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The night of the 4th of Chol HaMoed, Ushpizin of Yosef HaTzaddik — 'B'tzeil HaKodesh' with the Satmar Rebbe shlit"a

The Satmar Rebbe shlit"a entered the great sukkah for the Simchas Beis HaShoeivah at around 10:35.
After saying the Seder HaUshpizin, the Rebbe shlit"a washed for the Yom Tov seudah.

The ushpizin hosts set out wine, as is customary. After the Yom Tov courses, several special kugels and delicacies in honor of Yom Tov were served from several of the ushpizin hosts; the Rebbe tasted and distributed shirayim.

With Shir HaMaalos, the Rebbe honored:
The HaGaon Rabbi Yosef Rokeach shlit"a, Rav of Beis Medrash Kol Eliyahu.
R' Yosef Leib Kahn shlit"a.
R' Moshe Yitzchak Lew shlit"a (London).

The Rebbe shlit"a said Torah on the verse "U'leYosef amar mevorecheses Hashem artzo," and explained that through the mitzvah of lulav, Hashem grants good blessings to all of Klal Yisroel even when they are not deserving.

Birkas Hamazon: the HaGaon, Rav of our kehilla, of Boro Park 15, shlit"a. After bentching they danced in honor of the Simchas Beis HaShoeivah, concluding at around 11:55.

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The night of the 3rd of Chol HaMoed, Ushpizin of Aharon HaKohen — 'B'tzeil HaKodesh' with the Satmar Rebbe shlit"a

The Satmar Rebbe shlit"a entered the great sukkah for the Simchas Beis HaShoeivah at around 10:20.
After saying the Seder HaUshpizin, the Rebbe shlit"a washed for the Yom Tov seudah.

The ushpizin hosts set out wine, as is customary. After the Yom Tov courses, several special kugels and delicacies in honor of Yom Tov were served from several of the ushpizin hosts; the Rebbe tasted and distributed shirayim.

With Shir HaMaalos, the Rebbe honored:
R' Moshe Gross shlit"a of Kerestir, Monsey.
R' Chaim Ashkenazi shlit"a, son-in-law of the HaGaon Rabbi, Av Beis Din of Montreal shlit"a.
R' Nosson Dovid Ashkenazi shlit"a of Stanislaw Linden.

The Rebbe shlit"a said Torah on the verse "B'haalosecha es haneiros," and explained that through the mitzvah of sukkah one can feel the sweetness and pleasantness of the Torah.

Birkas Hamazon: HaGaon R' Meshulam Nosson Spiegel shlit"a, the Kalashin Rebbe of Monsey. They concluded at around 11:50.

A few minutes later the Rebbe shlit"a entered the great beis medrash for the grand Simchas Beis HaShoeivah gathering, with mitzvah dancing by thousands of chassidim in honor of the Simchas Beis HaShoeivah. The Rebbe sat on the bimah and watched with joy for an extended time, and left the beis medrash at around 12:45.
Wednesday, 3rd of Chol HaMoed

The Rebbe shlit"a entered the great beis medrash for Shacharis at around 9:55. Baal tefillah: R' Elchanan Taub. The Rebbe said Vechrus verse by verse, then proceeded to Hallel and offered his holy service during the shaking of the lulav with great fervor and arousal, and afterwards recited the Hoshanos. Opening the Aron was the honor given to R' Wolf Schwartz (of Williamsburg).

Aliyos. Kohen: the Rebbe's grandson Rabbi Nachman Kahana shlit"a, son-in-law of the HaGaon, Rav of Beis Medrash Berech Moshe shlit"a. Levi: the bar mitzvah bochur Avrohom Simcha, son of R' Hirsh. Shlishi: HaGaon Rabbi Eliezer Tzvi Horowitz shlit"a, son of the HaGaon, Av Beis Din of Manchester shlit"a, and son-in-law of the Spinka Beis Yitzchak Rebbe shlit"a. Revii: the Rebbe shlit"a. Hagbah: HaGaon Rabbi Yechezkel Lax shlit"a, moreh tzedek. Gelilah: R' Yoel Yissachar Lew shlit"a (London).

Musaf: the Rebbe's grandson Rabbi Asher Anshel Ashkenazi shlit"a (Manchester). They concluded at around 12:15.

After davening the brissin took place.
For the newborn son of R' Yoel Markovitz, where the Rebbe was sandek and mohel.
For the newborn son of R' Gershon Spielman, where the Rebbe was sandek.
For the newborn son of R' Yitzchak Baruch Teitelbaum, where the Rebbe was sandek and mohel.

In the afternoon a bris took place in the Rebbe's holy home for the newborn son of R' Moshe Goldberg (of Williamsburg), where the Rebbe was sandek and mohel.

The Rebbe davened Mincha at around 7:15, and Maariv at around 8:00 in his holy home. Before Maariv the Rebbe lit 5 candles in honor of the yahrzeit of his grandmother, the Rebbetzin, wife of the Chaver of the holy Baal Yitav Lev zy"a.

After Maariv, HaGaon Rabbi Yoshe Leifer shlit"a, Rav of Beis Medrash Be'er Moshe Premishlan, Monsey, and president of Machon Oz VeHadar, paid a Yom Tov visit to the Rebbe shlit"a in the sukkah of his holy home. A pleasant conversation ensued, and the Rebbe bestowed upon him from his holy blessing.

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Tuesday, Yom Tov Chol HaMoed, 'B'tzeil HaKodesh' with the Satmar Rebbe shlit"a

This morning, before Shacharis, a bris was held for the newborn son of R' Aharon Siman, at which the Rebbe served as sandek and mohel.

The Rebbe shlit"a entered for Shacharis at around 9:45. The baal tefillah was HaRav HaChasid R' Yoel Bar"a Hirsch. The Rebbe recited "Vechoros" verse by verse, proceeded to Hallel, and completed his holy service during the shaking of the lulav with great fervor and arousal, and afterwards recited the Hoshanos. The honor of Pesicha was given to HaRav HaChasid R' Yaakov Zafir (of Williamsburg).

Aliyos. Kohen: HaGaon HaTzaddik R' Yechezkel Glantz shlit"a of Bardiov, Williamsburg. Levi: HaRav HaChasid R' Moshe Ber Landau. Shlishi: HaRav HaGaon R' Yoel Meisels shlit"a, son of the HaGaon HaTzaddik, Av Beis Din of Montreal shlit"a. Revi'i: the Rebbe shlit"a. Hagbah: HaRav HaGaon R' Aryeh Asher Indig shlit"a, dayan of the Beis Medrash Maharsha. Gelilah: HaRav HaChasid R' Moshe Yisroel Frankel (London).

Mussaf was led by HaRav HaChasid R' Yosef Moshe Ungar (Monsey). Davening concluded at around 12:15.

After davening, the brisos took place.
The bris of the newborn son of R' Yoshe Bar"med Weider, at which the Rebbe served as sandek and mohel.
The bris of the newborn son of R' Aryeh Simcha Kaufman, at which the Rebbe served as sandek.

In the afternoon, the Rebbe shlit"a delivered holy words and Yom Tov blessings via a live hookup to the chassidim in Bnei Brak, at the Ushpizin seudah of Aharon HaKohen Kadisha and the Simchas Beis HaShoeva, in the great sukkah of our great beis medrash in Shikun. After the divrei Torah in honor of the day, the Rebbe spoke of the expansion of the boundaries of holiness, both in quantity and in quality, as the great beis medrash in Shikun, Baruch Hashem, has received a new look. He expressed his satisfaction at the good greetings heard back from the kehilla, mosdos and yeshiva, and recalled with longing his spiritual delight with the bochurim in the city of the forefathers, Sighet, and concluded with abundant blessings for the entire assembly.

In the afternoon at around 6:15, HaGaon HaTzaddik Rabbi Menachem Meir Weissmandl shlit"a, Av Beis Din of Nitra Monsey, paid a Yom Tov visit to the Rebbe shlit"a in the sukkah of his holy home. A lengthy, warm conversation ensued on Torah and chassidus and on matters of the Yom Tov, regarding rain on Sukkos, and about various technological innovations in kashrus and mikvaos. The Rebbe bestowed his holy blessings upon him, wished him well for his son the chosson's wedding after Yom Tov, and gave extra blessings to his son, HaRav R' Mordechai, who heads the shechita operation at our holy kehilla's slaughterhouse for the geese in Iowa, "that no stumbling block should come from his hand."

The Rebbe davened Mincha at around 7:15, and Maariv at around 8:00 in his holy home.


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