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

The Rebbe shlit"a davened Shacharis in the Heichal HaMesivta, Eitz Chaim branch, shiur 3. Before davening, the Rebbe put tefillin on the bar mitzvah bochurim.
The bochur Baruch Weider.
The bochur Yitzchak Eizik Stern.
The bochur Yechiel Dov Friedman.
The bochur Shabsi Oberlander.
After davening a lechayim was held with the bar mitzvah bochurim in the beis medrash hall.

After Shacharis, at around 11:50, the Rebbe shlit"a went to the kevarim of our holy Rebbes to invite them to the wedding simcha next week of his granddaughter, the kallah, daughter of the chosson's father, HaGaon HaTzaddik, Rav of Beis Medrash Ohel Feiga shlit"a. Upon arriving at the cemetery the Rebbe recited the blessing, then entered the ohel and lit 5 candles at the graves of the holy Divrei Yoel zt"l and the holy Beirach Moshe zt"l, and at the grave of his mother, the Rebbetzin a"h. The Rebbe recited the prayer of the Yismach Moshe zy"a and recited in advance the chapters of the fourth book of Tehillim as customary. After Kaddish the Rebbe read the kvitlach while inspiring melodies were sung. Afterward the Rebbe prostrated himself at the graves of our holy Rebbes and of his mother, the Rebbetzin a"h. They finished at around 12:30.

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

In the morning, before Shacharis, a bris was held for the newborn son of R' Yoel Hershkowitz, son of R' Berish, where the Rebbe served as sandek and mohel.

The Rebbe shlit"a davened Shacharis in the Heichal HaMesivta, Beirach Moshe branch. Before davening, the Rebbe put tefillin on the bar mitzvah bochurim.
The son of HaGaon R' Aryeh Asher Indig shlit"a, dayan and moreh tzedek of Beis Medrash Maharsha.
The bochur Chaim Hersh Kahana.
The bochur Yoel Moskowitz.
The bochur Yoel Yitzchak Roth.
The bochur Reuven Palatchek.
During the Torah reading the Rebbe went to hagbah, and after davening he learned the daily Tehillim shiur, on chapter 18, verse 26. Afterward a lechayim was held with the bar mitzvah bochurim in his private room.

In the forenoon hours the Rebbe made his weekly visit to the distinguished slaughterhouse.

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

In the evening the Rebbe officiated at the kiddushin at the chuppah of the following mechutanim.
R' Avrohom Moshe Lebovitz - R' Meir Falkowitz, in the Kinor David hall.
R' Moshe Pinchas Weider - R' Elkana Yaakov Hersh Moravitz, in the Beis Rachel Paradise hall.
R' Tzion Avdi Masri (of Womsbe"g) - R' Eliyahu Yoel Salama, in the Ginas Klein hall.

Reception hours were from around 8:15 until 11:45 at night, in his holy home on Ohel Court.

The Rebbe shlit"a read the tenaim in the tenaim hall in his holy home for the following mechutanim.
R' Yoel Kaufman, son of R' Avrohom - R' Avrohom Shmuel Brach.
R' Aryeh Hershkowitz, son of R' Moshe - R' Moshe Yaakov Yehuda Wertzberger.

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

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Wednesday, 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' Shimon Yisroel Lichtenstein, at which the Rebbe served as sandek.

The Rebbe shlit"a davened Shacharis in the Heichal HaMesivta, Yoel Moshe branch. Before davening, the Rebbe laid tefillin for the bar mitzvah bochur, the bochur Chaim Zalman Weisberg.

After davening, the Rebbe led the daily Tehillim shiur on chapter 18, verse 21. Afterwards, a lechayim was held with the bar mitzvah bochur in the Rebbe's private room.

During the morning hours, the Rebbe shlit"a visited the distinguished Kiryas Joel matzah bakery, where, beginning last week, mass production has started of the highly mehudar matzos for the upcoming Yom Tov of Pesach, for our chassidim in Kiryas Joel and around the world. The Rebbe toured all the bakery's departments for an extended time, and also heard a report from the bakery's manager, HaRav R' Yoel Shlomo Zaldan, about the fresh hiddurim and improvements instituted this year according to the instructions of the Rebbe shlit"a.

At around 2:50, the Rebbe shlit"a set out from his residence in Kiryas Joel for Stewart Airport, from where the Rebbe traveled on a brief visit to Montreal, Canada, on the occasion of a wedding in the home of the distinguished philanthropist, R' Yehuda Weiss of Kiryas Joel, as an expression of gratitude for his generous donations to all the holy needs of our holy kehilla and its institutions everywhere, and in particular for his fantastic sum toward the founding fund of the new talmud torah building of our kehilla in Montreal.

The private plane took off at around 3:50 and landed at around 4:35 at the local airport in Montreal.

From the airport, the Rebbe shlit"a traveled for a short visit to the home of the distinguished philanthropist R' Chaim Hersh Friedman, as an expression of gratitude for his astronomical, generous donation for the purity of Klal Yisroel, toward the magnificent construction of the mikvah in Kiryas Joel. A pleasant conversation ensued; the Rebbe drank a lechayim and bestowed his holy blessing upon the esteemed donor and his entire family.

From there, the Rebbe shlit"a proceeded to our great and splendid beis medrash. The Rebbe arrived at around 6:15. First the Rebbe entered the Heichal HaKollel, where he looked over the learning with great satisfaction. Afterwards the Rebbe davened Mincha in the Heichal HaBeis Medrash; the baal tefillah was R' Binyomin Zev Markowitz.

After Mincha, the entire community of chassidim and the children of the talmud torah came to greet the Rebbe. Also greeting the Rebbe was a delegation of the leaders of the Belz kehilla in Montreal and the Skver kehilla, headed by HaGaon HaTzaddik Rabbi Yochanan Wosner shlit"a, Rav of Skver.

Afterwards the Rebbe shlit"a went to the wedding at the palace hall in Montreal, arriving at around 7:15, dressed in Shabbos clothing as a close relative, a grandson of his grandfather, the holy Rabbi Shalom Eliezer of Ratzfert zy"a.
Upon arrival, the Rebbe greeted his brother-in-law, HaGaon Rabbi, Av Beis Din of Montreal shlit"a. The Rebbe arranged the kesuba and performed the kinyan, drank a lechayim and offered good wishes to the chassan, the mechutanim, the grandfathers, and the entire gathering. Afterwards the Rebbe went to the badeken, where a pleasant conversation took place with his brother-in-law, HaGaon Rabbi, Av Beis Din of Montreal shlit"a. Then the Rebbe proceeded to the chuppah, where he served as mesader kiddushin. After the chuppah, the Rebbe warmly wished mazel tov to the chassan and the mechutanim, and in particular to the mechutan, the distinguished philanthropist R' Yehuda.

Then, at around 8:05, the Rebbe set out for the airport.
At the airport, the leaders and distinguished members of our holy kehilla bid farewell, and the Rebbe warmly bestowed his holy blessing, especially upon HaRav R' Moshe Yeshaya Wertzberger of Eretz Yisroel.

The flight took off at around 8:45 and landed at around 9:30 at Teterboro Airport, from where the Rebbe traveled home to his holy residence in Kiryas Joel.

The Rebbe davened Maariv at around 11:00 in his holy residence.

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

In the morning, before Shacharis, a bris took place for a newborn son of R' Yaakov Yosha Appel, where the Rebbe served as sandek and mohel.

The Rebbe shlit"a davened Shacharis in the Heichal of Yeshiva Gedolah, Shiur Dalet. After davening, a lechayim gathering was held in honor of the start of the zman. The Rebbe drank lechayim and blessed the roshei yeshiva, the administration and all the talmidim.

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

In the evening, the Rebbe shlit"a traveled to Williamsburg for the weekly yechidus hours.
The yechidus hours, in his beautiful home on Hooper St., ran from around 8:20 until 10:15 at night.

After the yechidus hours, the Rebbe shlit"a traveled over to Boro Park to the tenaim celebration of his grandson, the chasan HaRav Yisroel Dushinsky shlit"a, son of the son-in-law of HaGaon Rabbi, the Rav of Beis HaMedrash Ohel Feiga shlit"a, son of the Dushinsky Rebbe shlit"a. The kallah is the daughter of HaRav R' Avrohom Yosha Eiger shlit"a (of Boro Park), son of HaRav R' Azriel Meir shlit"a of Lublin, and granddaughter of HaGaon R' Efraim Stein shlit"a of Faltichan. It took place in the Sphinka hall in Boro Park.
The Rebbe arrived at around 10:50 and greeted the grandfathers and rabbonim. The mechutanim shlit"a stood up, the Rebbe arranged the tenaim, and honored the grandfather, HaGaon Av Beis Din of Lublin shlit"a, with reading the tenaim. The witnesses to the tenaim were: R' Alexander Nuchem Gottlieb and R' Aharon Meir Friedman; the guarantor on the chasan's side: R' Nachman Fish; the guarantor on the kallah's side: R' Yechiel Aizik Weinstock.
The Rebbe drank lechayim and blessed the chasan, the mechutanim and the entire gathering. He delivered words of Torah on the topic of the simcha of a chasan and kallah, enumerated the great yichus and the connection of his father, the Rebbe, zy"a, to the kallah's grandfather, HaGaon Av Beis Din of Faltichan zt"l, and concluded with abundant blessings.

Joyous melodies were sung and the assembled came over to wish the Rebbe shlit"a mazel tov. The event ended at around 11:30. On the way out, the Rebbe blessed the kallah as is customary.

From there the Rebbe went over to our great beis medrash, where the Rebbe davened Maariv, and after Maariv, at around 12:00, the Rebbe set out for home, to his beautiful residence in Kiryas Joel.

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