Upside Down in the Morning
Purim celebrations often revolve around drinking, at least for adults. It is common for people to remind one another of the rabbinic teaching to drink so much one cannot tell […]
March 23, 2024
March 22, 2024
From Strangers to Family: The Power of Hosting in the Jewish Community
Gayle Schindler, a professional chef, and her husband, Joel, have a long history of opening their home for holidays. When the opportunity arose to host a guest for Rosh Hashanah, […]
February 28, 2024
Jewish Drinking with Rabbi Drew: Drinking On Purim In The Talmud
This week on the show: Purim is coming! This week, the podcast/video episode features Professor Jordan Rosenblum, the Belzer Professor of Classical Judaism, the Max and Frieda Weinstein-Bascom Professor of […]
February 21, 2024
Jewish Drinking with Rabbi Drew: Rava, Mordechai, And Purim-Drinking
With Purim right around the corner, it’s time to gear up for “the drinkingest day” on the Jewish calendar. To that end, this week’s podcast/video episode features a discussion with […]
December 22, 2023
Is It OK To Celebrate Hanukkah Late At A Work Party?
Got a question? Fill out this form to submit your anonymous question to be answered in a future column. Dear Miriam, My office holiday party is next week, after Hanukkah has ended. […]
December 19, 2023
Latkes and Lights: Celebrating Hanukkah with Culinary Traditions
As the sun set in Cincinnati, Ohio last week, the sizzle and snap of hot oil could be heard in kitchens all over the city! Latkes galore were frying in […]
December 18, 2023
It’s the Most Triggering Time of the Year: How an Interfaith Household Navigates December
In early February of 2020, I went to the mikveh to make my conversion to Judaism official. I lead with this because in my experience, Judaism has a kind of […]
December 15, 2023
Hanukkah Returns To Hallmark In The Charming ‘Round And Round’
A few years, the Hallmark Channel got the memo that there are other holidays in December besides Christmas and wrote several Chanukkah-themed movies. In 2022, the channel offered up Hanukkah […]
December 15, 2023
Here When You Need It Most
Austin Zoot is the Rabbi Educator at the Valley Temple in Wyoming, Ohio. For more content from Rabbi Zoot, visit his website: austinmzoot.com. It seems as though the weather is […]
December 14, 2023
Jewish Drinking With Rabbi Drew: Drinking on Hanukkah
Cincy Jewfolk is proud to partner with Rabbi Drew Kaplan to bring you a past episode of his podcast Jewish Drinking. Rabbi Drew Kaplan has been seeking to advance and enhance the […]