Beer in Tanakh: Top Five Mentions of Beer in Books of the Bible
While wine is the preferred beverage in the Bible, a beverage that is often overlooked is beer (שכר). (For more on beer in the Bible, check out the episodes “Beer in the Bible” and “Women And Biblical Beer-Brewing” of The Jewish Drinking Show.) Herein are the top five mentions of beer in books of the Bible: […]
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Sours and Other Beers at Long Beach Beer Lab [Video Clip]
In this clip from the 121st episode of The Jewish Drinking Show, Harmony Sage Fried and Dr. Levi Fried share about sour beers and other beers at Long Beach Beer Lab:
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Kosher-Certification for America’s Kosher Brewery & Bakery, Long Beach Beer Lab [Video Clip]
In this clip from the 121st episode of The Jewish Drinking Show, Harmony Sage Fried and Dr. Levi Fried share about kosher-certification for Long Beach Beer Lab and Long Beach Bread Lab:
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Transitioning Ownership of Shmaltz Brewing [clip from episode 117 of The Jewish Drinking Show]
In this clip from the 117th episode of The Jewish Drinking Show, Jeremy Cowan introduces the new owner of Shmaltz Brewing, Jesse Epstein:
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Shmaltz Brewing, Featuring Jeremy Cowan & Jesse Epstein [The Jewish Drinking Show Episode #117]
When I came across a press release announcing the end of Shmaltz Brewing Company last fall (and see also articles in Brewbound and Forward), I was sad to see Shmaltz Brewing come to an end, but also knew it would be an excellent opportunity to have a conversation with the founder of the company for an episode […]
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Pharoah’s Cupbearer and Baker as Cultural Conflict of Wine vs. Beer, featuring Dr. Jon Greenberg [The Jewish Drinking Show Episode #116]
A story we encounter in the book of Genesis that, at first glance, may seem to have something to do with drinking could also be seen as having a lot to do with drinking. I am speaking about that concerning Pharoah’s cupbearer (drinks-master) and his baker, whom Joseph meets in jail and interprets their dreams. […]
“Beer is Man’s Life”: TaZ on Hadash, Featuring Rabbi Ezra Goldschmiedt – The Jewish Drinking Show, Episode #91
How important was beer to 17th century Jews? Apparently, more significant than you or I might guess. In fact, one 17th century rabbi argued that it was significant enough to create a leniency to a Biblical commandment in certain circumstances. In a comment to Rabbi Moses Isserles’ gloss on Shulhan Arukh YD 293:3, Rabbi David HaLevi […]
New Kosher Beverage Resources
Four new resources have been launched to help kosher-concerned consumers consider kosher drinks. Specifically, these pages are on beer wine whiskey whiskey aged in containers that previously held gentile wine (e.g. Scotch in Sherry casks) While these resources are still quite new, I welcome any feedback, suggestions, questions, or more at Drew [at] JewishDrinking.com.
Discussing Non-Wine Beverages for Kiddush & Havdallah in Post-Talmudic Literature
Returning to JewishDrinking.com’s podcast & video series is Professor Joshua Kulp, who discusses non-wine beverages for Kiddush and Havdallah in Post-Talmudic Halakhah. For a more in-depth discussion on the Talmudic background of this discussion, check out the episode on “How Beer Became Acceptable For Havdallah In The Babylonian Talmud” featuring Professor Jordan Rosenblum. Dr. Kulp, […]
Wine at Lifecycle Events
Wine is an ever-present fixture at Jewish lifecycle events, whether weddings, brit milah, and others – what’s going on with that? Joining the newest podcast episode is Rabbi Avi Finegold, who is the founder of The Jewish Learning Lab, as well as one of the hosts of the Spirits & Spirituality podcast.