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

The Rebbe shlit"a davened Shacharis in the Heichal of the Yeshiva, Yoel Moshe branch. Before davening, the Rebbe put on tefillin for the bar mitzvah bochur, the bochur Chaim Shlomo Ackerman.
After davening, the Rebbe recited the daily Tehillim shiur, on chapter 19, verse 14, after which a lechayim was held with the bar mitzvah bochur in the Rebbe's private room.

In the morning hours, the Rebbe went on his weekly visit to the mehudar bakery of our holy kehilla, and afterwards to the mehudar slaughterhouse.

In the afternoon, the Rebbe shlit"a went up to the Heichal of the Yeshiva, Yoel Moshe branch, where the Rebbe learned with a chavrusa from among the yeshiva's talmidim in his private room. At around 6:10 the Rebbe davened Mincha in the yeshiva.

In the evening, the Rebbe shlit"a officiated at the kiddushin at the chuppahs of the following mechutanim.
R' Shlomo Zalman Brown (Williamsburg) - R' Meir Eli Acker, at Kinor David hall.
R' Aharon Schwartz - R' Shlomo Zalman Gelb, at Beis Rochel Paradise hall.
R' Avrohom Yosha Wirtzberger - R' Nachum Eliezer Weinberger, at Ginas Klein hall.

Entry times to the Rebbe's holy home on Uhel Court were from around 8:15 until 11:45 at night.

The Rebbe shlit"a davened Maariv at around 11:45. Before davening, the Rebbe lit 5 candles in honor of the yahrzeit of his father-in-law, the Wizhnitz Rebbe, author of Yeshuas Moshe, z"l.

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

The Rebbe shlit"a davened Shacharis in Beis Medrash Eitz Chaim Sighet, within his holy residence.

Before Shacharis, a bris took place for the newborn son of R' Chaim Marmorstein, where the Rebbe served as sandek and mohel.

Before davening, the Rebbe put tefillin on the bar mitzvah bochurim.
The son of R' Yoel Meisels shlit"a, son of the HaGaon, Av Beis Din of Waitzen shlit"a.
The bochur Yuda Shlomo Friedman.
The bochur Yisroel Meir Kohn.
The bochur Shimon Sander.
The bochur Yoel Mertz.
The bochur Yosef Goldberger.
The bochur Moshe Avrohom Yaakov Roth.
After davening, a lechayim was held with the bar mitzvah bochurim in the main hall of the beis medrash.

In the morning hours, the Rebbe shlit"a paid a visit to our kehilla's matzah bakery. The Rebbe observed the work, accompanied by the bakery's manager, R' Boruch Yuda Spitzer, and was present for the baking process. Afterwards, at the oven, the Rebbe separated challah, and then went to look around the storage area and the flour department, where the Rebbe observed the system of grinding the wheat and sifting the flour.

From there the Rebbe went over to the building of our new beis medrash, Lev Aharon, where the Rebbe looked over the construction work with great satisfaction and heard a report from the members of the building fund's board, R' Aharon Weiss, R' Chaim Hersh Schwartz and R' Yoel Lefkowitz, and especially from the devoted, esteemed askanim for the completion of the building, R' Chaim Hersh Segedin and R' Yoel Friedman. The Rebbe walked about, exerting himself physically, and observed the floors of the beis medrash building and the mikvah. He expressed his hope to see the beis medrash built in splendor, the sixth beis medrash of our holy kehilla in Williamsburg, and bestowed from his holy blessing that the construction be completed successfully, and a blessing for success that the necessary funds to cover the project be raised with ease.

Afterwards, the Rebbe paid a shiva call to the family of R' Yisroel Yakov a"h.

The Rebbe shlit"a davened Mincha at around 6:10 and Maariv at around 7:40 in his holy residence on Hewes St.

Yechidus hours were from around 8:00 until 11:10 at night, in his holy residence on Hewes St.

At around 9:10 the Rebbe shlit"a went down to Beis Medrash Eitz Chaim Sighet for the Sheva Brachos celebration in our holy courts, arranged by the mispallelim of the beis medrash in honor of the Rebbe shlit"a and his son, the HaGaon Av Beis Din of Sighet shlit"a. The HaGaon Av Beis Din of Sighet shlit"a continued with his address. The Rebbe drank a lechayim and wished the chosson, the mechutanim, and the entire gathering well, delivered a few words of Torah on the topic of the simcha of chosson and kallah, and concluded with his holy blessing. Afterwards, the Rebbe joined in a dance with the chosson and with the HaGaon Av Beis Din of Sighet shlit"a.
The Rebbe then went back up to his holy residence and continued receiving the public.

After yechidus hours, the Rebbe shlit"a traveled to Boro Park for the wedding of a grandchild of the Beirach Moshe zy"a. The chosson is the son of the HaGaon Rabbi Shlomo Rubin shlit"a, Av Beis Din of Cieszanów, Kiryas Joel, son of the HaGaon Av Beis Din of Cieszanów shlit"a and son-in-law of the HaGaon Av Beis Din of Montreal shlit"a. The kallah is the daughter of HaRav R' Zalman Leib Meisels shlit"a, a moreh d'asra in our holy kehilla in Boro Park, son of the HaGaon Av Beis Din of Boro Park shlit"a. The wedding took place in the Ateres Golda halls in Boro Park.
The Rebbe arrived at around 11:35 and greeted the rabbonim at the head table. The Rebbe drank a lechayim and wished the chosson and mechutanim well. The badchan, HaRav R' Mordechai Dovid Oesterreicher, called the Rebbe shlit"a to the mitzvah tanz. The Rebbe shlit"a honored the holy dancing and danced the mitzvah tanz before the kallah, and afterwards danced with the chosson and mechutanim, and with his brothers-in-law, the HaGaon Av Beis Din of Boro Park and the Av Beis Din of Montreal shlit"a, and with the Spinka Rebbe shlit"a.
On the way out, the Rebbe shlit"a wished the kallah mazel tov, as is customary.

After the wedding, the Rebbe shlit"a went over to our holy kehilla's new, magnificently completed butcher shop on 13th Ave, under the leadership of R' Yoel Landau. The Rebbe listened with satisfaction to a report from R' Yoel and looked around for an extended time in all the departments on both floors of the entire store, and warmly wished R' Yoel much success and siyata d'Shmaya going forward.
Afterwards, the Rebbe shlit"a returned to his holy residence in Kiryas Joel.

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Monday, Parshas Ki Sisa — 'B'tzeil HaKodesh' with the Satmar Rebbe shlit"a — The Wedding Simcha in Our Holy Courts: The chosson Rabbi Yoel Teitelbaum shlit"a, son of HaGaon Rabbi Av Beis Din of Sighet shlit"a, grandson of HaGaon Rabbi Av Beis Din of Beis Aharon shlit"a; the kallah is the daughter of HaGaon R' Shalom Halberstam shlit"a (Boro Park), grandson of HaGaon R' Berel Halberstam zt"l of Bardiov-Dombrov, and granddaughter of the Nasod Rebbe shlit"a

In the morning, before Shacharis, the brissen took place.
For the newborn son of R' Pinchas Mordechai Klein, where the Rebbe was sandek and mohel.
For the newborn son of R' Aryeh Buchinger, where the Rebbe was sandek.
For the newborn son of R' Avrohom Binyomin Spitzer, where the Rebbe was sandek.

The Satmar 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 Chaim Shlomo Kraus.

After davening, the Rebbe recited the daily Tehillim shiur, on chapter 19, verse 10. Afterwards a lechayim took place with the bar mitzvah bochur in the Rebbe's private room. The Rebbe also distributed holy coins to the bochurim who had learned for extended hours during the Shovavim days, may they come upon us for good.

At around 2:30 the Rebbe shlit"a left his holy home in Kiryas Joel on the way to Williamsburg for the grand wedding in our holy courts.

At around 5:20 the Rebbe shlit"a entered Heichal Meir Zelig in the main beis medrash for Mincha. After Mincha, the entire kehilla, elders and youths, went over to receive a bracha from the Rebbe shlit"a on the day of the chuppah.

The Rebbe shlit"a entered the kabbolas panim in the heichal of the beis medrash at around 5:45. During the kabbolas panim, warm stirring melodies were sung, and the royal badchan, R' Mordechai Dovid Oesterreicher, performed with words of admonition and enumerated the great lineage of the chosson and kallah.
The Rebbe drank a lechayim and wished the chosson, the mechutanim, the grandfathers, and the entire kehilla well, and then delivered warm holy words arousing the merit of the forefathers, expressing the awe that grips one upon hearing the names of the great grandfathers who come down to the simcha, and concluded with abundant blessings.

Afterwards, everyone went over to the badeken in the Krasna halls, where the kesubah was arranged.
At the chuppah, the Rebbe shlit"a honored the grandfather, HaGaon Av Beis Din of Beis Aharon shlit"a, with reciting the kiddushin; the reading of the kesubah: HaGaon Av Beis Din of Radomishla shlit"a, an older uncle of the kallah; sheva brachos, the first blessings: the kallah's grandfather, the Nasod Rebbe shlit"a; the final blessing: HaGaon, the rav of our kehilla in Boro Park 15 shlit"a, an older uncle of the chosson and kallah.
Witnesses to the kiddushin: HaGaon R' Yehoshua Gelb shlit"a, moreh tzedek, and Rabbi Yosef Palachek shlit"a.
After the chuppah, the Rebbe shlit"a wished blessings of holiness to the entire kehilla, and began a mitzvah dance with the grandfathers and rabbonim shlit"a.

A few minutes after the chuppah, at around 7:30, the Rebbe davened Maariv in Heichal Meir Zelig in the main beis medrash. After Maariv, the Rebbe greeted the Tash Rebbe shlit"a, who had come to wish mazel tov on the occasion of the wedding. The Rebbe greeted him warmly, bestowed of his holy blessing, and escorted him out to the street.

Immediately afterwards, at 7:50, the Rebbe shlit"a arrived in the heichal of the beis medrash for the wedding seudah. The Rebbe danced for a few minutes on the spot and then washed for the seudah. After the fish course, the Rebbe wished a lechayim to all the assembled people.
At around 9:00 the chosson entered. The Rebbe danced with the chosson and then honored the grandfathers and the mechutanim to dance with the chosson. Afterwards the kehilla went over to wish mazel tov to the Rebbe shlit"a. The Rebbe left the beis medrash at 9:15.

The Rebbe shlit"a went over to the home of R' Yitzchak Yuda Moskowitz, where a signing of the contracts took place for the merit of a davening room in the new beis medrash 'Lev Aharon,' the sixth beis medrash of our holy kehilla in Williamsburg. Also present were HaGaon Av Beis Din of Williamsburg shlit"a and HaGaon R' Chaim Aharon Unger shlit"a, dayan of the beis medrash.
A pleasant conversation developed about the expansion of the boundaries of holiness of our holy kehilla and mosdos in Williamsburg, particularly the new 'Beis Medrash Lev Aharon,' which is expected to be inaugurated this coming Yom Tov of Pesach, may it come upon us for good. The Rebbe signed the contracts together with the donor, drank a lechayim, and bestowed of his blessings. Afterwards the Rebbe returned to his holy home.
At around 11:20 the Rebbe shlit"a entered for Birkas HaMazon and the mitzvah tanz. The Rebbe honored HaGaon Av Beis Din of Williamsburg shlit"a with Birkas HaMazon; the first blessings: HaGaon Rabbi Yaakov Elimelech Halberstam shlit"a, rav of Beis Medrash Tuv Levav in Boro Park; the final blessing: Rabbi Yehoshua Heshil Halberstam shlit"a (London).

The royal badchan, R' Mordechai Dovid Oesterreicher, called the Rebbe shlit"a to the dancing before the kallah with warm rhymes and aroused the merit of the forefathers. They continued with stirring melodies, and the Rebbe drank a lechayim and wished the chosson, mechutanim, grandfathers, and the huge assembled crowd well.

Afterwards the Rebbe shlit"a performed the holy dances before the kallah with fiery enthusiasm for an extended time, and then danced with the chosson, with HaGaon Av Beis Din of Sighet shlit"a and his family, and then continued with the entire royal family, the grandchildren of the holy Beirach Moshe zy"a, for an extended time.

Afterwards the grandfathers were called to the mitzvah tanz: the Nasod Rebbe shlit"a, HaGaon Av Beis Din of Beis Aharon shlit"a, and the father of the chosson and the father of the kallah shlit"a. The Rebbe danced with each of the grandfathers and mechutanim individually.

Afterwards the badchan recited words of badchanus and called up the chosson, and Eishes Chayil was danced. On the way out, the Rebbe wished the chosson and kallah well. The Rebbe left the beis medrash at 2:20.

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