▁argument ▁manifest s ▁not ably ▁in ▁the ▁Sel ich ot ▁prayer ▁called ▁" M ach nis ay ▁Rach am im ", ▁a ▁request ▁to ▁the ▁ang els ▁to ▁inter ced e ▁with ▁God . ▁ ▁God head ▁ ▁God head ▁refers ▁to ▁the ▁aspect ▁or ▁substr atum ▁of ▁God ▁that ▁lies ▁behind ▁God ' s ▁actions ▁or ▁properties ▁( i . e ., ▁it ▁is ▁the ▁ess ence ▁of ▁God ). ▁ ▁R ational istic ▁conception ▁In ▁the ▁philosophy ▁of ▁Ma imon ides ▁and ▁other ▁Jewish - r ational istic ▁philosoph ers , ▁there ▁is ▁little ▁which ▁can ▁be ▁known ▁about ▁the ▁God head , ▁other ▁than ▁its ▁existence , ▁and ▁even ▁this ▁can ▁only ▁be ▁assert ed ▁equ iv oc ally . ▁ ▁Myst ical ▁conception ▁In ▁Kab bal istic ▁thought , ▁the ▁term ▁" G od head " ▁usually ▁refers ▁to ▁the ▁concept ▁of ▁Ein ▁Sof ▁ ▁( א י ן ▁ ס ו ף ), ▁which ▁is ▁the ▁aspect ▁of ▁God ▁that ▁lies ▁beyond ▁the ▁em an ations ▁( se phi rot ). ▁The ▁" know ability " ▁of ▁the ▁God head ▁in ▁Kab bal istic ▁thought ▁is ▁no ▁better ▁than ▁what ▁is ▁conce ived ▁by ▁rational ist ▁think ers . ▁As ▁Jacob s ▁( 1 9 7 3 ) ▁puts ▁it , ▁" Of ▁God ▁as ▁God ▁is ▁in ▁God self — E in ▁Sof — nothing ▁can ▁be ▁said ▁at ▁all , ▁and ▁no ▁thought ▁can ▁reach ▁there ". ▁ ▁Properties ▁attributed ▁to ▁God ▁In ▁modern ▁art ic