and drinking for sexual references, too! Joining the 185th episode of The Jewish Drinking Show to […]
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聽The Two Cities, discussing Wine in the Mishnah. You can find this new episode on聽Spotify,聽Apple Podcasts,聽or wherever you get your podcasts.
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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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Drunkenness in the Babylonian Talmud, Part 2 [The Jewish Drinking Show episode 166]
Introduction Ever wondered how our Talmudic rabbis discussed or otherwise considered drunkenness? The 166th episode of The Jewish Drinking Show considers how drunkenness is portrayed amongst later rabbis in the Babylonian Talmud, following on the heels of the 165th episode of the show on drunkenness in earlier sources in the Babylonian Talmud. Source Sheet The […]
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Drunkenness in the Babylonian Talmud, Part 1 [The Jewish Drinking Show episode 165]
Introduction Ever wondered how our Talmudic rabbis discussed or otherwise considered drunkenness? The 165th episode of The Jewish Drinking Show considers drunkenness in earlier sources in the Babylonian Talmud. Source Sheet The source sheet for this episode is available here. Episode In addition to being available below in video format, the episode is also available […]
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Drunkenness in the Talmud Yerushalmi [The Jewish Drinking Show episode 164]
Introduction Ever wondered how our Talmudic rabbis discussed or otherwise considered drunkenness? The 164th episode of The Jewish Drinking Show considers drunkenness in the Talmud Yerushalmi. Source Sheet The source sheet for this episode is available here. Episode In addition to being available below in video format, the episode is also available in podcast format […]
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Drunkenness in Early Rabbinic Literature [The Jewish Drinking Show, Episode 163]
Introduction Ever wondered how our early rabbis discussed or otherwise considered drunkenness? The 163rd episode of The Jewish Drinking Show considers drunkenness in the Mishnah, the Tosefta, and Midreshei Halakhah. Source Sheets Source sheets for this episode are available: Drunkenness in the Mishnah Drunkenness in the Tosefta Drunkenness in Midreshei Halakhah Episode In addition to […]