Devekut, debekuth, deveikuth or deveikus (דבקות; traditionally "clinging on" to God) is a Jewish concept referring to closeness to God. It may refer to...
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circumscribed opposite." One major derivative of this philosophy is the notion of devekut, "communion". As God was everywhere, connection with Him had to be pursued...
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Baal Shem Tov taught that the end of worship of God is attachment to God (devekut), which primarily is the service of the heart rather than the mind. The...
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structured, soulful forms to reflect the mystical joy of intense prayer (devekut). A revival of interest in Jewish music was sparked as part of Hasidism...
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Princeton University Press. Inner.org about Kabbalah Lessons in Tanya Devekut.com A compendium of teachings related to da'at Daʻat The Knowing I, by...
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higher level of devekut. These individuals influence society, and their task is to teach the people to worship God by means of devekut and to lead sinners...
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Archived 2010-12-16 at the Wayback Machine Chofetz Chaim Daily Calendar Devekut.com has a link ("Chofetz Chaim") with an abstract of a book by Rabbis Shimon...
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emphasis on Divine Omnipresence and immanence lies behind Hasidic joy and devekut, and its stress on transforming the material into spiritual worship. In...
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the Neptic Fathers). Parallels have been drawn between nepsis and Jewish devekut. In Orthodox Christianity, the struggle against the corruption of the passions...
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terminology, Hasidic philosophy internalised mystical experience, emphasising devekut attachment to its Rebbe leadership, who embody and channel the Divine flow...
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internalise the experience of Jewish mysticism into daily inspiration (devekut), this inner life of the sefirot is explored, and the role they play in...
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prayer practices. Jewish mystics have viewed meditation as leading to devekut (cleaving to God). Hebrew terms for meditation include hitbodedut (or hisbodedus...
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Zion, Jerusalem The Kabbalah Centre Learn Kabbalah: Lurianic Kabbalah Chabad.org's "What is Kabbalah?" Devekut.com A compendium of Neo-Hasidic thought...
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Jewish mysticism Abraham Joshua Heschel's view of Rabbinic Judaism as aggadah and mystical experience Devekut.com A compendium of Neo-Hasidic thought...
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seclusion, serves as means for the inner practice, which seeks to deepen Devekut (attachment to God) until the self merges with the Divine, ultimately leading...
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related genre. Tish-nign (table tune) Moralish, a type of Nigun, called Devekut in Hebrew, which inspires spiritual arousal or a pious mood. A Vals (Waltz)...
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Hasidic Jews view their rebbe as a person who is literally in a state of devekut (communion) with God in a way that most people are not; that a rebbe (or...
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the two types of view are true with knowing about the prophet who is in Devekut with God to be wise and to perform miracle for Him. Judaism affirms that...
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the Jewish people will go to greet the Messiah"--Rabbi Zusha of Hanipol Devekut Jewish meditation Judah Loew ben Bezalel articulated Kabbalah in philosophical...
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These paths see Hasidism as a means to the end of inspiring emotional devekut (spiritual attachment to God) and mystical enthusiasm. In this context...
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chapter 6 of the Sayings of the Fathers Exegesis of Chapter 6 of Pirkei Avot Devekut.com has a link ("Pirkei Avot") with an abstract of Rabbi Moshe Lieber's...
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in Kabbalah and Hasidic philosophy for this nullification is bittul. In devekut or daily spiritual life, it inspires the mystical humility of nullification...
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of the common folk by reframing Judaism around the central principle of devekut (mystical cleaving to God) for all. This new approach turned formerly esoteric...
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forces in the Upper World. Jewish meditation Yichudim ("unifications") Devekut Shaar HaKavanot Niyyah, a similar concept in Islam Halachipedia article...
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to popular social appeal which became dominant in early-modern Judaism. Devekut Dor Daim Four who entered the Pardes Generational ascent in Kabbalah Godhead...
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from Kabbalistic theosophical terminology. Hasidic philosophy encouraged devekut attachment to the rabbis within the movement, who were said to embody and...
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groups. There are also nigunim for individual meditation, called devekus or devekut (connecting with God) nigunim. These are usually much slower than around-the-table...
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Talmud and Halacha, rather than to immanent Panentheism through Hasidic devekut. Kabbalah is reserved for the elite, rather than popularised in Hasidism...
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and Gyan Riley 4:14 6. "Shevirah" Julian Lage and Gyan Riley 2:51 7. "Devekut" Julian Lage and Gyan Riley 4:46 8. "Dibor" Julian Lage and Gyan Riley...
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Arthur Green (1941- ) at the American Jewish Historical Society, New York. Devekut.com has a link to the most comprehensive, updated compilation of Rabbi...
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