Sotah 3b § 3
The Divine Presence in Hiding
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Initially, before the Jewish people sinned, the Divine Presence
resided with each and every one of them:
For the Lord your God walks
in the midst of your camp.
Once they sinned, the Divine Presence withdrew from them:
That He see no unseemly matter
in you, and turn away from you.
teaching that when there is an unseemly matter among the
Jewish people, the Divine Presence no longer resides among them.
resided with each and every one of them:
For the Lord your God walks
in the midst of your camp.
Once they sinned, the Divine Presence withdrew from them:
That He see no unseemly matter
in you, and turn away from you.
teaching that when there is an unseemly matter among the
Jewish people, the Divine Presence no longer resides among them.