Judaism has male and female forms of the same god, but is not distinct like trinity. Can you help me understan

Question

My boyfriend is Jewish, and he told me the above statement (in question). Now, we talk about a lot of things, so we don't always have time for me to press him about every detail while talking about something else.
Can someone catch me up on this?
PS He DID say that not every sect teaches this, and certainly not to youth. He was more scolarly than some, wanted to be a Rabbi. So if you're Jewish, and don't really know about this, it might not be that there's no such thing, just not at your level of interest or in your sect.

Answer 1

So far, I think JewishGirl's answer is the easiest to understand. In Hebrew, all nouns have a masculine or feminine gender (much like French). A large number of terms can be found for G-d, including the following English translations: G-d; Lord; The Name; The Place; and The Presence (of G-d). This last one comes from the Hebrew Shechinah, which is a feminine noun.

Although we do not recognize different, separate forms or manifestations of G-d, mystical Judaism does believe in feminina and masculine attributes. The Shechinah (or Shekhinah, depending upon your spelling preference) is a feminine attribute.

Answer 2

um your boyfriend is wrong.

I cannot say it any other way their are no male and female forms of God in Judaism.

Trust me I know what I am talking about.The only thing he might possibly be referring to is the Shekhinah
which is not considered God.

Answer 3

we do not have male and female forms of G-d.

we have different names for G-d which emphasize G-d's masculine or feminine qualities.

Answer 4

Could this be Kabbalism ?