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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):
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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 […]
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.
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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 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 […]
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The Purim Katan Episode [The Jewish Drinking Show, ep. 151]
With the 14th of the first Adar coming up in just a few days, how is this day to be celebrated? After all, it is still kind of like Purim. Indeed, it has become known as Purim Katan – the little Purim. The newest episode of The Jewish Drinking Show focusses on exactly this topic. […]
The Rabbinic Abstraction of the Symposium into the Term חבורה in Tannaitic Texts
In this clip from the 112th episode of The Jewish Drinking Show, Dr. Orit Malka discusses the rabbinic abstraction of the symposium into the term חבורה in Tannaitic texts, using Mishnah Berakhot 6:6 and Tosefta Berakhot 4:8:
Gentile Libation Wine (יין נסך) in the Mishnah and Tosefta
Intro A topic that has significantly affected the discourse concerning gentile wine in Judaism from antiquity and up through the present day is that of יין נסך – gentile libation wine. It receives significant treatment in early rabbinic literature, such as the Mishnah and Tosefta of Avodah Zarah. To discuss this issue for the 71st episode […]
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Translating משתה in the Mishnah [Video]
In this clip from yesterday’s episode of The Jewish Drinking Show, Professor Jordan Rosenblum and I discuss translating משתה in rabbinic literature as either “Drinking event” or “Drinking party”: