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    Chapter 1 · Me'eimatai

    Divine Presence in Prayer and Study

    Lesson 5 of 64 26 min

    The Gemara cites sources for the Divine Presence with ten praying, three judging, two studying, and even one studying. It asks why each source is needed if an individual also merits this, and distinguishes modes of presence and recording in the book of remembrance.

    Lesson goals
    • 01Identify the group in the excerpt.
    • 02Distinguish prayer, judgment, and study.
    01

    Source and decoding

    Berakhot 6a
    ומנין לעשרה שמתפללין ששכינה עמהם — שנאמר: ״אלהים נצב בעדת אל״.

    What is the source that the Divine Presence accompanies ten people praying? The verse: God stands in the divine assembly.

    The Gemara cites sources for the Divine Presence with ten praying, three judging, two studying, and even one studying. It asks why each source is needed if an individual also merits this, and distinguishes modes of presence and recording in the book of remembrance.

    02

    Building the reasoning

    1. 1Identify the group in the excerpt.
    2. 2Distinguish prayer, judgment, and study.
    Practice

    Return to the source and identify the group in the excerpt. Then explain how the central distinction follows from the excerpt. Mark what is explicit and what is explained by the surrounding discussion.

    Lesson wrap-up

    The Gemara cites sources for the Divine Presence with ten praying, three judging, two studying, and even one studying. It asks why each source is needed if an individual also merits this, and distinguishes modes of presence and recording in the book of remembrance.

    Check your understanding

    Test yourself before marking the lesson complete.

    Question 1 of 1

    What are the ten people in the excerpt doing?