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| 22 Feb 2022 | Modern Israeli Wine History, Part 1: Early History featuring Adam Montefiore - episode #92 | 00:24:24 | |
How did the Israeli wine industry get going in the 19th century? Israeli wine writer Adam Montefiore joins the 92nd episode of The Jewish Drinking Show to discuss this topic. Thank you for listening! | |||
| 01 Mar 2022 | Modern Israeli Wine History, Part 2: 1970s-Present featuring Adam Montefiore - episode #93 | 00:38:55 | |
Following-up from the previous episode of The Jewish Drinking Show on an early history of modern Israel's wine history, Adam Montefiore shares about Israel's wine history from the 1970s to the present for the 93rd episode of the show. Adam Montefiore is a wine industry insider turned wine writer, who has contributed to the advance of Israeli wines for 35 years. He is the wine writer for the Jerusalem Post. Previously, he worked many years for Israeli wineries and became arguably the most visual champion of Israeli wine in the wider world. He has been referred to as ‘the ambassador of Israeli wines’ and ‘the English voice of Israeli wines.’ He is the author of The Wine Route of Israel and Wines of Israel. Thank you for listening! | |||
| 08 Mar 2022 | Early Aharonim (16th-17th Century Rabbis) on Purim Drinking | 00:41:24 | |
With Purim on the horizon, it’s time to discuss Purim-drinking! Specifically, how have various rabbis discussed this matter? Having discussed medieval rabbis’ normative writings previously on The Jewish Drinking Show, I’m excited to welcome back Rabbi David Fried to discuss significant rabbinic normative writings in the 16th-17th centuries on this matter. Rabbi Fried teaches Judaics at the upper school of the New England Jewish Academy. He is also an editor and frequent contributor at The Lehrhaus. He lives in West Hartford, CT, with his wife Molly and their two sons, Elchanan and Saadia. He earned his rabbinic ordination from YCT Rabbinical School. Thank you for listening! | |||
| 15 Mar 2022 | 14th Century Purim Parodies | 00:43:06 | |
When Purim rolls around, it's often celebrated as an occasion for levity and silliness, with a special focus on - you guessed it - drinking. As such, the 95th episode of The Jewish Drinking Show welcomes Rabbi Adam Rosenthal to discuss 14th century Purim parodies that are all about drinking. Rabbi Rosenthal is presently employed at a synagogue in LA and working on his doctoral dissertation from HUC-JIR in Cincinnati on our topic, 14th century Purim parodies. He earned a master of philosophy degree from HUC-JIR, a master of arts degree and rabbinic ordination from JTS, as well as an undergraduate degree from Washington University. Thank you for listening! | |||
| 22 Mar 2022 | Promised Land Beverage Co.: KFP Cider, Kosher Vermouths, & More, featuring Yoni Schwartz | 00:43:42 | |
Having heard of certified kosher-for-Passover apple cider/beer, as well as new kosher-certified vermouths, I was intrigued to speak with the man behind these creations. For the 96th episode of The Jewish Drinking Show, Yoni Schwartz of Promised Land Beverage Co. speaks on his Exodus hopped cider, as well as his kosher-certified dry vermouth and sweet vermouth. Schwartz lives in Cedarhurst, NY with his wife, Chava, and their five children. Yoni is also an ordained rabbi (from Mesivta Tifereth Jerusalem (MTJ)) and an award-winning baker. Thank you for listening! | |||
| 29 Mar 2022 | Suggestions for Four Cups of Wine at the Passover Seder, featuring Brad du Plessis | 00:45:32 | |
Looking for suggestions on selecting wines for your Passover Seder? While you could check out suggestions for very specific wines, how might you go about selecting different wines for each of the four cups minimum at the Passover Seder? To provide insights for these questions, the 97th episode of The Jewish Drinking Show features Brad du Plessis providing some suggestions. Brad du Plessis presently works for KosherWine.com as their in-house wine consultant. Thank you for listening! | |||
| 05 Apr 2022 | Wine in Medieval Haggadah Art | 00:47:10 | |
It's hard to ignore the role of wine during the Passover Seder. It's also hard to ignore the haggadah at a Passover Seder. So what about wine in the Passover Haggadah? To discuss wine in Medieval Haggadah Art is Professor Marc Michael Epstein. Professor Epstein is the Professor of Religion on the Mattie M. Paschall Davis and Norman H. Davis Chair and Director of Jewish Studies at Vassar College. He has written on various topics in visual and material culture produced by, for, and about Jews. His most recent book, Skies Of Parchment, Seas of Ink: Jewish Illuminated Manuscripts (Princeton, 2015) was the winner of the National Jewish Book Award. His The Medieval Haggadah: Art, Narrative, and Religious Imagination (Yale, 2011) was selected by the London Times Literary Supplement as one of the best books of 2011. He is a graduate of Oberlin College, received his PhD at Yale University, and did much of his graduate research at the Hebrew University in Jerusalem. Thank you for listening! | |||
| 12 Apr 2022 | Demons And The Four Cups Of Wine At The Passover Seder [Redux] Featuring Professor Sara Ronis | 00:36:22 | |
With Passover arriving at the end of this week, it’s a great time to revisit the Talmudic concern of demons when consuming an even number of cups of wine. Having previously discussed this topic on episode 25 of The Jewish Drinking Show, I am excited to revisit this topic with Professor Sara Ronis, whose forthcoming book, Demons in the Details: Demonic Discourse and Rabbinic Culture in the Babylonian Talmud , looks at demonic discourse in the Babylonian Talmud in its legal, narrative, and socio-cultural contexts. Prof. Ronis is an associate professor of Theology at St. Mary’s University, where she teaches courses in the Hebrew Bible and its reception, and religious studies and Theology, more broadly. She completed her Ph.D. in Judaism in Late Antiquity in the Program in Judaic Studies and the Department of Religious Studies at Yale University. She also earned an MA in Religion from Columbia University and a BA in Near Eastern and Judaic Studies from Brandeis University (summa cum laude). Thank you for listening! | |||
| 03 May 2022 | 19th Century Raisin Wine in America - featuring Professor Jonathan Sarna | 00:41:28 | |
While we take it for granted that wine, in general, and kosher wine, in particular, is widely available in America, that has not always been the case. For many American Jews in the 19th century, many took to raisin wine, particularly for Passover. For the 100th episode of The Jewish Drinking Show, Professor Jonathan Sarna speaks on this phenomenon of American Jews turning to raisin wine in the 19th century. Professor Sarna is University Professor and Joseph H. & Belle R. Braun Professor of American Jewish History at Brandeis University, where he directs the Schusterman Center for Israel Studies. He also chairs the Academic Advisory and Editorial Board of the Jacob Rader Marcus Center of the American Jewish Archives in Cincinnati, and serves as Chief Historian of the National Museum of American Jewish History in Philadelphia. Author or editor of more than thirty books on American Jewish history and life, his American Judaism: A History (Yale 2004), recently published in a second edition, won six awards including the 2004 “Everett Jewish Book of the Year Award” from the Jewish Book Council. His most recent books are Coming to Terms with America (JPS, 2021); (with Benjamin Shapell) Lincoln and the Jews: A History (St. Martin’s, 2015), and When General Grant Expelled the Jews (Schocken/Nextbook, 2012). Dr. Sarna is married to Professor Ruth Langer and they have two married children and two adorable grandchildren. More pertinent to our topic is he is also the author of an article, "Passover Raisin Wine, The American Temperance Movement, and Mordecai Noah: The Origins, Meaning, and Wider Significance of a Nineteenth-Century American Jewish Religious Practice", HUCA 59 (1988): 269-88 (available here as well as on JStor). Thank you for listening! | |||
| 10 May 2022 | American Orthodox Attitudes to Grape Juice During Prohibition and Beyond, featuring Dr. Yaakov Weinstein | 00:41:05 | |
A curious thing happened with Prohibition: Orthodox Jews in America argued strongly for the use of wine in the course of various ritual uses. While episode #21 of The Jewish Drinking Show featured a discussion on Prohibition, the insufficiency of grape juice was argued strongly by Orthodox rabbis. Having researched and written on this topic in his “Grape Juice: the Solution to Prohibition.” Tradition: A Journal of Orthodox Jewish Thought Vol. 48, No. 1 (Spring 2015): 19-32, the 101st episode of The Jewish Drinking Show welcomes Dr. Yaakov Weinstein to discuss this matter. In addition to having written on this topic in the above mentioned article, he resides in East Brunswick, NJ with his wife and five children. He earned his PhD in nuclear engineering from MIT and currently works in STEM. He often writes about the intersection of Jewish texts and CS Lewis' writings on his Torah from Narnia website. Another article we discuss in this episode, which is the primary article written about Orthodox rabbis' reactions to Prohibition, is Hannah Sprecher's “‘Let Them Drink and Forget Our Poverty’: Orthodox Rabbis React to Prohibition.” American Jewish Archives, Vol. 43, No. 2 (1991): 135-179. Thank you for listening! | |||
| 16 May 2022 | Jewish Recovery, featuring Rabbi Ilan Glazer | 00:36:54 | |
While drinking is a wonderful activity that can enhance many people's lives, it can also be a challenging aspect for others. For those who have struggled with alcohol, in addition to various resources available, what does recovery look like? To discuss this topic for the 102 episode of The Jewish Drinking Show is Rabbi Ilan Glazer, the founder and director of Our Jewish Recovery, which exists to uplift the hearts and souls of everyone impacted by addiction in the Jewish community. He is also a freelance recovery, spirituality, and transformation coach based in Baltimore. Ilan is the author of And God Created Recovery: Jewish Wisdom to Help You Break Free From Your Addiction, Heal Your Wounds, and Unleash Your Inner Freedom. Thank you for listening! | |||
| 24 May 2022 | Jewish Addiction Awareness, featuring Marla Kaufman | 00:38:17 | |
Having focused on recovery in the previous episode of The Jewish Drinking Show, for those less aware of addiction - with alcohol, for instance - it may be hard to know how to help or otherwise relate to people going through these experiences. To discuss raising awareness about addiction in the Jewish community, episode 103 of The Jewish Drinking Show features Marla Kaufman, the executive director and founder of Jewish Addiction Awareness Network (JAAN). After her own family’s decade-plus experience of navigating resources to support their son’s journey from addiction to recovery, Marla has dedicated her life’s work to silencing stigma and raising awareness. Since beginning JAAN in 2016, Marla has traveled to Jewish communities across the United States to share innovative programs, proven strategies, and best practices to help communities collaboratively address addiction and related mental health challenges from a Jewish perspective. She provides support to Jewish families in crisis and those desiring to integrate their recovery with their Judaism, and leads Jewish cultural sensitivity trainings for medical and addiction treatment professionals. Thank you for listening! | |||
| 31 May 2022 | The Niddah Harchakot Episode | 00:36:46 | |
While not typically considered in terms of drinking, the practices concerning menstrual impurity are a topic not yet explored in this show. For the 104th episode, The Jewish Drinking Show considers how physical distancing regarding a menstruating Jewess intersect with drinking. For this episode, we welcome first-time guests Yamit Alpern Kol and Dr. Alon Kol. Alon Kol (he/him), DPM, has been in practice as a Podiatrist since 2009, and is currently an Attending at NYC H+H Bellevue Hospital. Yamit & Alon have also been kallah and chatan teachers since 2015 after taking The Chatan and Kallah Teacher Training Workshop. Yamit & Alon have been living in Washington Heights, New York City, since 2006. They are members of Mount Sinai Jewish Center, where they, combined, have served as trustees for eight terms, from 2014 to present. For recreation and self-care, they enjoy spending time with Hondo, their retired racing greyhound, cooking and cocktail-making, watching Jeopardy, meditation, The Great Courses, Call of Duty, photography, playing guitar, urban indoor farming, yoga, boxing, travel, and scuba diving. Thank you for listening! | |||
| 08 Jun 2022 | DEKō Cocktails, featuring Dan Rabinowitz | 00:42:07 | |
With new products coming out in the ready-to-drink cocktails category, especially those that are kosher-certified, it is a wonderful time to be alive! For the 105th episode of The Jewish Drinking Show, we are joined by Dan Rabinowitz, the chief executive officer of DEKō Cocktails, who shares with us about their ready-to-drink cocktails, which are certified by Star-K. Thank you for listening! | |||
| 14 Jun 2022 | Golden Moon Distillery | 00:44:44 | |
Welcoming an award-winning distillery and master distillery to The Jewish Drinking Show, I am pleased to share the newest episode. Stephen Gould, the master distiller and proprietor behind Golden Moon Distillery, winner of the 2019 distillery of the year award by the American Distilling Institute, is the featured guest for the show. While numerous products of the company were already certified kosher as of the recording of this episode, since then, almost all of their products have now become certified kosher. In addition to his work at Golden Moon Distilling, he has been distilling off and on for over 30 years. He lectures and teaches courses on distillation, including use of botanicals in the production of liquors and liqueurs, production of brandies and whiskies, craft-distillery start-ups and the history of spirits. He consults and provides tailored training for distilleries in the U.S., Europe, Asia and the Middle East. He also writes for several industry trade publications, including Distiller Magazine and Artisan Spirit Magazine. He is an experienced whiskey and spirits judge, judging in a variety of spirits competitions in the United States and Europe. Thank you for listening! | |||
| 21 Jun 2022 | Covenant Wines featuring Jeff Morgan | 00:43:49 | |
The 107th episode of The Jewish Drinking Show features one of the world's preeminent kosher vintners, Jeff Morgan, speaking about his highly-decorated winery. The co-owner and founding winemaker of Covenant Wines created the winery 19 years ago. Prior to that, he was a wine writer, including writing for Wine Spectator, leading to serving as their west coast editor for most of the 1990s. He has also published multiple cook books with his wife. Disclosure: Samples were sent for review purposes for this episode from Covenant Wines. Thank you for listening! | |||
| 27 Jun 2022 | Wine in Israel | 00:48:45 | |
Having explored modern Israeli wine history (in episode 92 and episode 93), what about contemporary wine in Israel? For this conversation, the 108th episode of The Jewish Drinking Show welcomes first-time guest Erik Segelbaum to the show to discuss wine in Israel. Erik Segelbaum is the founder & chief vinnovation officer at SOMLYAY hospitality consulting, as well as an advanced sommelier, consultant, and wine educator. Segelbaum is a wine educator with ongoing sessions at Smithsonian Institution in Washington D.C. as well as private and corporate events. He also serves as the Vice President of the United Sommeliers Foundation. Segelbaum’s hospitality experience includes 10 years as a fine dining chef and nearly two decades in front-of-house. Thank you for listening! | |||
| 16 Aug 2022 | Jacob Ner-David of Jezreel Valley Wines and VinSent | 00:45:55 | |
Following-up from the previous episode of the show on Israeli wines, the 109th episode of The Jewish Drinking Show features Jacob Ner-David on the Israeli winery he co-founded, Jezreel Valley Winery. Ner-David is a 20+year veteran of serial entrepreneurship and technology innovation with deep connectivity in the Israeli and American venture scene. Ner-David is the co-founder and CEO of Vinsent, a venture formed to positively disrupt the global wine industry, and a partner in VinoVentures, a wine-trading fund. He is the chairman of the award-winning Jezreel Valley Winery, which he co-founded in 2011. Jacob currently serves as Executive Chairman of OneSpace, a mixed reality theme park developer. In 2015, Jacob served as a Senior Advisor to McKinsey & Company, helping to build a new service line focused on early stage companies. Jacob has served as an advisor to Harmony Labs, a NY based incubator focused on big data and media influence. For the past 20 years, he has focused on the early stage tech sector as a serial entrepreneur, serving as CEO in many cases, including Ambient (NASDAQ IPO), Delta Three (NASDAQ IPO), NomadIQ (Acquired by NASDAQ listed company), 2bAnwhere, DoubleFusion, and - most recently - Zula, Inc -- along the way creating over $1 Billion in shareholder value. Ner-David is active as an angel investor, advisor, and board member to many companies and has served as an advisor to VC funds. He created and managed a $10 million seed fund, Jerusalem Capital, that was active from 2006-2010. He has volunteered intensively in the public sector, including as founding board member of PresenTense (promoting social entrepreneurship), Digital Jerusalem, Aspen Institute Middle East Strategy Group, Breaking the Impasse (initiative of the World Economic Forum), and worked closely with two mayors of Jerusalem on regional economic development. He has lectured at the Hebrew University and the Technion, as well as guest lectures in many other fora. He received a J.D. from Georgetown University Law Center and a B.A. from City University of New York, and was an Isaacs Scholar at Mansfield College, Oxford University. Ner-David is a Henry Crown Fellow of the Aspen Institute. He is the life partner of Rabbi Dr. Haviva Ner-David; together, they are the parents of Michal, Adin, Meira, Hallel, Nachum, Mishael, and Shefa. He enjoys hiking, mountain-biking and long-distance running (has completed over ten marathons). Thank you for listening! | |||
| 23 Aug 2022 | Byzantine-Era Winery in Yavneh | 00:36:33 | |
When the news was released in October that the largest Byzantine-era was discovered in Israel, it widely received coverage (including The Washington Post, Smithsonian Magazine, NPR, The Jerusalem Post, Ha'aretz, and many more), which is great. One of the lead archaeologists on that excavation is Dr. Jon Seligman, who joins The Jewish Drinking Show for episode 110 to discuss this archaeological discovery. Dr. Seligman is an archaeologist at the Israel Antiquities Authority, as well as Director of External Relations and Archaeological Licensing. His previous positions include Director of the Excavations, Surveys and Research Department, and the Jerusalem Regional Archaeologist. Dr. Seligman studied at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and University College London, receiving his doctorate (summa-cum-laude) from Haifa University on the subject of the "Rural Hinterland of Jerusalem during the Byzantine period". Dr. Seligman has directed some thirty excavations in Jerusalem, Bet She'an, the Carmel Mountains, Yavneh, and the Great Synagogue of Vilna. He has published widely, including three books, and numerous chapters and articles in refereed books, journals and other publications. Thank you for listening! | |||
| 05 Sep 2022 | Wine and Shemittah, featuring Rabbi Ezra Friedman [Episode 111 of The Jewish Drinking Show] | 00:30:20 | |
A question I have been receiving since this year is a shemittah year, is "What is the deal with Shemittah wine?" To answer this question is first-time guest to The Jewish Drinking Show, Rabbi Ezra Friedman. Rabbi Friedman is the Deputy Rabbinic Administrator of OU Kosher in Israel, the Director of the OU Gustave and Carol Jacobs Center for Kashrut Education, the Rabbi of Kehilat Musar Avicha in Maale Adumim, and he has a halacha hotline with over 6,000 questions a year. Rabbi Friedman is married to Ronit and has four lovely children. Thank you for listening! | |||
| 06 Sep 2022 | The Term חבורה (havurah) in Tannaitic Literature, featuring Dr. Orit Malka [Episode 112 Of The Jewish Drinking Show] | 00:47:23 | |
A term that doesn't seem to have any obvious connection with drinking חבורה (havurah) - yet, it comes up not infrequently within a drinking context in early rabbinic (tannaitic) literature. As such, the 112th episode of The Jewish Drinking Show is dedicated to exploring this connection featuring Dr. Orit Malka. Dr. Malka is a researcher of Talmud and early Jewish law. Her research focuses on the political aspects of Talmudic Halacha in its historical context, and the study of early Jewish law as a key to understanding important legal-political trends of antiquity. Orit earned her PhD from Tel Aviv University, where she wrote her dissertation, "A Set of Witnesses: Testimony and Political Thought in Tannaitic Halakhah". In 2021-2022, she was a postdoctoral fellow in the Taube Center for Jewish Studies at Stanford University; this year, she has joined the faculty of the law school and the Talmud department at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Thank you for listening! | |||
| 13 Sep 2022 | Talmudic Parables of Wine with Looks, featuring Dr. Elana Stein Hain [The Jewish Drinking Show episode 113] | 00:39:31 | |
Torah is discussed as being compared to wine in the Talmud (Ta'anit 7a), which then causes an intriguing story to emerge involving a parable of wine and how looks are involved. To discuss these Talmudic texts and more, the 113th episode of The Jewish Drinking Show features Dr. Elana Stein Hain. Dr. Stein Hain is the Director of Faculty and a Senior Fellow at the Shalom Hartman Institute of North America, where she serves as lead faculty, directs the activities of the Kogod Research Center for Contemporary Jewish Thought and consults on the content of lay and professional leadership programs. She teaches a periodic online learning series, “Talmud from the Balcony”, and co-hosts an ongoing podcast on Israel-related topics, For Heaven's Sake, with Yossi Klein Halevi and Donniel Hartman. Thank you for listening! | |||
| 21 Sep 2022 | Making Cocktails on Shabbat, featuring Dan Rabinowitz | 00:45:46 | |
As cocktails can offer a delicious enhancement to one's Shabbat experience, yet there are various challenges that present themselves with regards to proscribed activities on Shabbat, how can one go about making cocktails on Shabbat? To help us navigate these concerns in both keeping to one's Shabbat observance, as well as enjoying cocktails on Shabbat, is Dan Rabinowitz. In addition to previously appearing on the 105th episode of The Jewish Drinking Show, he is not only the chief executive officer of DEKō Cocktails, he is also the creator and publisher of The Seforim Blog. Rabinowitz is also the CEO/Co-Founder of Pre/Dicta. Thank you for listening! | |||
| 25 Oct 2022 | Kosher Wine in Medieval Provence, featuring Dr. Pinchas Roth [The Jewish Drinking Show Episode #115] | 00:39:36 | |
One of the trickiest aspects when it comes to kosher wine and Judaism is when it comes up against gentile touch. While we can talk about it broadly from the Mishnah (& Tosefta) and throughout the Talmud, and we have even discussed it broadly when it comes to Medieval rabbis on the topic, how was it dealt with in specific regions? To discuss this topic for the 115th episode of The Jewish Drinking Show is Dr. Pinchas Roth. Dr. Roth is an associate Professor in the Department of Talmud and Oral Law at Bar-Ilan University, currently serving as chair of the department. Having earned his BA from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, he earned his MA in medieval Jewish History from Yeshiva University, and his PhD from the Hebrew University, where he wrote his dissertation, “Later Provençal Sages – Jewish Law (Halakhah) and Rabbis in Southern France, 1215-1348”. He is the author of In This Land: Jewish Life and Legal Culture in Late Medieval Provence and co-edited Responsa of Rabbi Isaac ben Samuel of Dampierre: A Critical Edition. Thank you for listening! | |||
| 01 Nov 2022 | Pharoah's Cupbearer and Baker as Cultural Conflict of Wine vs. Beer, featuring Dr. Jon Greenberg [The Jewish Drinking Show Episode #116] | 00:40:32 | |
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. Of course, the cupbearer/drinks-master clearly is a man of wine and drinks, in general, our guest for the 116th episode of The Jewish Drinking Show argues that these two figures represent a cultural conflict of wine versus beer. Dr. Jon Greenberg, our guest, runs Torah Flora, which is devoted to the study of plants and nature in Torah and Jewish tradition. He is a frequent speaker at synagogues, schools, and botanical gardens. Since 1989, he has been a science teacher and educational consultant. Dr. Greenberg was Senior Editor of science textbooks at Prentice Hall Publishing Co. Previously on the faculty of Yeshivas Ohr Yosef, the School of Education at Indiana University, and the University of Phoenix, he has taught at the Heschel School since 2008. He received his bachelor’s degree with honors in biology from Brown University and his Masters and Doctorate in agronomy from Cornell University. He has also studied with Rabbi Chaim Brovender at Israel’s Yeshivat Hamivtar and conducted research on corn, alfalfa, and soybeans at Cornell, the US Department of Agriculture, and the University of Pennsylvania’s Institute for Cancer Research. In 2021, he published Fruits of Freedom, a Passover Hagadah with a commentary from the perspective of the history of Jewish food and agriculture. Dr. Greenberg can be contacted at Jon [at] TorahFlora.org. Thank you for listening! | |||
| 08 Nov 2022 | Shmaltz Brewing, Featuring Jeremy Cowan & Jesse Epstein [The Jewish Drinking Show Episode #117] | 00:50:20 | |
When I came across a press release announcing the end of Shmaltz Brewing Company last fall (and see also articles in Brewboundand 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 looking back on Shmaltz Brewing. When I reached out to the founder, Jeremy Cowan, I was surprised to hear that it was in the process of being sold(!). The 117th episode of The Jewish Drinking Show features a conversation with both Jeremy Cowan, looking back on his 25+ years of running Shmaltz Brewing Company, as well as introducing us to the new owner, Jesse Epstein. Jeremy Cowan is the founder of Shmaltz Brewing Company, about which we are discussing in this episode, and for which he had been owner and president for many years. In this capacity, he has supervised all brand development, sales, and marketing, as well as having managed relationships with wholesalers and retailers across more than 25 states. Shmaltz Brewing is not his only brewery with which he has been involved, as he is also the owner and president of Alphabet City Brewing Company, as well as having created and evolved five brand lineups with over 100 beer styles. One of these was Coney Island Brewing Company, which he founded and then sold to Boston Beer/Sam Adams (2013). He also opened and supervised multiple retail tasting rooms. He is also the co-founder and the first president of the New York City Brewers Guild. He is also the author of Craft Beer Bar Mitzvah. He also serves as an advisor and consultant for several clients including ProBrewer.com, Atmosphere TV, Great Gorge, and August Point Advisors. Thank you for listening! | |||
| 29 Nov 2022 | KOVAL Distillery, featuring Dr. Sonat Birnecker Hart [The Jewish Drinking Show, episode 118] | 00:46:01 | |
Introduction Biography of Guest Disclosure Thank you for listening! | |||
| 07 Dec 2022 | Tzafona Cellars & Kosher Ice Wines, featuring Rabbi Avraham Gislason [The Jewish Drinking Show, episode #119] | 00:47:50 | |
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| 13 Dec 2022 | Shirah Wines, Featuring Shimon and Gabriel Weiss [The Jewish Drinking Show, Episode #120] | 00:39:25 | |
The brothers Shimon and Gabriel Weiss created the award-winning Shirah Wines over a dozen years and continue to produce quality kosher-certified wine. There are probably not too many brother winemaking teams out there in the kosher world, so it's pretty neat to hear from them on the 120th episode of The Jewish Drinking Show share about their wines. Thank you for listening! | |||
| 17 Jan 2023 | America's Kosher Brewery & Bakery: Long Beach Beer Lab and Long Beach Bread Lab, featuring Harmony & Dr. Levi Fried [The Jewish Drinking Show episode 121] | 00:45:40 | |
Intro Biography of Guests Dr. Levi Fried is the co-founder and co-owner of Long Beach Beer Lab, having previously owned Righteous Brew in Israel. He earned his PhD from Emory University and his MD from the Technion. Thank you for listening! | |||
| 24 Jan 2023 | A Jewish Tavern: Lehrhaus, featuring Rabbi Charlie Schwartz [Episode 122 of The Jewish Drinking Show] | 00:30:07 | |
Having announced a first-of-its-kind Jewish tavern in America in August, Joshua Foer and Rabbi Charlie Schwartz then appeared on the Identity/Crisis podcast nearly two months ago to share further about their tavern. As their tavern, Lehrhaus, is set to open a week from today, I'm excited to share that Rabbi Schwartz is the featured guest on the 122nd episode of The Jewish Drinking Show to discuss the impending opening of this fascinating creation. Thank you for listening! | |||
| 31 Jan 2023 | Lives of Tavernkeeping Jews in 18th & 19th Century Poland, featuring Prof. Glenn Dynner [The Jewish Drinking Show episode 123] | 00:41:53 | |
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| 07 Feb 2023 | Kiddush Clubs as Mens' Clubs, featuring Dr. Michal Shaul [The Jewish Drinking Show, episode #124] | 00:43:50 | |
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| 14 Feb 2023 | Kiddush Club Experiences, featuring Udi Zinar [The Jewish Drinking Show, episode #125] | 00:26:52 | |
Introduction Brief Biography of Guest Thank you for listening! | |||
| 21 Feb 2023 | Massekhet Purim: An 18th Century Talmudic Parody, featuring Professor Richard Sarason [The Jewish Drinking Show, Episode #126] | 00:43:13 | |
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| 28 Feb 2023 | 18th &19th Century Rabbis on Purim-Drinking (Later Aharonim), featuring Rabbi David Fried [Episode 127 of The Jewish Drinking Show] | 00:47:18 | |
Intro Previous episodes featuring Rabbi Fried include "Medieval Jewish Legal Authorities (Rishonim) on Purim-Drunkenness" and "16th-17th Century Rabbis on Purim-Drinking (Early Aharonim)". Biography of Guest Thank you for listening! | |||
| 14 Mar 2023 | Thornton Distilling & Dead Drop Spirits, featuring Ari Klafter [The Jewish Drinking Show, Episode #128] | 00:45:42 | |
Introduction Biography of Guest Disclosure Thank you for listening! | |||
| 21 Mar 2023 | Four Cups at the Seder and Consciousness, featuring Rabbi Zac Kamenetz [The Jewish Drinking Show, episode #129] | 00:39:12 | |
Introduction Biography of Guest Sources Sheet Thank you for listening! | |||
| 28 Mar 2023 | The Innovation of Ḥametz-Selling and Its Aftermath, featuring Dan Rabinowitz [The Jewish Drinking Show Episode #130] | 00:44:21 | |
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| 04 Apr 2023 | Four Cups and the Holocaust, featuring Professor Samuel Levine [Episode #131 of The Jewish Drinking Show] | 00:46:25 | |
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| 25 Apr 2023 | Reform Responses to Prohibition, featuring Rabbi Zachary Goodman [The Jewish Drinking Show episode #132] | 00:36:41 | |
While The Jewish Drinking Show has previously discussed Prohibition, as well as an aspect of Orthodox responses to Prohibition, the newest episode of the show features a discussion of Reform rabbinic responses to Prohibition, with first-time guest, Rabbi Zachary Goodman. Thank you for listening! | |||
| 02 May 2023 | Yiddish Drinking Terms, featuring Dr. Jordan Finkin [episode 133 of The Jewish Drinking Show] | 00:39:13 | |
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| 12 May 2023 | Cincinnati Kiddush Club Scotches, featuring Yossi Francus [episode 134 of The Jewish Drinking Show] | 00:34:02 | |
Having discussed kiddush clubs previously on The Jewish Drinking Show, every kiddush club has its own unique aspects. One such kiddush club even got their own Scotch from Bruichladdich years ago (here is the article referenced in The New Yorker regarding this distillery), and it finally arrived. One of the members of this group is Yossi Francus, a leader of his local kiddush club. Thank you for listening! | |||
| 16 May 2023 | Compulsive Libationers of the Talmud?, featuring Prof. Sacha Stern [ep. 135 of The Jewish Drinking Show] | 00:40:04 | |
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| 14 Jun 2023 | Terms for Beverages in Geonic Literature, featuring Prof. Phil Lieberman [ep. 136 of The Jewish Drinking Show] | 00:47:04 | |
Introduction Biography of Guest He is Associate Professor of Jewish Studies and Law, Associate Professor and Chair of Classical and Mediterranean Studies, Associate Professor of Religious Studies, and Affiliated Associate Professor of Islamic Studies and History, at Vanderbilt University. His 2014 book, The Business of Identity: Jews, Muslims, and Economic Life in Medieval Egypt (Stanford University Press) was a finalist for the National Jewish Book Award. Phil also serves the US Navy Reserve as a chaplain. Phil lives with his wife, the amazing Dr. Yedida Eisenstat, his four children, and a wild Portuguese Water Dog named Argos in Nashville. Thank you for listening! | |||
| 23 Jun 2023 | Drinking in the World to Come in Second Temple Literature? featuring Prof. Claudia Bergmann | 00:30:21 | |
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. Thank you for listening! | |||
| 22 Aug 2023 | Producing Kosher Wine in European Wineries, featuring Jay Buchsbaum [The Jewish Drinking Show ep. #138] | 00:44:27 | |
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| 29 Aug 2023 | Israel’s First Whiskey Distillery, featuring Gal Kalkshtein & Tal Chotiner [The Jewish Drinking Show episode 139] | 00:42:41 | |
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| 05 Sep 2023 | Contemporary Wine Trends in Israel, featuring Adam Montefiore [The Jewish Drinking Show episode 140] | 00:46:04 | |
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| 12 Sep 2023 | Contemporary Beer Trends in Israel, featuring Doug Greener [The Jewish Drinking Show Episode 141] | 00:39:28 | |
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| 27 Sep 2023 | Drinking In/Out of Sukkot [The Jewish Drinking Show episode 142] | 00:46:25 | |
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| 18 Oct 2023 | Creating a Brewery in Jerusalem, featuring Ephraim Greenblatt and Shmuel Naky [The Jewish Drinking Show episode 143] | 00:40:05 | |
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. Thank you for listening! | |||
| 24 Oct 2023 | Creative Brewing in Israel, featuring Shmuel Naky and Ephraim Greenblatt [The Jewish Drinking Show episode 144] | 00:40:49 | |
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. Thank you for listening! | |||
| 01 Nov 2023 | Jerusalem’s First (& Only) Distillery, featuring Bennett Kaplan [The Jewish Drinking Show ep. 145] | 00:45:03 | |
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. Thank you for listening! | |||
| 07 Nov 2023 | Man Seders, featuring Rabbi Dr. Tzvi Sinensky [The Jewish Drinking Show, ep. 146] | 00:40:38 | |
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| 28 Nov 2023 | Starting a Kosher Wine-Importing & Distributing Business, featuring Ami & Larissa Nahari [The Jewish Drinking Show, episode 147] | 00:35:12 | |
Introduction Biographies of Guests Ms. Nahari imparts creativity, insight and a keen aesthetic eye to all of The River’s activities, with 14 years of product and brand marketing experience. Larissa’s experience is with fast-paced industries such as fashion and design, where detail is of the utmost importance. Managing websites, catalogue and event production, along with brand messaging, has built her portfolio of skills to offer The River Wine a fresh and sophisticated approach. Here's an article from a decade ago on how these two met (and includes part of their story as starting up as a wine-importer). Thank you for listening! | |||
| 13 Dec 2023 | Boone County Distilling, featuring Josh Quinn [The Jewish Drinking Show, ep. 148] | 00:29:00 | |
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| 19 Dec 2023 | The Rebellious Son (Ben Sorer Umoreh), featuring Dr. Rebekah Welton [The Jewish Drinking Show, ep. 149] | 00:43:57 | |
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| 17 Jan 2024 | Drinking During Mourning [The Jewish Drinking Show, episode 150] | 00:36:50 | |
Introduction 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 published in 2020, while this is the second episode recorded in 2023. Previous “Drinks and Discussion” episodes are listed below. This episode also builds off the How Many Cups of Wine to Drink at a Mourner’s House – 10 vs 14? episode from March 2020. “Drinks and Discussion”-style Episodes
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| 20 Feb 2024 | The Purim Katan Episode [The Jewish Drinking Show, ep. 151] | 00:41:56 | |
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. “Drinks and Discussion”-style Episodes
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| 05 Mar 2024 | Two Twentieth Century Rabbis on Purim-Drinking: Rabbi Kook & Rabbi Hutner, featuring Rabbi David Fried [The Jewish Drinking Show ep. 152] | 00:35:15 | |
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| 10 Apr 2024 | Considering a Recent Explanation of Dropping Wine at the Passover Seder with Rabbi Dr. Zvi Ron [The Jewish Drinking Show episode 153] | 00:36:37 | |
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| 17 Apr 2024 | Drinking Between Glasses of Wine at the Passover Seder [The Jewish Drinking Show episode #154] | 00:36:04 | |
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. Sources “Drinks and Discussion”-style Episodes
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| 22 May 2024 | Rosh Chodesh Clubs, featuring Yossie Horwitz [The Jewish Drinking Show, episode 155] | 00:41:30 | |
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| 20 Aug 2024 | Israel's First Vineyard-as-a-Service: Anava Vineyards, featuring Nadav Jesselson [The Jewish Drinking Show Episode #156] | 00:41:44 | |
The 156th episode of The Jewish Drinking Show features Nadav Jesselson, co-founder and general manager of Anava Vineyards, speaks on Israel's first "vineyard as a service". Thank you for listening! | |||
| 27 Aug 2024 | Shiloh Winery, featuring Amichai Luria [The Jewish Drinking Show episode 157] | 00:37:24 | |
In the 157th episode of The Jewish Drinking Show, we visit Amichai Luria, the winemaker for Shiloh Winery to hear about the winery🍷 Thank you for listening! | |||
| 03 Sep 2024 | The L'ḥayyim Episode, Featuring Rabbi Dr. Zvi Ron [The Jewish Drinking Show Episode 158] | 00:38:17 | |
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| 10 Sep 2024 | Rav Moshe's Teshuvot on Whiskey, featuring Rabbi Dov Linzer [The Jewish Drinking Show Episode 159] | 00:49:59 | |
Introduction Biography of Guest He has published over 100 teshuvot (responsa) and scholarly Torah articles, and hosts a number of highly popular Torah podcasts, including Iggros Moshe: A to Z, the 42nd episode of which he discussed our episode's topic - blended whiskey in Rabbi Moshe Feinstein's teshuvot. He is co-author, together with Abigail Pogrebin, of It Takes Two To Torah: An Orthodox Rabbi and Reform Journalist Discuss and Debate Their Way Through the Five Books of Moses and will soon be coming out with The Rosh Yeshiva Responds, a collection of his scholarly, halakhic teshuvot to the yeshiva’s hundreds of rabbis in-the-field. Thank you for listening! | |||
| 18 Sep 2024 | Drinking in the Guide for the Perplexed, featuring Rabbi Dr. Phillip Lieberman [The Jewish Drinking Show episode 160] | 00:48:35 | |
Introduction Biography of Guest He is Associate Professor of Jewish Studies and Law, Associate Professor and Chair of Classical and Mediterranean Studies, Associate Professor of Religious Studies, and Affiliated Associate Professor of Islamic Studies and History, at Vanderbilt University. Phil is currently on military leave and serves as Associate Professor in the Department of History at the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland. Phil also serves the US Navy Reserve as a chaplain and was mobilized to Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, where he served as Command Chaplain. He was promoted to the rank of Captain in August 2023 and is the ranking Jewish chaplain in the Department of the Navy. His 2014 book, The Business of Identity: Jews, Muslims, and Economic Life in Medieval Egypt (Stanford University Press) was a finalist for the National Jewish Book Award. His latest book is The Fate of the Jews in the Early Islamic Middle East (2022). In the first half of 2024, his translation with Lenn Goodman (also of Vanderbilt) of Maimonides’ 12th century philosophical classic The Guide to the Perplexed was published by Stanford University Press. Phil lives with his wife, the amazing Dr. Yedida Eisenstat, his four children, and a wild Portuguese Water Dog named Argos in Nashville. Thank you for listening! | |||
| 10 Oct 2024 | Dukhening Under the Influence [The Jewish Drinking Show episode 161] | 00:35:57 | |
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| 29 Oct 2024 | Drunkenness in the Bible, featuring Dr. Rebekah Welton [The Jewish Drinking Show episode #162] | 00:50:17 | |
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| 05 Nov 2024 | Drunkenness in Early Rabbinic Literature [The Jewish Drinking Show, Episode 163] | 00:38:47 | |
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| 19 Nov 2024 | Drunkenness in the Talmud Yerushalmi [The Jewish Drinking Show episode 164] | 00:36:34 | |
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| 04 Dec 2024 | Drunkenness in the Babylonian Talmud, Part 1 [The Jewish Drinking Show episode 165] | 00:42:19 | |
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| 22 Dec 2024 | Drunkenness in the Babylonian Talmud, Part 2 [The Jewish Drinking Show episode 166] | 00:34:51 | |
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| 15 Jan 2025 | Drunken Birkat HaMazon [The Jewish Drinking Show episode #167] | 00:37:48 | |
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| 28 Jan 2025 | Drunken Shema [The Jewish Drinking Show episode #168] | 00:38:28 | |
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| 04 Feb 2025 | The Jew Who Owned George Dickel Whisky, featuring Clay Shwab [The Jewish Drinking Show Episode #169] | 00:38:34 | |
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| 19 Feb 2025 | Biblical Beverages, featuring Professor John Anthony Dunne [The Jewish Drinking Show episode #170] | 00:44:57 | |
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| 25 Feb 2025 | Wine and Drinking in the Book of Daniel, featuring Prof. Caryn Tamber-Rosenau [The Jewish Drinking Show episode #171] | 00:36:19 | |
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| 04 Mar 2025 | Women Drinking on Purim? featuring Rabbanit Debbie Zimmerman [The Jewish Drinking Show, episode #172] | 00:45:46 | |
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| 12 Mar 2025 | Teenagers in Hospitals in Israel on Purim, featuring Dr. Eric Scheier [The Jewish Drinking Show, episode #173] | 00:26:57 | |
While Purim is a special occasion to celebrate, especially through drinking, unfortunately, teenagers not drink alcohol on Purim, but even to excess. Sometimes, this excess on Purim lands them in the hospital, especially in Israel. To discuss this matter further on the 173rd episode of The Jewish Drinking Show is Dr. Eric Scheier, who is the Director of Point of Care Ultrasound and Director of Pediatric Sedation at Kaplan Medical Center. Thank you for listening! | |||
| 08 Jun 2021 | Psalms 104:15 in the Babylonian Talmud featuring Professor AJ Berkovitz | 00:43:38 | |
In the 73rd episode of The Jewish Drinking Show, Professor AJ Berkovitz and Rabbi Drew Kaplan discuss how the Biblical verse of "וְיַ֤יִן ׀ יְשַׂמַּ֬ח לְֽבַב־אֱנ֗וֹשׁ wine cheers the hearts of men" (Psalm 104:15) gets used in the Babylonian Talmud. Thank you for listening! | |||
| 16 Jun 2021 | Pre-Pandemic Liquor Sales, featuring Mendy Mark | 00:29:28 | |
For the 74th episode of The Jewish Drinking Show, Mendy Mark discusses pre-Pandemic liquor sales with Rabbi Drew Kaplan. Thank you for listening! | |||
| 22 Jun 2021 | The Ammonite Wine Midrash, featuring Rabbi Reuven Chaim Klein | 00:44:13 | |
In the 75th episode of The Jewish Drinking Show, first-time guest Rabbi Reuven Chaim Klein and host Rabbi Drew Kaplan discuss a midrash involving Ammonite wine. Thank you for listening! | |||
| 29 Jun 2021 | The Kamtza and Bar Kamtza Episode | 00:37:23 | |
The 76th episode of The Jewish Drinking Show features Rabbi Noah Ferro and Rabbi Drew Kaplan discussing the drinking story of Kamtza and Bar Kamtza, as told in the Babylonian Talmud on Gittin 55b Thank you for listening! | |||
| 06 Jul 2021 | The Jews and Booze Facebook Group | 00:45:17 | |
The 77th episode of The Jewish Drinking Show features first-time guest, Josh Mann, discussing the Jews and Booze Facebook group. Thank you for listening! | |||
| 05 Oct 2021 | Pandemic Liquor Sales, featuring Mendy Mark | 00:34:52 | |
Mendy Mark is the featured guest on the 78th episode of The Jewish Drinking Show to discuss pandemic liquor sales, having previously discussed Pre-Pandemic liquor sales on episode #74 Thank you for listening! | |||
| 12 Oct 2021 | Pandemic Pivoting in Israel - with Joel Haber | 00:44:28 | |
How has the alcohol industry in Israel pivoted during the COVID-19 global pandemic? Returning to the show is tour guide Joel Haber, who discusses how breweries, distilleries, and more have pivoted during this time period. Thank you for listening! | |||
| 19 Oct 2021 | Cocktails in Mochers Magazine with Yissie Steinhart | 00:38:30 | |
For the 80th episode of The Jewish Drinking Show, Yissie Steinhart, the cocktails columnist for Mochers magazine, discusses creating kosher craft cocktails, his column in Mochers magazine, and more. Thank you for listening! | |||
| 26 Oct 2021 | Kosher Cocktail Enthusiasts, with Dovid Statman | 00:45:15 | |
Dovid Statman joins host, Rabbi Drew Kaplan, on The Jewish Drinking Show for episode #81 to discuss the Kosher Cocktail Enthusiasts Facebook group. Thank you for listening! | |||
| 04 Nov 2021 | Kiddush in Kabbalah, featuring Professor Rabbi Joel Hecker | 00:37:56 | |
Discussing Kiddush in Kabbalah on the 82nd episode of The Jewish Drinking Show is first-time guest, Professor Rabbi Joel Hecker. In this episode, we focus on what the author of the Zohar writes about Kiddush requirements. Thank you for listening! | |||
| 10 Nov 2021 | Medieval Rabbis on Gentile Wine, featuring Prof. David Freidenreich | 00:46:36 | |
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 the Jewish Studies program and associate director of the Center for Small Town Jewish Life. After receiving a B.A. from Brandeis University, he earned his Ph.D. at Columbia University and rabbinic ordination from the Jewish Theological Seminary. His award-winning first book, Foreigners and Their Food: Constructing Otherness in Jewish, Christian, and Islamic Law, explores attitudes toward adherents of foreign religions expressed in ancient and medieval laws about sharing food. For those interested in gaining a sense of how the early rabbis dealt with gentile [libation] wine, you can check out episode #71 of The Jewish Drinking Show, “Gentile Libation Wine (יין נסך) In The Mishnah And Tosefta”, featuring Prof. Avram Shannon. Thank you for listening! | |||
| 16 Nov 2021 | Rabbi Moshe Isserles' Responsum on Gentile Wine, featuring Professor Marc Shapiro | 00:27:27 | |
The 84th episode of The Jewish Drinking Show features Professor Marc Shapiro discussing one of the most famous cases of Jewish censorship, that of Rabbi Moshe Isserles; responsum #124. Thank you for listening! | |||
| 07 Dec 2021 | Taverns in the Talmud? | 00:28:59 | |
The 85th episode of The Jewish Drinking Show features first-time guest, Professor Laura Lieber, in a discussion on the phrase בי כובי in the Babylonian Talmud. Thank you for listening! | |||
| 14 Dec 2021 | Homa's Day in Court, featuring Noam Sachs Zion | 00:48:29 | |
The 86th episode of The Jewish Drinking Show features guest Noam Sachs Zion in a conversation with host, Rabbi Drew Kaplan, as they discuss the story involving Homa coming to Rava's court to seek wine. Thank you for listening! | |||
| 18 Jan 2022 | Drinking in the Hayyei Adam, featuring Dashiell Ferguson - The Jewish Drinking Show episode #87 | 00:44:52 | |
The 87th episode of The Jewish Drinking Show features Dashiell Ferguson discussing drinking in Rabbi Avraham Danziger's חיי אדם (Hayyei Adam "A Person's Life"). Thank you for listening! | |||
| 25 Jan 2022 | Jews in American Distilling History, featuring Maggie Kimberl - The Jewish Drinking Show episode #88 | 00:35:26 | |
Maggie Kimberl joins The Jewish Drinking Show as a guest for episode #88, as she discusses significant Jews in American distilling history. Thank you for listening! | |||
| 01 Feb 2022 | Wine for 12th Century Jewish Traders in the Indian Ocean, featuring Professor Elizabeth Lambourn | 00:42:24 | |
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| 08 Feb 2022 | Rav Hai Gaon on Music in the Drinking House, featuring Rabbi Daniel Isaac | 00:42:12 | |
Music and drinking - two things that we often find go together really well. Yet, Rav Hai Gaon found music in the drinking house to be a problematic matter, which would have lasting consequences. Thank you for listening! | |||