tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9210235767643862872.post6796167868645771209..comments2024-03-18T04:47:16.199-07:00Comments on The Gray Report: "The Spirituality of Wine": a thoughtful, moving bookW. Blake Grayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17755307711801965966noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9210235767643862872.post-57330101504556351932016-07-22T13:54:51.050-07:002016-07-22T13:54:51.050-07:00Blake,
Thank you for sharing your informative arti...Blake,<br />Thank you for sharing your informative article according to the way you see the Jewish land of Israel. Once ones political agendas are involved they will cloud the realities.<br /><br />The Jewish people never abandoned the land of Israel. They were forced out and humiliated into exile by the Romans. Embrace the fact that you are witnessing history how an ancient people are returningAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12926555856731037975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9210235767643862872.post-16250550478811903972016-07-12T12:06:07.918-07:002016-07-12T12:06:07.918-07:00Joe: I know a reasonable amount about Israeli wine...Joe: I know a reasonable amount about Israeli wine, and I am excited about it, but that's not really how it happened. <br /><br />Wine in Israel was gone, completely, after centuries under Muslim rule. Baron Rothschild re-established it in the 1800s, but there was no continual knowledge of where good vineyards were in the past.<br /><br />And that's not what anyone tried to do. The W. Blake Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17755307711801965966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9210235767643862872.post-21716800341890717312016-07-12T12:02:14.629-07:002016-07-12T12:02:14.629-07:00Gisela,
Most interesting after the destruction of ...Gisela,<br />Most interesting after the destruction of the second temple and the Jews were dispersed into the diaspora. The continuation and culture of wine expanded around the world, by Christian dominated societies and nations. <br /><br />As for the Jewish people in the diaspora they needed wine mostly for religious purposes, and most nations did not allow them to own land to cultivate Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12926555856731037975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9210235767643862872.post-31395650360998711692016-07-11T04:05:19.261-07:002016-07-11T04:05:19.261-07:00Bob, I think I do a much better job and more compr...Bob, I think I do a much better job and more comprehensive in my book "The Spirituality of Wine" in exploring the role of wine in the Hebrew and Christian Scriptures.<br />And Joe, there is no Christian understanding of wine apart from understanding the Jewish view of wine as shown in the Hebrew Scriptures.<br /><br />Gisela (Kreglinger)Giselahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10519026272127587576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9210235767643862872.post-20343940639563227962016-07-07T11:43:08.848-07:002016-07-07T11:43:08.848-07:00Bob,
I am not familiar with the Christian religion...Bob,<br />I am not familiar with the Christian religion. I am Jewish and the most important part of the Jewish religion is the Bible (the Old Testament). The Jewish religion according to the bible requires that during holidays Etc. one should drink a glass of wine. <br />Most importantly everything G-d created, has a purpose to be used for and enjoyed to make this world a better place for mankindAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12926555856731037975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9210235767643862872.post-74400948732489422602016-07-07T00:05:00.591-07:002016-07-07T00:05:00.591-07:00Joe,
Found on the Web: a seemingly well researche...Joe,<br /><br />Found on the Web: a seemingly well researched, and well reasoned POV on wine and the Bible.<br /><br />http://www.gotquestions.org/sin-alcohol.html<br /><br />http://www.gotquestions.org/did-Jesus-drink-wine.html<br /><br />http://www.gotquestions.org/Jesus-water-wine.html<br /><br />~~ BobAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09537737782259421612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9210235767643862872.post-79159326506301961522016-07-06T10:13:54.737-07:002016-07-06T10:13:54.737-07:00Bob,
Thanks for sharing!
The bible never refers t...Bob, <br />Thanks for sharing!<br />The bible never refers to grape juice as wine. The commandments of the libation on the alter and the drinking of wine during Jewish holidays requires that the wine have alcohol. <br />Have a fun summer.<br />JoeAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12926555856731037975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9210235767643862872.post-55136917918754287882016-07-05T22:41:02.663-07:002016-07-05T22:41:02.663-07:00I have an anecdote to recite.
My early mentor was...I have an anecdote to recite.<br /><br />My early mentor was Robert Balzer, the peerless Los Angeles Times wine editor. In his wine appreciation course, he encouraged us students to visit the Los Angeles County Fair where he participated as a wine judge. Each September at the Pomona fairgrounds the public can taste hundreds of wines that were awarded a Gold Medal. (For a nominal fee of about 2Bob Henryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02089688073031173053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9210235767643862872.post-67414236072672692062016-06-29T19:43:51.657-07:002016-06-29T19:43:51.657-07:00Leo have it your way! It's all the same and on...Leo have it your way! It's all the same and only infinite creator.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12926555856731037975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9210235767643862872.post-30979958190605109862016-06-29T13:52:27.514-07:002016-06-29T13:52:27.514-07:00By G-d you mean GOD? ;-)By G-d you mean GOD? ;-)Leohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14244556675645633739noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9210235767643862872.post-79761866641773227382016-06-29T10:11:09.702-07:002016-06-29T10:11:09.702-07:00Important that your readers and Gisela H. Kreglin...Important that your readers and Gisela H. Kreglinger readers know, the first time we read about wine mentioned in the Bible, when Noah left the Ark. His first agricultural endeavor was to plant vines. <br /><br />In addition Jews drink wine every week on the Sabbath and make a blessing on the wine to honor the Sabbath. Also, during all the other Jewish holidays, weddings, Bar and Bat mitzvah, byAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12926555856731037975noreply@blogger.com