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On Purim, what is festive to some can be a nightmare for others. (Photo/JTA-Robert Essel-Getty Images)
Posted inReligion

Staying sober on Purim: Jews with alcohol use disorder can be triggered during the drinking holiday

by Rachel Román and JTA March 14, 2022

When Jerry was 21, he was invited to a “white kiddush,” a twist on the Shabbat eve service that substitutes vodka for the traditional wine or grape juice. It took […]

(Photo/Courtesy M&H)
Posted inJewish Life

At long last, premium Israeli whisky is here — was it worth the wait?

by Dan Friedman and Forward January 10, 2022January 10, 2022
A selection of He'Brew beers
Posted inOrganic Epicure

After 25 years, iconic S.F.-founded He’Brew beer shuts off the tap

Alix Wall by Alix Wall and Forward September 29, 2021October 7, 2021
Jordan Rosenblum is a professor of Jewish studies and art history at the University of Wisconsin. (Photo/Courtesy Rosenblum)
Posted inReligion

Lecture on booze as a gateway chug into rabbinic thinking

David A.M. Wilensky
(Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins)
J. The Jewish News of Northern California Staff Headshots. by David A.M. Wilensky September 9, 2020September 9, 2020
Stuart Cristol-Deman tasting bourbon at Fet’s Whiskey Kitchen in Vancouver in August 2019. (Liza Cristol-Deman)
Posted inOrganic Epicure

Which whiskey is best for you? The ‘bourbon steward’ knows.

Alix Wall by Alix Wall January 16, 2020January 17, 2020
Rabbi Mayer Hirsch with barrels of sacramental kosher wine during Prohibition in San Francisco, ca. 1930. (The Magnes Collection)
Posted inHistory

100 years ago, Prohibition put booze and Jews in the news

Maya Mirsky
(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky December 24, 2019
an old man and a younger man sit sipping whisky
Posted inJewish Life

At WhiskyFest, learn how a penniless immigrant built a whisky empire

Maya Mirsky
(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky October 2, 2019October 3, 2019
Bar manager and cocktail creator Jared Hirsch (Photo/Tex Allen)
Posted inOrganic Epicure

Q&A: An artful cocktail creator who rarely drinks alcohol himself

Alix Wall by Alix Wall May 16, 2019September 24, 2019
Posted inJewish Life

Yes, a nice Jewish girl can be an alcoholic

by Jeanne Epstein September 17, 2018
From the cover of "The One-Bottle Cocktail" by Maggie Hoffman
Posted inColumns

Maggie Hoffman’s fab ‘One-Bottle Cocktail’ for the home bartender

Alix Wall by Alix Wall June 20, 2018March 13, 2019

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