Medieval Jewish Legal Authorities (Rishonim) on Kiddusha Rabbah, featuring Rabbi David Fried [The Jewish Drinking Show, episode #184]

2025-11-11

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IntroductionFollowing the mention of kiddusha rabbah (קידושא רבה) in the Talmud, how did the Rishonim, the medieval normative legal authorities, discuss it? That is exactly the topic of the 184th episode of The Jewish Drinking Show, featuring sixth time guest, Rabbi David Fried.Biography of GuestRabbi Fried teaches Judaic Studies at the Upper School of The Ramaz School. He is also an editor and frequent contributor at The Lehrhaus. He lives in New Jersey with his wife Molly and their three sons, El...

Introduction
Following the mention of kiddusha rabbah (קידושא רבה) in the Talmud, how did the Rishonim, the medieval normative legal authorities, discuss it? That is exactly the topic of the 184th episode of The Jewish Drinking Show, featuring sixth time guest, Rabbi David Fried.

Biography of Guest
Rabbi Fried teaches Judaic Studies at the Upper School of The Ramaz School. He is also an editor and frequent contributor at The Lehrhaus. He lives in New Jersey with his wife Molly and their three sons, Elchanan, Saadia, and Aharon. He earned his rabbinic ordination from YCT Rabbinical School. Amongst his five other appearances on The Jewish Drinking Show, one of them was also on the Rishonim, Rishonim on Purim-Drunkenness.

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Time Stamps
0:00 Welcome
0:36 Introduction to Rabbi David Fried
1:06 Introduction to the Topic
2:00 The Talmudic Drinking Story
8:10 How the Rishonim Consider the Parameters of Kiddusha Rabbah
22:32 How the Rishonim Dealt With the Potential of Non-Wine for Kiddusha Rabbah
35:46 Wrapping-up
36:41 L'chaim

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