Man as a Divine Channel
Man as a Divine Channel
Rabbi Moshe Cordovero (1522?-1570)
There is another issue about which you must take great care, and that is to ensure that the Shechinah be always with you and never part from you. Now, before a man is married, obviously the Shechinah is not with him at all, since the principal element that draws the Shechinah to a person is the feminine element. In fact, each man stands between two females: The corporeal woman below to whom he must provide food, clothing and affection. And the Shechinah which stands over him to bless him with all these things so that he may turn around and provide them to the woman of his covenant.
(Compiler's note: The Shechina is the Divine Presence. When we refer to G‑d as transcendent, infinite and beyond, we call Him, "He". When we refer to G‑d as immanently here, now, in a nurturing, inner way, we say She is the Shechina.)
(Tomer Devorah, ch. 9)
Rabbi Moshe Cordovero (1522?-1570)
There is another issue about which you must take great care, and that is to ensure that the Shechinah be always with you and never part from you. Now, before a man is married, obviously the Shechinah is not with him at all, since the principal element that draws the Shechinah to a person is the feminine element. In fact, each man stands between two females: The corporeal woman below to whom he must provide food, clothing and affection. And the Shechinah which stands over him to bless him with all these things so that he may turn around and provide them to the woman of his covenant.
(Compiler's note: The Shechina is the Divine Presence. When we refer to G‑d as transcendent, infinite and beyond, we call Him, "He". When we refer to G‑d as immanently here, now, in a nurturing, inner way, we say She is the Shechina.)
(Tomer Devorah, ch. 9)
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