Seeking and Finding the Essence of the Divine

This discourse was taught by the Rebbe in 1957, on Shabbat Nitzavim-Vayelech. In focuses on a verse from Psalm 27, which is recited from the beginning of the month of Elul till the afternoon of Hoshana Rabbah, just before Shemini Atzeret and Simchat Torah. The verse is about seeking the Divine; the discourse explains that there is a long process of 'seeking', then on Simchat Torah we reach the climax of all the Autumn festivals and join with the Essence of G-d.