e-TiM: Online Program
e-TiM: Beyond the Text, Into Their World

Shulie Mishkin 

Thursdays at 12:00 PM Eastern/7:00 PM Israel Time
January 16 - February 20, 2025 (6 classes)

What was life like in the time of the Mishnah and the Gemara? 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.
 

January 16
Natural World #1: Animals

January 23
Natural World #2: Plants and Environment

January 30
Death and Beyond: Burial, Cemeteries, Demons, Medicine, Crucifixion

February 6
Others: Christians, Sects, Samaritans, Romans

February 13
Personalities, Off the Beaten Track: Yonatan ben Uziel, Honi, Geneiva, and Others

February 20
Women: Hova, R. Hisda's Daughter, Shmuel's Sisters, Yalta, Marta

Dates

January 16, 2025 February 20, 2025

Time

Thursdays 12:00 PM 1:00 PM EST

Topics

Gemara, Talmud Yerushalmi, Talmud Bavli, General, Aggadeta, Israel, Mishnah & Talmud, Talmud study, Theory and Development

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Upcoming classes

Beyond the Text, Into Their World: Others

Shulie Mishkin

Beyond the Text, Into Their World: Personalities, Off the Beaten Track

Shulie Mishkin

Beyond the Text, Into Their World: Women

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Past classes of e-TiM: Beyond the Text, Into Their World

Beyond the Text, Into Their World (Part 1)

January 16, 2025

Shulie Mishkin

Program: e-TiM: Beyond the Text, Into Their World

Watch Beyond the Text, Into Their World (Part 1) || Shulie Mishkin on YouTube.

Beyond the Text, Into Their World (Part 2)

January 23, 2025

Shulie Mishkin

Program: e-TiM: Beyond the Text, Into Their World

Watch Beyond the Text, Into Their World (Part 2) || Shulie Mishkin on YouTube.

Beyond the Text, Into Their World (part 3)

January 30, 2025

Shulie Mishkin

Program: e-TiM: Beyond the Text, Into Their World

Watch Beyond the Text, Into Their World (Part 3) || Shulie Mishkin on YouTube.

Source Material

Class 1 - Animals (PDF)

Class 2 - The Natural World (PDF)

Meet the speaker

Shulie Mishkin

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…

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