Finding One’s Mate in a Vineyard: Connecting Tu b’Av & Yom Kippur๐
A fascinating text we read describes something quite fascinating for this time of year: ืึธืึทืจ ืจึทืึผึธื ืฉืึดืึฐืขืึนื ืึผึถื ืึผึทืึฐืึดืืึตื, ืึนื ืึธืืึผ ืึธืึดืื ืืึนืึดืื ืึฐืึดืฉืึฐืจึธืึตื ืึผึทืึฒืึดืฉึผืึธื ืขึธืฉืึธืจ ืึผึฐืึธื ืึผืึฐืืึนื ืึทืึผึดืคึผืึผืจึดืื, ืฉืึถืึผึธืึถื ืึผึฐื ืึนืช ืึฐืจืึผืฉืึธืึทืึดื ืืึนืฆึฐืืึนืช ืึผึดืึฐืึตื ืึธืึธื ืฉืึฐืืึผืึดืื, ืฉืึถืึผึนื ืึฐืึทืึผึตืฉื ืึถืช ืึดื ืฉืึถืึตืื ืืึน. ืึผึธื ืึทืึผึตืึดืื ืึฐืขืึผื ึดืื ืึฐืึดืืึธื. ืึผืึฐื ืึนืช ืึฐืจืึผืฉืึธืึทืึดื ืืึนืฆึฐืืึนืช ืึฐืืึนืืึนืช ืึผึทืึผึฐืจึธืึดืื Rabban Shimon, son of […]
Gentile Libation Wine (ืืื ื ืกื) in the Mishnah and Tosefta
Intro A topic that has significantly affected the discourse concerning gentile wine in Judaism from antiquity and up through the present day is that of ืืื ื ืกื – gentile libation wine. It receives significant treatment in early rabbinic literature, such as the Mishnah and Tosefta ofย Avodah Zarah. To discuss this issue for the 71st episode […]
Why Four Cups in Rabbinic Literature?
Episode Introduction Why did the rabbis institute a minimum of four cups of wine at the Passover Seder? In the 62nd episode ofย The Jewish Drinking Show, Rabbi David Polsky and Rabbi Drew Kaplan discuss what the rabbis in the Mishnah and both Talmuds have to say about why we have this minimum. Guest Bio Rabbi […]
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Translating ืืฉืชื in the Mishnah [Video]
In this clip from yesterday’s episode of The Jewish Drinking Show, Professor Jordan Rosenblum and I discuss translating ืืฉืชื in rabbinic literature as either “Drinking event” or “Drinking party”:
The Rabbinic Drinking House (ืืืช ืืฉืชื) in the Mishnah and Tosefta
What is the Rabbinic drinking house? Joining the 55th episode of The Jewish Drinking Show is Professor Jordan Rosenblum to discuss the phrase ืืืช ืืฉืชื in the Mishnah and the Tosefta with host Rabbi Drew Kaplan. Professor Rosenblum is the Belzer Professor of Classical Judaism, the Max and Frieda Weinstein-Bascom Professor of Jewish Studies at […]
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Rabban Gamliel’s Sons Return Home From Drinking (Mishnah Berakhot 1:1) [Video]
In advance of tomorrow’s forthcoming episode on the Rabbinic Drinking House, featuring Professor Jordan Rosenblum, here is a clip from the episode on the topic of Rabban Gamaliel’s sons returning home past midnight, having been out at a drinking house (Mishnah Berakhot 1:1):
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Wine in Mishnah Berakhot: An Introduction [DRAFT]
Introduction Wineโs appearances in Tractate Berakhot in the Mishnah all appear in chapters 6-8, the chapters that deal with consumptive activities.[1] Out of the tractates of the Mishnah, Tractate Berakhot features the fifth-most appearances of wine,[2] seemingly due to that โthe tractates in which wine appears most frequently is because these are tractates that focus […]
“Wine in the Mishnah” Mini-Videos
For those of you interested in last week’s “Wine in the Mishnah” episode with Rabbi Dr. Avraham Walfish, I have now separated out four distinct videos for your viewing pleasure on Wine in Mishnah Berakhot, Wine in Mishnah Berakhot chapter 8, Wine in Mishnah Sanhedrin chapter 8, and Wine in Mishnah Pesahim, which are also […]
Wine in the Mishnah with Rabbi Dr. Avraham Walfish
The newest episode of our weekly podcast/video series is now available: “Wine in the Mishnah” features an overview of the term ืืื/wine in the Mishnah, with guest Rabbi Dr. Avraham Walfish. Rabbi Dr. Walfish’s recent book Mishnaic Tapestries – Tractate Berakhot/ืืจืืื ืืฉื ื – ืคืจืงื ืืจืืืช: ืขืืื ืกืคืจืืชื ืืจืขืืื ื ืืืฉื ืช ืืจืืืช (which is available for purchase […]
How Frequently Does Wine Appear in the Mishnah?
How frequently does wine appear in the Mishnah (ืืื ืืืฉื ื)? The phrase ืืื appears in the Mishnah more than 235 times*๐ท๐ท๐ท The next question you may be asking: where does it appear the most frequently? Let’s start by breaking down the occurrences of the phrase ืืื in the Mishnah by ืกืืจ (seder): ืกืืจ ื ืืืงืื – […]