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 […]
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.
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:
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 […]
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 讞讘讜专讛 in Tannaitic Texts
In this clip from the 112th episode of聽The Jewish Drinking Show, Dr. Orit Malka discusses the rabbinic abstraction of the symposium into the term 讞讘讜专讛 in Tannaitic texts, using Mishnah Berakhot 6:6 and Tosefta Berakhot 4:8:
Gentile Libation Wine (讬讬谉 谞住讱) 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 讬讬谉 谞住讱 – gentile libation wine. It receives significant treatment in early rabbinic literature, such as the Mishnah and Tosefta of聽Avodah Zarah. To discuss this issue for the 71st episode […]
Translating 诪砖转讛 in the Mishnah [Video]
In this clip from yesterday’s episode of The Jewish Drinking Show, Professor Jordan Rosenblum and I discuss translating 诪砖转讛 in rabbinic literature as either “Drinking event” or “Drinking party”:
The Rabbinic Drinking House (讘讬转 诪砖转讛) in the Mishnah and Tosefta
What is the Rabbinic drinking house? Joining the 55th episode of The Jewish Drinking Show is Professor Jordan Rosenblum to discuss the phrase 讘讬转 诪砖转讛 in the Mishnah and the Tosefta with host Rabbi Drew Kaplan. Professor Rosenblum is the Belzer Professor of Classical Judaism, the Max and Frieda Weinstein-Bascom Professor of Jewish Studies at […]
Rabban Gamliel’s Sons Return Home From Drinking (Mishnah Berakhot 1:1) [Video]
In advance of tomorrow’s forthcoming episode on the Rabbinic Drinking House, featuring Professor Jordan Rosenblum, here is a clip from the episode on the topic of Rabban Gamaliel’s sons returning home past midnight, having been out at a drinking house (Mishnah Berakhot 1:1):