Daniel Refusing Gentile Wine [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:
Wine and Drinking in the Book of Daniel, featuring Prof. Caryn Tamber-Rosenau [The Jewish Drinking Show episode #171]
Introduction The biblical book of Daniel has a couple of fascinating drinking stories in it, so much so that the 171st episode of The Jewish Drinking Show features a discussion on it. The featured guest on this episode to discuss this topic is returning guest to the show, Prof. Caryn Tamber-Rosenau. Biography of Guest Prof. Tamber-Rosenau […]
Tirosh in the Bible [Video Clip]
In this clip from the 170th episode of The Jewish Drinking Show, Professor John Anthony Dunne and Rabbi Drew Kaplan discuss תירוש (tirosh) in the Bible:
Biblical Beverages, featuring Professor John Anthony Dunne [The Jewish Drinking Show episode #170]
Introduction With a variety of different alcoholic beverages in the Bible, what are they, besides wine? To discuss this topic for the 170th episode of The Jewish Drinking Show is Professor John Anthony Dunne, who has a forthcoming book out on drinking in the Bible. Biography of the Guest Professor John Anthony Dunne completed a […]
Noah’s Drinking [Video Clip]
In this clip from the 162nd episode of The Jewish Drinking Show, Rabbi Drew Kaplan and Dr. Rebekah Welton discuss Noah’s wine-drinking in Genesis 9:20-24 (more broadly, Genesis 9:18-27):
Drunkenness in the Bible, featuring Dr. Rebekah Welton [The Jewish Drinking Show episode #162]
Introduction Ever wondered about what the Bible has to say about drunkenness? That’s exactly what host Rabbi Drew chats about with guest Dr. Rebekah Welton on the 162nd episode of The Jewish Drinking Show. Brief Biography of the Guest Dr. Rebekah Welton is a lecturer in Hebrew Bible at the University of Exeter in the […]
Inappropriate Drinking in the Bible [Video Clip]
In this clip from the recent episode of The Jewish Drinking Show, Dr. Rebekah Welton shares about inappropriate drinking in the Bible:
Translating שכר as Beer in the Bible [Video Clip]
In this clip from the recent episode of The Jewish Drinking Show, Dr. Rebekah Welton and Rabbi Drew discuss translating שכר as “beer” in the Bible:
Stories of Drunkenness in Genesis [Video Clip]
In this clip from the recent episode of The Jewish Drinking Show, Dr. Rebekah Welton and Rabbi Drew Kaplan discuss stories of drunkenness in the book of Genesis:
Libations In The Bible: Top Ten Mentions of Libations In Books Of The Bible
This past weekend, somehow the matter of libations in the Bible came up and someone said there would be a lot in Leviticus; however, it turns out that the book with the most mentions of libations (נסך) is actually the book of Numbers. (For more on libations, you can check out “The Libations Episode” of […]