Talmudic Parables of Wine with Looks, featuring Dr. Elana Stein Hain [The Jewish Drinking Show episode 113]

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.