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Rosh Chodesh Clubs, featuring Yossie Horwitz [The Jewish Drinking Show, episode 155]

2024-05-2241:30

IntroHaving heard about Rosh Chodesh Clubs, I was curious to learn more about them, as well as to speak with the creator of this initiative, Yossie Horwitz, who is the guest on the 155th episode of The Jewish Drinking Show.Biography of GuestGrowing up in a tee-totaling household in Jerusalem, Yossie Horwitz didn’t have much early exposure to wine. That all changed one Passover night when he tasted his first quality dry red wine. A lifelong passion was stoked and by the time he was 30 and livi...

Drinking Between Glasses of Wine at the Passover Seder [The Jewish Drinking Show episode #154]

2024-04-1736:04

While we know about drinking four cups of wine at the Passover Seder, what about drinking between these four cups of wine? The newest episode of The Jewish Drinking Show focusses on exactly this topic. This episode is also the seventh "Drinks and Discussion"-style episode, featuring a texts-based discussion led by Rabbi Drew.SourcesThe sources for this episode are available here.“Drinks and Discussion”-style EpisodesDrinking During the Nine Days – Episode #40Drinking During the Ten Days of Re...

Considering a Recent Explanation of Dropping Wine at the Passover Seder with Rabbi Dr. Zvi Ron [The Jewish Drinking Show episode 153]

2024-04-1036:37

IntroductionHaving previously published an episode on the origin of dropping out wine during the Passover Seder a few years ago, the newest episode of The Jewish Drinking Show explores a relatively recent explanation of this practice which sharply departs from its medieval explanations. Based off of his article "Spilling Wine While Reciting the Plagues to Diminish Our Joy?", TheTorah.com (6 April 2020), which is a briefer version of “Our Own Joy is Lessened and Incomplete: The History of...

Two Twentieth Century Rabbis on Purim-Drinking: Rabbi Kook & Rabbi Hutner, featuring Rabbi David Fried [The Jewish Drinking Show ep. 152]

2024-03-0535:15

IntroHaving discussed rabbis’ normative writings previously on The Jewish Drinking Show throughout numerous centuries, I’m excited to welcome back Rabbi David Fried to discuss significant rabbinic normative writings in the 18th-19th centuries on this matter. If you're curious to check out previous episodes featuring Rabbi Fried on Purim-drinking, they are available here:Medieval Jewish Legal Authorities (Rishonim) on Purim-Drunkenness - ep. #6116th-17th Century Rabbis on Purim-Drinking (Early...

The Purim Katan Episode [The Jewish Drinking Show, ep. 151]

2024-02-2041:56

With the 14th of the first Adar coming up in just a few days, how is this day to be celebrated? After all, it is still kind of like Purim. Indeed, it has become known as Purim Katan - the little Purim. The newest episode of The Jewish Drinking Show focusses on exactly this topic. This episode is also the sixth "Drinks and Discussion"-style episode, featuring a texts-based discussion led by Rabbi Drew. SourcesThe sources for this episode are available here.“Drinks and Discussion”-st...

Drinking During Mourning [The Jewish Drinking Show, episode 150]

2024-01-1736:50

IntroductionWhile not typically considered, drinking is something that can happen during mourning in Judaism. There is a prohibition against drinking between death of a loved one and their burial, called aninut, there is an interesting debate concerning drinking during shivah, around which the 150th episode of The Jewish Drinking Show centers.In this fifth “Drinks and Discussion”-style episode, Rabbi Drew Kaplan leads a text-based discussion on the topic. The first three were recorded and pub...

The Rebellious Son (Ben Sorer Umoreh), featuring Dr. Rebekah Welton [The Jewish Drinking Show, ep. 149]

2023-12-1943:57

IntroductionThe legislation in the Torah concerning a wayward and rebellious son (בן סורר ומורה) is an interesting, enigmatic, and curious passage relating to raising children (Deuteronomy 21:18-21). It also happens to be an interesting Jewish drinking text to explore. Fortunately, the 149th episode of The Jewish Drinking Show features a guest who has written on this topic.Brief Biography of the GuestDr. Rebekah Welton is a lecturer in Hebrew Bible at the University of Exeter in the UK. Her m...

Boone County Distilling, featuring Josh Quinn [The Jewish Drinking Show, ep. 148]

2023-12-1329:00

IntroductionHaving come across some interesting products that were kosher-certified that I would not have expected to be as such, I was fascinated to find out more about Boone County Distilling. The two products that stood out to me were their bourbon creme, as well as their bourbon aged in Dalton Winery casks from Israel. Fortunately, owing to my proximity to Bourbon country, I visited Boone County's co-founder and co-owner, Josh Quinn, about these products and the company.Previous Distiller...

Starting a Kosher Wine-Importing & Distributing Business, featuring Ami & Larissa Nahari [The Jewish Drinking Show, episode 147]

2023-11-2835:12

IntroductionWhat is it like creating a kosher wine-importing and distributing business? While the 147th episode of The Jewish Drinking Show begins with a discussion of these question, this episode featuring Ami & Larissa Nahari, founders & owners of The River Wine, turns into an exploration of their products that are the first in the market to be kosher-certified.Biographies of GuestsCEO and Founder of The River Wine, Ami Nahari brings 15 years of business consulting expertise, focusi...

Man Seders, featuring Rabbi Dr. Tzvi Sinensky [The Jewish Drinking Show, ep. 146]

2023-11-0740:38

IntroductionMan Seders have previously received coverage in such publications as The Forward ("Is the ‘Man Seder’ Wrong?") and The Wall Street Journal ("‘Man Seders’ Flow With Steak and Scotch"), which feature meat and whiskey. Based off of his essay on The Man’s Seder, the 146th episode of The Jewish Drinking Show features Rabbi Dr. Tzvi Sinensky to discuss this phenomenon.Biography of GuestRabbi Dr. Sinensky is Director of the Lamm Heritage Archives, an Editor at The Lehrhaus, and Director ...

Jerusalem’s First (& Only) Distillery, featuring Bennett Kaplan [The Jewish Drinking Show ep. 145]

2023-11-0145:03

Throughout Jerusalem’s multi-millenial history, there had never been a distillery…until a few years ago. As part of The Jewish Drinking Show‘s Toast to Israel at 75 mini-series, co-founder and co-CEO of Thinkers Distillery, Bennett Kaplan, joins the show to speak about this historic distillery.Support the Show.Thank you for listening!If you have any questions, suggestions, or more, feel free to reach out at Drew@JewishDrinking.coml'chaim!

Creative Brewing in Israel, featuring Shmuel Naky and Ephraim Greenblatt [The Jewish Drinking Show episode 144]

2023-10-2440:49

Continuing on in our Toast to Israel at 75 mini-series, this episode features Shmuel Naky and Ephraim Greenblatt, brewer and owner, respectively, of Hatch Brewing in Jerusalem. In some respects, it follows from the previous episode of the show, focussing on creating a brewery in Jerusalem. Support the Show.Thank you for listening!If you have any questions, suggestions, or more, feel free to reach out at Drew@JewishDrinking.coml'chaim!

Creating a Brewery in Jerusalem, featuring Ephraim Greenblatt and Shmuel Naky [The Jewish Drinking Show episode 143]

2023-10-1840:05

Continuing on in our Toast to Israel at 75 mini-series, this episode features Ephraim Greenblatt and Shmuel Naky, owner and brewery, respectively, of Hatch Brewing in Jerusalem.Support the Show.Thank you for listening!If you have any questions, suggestions, or more, feel free to reach out at Drew@JewishDrinking.coml'chaim!

Drinking In/Out of Sukkot [The Jewish Drinking Show episode 142]

2023-09-2746:25

IntroWith the holiday of Sukkot only days away, a question that arises is which drinking is one allowed to do outside of the sukkah and how much does one need to drink within a sukkah? In this fourth “Drinks and Discussion”-style episode, Rabbi Drew Kaplan leads a text-based discussion on the topic. Previous "Drinks and Discussion" episodes (episodes 40, 44, & 47) were previously recorded over Zoom in 2020, so this is the first live audience "Drinks and Discussion" episode of The Jewish D...

Contemporary Beer Trends in Israel, featuring Doug Greener [The Jewish Drinking Show Episode 141]

2023-09-1239:28

IntroductionHaving previously sat down with The Jerusalem Post's wine writer to discuss contemporary trends in wine in Israel, the newest episode of The Jewish Drinking Show features The Jerusalem Post's beer writer. As part of the Toast to Israel at 75 mini-series, Doug Greener and Rabbi Drew Kaplan get together over beers in the Maḥaneh Yehudah Market in Jerusalem to discuss contemporary beer trends in Israel.GuestBorn in New York City, Greener made aliyah (immigrated to Israel) in 1971. Ma...

Contemporary Wine Trends in Israel, featuring Adam Montefiore [The Jewish Drinking Show episode 140]

2023-09-0546:04

IntroductionEver wondered what the contemporary wine scene in Israel is like? I'm very excited to welcome back Adam Montefiore, who previously appeared on the show discussing Modern Israeli Wine History, Part 1: Early History and Modern Israeli Wine History, Part 2: 1970s-Present. As part of the Toast to Israel at 75 mini-series, we get together over Israeli wine at the original location of דרך היין in Tel Aviv discussing the contemporary wine scene in Israel.Biography of GuestMontefiore is a...

Israel’s First Whiskey Distillery, featuring Gal Kalkshtein & Tal Chotiner [The Jewish Drinking Show episode 139]

2023-08-2942:41

IntroductionKicking-off the 2023 Toast to Israel at 75 series of The Jewish Drinking Show, we're featuring Israel's oldest whiskey distillery. Having opened in 2014, M&H Distillery (formerly called Milk & Honey Distillery) released its first whiskey in December 2019 and its whiskies have won many awards, but none as prestigious as best single-malt whisky a few months ago at The World Whiskies Awards.GuestsGal Kalkshtein and Tal Chotiner join this episode to discuss M&H Distillery ...

Producing Kosher Wine in European Wineries, featuring Jay Buchsbaum [The Jewish Drinking Show ep. #138]

2023-08-2244:27

IntroductionEver wondered how the process of production of kosher wines work at European wineries? While we had previously discussed Kedem/Royal Wine on a previous episode, joining us to speak about how Royal/Kedem procures kosher runs of wine at these European wineries is Jay Buchsbaum.Biography of GuestBuchsbaum has worked for over twenty years for Royal Wine Corporation, where he presently serves as both the executive vice president of marketing, as well as the director of wine education. ...

Drinking in the World to Come in Second Temple Literature? featuring Prof. Claudia Bergmann

2023-06-2330:21

When I came across an article on drinking in the world to come, I knew this would be a fascinating topic to discuss for The Jewish Drinking Show. For the 137th episode of the show, we invite Prof. Claudia Bergmann onto the show to discuss her article "Drink and Drinking in Early Jewish Texts: Describing a Meal in the World to Come", Journal for the Study of the Pseudepigrapha 30:3 (2021): 117–132. Support the Show.Thank you for listening!If you have any questions, suggestions,...

Terms for Beverages in Geonic Literature, featuring Prof. Phil Lieberman [ep. 136 of The Jewish Drinking Show]

2023-06-1447:04

IntroductionHaving previously published an episode concerning Geonic literature, for the 136th episode of The Jewish Drinking Show, we take a step back and consider terms for beverages in literature of the Geonic rabbis. We welcome first-time guest, Rabbi Dr. Phil Lieberman for this episode.Biography of GuestPhil Lieberman is a social, economic, and legal historian of the Jews of the medieval Islamic world. He holds a BA (with distinction in economics) from the University of Washington, a MSc...

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