Drunken Shema [The Jewish Drinking Show Episode #168] The Jewish Drinking Show podcast

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Introduction Despite the numerous published episodes of The Jewish Drinking Show regarding Purim, one topic we haven't discussed is that of women drinking on Purim. To discuss this topic on the 172nd episode of The Jewish Drinking Show is Rabbanit Debbie Zimmerman. Biographical Statement of Guest Rabbanit Zimmerman is a meshivat halakha, a graduate of Matan ’s Hilkhata program. She is the director of Shayla , an online responsa project by graduates of the Hilkhata program. After completing a B.A. in social work, Debbie combined teaching in midrashot with her own advanced Torah studies in Matan’s program for the study of Bible and Hermeneutics, and Talmud in Beit Morasha . Debbie continues to teach Tanakh, Gemara, and Jewish thought to a wide range of students worldwide. Debbie is currently a fellow in the third cohort of the Matan Kitvuni Program to promote the publication of high-level Torah scholarship by women. She also authored "Purim – Women and Alcohol" in 2019 a responsum regarding women drinking on Purim, along with a Sefaria sheet on the topic . Support the show Thank you for listening! If you have any questions, suggestions, or more, feel free to reach out at Drew@JewishDrinking.com l'chaim!…

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Wine and Drinking in the Book of Daniel, featuring Prof. Caryn Tamber-Rosenau [The Jewish Drinking Show episode #171] 36:19

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Introduction The biblical book of Daniel has a couple of fascinating drinking stories in it, so much so that the 171st episode of The Jewish Drinking Show features a discussion on it. The featured guest on this episode to discuss this topic is returning guest to the show, Prof. Caryn Tamber-Rosenau. Biography of Guest Prof. Tamber-Rosenau is an assistant professor of Jewish Studies and Religious Studies at the University of Houston , as well as the director of Jewish Studies there. She is the author of the book Women in Drag: Gender and Performance in the Hebrew Bible and Early Jewish Literature , and is working on a book about time and history in the books of Esther, Daniel, Judith, and Tobit for Oxford University Press . She previously was featured as a guest on the show to discuss Wine in the Book of Judith . Time Stamps 0:00 Welcome 0:24 Introduction to Prof. Caryn Tamber-Rosenau 0:59 Introduction to the Book of Daniel 5:53 Introducing wine in the book of Daniel 6:10 Wine and drinking in the first chapter of Daniel 18:19 Wine and drinking in the fifth chapter of Daniel 33:27 Summarizing wine and drinking in the book of Daniel 35:22 Prof. Tamber-Rosenau shares a little about her forthcoming book 36:15 Thank you & l'chaim Support the show Thank you for listening! If you have any questions, suggestions, or more, feel free to reach out at Drew@JewishDrinking.com l'chaim!…

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Biblical Beverages, featuring Professor John Anthony Dunne [The Jewish Drinking Show episode #170] 44:57

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Introduction With a variety of different alcoholic beverages in the Bible, what are they, besides wine? To discuss this topic for the 170th episode of The Jewish Drinking Show is Professor John Anthony Dunne, who has a forthcoming book out on drinking in the Bible. Biography of the Guest Professor John Anthony Dunne completed a PhD in New Testament at the University of St Andrews in Scotland, where he studied under Professor N. T. Wright. Presently, he serves as Associate Professor of New Testament at Bethel Seminary in St. Paul, Minnesota, is the co-host and editor of The Two Cities podcast , and is the author of a handful of journal articles dedicated to wine in the Bible, with a forthcoming book addressing the full range of alcoholic beverages in biblical literature to be published in 2025 by Zondervan Academic called Mountains Shall Drip Sweet Wine: A Biblical Theology of Alcohol . He also hosts an annual craft beer reception at the Society of Biblical Literature and American Academy of Religion conferences called the Society for Beer Lovers and Assorted Academic Research. If he wasn't a Bible professor, he'd be a bartender at a craft cocktail bar. Time Stamps 0:00 Welcome 0:25 Introduction to Professor John Anthony Dunne 1:28 Discussing יין (yayin) 15:32 Discussing תירוש (tirosh) 22:48 Infrequently used terms 25:14 Discussing חמר (ḥemer) 28:40 Discussing שכר (shekhar) 43:27 Wrapping-up 44:55 L'chaim! Support the show Thank you for listening! If you have any questions, suggestions, or more, feel free to reach out at Drew@JewishDrinking.com l'chaim!…

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The Jew Who Owned George Dickel Whisky, featuring Clay Shwab [The Jewish Drinking Show Episode #169] 38:34

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Introduction While George Dickel is currently the second-largest distillery in Tennessee, at one time, the George Dickel brand was the largest Tennessee Whisky when it was owned by Victor Emmanuel “Manny” Shwab, who was born and raised as a Jew. To shed some light on this history, the 169th episode of The Jewish Drinking Show features one of his great-grandsons, Clay Shwab . Biography of Guest Clay Shwab taught business management, senior thesis, and management in literature at Maryville College for 10 years after a business career at Whittle Communications, Snyder Communications, and Edison Schools. The great-grandson of V.E. "Manny" Shwab, Clay is the author of Manny Shwab and the George Dickel Company: Whisky, Power and Politics During Nashville's Gilded Age . He lives in Maryville, Tennessee. Support the show Thank you for listening! If you have any questions, suggestions, or more, feel free to reach out at Drew@JewishDrinking.com l'chaim!…

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Drunken Shema [The Jewish Drinking Show episode #168] 38:28

πριν 6 weeks38:28

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Introduction While exploring drunkenness in the Talmud Yerushalmi in episode #163 of The Jewish Drinking Show , it was fascinating to read that saying the Shema might be problematic. As such, the 168th episode of The Jewish Drinking Show explores an historical overview of halakhic writings on the topic of saying Shema while drunk. Source Sheet The source sheet for this episode is available here . Time Stamps 0:00 Welcome 0:11 Introduction to the Topic 0:56 Talmudic Text 2:51 Medieval Rabbinic Authorities ( Rishonim ) 8:59 16th Century Rabbis 20:58 17th-18th Century Rabbis 21:12 19th-20th Century Rabbis 32:30 Q&A 38:15 Thank you 37:46 L'ḥayyim “Drinks and Discussion”-style Episodes This episode is the 14th "Drinks and Discussion"-style episode of The Jewish Drinking Show on various topics led by Rabbi Drew: Drunken Shema - Episode #168 (This episode) Drunken Birkat HaMazon - Episode #167 Drunkenness in the Babylonian Talmud, Part 2 - Episode #166 Drunkenness in the Babylonian Talmud, Part 1 - Episode #165 Drunkenness in the Talmud Yerushalmi - Episode #164 Drunkenness in Early Rabbinic Literature - Episode #163 Dukhening Under the Influence - Episode #161 Drinking Between Glasses of Wine at the Passover Seder - Episode #154 The Purim Katan Episode – Episode #151 Drinking During Mourning – Episode #150 Drinking In/Out of Sukkot – Episode #142 A Significant Rabbinic Discussion on Wine & Drinking: Eruvin 64-65 – Episode #47 Drinking During the Ten Days of Repentance: An Introduction – Episode #44 Drinking During the Nine Days – Episode #40 Support the show Thank you for listening! If you have any questions, suggestions, or more, feel free to reach out at Drew@JewishDrinking.com l'chaim!…

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Drunken Birkat HaMazon [The Jewish Drinking Show episode #167] 37:48

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Introduction While exploring drunkenness in the Talmud Yerushalmi in episode #163 of The Jewish Drinking Show , it was fascinating to read that blessing the birkat hamazon might be problematic. As such, the 167th episode of The Jewish Drinking Show explores an historical overview of halakhic writings on the topic of blessing birkat hamazon while drunk. Source Sheet The source sheet for this episode is available here . Time Stamps 0:00 Welcome 0:17 Talmudic Text 2:20 Medieval Rabbinic Authorities ( Rishonim ) 6:35 16th Century Rabbis 13:47 17th-18th Century Rabbis 28:46 Late 19th Century Rabbis 37:07 Wrapping-up 37:46 L'ḥayyim “Drinks and Discussion”-style Episodes This episode is the 13th "Drinks and Discussion"-style episode of The Jewish Drinking Show on various topics led by Rabbi Drew: Drunken Birkat HaMazon - Episode #167 (This episode) Drunkenness in the Babylonian Talmud, Part 2 - Episode #166 (This episode) Drunkenness in the Babylonian Talmud, Part 1 - Episode #165 Drunkenness in the Talmud Yerushalmi - Episode #164 Drunkenness in Early Rabbinic Literature - Episode #163 Dukhening Under the Influence - Episode #161 Drinking Between Glasses of Wine at the Passover Seder - Episode #154 The Purim Katan Episode – Episode #151 Drinking During Mourning – Episode #150 Drinking In/Out of Sukkot – Episode #142 A Significant Rabbinic Discussion on Wine & Drinking: Eruvin 64-65 – Episode #47 Drinking During the Ten Days of Repentance: An Introduction – Episode #44 Drinking During the Nine Days – Episode #40 Support the show Thank you for listening! If you have any questions, suggestions, or more, feel free to reach out at Drew@JewishDrinking.com l'chaim!…

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Drunkenness in the Babylonian Talmud, Part 2 [The Jewish Drinking Show episode 166] 34:51

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Support the show Thank you for listening! If you have any questions, suggestions, or more, feel free to reach out at Drew@JewishDrinking.com l'chaim!

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Drunkenness in the Babylonian Talmud, Part 1 [The Jewish Drinking Show episode 165] 42:19

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Introduction Ever 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. Source Sheet The source sheet for this episode is available here . Time Stamps 0:00 Welcome 0:12 Introduction 0:50 Tannaitic Texts on Drunkenness (1st-2nd centuries) 9:40 Early Amoraic Texts on Drunkenness (3rd century) 39:37 Conclusion 42:12 Thank you & l'chaim “Drinks and Discussion”-style Episodes This episode is the eleventh "Drinks and Discussion"-style episode of The Jewish Drinking Show on various topics led by Rabbi Drew: Drunkenness in the Babylonian Talmud, Part 1 - Episode #165 (This episode) Drunkenness in the Talmud Yerushalmi - Episode #164 Drunkenness in Early Rabbinic Literature - Episode #163 Dukhening Under the Influence - Episode #161 Drinking Between Glasses of Wine at the Passover Seder - Episode #154 The Purim Katan Episode – Episode #151 Drinking During Mourning – Episode #150 Drinking In/Out of Sukkot – Episode #142 A Significant Rabbinic Discussion on Wine & Drinking: Eruvin 64-65 – Episode #47 Drinking During the Ten Days of Repentance: An Introduction – Episode #44 Drinking During the Nine Days – Episode #40 Support the show Thank you for listening! If you have any questions, suggestions, or more, feel free to reach out at Drew@JewishDrinking.com l'chaim!…

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Drunkenness in the Talmud Yerushalmi [The Jewish Drinking Show episode 164] 36:34

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Introduction Ever 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 The source sheet for this episode is available here . “Drinks and Discussion”-style Episodes This episode is the tenth "Drinks and Discussion"-style episode of The Jewish Drinking Show on various topics led by Rabbi Drew: Drunkenness in the Talmud Yerushalmi - Episode #164 (This episode) Drunkenness in Early Rabbinic Literature - Episode #163 Dukhening Under the Influence - Episode #161 Drinking Between Glasses of Wine at the Passover Seder - Episode #154 The Purim Katan Episode – Episode #151 Drinking During Mourning – Episode #150 Drinking In/Out of Sukkot – Episode #142 A Significant Rabbinic Discussion on Wine & Drinking: Eruvin 64-65 – Episode #47 Drinking During the Ten Days of Repentance: An Introduction – Episode #44 Drinking During the Nine Days – Episode #40 Support the show Thank you for listening! If you have any questions, suggestions, or more, feel free to reach out at Drew@JewishDrinking.com l'chaim!…

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Drunkenness in Early Rabbinic Literature [The Jewish Drinking Show, Episode 163] 38:47

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Introduction Ever wondered how our early rabbis discussed or otherwise considered drunkenness? The 163rd episode of The Jewish Drinking Show considers drunkenness in the Mishnah , the Tosefta , and Midreshei Halakhah . Source Sheets Source sheets for this episode are available: Drunkenness in the Mishnah Drunkenness in the Tosefta Drunkenness in Midreshei Halakhah Time Stamps 0:00 Welcome 0:12 Introduction 0:48 Drunkenness in the Mishnah 13:00 Drunkenness in the Tosefta 26:37 Drunkenness in Midreshei Halakhah 37:08 Conclusion 38:44 l'chaim “Drinks and Discussion”-style Episodes This episode is the ninth "Drinks and Discussion"-style episode of The Jewish Drinking Show on various topics led by Rabbi Drew: Drunkenness in Early Rabbinic Literature - Episode #163 (This episode) Dukhening Under the Influence - Episode #161 Drinking Between Glasses of Wine at the Passover Seder - Episode #154 The Purim Katan Episode – Episode #151 Drinking During Mourning – Episode #150 Drinking In/Out of Sukkot – Episode #142 A Significant Rabbinic Discussion on Wine & Drinking: Eruvin 64-65 – Episode #47 Drinking During the Ten Days of Repentance: An Introduction – Episode #44 Drinking During the Nine Days – Episode #40 Support the show Thank you for listening! If you have any questions, suggestions, or more, feel free to reach out at Drew@JewishDrinking.com l'chaim!…

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Drunkenness in the Bible, featuring Dr. Rebekah Welton [The Jewish Drinking Show episode #162] 50:17

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Introduction Ever 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 of The Jewish Drinking Show . Brief Biography of the Guest Dr. Rebekah Welton is a lecturer in Hebrew Bible at the University of Exeter in the UK. Her monograph, He is a Glutton and a Drunkard: Deviant Consumption in the Hebrew Bible (Brill, 2020), focuses on the use of food and drink in ancient Israelite religion and is a revision of her doctoral thesis. She has also published on the wine-making metaphor in Isaiah 49:26a and 63:6 in the Journal for Interdisciplinary Biblical Studies . Rebekah teaches a class on God, Food and Alcohol in Israelite Cultures for undergraduate students and continues to enjoy teaching and researching on food and alcohol in the Hebrew Bible and ancient Israel. She previously appeared on the 149th episode of The Jewish Drinking Show on the rebellious son . Sources Here are the sources used for this episode. Time Stamps Here are the time stamps for this episode: 0:00 Welcome 0:15 Introduction to guest & topic 5:58 Drunkenness in Genesis 9 & 19 17:36 Drunkenness in Genesis 43 20:32 Drunkenness in Deuteronomy 22:38 Drunkenness in Shmuel 27:04 Sneak peak at the next episode of The Jewish Drinking Show 27:56 Drunkenness in Jeremiah 33:15 Drunkenness in Isaiah 39:32 Drunkenness in other prophetic works 42:47 Drunkenness in the writings 47:47 Concluding 48:57 Dr. Welton shares about her recent chapter on "Wine, Beer, and Drunkenness in the Hebrew Bible, Ancient Israel, and Biblical Scholarship" in Holy Waters: An Interdisciplinary Examination of Religion and Alcohol 50:09 Thank you & l'chaim Support the show Thank you for listening! If you have any questions, suggestions, or more, feel free to reach out at Drew@JewishDrinking.com l'chaim!…

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Dukhening Under the Influence [The Jewish Drinking Show episode 161] 35:57

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Introduction With this season featuring the majority of providing of the priestly blessing amongst many diasporic Ashkenazic communities, the 161st episode of The Jewish Drinking Show focusses on providing this blessing under the influence of alcohol - what are the parameters for doing so? Sources Textual sources for this episode are available online here . “Drinks and Discussion”-style Episodes This episode is the eighth "Drinks and Discussion"-style episode of The Jewish Drinking Show on various topics led by Rabbi Drew: Dukhening Under the Influence - Episode #161 (this episode) Drinking Between Glasses of Wine at the Passover Seder - Episode #154 The Purim Katan Episode – Episode #151 Drinking During Mourning – Episode #150 Drinking In/Out of Sukkot – Episode #142 A Significant Rabbinic Discussion on Wine & Drinking: Eruvin 64-65 – Episode #47 Drinking During the Ten Days of Repentance: An Introduction – Episode #44 Drinking During the Nine Days – Episode #40 Support the show Thank you for listening! If you have any questions, suggestions, or more, feel free to reach out at Drew@JewishDrinking.com l'chaim!…

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Drinking in the Guide for the Perplexed, featuring Rabbi Dr. Phillip Lieberman [The Jewish Drinking Show episode 160] 48:35

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Introduction Having previously welcomed Rabbi Dr. Phil Lieberman to The Jewish Drinking Show for the geonic terms for alcoholic beverages , we welcome him back for the 160th episode of the show to discuss wine, drinking, and drunkenness in Maimonides ' Guide for the Perplexed . Biography of Guest Rabbi Dr. 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 in Economics from the London School of Economics , a MA in Talmud and Rabbinic Ordination from the Jewish Theological Seminary , a MA and PhD in Near Eastern Studies from Princeton University , and Semikha from Yeshivat Chovevei Torah . 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. Support the show Thank you for listening! If you have any questions, suggestions, or more, feel free to reach out at Drew@JewishDrinking.com l'chaim!…

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Rav Moshe's Teshuvot on Whiskey, featuring Rabbi Dov Linzer [The Jewish Drinking Show Episode 159] 49:59

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Introduction One 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 Rav Moshe, he was an important 20th century rabbi with a significant impact on the practices of Orthodox Jews, in general, and American Orthodox Jews, in particular. In a trilogy of three responsa, with questions posed to him by Rabbi Pinchas Teitz , Rav Moshe responds to him regarding the kashrut (kosher-ness) of blended whiskies that might have some wine in them. Primarily responding to his queries in one responsum, he also answers follow-up questions by Rabbi Teitz. In the 159th episode of The Jewish Drinking Show , Rabbi Dov Linzer guides us through the salient points of this trilogy ( Iggeros Moshe , YD 62-64), primarily focussing on this first responsum ( Iggeros Moshe YD 62). Biography of Guest Rabbi Linzer is the President and Rosh HaYeshiva of YCT Rabbinical School . Having served as YCT’s Rosh HaYeshiva for over 20 years, Rabbi Linzer became its President in 2019 and assumed both the institutional and Torah-based leadership of YCT. In his capacity as a mentor, Rabbi Linzer provides religious guidance to the yeshiva’s students and the over 150 YCT-ordained rabbis who are serving in the field. An acclaimed Torah and halakha scholar, Rabbi Linzer has been a leading rabbinic voice in the Modern Orthodox community for over 25 years. 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. Support the show Thank you for listening! If you have any questions, suggestions, or more, feel free to reach out at Drew@JewishDrinking.com l'chaim!…

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The L'ḥayyim Episode, Featuring Rabbi Dr. Zvi Ron [The Jewish Drinking Show Episode 158] 38:17

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