הְִו
וָּע לֵ י נ
תְֵל כַ ל וֹ
כַ לּ וֹ תְֵל
הַ קָּ דוֹשְׁו
אֲ ב וֹ תֵַל הָד
לָּא שֶׁ בְּ כָלֶא
ר וּ Sָבּ
לָ נוְּו
צִַּמ
דוֹרָו
דָע מַ לְ בָ דִבּ חָ דֶא
וָּע לֵ י נ
ו ה י א ש ע מ ד ה Vehi She ’ amda
She who Rose Up to Stand for Us and for Humanity
Rabbi Dianne Cohler-Esses
יא שֶׁ עָ מְ י נ וּ . לֶּשׁ ֹא נ וּ , דּ וֹ ר ע וֹ ְ מ ִ ד י ם
. נ וּ , ה וּ א י לֵ נ וּ ִמ םָיּ דָ
And it is this that has stood for our ancestors and for us ; since it is not only one that has stood against us to destroy us , but rather in each generation , they stand against us to destroy us , but the Holy Blessed One rescues us from their hand .
Vehi sheamda – And “ She ” that stood
I can feel her presence even now , even in this broken generation . She is standing at a distance , watching us , waiting for the moment to ripen , ready to step in .
Who is this mysterious “ she ” that stood for our ancestors and for us ?
Traditionally “ she ” has been read as “ The Torah ” or “ the Shechinah ”, God ’ s feminine presence who dwells close to us always .
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