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Tuesday, Parshas Vayakhel-Pekudei, 'B'tzeil HaKodesh' with the Satmar Rebbe shlit"a

The Rebbe shlit"a davened Shacharis at the Yeshiva Ketana, Yismach Moshe branch, under the direction of HaGaon Rabbi Avrohom Hersh Zaldan shlit"a.
Before davening, the Rebbe put on tefillin for a bar mitzvah bochur. Afterwards, the Rebbe lit 5 candles in honor of the yahrzeit of the holy Rebbe, R' Elimelech of Lizhensk zy"a. Before Hodu, the prayer recited before davening composed by Rebbe R' Elimelech zy"a was said, while the Rebbe shlit"a lingered for a longer time in tears.

After davening, a lechayim gathering took place. The Rebbe drank a lechayim and spoke holy words about the greatness of the one whose hilula it is and the holiness he left over to every Jew until the end of all generations, and concluded with his holy blessing.

At 1:45 in the afternoon, the Rebbe shlit"a entered the Heichal HaMesivta, Divrei Yoel branch, where the Rebbe reviewed the second shiur on the sugya of "shelo k'derech hanaasan" in preparation for the Shabbos HaGadol derasha. It concluded at around 2:30.

In the afternoon at around 4:30, the Rebbe shlit"a arrived at the hall of the Shaarei Yosher, his holy home, on Ohel Street, and extended his pure table in honor of the yahrzeit of the holy Rebbe R' Elimelech zy"a together with the talmidim of the Yeshiva Ketana of Monsey, Kinyan Torah branch. The Rebbe washed for the seudah, and during the seudah, songs of inspiration were sung.
The Rebbe honored HaGaon Rabbi Naftali Tzvi Sofer shlit"a, a rebbe in the yeshiva, with the Michtam L'Dovid.

The Rebbe shlit"a spoke holy words on the verse "These are the words which Hashem commanded, to do them," and spoke about the teachings of the one whose hilula it is. He explained that Vayakhel has the gematria of "mikvah": when one goes into a mikvah, one must close the mouth and the eyes and must bend down. This comes to say that one must guard one's eyes, be careful about what one says, and have humility. One may not have a chatzitza on the body, and likewise one may not have a chatzitza on the neshama. He quoted the Ohr VeShemesh zy"a that Rebbe R' Elimelech zy"a instituted going to the mikvah; in the merit of the holy Rebbe R' Elimelech zy"a, one can scrape off the chatzitza from the neshama, and even merely mentioning his name makes one holy. That we are still able to hold on in this bitter exile is only thanks to his holiness. He concluded with his holy blessing.

Afterwards, the yeshiva director, HaGaon Rabbi Asher Anshil Griesgott shlit"a, presented the Rebbe shlit"a with a gift: a Sefer Tehillim with the names of the bochurim who learned for consecutive hours during the Yemei HaShovavim, may they be for good, and asked that the Rebbe keep them in mind. The Rebbe read the kvitel and warmly blessed them.
The Rebbe honored the director, HaGaon Rabbi Asher Anshil Griesgott shlit"a, with leading Birkas HaMazon. It concluded at around 6:00, and the Rebbe davened Mincha together with the bochurim. Before davening, the Rebbe lit 5 candles in honor of the holy hilula.

At nightfall, the Rebbe shlit"a traveled to Williamsburg for the weekly yechidus hours.
Beforehand, the Rebbe traveled to Boro Park and comforted the mourner, R' Hershel Spitz, on the passing of his elderly father a"h, and then traveled to Williamsburg.

Upon arriving in Williamsburg at around 8:40, the Rebbe shlit"a went over to the Le Chateau hall, where an inspirational gathering for the members of the morning kollel was taking place at our Beis Medrash Berach Moshe in Williamsburg. The rav of the beis medrash, HaGaon Rabbi Naftali Hirtzka Zwibel shlit"a, rosh av beis din of Williamsburg, spoke.
The Rebbe drank a lechayim and offered blessings to the entire public, and especially to the benefactor and patron of the kollel, R' Yosef Mordechai Kohn. He spoke holy words in praise of the beis medrash, where people stand at dawn and learn, and praised the esteemed benefactor, and concluded with his holy blessing.

The yechidus hours in the inner sanctum took place from around 9:15 until 1:40 after midnight, at his holy home on Hewes Street.

During the yechidus hours, his brother-in-law, the Vizhnitz Rebbe of Eretz Yisroel shlit"a, paid a visit to the Rebbe shlit"a to take leave and receive his holy blessings in honor of the wedding simcha of his granddaughter, taking place tomorrow night in Williamsburg. A beautiful conversation took place about the holy Rebbe R' Elimelech zy"a. The Rebbe honored him with a lechayim and bestowed his holy blessings.

At around 12:20, the Rebbe davened Maariv, and then continued receiving the public.

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Monday, Parshas Vayikra 'B'tzeil HaKodesh' with the Satmar Rebbe shlit"a

The Rebbe shlit"a davened Shacharis in the heichal of the Mesivta, Divrei Yoel branch. Before davening, the Rebbe put tefillin on the bar mitzvah bochur, the bochur Yisroel Forges.
The Rebbe lit 5 candles in honor of the yahrzeit of his father-in-law, the Yeshuos Moshe of Vizhnitz zt"l, and during the Torah reading, hagbah was given.

After davening, the Rebbe delivered the daily Tehillim shiur on chapter 17, verse 1. Afterwards, a lechayim was held with the bar mitzvah bochur in the Rebbe's private room.

In the morning at 1:45, the Rebbe shlit"a entered the heichal of the Mesivta, Divrei Yoel branch, where the Rebbe delivered the first sugya shiur on the sugya of "shelo k'derech hanasan," in preparation for the Shabbos HaGadol derasha. The Rebbe began with words of praise for the bochurim, saying that, Baruch Hashem, good reports were received about the conduct of the bochurim on Purim past, when going collecting tzedakah at the homes. It concluded at around 2:50.

In the afternoon at 6:15, the Rebbe davened Mincha in his holy home.

In the evening, the Rebbe shlit"a officiated at the kiddushin at the chuppah of the following mechutanim:
R' Yeshaya Shabsi Brach - HaGaon Rabbi Yitzchak Shalom Friedman shlit"a, moreh tzedek, at Kinor David hall.
R' Yitzchak Brach - R' Shmuel Binyamin Falkowitz, at Beis Rachel Paradise hall.
R' Moshe Yaakov Kahn - R' Moshe Ben Chaim Aharon Weiss, at Keren V'Yoel Moshe hall.

Yechidus hours in the Rebbe's holy room were from around 8:00 until 11:30 at night, at his holy home on Ohel Street.

During the yechidus hours, the talmidim of the Mesivta, Etz Chaim branch, third grade, entered the Rebbe's holy room together with the menahel HaGaon Rabbi Mordechai Aharon Zabel shlit"a, to receive the Rebbe's holy blessing ahead of this week's trip to the holy places in Europe. The Rebbe inquired about the details of the trip, delivered words of guidance and his holy blessings, and distributed shlichei mitzvah money to all the bochurim.

The Rebbe shlit"a read the tenaim in the hall of his holy home for the mechutanim R' Avrohom Shmuel Aron (of Williamsburg) - R' Yoel Ben Avrohom Feuerstein.

At around 10:20 the Rebbe davened Maariv, and before davening lit 5 candles in honor of the yahrzeit of the holy Rabbi R' Elimelech of Lizhensk zy"a. After Maariv, the Rebbe continued receiving the public.

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Sunday, Parshas Vayikra 'B'tzeil HaKodesh' with the Satmar Rebbe shlit"a

The Rebbe shlit"a davened Shacharis in the Beis Medrash HaGadol. Before davening, the Rebbe put tefillin on the following bar mitzvah bochurim:
The bochur Elazar Schwartz.
The bochur Meir Chaim Schnitzler.
The bochur Yoel Shaar.
The bochur Avrohom Spielman.
After davening, a lechayim was held with the bar mitzvah bochurim in the Rebbe's private room.

At around 2:00 in the afternoon, the Rebbe's brother-in-law, the Skver Rebbe shlit"a, paid a visit to the Rebbe's holy home. A pleasant conversation ensued about stories of tzaddikim and the history of Sighet and Chernobyl at home. The Rebbe honored the Skver Rebbe with fruit and a lechayim and bestowed his holy blessing upon him, and then accompanied him out to the car.

Afterwards, the Rebbe shlit"a went on his weekly visit to the glorious shechita house and to the matzah bakery of our holy kehilla.

At around 6:30 in the afternoon, the Rebbe shlit"a went over to the Beis Medrash HaGadol for the hachnasas sefer Torah celebration hosted by R' Shimon Wieder. The Rebbe observed the holy dancing and recited "L'Dovid Mizmor" as is customary, and then davened Mincha in the heichal of the beis medrash.

In the evening, the Rebbe shlit"a officiated at the kiddushin at the chuppah of the following mechutanim:
R' Shlomo Eliyahu Weiss - R' Yoel Bar Menachem Falkowitz, at Kinor David hall.
R' Yoel Bar Menachem Teichman (of Williamsburg) - R' Yoel Bar Yisroel Shimon Kahn, at Beis Rachel Paradise hall.

Yechidus hours in the Rebbe's holy room were from around 8:00 until 12:15 at night, at his holy home on Ohel Street.

During the yechidus hours, askanim of the "Merkaz Ezra V'Yeutz" entered the Rebbe's holy room and delivered a report on the organization's activities and the expansion of the Merkaz's borders in Eretz Yisroel, and received the Rebbe's holy blessing for their further plans.

The Rebbe shlit"a read the tenaim in the hall of his holy home for the mechutanim HaRav Mordechai Shimon Kaufman shlit"a - R' Yitzchak Eizik Friedman.

The Rebbe shlit"a davened Maariv at around 12:15, and before davening lit 5 candles in honor of the yahrzeit of his father-in-law, the Yeshuos Moshe of Vizhnitz zt"l.

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Shabbos Kodesh, Parshas Ki Sisa, Shabbos Parah, 'B'tzeil HaKodesh' with the Satmar Rebbe shlit"a

On Erev Shabbos afternoon, the Rebbe shlit"a put on the shtreimlach for the chasanim.
The chasan Yosef Leib, the bochur, son of Shlomo Eliyahu Weiss.
The chasan Shaul, the bochur, son of Yeshaya Shabsi Brach.

On Friday night at around 6:35, the Rebbe shlit"a entered the beis medrash wrapped in his tallis and approached the amud for Mincha and Kabbalas Shabbos. Mishabbek: R' Shmuel HaKohen Friedman.

The davening concluded at around 8:10. The crowd went over to wish a gut Shabbos, and the Rebbe shlit"a went into his private room.

A short time after davening, the Rebbe shlit"a entered the seudah in the Heichal HaShulchanos together with the talmidim of the mesivta, and began, as is his custom, with Shalom Aleichem with emotion and sweetness.

Eishes Chayil: the Rebbe's grandson, the Rebbe Meir Eliezer Teitelbaum, son of HaGaon HaTzaddik Rav of the beis medrash Berach Moshe shlit"a. Raising the cup for Kiddush:

The Rebbe shlit"a honored people with the zemiros. Kol Mekadesh: R' Sholom Stern (London); Menucha V'Simcha: R' Yosef Tzvi Krisler (Yerushalayim).

The Rebbe shlit"a said Torah on the verse "Ki sisa es rosh bnei Yisroel" and explained, in the manner of a derush, the topic of "shelo k'derech achila."

Kah Echsof: R' Meir Siman. Birkas Hamazon: the Rebbe's grandson, Lipa Teitelbaum, son of HaGaon HaTzaddik Rav of the beis medrash Berach Moshe shlit"a.

Stories and accounts: This week the Rebbe shlit"a told about the holy Rebbe R' Elimelech of Lizhensk zy"a, whose yahrzeit falls on Tuesday, 21 Adar.
Kah Ribon Olam: R' Mendel Frenkel.

The new chasanim went around taking fruit, as on the seventh day: R' Mendel Eckstein. The seudah concluded at around 11:40.

On Shabbos Kodesh

On Shabbos morning the Rebbe shlit"a entered the beis medrash at around 9:20. Pesukei D'zimra: R' Michel Greenfeld (Williamsburg). The Rebbe shlit"a approached the amud for Shacharis, beginning with Yotzer, and Mechalkel Chaim and Mimkomcha were sung as is the custom.

Hotzaah and Hachnasa: R' Mordechai Yaakov Weiss (Australia) and R' Moshe Aharon Steinberg. Pesukei Shema Yisroel: the Rebbe's grandson HaRav R' Chaim Hersh Ashkenazi shlit"a, Rav of the Rav Tov beis medrash.

Aliyos. Kohen: R' Yaakov Pesach Hopper (Boro Park). Levi: the chasan, the bochur Shlomo Eliyahu Weiss – bombarded. Shlishi: the chasan, the bochur Yeshaya Shabsi Brach – bombarded. Revii: the chasan, son of R' Avigdor Hershkowitz shlit"a – bombarded. Chamishi: the chasan, the bochur Lipa Steinberg – bombarded. Shishi: the chasan, the bochur Moshe Avrohom Shimon Salomon. Shevii: the chasan, the bochur Yoel Stein. Hosafos: the chasan, the bochur Zalman Leib Falkowitz; HaGaon R' Yitzchak Sholom Friedman shlit"a, moreh tzedek. Acharon: the elderly R' Gedalya Yermiash (Boro Park). Hagbah of the first sefer: R' Simcha Hershkowitz (Williamsburg). Gelila: R' Shlomo Eliyahu Weiss.

Maftir – Krias Parah: the Rebbe shlit"a.
After his aliyah, the Rebbe shlit"a recited the Mi Sheberach and naming for the birth of a daughter for the following baalei simcha.
R' Binyamin Moshe Cohen.
R' Yechezkel, son of R' Boruch, Wertzberger.
R' Hershel, son of R' Aryeh, Sandel.

Hagbah of the second sefer: R' Dovid Ungar. Gelila: HaGaon R' Yoel Stein shlit"a.

Mussaf: HaRav HaGaon R' Yoel Hersh Moskowitz shlit"a, dayan and moreh tzedek of Kiryas Tosh. Opening of Anim Zemiros: R' Avrohom Freisler (Boro Park). The davening concluded at around 12:40.
Ra'avah D'ravin

For Mincha and Shalosh Seudos the Rebbe shlit"a entered the beis medrash at around 6:35. Mincha: R' Yechiel Alter Taub. Hotzaah and Hachnasa: R' Avrohom Goldberger. Kohen: R' Zusha Rubin (Williamsburg). Levi: R' Yoel, son of R' Shlomo, Levy. Shlishi: R' Sholom Stern. Hagbah: the Rebbe shlit"a. Gelila: R' Yerachmiel Bitman.

The Rebbe shlit"a honored people with the zemiros at Shalosh Seudos. Odeh: R' Noach Gafen. Shir HaMaalos: R' Avrohom Moshe Falkowitz (Williamsburg).

The Rebbe shlit"a said Torah on the verse in the reading, "Zos chukas haTorah, v'yikchu eilecha parah adumah," and explained that the parah adumah comes to awaken the Jewish children to teshuva. "One who comes to purify himself is assisted," but first there must be an isarusa d'letata. How does one come to open even an opening the size of a needle's eye? Only through the power of the tzaddikim. When the parsha of Parah is read, the power of Moshe Rabbeinu and of the tzaddikim of all generations is present, and they help one purify himself before the Creator.

Yedid Nefesh: HaRav HaGaon R' Yoel Hersh Moskowitz shlit"a, dayan and moreh tzedek of Kiryas Tosh. Kel Mistatter: R' Gavriel Weiss (Australia). Shoshanas Yaakov: R' Yaakov Pesach Hopper. The Rebbe shlit"a blessed the cup and recited Sheva Brachos.

Maariv of Motzei Shabbos: HaGaon R' Yosef Leib Kahn shlit"a. After Havdalah, the crowd went over to wish a gutte voch. The davening concluded at around 8:55.

After Havdalah, talmidim of the yeshiva gedolah in Boro Park who had spent Shabbos b'tzeil hakodesh entered for a farewell in the Rebbe's holy home.

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