Drinking on Purim in The Talmud

With Purim coming up in just two weeks, this episode is the second in JewishDrinking’s Purim 2020 series, with a third episode to be published next week. This week’s podcast/video episode features Professor Jordan Rosenblum, the Belzer Professor of Classical Judaism, the Max and Frieda Weinstein-Bascom Professor of Jewish Studies at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, […]

Rava, Mordechai, and Purim-Drinking

With Purim right around the corner, it’s time to gear up for “the drinkingest day” on the Jewish calendar. To that end, this week’s podcast/video episode features a discussion with Rabbi Ayalon Eliach on the topic of the most famous statement related to Purim-drinking: “.讗诪专 专讘讗: 诪讬讞讬讬讘 讗讬谞讬砖 诇讘住讜诪讬 讘驻讜专讬讗 注讚 讚诇讗 讬讚注 讘讬谉 讗专讜专 […]

Reviewing Jordan Rosenblum’s New Book, Rabbinic Drinking

A new book recently came out that makes for a fascinating resource for educators teaching Rabbinic literature. Intended for college courses as an introduction to Rabbinic literature Jordan Rosenblum’s new book,聽Rabbinic Drinking: What Beverages Teach Us About Rabbinic Literature, has various chapters which could be separately assigned as part of course readings for such courses […]

Drinking in Hasidic Thought

The newest episode for聽JewishDrinking.com: The Show is the very聽first guest episode聽not on Skype, with the guest and host both sharing the same camera screen! The “Drinking in Hasidic Thought” episode features guest Rabbi Eli Simpson, a聽maggid shiur at Yeshivas Lubavitch Cincinnati, and is available both in podcast form and video form:

Tu b’Shevat Cocktails and the Contemporary Cocktail Scene in Israel

With Tu b’Shevat coming up, the newest episode of聽JewishDrinking.com: The Show features Jay Rosen, who runs Sheik It Up, where he features various pictures, videos, and more, as well as an Instagram account on cocktails, especially using ingredients from the Middle East. Living in Israel, he shares with us about the contemporary cocktail scene in […]

Manischewitz Wine, Kedem Wine, and More

What’s the story with Manischewitz wine? To answer this question, the most recent Jewish Drinking podcast episode had Professor Roger Horowitz on to share his research into Manischewitz wine’s history, as well as how Kedem wine came on to the kosher wine scene in America and affected the market. If you’re interested in reading more […]

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