Given to Neshei Chabad in Melbourne Australia. The story of Mesiras Nefesh. It wasn’t a joke then and its message is very serious right now.

HaYom Yom – 29 Kislev (2) 0:00 – 37:08Chanukah, Hellenist Culture, Assimilation, Separation between Yidden and Goyim. Teshuva and Mesiras Nefesh HaYom Yom – 01 Teves 37:08 – 46:35Hallel, Half Hallel, Brocha on Hallel, Putting on four pairs of Tefillin HaYom Yom – 02 Teves 46:35 – EndRead Entry, Chasam Sofer Story

Rabi, who wrote the Mishna as a reaction to Golus teaches, that when one can choose he should choose Derech Havaya, order and not disorder, even if the disorder is infinite and the order is finite. The two examples of infinite are 1) Teshuva, but this involves sin, no one is allowed to sin (even)…

(Beis Rivka High School) 11 Nissan talk. six stories in three categories: A. Kiruv. 1) Reuven Dunin’s story, 2) Velvel Green’s story. B. Mesiras Nefesh, 3) The Yid in Romania and Rabbi Hirshprung, 4) Reb Yossef Mochkin, the six day war, ‘bicharbi uvikasgti’. C. Hiskashrus, 5) Reb Mendel’s ‘Pan BiMachshava’, 6) Haber, Paris, the Rebbe…

Likutei Sichos Vol 16 p 139 ff Conclusion. priorities and its rewards. The Russian Mesiras Nefesh is proof of the positive return for good priorities. Page 146-7.

The lowest kind of Avoda is linked to total self sacrifice. Page 143-4.

Likutei Sichos Vol 16 p 139 ff The Mesiras Nefesh attitude made the Rebbe consistent throughout all the changes in his life. His passions were: 1) Rabbanim and practical Halacha, 2) Helping people do Mitzvos practically, 3) Children [the lowest aspects in Yiddishkeit became his domain because that is what the hour called for]. Page…

The details (and story) of the Frierdike Rebbe’s diverse types of Mesiras Nefesh: 1) Russia, 2) Poland, 3) America. He adapted to each of these three worlds wholly and successfully because of his Mesiras nefesh. Page 142.

Continued discussion on the constantly changing yet entirely constant Mesiras Nefesh of the Frierdike’ Rebbe. Page 142.

Likutei Sichos Vol 16 p 139 ff The Frierdike’ (previous) Rebbe’s life was a lifetime of constant Mesiras Nefesh in all three aspects: 1) Just for Him, 2) Complete Sacrifice, 3) Involvement in the most basic aspects of Yiddishkeit. Page 142