The Shekhinah Flashcards
What is the Shekhinah?
The place where God’s presence rests and can be felt.
What is the nature of the Shekhinah?
> Used to refer to God’s dwelling on earth.
Some believe it never left the temple and this is why Israel has spiritual quality.
Some consider it to be the feminine characteristics of God.
Creates a sense of calm and peace.
Whaat is the importance of the Shekhinah?
> The Shekhinah embodies joy but also is a symbol of shared suffering and empathy of the Jewish nation but also with any of the suffering caused to create the world.
It is there at all times and takes part in the joys and pains that the world experiences.
Source of wisdom that shows the importance of the Shekinah.
“The glory of the Lord abode upon Mount Sinai, and the cloud covered it six days; and the seventh day He called unto Moses out of the midst of the cloud.”
