Unit 7.2 -Shekkinah

Question 1

What is the Shekkinah

Answer 1

• Gods presence dwelling in the world
  E,g, God is there when we pray, worship and study

Question 2

Why is the Shekkinah important

Answer 2

• Jews can be closer to God everywhere they go
• it is a teaching of the rabbis
• the prophets were inspired by Gods Shekkinah

Question 3

What are the divergent beliefs of the Shekkinah

Answer 3

• some Jews see the Shekkinah like the female attributes of the divine
• Other Jews see it as the Holy Spirit
• traditional Jews see it as the link between God and the modern World

Question 4

Quite - 7.2

Answer 4

The glory of Hashem filled the temple