©2025 The Studio in Venice by Michal MeronParshat Emor, often seen as a technical portion filled with laws about priests, festivals, and justice, can be reinterpreted today as a call to live with intentional boundaries in a boundaryless world…READ MORE.
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©2025 The Studio in Venice by Michal MeronParshat Shemini unfolds like a breath held too long, suspended between ecstasy and awe, order and rupture….READ MORE.
©2025 The Studio in Venice by Michal MeronParashat Tzav focuses on the details of the Temple service, particularly the role of the priests and the different types of offerings. At first glance, it might seem distant from our everyday lives, but there’s something deeply human in its message…READ MORE.
©2025 thestudioinivenice.com by Michal MeronParashat Vayikra opens the book of Leviticus with a focus on offerings, detailing the different types of sacrifices brought to the Mishkan.
While the ancient practice of sacrifice may seem distant..READ MORE.
©2025 The Studio in Venice by Michal MeronParashat Pekudei is a moment of reflection, an accounting of all that was built for the Mishkan, a spiritual and physical space where the Divine could dwell among the people…READ MORE.
©2025 The Studio in Venice by Michal MeronParshat Ki Tisa reveals the tension between human impatience and divine timing. When Moshe delayed descending from Har Sinai, Bnei Yisrael panicked and sought immediate comfort in the Golden Calf. This speaks…READ MORE.
©2025 The Studio in Venice by Michal MeronParshat Ki Tisa reveals the tension between human impatience and divine timing. When Moshe delayed descending from Har Sinai, Bnei Yisrael panicked and sought immediate comfort in the Golden Calf. This speaks…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 MeronParashat Bechukotai primarily explores the consequences of our actions: Every action
has repercussions, and deviating from ethical conduct leads to societal decline. As
stated, "But if you do not obey Me and do not observe all these commandments, and if
you despise My statutes…I also will do this to you: I will even appoint terror over you"…READ MORE
©2024 The Studio in Venice by Michal MeronParashat Behar, from the Book of Leviticus, primarily explores the laws of the Sabbatical year (Shemitah) and the Jubilee year (Yovel), with significant ethical, social justice, and personal conduct implications for modern life. Drawing on insights from ancient Talmudic sources, here are some refined conclusions and their relevance to today’s society…READ MORE