Flashback: a look into the reality of the Talmud.
What was the time of the Talmud really like? How were the experiences different? Join Shulie Mishkin and delve into the realia of the daf, based on the archaeology and nature of the land of Israel.
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
Calling Out Around the World
As we begin the second chapter of Taanit, we start to get into the specifics of the public fast. The fasts discussed here are days…
Read More
Here Comes the Rain Again
Rain, rain go away, come again another day. That ditty from childhood is much less resonant in Israel where we are always worried about if…
Read More
On the Trail of the Sanhedrin
In the final chapter of Rosh Hashanah we start to leave the reality of Temple times, of witnesses coming and being questioned in Jerusalem, and…
Read More
Light My Fire
In the days before Twitter, Facebook or even radio, how did you get a message out to the world? The first mishnayot of the second…
Read More
You Don’t Have to be Jewish. . .
Although much of the Talmudic dialogue takes place among the rabbis, occasionally we hear an outsider’s voice. In the middle of a lengthy discussion about…
Read More
Nation Building
In the context of a discussion of the dateline for vegetables, we hear that the Children of Israel brought the omer sacrifice already in the…
Read More
Time Will Tell
Oh no, you think, we’ve broken the streak. We finished Pesachim in time for Pesach and Yoma and Sukkah came in timely fashion as well,…
Read More
None of Your Beeswax
From the land of milk and honey to the apples and honey of Rosh Hashanah, honey is important in the land of Israel. Honey and…
Read More
A Weighty Matter
How can we keep the spirit of Yom Tov as a holy day when one can cook, bake, slaughter and even purchase food? This is…
Read More
One Nation Under God
Up until now most of the mishnayot of Masechet Betzah have been stated by the two oldest schools of the Tannaim, Bet Hillel and Bet…
Read More