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Shulie Mishkin made Aliyah from New York with a Master's degree in Jewish History from Columbia University. After completing the Ministry of Tourism guide course in 1997, she began guiding professionally and has since taught and guided all ages, from toddlers to retirees. Her tours provide a complete picture of the land of Israel and Jewish heritage, with a strong reliance on sources ranging from the Bible to 19th century travelers' reports. Alongside her regular guide work, she teaches "tour and text" courses in the Jerusalem institutions of Pardes and Matan as wel as the Women's Bet Midrash in Efrat and provides tours for special needs students in the “Darkaynu” program. Shulie lives in Alon Shvut with her husband Jonathan and their five kids.
Shulie Mishkin is now doing virtual tours online. Check out the options at https://www.shuliemishkintours.com/virtual-tours
Recent Posts
Species Story
While today most people get married using a ring, the Mishnah and the Gemara offer us some more creative options: “MISHNA: In the case of…
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Lover of Zion
If you keep kosher and live in the Diaspora, especially in an area without many observant Jews, coming to Israel is a big thrill. Suddenly…
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Keeping the Kippah
A cluster of references to men’s head coverings in our pages this week led me to explore this issue and how it was viewed in…
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How Do You Know If There is an Elephant in Your Gemara?
Do you remember the elephant jokes we told when we were little? It is not a joke that there are elephants all over the Gemara.…
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The Market and the Orchard
“Abaye said: Behold I am like Ben Azzai, [who would regularly expound on the Torah] in the markets of Tiberias.” (Kiddushin 20a) Ben Azzai’s intellectual…
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Silver Standard
Last time we looked into the various values of coins that are mentioned in the first Mishnah in Kiddushin. The coin denominations derive largely from…
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Coin of the Realm
Welcome to Kiddushin! Our new masechet begins with a discussion of how transactions are executed. The first chapter is largely about קנין, purchase, and how…
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All Tied Up
We are reaching the end of Masechet Gittin, so naturally the Gemara is finally getting around to talking about the actual manuscript of the get.…
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Twin Cities
Have you heard of the twin cities? No, not Minneapolis and St. Paul but Tiberias and Zippori. The two are close to each other and…
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A Difficult Death
In a horrific scenario where a man has been condemned to die or is terribly ill, he still thinks about his wife and does not…
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