What to Drink at the Seder During the Holocaust? [Video Clip]
In this clip from the 131st episode of The Jewish Drinking Show, Professor Samuel Levine shares about Rabbi Ephraim Oshry’s rabbinic responsum on what Jews in the Kovno Ghetto could use for their four cups at the Passover Seder:
Four Cups and the Holocaust, featuring Professor Samuel Levine [Episode #131 of The Jewish Drinking Show]
Introduction While the Passover Seder is a celebration of the freedom of our Jewish ancestors from Egyptian slavery and becoming a nation, it is hard to picture this in terms of what the experience of being in the Holocaust, as it was very much not an experience of freedom. Moreover, a cornerstone of the Passover […]
The Innovation of Ḥametz-Selling and Its Aftermath, featuring Dan Rabinowitz [The Jewish Drinking Show Episode #130]
Intro Having previously published episode #24 of The Jewish Drinking Show on “Whiskey As the Catalyst for the Selling of Chametz, the 130th episode of The Jewish Drinking Show delves more deeply into this topic, for which we are excited to have Dan Rabinowitz on the show to discuss this topic. Biography of Guest In […]
The Four Cups of Wine as Elevating One’s Passion and One’s Strength [Video Clip]
In this clip from the 129th episode of The Jewish Drinking Show, Rabbi Zac Kamenetz shares on Rav Nachman of Breslov’s approach to the four cups of wine at the Passover Seder elevating one’s passion and one’s strength to perform mitzvot:
Four Cups at the Seder and Consciousness, featuring Rabbi Zac Kamenetz [The Jewish Drinking Show, episode #129]
Introduction With Passover only a couple of weeks away, including the four cups minimum of wine at the Passover Seder, how has the transformative experience of alcohol-consumption been considered in the Jewish tradition? To share a teaching of Rabbi Nachman of Breslov (1772-1810), as written by Rabbi Nathan Sternhartz (1780-1844), on this topic is Rabbi […]
Ari Klafter on Distilling [Deleted Clip]
In this deleted clip from the 128th episode of The Jewish Drinking Show, Ari Klafter and Rabbi Drew Kaplan discuss distilling:
Dead Drop’s Old Fashioned RTD [Video Clip]
In this clip from the 128th episode of The Jewish Drinking Show, Ari Klafter and Rabbi Drew Kaplan discuss Dead Drop’s (Thornton Distilling) ready-to-drink Old Fashioned cocktail:
Dead Drop’s Kosher for Passover Spirits [Video Clip]
In this clip from the 128th episode of The Jewish Drinking Show, Ari Klafter and Rabbi Drew Kaplan discuss Dead Drop’s (Thornton Distilling) kosher-for-Passover spirits:
Thornton Distilling & Dead Drop Spirits, featuring Ari Klafter [The Jewish Drinking Show, Episode #128]
Introduction In addition to a producer of certified spirits, Thornton Distilling produces certified kosher-for-Passover spirits, including a barrel-aged rum. To discuss these products on The Jewish Drinking Show is Ari Klafter. Biography of Guest Ari Klafter is the Head Distiller and co-owner of Thornton Distilling Company, maker of Dead Drop Spirits, where he leads production and develops […]
March-July 2023 Lineup of Forthcoming Episodes of The Jewish Drinking Show
After taking last week off from publishing a new episode of The Jewish Drinking Show due to Purim, here is the tentative lineup of forthcoming episodes of the podcast through July: March 14 – Ari Klafter – Thornton Distilling March 21 – Rabbi Zac Kamenetz – 4 cups, wine, & consciousness in Reb Nahman of Breslov […]