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
Let Your Hair Down
Welcome to Nazir! As we enter the fascinating world of Nazirite vows, we will see that it seems to have been rather prevalent in the…
Read More
Sheets of Linen
Flax water – a new beauty treatment? Hardly. The Gemara on Nedarim daf 80b discusses if a husband can nullify his wife’s vow to bathe…
Read More
Taking a Dip
Mikvaot (ritual baths) are mentioned frequently in the Mishnah and Gemara. They appear on our daf (Nedarim 75) in the context of a proof for…
Read More
A Beautiful Bride
In the midst of a discussion about beauty and whether one’s vow to not marry an ugly person can be annulled, we hear an extraordinary…
Read More
Songs in the Attic
In discussing what do people mean when they say certain words, our Mishna (Nedarim 56) brings up the case of terminology for a house. Someone…
Read More
The Glory That Was Rome
“And it once was that Rabban Gamliel, Rabbi Elazar ben Azarya, Rabbi Yehoshua, and Rabbi Akiva were walking along the road and they heard the…
Read More
Don’t Forget to Cross Your “T”s and Dot Your “I”s
Hebrew readers know that in order to learn how to read, the vowels, nikud, under the letters are essential. As you become more proficient you…
Read More
Rabbi Eliezer ben Yaakov: Short and Sweet
In the third chapter of Nedarim we have a statement from a Tanna named Rabbi Eliezer ben Yaakov about taking a vow and then rendering…
Read More
I Solemnly Swear
In our discussion of vows and what makes them work, the Gemara discusses vowing via a Torah scroll: “It is taught in a baraita: One…
Read More