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Thanks Levite,
Is it correct to say that the Shekinah is part of the ten Sephirot (because you related it to Malkhut)
Another question about Shekinah... i wonder if it's still existed in this world, or it's gone/disappeared/demolished after the destruction of the temple?
About Ruach Hakodesh, i'll read and ponder more, then ask if have some unclear points.
Thank You
Your opinions fall outside Judaism, and, in that sense, I'd appreciate that you kept them out of this DIR.There is quite a bit of debate within the Tanach itself concerning the giving and withdrawal in relationship to the temples. I do think Ruach is a feminine aspect of spirit but not the Shekinah directly.
For some biblical references to the Shekinah see this thread in my forum Isaiah's Vision
I have a chapter in my book called Our Lady of the Shekinah which some might find interesting (free download while in final edit) Book
Your opinions fall outside Judaism, and, in that sense, I'd appreciate that you kept them out of this DIR.
Which opinions? Please be specific. Since when do differences among Jewish opinions constitute disrespect or condemnation as heresy?
Is this an Orthodox thread?
I simply stated that Ruach is a feminine word. Why would it not be related to the Shekinah? Do you think Ruach is a masculine word? Source?
No, I don't think so.
Ruach Hakodesh is not a "presence" of God, but an outreaching of shefa (God's energy), increasing the awareness and the spiritual connection of a person touched by it. It is divine in origin but impersonal.
The Shechinah is a "presence" of God, the immanent aspect of the sefirah of Malchut (that is to say, of the emanation of God's omnipresence which is the most diffuse, least transcendant, and most connected to this created world). The Shechinah is an aspect of God's "self," and is personal; it does not "settle on" a person (flowing through them like the shefa of Ruach Hakodesh does), but can manifest in their area ("thickening" or "amplifying" as it were, the presence of God around them).
I'm not sure if I understand what you're saying 100%. Reclarify, what you mean by Ruach HaKodesh is impersonal? It says in the Gemara that when ten Jews doven together in a minyan, or even if they're in the same room, the Shechinah is settled on them. You can doven in a Minyan without feeling anything personal towards G-d at all. Ruach HaKodesh is always used referring to things in a "personal" sense as far as I've seen it. I therefor have to assume by impersonal, you mean it doesn't come from G-d as "directly". Not to seem chutzpadik or anything, but I just want to make sure I understand what you're saying.