(Hebrew. ‘Dwelling’). *God’s presence. The Shekinah may refer to God himself, but more usually to God’s presence in the world. It is often described as a light or a radiance which illuminates the world, rests on the people of...

SHEKHINAH. The term Shekhinah, generally translated as "presence," was coined by rabbinic sages in the formative period (first through sixth centuries) to denote the manifestation of a transcendent God in the world of space and time. On...

Shekhinah (- alternative transliterations Shekinah, Shechinah, Shekina, Shechina, Schechinah, שכינה) is the English spelling of a feminine Hebrew language word that means the dwelling or settling, and is used to denote the dwelling or settling...

Byline: Ray Schaefer Post contributor The Sisters of Divine Providence, a group of Catholic nuns, this week is hosting "Shekhinah," a four-night retreat ending Thursday at the St. Anne's Convent on Ky. 8. In Hebrew, the word "shekhinah" means "the presence...

The 1961 trial of Adolph Eichmann in Jerusalem attracted hundreds of journalists from around the world. Among the journalists attending the trial was twenty-three year old Indian poet Dom Moraes. I identify him first as a poet because that is how he wished...