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Sunday, Chol HaMoed Pesach — 'B'tzeil HaKodesh' with the Satmar Rebbe shlit"a

The Satmar Rebbe shlit"a entered the Beis Medrash HaGadol for Shacharis at around 9:50. The baal tefillah was R' Akiva Hirsch (Williamsburg), and the Rebbe approached the amud for Hallel.

Pesicha: R' Moshe Schwartz (Williamsburg) and R' Avrohom Yaakov Landau (London).
Kohen: R' Lipa Friedman (Williamsburg). Levi: HaGaon Rabbi Anshil Gruber shlit"a (Monsey). Shlishi: HaGaon Rabbi Avrohom Shalom Friedman shlit"a, one of the heads of Mivtzar HaKollelim. Hagbah: the Rebbe's grandson Rabbi Chaim Yechezkel Shraga Teitelbaum shlit"a, son of the Gaon Rabbi, rav of Beis Medrash Beis Boruch shlit"a. Gelilah: R' Yekusiel Yisroel Fried.
Revii: the Rebbe shlit"a. Hagbah: the Rebbe's grandson Rabbi Yeshua Mordechai Elazar Levin shlit"a, son-in-law of the Rebbe's brother-in-law, the Gaon Rabbi, rav of Beis Medrash Berech Moshe shlit"a. Gelilah: R' Avrohom Leib Landau shlit"a.

Mussaf: the Rebbe's grandson Rabbi Dovid Teitelbaum shlit"a, son of the Gaon Rabbi, Av Beis Din of Sighet shlit"a. The davening concluded at around 11:30.

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Shabbos Kodesh, Chol HaMoed Pesach — 'B'tzeil HaKodesh' with the Satmar Rebbe shlit"a

Friday night at around 8:30 the Rebbe shlit"a entered the beis medrash wrapped in his tallis and went up to the amud for Mincha and Kabbalas Shabbos, led by R' Moshe Goldstein. The Rebbe then went to count Sefira.
They finished at around 9:40, the congregation went over to wish a good Shabbos, and the Rebbe went home to his holy residence.

At around 12:10 the Rebbe entered the tish in the main beis medrash, on the north side, and began, as is his custom, with Shalom Aleichem, with feeling and sweetness, until "Melech Tamim Darko."

The Rebbe shlit"a honored the following with the zemiros: Kol Mekadesh: HaGaon Rabbi Menachem Bachner shlit"a, rav of the Kashnov beis medrash in Kiryas Joel; Menucha V'Simcha: HaGaon R' Yosef Shmuel Rottenberg shlit"a, moreh tzedek.

The Rebbe shlit"a said a Torah thought on the Midrash "You sold Yosef — by your lives, you who say 'we were slaves'," and explained in the manner of a derush within the sugya of hekdesh removing the obligation of servitude.

Kah Echsof: Rabbi Elchonon Chaim Teitelbaum shlit"a, son-in-law of the HaGaon HaTzaddik, av beis din of Ciechanów in Kiryas Joel; Birchas Hamazon: the HaGaon HaTzaddik, rav of the Beis Boruch beis medrash shlit"a.

Stories and anecdotes: This week the Rebbe shlit"a related stories about the holy Divrei Chaim zy"a, whose yahrzeit fell on Friday, 25 Nissan.

Kah Ribon Olam: HaGaon R' Yechezkel Lax shlit"a, moreh tzedek. The new chasanim went over to receive fruits, and a Shalom Zachor took place at R' Aharon Pollak and at R' Yishai Goldberger, as the bris is on the eighth day: HaGaon R' Yitzchak Shalom Friedman shlit"a, moreh tzedek. They finished at around 2:15.

On the holy day of Shabbos

On Shabbos morning the Rebbe shlit"a entered the beis medrash at around 9:40. Pesukei D'Zimra: R' Yoel Hirsch. The Rebbe recited "V'Charos" verse by verse, and went to the amud for Shacharis and Hallel.
Before the Torah reading, Shir HaShirim was recited as is customary.

Hotzaah and Hachnasah: the Rebbe's grandson HaGaon R' Zalman Teitelbaum shlit"a, rav of the Beis Menachem Zev beis medrash, and HaGaon R' Yoel Friedman shlit"a, moreh tzedek in our holy kehilla in Monsey. The verses of Shema Yisroel: HaGaon R' Nosson Dov Schwartz shlit"a, moreh tzedek.

Aliyos. Kohen: the baal bris, R' Aharon Pollak. Levi: R' Elazar Gruber. Shlishi: the HaGaon HaGadol, the Dayan and Moreh Tzedek shlit"a. Revii: R' Elisha Horowitz. Chamishi: R' Meir Dovid Masri. Shishi: the Rebbe shlit"a.

After his aliyah the Rebbe named the newborn daughters of:
R' Nechemya Katz.
R' Avrohom Avir Schwartz.

Shevii: R' Aharon Goldstein — the Rebbe named his newborn daughter, mazel tov. Hagbah: the Rebbe's grandson Rabbi Dovid Elimelech Halberstam shlit"a, son-in-law of the HaGaon HaTzaddik, rav of the Avnei Tzedek beis medrash shlit"a. Gelilah: R' Nechemya Katz.
Maftir: R' Moshe Meir Teitelbaum. Hagbah: the Rebbe's grandson Rabbi Nachman Kahana shlit"a, son-in-law of the HaGaon HaTzaddik, rav of the Berach Moshe beis medrash shlit"a. Gelilah: R' Avrohom Avir Schwartz.

The Rebbe went to the amud for Mussaf in honor of the holy hilula of his father, the Rebbe zy"a, this coming Shabbos, 26 Nissan. Pesicha and the singing of the zemiros: R' Hersh Elimelech Klein.

After davening, the brisos took place:
The newborn son of R' Aharon Pollak, where the Rebbe was sandek and mohel.
The newborn son of R' Menachem Friedman, where the Rebbe was sandek and mohel.
They finished at around 1:15.

Re'ava D'Re'avin

The Rebbe entered the beis medrash for Mincha and Shalosh Seudos at around 8:25. Mincha: R' Yechezkel Brach. Hotzaah and Hachnasah: R' Yoel Goldberger. Kohen: R' Chaim Turnheim. Levi: R' Yisroel Nechemya Wertzberger. Shlishi: the Rebbe's grandson, the HaGaon HaTzaddik, rav of the Yismach Moshe beis medrash shlit"a. Hagbah: the Rebbe shlit"a. Gelilah: R' Shmuel Yaakov Teller.

The Rebbe honored the following with the zemiros at Shalosh Seudos. Odeh: R' Noach Gefen. Shir HaMaalos: R' Moshe Goldstein.

The Rebbe shlit"a said a Torah thought on the verse in Shir HaShirim "I am a rose of the Sharon, a lily of the valleys," and explained that in the merit of Klal Yisroel doing mitzvos beyond the letter of the law, especially on Yom Tov Pesach when they are stringent with extra chumros, Hashem too conducts Himself beyond the letter of the law and fulfills the mitzvos of returning a lost object and of helping unload and load with Klal Yisroel, even though Hashem is elderly and it is not in keeping with His honor. He urged that we hold fast to the mesorah of our forefathers and not relax any chumra that we saw from our parents on Yom Tov Pesach.

Yedid Nefesh: R' Abba Weinberger (London). Kel Mistateir: R' Shalom Yosef Gottlieb (Williamsburg). The Rebbe made the bracha over the cup.

At Maariv on Motzei Shabbos the Rebbe went to the amud in honor of the holy hilula on 26 Nissan, this coming Shabbos. After Havdalah the congregation went over to wish a good week. They finished at around 10:25.
Late Motzei Shabbos, at 1:30, the Rebbe shlit"a went out to accompany the funeral procession of the elderly R' Chaim Hersh Weiss a"h (Williamsburg), which passed in front of his holy residence on its way to Tzanz Cemetery.

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Friday, the Second Day of Chol HaMoed — 'B'tzeil HaKodesh' with the Satmar Rebbe shlit"a

The Satmar Rebbe shlit"a entered for Shacharis davening at around 9:50. The baal tefillah was Rabbi Shraga Gandel shlit"a. The Rebbe approached the amud for Hallel.

Pesicha: R' Yoel Dovid Schwartz and R' Yaakov Eliezer Rubin.
Kohen: R' Amram Cohen. Levi: R' Shalom Landau. Shlishi: HaTzaddik R' Chaim Elazar Weiss shlit"a of Chmelnik Monsey. Hagbah: Rabbi Avrohom Dovid Wagschal shlit"a (Monsey). Gelilah: R' Yaakov Yitzchak Steinmetz.
Revii: the Rebbe shlit"a. Hagbah: R' Chaim Berish Filipp. Gelilah: R' Yoel Friedman, son of R' Zalman Leib.

Mussaf: HaGaon R' Yaakov Shlomo Panet shlit"a, Rav of the Shaarei Tefilla beis medrash in the Helf Hollow neighborhood of Kiryas Joel.

After davening, a bris took place for the newborn son of R' Yechiel Steinmetz, at which the Rebbe served as sandek and mohel. The davening concluded at around 11:40.

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Thursday, the First Day of Chol HaMoed Pesach — 'B'tzeil HaKodesh' with the Satmar Rebbe shlit"a

The Satmar Rebbe shlit"a entered for Shacharis davening at around 9:50. The baal tefillah was R' Elchanan Taub. The Rebbe approached the amud for Hallel.

Pesicha: R' Avrohom Dovid Gottlieb (Williamsburg) and R' Lipa Epstein (Montreal).
Kohen: R' Yudel Katz. Levi: HaGaon HaTzaddik R' Simcha Shalom Steinberger shlit"a, Rav of the Divrei Chaim beis medrash. Shlishi: HaGaon R' Yitzchak Shalom Friedman shlit"a, moreh tzedek. Hagbah: Rabbi Meir Meyer shlit"a. Gelilah: R' Avrohom Filipp.
Revii: the Rebbe shlit"a. Hagbah: R' Menachem Yisroel Basul. Gelilah: R' Shmuel Leib Fried.

Mussaf: HaGaon R' Yoel Yitzchak Stern shlit"a, moreh tzedek and dayan of Dinov in Kiryas Joel. The davening concluded at around 11:30.

In the afternoon at around 6:15, HaGaon HaTzaddik Rabbi Menachem Meir Weissmandl shlit"a, Av Beis Din of Nitra Monsey, paid a Yom Tov visit to the Rebbe. A longer, warm conversation took place, among other topics, about various questions and pitfalls that arise on Pesach, fresh hiddurim in shechita and sofrus, and the halachos of ma'akeh. The Rebbe warmly bid him farewell with his blessings, gave him a Haggadah Shel Pesach Lev Aharon, and accompanied him out to the street.

At around 8:30 the Rebbe davened Mincha in his holy home, and Maariv at around 9:15. The Rebbe then approached the counting of the Omer.

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Leil Beis of Yom Tov, 'B'tzeil HaKodesh' with the Satmar Rebbe shlit"a

At the appointed time the Rebbe entered the beis medrash for Maariv, Maariv with the recitation of Hallel. The chazan was HaGaon Rabbi Yosef Dovid Levi shlit"a. The davening ended at around 9:45. After davening the Rebbe went up to the Aron Kodesh and wished the entire kehilla a good Yom Tov, and then went home to his holy residence.


Before the Seder the Rebbe went to the mikvah, after which the Rebbe distributed matzos to the grandchildren.

At around 10:40 the Satmar Rebbe shlit"a entered for the Seder wrapped in a borrowed tallis, a kittel and a silver kappel. As he had done on the first night, so he did on the second night, the Rebbe conducted the holy service. During the Seder the Rebbe said divrei Torah 13 times, on: Kadesh, Karpas, Yachatz, Maggid, "Vayotzienu Hashem misham," "Mitzvah aleinu lesaper," "Ad shedarash Ben Zoma," "Baruch shenasan Torah," "Biglal zeh," "Pesach, matzah u'maror," "V'hi sheamda la'avoseinu," "Ani v'lo shaliach," and "Shfoch chamascha."

The Rebbe's grandson, the child son of HaGaon Rabbi Zalman Teitelbaum shlit"a, Rav of Beis Medrash Beis Menachem Zev, recited the simanim in Yiddish.
Lifting the cup for Kiddush: HaGaon Rabbi Zalman Teitelbaum shlit"a.

At Mah Nishtanah all the grandchildren asked together.
The kezeisim of Motzi Matzah were eaten shortly before chatzos. At around 2:00 the Rebbe recited the Leshem Yichud with fervor and ate the afikoman with deveikus. The afikoman was "stolen" by the faithful house bochur, the bochur Leipa Deutsch.

At Shfoch Chamascha the door was opened and the Hallel recitation was continued with tremendous hisorerus, followed by the piyutim. They finished at around 3:55.

After the Seder the Rebbe crossed over to the Beis Medrash HaGadol and went to the amud to count the first Sefirah with fiery holiness, and then continued the Seder at the Shulchan Orech in the northern section of the Beis Medrash HaGadol. The Rebbe sang with a melody "Echad Mi Yodea" and "Chad Gadya," said Torah on the piyut "Podeh K'halacha," and then they continued with songs in honor of Yom Tov. They concluded at 4:35.

Second Day of Pesach

On the second day of Yom Tov the Satmar Rebbe shlit"a entered at around 11:05. Pesukei D'zimra: R' Isamar Meisels shlit"a. At Shacharis the Rebbe approached and sent to Chazaras HaShatz his grandson Rabbi Yoel Ashkenazi shlit"a, son of the Rebbe's son-in-law HaGaon HaTzaddik, Rav of Beis Medrash Avnei Tzedek shlit"a. The Rebbe went on to the recitation of Hallel with great hisorerus.

Hotzaah and Hachnasa: R' Shlomo Fargus (Williamsburg) and R' Mordechai Wechter (Williamsburg). Pesukei Shema Yisroel: the Rebbe's grandson Rabbi Chaim Hersh Teitelbaum shlit"a, son of the Rebbe's son HaGaon HaTzaddik, Rav of Beis Medrash Beirach Moshe shlit"a.

Aliyos. Kohen: R' Eliezer Dovid Glick. Levi: R' Baruch Leipa Levi. Shlishi: the chosson, the bochur Yoel Berish Goldberger (Williamsburg). Revi'i: R' Abba Weinberger (London). Chamishi: the Satmar Rebbe shlit"a. Hagbah: R' Hillel Teitelbaum. Gelilah: R' Yosef Moshe Glantz.
Maftir: R' Shalom Yitzchak Weinberger. Hagbah: R' Shalom HaLevi Landau. Gelilah: R' Yehuda Yehoshua Weinstock.

Mussaf: HaGaon HaGadol, the Dayan and Moreh Tzedek shlit"a. Opening of Na'im Zemiros: R' Shmuel Leib Brach. They finished at around 2:40.

At the midday tish in his holy residence, the out-of-town chassanim joined. During the seudah, Yom Tov songs were sung. During the piyut "Berach Dodi," the Rebbe honored the bochur Yoel, son of R' Berish Gross shlit"a (Montreal); "Asher Hini": the bochur Menachem Zev, son of R' Yechezkel Mukabetzky shlit"a (London); "Shoshanas Yaakov": the bochur Binyomin, son of R' Moshe Yaakov Welz (Boro Park).
A kugel was brought in honor of Seudas Esther, and the Rebbe had "V'sosef Esther" sung.

The Satmar Rebbe shlit"a said Torah on the Midrash "'Shomer mitzvah lo yeda davar ra' — this is Esther, who was occupied with biur chametz," and explained that in the merit of Esther, who was also careful regarding rabbinic mitzvos, we were saved from Haman's decree.
Afterwards the Rebbe began "Im Al HaMelech Tov," and honored with Birkas Hamazon the bochur Mordechai Efraim Fishel, son of Yisroel Simcha Landau, who had recited a thousand pages of Gemara by heart for the Rebbe. They finished at around 4:50.

The Rebbe entered for Mincha at around 8:30. Chazan: R' Moshe Meir Gottlieb. At the time of Rabbeinu Tam, Maariv was davened. Chazan: R' Yehuda Eliezer Gottesman. The Rebbe went on to Sefiras HaOmer.
After Havdalah the Rebbe wished a good moed and went home to his holy residence. They finished at around 9:30.

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First Day of Pesach, 'B'tzeil HaKodesh' with the Satmar Rebbe shlit"a

The Satmar Rebbe shlit"a entered for Shacharis at around 10:50. Pesukei D'Zimra: HaGaon R' Baruch Shlomo Weinberger shlit"a. The Rebbe recited "V'chorois" verse by verse and proceeded to Shacharis. The chazzan for the repetition of the Shemoneh Esrei was HaGaon R' Yoel Meisels shlit"a, son of the HaGaon Av Beis Din of Montreal shlit"a. Afterwards the Rebbe proceeded to the recital of Hallel with great fervor.

Hotza'ah and Hachnasah (removing and returning the Torah): HaGaon R' Yosef Hersh Sofer shlit"a, a moreh tzedek, and HaGaon R' Wolf Aharon Teller shlit"a, director of Mivtzar HaKollelim. Verses of Shema Yisroel: R' Yaakov Hersh Friedman (Williamsburg).

Aliyos. Kohen: R' Avrohom Yehoshua Heschel HaKohen Glantz. Levi: R' Aharon Yosef Shmuel Berger. Shlishi: the Gaon Hagadol, the Dayan and Moreh Tzedek shlit"a. Revii: R' Yaakov Zusman Sofer. Chamishi: the Satmar Rebbe shlit"a.

After his aliyah, the Rebbe recited the name for the birth of a daughter to: R' Yitzchak Meir Farkash (Monsey).

Hagbah: R' Moshe Yosef Hirsch (Williamsburg). Gelilah: R' Moshe Gutman (Williamsburg).
Maftir: R' Yechezkel Dovid Berkowitz (Williamsburg). Hagbah: R' Moshe Avrohom Lefkowitz (Williamsburg). Gelilah: R' Yeshaya Binyomin Spielman.

After a break of several minutes, the Rebbe entered wearing the kittel and silver kappel and proceeded to Mussaf and the recital of Tal with great fervor.

Opening the Aron for Tal: R' Shmuel Aharon Landau. The Rebbe was approached at Kavei by R' Yitzchak Ehrenfeld. Opening of Ane'im Zemiros: R' Shmuel Yeshaya Retek. The davening concluded at around 2:30.

After davening, a bris for a newborn son took place at R' Shmuel Tzvi Stern, where the Rebbe served as sandek.

At the midday meal at his holy home, hundreds of out-of-town chasanim ate together with the Rebbe. During the seudah, several Yom Tov melodies were sung, and the Rebbe honored the singers to sing the piyut "Bareich Dodi."

The Satmar Rebbe shlit"a delivered a Torah thought on the verse "And it shall be, when your children say to you, 'What is this service to you?'" and explained it in the manner of a derush on the sugya of "shelo k'derech achilah." After the Torah, the Rebbe spoke at length, giving straightforward guidance to the chasanim who, b'ezras Hashem, will this year establish Jewish homes and in time conduct the Pesach seder themselves. He recounted an incident that occurred this year of absorbed chometz in a Jewish kitchen, only because people were not careful and were not accustomed to take only what was made by themselves at home. "Do not forsake the Torah of your mother" — one cannot have everything on Pesach, and one need not have everything, and this should be remembered for a lifetime.

The Rebbe honored the bochur Shimon, son of R' Menachem Tzvi Cohen (Boro Park), with leading Birkas Hamazon. The seudah concluded at around 4:30.

In the afternoon at around 8:30, the Satmar Rebbe shlit"a entered the beis medrash for Mincha. Mincha: HaGaon R' Yisroel Henoch Scher shlit"a.
After Mincha, HaRav HaTzaddik R' Berl Glantz shlit"a of Bardiov, Kiryas Joel, spoke on behalf of the annual appeal of Kollel Shomrei HaChomos.

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The First Days of Yom Tov Pesach 'B'tzeil HaKodesh' with the Satmar Rebbe shlit"a

Monday, Erev Pesach

In the morning, before Shacharis, a bris took place for a newborn son of R' Yirmiyahu Bentzion Kappel, at which the Rebbe served as sandek.

The Satmar Rebbe shlit"a entered the Beis Medrash HaGadol for Shacharis at around 9:10. Baal tefillah: HaRav HaChosid R' Simcha Yisroel Apfel. Hotzaah and hachnasah: R' Hersh Leib Fogel. Kohen: HaRav HaChosid R' Yaakov, son of R' Shimon, Friedman. Levi: HaRav HaChosid R' Aharon Weiss. Shlishi: the Rebbe shlit"a. Hagbah: R' Yudel, son of R' Naftali Shlomo, Schwartz. Gelilah: R' Eliyahu, son of R' Chaim Aharon, Spitzer.

Right after davening, the Rebbe drank a lechayim on beer in his private room, as is customary. Afterwards, in his holy home, the Rebbe sold the chametz to the non-Jew; the Rebbe made the kinyan and handed over the shtar. Then, at around 10:20, the Rebbe went over to the front of the Beis Medrash HaGadol for the burning of the chametz. The Rebbe said "L'shem yichud, to fulfill the mitzvah of 'Ach bayom harishon tashbisu se'or mi'bateichem,'" and threw in the chametz and the lulav. He waited until the chametz was burned and recited the yehi ratzons along with "Kol chamira" with great outpouring of the soul. At the end he wished a good Yom Tov.

In the afternoon at around 2:20, the Rebbe went to the mikvah, and then at around 2:55 arrived at the matzah bakery in the yeshiva ketana building on Getzil Berger, where the Rebbe poured the water into the flour and distributed dough pieces to several mayiros. The Rebbe recited Hallel with holy emotion and outpouring of the soul, rolled out a matzah, and then looked around at the rollers and at the ovens. Afterwards he separated challah.

Then at around 4:15 the Rebbe went over to the central matzah bakery of our holy kehilla, and looked over the order of the baking and all the departments for an extended time. The Rebbe poured water into the flour and separated challah, and then returned to his holy home.

Later in the afternoon, the Rebbe went down to the new large hall in his holy home. The Rebbe lit the candles and looked over the royal Seder table, where over 300 chasanim of our community had been seated in the Rebbe's presence, having been placed between the two holy Seder nights.

Before candle-lighting time, the Rebbe went once more to the mikvah in honor of Yom Tov.

At around 8:25 the Rebbe shlit"a entered the beis medrash, approached the amud for Mincha and began Hodu. After Mincha the Rebbe recited the order of the Korban Pesach offering. Maariv: HaRav R' Dovid Leib Krauss shlit"a. The Rebbe approached Hallel with fiery enthusiasm. After davening, the Rebbe went up to the Aron Kodesh and wished the entire tzibbur "a gut Yom Tov," and went immediately home to his holy home. They finished at around 9:55.

Before the Seder, the Rebbe shlit"a distributed matzos to the grandchildren.

At around 10:25 the Rebbe shlit"a entered the Seder wrapped in his tallis over the kittel, and wearing a silver yarmulka, with the hundreds of chasanim, talmidim of our holy yeshiva, around his table like olive saplings, who merited to take part in the Sedarim on the night of Yom Tov of Pesach, as the king in his entourage. The tables were set royally with a masterful arrangement, which the devoted house bochur arranges year after year with great effort, so that everyone in every corner can take part in the uplifting moments in the Rebbe's presence, of fulfilling the mitzvos of the night, reciting the Haggadah and divrei Torah, and reciting Hallel with holy emotion and outpouring of the soul, which was conducted with deveikus and the joy of a mitzvah.

The Rebbe arranged the ka'arah, the matzos and the simanim, recited "Askinu seudasa d'malka" and the Ribono shel Olam prayer, and recited "Kadesh" and all the simanim in a pleasant voice, in the traditional melody of our holy Rebbes zy"a.

During the Seder the Rebbe said divrei Torah 16 times, on: Kadesh, Karpas, Yachatz, Ha Lachma Anya, Hashata Hacha, Avadim Hayinu, R' Yosi HaGelili Omer, Baruch She'nasan Torah L'amo Yisroel, Rasha Mah Hu Omer, V'hi She'amda, V'achshav Keirvanu HaMakom La'avodaso, V'omar Lach B'damayich Chayi, Ani V'lo Malach, Va'yofu Es HaBatzeik, and Shfoch Chamascha.

During the Seder, the grandsons, sons of HaGaon R' Chaim Hersh Ashkenazi shlit"a, Rav of Beis Medrash Rav Tuv, said the simanim in Yiddish.

The Rebbe said "Hineni muchan u'mezuman" for the mitzvah of the first cup, stood up, said the l'shem yichud of Kiddush and made Kiddush with holy enthusiasm. Hagbahas hakos: the Rebbe's grandson HaGaon R' Chaim Hersh Ashkenazi shlit"a.
After Kiddush, the Rebbe signaled that everyone should make Kiddush.

Right after Maggid began, the Rebbe said "Hineni muchan" for the mitzvah of telling the story of the Exodus with holy fire, uncovered the matzah, and recited the order of the Haggadah with emotion and melody.
At Maggid, the Rebbe said the text from the holy Zohar, "Pikuda basra da."
Before Mah Nishtana, the Rebbe clapped his hands together, palm upon palm, following the custom of his father, the holy Rebbe, the Beirach Moshe zy"a, according to the Belz custom.
At Mah Nishtana, the grandsons, sons of HaGaon R' Chaim Hersh Ashkenazi shlit"a, asked the questions in Yiddish, and then all the grandchildren together. At the makkos, the Rebbe poured out wine from the cup as is customary, and immediately had it taken out.

After the second cup, the Rebbe removed his tallis. The Rebbe washed his hands and said the l'shem yichud, the bracha of Hamotzi and "Al achilas matzah" with holy emotion, and ate the kezeisim of matzah, and later the kezeisim at Maror and Korech, with deveikus.
At Shulchan Orech, the Rebbe ate the egg from the ka'arah, and the Rebbe himself ate the afikoman right away, before chatzos. The afikoman had been "stolen" by the Rebbe's grandson, the chosson Yisroel Dushinsky, son of HaGaon HaTzaddik Rav of Beis Medrash Ohel Piga shlit"a. After finishing the afikoman, the Rebbe waited for the Yom Tov meal to be served to all the participants.

The Cup of Eliyahu was poured and the door was opened. After the prayer of "Shfoch Chamascha" with great arousal and emotion, the Rebbe's fourth cup was filled from the Cup of Eliyahu, and shirayim were sent down to all the participants. They then continued with the recital of Hallel with great arousal and longing, especially at the piyut of Nishmas Kol Chai, where the Rebbe prolonged it with holy emotion, with weeping and outpouring of the soul. After the Seder they continued with the piyutim, zemiros and Yom Tov melodies. They finished at around 3:30, and the Rebbe went up to his private room, where the Rebbe recited Shir HaShirim with deveikus and holy emotion.

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