Devekut, from the verb in Deuteronomy, to cleave to God, means intimate communion with the divine. For the kabbalists it was the culmination of the path; Hasidism made it a constant aim, to be maintained in prayer and ordinary life. Scholars debate whether it implies union or communion.
Devekut
Cleaving: the soul’s attachment and communion with God, the goal of Jewish mystical life.
Also: Devekut, cleaving