![Rabbi Yeḥezkel Landau’s Responsum on Isinglass in Mead, featuring Rabbi Elli Fischer [The Jewish Drinking Show, Episode #177]](https://jewishdrinking.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Rabbi-Yeḥezkel-Landaus-Responsum-on-Isinglass-in-Mead-The-Jewish-Drinking-Show-Rabbi-Elli-Fischer-600x338.png)
Rabbi Yeḥezkel Landau’s Responsum on Isinglass in Mead, featuring Rabbi Elli Fischer [The Jewish Drinking Show, Episode #177]
Introduction A fascinating matter in the world of kashrut, especially regarding the kashrut of beverages, is the inclusion of using isinglass for the refining of beverages, whether mead, beer, wine, or even other beverages. This was not always the case, as Rabbi Yeḥezkel Landau wrote a responsum permitting its use [for the use in clarifying […]
Post-Sale Beers of Shmaltz Brewing Company🍺
In this clip from the 176th episode of The Jewish Drinking Show, Rabbi Drew Kaplan speaks with Rabbi Jesse Epstein, owner of Shmaltz Brewing Company about the beers the company has made since purchasing the company two-and-a-half years ago, as well as those he is looking to release:
![Shmaltz Brewing Transitions Through Experimentation, featuring Rabbi Jesse Epstein [The Jewish Drinking Show, episode #176]](https://jewishdrinking.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Shmaltz-Brewing-Transitions-The-Jewish-Drinking-Show-Rabbi-Jesse-Epstein-600x338.png)
Shmaltz Brewing Transitions Through Experimentation, featuring Rabbi Jesse Epstein [The Jewish Drinking Show, episode #176]
Introduction Having previously featured Shmaltz Brewing Company founder, Jesse Cowan, to discuss the first quarter-century of the company on episode 117 of The Jewish Drinking Show, on that episode, Cowan introduced Jesse Epstein as the new owner of the company. Returning to The Jewish Drinking Show, Epstein is now an ordained rabbi and lays out his […]
![A Kosher Wine Concierge Service in Israel, featuring Eli Freedman [The Jewish Drinking Show episode #175]](https://jewishdrinking.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/A-Wine-Concierge-Service-in-Israel-The-Jewish-Drinking-Show-Eli-Freedman-600x338.png)
A Kosher Wine Concierge Service in Israel, featuring Eli Freedman [The Jewish Drinking Show episode #175]
The newest episode of The Jewish Drinking Show features Eli Freedman speaking on a fascinating kosher wine concierge service in Israel, Cork & Cellar, as well as the newest aspect of this business, the Cork & Cellar Wine Club. In addition to being available below in video format, the episode is also available in podcast […]
![Shul Kiddushes, featuring Prof. Michal Shaul [The Jewish Drinking Show, episode #174]](https://jewishdrinking.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Shul-Kiddushes-The-Jewish-Drinking-Show-Professor-Michal-Shaul-600x338.png)
Shul Kiddushes, featuring Prof. Michal Shaul [The Jewish Drinking Show, episode #174]
Intro Having previously welcomed Professor Michal Shaul to discuss kiddush clubs on the 124th episode of The Jewish Drinking Show, Prof. Shaul has since published an article, “Happy Hour: The Communal Kiddush and Its Roles in the Synagogue World”, Jewish Culture and History, Vol. 25, Iss. 3 (2024) (published online in October 2023), as well […]
![Teenagers in Hospitals in Israel on Purim, featuring Dr. Eric Scheier [The Jewish Drinking Show, episode #173]](https://jewishdrinking.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Teenagers-in-Hospitals-in-Israel-on-Purim-The-Jewish-Drinking-Show-600x338.png)
Teenagers in Hospitals in Israel on Purim, featuring Dr. Eric Scheier [The Jewish Drinking Show, episode #173]
While Purim is a special occasion to celebrate, especially through drinking, unfortunately, teenagers not drink alcohol on Purim, but even to excess. Sometimes, this excess on Purim lands them in the hospital, especially in Israel. To discuss this matter further on the 173rd episode of The Jewish Drinking Show is Dr. Eric Scheier, who is […]
![Why Did It Take Until the 20th Century for Rabbis to Write Regarding Women Drinking on Purim? [Video Clip]](https://jewishdrinking.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Why-Did-It-Take-Until-the-20th-Century-for-Rabbis-to-Write-Regarding-Women-Drinking-on-Purim-The-Jewish-Drinking-Show-600x338.png)
Why Did It Take Until the 20th Century for Rabbis to Write Regarding Women Drinking on Purim? [Video Clip]
In this clip from the 172nd episode of The Jewish Drinking Show, Rabbanit Debbie Zimmerman and Rabbi Drew Kaplan discuss Why Did It Take Until the 20th Century for Rabbis to Write Regarding Women Drinking on Purim?
![Rabbi Wosner and Rabbi Shternbuch: Two 20th Century Poskim on Women Drinking on Purim [Video Clip]](https://jewishdrinking.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Rabbi-Wosner-and-Rabbi-Shternbuch-on-Women-Drinking-on-Purim-The-Jewish-Drinking-Show-1-600x338.png)
Rabbi Wosner and Rabbi Shternbuch: Two 20th Century Poskim on Women Drinking on Purim [Video Clip]
In this clip from the 172nd episode of The Jewish Drinking Show, Rabbanit Debbie Zimmerman and Rabbi Drew Kaplan discuss the opinions of two 20th century rabbinic decisors – Rabbi Moshe Sternbuch & Shmuel HaLevi Wosner – on women drinking on Purim:
![Women Drinking on Purim? featuring Rabbanit Debbie Zimmerman [The Jewish Drinking Show, episode #172]](https://jewishdrinking.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Women-Drinking-on-Purim-The-Jewish-Drinking-Show-600x338.png)
Women Drinking on Purim? featuring Rabbanit Debbie Zimmerman [The Jewish Drinking Show, episode #172]
Introduction Despite the numerous published episodes of The Jewish Drinking Show regarding Purim, one topic we haven’t discussed is that of women drinking on Purim. To discuss this topic on the 172nd episode of The Jewish Drinking Show is Rabbanit Debbie Zimmerman. Biographical Statement of Guest Rabbanit Zimmerman is a meshivat halakha, a graduate of […]
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Summary of Wine & Drinking in the Book of Daniel [Video Clip]
In this clip from the 171st episode of The Jewish Drinking Show, Prof. Caryn Tamber-Rosenau and Rabbi Drew Kaplan discuss Daniel’s refusal of gentile wine in the first chapter of Daniel: