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Friday, Parshas Bereishis

At around 9:00 the Rebbe arrived at the Butchatch beis medrash for Shacharis. Before davening, a bris took place for the newborn son of R' Yaakov Yitzchak Schnitzer, at which the Rebbe served as sandek. The Rebbe put tefillin on the twin bar mitzvah bochurim, sons of R' Moshe Avrohom Wieder.
After davening, the Rebbe put on tefillin in his private room for the bar mitzvah bochur, the bochur Shalom Yitzchak Weinberger, a talmid of the Mosad Shaarei Chemlah. The Rebbe put tefillin on him with great emotion and warmly wished blessings in abundance for the entire family.

Afterwards, a siyum of the writing of the letters took place in the main hall of the beis medrash for the Sefer Torah that was written by the Mendlowitz family and the mispallelim of Beis Medrash Halacha Berurah in Kiryas Joel, l'iluy nishmas the HaGaon R' Yaakov Elazar Mendlowitz z"l, rav of the beis medrash, father of the distinguished R' Yehoshua Mendlowitz. The Rebbe wrote in the letters, was given a lechayim, and shared from his holy blessings. Afterwards the Rebbe went to hagbah and danced with the open Sefer Torah; gelilah was done by the distinguished R' Yehoshua Mendlowitz. The Rebbe then continued dancing with the Sefer Torah, and honored the distinguished R' Yehoshua and the family to dance with the Sefer Torah.

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Thursday, Parshas Bereishis — 'B'tzeil HaKodesh' with the Satmar Rebbe shlit"a

The Satmar Rebbe shlit"a davened Shacharis together with the older talmidim of our holy mosdos in Monsey, in the gigantic new Talmud Torah building, the 'Binyan Moshe Chaim Goldstein.'
Upon arrival, the Rebbe greeted the HaGaon HaTzaddik, Av Beis Din of Monsey shlit"a, and the mosdos administration. The Rebbe went into the beis medrash and walked around between the tables, looking around with great nachas at the learning.

Before davening, the Rebbe put tefillin on the bar mitzvah bochurim.
The son of HaGaon R' Aharon Yaakov Kohn shlit"a.
The son of R' Moshe Yosef Ashkenazi shlit"a.
The bochur Shmuel Zanvil Wertheimer, director of the mosdos.

Aliyos: Kohen: HaGaon R' Aharon Yaakov Kohn shlit"a. Levi: the HaGaon HaTzaddik, Av Beis Din of Monsey shlit"a. Shlishi: the Rebbe shlit"a. Hagbah: R' Aharon Yekusiel Berkowitz shlit"a. Gelilah: R' Moshe Yosef Ashkenazi shlit"a.

A short time after davening, the 'Maamad Pesichas She'arim' took place. The Rebbe affixed a mezuzah on the door of the beis medrash, and honored with affixing a mezuzah the HaGaon HaTzaddik, Av Beis Din of Monsey shlit"a, the benefactor of the building, R' Moshe Goldstein, and the director of the mosdos, R' Shmuel Zanvil Wertheimer.
Afterwards, the lechayim celebration took place together with the more than one thousand talmidim of the mosdos. The children sang several nigunim, and the HaGaon HaTzaddik, Av Beis Din of Monsey shlit"a spoke, and the children continued singing beautiful rhymes in honor of the occasion.

The Rebbe drank lechayim and warmly blessed the benefactor of the building and his family, the Rav, the mosdos administration, the melamdim, and all the children. The Rebbe delivered a dvar Torah, first beginning with a tefillah for our brethren, the Jews living in Eretz Yisroel who are in distress: 'May Hashem have mercy on them, guard them and save them from every trouble and distress wherever they are.' The Rebbe spoke with joy about the inauguration of such a large and magnificent building that will educate thousands of children over the years, and gave guidance to the children. He spoke in praise of the esteemed benefactor of the building, R' Moshe, and in praise of the mosdos administration, especially the devoted director of the mosdos, R' Shmuel Zanvil, who stands at the head of the mosdos with wondrous mesirus nefesh and erected this mighty and magnificent building in such a short time, in a manner beyond the natural order, in addition to the other buildings of Beis Rachel that were built and are currently being built. He also praised our holy kehilla in Monsey, headed by the Rav shlit"a, who is renowned for praise throughout the city, and concluded with abundant blessings.

After the dvar Torah, HaGaon R' Yaakov Weiss shlit"a, one of the rabbonim of our holy kehilla, called up the esteemed benefactor, who recited a moving Shehechiyanu, dressed in Shabbos clothing. Afterwards the Rebbe broke out in a festive dance for an extended time, after which the benefactor spoke a few words in honor of the occasion. It ended at around 1:15.

After the maamad, the Rebbe went into his private room, where the Rebbe distributed shirayim to the talmidim of the mosdos who had brought in larger sums, and bestowed his holy blessings.

Afterwards, the Rebbe walked through the forty classrooms in the Talmud Torah that are already in use, looking around at the learning.

At around 2:00 the Rebbe shlit"a left the building while over a thousand talmidim stood in lines and accompanied the Rebbe with song and music.

From there the Rebbe went to be menachem avel by the yungerman R' Yitzchak Naftali Spitzer on the loss of his son a"h.

The Rebbe davened Mincha at around 6:50 and Maariv at around 7:55 in the Buczacz beis medrash. Between Mincha and Maariv there were times of entry for members of the kehilla in the private room.

After Maariv, a group of bochurim from Zion, talmidim of the yeshiva ketana, Maayan HaTorah branch of Boro Park, headed by R' Yisroel Yitzchak Singer shlit"a, entered the Rebbe's room. The Rebbe tested the bochurim on Maseches Gittin for an extended time, and then distributed a set of Toras Moshe to all the bochurim.

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

At around 8:45 the Rebbe arrived at the Buchach beis medrash for Shacharis. Before davening, the Rebbe put tefillin on the bar mitzvah bochurim.
The son of R' Yoel Binyomin Alter Fanet shlit"a.
The bochur Wolf Schnitzer.

After davening, a lechayim was held with the bar mitzvah bochurim in the Rebbe's private room. A pleasant conversation took place with R' Chaim Elazar Weiss shlit"a of Monsey, the grandfather of one of the bar mitzvah bochurim, about the holy Kedushas Levi zy"a and the holy Chasam Sofer zy"a, whose yahrzeits fell on that day.
After davening, the Rebbe walked home to his holy residence. A pleasant conversation developed about the topic of the studying (of Torah) with the Rebbe, the Divrei Yoel zy"a, and about the sequence of events in which the Rebbe reprinted the sefer Toldos Adam of his forebear, the holy Rebbe of Talshava zy"a, and the approbation the Rebbe received from the Divrei Yoel zy"a.

The Rebbe davened Mincha at around 7:00 and Maariv at around 8:25 in the Buchach beis medrash. Between Mincha and Maariv, there was a time of entry for the chassidim in the private room.

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Monday, Parshas Bereishis – Isru Chag, "B'tzeil HaKodesh" with the Satmar Rebbe shlit"a

In the morning, before Shacharis, a bris took place for the newborn son of R' Yoel Berish Friedman, at which the Rebbe served as sandek.

The Rebbe shlit"a davened Shacharis in the large beis medrash. Before davening, the Rebbe put tefillin on the bar mitzvah bochurim:
the bochur Elimelech Deutsch.
the bochur Chaim Hersh Mittelman.
the bochur Yeshaya Binyamin Spielman.
the bochur Avrohom Simcha Hirsch.
the bochur Chaim Yekusiel Halpert.
the bochur Aryeh Spitzer.
the bochur Avrohom Dovid Lebovitch.
the bochur Yoel Avrohom Wolf Apfel.
the bochur Meir Moshe Green.
the bochur Eliezer Zusia Stern.
the bochur Dovid Yechezkel Shmuel Schreiber (London).
During the Torah reading, the Rebbe performed hagbah.

After davening, a bris took place for the newborn son of R' Yosha Eliezer Herskovits, at which the Rebbe served as sandek and mohel.

In his private room, the Rebbe distributed to the members of the Yerushalayim community some apples from the sukkah, for protection and success.

Afterward, a lechayim took place with the bar mitzvah bochurim in the hall of the beis medrash.

Upon arriving home, the Rebbe looked over the construction work on the new wing of his holy home, which is being expanded to accommodate the hundreds of chassanim on Leil HaSeder, and the Rebbe's library is also being greatly enlarged.

In the morning, the Rebbe shlit"a distributed fruits that had hung in the sukkah to the bochurim who helped build the sukkah, and the Rebbe bestowed from his holy blessings.

In the afternoon at around 5:45, the Rebbe left his holy home on the way to Forshay, Monsey, where the Rebbe is staying during these days of rest.

The Rebbe davened Mincha at around 6:50 and Maariv at the time of Rabbeinu Tam at around 7:40 in the Buchach beis medrash.

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"Then the righteous will see and rejoice, and the upright will exult" - Leil Simchas Torah, 'B'tzeil HaKodesh' with the Satmar Rebbe shlit"a

At around 12:30 the Satmar Rebbe shlit"a entered the beis medrash for Maariv. The baal tefillah was the Rebbe's grandson, Rabbi Yoel Ashkenazi shlit"a. After Maariv the Rebbe went to the mikvah.

At 1:30 the Rebbe shlit"a entered wrapped in a borrowed tallis for Atah Hareisa. The opening of the Aron was done by R' Refael Perlmutter of Rabbi Meron in Monsey.

The Rebbe shlit"a said three Torah thoughts during the Hakdama.
First Torah thought: On the verse 'Yedid Nefesh Av HaRachaman': There is a battle between the body and the soul as to which will prevail. Through serving the Creator with fervor, holiness is absorbed into the limbs; through dancing in honor of the Torah with a holy fire, one is brought closer to the Creator.
Second Torah thought: On the verse 'Hagleh Na': The true value before Hashem is a physical person who does the will of Hashem. It is Simchas Torah throughout the whole world, both in the heavens above and here in the lowly world. The tzaddikim come to take part in our Hakafos here, because Hashem's honor is increased all the more when a flesh-and-blood person with a yetzer hara fulfills Hashem's mitzvos. May Hashem help us that we be worthy, and that in Heaven they not be ashamed of our avodah.
Third Torah thought: On the verse 'Bereishis Torascha HaKedumah': The Rebbe mentioned the holy Zohar, which our Rebbes used to quote, that the holy forefathers come down to rejoice in the simcha of their children. We believe that the Rebbe's uncle z"l and the Rebbe's father z"l are present here in the beis medrash; they come down and with their tefillos they arouse mercy for Jewish children, especially for those who sought shelter in their shadow.

The Hakdama concluded at 3:20.
During the Hakdama, the rabbeim who teach Torah in our holy mosdos were honored with holding a Sefer Torah, and at the fifth Hakafa, all the grandchildren of the holy Rebbe, the Beirach Moshe zy"a.

After the Hakafos the Rebbe shlit"a led the recital of Shema Yisroel and Kesser; the verses of Shema Yisroel and the baal koreh: R' Yudel Wertzberger.
Aliyos. Kohen: R' Chaim Elazar Friedman (London). Levi: R' Avrohom Dov Lowy (Boro Park). Shlishi: the Rebbe shlit"a. Hagbah: HaGaon Rabbi Yoel Friedman shlit"a, a moreh tzedek in our kehilla in Monsey. Gelilah: R' Mordechai Gimpel Weingarten (Montreal). It ended at 5:30, and the Rebbe wished the entire tzibur a good Yom Tov.

The Rebbe shlit"a went home to his holy residence and immediately made Kiddush. For the zemiros the Rebbe honored his grandson Rabbi Dovid Teitelbaum shlit"a, and for Birchas Hamazon his grandson the bochur Yechezkel Shraga Teitelbaum, son of HaGaon Rabbi Teitelbaum, the Av Beis Din of Sighet shlit"a.
Yom Simchas Torah

On Simchas Torah morning at around 12:00 the Rebbe shlit"a entered the beis medrash.

Pesukei D'zimra and Shacharis were davened quickly as is the custom. The baal tefillah was HaGaon Rabbi Yaakov Markowitz shlit"a. The Rebbe said Zechiras verse by verse, and Nishmas was said in the Yom Tov nusach of the Yamim Noraim and Shabbos, as is the custom. The kohanim duchened. It ended at around 1:20.

After Shacharis a bris of a baby boy took place at R' Yitzchak Rubin, where the Rebbe was sandek and mohel. The Rebbe then left for a short break.

At around 2:00 the Rebbe shlit"a entered the beis medrash for Atah Hareisa. The Hakdama concluded at 4:15.

The Rebbe shlit"a said five Torah thoughts: three during the Hakdama, and before the fourth and sixth Hakafa.
First Torah thought: On the verse 'Yedid Nefesh': There is no reward for mitzvos in this world, but for simcha shel mitzvah one is rewarded, and one is saved from sin. Through dancing on Simchas Torah one merits to be protected from sin.
Second Torah thought: On the verse 'Hagleh Na': "Moshcheinu acharecha narutza" - the first letters equal the gematria of "Sukkah." Through the mitzvah of sukkah one merits a reading of obligation, so on Shemini Atzeres and Simchas Torah every Jew is brought close to Hashem and is saved from suffering, chalilah.
Third Torah thought: On the verse 'Bereishis Torascha HaKedumah': There are four types of atonement, but through mesiras nefesh one is atoned for everything. A sukkah, by entering it with all 248 limbs, and Simchas Torah, when one dances with all 248 limbs, is a form of mesiras nefesh for Hashem, and with this merit one emerges innocent on the Day of Judgment.
The Torah thought for the fourth Hakafa - the Hakafa of Moshe Rabbeinu: As long as we are in exile we are imprisoned by the yetzer hara and cannot feel the sweetness of the Torah. But Shemini Atzeres is a reflection of the future, and in the future we will merit to feel the sweetness and pleasantness of the Torah. Now is the time to daven, to accept upon ourselves to engage in Torah, a fixed decree that will not pass.
The Torah thought for the sixth Hakafa - the Hakafa of Yosef HaTzaddik: who refused, with a triple oath, saying "I do not want to." Corresponding to this we dance the sixth Hakafa three times during Yom Tov. Everyone should take upon himself a fence and extra safeguard in matters of kedusha, on which all yiras shamayim and Torah learning depend. He concluded with many brachos.

Between the Hakafos the piyutim of the Chareidim were sung with great arousal, as is customary.
During the Hakafos hundreds of guests from our community were honored, especially from Europe and Montreal.

At the sixth Hakafa the Rebbe shlit"a made the waving motions with the Sefer Torah with elevation and deveikus, as was the custom of our holy Rebbes. After the seventh Hakafa, on the bimah while the verse 'Chazak Meyached K'echad' was being danced, the Rebbe took his own Sefer Torah and continued dancing with great fondness and elevation, in lofty joy.

At the conclusion at around 6:30 the Rebbe said all the tefillos and led the recital of L'Dovid Mizmor verse by verse.

For the Torah reading, the meshamshim in kodesh were called up. Kohen: R' Shmuel HaKohen Perlmutter, Levi: R' Yudel Wertzberger, Shlishi: R' Yehoshua Mendlowitz, Revi'i: R' Chaim Shlomo Fisher, Chamishi: the Rebbe shlit"a.
The Rebbe went into his private room, and after a short while entered the Polish room for the reading. Baal koreh: R' Yudel Wertzberger.

The reading and the tefillos were davened with tremendous speed due to the lack of time.
The meshamesh R' Yoel Kaufman announced the Reshus for the Chasan Torah, and the Rebbe shlit"a was called up. Hagbah on the first Sefer: R' Moshe Aharon Steinberg. Gelilah: the bochur Chanani Yom Tov Lipa Deutsch.

Chasan Bereishis: R' Eliezer Lev (London). A tallis was spread like a chuppah, as is the custom.
Hagbah on the second Sefer: R' Yoel Wertheimer. Gelilah: R' Yoel Wieder.
Chasan Maftir: R' Naftali Hirtzka Stein.
Hagbah on the third Sefer: R' Yehoshua Mendlowitz. Gelilah: R' Shlomo Zalman Stein.

Mussaf was davened at the amud by R' Avrohom Moshe Lebowitz. Joyous singing followed, as is the custom. The Rebbe davened Mincha in his private room with a small minyan since the day was about to end. Baal tefillah: R' Shlomo Zalman Stein. It ended at 7:30.

The Rebbe shlit"a immediately made Kiddush in his private room, washed for the Yom Tov seudah, and made Hamotzi on long challos baked with raisins, as is the custom, then went home to his holy residence.
The Holy Table of Neilas HaChag - Gathering for Holy Blessings

At around 9:45 the Rebbe shlit"a entered the great beis medrash for the Neilas HaChag tish, in the presence of thousands upon thousands of Jews.
Upon entering, the Rebbe went out into a festive dance in the open space for an extended time, and then continued the seudah. At the lechayim after the fish, the Rebbe wished a good, blessed year. Yom Tov foods and cabbage were brought in.

The Yom Tov nigunim were sung, as well as nigunim of the holy Kedushas Levi, whose yahrzeit falls the day after Isru Chag, led by Rabbi Hershel Kahn shlit"a. "Hehareuga alecha, v'nechshavnu k'tzon tivcha" was sung over again because of the terrible situation in Eretz Yisroel.

For the zemiros the Rebbe honored Rabbi Chaim Meisels shlit"a, son of HaGaon Rabbi Meisels, Av Beis Din of Montreal shlit"a.

The Rebbe shlit"a blessed over the cup and said Baruch HaMavdil, and had the divrei Torah broadcast over a microphone.

The Rebbe spoke a Torah thought on the verse "V'samachta b'chol hatov," explaining that the avodah of a Jew is to feel the sweetness of the Torah, and that this is something everyone can feel. He expressed the feelings after the elevated Yom Tov, that the Hakafos were conducted in the way of the holy Heitav Lev zy"a, who reminded us of "V'chassidim berinah yagilu," and gave many blessings.

Afterwards the Rebbe learned the Gemara in Bavli and Yerushalmi in Maseches Berachos and explained beautiful hints and ideas interwoven with stories of tzaddikim.

After the tish the Rebbe shlit"a stood up and said "L'shana Haba'ah b'Yerushalayim" three times.

Maariv for Motzei Yom Tov: R' Aharon Hersh Weber.

After Maariv the Rebbe made Havdalah and then went out to the courtyard of the great beis medrash for the gathering of holy blessings, in the presence of thousands upon thousands of Jews, for all the people gathered, both in the men's section and the women's section.
By the Rebbe's directive, there was no music in light of the difficult situation in Eretz Yisroel.

Yom Tov nigunim were sung. The Rebbe gave the holy blessings and strengthened all the good kabbalos that were accepted during Yom Tov, and gave guidance to all the people gathered, the great according to his greatness and the small according to his smallness. He mentioned the difficult situation in Eretz Yisroel, "and she multiplied in the daughter of Yehuda mourning and lamentation." He also recalled what remains in his memory of the assembly of the holy Rebbe, the Divrei Yoel zy"a, on Chol Hamoed Sukkos 5734 after the Yom Kippur War in Eretz Yisroel, where the Rebbe participated together with his father, the holy Rebbe, the Beirach Moshe zt"l. He gave his holy blessing that "no more violence and destruction be heard in our borders and everywhere." They continued with several nigunim. It ended at around 12:05, and the Rebbe went home to his holy residence.

After the gathering, the members of our community, residents of Bnei Brak and Yerushalayim, entered the Rebbe's holy residence, where the Rebbe distributed apple shirayim from the sukkah for protection, success and a safe journey.

The Rebbe also bade farewell to the hundreds of guests from overseas.

May it be Hashem's will that we have accomplished all good, and that what the Rebbe wished be fulfilled among us, "V'chassidim berinah yagilu" - that we rejoice with simcha the entire year with all blessings and salvations for each and every one, with the coming of our righteous Moshiach.

Fortunate is the people for whom this is so, fortunate is the people whose God is Hashem.

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Leil Shemini Atzeres, Zman Simchaseinu — 'B'tzeil HaKodesh' with the Satmar Rebbe shlit"a

At about 8:30 the Satmar Rebbe shlit"a entered the beis medrash wrapped in a borrowed tallis. Kabbalas Shabbos and Maariv: HaGaon Rabbi R' Yaakov Weiss shlit"a, one of the rabbonim of our kehilla in Monsey.

At 9:20 the Rebbe shlit"a began "Atah Hareisa" with fiery holy enthusiasm, which was followed by a heavenly outcry from the thousands upon thousands of Yidden, old and young. Opening of the Aron: R' Yitzchak Michael Jacob.

The sifrei Torah were brought in, the Rebbe went up to the bimah and said the Leshem Yichud, and the singers began "Lamenatzeach". At about 9:30 the Rebbe shlit"a began to dance the elevated Hakafos.

"A tower of strength is the name of Hashem; the righteous runs into it and is elevated" — hours upon hours of holy service during the Hakafos, at the head of a congregation of holy, stirred people. Fortunate is the eye that saw our tent in the simcha of our kehilla.

During the introductory verses before the Hakafos, the dozens of guests from Eretz Yisroel were honored with a sefer Torah.
At the seventh Hakafa, after dancing around the beis medrash with great strength and vigor, the Rebbe shlit"a, as is his holy way, went up to the bimah and continued the dancing with even greater intensity and energy.
After the Hakafos the Rebbe recited "Ledavid Mizmor", and after Aleinu, with a radiant countenance, wished the entire congregation, in all sections of the beis medrash, a good Shabbos and a good Yom Tov. It ended at 12:20.

At about 1:50 the Rebbe shlit"a entered the large tent in the courtyard of the beis medrash for the Erev Shabbos meal and, as is his holy way, began "Shalom Aleichem" with emotion and sweetness through "Modeh Ani".
Raising the cup for Kiddush: R' Yoel, son of HaGaon R' Shmuel Binyamin Krausz shlit"a (London).

During the tish, Simchas Torah melodies were sung with great joy.
The Rebbe honored people with the zemiros. "Kol Mekadesh": R' Chaim Yisroel Klagsbald shlit"a (London); "Menucha V'simcha": R' Yoel Krausz shlit"a.

The Rebbe shlit"a said Torah on the verse "On the eighth day it shall be an Atzeres for you", and explained that Shemini Atzeres is a Yom Tov for the sake of the future, and is in the merit of Yaakov Avinu, who nullified the tears of Esav.

"Kah Echsof": R' Yisroel Yissachar Levi (Antwerp). Birkas Hamazon: the Rebbe's grandson Rabbi Dovid T"B shlit"a.

After the fruit, the Shalom Zachor took place at the home of the bochur Yoel Friedman and at the home of the bochur Shlomo Michael Markovitch.
The singing of joyous melodies continued in honor of the Shalom Zachor of the Rebbe's grandson Rabbi Yechezkel Shraga Meisels, son of the HaGaon, rav of the Yismach Moshe beis medrash shlit"a.

"On the seventh day": R' Moshe Kahana. It ended at 3:15.

Shabbos Kodesh, Yom Shemini Atzeres

On Shemini Atzeres morning at about 10:55 the Rebbe shlit"a entered the beis medrash. Pesukei D'zimra: HaGaon R' Naftali Hirtzka Zwebel shlit"a, Rosh Av Beis Din of Williamsburg. The Rebbe recited "V'korus" verse by verse and then proceeded to Shacharis and Hallel as usual. For the Chazaras HaShatz, the Rebbe sent the HaGaon Av Beis Din of Sighet shlit"a.

Koheles was recited as customary.
Removing and returning the Torah: Rabbi Chaim Tzvi, son of R' Sinai Teitelbaum shlit"a, and Rabbi Chaim, son of HaGaon R' Avrohom Meir Halberstam shlit"a. Verses of Shema Yisroel: HaGaon R' Shalom Teitelbaum shlit"a, dayan of the Vayoel Moshe beis medrash in Williamsburg.

Aliyos. Kohen: R' Yitzchak Zev Filaf (Williamsburg). Levi: the HaGaon Av Beis Din of Monsey shlit"a. Shlishi: the HaGaon Av Beis Din of Williamsburg shlit"a. Revii: R' Avrohom Brach of Eretz Yisroel and Williamsburg. Chamishi: the chassan Mordechai, son of Hersh Meir Gottlieb (Williamsburg). Shishi: the Rebbe shlit"a.

After his aliyah, the Rebbe named the daughters born to:
R' Yaakov Friedman.
R' Shimon Ungar (Monsey).
R' Chaim Wertzberger (Williamsburg).
R' Shlomo Wertzberger.
R' Baruch Yehuda Frenkel.
R' Yehuda Frenkel.
R' Shlomo Rafael Deutsch.
R' Yoel Spitzer (Williamsburg).

Shevii: R' Yoel Mittelman (Williamsburg). Hagbah of the first sefer: Rabbi Chaim Nuchem Leifer shlit"a (Williamsburg). Gelila: R' Yitzchak Schwartz (Williamsburg).
Maftir: R' Fishel Rispler (Williamsburg). Hagbah of the second sefer: R' Yoel Yehuda Rubinfeld (Williamsburg). Gelila: R' Yosef Mordechai Kahana (Williamsburg).

Due to the great crowding of the many thousands of anash upon entering after Yizkor, the Rebbe went out to put on the kittel for Tefillas Geshem before Yizkor.
After Yizkor there was also a ten-minute break so that no danger to life would arise.

At about 2:40 the Rebbe shlit"a approached the amud and recited the prayer for rain, and "Mizmor L'Dovid Havu La'Hashem", and Kaddish. The gabbai, R' Yoel Kaufman, announced "Mashiv Haruach Umorid Hageshem".
The Rebbe shlit"a blessed for rain with great arousal.

Opening of Geshem: R' Avrohom Brach of Eretz Yisroel and Williamsburg. For "Kavei", R' Yitzchak Ehrenfeld was called up. Opening of "Ane'im Zemiros": R' Yosef Leib Jacob (Yerushalayim).

After davening the brissin took place.
For the son born to R' Shalom Eliezer Goldberger, where the Rebbe was sandek and mohel.
For the son born to R' Eliyahu Ezra Miller, where the Rebbe was sandek. It ended at about 3:50.

In his holy home the Rebbe made Kiddush in the sukkah as customary, and tasted the foods "kindel" and "nant".

Because of the heavy rain, the Rebbe immediately took leave of the sukkah and recited with emotion the prayer said when leaving the sukkah, and the Yehi Ratzon. The Rebbe stood up and danced with the joy of a mitzvah, and recited "Leshanah Haba'ah B'Yerushalayim".

At the day meal in his holy home, the Rebbe honored his grandson Rabbi Mordechai Yehuda Halberstam with the zemiros. Birkas Hamazon: the HaGaon Av Beis Din of Sighet shlit"a.
In the afternoon at 6:40 the Rebbe shlit"a entered the beis medrash for Mincha and Shalosh Seudos, and was accompanied on the way with song and music.
Mincha: R' Yoel Jacob (Yerushalayim). Removing and returning the Torah: R' Shmuel Benedict (Manchester). Baal Koreh: R' Chaim Heller. Kohen: R' Moshe Leib Traeger (Williamsburg). Levi: R' Yehoshua Mordechai Wertzberger. Shlishi: R' Moshe Dovid Goldstein (Williamsburg). Hagbah: the Rebbe shlit"a. Gelila: R' Yehoshua Shmuel Weinberger (Williamsburg).

At Shalosh Seudos, R' Yosef Weiss, one of the heads of the Chevra Kadisha, poured the cup, and the Rebbe wished "lechaim" to the Chevra Kadisha as customary, and to the entire congregation.

The Rebbe honored people with the zemiros at Shalosh Seudos. "Odeh": R' Naftali Horowitz shlit"a (London); "Shir HaMaalos": HaGaon R' Yosef Leib Kahn shlit"a.

The Rebbe shlit"a said Torah on the verse "You shall make for yourself the festival of Sukkos", and explained that the mitzvah of sukkah brings abundant parnassah, especially this year, when a sign of blessing from Heaven was clearly seen, that Heaven is pleased with the service of Jewish children. Hashem should help that it be for blessing and not for curse, for life and not for death, for plenty and not for scarcity.

"Kel Mistateir": R' Avigdor Frenkel (Williamsburg). The Rebbe blessed over the cup.

They sang "Hagleh Na" and Yom Tov melodies. The Rebbe recited "Leshanah Haba'ah B'Yerushalayim" and stood up to dance with holy dancing and the joy of a mitzvah, taking leave of Yom Tov Sukkos, and danced around the beis medrash several times, leaning on the HaGaon Av Beis Din of Williamsburg shlit"a and the HaGaon Av Beis Din of Sighet shlit"a. It ended at about 8:05.

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Leil Hoshana Rabbah, Ushpizin of Dovid HaMelech Moshiach — 'B'tzeil HaKodesh' with the Satmar Rebbe shlit"a

At about 10:00 the Rebbe shlit"a entered the Beis Medrash HaGadol for the recital of Mishneh Torah, and recited the tefillah before the reading. Baal koreh: R' Shalom Yosef Samet shlit"a. They concluded at about 11:40.

A few minutes later the Rebbe shlit"a entered for the holy Shulchan seudah of Leil Hoshana Rabbah and the Ushpizin of Dovid HaMelech Moshiach, in the Sukkah HaGedolah adjacent to the Beis Medrash HaGadol.

After reciting the Seder HaUshpizin, the Rebbe shlit"a washed for the Yom Tov seudah. At the lechayim after the soup, the Rebbe wished everyone "a good, blessed year." During the elevated tish, Yamim Noraim melodies were sung with great arousal, while the Rebbe shlit"a shed streams of tears.

With the Shir HaMaalos the Rebbe shlit"a honored:
R' Dovid Cohen shlit"a (Bnei Brak).
HaGaon R' Dovid Perl shlit"a, maggid shiur in our kehilla.
R' Shmuel Dovid Markovitz (Williamsburg).

The Rebbe shlit"a said a Torah thought in a child's voice, in tears, on the verse "Shir HaMaalos, Mima'amakim kerasicha Hashem." He explained that by the attribute of strict justice teshuva would not be of use, but through the attribute of mercy of the Holy One, teshuva helps. Therefore one can have atonement even from the depths of the kelipos, because His mercy, blessed be He, has no limit. For this reason, the question of "If I am the King, until now why have You not come to me?" does not arise.

Birkas Hamazon: R' Dovid Eckstein. They concluded at 1:00.

After the tish the Rebbe shlit"a entered the beis medrash before a large crowd for the recital of Tehillim. Baal tefillah: R' Asher Yaakov Eckstein. After each sefer they recited the Yehi Ratzon for Hoshana Rabbah and Kaddish. They concluded at 2:55, and the Rebbe shlit"a went home to his holy residence, where the Rebbe tied the hoshanos.

Yom Hoshana Rabbah

In the morning at about 11:05 the Rebbe shlit"a entered the beis medrash wrapped in the tallis, kappel and kittel of the holy Divrei Yoel zy"a.

Before davening, the brissen took place.
For the newborn son of R' Pinchas Elimelech Glick, where the Rebbe was sandek and mohel.
For the newborn son of R' Yisroel Meir Yazhef, where the Rebbe was sandek.

The Rebbe shlit"a proceeded to Brachos, Pesukei D'Zimra and Shacharis, omitting the Yamim Noraim nusach, and recited Hallel HaGadol and the Shirah verse by verse.
During Hallel the Rebbe shlit"a prolonged his holy service at the shaking of the lulav with deveikus, emotion and great arousal, as the entire assembly of thousands upon thousands of Yidden sang the holy melodies in tears.

After Hallel, the Rebbe's shamash R' Yoshe Mendlowitz removed the rings from the lulav.

At 1:45 the Rebbe shlit"a began the festive "Drashas Hoshana Rabbah," with the well-known mashal that our holy Rebbes zy"a would often repeat, and he spoke at length with stormy weeping and tears, which drew the entire beis medrash into awesome weeping. Then the Rebbe continued at length with elevated themes and words of arousal, in tears, in honor of the day:
Hoshana Lemaancha Elokeinu: This alludes to the matter of the Akeidah, when Avrohom Avinu asked no questions; so too, in Heaven, no questions are asked against Jewish children on the Day of Judgment.
Another way of understanding "Lemaancha Elokeinu": By meriting that Hashem looks upon us, an arousal and thoughts of teshuva will enter our hearts.
Hoshana Lemaancha Borainu: Hashem builds worlds and destroys them; from this we take a mussar to add to our observance of Torah and mitzvos, to do better and finer than until now.
Hoshana Lemaancha Go'aleinu: In Egypt Hashem did not send an angel, because an angel does not understand the test of a human being and would not have distinguished between one house and another. What does an angel understand about the impurity of America? Only the One Creator knows what the exile of America means and understands our trials.
Hoshana Lemaancha Dorsheinu: "Mikveh Yisroel, Hashem moshiyo be'eis tzarah": just as a mikvah purifies even a thousand times, so too Hashem accepts the teshuva of Jewish children without end and without limit.
Hoshana Lemaan Amitecha: Through engaging in Torah, the Torah of truth, "Is not My word like fire," which fills the Gemara, Jewish children have continued existence.
Hoshana Lemaan Bericha: Through the mitzvah of milah Jewish children are not cast away, "for no one is cast away from Him."
Hoshana Lemaan Gudlecha U'Seifarticha: Sins create a partition separating Yidden from Hashem. The segulah of the Four Species is to bring love of Hashem, so that one can merit teshuva out of love. The Rebbe concluded the drasha with abundant blessings, and cried out in tears that we should merit upright Jewish children.

The drasha concluded at about 2:45, and the hakafos around the beis medrash began. The Rebbe shlit"a recited the Hoshanos ahead of the congregation with great arousal. Between the hakafos the Av Beis Din of Williamsburg shlit"a blew the shofar as is customary. After the hakafos the piyutim were recited, and after Kaddish Titkabal the Rebbe beat the hoshanos 5 times and recited the Yehi Ratzon as is customary.

Hotzaah and hachnasah: HaGaon R' Shmuel Lev shlit"a, moreh tzedek in London. Pesukei Shema Yisroel: HaGaon R' Aharon Menachem Oestreicher shlit"a, moreh tzedek in London.
Baal koreh: R' Dovid Eckstein.

Aliyos. Kohen: R' Dovid Cohen shlit"a, moreh tzedek (Bnei Brak). Levi: HaGaon R' Mendel Wertzberger shlit"a, dayan of our holy kehilla in Montreal. Shlishi: HaGaon R' Meir Weinberger shlit"a, dayan in our kehilla in Antwerp. Revii: the Rebbe shlit"a. Hagbah: the Rebbe's grandson Rabbi Elazar Teitelbaum shlit"a (London), who recited Birkas Hagomel and also honored the hundreds of fresh guests from our community overseas. Gelilah: R' Yoel Berish Frankel (London).

Musaf: HaGaon R' Yoel Gutman shlit"a, moreh tzedek. The kohanim duchened. Immediately after Musaf, Mincha was davened. Baal tefillah: HaGaon R' Asher Chaim Weiser shlit"a, moreh tzedek in our kehilla in Boro Park. They concluded at about 4:30.

A few minutes after Mincha the Rebbe shlit"a entered the tish in honor of the day in the Sukkah HaGedolah and recited the Seder HaUshpizin. With the soup, krepelach were distributed as is customary. At the lechayim after the soup, the Rebbe wished everyone a good, blessed year. Yom Tov melodies were sung.

With the zemiros the Rebbe honored: HaGaon R' Shmuel Lev shlit"a (London). Birkas Hamazon: HaGaon R' Meir Weinberger shlit"a, dayan in our kehilla in Antwerp. They concluded at 5:30.

Before leaving, the Rebbe said, "Thank Hashem that we were able to sit in the sukkah the entire Sukkos, eat all the seudos calmly, and sleep in the sukkah."

Immediately after the tish the Rebbe went to the mikvah to purify himself in honor of Yom Tov.

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Thursday, the fourth day of Chol HaMoed, "B'tzeil HaKodesh" with the Satmar Rebbe shlit"a

In the morning, before Shacharis, a bris took place for the newborn son of R' Shalom Eliezer Lebovitch, at which the Rebbe was the sandek.

The Rebbe shlit"a entered the main beis medrash for Shacharis at around 9:50. Baal tefillah: HaRav HaChassid R' Akiva Weinstock. The Rebbe recited the Kerisus verse by verse, then proceeded to Hallel and performed his holy service during the waving of the lulav with great fervor and arousal, and afterward led the recitation of the Hoshanos. Peticha was honored to HaRav HaChassid R' Yoel Jacob (Yerushalayim).

Aliyos. Kohen: HaRav HaChassid R' Chaim Elazar Friedman (London). Levi: HaRav HaChassid R' Yeshaya Steinberger (London). Shlishi: the bar mitzvah bochur Dovid Yechezkel Shmuel Schreiber (London). Revi'i: the Rebbe shlit"a. Hagbah: HaGaon Rabbi Dovid Cohen shlit"a, moreh tzedek (Bnei Brak). Gelilah: HaRav HaChassid R' Dovid Yechezkel Shmuel Schreiber.
After the Torah reading, close to one hundred fifty guests from overseas, who came to travel to bask in the holy shade, recited Birchas HaGomel for an extended time.

Mussaf: HaRav HaChassid R' Akiva Weinstock. The davening concluded at around 12:30. After davening the brissos took place.
The newborn son of R' Shalom Amram Zwiebel (Williamsburg), at which the Rebbe was sandek and mohel.
The newborn son of R' Baruch Yosef Friedman, at which the Rebbe was sandek and mohel.

The Rebbe davened Mincha at around 7:00 in his holy home, and before davening lit 5 candles in honor of the yahrzeit of his grandmother, the Rebbetzin, wife of the Chaver, of the HaGaon HaKadosh, the Yitev Lev zt"l.

After Mincha, over two hundred guests from across the ocean, who came to bask in the holy shade, entered to give and receive blessings in the Kodesh Panim.

The Rebbe davened Maariv at around 9:15.

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Hoshana Rabbah – Shemini Atzeres – Simchas Torah "B'tzeil HaKodesh" with the Satmar Rebbe shlit"a – in the Kehilla Kedosha of Kiryas Joel

"Let the heavens rejoice and the earth exult" was fulfilled on this Yom Tov, as we rejoiced before Hashem and in honor of His holy Torah, when the holy forefathers from the heavens above, who left us this beautiful inheritance, descended to this world to rejoice. "And so the righteous shall see and rejoice" in the holy shade of the tzaddik who is "like a palm tree," who continues in the path of our forefathers and holy rebbes, hour upon hour until the end, steeped in the joy of a mitzvah and in feelings of holiness, spiritual elevation and closeness to Hashem, and cleansed Jewish souls. "And the chassidim shall sing with joy," together with myriads of chassidim and men of deed from all corners of the world under one roof, with praise and thanks to Hashem that we merited to experience these holy days of elevation in the holy shade, "Fortunate are we, how good is our portion and how pleasant our inheritance."

Our prayer to the Holy Creator is that we should receive the holy influences of the Yom Tov and that they should continue with even greater strength and vigor the entire year, and that we should receive the holy guidance of the Rebbe shlit"a in good health and with a bright countenance, "may they still bear fruit in old age," for many long, healthy years, to take shelter in the holy shade and be warmed by his brilliant light, until we merit the coming of the Redeemer speedily.

Here we will merely relay the matters as they occurred and the order of the days of elevation, and more than what we have read to you is written here.

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