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From the blog of Jonathan Weinkle at Jewish Chronicle

From the blog of Eliezer Finkelman at The Times of Israel

“Beer is the wine of the province.” I have a confession to make. I hate beer. It is bitter and heavy and when I am persuaded to try a glass, I am left feeling bloated and somewhat unwell, like Rabbi Yehuda HaNasi, who suffers indigestion after he imbibes. Unlike the great Rabbi, I never find it “ especially pleasant” and do not understand his remark that it “pains on one hand and soothes on the other.” I have been known to sit in cowboy bars in the western US with a glass of wine rather than pint of beer, while getting disturbed looks from the locals around me.  I know I must ha...

My Jewish Learning is a not-for-profit and relies on your helpDonate We have already learned that free adult Jewish men are required to eat the paschal offering — but many others, like women and children, are encouraged to participate as well. But here’s another category of people that doesn’t always get discussed in this context: the incarcerated. For one who is promised to be released from prison … one slaughters the paschal lamb on their behalf. If a man has been imprisoned, and is set to be released on Erev Passover, someone else can fulfill the mitzvah of slaughtering the pasch...

Please note that the posts on The Blogs are contributed by third parties. The opinions, facts and any media content in them are presented solely by the authors, and neither The Times of Israel nor its partners assume any responsibility for them. Please contact us in case of abuse. In case of abuse, The modern conception of Muscular Judaism was born into existence through the words of Max Nordau in a 1898 speech to the Second Zionist Congress. In his speech, Nordau urged the creation of the “new Jew,” a Renaissance man with a refined mind, body, and spirit capable of leading the Jewis...