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Shabbos Kodesh, Parshas Vayeira — Shabbos Sheva Brachos in Our Holy Courts, the Kallah the Granddaughter of the Chasan's Father-in-Law HaGaon HaTzaddik Rav of the Ohel Piga Beis Medrash shlit"a — 'B'tzeil HaKodesh' with the Satmar Rebbe shlit"a

Friday night at around 6:20 the Rebbe entered the beis medrash wrapped in his tallis, accompanied by the chasan and the mechutanim, and approached the amud for Mincha and Kabbalas Shabbos: HaGaon HaTzaddik R' Aharon Shmuel Dushinsky shlit"a, Rosh Yeshiva of Yeshivas Beis Yosef Tzvi Dushinsky, Yerushalayim.

The davening concluded at around 7:45. After davening the congregation went over to wish a gut Shabbos, and the Rebbe went home to his holy residence.

At around 10:30 the Rebbe shlit"a entered the tish in the great beis medrash, and began, as is his holy custom, with Shalom Aleichem with emotion and sweetness.
Eishes Chayil: the Rebbe's grandson, the chasan Yisroel Dushinsky. Raising of the cup: HaGaon HaTzaddik, Av Beis Din of Monsey shlit"a.

The Rebbe shlit"a honored people with the zemiros. Kol Mekadesh: Rabbi Mordechai Zev Dushinsky shlit"a (Yerushalayim). Menucha V'Simcha: R' Tzvi Avigdor Pekete shlit"a, Av Beis Din of Napkar Monsey.

The Rebbe shlit"a said Torah on the verse "Vayeira eilav Hashem" and explained, in the manner of a derush, the sugya of hefker making a kinyan.

Kah Echsof: R' Shlomo Rubin shlit"a (Boro Park). Birkas Hamazon: the Dushinsky Rebbe shlit"a.

At the tish the Sheva Brachos simcha of the granddaughter of HaGaon HaGadol, Dayan and Moreh Tzedek of Kiryas Joel shlit"a, also took place.

The Rebbe honored people with the Sheva Brachos. The first brachos: HaGaon HaGadol, the Dayan and Moreh Tzedek shlit"a. The final bracha: HaGaon HaTzaddik Rabbi Yaakov Yissachar Ber Rosenbaum shlit"a, the Nadvorna-Linsk Rebbe.

The new chasanim came over to take fruit. The Rebbe also distributed shirayim to the chasan and the mechutanim. The Simchas Hashalom Zachor also took place at the home of R' Avrohom Menachem Wertheimer.

Afterwards the badchan, R' Shmuel Krausz shlit"a, called the Rebbe shlit"a to the mitzvah tantz, and the Rebbe danced before the kallah with fiery enthusiasm for a lengthy time, and then danced with the chasan. Afterwards the Rebbe honored the grandfathers to dance: the Dushinsky Rebbe shlit"a, the Av Beis Din of Monsey shlit"a, the Tomshov Rebbe shlit"a, and the mechutanim shlit"a. Then, because it was the seventh day, the Rebbe danced in a circle in the main hall of the beis medrash together with the chasan, the mechutanim and the members of the family. The tish ended at around 12:50.

On Shabbos Kodesh

On Shabbos morning the Rebbe shlit"a entered the beis medrash at around 9:40. Pesukei D'Zimra: the Av Beis Din of Napkar Monsey shlit"a. The Rebbe approached the amud for Shacharis, and sent the mechutan HaRav R' Aryeh Menachem Mendel Rubin shlit"a to lead the chazaras hashatz.

Hotzaah and Hachnasah: R' Shalom Neufeld (Yerushalayim). Pesukei Shema Yisroel: Rabbi Mordechai Zev Dushinsky shlit"a.

Aliyos. Kohen: Rabbi Chaim Reuven Schoenbrun shlit"a (Williamsburg). Levi: HaGaon HaTzaddik, Av Beis Din and Rosh Mesivta of Monsey shlit"a. Shlishi: the Dushinsky Rebbe shlit"a. Revii: HaGaon HaGadol, the Dayan and Moreh Tzedek shlit"a. Chamishi: the Tomshov Rebbe shlit"a. Shishi: the Rebbe shlit"a.

After his aliyah the Rebbe announced the names in honor of the birth of a daughter for:
R' Yoel Filipp.
R' Yoel Zev Schwartz.
R' Lipa Brach.
R' Avrohom Forgacs.
R' Meir Zeida Weiss.
R' Yosef Berger.

Shvii: the Nadvorna-Linsk Rebbe shlit"a. Additional aliyos: the chasan Rabbi Yeshaya Rubin shlit"a. The chasan, son of Rabbi Itamar Rosenbaum shlit"a. The chasan, the bochur Yoel Weingarten. The chasan, the bochur Avrohom Yuda Samet. The chasan, the bochur Asher Anshil Zaldan. Acharon: HaGaon HaTzaddik, Av Beis Din of Williamsburg shlit"a. Maftir: the chasan's father-in-law, HaGaon HaTzaddik, Rav of the Ohel Piga Beis Medrash shlit"a. Hagbah: HaGaon R' Yosef Moshe Forgacs shlit"a. Gelilah: R' Shlomo Hersh Eckstein.

Mussaf: HaGaon HaTzaddik, Av Beis Din of Monsey shlit"a. Opening of Ani'im Zemiros: the Rebbe's grandson Rabbi Baruch Rokeach shlit"a, son-in-law of HaGaon HaTzaddik, Rav of the Ohel Piga Beis Medrash shlit"a. The davening concluded at around 12:50.
Raava D'Raavin

For Mincha and Shalosh Seudos the Rebbe shlit"a entered the beis medrash at around 6:20. Mincha: Rabbi Avrohom Yuda Samet shlit"a (Williamsburg). Hotzaah and Hachnasah: R' Yoel Weingarten (Monsey). Kohen: R' Shlomo Pinchas Schoenbrun. Levi: R' Lipa Wertzberger. Shlishi: the chasan's father-in-law, HaGaon HaTzaddik, Rav of the Yismach Moshe Beis Medrash shlit"a. Hagbah: the Rebbe shlit"a. Gelilah: R' Mendel Eckstein.

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 "Yukach na meat mayim v'rachatzu ragleichem" and explained that one can reach complete teshuva if a person gives away his money for tzedakah, which is a sign that he also gives himself over to the Creator, and likewise if one sacrifices sleep to learn Torah, which is also a form of mesiras nefesh. But if one gives tzedakah only in order to show off, it is not favorable before Hashem.

Yedid Nefesh: Rabbi Yechezkel Yoel Samet shlit"a. Kel Mistateir: Rabbi Shalom Neufeld shlit"a. The Rebbe recited the blessing over the cup and said the Sheva Brachos.

Maariv for Motzei Shabbos: HaGaon HaTzaddik, Av Beis Din of Monsey shlit"a. After Havdalah the congregation went over to wish a gut voch. The davening concluded at around 8:50.

On Motzei Shabbos at around 10:45 a visit took place in Kiryas Joel at the Rebbe's mechutan, the Dushinsky Rebbe shlit"a. A lengthy conversation took place about the spreading of Torah by his grandfather the holy R' Yitzchok Yeshaya Dushinsky zt"l and stories about the Aryeh d'vei Ilaah zy"a. The Dushinsky Rebbe shlit"a also conveyed greetings from his visit to the Yeshiva Gedolah, Shiur Daled. The Rebbe honored him with a lechayim and bestowed upon him his holy blessing, and accompanied him out to the street.

At around 11:40 the Rebbe shlit"a went over to the Ohel Piga beis medrash for the central Sheva Brachos, arranged by the mispallelim of the beis medrash in honor of the Rebbe shlit"a and the HaGaon HaTzaddik, Rav of the beis medrash shlit"a.
Zemiros of Melaveh Malka were sung, and Rabbi Yoel Weinberger shlit"a, director of Kvius Itim LaTorah, spoke and highlighted the many hours of Torah that come out of the beis medrash. Afterwards the Dushinsky Rebbe shlit"a spoke and shared divrei Torah and spoke in praise of Kiryas Joel.
The Rebbe drank a lechayim and warmly wished the chasan, the mechutanim, the grandfathers, the Rabbanim HaTzaddikim shlit"a, and the entire congregation well. He also shared words of Torah in the manner of a derush, mentioning a question that one of the children of the Tomshov Rebbe shlit"a had asked about the Torah of Friday night and answering it. Afterwards he spoke in praise of the beis medrash, saying that it is the most used beis medrash in Kiryas Joel after the great beis medrash, and concluded with his holy blessing.

R' Yosef Chaim Rottenstreich performed as badchan. For Birkas Hamazon the Rebbe honored the kallah's father, the chasan's father-in-law, HaGaon HaTzaddik, Rav of the beis medrash shlit"a. First brachos: the chasan's father shlit"a. Final bracha: Rabbi Baruch Rokeach shlit"a, son-in-law of HaGaon HaTzaddik, Rav of the Ohel Piga Beis Medrash shlit"a. Afterwards the Rebbe stood up and danced together with the chasan and the mechutanim for a lengthy time. The event ended at around 1:00, and the Rebbe went home to his holy residence.

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

The Rebbe shlit"a davened Shacharis in the heichal of the Mesivta, Beirach Moshe branch. Before davening, the Rebbe laid tefillin for the bar mitzvah bochur, the bochur Moshe Yaakov Aharon Buxbaum.
During the Torah reading, the Rebbe went up for hagbah, and after davening he led the daily Tehillim shiur, during which the Rebbe spoke about the pressing matters regarding the situation in Eretz Yisroel. Afterwards, a lechayim was held with the bar mitzvah bochur in his private room.

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

After Mincha, the Rebbe shlit"a went down to the Tanaim Hall in his holy home, where the simcha of a pidyon haben was held in our holy courts, for a newborn son of HaRav Yechezkel Shraga Meisels shlit"a, son of the son-in-law of the HaGaon HaTzaddik, Rav of Beis Medrash Yismach Moshe shlit"a.
After washing, the pidyon took place. The Kohen who officiated was the Rebbe's grandson, HaRav Nachman Kahana shlit"a, son-in-law of the HaGaon HaTzaddik, Rav of Beis Medrash Beirach Moshe shlit"a. During the seudah, joyous melodies were sung, and the following spoke: the father of the baby shlit"a, and the grandfathers, the HaGaon HaTzaddik, Av Beis Din of Brezdovitz shlit"a, and the Papa Rebbe shlit"a.

After the meat course, the Rebbe shlit"a delivered words of Torah about matters of pidyon haben and concluded with a holy blessing. For Birkas Hamazon, the Rebbe honored the Kohen.
The event ended at around 8:15.

Entry times for private audiences were from 8:15 until 12:20 at night, in his holy home on Ohel Street.

The Rebbe shlit"a read the tanaim in the Tanaim Hall in his holy home for the mechutanim R' Zalman Leib Stern and R' Hersh Elimelech Wertzberger.

The Rebbe davened Maariv at around 12:20.

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

The Rebbe shlit"a davened Shacharis in the Beis Medrash HaGadol. Before davening, the Rebbe laid tefillin for the bar mitzvah bochur, the bochur Dovid Meir Schwartz.

After davening, a bris took place for a newborn son of R' Avrohom Yitzchak Teitelbaum, at which the Rebbe served as sandek and mohel.
Afterwards, a lechayim was held with the bar mitzvah bochur and the baal habris in the heichal of the beis medrash.

In the afternoon, at around 6:30, the Rebbe davened Mincha in his holy home.

In the evening, the Rebbe shlit"a officiated at kiddushin at the chuppah of the mechutanim R' Avrohom Shmuel Aron (of Williamsburg) and R' Yoel Feierstein, at Kinor David Hall.

The Rebbe davened Maariv at around 7:30 in his holy home. After Maariv, the Rebbe shlit"a went over to the halls of the shopping center for the Sheva Berachos celebration arranged by HaGaon HaGadol, the Av Beis Din of Kiryas Joel shlit"a, in honor of the marriage of his granddaughter, the kallah, daughter of his son HaRav R' Yoel Berkowitz shlit"a. A lengthy conversation developed in words of Torah and pilpul about matters of marriage and about the difficult situation in Eretz Yisroel. The Rebbe tasted the food and fish, drank a lechayim, bestowed his holy blessings, and went out dancing with the chassan and the mechutanim, and afterwards danced an extra dance with the dayan shlit"a.

From there, at around 8:25, the Rebbe shlit"a went over to the halls of Keren V'Yoel Moshe, where a Sheva Berachos celebration was held in our holy courts, arranged by the Rebbe shlit"a, to which dozens of sofrim from the Agudas HaSofrim of Kiryas Joel were invited. The Rebbe washed, and HaRav HaGaon R' Wolf Aharon Teller shlit"a, director of Mivtzar HaKollelim of Kiryas Joel, spoke and presented the many beneficial activities of the Agudas HaSofrim, which was founded with the blessing and encouragement of the Rebbe shlit"a.
During the seudah, several sofrim stood up and asked the Rebbe shlit"a various guidance and rulings relevant to sofrim. The Rebbe answered and discussed them with sound reasoning and insight, and in that context spoke about various new hiddurim in matters of STa"M and discussed all sides at length.

The Rebbe shlit"a delivered words of Torah about the simcha of a chassan and kallah and about the importance of sofrim, and bestowed abundant blessings.
Afterwards, the Rebbe stood up and danced with the entire crowd around the hall.
Birkas Hamazon: HaRav HaGaon R' Yoel Gutman shlit"a, moreh tzedek and chairman of the Vaad for STa"M matters of the Beis Horaah of Kiryas Joel. The first berachos: HaGaon HaTzaddik R' Aharon Shmuel Dushinsky shlit"a, Rosh Yeshiva of Beis Yosef Tzvi Dushinsky, Yerushalayim. The final berachah: HaGaon HaTzaddik R' Yoel Yaakov Dushinsky shlit"a, Rabbi of the Dushinsky kehilla in London.
The event ended at around 11:40.

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Tuesday, Parshas Vayeira, 'B'tzeil HaKodesh' with the Satmar Rebbe shlit"a - The wedding simcha of the Rebbe's granddaughter, the kallah, daughter of the Chaver Beis Din HaGaon, Rav of the Beis Medrash Ohel Feiga shlit"a, son of the Dushinsky Rebbe shlit"a; to the chosson HaRav Yeshaya shlit"a, son of HaGaon Rabbi Aryeh Menachem Mendel Rubin shlit"a, son of HaGaon Rabbi Yechezkel Shraga Rubin shlit"a, Av Beis Din of Tomashov shlit"a (in Boro Park), and grandson of the Gaon, Av Beis Din of Monsey shlit"a.

In the morning, before Shacharis, the brisos took place:
For the baby boy born to R' Yisroel Spitzer, where the Rebbe was sandek and mohel.
For the baby boy born to R' Shimon Wieder, where the Rebbe was sandek.

The Rebbe shlit"a davened Shacharis in the Heichal of the Mesivta, Eitz Chaim branch, shiur 3. Before davening, the Rebbe put tefillin on the bar mitzvah bochurim:
the bochur Moshe Binyamin Yitzchak Cohen.
the bochur Yitzchak Yehuda Dovid Ungar.
the bochur Yoel Binyamin Deutsch.

After davening, the Rebbe said the daily Tehillim shiur, on chapter 18, verse 31. Afterwards a lechayim was held with the bar mitzvah bochurim in the Heichal of the beis medrash.

The sound of joy and salvation in the tents of the righteous

At about 5:15 the Rebbe shlit"a entered the main beis medrash, in the 'Shmuel Chaim' room, for Mincha. After Mincha, the entire gathering, elders and youngsters alike, passed by in a line to receive a blessing on the day of the chuppah.

Immediately afterwards, at 5:50, the kabbalas panim ceremony took place in the Heichal of the main beis medrash. Songs of inspiration were sung, and R' Moshe Yoshe Weiss appeared with rhymes and words of inspiration, and recounted the distinguished lineage as is customary.
The Wizhnitz Monsey Rebbe shlit"a participated in the kabbalas panim. The singing of songs of inspiration continued; the Rebbe drank a lechayim and bestowed his holy blessings upon the chosson, the mechutanim and the grandfathers, and spoke holy words in a voice of strength, awakening the merit of the forefathers on the day of the chuppah, as is customary.
Afterwards the Rebbe shlit"a went over to the halls of Keren V'Yoel Moshe for the badeken, where the kesuba was arranged.

The chuppah ceremony took place in front of the main beis medrash. The Rebbe shlit"a honored the older grandfather of the kallah, the Gaavad of Sighet shlit"a, with the kiddushin ceremony.
Reading of the kesuba: the chosson's grandfather, the Gaon, Av Beis Din of Monsey shlit"a. First blessings: the kallah's grandfather, the Dushinsky Rebbe shlit"a. Final blessing: the chosson's grandfather, the Gaon, Av Beis Din of Tomashov shlit"a.
Witnesses to the kiddushin: HaGaon R' Zalman Leib Rubin shlit"a, the Dinov Rebbe of Monsey, and HaGaon R' Meir Eliezer Friedman shlit"a.
The older uncle, the Skver Rebbe shlit"a, also participated in the chuppah.

After the chuppah the Rebbe wished his holy blessings to the entire holy congregation and broke out in a dance of tzaddikim with the grandfathers and mechutanim.

After the chuppah, at 7:45, the Rebbe shlit"a davened Maariv in the 'Shmuel Chaim' room in the main beis medrash.
And so the righteous shall see and rejoice

At about 8:10 the Rebbe shlit"a arrived at the wedding seudah. The Rebbe broke out in a fiery dance on the floor and then washed for the wedding seudah. After the fish course the Rebbe wished a lechayim to the entire assembly.

At about 9:25 the chosson entered. The Rebbe danced with the chosson and honored the grandfathers and mechutanim to dance, after which the assembly went over to wish the Rebbe shlit"a mazel tov.
At approximately 10:00 the Rebbe left the beis medrash and went home to his holy residence.

At about 11:10 the Rebbe shlit"a came in for Birkas Hamazon and the mitzvah tantz.
For Birkas Hamazon the Rebbe honored the Gaon, Av Beis Din of Williamsburg and environs shlit"a. First blessings: HaGaon, Rav of our kehilla in Boro Park 15 shlit"a. Final blessing: HaGaon R' Chaim Elazar Rabinowitz shlit"a, Rosh Yeshiva of Munkatch, son of the Munkatch Rebbe shlit"a.

After bentching, the badchan R' Moshe Yoshe Weiss masterfully called the Rebbe shlit"a to the mitzvah tantz, and the singing of songs of inspiration continued. The Rebbe drank a lechayim and bestowed his holy blessings upon the chosson, the mechutanim, the grandfathers and the entire assembly. He then danced the elevated mitzvah dances before the kallah, with sparks of holy fire, for an extended time, and then danced with the chosson, with the Chaver Beis Din HaGaon, Rav of the Beis Medrash Ohel Feiga shlit"a and his family, and with the entire royal family, the grandchildren of the holy Beirach Moshe zy"a. At the end he went out in a special dance with his brother, HaGaon, Rav of our kehilla in Boro Park 15 shlit"a.

Afterwards the grandfather, the Dushinsky Rebbe shlit"a, was called to the mitzvah tantz, and after his mitzvah tantz the Rebbe shlit"a went out in a dance with the Dushinsky Rebbe shlit"a.

Then the grandfathers danced, the Gaon, Av Beis Din of Tomashov shlit"a, the Gaon, Av Beis Din of Monsey shlit"a, the father of the chosson shlit"a and the father of the kallah shlit"a. During this the Rebbe danced with all the mechutanim and grandfathers individually. Then the badchan said words of badchanus and called out the chosson, and Eishes Chayil was danced. On the way out the Rebbe wished mazel tov to the kallah. The simcha concluded at about 2:25.

May it be His will that from this simcha abundant blessing flow to us and to all Israel

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