[Avodah] schechinah in the west

[T613K at aol.com]

From: Eli Turkel _eliturkel at gmail.com_ (mailto:eliturkel at gmail.com) 

There is one  opinion in the gemara that the schechina is in the west

1. What does that  mean versus the opinion that the schechina is everywhere
which seems to be  more obvious

2. What is west for me is east (or north or south) for  someone else.
Thus, not putting certain types of activities to the west of  the city may be
to the east of some other city and vice-versa

--  
Eli Turkel

 
>>>>>
 
1.  Hashem is everywhere but His presence is more manifest, more  "intense," 
more accessible, in certain places than in others -- more in E'Y than  in 
chu'l, more at the Kosel than anywhere else.
 
2.  I see how west of one city could be east of another but I don't  see how 
one person's east could be another person's north or south.  IIRC  if you 
start shmoneh esrei and then realize you're facing the wrong direction,  if you're 
facing west you just continue because west -- if you go far enough --  will 
also get you to Yerushalayim.  But if you find that you are facing  north or 
south, you have to turn.  That's what I heard, anyway, not sure if  I really 
have that halacha right.
 

--Toby  Katz
==========

--------------------





**************A Good Credit Score is 700 or Above. See yours in just 2 easy 
steps! 
(http://pr.atwola.com/promoclk/100000075x1215855013x1201028747/aol?redir=http://www.freecreditreport.com/pm/defaul
t.aspx?sc=668072%26hmpgID=62%26bcd=DecemailfooterNO62)
-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: <http://lists.aishdas.org/pipermail/avodah-aishdas.org/attachments/20090118/1b78099b/attachment-0002.htm>