ɹˈɛb mˈɛnæʃəm mˈɛndəl wʌz ˈæŋɡwɪʃt baɪ ðɪ ˈɛɡzaɪl ʌvðə dʒˈuːɪʃ pˈiːpəl fɹʌm ðɛɹ hˈoʊmlənd, meɪntˈeɪnɪŋ ðeɪ kʊd ˈoʊnli ɹˈiːtʃ ðɛɹ fˈʊl spˈɪɹɪtʃˌuːəl pətˈɛnʃəl ɪnðə lˈænd ʌv ˈɪzɹiːəl, ænd æntˈɪsᵻpˌeɪɾᵻd ðə kˈʌmɪŋ ʌvðə mɛsˈaɪə.
Rebbe Menachem Mendel was anguished by the exile of the Jewish people from their homeland, maintaining they could only reach their full spiritual potential in the Land of Israel, and anticipated the coming of the Messiah.