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The Midrash relates that when Moses foresaw that the Holy Temple would be destroyed and
Jews would be unable to offer sacrifices in atonement, he asked G-d: “What will we do
then?” G-d replied: “Jew...
The Talmud relates that while King David was immersed in Torah, Yoav went out to battle.
Mesirut nefesh -- Hebrew term for self abnegation -- means both "giving of life" and "giving of will." Self abnegation is not just the willingness to die for one's beliefs; it is the way in which one lives for them. It is the willingness to sacrifice one's "self" -- one's desires, one's preconceptions, one's most basic inclinations.
— The Lubavitcher Rebbe