Hebraic Heritage Radio Podcasts

In the last session, we looked at the question: What are the principles associated with the Shekinah? *You are to pray as if the Shekinah is with you. *The Shekinah accompanies the righteous. Wherever the righteous goes, the shekinah accompanies them. *The Shekinah dwells whenever we study the Torah, whenever we teach the Torah, or whenever we seek to follow the Torah. The shekinah will not dwell where there is sin or where there is perverted judgment or mixed worship. *The Shekinah is associated with feminine attributes including mercy, lovingkindness, nurturing and compassion. In this session, we will look at this: What do the rabbis define as the Shekinah from Genesis to Mt Sinai? Wherever Israel was exiled, the Shekinah followed them there. When Joseph was sold into slavery in Egypt, the Shekinah went with him. When Jacob and his sons went down to Egypt, the Shekinah went with them. This is a major principle. Because the Shekinah is in exile with the exiles of Israel, when the exiles of Israel are ga