tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1102623923329719653.post7098250990255658190..comments2024-03-27T06:54:55.000+02:00Comments on Ellis Shuman Writes: Only in Israel: Kosher for Passover BeerEllis Shumanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07884885978804222016noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1102623923329719653.post-38681790568074822392016-04-21T17:35:54.149+03:002016-04-21T17:35:54.149+03:00Ah, a controversy whether this is beer or not! I s...Ah, a controversy whether this is beer or not! I say, bottles up!Ellis Shumanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07884885978804222016noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1102623923329719653.post-28260923513546870832016-04-21T15:14:52.687+03:002016-04-21T15:14:52.687+03:00Actually I think the Hebrew word doesn't per s...Actually I think the Hebrew word doesn't per se mean "beer".<br /><br />Sheker was made from leavened bread and dates.<br /><br />Leavened bread is what makes it:<br />* a beer<br />and<br />* not kosher for passover.<br /><br />Dates are another matter.<br /><br />If you can call beer without any dates sheker, which is regularly done, I suppose you can call fermented (but not leavened!) date juice sheker as well, each having half of the ingredients list of ancient sheker.Hans Georg Lundahlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01055583255516264955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1102623923329719653.post-18145834174585816902016-04-21T12:31:40.171+03:002016-04-21T12:31:40.171+03:00Okay. Well, that answers my question about what co...Okay. Well, that answers my question about what could possibly be in it. I'm still a little horrified, and suddenly not quite sure I know what "beer" is. But very interesting. Thanks!Karen Lynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11998786448545138623noreply@blogger.com