Shekinah

• Shekinah – The place where God’s presence rests and can be felt
• Exodus 25:8 “They shall make a Sanctuary for me…so that I may dwell among them.”

  
  

  The Jews carried the tabernacle on their journey after the exodus from Egypt maintaining their

  connection with God.
• The Temple was destroyed in Roman times, all that is left is the Wester Wall. Some believe that the

  Shekinah is still especially present there today as it is what is left of the dwelling place for God.
• The Shekinah will also be present if:

  
  

  Two people are engaged with the Torah

  
  

  Ten pray together

  
  

  Kind actions

  
  

  Sins cause the Shekinah to depart.
• God is usually referred to as a ‘He’, however ‘Shekinah’ is a feminine word in Hebrew. For this reason

  some Jews believe that the Shekinah refers to the female aspect of God that can be felt in the world.