How is the Jewish Holy Spirit different from the Christian Holy Spirit?

Question

I thought the Jewish Holy Spirit was like a function of God but of course not a seperate power like in Christianity.

Answer 1

The holy spirit is called shechina in Hebrew.
The Shekinah is held by many to represent the feminine attributes of the presence of God (shekhinah being a feminine word in Hebrew), based especially on readings of the Talmud.
The Shekhinah is referred to as manifest in the Tabernacle and the Temple in Jerusalem throughout Rabbinic literature. It is also reported as being present in the acts of public prayer, ("Whenever ten are gathered for prayer, there the Shechinah rests" Talmud Sanhedrin 39a); righteous judgment ("when three sit as judges, the Shechinah is with them." Talmud Berachot 6a), and personal need ("The Shechinah dwells over the headside of the sick man's bed" Talmud Shabbat 12b; "Wheresoever they were exiled, the Shechinah went with them." Megillah 29a).
The Talmud expounds a Beraita (oral tradition) which illuminates the manner in which the Kohen Gadol (High Priest) is to sprinkle the blood of the bull-offering towards the Parochet (Curtain) separating the Hekhal (sanctuary) from the Kadosh Kadoshim (Holy of Holies):

"[And so shall he do in the midst of the Tent of Meeting] that dwells (shokhen) among them in the midst of their impurities (Leviticus 16:16). Even at a time when the Jews are impure, the Shekhinah (Divine Presence) is with them.
A certain Sadducee said to Rabbi Chanina: Now [that you have been exiled, you are certainly impure, as it is written: "Her impurity is [visible] on her hems." (Lamentations 1:9). He [Rabbi Chanina] said to him: Come see what is written regarding them: [The Tent of Meeting] that dwells among them in the midst of their impurities. Even in a time that they are impure, the Divine Presence is among them. Talmud Tractate Yoma 56b
The Talmud reports that the Shekhinah is what caused prophets to prophesy and King David to compose his Psalms The Shechinah manifests itself as a form of joy, connected with prophecy and creativity: Talmud Pesachim 117a) The Talmud also reports that "The Shechinah does not rest amidst laziness, nor amidst laughter, nor amidst lightheadedness, nor amidst idle conversation. Rather, it is amidst the joy associated with a mitzvah that the Shechinah comes to rest upon people, as it is said: 'And now, bring me for a musician, and it happened that when the music played, God's hand rested upon him' [Elisha] [2 Kings 3:15]" (Pesachim 117a). Thus the Shekhinah is associated with the transformational spirit of God regarded as the source of prophecy:

After that thou shalt come to the hill of God, where is the garrison of the Philistines; and it shall come to pass, when thou art come thither to the city, that thou shalt meet a band of prophets coming down from the high place with a psaltery, and a timbrel, and a pipe, and a harp, before them; and they will be prophesying.
And the spirit of the LORD will come mightily upon thee, and thou shalt prophesy with them, and shalt be turned into another man. (1 Samuel 10:5-6 JPS).
The prophets made numerous references to metaphorical visions of the presence of God, particularly in the context of the Tabernacle or Temple, particularly visions of thrones or robes that fill the Sanctuary, that are traditionally associated with and described as visions of the Shekhinah. Isaiah wrote "I saw the Lord sitting upon a throne high and lifted up, and his train filled the Temple." (Isaiah 6:1). Jeremiah implored "Do not dishonor the throne of your glory" (Jeremiah 14:21) and referred to "Thou throne of glory, on high from the beginning, Thou place of our sanctuary" (Jeremiah 17:12). Ezekiel spoke of "the glory of the God of Israel was there [in the Sanctuary], according to the vision that I saw in the plain."
In addition to the various accounts indicating the presence or glory of God recorded in the Hebrew Bible, many Christians also consider the Shekhinah to be manifest in numerous instances in the New Testament.
The public domain Easton's Bible Dictionary, published in 1897, says:
Shechinah – a Chaldee word meaning resting-place, not found in Scripture, but used by the later Jews to designate the visible symbol of God's presence in the Tabernacle, and afterwards in Solomon's temple. When the Lord led Israel out of Egypt, he went before them "in a pillar of a cloud." This was the symbol of his presence with his people. God also spoke to Moses through the 'shekhinah' out of a burning bush. For references made to it during the wilderness wanderings, see Exodus 14:20; 40:34-38; Leviticus 9:23, 24; Numbers 14:10; 16:19, 42.
It is probable that after the entrance into Canaan this glory-cloud settled in the tabernacle upon the ark of the covenant in the most holy place. We have, however, no special reference to it till the consecration of the temple by Solomon, when it filled the whole house with its glory, so that the priests could not stand to minister (1 Kings 8:10-13; 2 Chr. 5:13, 14; 7:1-3). Probably it remained in the first temple in the holy of holies as the symbol of Jehovah's presence so long as that temple stood. It afterwards disappeared.
References to the Shekhinah in Christianity often see the presence and the glory of the Lord as being synonymous,as illustrated in the following verse from Exodus;
And Moses went up into the mount, and the cloud covered the mount. And the glory of Jehovah abode upon mount Sinai, and the cloud covered it six days: and the seventh day he called unto Moses out of the midst of the cloud. And the appearance of the glory of Jehovah was like devouring fire on the top of the mount in the eyes of the children of Israel. (Exodus 24:15-17 ASV)
The Spirit of the Lord
The Shekhinah in the New Testament is commonly equated to the presence or indwelling of the Spirit of the Lord (generally referred to as the Holy Spirit, or Spirit of Christ) in the believer, drawing parallels to the presence of God in Solomon's Temple. Furthermore, in the same manner that the Shekhinah is linked to prophecy in Judaism, so it is in Christianity:
For no prophecy ever came by the will of man: but men spake from God, being moved by the Holy Spirit. (2 Peter 1:21 ASV)
In Gnostic sects of Christianity, Shekhinah is identified with Sophia, the feminine aspect of God.
The Glory of the Lord
Where references are made to the Shekhinah as manifestations of the glory of the Lord associated with his presence, Christians find numerous occurrences in the New Testament in both literal (as in Luke 2:9 which refers to the "glory of the Lord" shining on the shepherds at Jesus' birth) as well as spiritual forms (as in John 17:22, where Jesus speaks to God of giving the "glory" that God gave to him to the people). A contrast can be found in Ichabod, so named as a result of the Ark of the Covenant being captured by the Philistines - "The glory is departed from Israel" (1 Samuel 4:22 KJV).
The Divine Presence
By day the LORD went ahead of them in a pillar of cloud to guide them on their way and by night in a pillar of fire to give them light, so that they could travel by day or night, Exodus 13:21.

Answer 2

The Holy Spirit is the third person of the trinity. The Holy Spirit is God, as much as is the Father, or the Son. The Holy Spirit is sent to indwell every believer in Christ. The Holy Spirit guides the new Christian into all truth, mainly that which concerns Jesus, and this is done through the study of God's Word. All believers in Christ receive the gift of the Holy Spirit upon acceptance of Jesus as Lord and Saviour. It is known as the new birth, the second birth, or being born again.

Answer 3

Holy Spirit Judaism

Answer 4

The christian concept of holy spirit and the whole TRINITY concept is a precept of man that was added in with the rise of Christianity. 381CE First Council of Constantinople drew up a dogmatic statement on the Trinity and defined Holy Spirit as having the same divinity expressed for the Son by the Council of Nice 56 years earlier.

The concepts of a 'father' or 'son' aspect violate the hebrew Idoltry LAW. Deut 4:15-16 Since you saw no form on the day the LORD spoke to you at Horeb out of the midst of the fire. Beware lest you act corruptly by making a graven image for yourselves, in the form of any figure, the likeness of man or female...

Essentially the ONLY way to view this Hebrew Diety is as SPIRIT, any other form would be considered an idol, giving a form to that which is to remain FORM-LESS. The FORMS are all that people really 'fight over', which basically just causes people to sin, as in the CONVERT OR DIE motto of Christians and Muslims.

One of the main reasons that ORTHODOX jews cannot accept christianity is that pretty much every christian tenet is an abomination to the Laws of God.

Sin offerings using human sacifice--like in christianity is considered an abomination to god. The ritualistic cannibalism of Communion is also seen as a EEWWWW kinda thing to 'moral' people.

Perhaps that is why such vile pagan practices can be preformed by Christians since they are sinners. If a sinning Christian is willing to LIE and DEFY their OWN god, the truth is nothing is sacred to them.

Though what leads christians down this sinning path would be the teachings of the 'false prophet Paul'. Though 'Paul' repeatedly preaches to violate the Laws of god, and in many ways contradict the teachings of 'Jesus', both qualifyers for 'false prophet' under the Law in Deuteronomy chapter 13, at cited in Romans 10:4...

Rom 10:4 “For Christ is the end of the law, that everyone who has faith will be justified.”

Which according to the LAW, Deuteronomy 13, any preacher that comes forth saying you don't have to follow the Laws of god AND advocates an OTHER god like 'Paul' does with 'Jesus', then they are a 'false prophet'.

OTHER god is defined in the text basically as a god that a person personally has not known OR a god that was unknown to the person's fore fathers. Essentially ties in with the concept of god being EVERYWHERE. Which is also the Law which makes converting people a NO-NO to god.

Answer 5

He is the same Holy Spirit. For the unbelieving Jew (as in the Old Testament) you will notice the Spirit might come upon a man for a while, then move on. The Holy Spirit was present sometimes, but always coming and going. For the Christian, Jesus promised to send the Comforter(Holy Spirit) when He ascended into heaven, to stay with us and teach us in all things. In this way, God never leaves us. When one believes in Jesus as the promised Savior and accepts Him personally, the Holy Spirit comes and indwells that believer, permanently. This is the only difference in the way the H.S. of the Jewish faith and the H.S. of the Christian faith operates....but It is the same, the third person of the Godhead.

Answer 6

There is a Jewish Holy Spirit. He/she is mentioned in many Jewish scriptures, starting with the beginning of Genesis. Yes, it is different, but it is there.

Answer 7

There is no "Holy Spirit" in the Christian sense of the word in Judaism. Nor is Christ considered the Messiah in Judaism.

They believe in man obeying God's laws.

Answer 8

Originally Jews worshipped the real God, and then continued when God sent Jesus, but the rest didn't, they kept on a different path

so they don't have that same holy spirit as before, unless they continued to follow what God said, and that is that all authority has been given to Jesus, if you don't know Jesus, you don't know God, that's what God said

Answer 9

OK, I'm Jewish so let me try this one. In a nutshell: we don't have any concept like that of Christianity's Holy Spirit. We have only G-d. Period.

Answer 10

I didn't know they believed in the Holy Spirit. I learned something new.

Answer 11

There is no concept akin to the Holy Spirit in Judaism