The Jewish Drinking Show
Judaism has a lot to say about drinking - so...what does it say? This podcast focuses on Biblical, Rabbinic, and Halakhic texts dealing with alcohol-consumption.
Episodes
165 episodes
Drunkenness in the Babylonian Talmud, Part 1 [The Jewish Drinking Show episode 165]
IntroductionEver wondered how our Talmudic rabbis discussed or otherwise considered drunkenness? The 165th episode of The Jewish Drinking Show considers drunkenness in earlier sources in the Babylonian Talmud.Sourc...
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Episode 165
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42:19
Drunkenness in the Talmud Yerushalmi [The Jewish Drinking Show episode 164]
IntroductionEver wondered how our Talmudic rabbis discussed or otherwise considered drunkenness? The 164th episode of The Jewish Drinking Show considers drunkenness in the Talmud Yerushalmi.Source Sheet
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Episode 164
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36:34
Drunkenness in Early Rabbinic Literature [The Jewish Drinking Show, Episode 163]
IntroductionEver wondered how our early rabbis discussed or otherwise considered drunkenness? The 163rd episode of The Jewish Drinking Show considers drunkenness in the Mishnah...
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Episode 163
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38:47
Drunkenness in the Bible, featuring Dr. Rebekah Welton [The Jewish Drinking Show episode #162]
IntroductionEver wondered about what the Bible has to say about drunkenness? That's exactly what host Rabbi Drew chats about with guest Dr. Rebekah Welton on the 162nd episode ...
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Episode 162
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50:17
Dukhening Under the Influence [The Jewish Drinking Show episode 161]
IntroductionWith this season featuring the majority of providing of the priestly blessing amongst many diasporic Ashkenazic communities, the 161st...
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Episode 161
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35:57
Drinking in the Guide for the Perplexed, featuring Rabbi Dr. Phillip Lieberman [The Jewish Drinking Show episode 160]
IntroductionHaving previously welcomed Rabbi Dr. Phil Lieberman to The Jewish Drinking Show for the geonic terms for alcoholic beverages, we welcome him back for the ...
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Episode 160
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48:35
Rav Moshe's Teshuvot on Whiskey, featuring Rabbi Dov Linzer [The Jewish Drinking Show Episode 159]
IntroductionOne text that gets mentioned in conversations I have with fellow whiskey-drinkers is the responsum or responsa of Rabbi Moshe Feinstein. Commonly referred to as ...
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Episode 159
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49:59
The L'ḥayyim Episode, Featuring Rabbi Dr. Zvi Ron [The Jewish Drinking Show Episode 158]
IntroductionThe newest episode of The Jewish Drinking Show explores a common Jewish drinking expression - l'chaim/l'ḥayyim! Based off of his article “L-Ḥayyim”, <...
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Episode 158
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38:17
Shiloh Winery, featuring Amichai Luria [The Jewish Drinking Show episode 157]
In the 157th episode of The Jewish Drinking Show, we visit Amichai Luria, the winemaker for Shiloh Winery to hear about the winery🍷
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Episode 157
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37:24
Israel's First Vineyard-as-a-Service: Anava Vineyards, featuring Nadav Jesselson [The Jewish Drinking Show Episode #156]
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".
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Episode 156
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41:44
Rosh Chodesh Clubs, featuring Yossie Horwitz [The Jewish Drinking Show, episode 155]
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...
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Episode 155
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41:30
Drinking Between Glasses of Wine at the Passover Seder [The Jewish Drinking Show episode #154]
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 ...
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Episode 154
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36:04
Considering a Recent Explanation of Dropping Wine at the Passover Seder with Rabbi Dr. Zvi Ron [The Jewish Drinking Show episode 153]
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
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Episode 153
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36:37
Two Twentieth Century Rabbis on Purim-Drinking: Rabbi Kook & Rabbi Hutner, featuring Rabbi David Fried [The Jewish Drinking Show ep. 152]
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 1...
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Episode 152
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35:15
The Purim Katan Episode [The Jewish Drinking Show, ep. 151]
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
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Episode 151
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41:56
Drinking During Mourning [The Jewish Drinking Show, episode 150]
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
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Episode 150
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36:50
The Rebellious Son (Ben Sorer Umoreh), featuring Dr. Rebekah Welton [The Jewish Drinking Show, ep. 149]
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 interest...
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Episode 149
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43:57
Boone County Distilling, featuring Josh Quinn [The Jewish Drinking Show, ep. 148]
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<...
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Episode 148
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29:00
Starting a Kosher Wine-Importing & Distributing Business, featuring Ami & Larissa Nahari [The Jewish Drinking Show, episode 147]
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 ques...
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Episode 147
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35:12
Man Seders, featuring Rabbi Dr. Tzvi Sinensky [The Jewish Drinking Show, ep. 146]
IntroductionMan Seders have previously received coverage in such publications as The Forward ("Is the ‘Man Seder’ Wrong?") and The Wall Street Journal...
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Episode 146
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40:38
Jerusalem’s First (& Only) Distillery, featuring Bennett Kaplan [The Jewish Drinking Show ep. 145]
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...
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Episode 145
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45:03
Creative Brewing in Israel, featuring Shmuel Naky and Ephraim Greenblatt [The Jewish Drinking Show episode 144]
Continuing on in our Toast to Israel at 75 mini-series, this episode features Shmuel Naky and Ephraim Greenblatt, brewer and owner, respectively, of
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Episode 144
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40:49
Creating a Brewery in Jerusalem, featuring Ephraim Greenblatt and Shmuel Naky [The Jewish Drinking Show episode 143]
Continuing on in our Toast to Israel at 75 mini-series, this episode features Ephraim Greenblatt and Shmuel Naky, owner and brewery, respectively, of
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Episode 143
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40:05
Drinking In/Out of Sukkot [The Jewish Drinking Show episode 142]
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 epi...
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Episode 142
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46:25