This episode of Season 2 of 'A Dram and a Drash' departs from the normal format as we take some time with members of my family (my brother-in-law and sister-in-law) who both do remarkable work in Israel. In this episode we start with the 'drash' and reflect on the experience inside Israel since October 7, 2023. This episode was recorded on Friday, …

In the first episode of Season 2 of A Dram and a Drash, Rabbi Rachel Gurevitz is joined by Joshua Mann, founder of Jews and Booze - an online whiskey and single barrel picks community - and co-founder of a new venture, The First Cut Barrel Company, making single barrel whiskey creation available to a wider audience. Learn about Joshua's journey int…

We're talking Auchentoshen three wood as our dram this month with Dr. Hal Lewis. https://www.auchentoshan.com/whiskies/three-wood-single-malt-scotch-whisky Hal has extensive experience as a leader of Jewish organizations and has shared that expertise through the lectures and courses he has given on the topic of Jewish leadership. Come and take a ma…

This month our dram is an Old Fashioned and we're talking cocktails. Rabbi Jen Gubitz lives and works in the Boston area and specializes in working with young adults. She runs Modern JewISH Couples which supports committed partners on the pathway to marriage and beyond through essential conversations and couples retreats. Jen is the co-host of the …

This month, A Dram and a Drash was recorded on location at the M&H distillery in Tel Aviv. Just a few weeks ago, M&H won the best single malt world whisky award and a double gold at the San Francisco whisky awards for its Elements Sherry cask expression. We got to taste that, and a whole lot more at our tasting and tour during our congregational tr…

We're back after a winter hiatus. This episode launched at the end of Pesach, so if you are celebrating with a dram, then enjoy it with the guidance of whiskey reviewer and tasting seminar leader, Jeff Schwartz, aka the Whiskeyfellow! This episode is all about whiskey. We kick off with a detailed analysis of all the ways to encounter whiskey to tas…

Rabbi Dr. Denise Handlarski is Rabbi of the online Humanistic Judaism community, Secular Synagogue Last year she convened a conference called Gathering to bring together the best research and practical examples of how Jewish community engagement can better address the loneliness epidemic. You can learn more about Denise here In this episode, our dr…

This month we are talking about Makers Mark with Rabbi Charles Arian. https://www.makersmark.com/ Rabbi Arian is a bourbon and whiskey enthusiast who has even tried his hand at barrel aging whiskey at home: https://www.washingtonjewishweek.com/rabbi-arian-shares-the-spirit-of-bourbon/ He is the Rabbi of Kehilat Shalom in Gaithersburg, MD. You can l…

This month I welcome Rabbi Drew Kaplan, whose podcast 'The Jewish Drinking Show' covers all aspects of drinking and all genres of alcoholic beverages in his podcast which has now aired over 110 episodes over the past 4 years. Drew's dram is Ardbeg's 'Wee Beastie' His podcast and website are found at The Jewish Drinking Show During the podcast he re…

This month my guest is Joshua Hatton. He is founder of Single Cask Nation https://singlecasknation.com/ His podcast is One Nation Under Whisky https://onenationunderwhisky.com/ He is a National Sales Director for IMPEX Beverages https://impexbev.com/ Our dram is M&H single cask nation peated whisky. In our drash, we'll learn about Joshua's journey …

Welcome to A Dram & A Drash - where the 'water of life' meets the 'tree of life'. Season 1, Episode 1 features Rabbi Brad Hirschfield, President of CLAL. We're talking about family history, what is Jewish pluralism, and more. Brad's Bio: https://www.clal.org/team/brad/ This month's dram is Dalwhinnie: https://www.malts.com/en-row/distilleries/dalwh…

Welcome to A Dram and A Drash - where the Water of Life meets the Tree of Life. Coming in September 2022. Your host, Rabbi Rachel Gurevitz, introduces herself and shares a dram and a drash. Each month will bring a guest, in conversation with Rachel, sharing their own dram and a drash - a story from their own life experiences that offers a window in…