Devekut

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Devekut, devekuth, or dvekus (Heb. דבקות "clinging on" to God) is a deep, trance-like meditative state attained during Jewish prayer or when performing the 613 mitzvot (the "commandments"), particularly within Hasidic Judaism.

The Hebrew word for glue is דבק devek which is the root for devekut, or devekus, thus "cleaving" or "attaching oneself" to God in all areas of life.

[edit] See also

• Jewish meditation