The Shekhinah is seen as the feminine divine presence of God descended to transform the world, Moses is considered to have risen to shekhinah into the sefirotic realm, and transcended the world as the bridegroom of the shekhinah.
In contemporary Jewish discourse, the term shekhinah most commonly refers to the divine feminine, or to the feminine aspect of God — God as mother, nurturer, protector and compassionate one.
Shechinah שכינה (also spelled Shekhinah) is derived from the word shochen שכן, “to dwell within.” The Shechinah is G‑d as G‑d is dwelling within. Sometimes we translate Shechinah as “The Divine Presence.”
In Jewish mysticism or Kabbalah, the shekhinah is given a distinctly female quality, often depicted as the divine feminine or feminine aspect of G-d, associated with attributes of love, compassion, justice, and healing.
The Shekhinah is a Talmudic concept representing God's dwelling and immanence in the created world. It was equated with the " Keneset Yisrael," the personified spirit of the People of Israel. According to a Rabbinic tradition, the Shekhinah shares in the exiles of the Jewish people.
One of the most perplexing concepts in Judaism is that of the Shekhinah, a figure identified as the Divine Presence and Bride of God. Shekhinah is a Hebrew noun that means literally the act of dwelling. In the Bible Shekhinah is used as one of the names of God.
Rabbinic mystics use the term, Shekhinah, a feminine Hebrew noun for God, to describe the indwelling of God’s Spirit in the human soul. The song is an invitation to be alive to God’s indwelling presence in our own being, that of others, and all of creation (Brown).