In the year 1927, after instigation from the Yevsektzia, the fiercely anti-religious Jewish Section of the Soviet Communist Party, the revered Rabbi Yosef Yitzchak of Lubavitch, was imprisoned and subjected to severe punishment in Leningrad, but miraculously, he was eventually freed. The five chassidic discourses featured in this collection all originate from this tumultuous period, undoubtedly one of the most tumultuous and trying times in our history. In these unforgettable speeches, the Rebbe of Lubavitch at that time boldly and unapologetically called upon his followers to stand up against the powerful Soviet regime, even if it meant sacrificing their lives, in order to save the endangered soul of Jewry.
