Why a Jew Gives His Life for Hashem
A teaching ofRav Meir Simchah HaKohen of Dvinskהרב מאיר שמחה בן שמשון קלונימוס קלמן הכהן
Rav Meir Simchah wrote that it is not surprising that a Jew willingly gives his life to sanctify Hashem's Name. When a person is confronted by an opposing force, his true essence comes to the surface.
Source: Meshech Chochmah, Vaeschanan