Deveikus
דביקותCleaving to Hashem — clinging to the Divine in thought, word, and deed. The Sfas Emes on deveikus.
110 essays
Noach
Lech Lecha
Vayeira
Chayei Sarah
- Faithful service as privilegeChayei Sarah · תרל"ב · Essay 3
- The unseen soul cleaving to HashemChayei Sarah · תרל"ו · Essay 1
- Whole days bound to their SourceChayei Sarah · תרל"ט · Essay 1
- Whole years and life's appointed purposeChayei Sarah · תרמ"ה · Essay 1
- Wholeness through clinging to the rootChayei Sarah · תרנ"ו · Essay 1
Toldot
Vayetzei
- Yaakov paves a path of holiness through galusVayetzei · תרל"ה · Essay 1
- Thirst in barren times earns revelationVayetzei · תרל"ח · Essay 1
- Shabbos as deveikus above natureVayetzei · תרמ"ה · Essay 2
- Yaakov's unbroken devekus in exileVayetzei · תר"נ · Essay 1
- Anchoring in holiness before descending to galusVayetzei · תרנ"ב · Essay 1
- Oneg Shabbos and the boundless inheritanceVayetzei · תרנ"ב · Essay 2
Vayechi
Yitro
Mishpatim
Shekalim
Terumah
- Berachah reveals the holiness in every thingTerumah · תרל"א · Essay 3
- Mishkan sanctifies all everyday deedsTerumah · תר"מ · Essay 2
- Elevating our desires to their root in HashemTerumah · תרמ"ד · Essay 3
- Torah as acquiring Hashem HimselfTerumah · תרמ"ז · Essay 1
- The inner point that rectifies actionTerumah · תרמ"ט · Essay 2
- Three ascending levels of acquiring TorahTerumah · תרנ"א · Essay 1
- Carrying Torah into worldly lifeTerumah · תרס"א · Essay 1
Tetzaveh
Zachor
Purim
Ki Tisa
- Shabbos reveals the hidden inner pointKi Tisa · תרל"א · Essay 1
- Guarding Shabbos by drawing its holiness into the weekKi Tisa · תרל"ב · Essay 1
- Shabbos consciousness in every actKi Tisa · תרל"ה · Essay 1
- Shabbos as the root-gift received directlyKi Tisa · תר"מ · Essay 1
- The Luchos bind physical to spiritualKi Tisa · תר"מ · Essay 2
- Shabbos as foretaste of Olam HabaKi Tisa · תרמ"ו · Essay 1
- Shabbos as a lasting inner restKi Tisa · תרנ"ז · Essay 3
- Shabbos as a hidden gift above natureKi Tisa · תרנ"ח · Essay 2
- Receiving Torah with bridal longingKi Tisa · תרס"ב · Essay 1
Tzav
Shmini
Acharei Mot
Kedoshim
Emor
Behar
Bechukotai
Bamidbar
- Torah lishmah as total bittul of selfBamidbar · תרל"א · Essay 4
- Leaping to holiness through the AvosBamidbar · תרל"ד · Essay 2
- Learning Torah lishmah opens its inner lightBamidbar · תרל"ד · Essay 5
- Love for Hashem covers shortcomingsBamidbar · תרמ"ג · Essay 3
- The desert as bittul, the gateway to TorahBamidbar · תרמ"ד · Essay 2
- The Levi'im preserving Moshe's pathway of TorahBamidbar · תרמ"ו · Essay 2
- Bnei Yisrael's governance above natureBamidbar · תרמ"ז · Essay 2
- Drawing out the soul's hidden longing for HashemBamidbar · תרנ"ז · Essay 3
Shavuot
Naso
Beha'alotcha
Shlach
Korach
Rosh Hashanah
Shabbat Shuva
Sukkot
- The willow and the inborn bond beyond deedsSukkot · תרל"ד · Essay 7
- Simchas Torah joy guards the yearSukkot · תרל"ד · Essay 10
- Torah as the root of all creationSukkot · תרל"ז · Essay 15
- Moshe, Torah, and Hashem's kingship are oneSukkot · תרמ"א · Essay 11
- The willow as the Jew's essential bond with HashemSukkot · תרמ"ו · Essay 5
- Taking the lulav is taking HashemSukkot · תרנ"ג · Essay 4
- The Lulav: Yearning and Deveikus Like AharonSukkot · תרנ"ח · Essay 4
- Humble searching lets the Torah elevate usSukkot · תרס"ד · Essay 6