Nature of God, Shema, Shechinah

Which of the following means the divine presence

• Covenant

• Shechinah

• Tzedakah

• Yom Kippur

Shechinah

Give 2 Jewish beliefs about the divine presence [2]

• one belief about the divine presence is that during creation god present as a spirit over the waters

• another belief is that God came to Moses in the form of a burning bush

Explain 2 ways in which the ‘Shema’ influences Jewish life today

• one way is through having a mezuzah on their doorframe outside their house, this is because it says in the Shema to have the shema on their doorframes, through this they obey God’s commandments

• another way is by the tying of Tefillin, the Tefillin allows the commandments to be close to their heart and mind

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