Category: Wine

Wine in Pirkei Avot

By Rabbi Drew

June 27, 2019 1

Introduction: Appearances Wine appears in four statements in Avot – three dealing with wine as a vehicle for metaphors and one dealing…

By Rabbi Drew

June 18, 2019 0

Rabbi Yosef Karo, in his Set Table, writes straightforwardly (שלחן ערוך יורה דעה קלז:ד): כלים האסורים מחמת יין של עובד כוכבים…

By Rabbi Drew

March 18, 2019 1

With Purim upon us this week and the attendant drinking that occurs, it’s fitting to wonder about the appropriateness of…