Using Human Terminology for G-d

Torah Cafe - En podcast af Zalman Gordon

Through the Torah and Jewish prayers we use human terminology when referring to G-d including gender (usually male), body parts (hands, eye, ears, nose, feet), feelings (angry, happy, sad, merciful, kind) and actions (speaking, smelling, hitting, touching). Yet Judaism believes that G-d is beyond any human description. How can we use human terminology for G-d while believing he is beyond human description?

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