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Friday, Parshas Mishpatim, 1 Adar I — 'B'tzeil HaKodesh' with the Satmar Rebbe shlit"a

The Satmar Rebbe shlit"a davened Shacharis in the Heichal HaMesivta, Divrei Yoel branch. Before davening, the Rebbe put tefillin on the bar mitzvah bochurim.
The bochur Avrohom Gavra.
The bochur Elchanan Taub.
The bochur Moshe Levi Chaim Landau.
The bochur Yisroel Meir Feldman.
The bochur Aharon Yosef Berger.
The bochur Yosef Herskowitz.
The bochur Berish Kornbluh.
The bochur Eliezer Yuda Markowitz.

The Rebbe went up to recite Hallel, and during the Torah reading he was called up as the fourth aliyah. After davening, a lechayim was held with the bar mitzvah bochurim in the Heichal HaBeis Medrash.

After Shacharis, the Satmar Rebbe shlit"a paid a shiva call to the family of HaGaon R' Leibish Weinfeld z"l. There the Rebbe looked over interesting letters that the Rebbe shlit"a had written to him more than 55 years ago.

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

At around 8:10 the Rebbe shlit"a entered the beis medrash for Shacharis. The Rebbe lit 5 candles and went to the amud in honor of the yahrzeit.
Pesicha: R' Aharon Hersh Berkowitz. Baal korei: R' Lipa Landau (Monsey).
Aliyos. Kohen: R' Yehoshua Hersh HaKohen Glick. Levi: R' Simcha Yisroel Apfel. Shlishi: the Rebbe shlit"a. Hagbah: R' Refael Perlmutter of the holy community of Monsey. Gelilah: the bochur Avrohom son of Yehoshua Hersh Glick.

After davening, a lechayim gathering was held in honor of the yahrzeit. The Rebbe drank lechayim and related stories and accounts for an extended time.

In the afternoon at around 3:15 the Rebbe shlit"a entered the beis medrash for Mincha. The Rebbe lit 5 candles and went to the amud.

After Mincha, the chassidim bid farewell to the Rebbe shlit"a, and the Rebbe warmly thanked the local rav, Rabbi Shlomo Aharon Denebaum shlit"a, who gave over the beis medrash and mikvah for the Rebbe and for the benefit of the chassidim who came to be in the Rebbe's presence, and who stood ready to help with all needs over the past weeks.
The Rebbe shlit"a also greeted HaGaon Rabbi, Av Beis Din of Hebnov shlit"a, who arrived at that time, and a pleasant conversation took place.
The Rebbe shlit"a then traveled to Palm Springs International Airport, where at around 4:30 the private plane took off on the way home to New York.

On the plane the Rebbe shlit"a engaged in Torah for an extended time, in the sugya of "davar sheyesh lo matirin," which will be learned in the yeshiva for Yom Tov Pesach, and afterwards the Rebbe wrote chiddushei Torah for an extended time.

At around 11:50 the plane landed at Teterboro Airport. The Rebbe immediately davened Maariv at the airport, at midnight. After Maariv the Rebbe shlit"a thanked the minyan that had come to wait, and the community came over to greet him. The Rebbe then set out on the way home to his holy residence in Kiryas Joel.

"When the tzaddik is in the city, he is its splendor, its radiance, and its glory."

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

At around 8:00 the Rebbe shlit"a entered the beis medrash for Shacharis. Baal tefillah: R' Avrohom Chaim Filaff (Williamsburg).

In the evening at around 5:55 the Rebbe shlit"a entered for Mincha. Between Mincha and Maariv the Rebbe was engaged in learning, and at the proper time Maariv was davened. The Rebbe lit 5 candles and went to the amud in honor of the hilula kadisha of his grandfather, the Kedushas Yom Tov zy"a.

After Maariv the Rebbe conducted his holy tish in honor of the hilula kadisha in the hall of the beis medrash. The Rebbe washed for the seudah. Before the fish was served, R' Moshe Falkowitz made a siyum on Maseches Sotah, and the Rebbe recited Kaddish. At the lechayim after the fish, the Rebbe wished, "May his merit protect us and all Israel." Throughout the seudah, stirring melodies were sung.
Before the meat course, the Rebbe shlit"a related holy stories about the baal hilula zy"a for an extended time.
The Rebbe honored HaGaon Rabbi, Av Beis Din of Monsey shlit"a with Mechtam L'Dovid.
The Rebbe shlit"a delivered Torah thoughts on the verse "And these are the laws that you shall place before them," explained in the teachings of the baal hilula zy"a, and brought out the greatness of connecting to earlier tzaddikim through learning their sefarim and even through telling their stories and accounts. He continued on the greatness of the baal hilula and concluded with his holy blessing.
The Rebbe recited the blessing over the cup. The tish ended at around 8:10. On his way out, the Rebbe thanked R' Moshe Falkowitz and his family, who provided the seudah for the entire community.

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