Wine for 12th Century Jewish Traders in the Indian Ocean, featuring Professor Elizabeth Lambourn
For business, people sometimes have to travel. For some, that may mean travelling for long periods of time, as some Jewish traders in the twelfth century experienced. Ultimately, though, what did they drink? To explore these questions, the 89th episode of The Jewish Drinking Show features Professor Elizabeth Lambourn discussing what alcohol did Jewish traders […]
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.
Video Clips from the Professor Marc Shapiro Episode
Interested in checking out a couple of clips from the 84th episode of The Jewish Drinking Show, featuring Professor Marc Shapiro? You’re in luck! Here are clips on the censorship of Rabbi Moshe Isserles’ gentile wine responsum and on Italian rabbis permitting the consumption of gentile wine:
Rabbi Moshe Isserles’ Censored Responsum on Gentile Wine, featuring Professor Marc Shapiro
Perhaps one of the most famous instances of Jewish censorship involves wine🍷 Joining The Jewish Drinking Show to discuss this wine-related instance of Jewish censorship is Professor Marc Shapiro. A graduate of Brandeis (BA) and Harvard (PhD), Professor Shapiro holds the Weinberg Chair in Judaic Studies at Scranton University and is the author of numerous […]
Clips From Episode 83: Geonim and Maimonides on Gentile Wine
Interested in some clips from the recent episode of The Jewish Drinking Show? You’re in luck! Here are a couple of clips from the 83rd episode of The Jewish Drinking Show, featuring Professor David Freidenreich: Geonim on Gentile Wine Maimonides on Gentile Wine
Medieval Rabbis on Gentile Wine, featuring Prof. David Freidenreich
With gentile wine being seen as off-limits in the times of the Mishnah and Talmud, how did post-Talmudic rabbis advise on this matter? Joining the 83rd episode of The Jewish Drinking Show is Professor David Freidenreich. Prof. Freidenreich is the Pulver Family Professor of Jewish Studies at Colby College, where he serves as director of […]
Cincinnati Wine-Tasting Event: October 28, 2021
In 20 days, a wine-tasting event will be taking place in Cincinnati, Ohio to explore wine in the Jewish tradition and wine-tasting. Taking place at the Mayerson JCC on October 28th at 7pm, “An Introduction to Wine in Jewish Life: A Pairing of Tasting and Tradition” will be exactly that: an introduction to wine-tasting, as […]
Wine at Bris Milah
What’s the deal with wine at a bris milah ceremony? While wine comes up at many Jewish lifecycle events, what is it specifically about wine at bris milah ceremonies and how does it work? Certified mohel Rabbi Hayim Leiter joins the show to discuss wine during the bris milah ceremony. Guest Bio Rabbi Hayim Leiter […]
Wine in Ben Sira – The Jewish Drinking Show Ep. #58 with Professor Michael Satlow
Introduction The 58th episode of The Jewish Drinking Show is now published on Wine in Ben Sira, featuring Professor Michael Satlow. Guest Biography Professor Satlow is a professor of religious studies and Judaic studies at Brown University. His research focuses on the social and religious history of Jews and Judaism in antiquity, and broader research interests […]
Beer and Whiskey in Wine Containers That Previously Contained Gentile Wine
For the 53rd episode of The Jewish Drinking Show, Joshua Schwartz joins the show in discussing beer, whiskey, and other beverages in containers that previously contained gentile wine. The co-creator of the world’s first art bentscher, Seder Oneg Shabbas, and editor of the first-ever Talmudic graphic novel, The Illustrated Pirkei Avot, Joshua Schwartz serves as […]