Shekhinah Flashcards

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What is a rabbi?

A

Ordained Jewish religious leaders or teachers.

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2
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What is a tabernacle?

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The holy place containing the ark of the covenant.

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3
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What is a sanctuary?

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The most holy part of a religious building.

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4
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What is mount zion?

A

The holy hill in Jerusalem where the Temple was.

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5
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What is a talmud?

A

Writings explaining the torah.

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6
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What is a kabbalah?

A

Jewish mysticism.

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7
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What is a hashem?

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A word used to refer to God without mentioning His name.

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8
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What is the meaning of immutable?

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Unable to be changed.

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9
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What is the shekhinah?

A

God’s presence in the world.

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10
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What did the Shekhinah do?

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Guided Moses to the promised land.

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11
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SOWAA for shekhinah?

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‘My presence will go with you and I will give you rest’

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12
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SOWAA for a sanctuary?

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‘make a sanctuary for me’

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13
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Where is the Shekinah thought to be? Why?

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Mount Zion and Jerusalem.
The nevi’im and ketuvim make references to the shekhinah being there.

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14
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SOWAA for the shekhinah being on Mount Zion?

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‘The Lord who dwells on Mount Zion’

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15
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3 different Jewish beliefs about the shekhinah?

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Shekhinah is a light linking God to this world.
Shekhinah and God are the same/interchangeable.
Shekhinah is the feminine attributes of God since Shekhinah is a feminine word in Hebrew.

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16
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3 reasons why the Shekhinah is important for Jews?

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Mount Zion and Jerusalem became special since the Shekhinah is there.
Moses was surrounded by the Shekhinah when he received the mitzvot therefore the mitzvot must be God’s direct words.
God’s presence can come at any time.

17
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3 reasons why the different understandings of the Shekhinah are important for Jews?

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It shows that God is immutable and indescribable.
Jews and Christians can come together in the search for God.
They can relate God to the modern ideas in the world.