©2024 The Studio in Venice by Michal MeronOne day three divine messengers come to Abraham and Sarah, telling them that they will soon have a son. G-d then tells Abraham that the wicked cities of Sodom and Gomorrah will be destroyed. Abraham argues with G-d to spare Sodom, – if at least ten righteous people could be found there – and G-d agrees. ….
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©2024 The Studio in Venice by Michal MeronIn this portion we see G-d calling Abram to leave his home and go to the land of Canaan. So Abram and Sarai, together with their nephew Lot, settle in Canaan. G-d blesses Abram, promising him countless descendants, and make a covenant with him. But Sarai is barren. She gives Abram her …
©2024 The Studio in Venice by Michal MeronThen the earth became corrupt. In this portion we see G-d commanded Noach, the only upright man in his generation, to build an ark to save himself, his family, and two of every living thing, for a flood was about to destroy the earth. Noach did so. After forty days of rain, water…READ MORE.
©2024 The Studio in VeniceIn the beginning, in this portion we see how G-d created the world out of chaos. G-d declared all creations good, and then G-d rested on the first Shabbat. The first human beings, Adam and Eve, lived peacefully in the Garden of Eden, until they disobeyed G-d’s commands…READ MORE.
©2024 The Studio in Venice by Michal MeronMoses gives the tribes of Israel a final blessing and dies at the age of 120; the Children of Israel mourn and begin to follow….READ MORE
©2024 The Studio In Venice by Michal MeronMoses recites a song to the Children of Israel that testifies to their covenant with G-d. After Moses’ last speech to the children of Israel, G-d tells Moses to write down a song to teach to the Israelites. “Put this song in their mouths,” G-d says…READ MORE
©2024 The Studio in Venice by Michal MeronMoses instructs the Israelites regarding the first fruit offering; Moses then lists the blessings for keeping the commandments and the punishments for disobeying them. Moses continues his last speech before the Israelites…READ MORE.
© 2023 The Studio in Venice by Michal Meron & Alon BakerMoses enumerates many laws that relate to topics of family relationships, interpersonal ethics, forbidden mixtures, and sexuality. In continuing his last speech, Moses delivers specific rules on family relationships. READ MORE
©2024 The Studio in Venice by Michal MeronMoses reviews for the Israelites their system of justice, the rules of kingship, their relationship to idolatrous nations, and the rules of doing battle. Moses continues his last speech to the Israelites before he dies saying: “Judges shall be appointed to judge the people with justice. You shall not…
© 2024 The Studio in Venice by Michal MeronMoses instructs the Israelites regarding idolatry, false prophets, clean and unclean foods, tithes, freeing slaves, and the pilgrimage festivals.In his last speech to the Israelites, Moses warns them, “If you follow G-d’s laws, you will be blessed more than all the peoples of the earth. However, if you …