Editing Menachem Mendel Futerfas (section)

== Encouragement and Vitality in Matters of Moshiach ==
The niggun "Chayalei Adoneinu Moshiach Tzidkeinu" was always familiar on Reb Mendel's tongue.

In summer 1992, Tomim Yitzchak Axelrod approached him and expressed his shock at cold and cynical talk heard from respected Anash regarding the Chassidim's faith, and Reb Mendel responded: "This comes from haskalah without avodah."

Before 10 Shevat 1993, when there were those who tried to obstruct the satellite broadcast event and its transmission in Eretz HaKodesh by convening a meeting of rabbonim, Reb Mendel's student Reb Betzalel Kupchik approached him and asked him to come to the meeting to express his positive opinion about holding the event. Initially, Reb Mendel strongly refused to participate in the meeting at all, saying he wasn't willing to be in the same room with them. However, after his mashpia Reb Zev Keselman came to his home and requested and instructed him to still go to the meeting, Reb Mendel agreed and arrived at the location and expressed sharp words to the participants, saying their opposition stems from their worry and fear of 'perhaps not' which is actual apikorsus, that their greatness is expressed in casting doubts and coldness, the matter of Amalek, in the matter of Moshiach. He even said then that the Rebbe's opinion in such a case is known since the Rebbe says that 'one needs to go with the most chareidi party' and also in this case when there are two groups one needs to go with the most chareidi, and this is not the group opposing the matter, etc.

In a conversation with Reb Yechezkel Sofer and Reb Tuvia Plass in winter 1993, he revealed his opinion about the 'rationalists' who supposedly worry about "saving the Rebbe's honor" from disgrace through publicizing matters of Moshiach etc.: "Don't try to understand them, I know them well, they are apikorsim yemach shmom! One who cools down the enthusiasm of a Jew who believes in the coming of Moshiach is a misnaged and..." And Reb Mendel even added and told them that these words could be published in his name.

At an Anash gathering on 28 Nissan 1993 for strengthening matters of Moshiach, Reb Mendel proclaimed the holy proclamation of Yechi Adoneinu.

In a letter from his student Reb Sholom Ber Reichman from Iyar 1993, Reb Mendel's words are described in response to what he told him about Reb Amir Rozen, a close student of Reb Mendel who was then learning in 770, who would have Shabbos meals at the home of Reb Yoel Cohen - one of the flag bearers of spreading the message of Geulah and Moshiach's identity in those days. This brought joy to Reb Mendel, and he said: "If so, then he is from the 'Meshichistim' - I have nachas from him, he has a good memory and can receive a lot from him." At a farbrengen in the yeshiva in Kfar in Iyar 1993, one of the mashpiim farbrenged and about an hour after the start of the farbrengen, Reb Mendel came from resting in his room and sat on the side while listening with visible pleasure to the mashpia's words that were said with tremendous enthusiasm about "Yechi Adoneinu" and how it comes from prayer.

Even after 3 Tammuz, Reb Mendel continued to adhere to the proclamation of "Yechi Adoneinu Moreinu V'Rabbeinu Melech HaMoshiach L'olam Va'ed" after prayers, and to show this to people who were doubtful about it, he would often say it in a loud voice. When one of the young married men told him there were arguments whether to proclaim "Yechi" or not, Reb Mendel responded decisively that whoever the Rebbe is alive for needs to say "Yechi."

During that period when they would proclaim "Yechi", Reb Mendel would stand at his full height and respond despite not being able to stand in various places during the rest of davening due to his weakness. One day, one of the Roshei Yeshiva in the yeshiva in Kfar came to Reb Mendel and tried to "explain" to him how supposedly the matter of "Yechi" distances Jews etc. Reb Mendel was silent the entire time until he finished his words and then responded to him, that when someone would argue with Reb Abba Pliskin he would be silent and listen until the end and then say: "But I don't agree with you" without additional explanations, "so too I say to you: 'I don't agree with you.'"

After 3 Tammuz, when they wanted to donate a 'Yechi' sign for the walls of the zal in the yeshiva in Kfar Chabad, they asked Reb Mendel whether to add before it "and soon we will merit to Yechi..." and the like because of the differences of opinion, he answered: "No! Don't add, don't subtract, and don't change!
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