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LORD & GOD - The Jewish View

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TWO NAMES: TOUGH LOVE

There ae times when God is referred to as Adonay - the word usually translated as "Lord." Other times, He is called Elohim - the word translators render as God.

Stranger still, the very quote from the Bible that Judaism requires to be recited twice a day as an affirmation of monotheism mentions both names in the very same sentence. ...

Sh'ma Yisroel Adonay Elohenu Adonay Echod - Hear O Israel the Lord our God, the Lord is One. ...

God has two main ways in which He relates to the world, He is either Adonay or Elohim - Lord or God. When we perceive Him as kind, merciful and compassionate, we say, "Thank the good Lord." ... In Hebrew you would praise Adonay. But let something bad happen ... and you exclaim, "Oh my
God!" The name Elohim, God, is used to describe moments when God relates to us in ways we consider strict, harsh, judgememntal, and perhaps even cruel.
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FATHER AND MOTHER

... in Hebrew the name for Lord, Adonay, has a femine ending. A merciful God is more like a Mother. The Hebrew for God, Elohim, has a masculine ending. it suggests that God is also a father. The Jewish concept of Lord / God is a combination of male and female attributes. The Almighty is a He
and a She, harmonising the best of both sexes so that human beings can be blessed not only with a Father, but also a Mother, in Heaven.

from Rabbi Benjamin Blech "The Complete Idiot's Guide To Understanding Judaism" (Alpha:2003) pp.14-15

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