Tag: religion

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  What's Brewing

  Fermenting Faith: Beer as a Path to Spirituality

  December 18, 2014 - Danya Henninger

  When a group of young adults from Congregation Rodeph Shalom gathered at Rabbi Eli Freedman’s home for a “sha-barbecue” one summer evening, he did not say kiddush over wine. Instead, he recited the traditional Sabbath blessing over beer. No one was shocked. In fact, the swap made total sense, since many of those at the... View Article

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  Full Pints - History

  Getting Primitive

  Trekking Beer Through Religion September 1, 2011 - Matt Stinchfield

  Most of us have had a beer so good that drinking it was “like a religious experience.” But when was the last time you were served a bowl of murky grog at church? Early people from Mesopotamia to Mesoamerica celebrated everything with beer—from their daily prayers and good harvests to human sacrifice and their gods.