![Rav on Beer for Kiddush HaYom and Havdallah in the Talmud [Video Clip]](https://jewishdrinking.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Rav-on-Beer-for-Kiddush-and-Havdallah-in-the-Talmud-600x338.png)
Rav on Beer for Kiddush HaYom and Havdallah in the Talmud [Video Clip]
In this clip from the 192nd episode of The Jewish Drinking Show, Rabbi Drew Kaplan discusses the Talmudic drinking stories and statements of Rav concerning Kiddush HaYom and Havdallah:
![When Rabbi Yehudah HaNasi Drank Very Delicious Beer [Video Clip]](https://jewishdrinking.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/When-Rabbi-Yehudah-HaNasi-Drank-Very-Delicious-Beer--600x338.png)
When Rabbi Yehudah HaNasi Drank Very Delicious Beer [Video Clip]
In this clip from the 192nd episode of The Jewish Drinking Show, Rabbi Drew Kaplan discusses the Talmudic drinking story of when Levi gave Rabbi Yehudah HaNasi impressively delicious beer, as described on Pesaḥim 107a: לֵוִי שַׁדַּר לֵיהּ לְרַבִּי שִׁיכְרָא בַּר תְּלֵיסַר מְגָנֵי, טַעְמֵיהּ — הֲוָה בְּסִים טוּבָא, אֲמַר: כְּגוֹן זֶה רָאוּי לְקַדֵּשׁ עָלָיו וְלוֹמַר […]
![Beer for Kiddush & Havdallah in the Talmud [The Jewish Drinking Show, Episode #192]](https://jewishdrinking.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Beer-for-Kiddush-Havdallah-in-the-Talmud-The-Jewish-Drinking-Show--600x338.png)
Beer for Kiddush & Havdallah in the Talmud [The Jewish Drinking Show, Episode #192]
Introduction Although we have previously explored how Beer Became Acceptable for Havdallah in the Bablyonian Talmud in episode #26 of The Jewish Drinking Show, the 192nd episode of The Jewish Drinking Show explores the broader Talmudic context for how beer was considered regarding both Kiddush HaYom and Havdallah. Source Sheet The source sheet for this episode […]
![Is the Wayward & Rebellious Son’s Future Already Decided? [Video Clip]](https://jewishdrinking.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Is-the-Wayward-Rebellious-Sons-Future-Already-Decided-600x338.png)
Is the Wayward & Rebellious Son’s Future Already Decided? [Video Clip]
In this clip from the 191st episode of The Jewish Drinking Show, Rabbi Shmuel Hain and Rabbi Drew Kaplan discuss Rabbi Yossi, the Galilean‘s statement about what the future holds for the wayward and rebellious son (בן סורר ומורה) (Sanhedrin 72a):
![Considering the Limiting of Culpability of the Early Rabbis on the Rebellious Son [Video Clip]](https://jewishdrinking.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Considering-the-Limiting-of-Culpability-of-the-Early-Rabbis-on-the-Rebellious-Son-600x338.png)
Considering the Limiting of Culpability of the Early Rabbis on the Rebellious Son [Video Clip]
In this clip from the 191st episode of The Jewish Drinking Show, Rabbi Shmuel Hain and Rabbi Drew Kaplan discuss the limiting of culpability of the wayward and rebellious son (בן סורר ומורה) by the early rabbis (תנאים):
![The Early Rabbis (Tannaim) on Ben Sorrer UMoreh, featuring Rabbi Shmuel Hain [The Jewish Drinking Show, Episode #191]](https://jewishdrinking.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/The-Early-Rabbis-on-The-Rebellious-Son-Ben-Sorer-Umoreh-featuring-RAbbi-Shmuel-Hain-The-Jewish-Drinking-Show--600x338.png)
The Early Rabbis (Tannaim) on Ben Sorrer UMoreh, featuring Rabbi Shmuel Hain [The Jewish Drinking Show, Episode #191]
Introduction What happened to the Torah’s troubling case of the wayward and rebellious son once it entered the hands of the early rabbinic sages? Having previously discussed the rebellious and wayward son as described in Deuteronomy 21:18-21 on episode #149, this episode turns to the fascinating ways the rabbis interpreted, reshaped, and dramatically narrowed its […]
Finding One’s Mate in a Vineyard: Tu b’Av & Yom Kippur🍇
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): אָמַר רַבָּן שִׁמְעוֹן בֶּן גַּמְלִיאֵל, לֹא הָיוּ יָמִים טוֹבִים לְיִשְׂרָאֵל כַּחֲמִשָּׁה עָשָׂר בְּאָב וּכְיוֹם הַכִּפּוּרִים, שֶׁבָּהֶן בְּנוֹת […]
![The Fifth Cup of the Passover Seder in the Talmud, featuring Dr. Leor Jacobi [The Jewish Drinking Show, episode #190]](https://jewishdrinking.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/The-Fifth-Cup-in-the-Talmud-featuring-Dr.-Leor-Jacobi-The-Jewish-Drinking-Show-600x338.png)
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 The Jewish Drinking Show explores this text […]
Rava’s Innovative Obligating of Getting Drunk on Purim
Rava’s 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, […]
![Drinking Imagery as Sexual Metaphor in the Talmud, featuring Rabbi Dr. Gail Labovitz [The Jewish Drinking Show, episode #185]](https://jewishdrinking.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Drinking-Imagery-as-Sexual-Metaphor-in-the-Talmud-featuring-Rabbi-Dr-Gail-Laibovitz-The-Jewish-Drinking-Show-600x338.png)
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 […]