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

This morning before Shacharis, a bris took place for the newborn son of R' Shlomo Aharon Sofer, where the Rebbe served as sandek and mohel.

The Rebbe shlit"a davened Shacharis in the Heichal HaMesivta, Divrei Yoel branch. Before davening, the Rebbe put tefillin on the bar mitzvah bochur, the bochur Eliezer Yoel Rosenberg.
During the Torah reading the Rebbe went up for Hagbah, and after davening he reviewed the daily Tehillim shiur, on chapter 18, verse 21. The yeshiva talmidim went over to greet the Rebbe on the occasion of the start of the new zman, and a lechayim was held with the bar mitzvah bochur in the Rebbe's private room. Afterward, the Rebbe distributed a Tehillim as a gift to all the bochurim who had brought in larger sums for the Kupas Zichron Moshe for the holy mosdos in Eretz Yisroel.

At about 1:15 the Rebbe shlit"a arrived at the Mivtzar HaKollelim building for the inauguration of the new, magnificent heichal on the top floor of the building. The Rebbe first walked through all four floors and circulated among the nearly one thousand kollel rabbanim, looking over their learning with great nachas, and in the meantime heard a report from the kollel's director, HaGaon R' Wolf Aharon Teller shlit"a.
The Rebbe then went down to the new heichal, where he affixed the mezuzah on the main entrance. A lechayim gathering was then held in the new heichal, with several niggunim being sung. The Rebbe drank lechayim and wished the roshei and learners of the kollel and the kollel's administration well. He delivered holy words, aggadic thoughts on the parsha, continued with praise of the kollel learners, words of guidance and more, and concluded with abundant blessings for the roshei and learners of the kollel, and especially for the kollel's administration, who established the new floor and for their holy work throughout the year. The Rebbe particularly singled out R' Moshe Goldstein, who is both a philanthropist and an askan in raising large sums of money.

The gathering continued with several more niggunim, and ended at about 2:00.

In the afternoon the Rebbe shlit"a went up to the Heichal HaYeshiva, Divrei Yoel branch, where the Rebbe learned with a chavrusa from among the yeshiva talmidim in his private room. At about 6:00 the Rebbe davened Mincha in the yeshiva.

In the evening the Rebbe shlit"a officiated at the kiddushin at the chuppah of the following mechutanim.
HaRav Yosef Amram Markowitz shlit"a - R' Yosef Leib Kaufman, at Kinor Dovid hall.
R' Moshe Mendel Wertheimer - R' Yitzchak Yaakov Katz, at Beis Rachel Paradise hall.

Yechidus hours were from about 8:15 until 12:00 at night, in his holy home on Uhel Ct.

The Rebbe shlit"a read the tenaim at the tenaim gathering in his holy home for the following mechutanim.
HaRav Avigdor Herskowitz shlit"a - R' Yekusiel Yisroel Fried.
R' Yuda Schnitzer - R' Yoel Stauber.

The Rebbe davened Maariv at about 12:00.

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

In the morning, before Shacharis, the following brissim took place:
The son born to R' Naftali Hirtzka Schwartz, where the Rebbe served as sandek and mohel.
The son born to R' Avrohom Yosef Fleischmann, where the Rebbe served as sandek and mohel.

The Satmar Rebbe shlit"a davened Shacharis in Heichal HaMesivta, Kedushas Yoel branch. Before davening, the Rebbe put tefillin on the bar mitzvah bochurim:
The bochur Eizik Lipa Markowitz.
The bochur Yehuda Friedman.
The bochur Menachem Neuhauser.
The bochur Avrohom Chaim Heilbrun.
The bochur Menachem Gershon Indig.

After davening, the Rebbe learned the daily Tehillim shiur, on chapter 18, verse 22. The yeshiva students came in to greet the Rebbe on the occasion of the beginning of the zman, and a lechayim was held with the bar mitzvah bochurim in the Rebbe's private room.

In the afternoon, at around 3:30, the Rebbe shlit"a set out on the way to Lakewood, where the chanukas habayis ceremony for our great beis medrash took place together with a celebration of the hachnasas sefer Torah, donated by the beis medrash's benefactor, R' Moshe Zusha Neustadt of Kiryas Joel.

At around 5:30 the Rebbe shlit"a arrived at the tent that had been set up next to the beis medrash building, where the ceremony of the completion of the writing of the letters took place. The Rebbe greeted the rabbonim at the head table, and songs of inspiration were sung.
The Rebbe wrote in the letters, drank a lechayim, and warmly wished the benefactor and the entire community well. The Rebbe went for hagbah and danced with the open Sefer Torah. Gelilah: the benefactor, R' Moshe Zusha. Afterwards the Rebbe continued the dancing for a longer time, and honored the benefactor to dance. It concluded at around 6:00.

From there the Rebbe shlit"a went to the guest residence, the home of R' Yaakov Hersh Teitelbaum, where the Rebbe davened Mincha.

At around 7:00 the Rebbe shlit"a arrived at the great beis medrash for the hachnasas sefer Torah. The Rebbe received the Sefer Torah from the benefactor and danced with holy joy for an extended time, and afterwards recited Ledavid Mizmor as is customary.

After Ledavid Mizmor, the Rebbe shlit"a greeted HaGaon Rabbi Yeruchom Olshin shlit"a, one of the roshei yeshiva of Beis Medrash Govoha of Lakewood, who had come to take part in the exalted simcha. The Rebbe inquired about his well-being and bestowed his holy blessings, and he presented the Rebbe with his new sefer on Pesach.

From there the Rebbe shlit"a went to visit HaGaon Rabbi Malkiel Kotler shlit"a, rosh yeshiva of Beis Medrash Govoha of Lakewood. A lengthy conversation took place about the history of America after the war, and about the efforts of the Rebbe, zy"a, and of HaGaon R' Aharon Kotler zt"l to strengthen Yiddishkeit in America. The Rebbe asked about the seder halimudim in Beis Medrash Govoha, and entered into a discussion on Maseches Bava Metzia, which is being learned there now and also in Heichal HaMesivta in Kiryas Joel. The rosh yeshiva then honored the Rebbe with a lechayim, and the Rebbe bestowed his holy blessings upon him.

From there the Rebbe shlit"a went to visit the home of HaGaon R' Avrohom Shmuel Englander shlit"a, dayan of our beis medrash and of Lakewood. A lengthy conversation took place about the state of Yiddishkeit in Europe between the First and Second World Wars, and about the situation of our brethren in Eretz Yisroel now in a time of distress. The dayan shlit"a honored the Rebbe with a lechayim, and the Rebbe warmly bestowed his holy blessings upon him.

From there the Rebbe shlit"a went to visit HaGaon R' Mordechai Betzalel Klein shlit"a, rav and dayan of our kehilla in Lakewood. A pleasant conversation took place about the history of Chassidus in Lakewood. He honored the Rebbe with a lechayim, and the Rebbe bestowed his holy blessings upon him.

Afterwards, at around 9:00, the Rebbe returned to the guest residence, where HaGaon R' Shaul Simcha Friedman shlit"a, rav of Kahal Shemen L'Mincha of Nadvorna in Lakewood, entered for a private audience. A lengthy halachic conversation took place on matters of sofrus (STa"M), together with the HaGaon, the dayan of our beis medrash shlit"a, who was also present, and the Rebbe bestowed his holy blessing upon him.
Afterwards the Rebbe davened Maariv, and after Maariv recited Kiddush Levana in front of the residence.

At around 9:50 the Rebbe shlit"a arrived at our great beis medrash for the chanukas habayis ceremony together with the siyum seudah. Upon arrival, the Rebbe danced on the spot for a few minutes.
During the seudah, numerous rabbonim and dayanim of the city were seen, among them HaGaon Rabbi Malkiel Kotler shlit"a, rosh yeshiva of Beis Medrash Govoha, HaGaon R' Dovid Schustal shlit"a, one of the roshei Beis Medrash Govoha, the Rachmistrivka Rebbe of Lakewood shlit"a, the Skolen Rebbe of Lakewood shlit"a, HaGaon R' Avrohom Spitzer shlit"a, dayan of Skver, and many more rabbonim and dayanim.

The chairman of the event, R' Yaakov Hersh Teitelbaum, took the podium and called upon the Rebbe's gabbai, R' Yisroel Weltz, who announced the kehilla's message. Afterwards the chairman introduced HaGaon Rabbi Malkiel shlit"a, who delivered words of Torah and blessing in honor of the occasion. Afterwards the chairman honored R' Aharon Weltz, director of our holy mosdos, with accepting a gift from the Satmar Rebbe shlit"a in appreciation for his many efforts on behalf of our holy kehilla in Lakewood.
HaGaon R' Mordechai Betzalel Klein shlit"a then spoke in praise of our holy kehilla in Lakewood, followed by R' Yitzchak Mordechai Neustadt, and HaGaon R' Avrohom Shmuel Englander shlit"a, dayan of our holy kehilla, who expressed the joy of our holy kehilla at the visit of the Satmar Rebbe shlit"a and the gratitude of the members of the community to the beis medrash's benefactor, R' Moshe Zusha. At that point the Rebbe presented the esteemed benefactor with a gift, a magnificent model of the beis medrash, and the benefactor then addressed the gathering in honor of the occasion.

The Rebbe drank a lechayim and warmly wished the benefactor and the entire community well, and delivered lengthy holy words. He first expressed the joy at the inauguration of such a beautiful beis medrash in Lakewood, and delivered a lengthy derasha on the parsha. He continued in praise of the beis medrash and said that this is a beginning, and gradually more buildings will be built for our holy kehilla and for the holy mosdos that will soon be established. The Rebbe spoke in praise of the benefactor, and of the Rebbe's gabbai, R' Yisroel Weltz, together with all the askanim who helped, both with the building of the beis medrash and with all the other efforts for our holy kehilla, and concluded with abundant blessings.

After the holy address, the Rebbe stood up and danced for an extended time, and honored the beis medrash's benefactor, R' Moshe Zusha Neustadt, with leading Birkas HaMazon.

After bentching there was an opportunity for the community members to go over and greet the Satmar Rebbe shlit"a. It concluded at around 12:00, and the Rebbe set out on the way home to his holy residence in Kiryas Joel.

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"Cry out and rejoice, O inhabitant of the city" — Montreal

With feelings of joy and reverence, our chassidim in our holy kehilla in Montreal are preparing to greet the Satmar Rebbe shlit"a this Wednesday, when the Rebbe will appear in the city on the occasion of the wedding celebration in the home of the distinguished philanthropist, R' Yehuda Weiss of Kiryas Joel, for whom the Rebbe shlit"a is traveling especially and will officiate at the kiddushin under the chuppah as a gesture of hakaras hatov. Besides his full generous donations for all the holy institutions of our kehilla and its mosdos in every place, he will now be the leader with a fantastic sum for the founding fund of the building of the new Talmud Torah of our kehilla in Montreal, may it be protected.

At the same time, the Rebbe shlit"a will pay a brief visit to our chassidim in the magnificent hall of our beis medrash in Montreal, may it be protected.

"When the tzaddik is in the city, he is its splendor, its glow, and its majesty"

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Shabbos Kodesh, Parshas Noach 'B'tzeil HaKodesh' with the Satmar Rebbe shlit"a

On Erev Shabbos afternoon, the Satmar Rebbe shlit"a put the shtreimel on the chassanim.
The chassan Menachem Zev, the bochur son of Avrohom Moshe Lebovitch.
The chassan Menachem Gershon, the bochur son of Naftali Moshe Weiss.

On Friday night at around 6:40, the Rebbe shlit"a entered the beis medrash wrapped in his tallis and approached the amud for Mincha. Kabbalas Shabbos: R' Naftali Moshe Weiss.
The davening ended at around 8:10. After davening, an appeal was held for the Talmud Torah Tiferes Yaakov in the holy cities of Yerushalayim and Bnei Brak. Afterwards, everyone went over to wish a gut Shabbos, and the Rebbe went into his private room.

At around 8:45, the Rebbe shlit"a entered the tish in the Heichal HaShulchanos together with the talmidim of the mesivta, and began, as is his holy custom, to sing Shalom Aleichem with emotion and sweetness.
Eishes Chayil: the grandson of the Rebbe, the bochur, the chassan Meir Eliezer Teitelbaum, son of HaGaon Rabbi Baruch Moshe shlit"a, Rav of the beis medrash. Hagbaas hakos: R' Moshe Rosenai (Beitar).

Before the fish, the Rebbe shlit"a said Torah to the bochurim on the verse "Eileh toldos Noach," and explained that the three times Noach appears in the verse allude to the three Shabbos seudos, through which, by singing shiros v'tishbachos, the kelipos are shattered and one comes to teshuva. He roused the bochurim to conduct the Shabbos seudos properly with shirot and tishbachos in honor of Shabbos Kodesh.

The Rebbe shlit"a honored people with the zemiros. Kol Mekadesh: HaGaon R' Yosef Shmuel Berkowitz shlit"a, moreh tzedek. Menucha V'simcha: R' Moshe Rosenai.

The Rebbe shlit"a said Torah on the verse "Eileh toldos Noach" and explained, in the manner of drush, the sugya of whether a positive commandment before speech overrides a prohibition after the speech.

Kah Echsof: HaGaon R' Aharon Yekusiel Berkowitz shlit"a (Monsey). Birkas Hamazon: HaGaon R' Avrohom Wolf Friedman shlit"a.

Stories and anecdotes: This week the Rebbe shlit"a related about the holy Rebbe, the Meor Einayim zy"a, whose yahrzeit falls on Thursday, 11 Cheshvan.

Kah Ribon Olam: HaGaon R' Yitzchak Shalom Friedman shlit"a, moreh tzedek. The new chassanim went over to take fruit.
Az B'yom HaShvi'i: R' Akiva Hirsch (Williamsburg). The tish ended at around 11:25.

On Shabbos Kodesh

On Shabbos morning, the Rebbe shlit"a entered the beis medrash at around 9:40. Pesukei D'zimra: Rabbi Shalom Weiss shlit"a, Rav of the Kiryas Yoel beis medrash in Williamsburg, with the Rebbe saying the verses aloud ahead of him verse by verse. Shacharis: R' Yosef Leib Kahana.

Hotzaah and Hachnasah: HaGaon Meir Leib Katina shlit"a. Pesukei Shema Yisroel: HaGaon R' Chaim Elazar Weiss shlit"a of Chmelnik, Monsey.
Aliyos. Kohen: R' Efraim Fishel Glantz. Levi: R' Yoel Levy. Shlishi: the chassan, the bochur Naftali Moshe Weiss - bombarded with candy. Revi'i: the chassan, the bochur Yehuda Weiss - bombarded with candy. Chamishi: the chassan, the bochur Yosef Amram Markowitz - bombarded with candy. Shishi: the Rebbe shlit"a.

After his aliyah, the Rebbe called out names in honor of the birth of a daughter to:
R' Yoel Zev Scheer.
R' Yisroel Mendel Schwartz.
R' Shlomo Menashe Lebovitch.
R' Leibush Krausz.
R' Yosef Markowitz.
R' Hillel Meir Friedman.
R' Aharon Weinstock.
R' Aharon Klein.

Shevi'i: R' Yehuda Weiss. Acharon: R' Shmuel Chaim Brach (Boro Park). Maftir: R' Dovid Eckstein. Hagbah: Rabbi Yosef Amram Markowitz shlit"a. Gelilah: R' Yosef Leib Kaufman.
After the leining, the Mi Sheberach for the kehilla was recited.

Musaf: R' Dovid Eckstein. Opening of Anim Zemiros: R' Zalman Leib Indig.

After davening, a bris was held for the newborn son of R' Efraim Fishel Glantz, at which the Rebbe served as sandek and mohel. It ended at around 12:40.
Ra'avah D'ra'avin

The Rebbe shlit"a entered for Mincha and Shalosh Seudos at around 6:35. Mincha: R' Gershon Mendel Taub (Monsey). Hotzaah and Hachnasah: R' Yoel Zev Scheer. Kohen: R' Avrohom Shlomo Katz (London). Levi: R' Shlomo Wertzberger. Shlishi: HaGaon R' Moshe Schwartz shlit"a (Bnei Brak). Hagbah: the Rebbe shlit"a. Gelilah: R' Shmuel Wertzberger (Boro Park).

At Shalosh Seudos, the Rebbe honored people with the zemiros. Odeh: R' Noach Gefen. Shir HaMaalos: R' Moshe Goldstein.

The Rebbe shlit"a said Torah on the verse "Es haElokim hithalech Noach" and explained that Jews are by nature humble, but one needs to have within oneself a holy pride, "vayigbah libo b'darchei Hashem." One should think, "I can achieve, and I am worthy," and not have a disqualifying humility. This can only be attained through Torah study. Now, in the new winter zman, one must strengthen oneself in Torah learning, and in this way one will have the correct understanding for the service of Hashem.

Yedid Nefesh: R' Shmuel Chaim Brach. Kel Mistater: R' Avrohom Shlomo Katz. The Rebbe recited the blessing over the cup and said Sheva Berachos.

Maariv, Motzei Shabbos: HaGaon R' Moshe Schwartz shlit"a. After Havdalah, everyone went over to wish a gutte voch. It ended at around 9:00.

On Motzei Shabbos at around 10:15, the Rebbe shlit"a arrived for a few minutes at the Gan Klein halls for the Melaveh Malkah arranged by Mosdos Kiryas Yoel for the young men who married in the last three years, for the benefit of the mosdos. The Rebbe drank a lechayim, delivered divrei kodesh about the merit of being able to support the mosdos, and concluded with his holy blessing. The Rebbe left the hall at around 10:30.

From there the Rebbe set out for Williamsburg for the siyum on Maseches Kiddushin by the graduates of the ninth-grade mechina class at our holy mosdos in Williamsburg, held in the Eden Palace halls.

The Rebbe shlit"a arrived at around 11:50. The bochurim sang a few niggunim. Then the Rebbe's grandson, the bochur Zalman Leib, son of HaGaon R' Yoel HaKohen Glantz shlit"a, made the siyum and also spoke in honor of the occasion with brief words of aggadah. Afterwards, one of the talmidim sang beautiful rhymes in honor of the occasion.
The Rebbe drank a lechayim and delivered brief divrei kodesh of chizuk and guidance for the new zman. Then the Rebbe distributed to the bochurim a gift, the sefer 'Shemaatsa D'Mara' arranged by parsha, combined with various sugyos from Maseches Kiddushin. At around 12:35, the Rebbe left the hall on his way home to his holy residence in Kiryas Joel.

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

In the morning, before Shacharis, a bris was held for the newborn son of R' Leib Herskovits, at which the Rebbe served as sandek.

The Satmar Rebbe shlit"a davened Shacharis in the Heichal HaMesivta, the Beirach Moshe branch. Before davening, the Rebbe put tefillin on the bar mitzvah bochurim.
The bochur Dovid Oberlander.
The bochur Menachem Mendel Greenfeld.
The bochur Yoel Bechor Sruga.
During the Torah reading the Rebbe went for hagbah, and after davening he delivered the daily Tehillim shiur on chapter 18, verse 22. The yeshiva students went over to greet the Rebbe on the occasion of the start of the zman, and a lechayim was held with the bar mitzvah bochurim in the Rebbe's private room.

After Shacharis the Rebbe comforted the mourner R' Eliyahu Shaul Katz on the passing of his brother a"h, and the family of R' Uri Schwartz a"h.

In the afternoon at around 6:10 the Rebbe davened Mincha in his holy home.

Yechidus hours at the Rebbe's holy home on Uhel Court were from about 8:15 until 12:00 at night.

The Rebbe shlit"a read the tenaim at the tenaim hall in his holy home for the following mechutanim:
R' Yitzchak Elyakim Schwartz - R' Yochanan Mann.
R' Avrohom Goldberger - R' Meir Hecht.

After the tenaim the Rebbe davened Maariv, and then continued receiving the public.

During the yechidus hours, HaGaon Rabbi Yisroel Yaakov Landau shlit"a, Av Beis Din of Kehillas Chareidim Beer Sheva, came for a visit. A pleasant conversation ensued regarding matters of shechita and kashrus. He presented the Rebbe with his sefer, Shu"t Be'er Yisroel, and the Rebbe bestowed his holy blessings upon him.

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Wednesday, Parshas Noach — 'B'tzeil HaKodesh' with the Satmar Rebbe shlit"a

The Satmar Rebbe shlit"a davened Shacharis in the Heichal HaMesivta, the Veyoel Moshe branch. Before davening, the Rebbe put tefillin on the bar mitzvah bochurim.
The bochur Shlomo Yaakov Neustadt.
The bochur Yoel Levi.

After davening, the Rebbe delivered the daily Tehillim shiur on chapter 18, verse 18. The yeshiva students then went over to greet the Rebbe on the occasion of the start of the zman, and a lechayim was held with the bar mitzvah bochurim in the Rebbe's private room.

In the afternoon the Rebbe shlit"a went up to the Heichal HaYeshiva, the Beirach Moshe branch, where the Rebbe learned with a chavrusa from among the yeshiva students in his private room. At around 6:00 the Rebbe davened Mincha in the yeshiva.

In the evening the Rebbe officiated as mesader kiddushin at the chuppah of the following mechutanim:
R' Michel Friedman (of Tash) - R' Yosef Tzvi Rothenberg, at the Kinor David hall.
R' Shlomo Dov Weider (of Williamsburg) - R' Mendel Hersh Rosenberg, at the Beis Rachel Paradise hall.

Yechidus hours at the Rebbe's holy home on Uhel Court were from about 8:30 until 11:40 at night.

The Rebbe shlit"a read the tenaim at the tenaim hall in his holy home for the mechutanim HaRav Shraga Gandel shlit"a - R' Aharon Hersh Taub.

After the tenaim the Rebbe davened Maariv, and then continued receiving the public.

During the yechidus hours, the askanim of the Tzedek organization, headed by R' Moshe Margareten, came in. They presented a report of their full activities and asked the Rebbe for his holy opinion on various pressing matters, and the Rebbe bestowed his holy blessings.

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