Explore every episode of the podcast The Jewish Drinking Show
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| Medieval Jewish Legal Authorities (Rishonim) on Kiddusha Rabbah, featuring Rabbi David Fried [The Jewish Drinking Show, episode #184] | 11 Nov 2025 | 00:36:46 | |
Introduction Biography of Guest Textual Sources Time Stamps Thank you for listening! | |||
| Indigenous Wine Grape Varieties to Israel, featuring Professor Shivi Drori [The Jewish Drinking Show episode #183] | 04 Nov 2025 | 00:40:20 | |
Introduction Biography of Guest Thank you for listening! | |||
| Shul Kiddushes, featuring Prof. Michal Shaul [The Jewish Drinking Show, episode #174] | 01 May 2025 | 00:36:51 | |
Intro Biography of Guest Thank you for listening! | |||
| Rabbi Moshe Isserles' Responsum on Gentile Wine, featuring Professor Marc Shapiro | 16 Nov 2021 | 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! | |||
| Medieval Rabbis on Gentile Wine, featuring Prof. David Freidenreich | 10 Nov 2021 | 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! | |||
| Kiddush in Kabbalah, featuring Professor Rabbi Joel Hecker | 04 Nov 2021 | 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! | |||
| Kosher Cocktail Enthusiasts, with Dovid Statman | 26 Oct 2021 | 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! | |||
| Cocktails in Mochers Magazine with Yissie Steinhart | 19 Oct 2021 | 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! | |||
| Pandemic Pivoting in Israel - with Joel Haber | 12 Oct 2021 | 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! | |||
| Pandemic Liquor Sales, featuring Mendy Mark | 05 Oct 2021 | 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! | |||
| The Jews and Booze Facebook Group | 06 Jul 2021 | 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! | |||
| The Kamtza and Bar Kamtza Episode | 29 Jun 2021 | 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! | |||
| The Ammonite Wine Midrash, featuring Rabbi Reuven Chaim Klein | 22 Jun 2021 | 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! | |||
| Teenagers in Hospitals in Israel on Purim, featuring Dr. Eric Scheier [The Jewish Drinking Show, episode #173] | 12 Mar 2025 | 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! | |||
| Pre-Pandemic Liquor Sales, featuring Mendy Mark | 16 Jun 2021 | 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! | |||
| Psalms 104:15 in the Babylonian Talmud featuring Professor AJ Berkovitz | 08 Jun 2021 | 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! | |||
| Episode 72: The Wine Festival in the Dead Sea Scrolls | 01 Jun 2021 | 00:38:44 | |
The 72nd episode of The Jewish Drinking Show features Professor Marvin Sweeney in conversation with Rabbi Drew Kaplan about the wine festival in the Dead Sea Scrolls.For show notes and more, see http://jewishdrinking.com/dssfestival/ Thank you for listening! | |||
| Episode 71: Libation Wine in the Mishnah and Tosefta | 25 May 2021 | 00:29:58 | |
In the 71st episode of The Jewish Drinking Show, Professor Avram Shannon discusses libation wine (יין נסך) in the Mishnah and Tosefta with Rabbi Drew Kaplan.For show notes and more: http://jewishdrinking.com/libationwine1/ Thank you for listening! | |||
| Episode 70: Maharal of Prague on Jewish & Gentile Wine | 11 May 2021 | 00:39:10 | |
The 70th episode of The Jewish Drinking Show features Rabbi Michael Bernstein and Rabbi Drew Kaplan discussing Maharal of Prague's writing on Jewish and gentile wine.For more, see http://JewishDrinking.com/MaharalWine Thank you for listening! | |||
| Episode 69: Drinking and Drashing: Another Jewish Drinking Podcast | 05 May 2021 | 00:41:30 | |
In the 69th episode of The Jewish Drinking Show, Rabbi Drew Kaplan welcomes Gabe Snyder and Amanda Weiss, hosts of the Drinking and Drashing: Torah with a Twist podcast for a conversation both about their own podcast, as well as starting up a Jewish drinking podcast.For more, see: http://jewishdrinking.com/danddshow/ Thank you for listening! | |||
| Episode 68: Wine at Bris Milah | 27 Apr 2021 | 00:39:56 | |
What's the deal with wine at a bris milah?For the 68th episode of The Jewish Drinking show, mohel Rabbi Hayim Leiter discusses the bris milah ceremony and wine's role in the ceremony with Rabbi Drew Kaplan.For show notes and more, see http://jewishdrinking.com/wineatbrismilah Thank you for listening! | |||
| Episode 67: Yeshiva High School Students Binge-Drinking | 20 Apr 2021 | 00:46:01 | |
In the 67th episode of The Jewish Drinking Show, Dr. Rivka Press-Schwartz joins Rabbi Drew Kaplan in discussing a survey of binge-drinking amongst yeshiva high school students in America.For show notes and more, see http://jewishdrinking.com/hsbinging/ Thank you for listening! | |||
| Episode 66: Maimonides on Kiddush and Havdallah | 13 Apr 2021 | 00:36:56 | |
In the 66th episode of The Jewish Drinking Show, Rabbi Dan Margulies joins Rabbi Drew Kaplan in a discussion on Maimonides' views on Kiddush and Havdallah for Shabbat Thank you for listening! | |||
| Episode 65: Distilleries Selling Their Hametz | 23 Mar 2021 | 00:34:58 | |
In the 65th episode of The Jewish Drinking Show, Rabbi Chaim Litvin shares, in conversation with host Rabbi Drew Kaplan, about distilleries selling their hametz.For more, see http://jewishdrinking.com/hametzdistilleries/ Thank you for listening! | |||
| Women Drinking on Purim? featuring Rabbanit Debbie Zimmerman [The Jewish Drinking Show, episode #172] | 04 Mar 2025 | 00:45:46 | |
Introduction Biographical Statement of Guest Thank you for listening! | |||
| Episode 64: The Origin of Drops of Wine at the Passover Seder | 16 Mar 2021 | 00:35:55 | |
For the 64th episode of The Jewish Drinking Show, Rabbi Prof. Dayan Zev Farber joins Rabbi Drew Kaplan in discussing the origins of the practice of dropping out drops of wine at the Passover Seder.For more on this episode, show notes and more are available at http://jewishdrinking.com/sederdrops/ Thank you for listening! | |||
| Episode 63: Women's Inclusion with the 4 Cups of Wine at the Seder in the Talmud | 09 Mar 2021 | 00:33:36 | |
In the 63rd episode of The Jewish Drinking Show, Miriam Gedwiser and Rabbi Drew Kaplan discuss the Talmudic origin of women being formally included in the requirement to drink four cups of wine at the Passover Seder. Thank you for listening! | |||
| Episode 62: The Passover Seder's 4 Cups of Wine in the Mishnah and Talmud | 02 Mar 2021 | 00:34:30 | |
The 62nd episode of The Jewish Drinking Show features Rabbi David Polsky and Rabbi Drew Kaplan discussing the four cups of wine at the Passover Seder as they are discussed in the Mishnah and both Talmuds. Thank you for listening! | |||
| Episode 61: Medieval Jewish Legal Authorities (Rishonim) on Purim-Drunkenness | 23 Feb 2021 | 00:36:41 | |
The 61st episode of The Jewish Drinking Show features Rabbi David Fried and Rabbi Drew Kaplan discussing medieval Jewish legal decisors' (rishonim) opinions on Purim-drinking. Thank you for listening! | |||
| Episode 60: Drinking Parties in the Book of Esther | 16 Feb 2021 | 00:36:18 | |
In this 60th episode of The Jewish Drinking Show, Professor Joshua Joel Spoelstra discusses the drinking parties in the book of Esther, with Rabbi Drew Kaplan. Thank you for listening! | |||
| Episode 59: An Early Kabbalistic Approach to Purim-Drinking | 09 Feb 2021 | 00:36:00 | |
How does Kabbalah approach getting drunk on Purim?In the 59th episode of The Jewish Drinking Show, Professor Vadim Putzu shares the approach of Rabbi Hayyim/Chaim Vital (1543-1620), an early Kabbalist, on the curious topic of Purim drunkenness. Thank you for listening! | |||
| Episode 58: Wine in Ben Sira | 02 Feb 2021 | 00:37:57 | |
Professor Michael Satlow and Rabbi Drew Kaplan discuss wine and drinking in the book of Ben Sira for the 58th episode of The Jewish Drinking Show. Thank you for listening! | |||
| Episode 57: Angels and Asparagus: Discussing a Curious Talmudic Beverage | 26 Jan 2021 | 00:37:52 | |
The 57th episode of The Jewish Drinking Show features Professor Mika Ahuvia in discussion with host Rabbi Drew Kaplan about an asparagus beverage mentioned by the early rabbis in the Babylonian Talmud (Berakhot 51a). Thank you for listening! | |||
| Episode 56: Praying (& Providing Guidance) Under the Influence | 19 Jan 2021 | 00:29:45 | |
The 56th episode of The Jewish Drinking Show features guest Rabbi David Polsky in conversation with show host Rabbi Drew Kaplan in discussing rabbinic texts and beyond regarding both praying and providing halakhic guidance under the influence of alcohol. Thank you for listening! | |||
| Episode 55: The Rabbinic Drinking House (בית משתה) in the Mishnah and Tosefta | 08 Dec 2020 | 00:37:53 | |
What is the "the drinking house" in rabbinic literature? Professor Jordan Rosenblum joins Rabbi Drew Kaplan on the 55th episode of The Jewish Drinking Show to discuss בית משתה in the Mishnah and the Tosefta.For more, see: http://jewishdrinking.com/rablit/tosefta/drinkinghouse-mishnahandtosefta/ Thank you for listening! | |||
| Wine and Drinking in the Book of Daniel, featuring Prof. Caryn Tamber-Rosenau [The Jewish Drinking Show episode #171] | 25 Feb 2025 | 00:36:19 | |
Introduction Biography of Guest Time Stamps Thank you for listening! | |||
| Episode 54: New Riff Distilling | 01 Dec 2020 | 00:39:14 | |
For the 54th episode of The Jewish Drinking Show, Mollie Lewis from New Riff Distilling joins as the guest and shares information about the distillery, its products, and moreShow notes and more: http://jewishdrinking.com/other-media/video/newriffdistilling/ Thank you for listening! | |||
| Episode 53: Beer and Whiskey in Wine Containers That Previously Contained Gentile Wine | 24 Nov 2020 | 00:35:07 | |
Joshua Schwartz joins the 53rd episode of The Jewish Drinking Show to discuss beer and whiskey in wine containers that had previously contained gentile wine with host, Rabbi Drew Kaplan Thank you for listening! | |||
| The Bourbon Rabbi | 17 Nov 2020 | 00:33:20 | |
Rabbi Chaim Litvin, the Bourbon Rabbi, joins The Jewish Drinking Show to discuss providing kosher supervision to distilleries in Kentucky.For more, see http://jewishdrinking.com/other-media/video/thebourbonrabbi/ Thank you for listening! | |||
| Non-Wine Beverages for Kiddush & Havdallah | 10 Nov 2020 | 00:35:21 | |
Professor Joshua Kulp returns to the JewishDrinking.com Show to discuss drinking non-wine beverages for Kiddush & Havdallah in Post-Talmudic Literature with host Rabbi Drew Kaplan for the 51st episode of the show.For more on this episode, see http://jewishdrinking.com/halakhah/hemarmedinah-kulp Thank you for listening! | |||
| Lot, Lot's Daughters, and Wine | 03 Nov 2020 | 00:31:50 | |
For the 50th episode of the JewishDrinking.com video and podcast show, Aliza Lipkin joins with host Rabbi Drew Kaplan to discuss Lot, Lot's daughters, and wine. Thank you for listening! | |||
| Lot and His Daughters' Drinking Episode in the Midrash (Bereshit Rabbah) | 27 Oct 2020 | 00:43:09 | |
Rabbi Josh Yuter joins as the guest on the 49th episode of the JewishDrinking.com show, where he and host Rabbi Drew Kaplan discuss midrashim in Bereshit Rabbah 51 on Lot and his daughters' drinking episode in the cave (Genesis 19) Thank you for listening! | |||
| Alcoholism in the Jewish Community | 20 Oct 2020 | 00:27:29 | |
The 48th episode of the JewishDrinking.com Show features Rabbi Andie Cosnowsky in discussing alcoholism and alcohol abuse in the Jewish community Thank you for listening! | |||
| A Significant Rabbinic Discussion on Wine & Drinking: Eruvin 64-65 | 12 Oct 2020 | 00:31:37 | |
One of the lengthiest discussions in rabbinic literature on wine and drinking occurs on Eruvin 64-65, covering prayer, judging, and more, thus the 47th episode of the JewishDrinking.com show covers it! Thank you for listening! | |||
| The Farbrengen Episode | 30 Sep 2020 | 00:30:18 | |
In the 46th episode of the JewishDrinking.com show, Rabbi Eli Simpson joins as the guest to discuss Chabad farbrengens.Note: this episode was shot in January 2020, prior to the COVID-19 outbreak in Ohio. Thank you for listening! | |||
| The Kiddush Club Episode | 22 Sep 2020 | 00:33:23 | |
For the 45th episode of the JewishDrinking.com podcast/video series, Rabbi Avi Finegold stars as the guest in discussing Kiddush Clubs. Thank you for listening! | |||
| Biblical Beverages, featuring Professor John Anthony Dunne [The Jewish Drinking Show episode #170] | 19 Feb 2025 | 00:44:57 | |
Introduction Biography of the Guest Time Stamps Thank you for listening! | |||
| Drinking During the Ten Days of Repentance: An Introduction | 16 Sep 2020 | 00:41:41 | |
In this episode, “Drinking During the Ten Days of Repentance: An Introduction”, Rabbi Drew Kaplan leads an introductory overview of Jewish practices of drinking during the Jewish season of the High Holidays (ימים נוראים), also known as the Ten Days of Repentance (עשרת ימי תשובה).This episode is the second “Drinks and Discussion”-style episode, wherein Rabbi Drew Kaplan leads a text-based discussion with a live Zoom audience. Thank you for listening! | |||
| Honey and Mead | 08 Sep 2020 | 00:33:20 | |
As we get ready to celebrate Rosh HaShanah, one can't help but think of apples and honey.In this episode, we focus both on honey and, as you may expect, drinking fermented honey - mead.Speaking on bee honey is Rabbanit Amalia Haas, founder of Bee Awesome, and speaking on mead-making is Eli Silins, co-founder/co-owner of Camuna Cellers. Thank you for listening! | |||
| Kedem Wines | 12 Aug 2020 | 00:38:44 | |
On the newest episode of the JewishDrinking.com podcast, Gabriel Geller joins the show to discuss Kedem Wines and the Royal Wine Corporation. Thank you for listening! | |||