Mesirus Nefesh
מסירות נפשGiving oneself over entirely for Hashem — the readiness that sanctifies His Name. The Sfas Emes on mesirus nefesh.
106 essays
Noach
Lech Lecha
- Lech Lecha תרל"וLech Lecha · תרל"ו
- Surrender first, then rectify the worldLech Lecha · תרל"ו · Essay 1
- Imperfect self-sacrifice is never lostLech Lecha · תרל"ז · Essay 4
- Avraham the chassid earns enduring supernal chesedLech Lecha · תרמ"ו · Essay 2
- Avraham planted indestructible love of HashemLech Lecha · תרנ"א · Essay 2
Vayeira
Toldot
Vayetzei
Vayishlach
Vayeshev
Chanukah
- Hanukkah and Awakening AweChanukah · תרל"ד · Essay 3
- Miracle Through Mitzvah DevotionChanukah · תרל"ז · Essay 1
- Enduring Light of ChanukahChanukah · תרמ"ב - תרמ"ג · Essay 13
- Enduring Light of ChanukahChanukah · תרמ"ד · Essay 7
- Enduring Light of ChanukahChanukah · תרמ"ה · Essay 4
- Hanukkah and Hearing the DivineChanukah · תרמ"ח · Essay 2
- Hanukkah as Spiritual PreparationChanukah · תרמ"ח · Essay 12
Vayigash
Shemot
Beshalach
Yitro
Mishpatim
Shekalim
Terumah
Tetzaveh
Purim
Ki Tisa
Vayakhel
Vayikra
Tzav
Pesach
Shmini
Kedoshim
Emor
- Mesirus nefesh draws down miraclesEmor · תרל"ה · Essay 2
- Kiddush Hashem through bittul to the collectiveEmor · תרל"ז · Essay 3
- Inner mesiras nefesh sanctifies the NameEmor · תרל"ח · Essay 2
- Mesirus nefesh prepares for the holiness of the festivalsEmor · תר"מ · Essay 2
- Guarding the Name reveals His holinessEmor · תרמ"א · Essay 2
- Bittul through martyrdom versus a lifetimeEmor · תרמ"ג · Essay 2
- Inner holiness revealed through mesirus nefeshEmor · תרמ"ד · Essay 3
- Exodus Empowers Sanctifying Hashem Above NatureEmor · תרמ"ו · Essay 1
- Refining the body to reveal holinessEmor · תרמ"ז · Essay 1
- Hidden holiness revealed by refining the physicalEmor · תרמ"ח · Essay 1
- Bnei Yisrael as living witness above natureEmor · תרמ"ט · Essay 2
- Turning only upward, even in darknessEmor · תרנ"א · Essay 2
- Three holinesses: Hashem, Torah, YisraelEmor · תרנ"א · Essay 3
- Revealing inner holiness through self-sacrificeEmor · תרנ"ב · Essay 2
- Mesiras Nefesh Above NatureEmor · תרנ"ג · Essay 3
- Three channels of sanctifying HashemEmor · תרנ"ד · Essay 3
- Mesirus nefesh as a supernatural powerEmor · תרנ"ז · Essay 2
- Mesirus nefesh reawakens the ExodusEmor · תרנ"ט · Essay 1
- Hashem's Name sealed within every JewEmor · תרס"א-תרס"ב · Essay 3
- Bnei Yisrael as witnesses sanctifying Hashem's NameEmor · תרס"ג · Essay 1
- Unity at the root through bittulEmor · תרס"ד · Essay 1
Shavuot
- Torah enduring through Moshe not miracleShavuot · תרל"ג · Essay 8
- Mesirus nefesh as gateway to valuing this worldShavuot · תרל"ה · Essay 8
- Mesirus nefesh as the power to hear HashemShavuot · תרל"ה · Essay 10
- Torah depends on Bnei YisraelShavuot · תרל"ח · Essay 7
- Shavuos as the oath of Sinai and tefillin of the headShavuot · תרמ"ב · Essay 5
- Self-nullification gives Torah eternal lifeShavuot · תרמ"ז - תרמ"ח - תרמ"ט · Essay 7
- Becoming Torah Through Self-SacrificeShavuot · תרנ"ב · Essay 3
Shlach
Chukat
Balak
Pinchas
- Self-Sacrifice Earning Eternal PriesthoodPinchas · תרמ"א · Essay 1
- Rectifying Personal Concealment Through Mesirus NefeshPinchas · תרמ"ה · Essay 1
- Pinchas Acting For Klal YisraelPinchas · תרמ"ה · Essay 2
- Acquiring Perfection Through Mesirus NefeshPinchas · תרנ"ב · Essay 2
- Peace Through Self SacrificePinchas · תרנ"ט · Essay 1