Wine & Wisdom: A Halachic Overview of Fine Wines and Their Brachosby Rabbi Daniel Yaakov Travis Torah study offers eternal bliss in both this world and the Next. The Midrash teaches that the pleasure experienced from studying Torah is comparable to that of drinking fine wine. How are we to understand the correlation between these two pleasures? Wine is called the "King of beverages"'; it is the most regal of all drinks. In line with its royal status, the halachos of the brachos associated with wine are among the

and has written for a wide variety of TV programs

For three years

vivid examples and metaphors

Special sections explaining in detail the laws of the prayer service and special customs and observances

See the destruction of Pompeii after the eruption of Mount Vesuvius close to two thousand years ago

- Anniversary with Hebrew heading

This is one of the beautiful Gabrieli hand-woven tallit from our studio in Israel

Written in modern

and she can't even chew the cud yet

zichronam livrachah

a carefully chosen topic culled from a vast array of commentators and thinkers

King David - both the man and the idea of the man - is brought brilliantly to life