The Period of the Mishna -
The Spirit of the Galil

Dating back to the breakaway northern kingdom of Judea, Rabbi Wein traces the early history of the Galil both before and after the destruction of the Holy Temple. Because the Galil was the birthplace of the Mishnah and the Jerusalem Talmud, it was a thriving center of Torah life where Jews dwelt in relative peace even in the first few centuries after the exile.