Satmara Niyes

Wednesday, Parshas Lech Lecha — 'B'tzeil HaKodesh' with the Satmar Rebbe shlit"a — The Wedding Simcha of the Rebbe's Grandson, the chosson HaRav Yechezkel Shraga Meisels, son of HaGaon Rabbi Meisels, Rav of the Beis Medrash Yismach Moshe shlit"a, may he live long, with the kallah, daughter of HaGaon Rabbi Yehoshua Rubin shlit"a, Av Beis Din of Radovitz and a rebbe in our holy yeshiva Nezer HaTorah D'Satmar, and granddaughter of HaGaon the Av Beis Din of Brezdovitz shlit"a and son-in-law of the Papa Rebbe of Boro Park shlit"a

In the morning, before Shacharis, a bris took place for the newborn son of R' Yoel Brach, in the home of his father, R' Avrohom Leib, where the Rebbe served as sandek and mohel.

The Rebbe shlit"a davened Shacharis in the Beis Medrash HaGadol. Before davening, the Rebbe put tefillin on the bar mitzvah bochur, the bochur Yisroel Binyomin Katz.
After davening, a lechayim was held with the bar mitzvah bochur in the Rebbe's private room.

During the morning hours, the Rebbe shlit"a paid a condolence visit to R' Wolf Berish Palachek, on the passing of his young daughter a"h.

The sound of joy and salvation in the tents of the righteous

At about 5:10, the Rebbe shlit"a entered the Beis Medrash HaGadol, in the 'Shmuel Chaim' room, for Mincha. After Mincha, the entire assembly, old and young, passed by in a line to receive a blessing on the day of the chuppah.

Immediately afterward, at 5:50, the reception ceremony took place in the main hall of the Beis Medrash HaGadol. Inspiring melodies were sung, and R' Shmuel Kraus shlit"a spoke with rhymes and words of inspiration. The singing of inspiring melodies continued, and the Rebbe drank a lechayim and bestowed his holy blessings upon the chosson, the mechutanim and the grandfathers. Afterward the Rebbe shlit"a delivered holy words to arouse the merit of the forefathers on the day of the chuppah, as is customary.

The Rebbe shlit"a went over to the halls of Keren V'Yoel Moshe for the badeken, where the Rebbe arranged the kesuba.

Afterward the chuppah ceremony took place in front of the Beis Medrash HaGadol. The Rebbe shlit"a honored his mechutan, the chosson's grandfather, HaGaon the Av Beis Din of Sighet shlit"a, with reciting the kiddushin.
Reading of the kesuba: the chosson's uncle, the Dushinsky Rebbe shlit"a. First blessings: the kallah's grandfather, HaGaon the Av Beis Din of Brezdovitz shlit"a. Final blessing: the kallah's grandfather, the Papa Rebbe of Boro Park shlit"a.
Witnesses to the kiddushin: HaRav R' Yoel Gutman shlit"a, a moreh d'asra in our kehilla, and HaRav R' Yoel Kahn shlit"a, a moreh d'asra in our kehilla.
Witnesses to the yichud: R' Moshe Yehuda Goldberger and R' Yehuda Yaakov Yosef Stein.
Also participating at the chuppah was the elder uncle, the Skverer Rebbe shlit"a.

After the chuppah, the Rebbe gave his holy blessings to the entire holy congregation and broke into a dance of the righteous with the grandfathers and mechutanim.

After the chuppah, at 8:10, the Rebbe shlit"a davened Maariv in the 'Shmuel Chaim' room in the Beis Medrash HaGadol, and after Maariv the Rebbe recited Kiddush Levana in front of the Beis Medrash HaGadol.

And so the righteous will see and rejoice

At about 8:30 the Rebbe shlit"a arrived at the wedding seudah. The Rebbe broke into a fiery dance on the floor and then washed for the wedding seudah. After the fish, the Rebbe wished a lechayim to the entire assembly.

A few minutes later the chosson entered. The Rebbe danced with the chosson and honored the grandfathers and mechutanim to dance. Afterward the assembly went over to wish the Rebbe shlit"a mazel tov.
At about 9:45 the Rebbe left the beis medrash and went home to his holy residence for a short break.
Then, at about 11:15, the call went out for the mitzvah, and the Rebbe shlit"a entered for Birkas Hamazon and the mitzvah tantz. For Birkas Hamazon, the Rebbe honored HaGaon the Av Beis Din of Limanov shlit"a; first blessings: HaGaon the Av Beis Din of our kehilla in Boro Park shlit"a; final blessing: HaGaon R' Boruch Avrohom Halberstam shlit"a, Av Beis Din of Kshanov.

After bentching, the badchan of the king, HaRav Mordechai Dovid Oestreicher, masterfully called the Rebbe shlit"a to the mitzvah tantz. The inspiring melodies continued, the Rebbe drank a lechayim and bestowed his holy blessings upon the chosson, the mechutanim, the grandfathers and the entire assembly. Then he performed the elevated dances of the mitzvah before the kallah, with holy fiery fervor, for an extended time. Afterward, inspiring melodies were sung for several minutes while the Rebbe shlit"a stood still, encouraging the assembly, and then danced with the chosson, with the chosson's father, HaGaon Rav of Beis Medrash Yismach Moshe shlit"a, and his family, and with the entire royal family, the grandchildren of the holy Beirach Moshe zy"a.

The grandfathers danced: the Papa Rebbe of Boro Park shlit"a, HaGaon the Av Beis Din of Brezdovitz shlit"a, the father of the chosson shlit"a and the father of the kallah shlit"a. Afterward the badchan recited words of badchanus and called up the chosson, and Eishes Chayil was danced. On the way out, the Rebbe wished mazel tov to the kallah. The simcha ended at about 2:20.

May it be His will that from this simcha abundant blessing flow upon us and all of Israel

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Tuesday, Parshas Lech Lecha — 'B'tzeil HaKodesh' with the Satmar Rebbe shlit"a

This morning after the mikvah, the Rebbe shlit"a greeted the Kosov Rebbe shlit"a, who is staying in Kiryas Joel these days for a period of rest. A pleasant conversation ensued, and the Rebbe bestowed his holy blessings upon him.

Before Shacharis, the brisos took place.
For the newborn son of R' Shalom Yosef Mendlowitz, where the Rebbe served as sandek and mohel.
For the newborn son of R' Avrohom Dov Farges, where the Rebbe served as sandek and mohel.

The Rebbe shlit"a davened Shacharis at the new 'Eitz Chaim' branch of the Yeshiva Gedolah, under the leadership of HaGaon Rabbi Mordechai Aharon Zeibel shlit"a, in the Beis Shalom beis medrash on Shinover Street. Upon arrival, the Rebbe looked around with great nachas at the learning.

Before davening, the Rebbe put tefillin on the bar mitzvah bochur, son of HaGaon Rabbi Efraim Fishel Berkowitz shlit"a, a dayan in our kehilla.

After davening, a lechayim was held in honor of the start of the zman. The Rebbe drank lechayim and delivered words of divrei bracha v'hischazkus to the bochurim, and spoke words of praise about the esteemed menahel and the maggidei shiur, concluding with his holy blessings for a successful zman, b'ezras Hashem.

Then, around 12:00, the Rebbe shlit"a traveled up together with the bochurim to the kevarim of our holy Rebbes, on the occasion of the wedding of his grandson, which takes place today, Wednesday, in the Beis Medrash HaGadol in Kiryas Joel. Upon arrival at the cemetery, the Rebbe recited the blessing, then entered the holy ohel and lit 5 candles at the holy graves and at the kever of his mother, the Rebbetzin a"h. The Rebbe recited the tefilla of the Yismach Moshe zy"a and recited the chapters of Sefer Revi'i as customary. After Kaddish, the Rebbe read kvitlach while nigunei hisorerus were sung, and then the Rebbe prostrated himself at the graves of our holy Rebbes and of his mother the Rebbetzin a"h. They concluded at around 12:30.

In the afternoon, the Rebbe went up to the Heichal HaYeshiva, the Yoel Moshe branch, where the Rebbe learned with a chavrusa from among the yeshiva's talmidim in his private room.
Upon arriving at the yeshiva, the Rebbe looked over the construction work on the top floor of the building, which is being magnificently completed for the benefit of the bochurim. Around 6:00 the Rebbe davened Mincha in the yeshiva.

Around 7:00 the Rebbe shlit"a traveled into Williamsburg for the weekly reception hours.
Upon arrival, the Rebbe offered words of consolation to the sons of R' Ezra Moshe Berkowitz a"h, on the passing of their mother a"h.

Afterward, the Rebbe offered words of consolation to the Melitz Rebbe shlit"a and his sons, the Rabbanim shlit"a, on the passing of his wife / their mother, the Melitz Rebbetzin a"h.

The reception hours in the holy inner chamber lasted from around 9:00 until 1:00 at night, in his esteemed home on Hooper St.

During the reception hours, the Skulen Rebbe of Williamsburg shlit"a came for a visit, to receive the Rebbe's holy blessings on his move to Williamsburg and the opening of the Rebbe's court. A pleasant conversation ensued, and the Rebbe honored him with a lechayim and bestowed his holy blessings.

Later, the writing of the letters took place for the Sefer Torah being written by HaRav Yeshaya Sacks shlit"a in the Deesh beis medrash. After the letters were written, the Rebbe drank lechayim and honored the sons of the Deesh Rebbe shlit"a with a lechayim, and bestowed his holy blessings on the donor of the Sefer Torah and on all the participants.

The Rebbe shlit"a also heard a brief report from the Vaad HaChinuch of our holy mosdos in Williamsburg, regarding various improvements in the curriculum that were introduced for the new year at the Talmud Torah building at the Rebbe's request.

The Rebbe shlit"a davened Maariv around 12:00, and then continued receiving the public.

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