A schmooze accompanied by a booze tasting of (mostly) Scotch and Slivovitz
It is traditional to make a Kiddush (sanctification) on Shabbat morning. Unlike Friday night, the Kiddush can be made on any liquid other than water, including wine, liquor, beer, and even milk. In recent years, Kiddush clubs have sprouted in Orthodox synagogues in which a small group of aficionado rebels hop, skip and sneak out of services during the rabbi’s sermon for a private Kiddush get-together over liquor and herring. We will have our own LimmudFest Kiddush Club and sample some of those liquors and learn particularly about Single Malt Scotch Whiskey and terms like “mash,” nosing,” and “peaty” Scotches. And to give it some sense of holiness (after all it is Shabbat) we will talk a lttle about some of the non-Jews who are “sanctified” in the Torah, especially Bilaam and Jethro.
