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Friday, Erev Shabbos Parshas Balak — 'B'tzeil HaKodesh' with the Satmar Rebbe shlit"a

The Rebbe davened Shacharis in Beis Medrash Noam Elimelech Lizhensk together with the Yeshiva Ketana, Ahavas HaTorah branch, of our holy mosdos in Williamsburg, under the leadership of HaGaon Rabbi Yechiel Michel Sekula shlit"a. Before davening, the Rebbe put tefillin on the bar mitzvah bochurim:
The bochur Yoel, son of R' Zecharia Roth.
The bochur Avrohom Binyomin Zev Spitzer.

After davening, the talmidim of Shiur Aleph came into his private room together with the maggid shiur, the grandson of the Rebbe, HaGaon Rabbi Yoel Ashkenazi shlit"a, where the Rebbe tested the bochurim on Shulchan Aruch, the halachos of Birkas HaPeiros, which they had learned in the yeshiva.

Afterwards a lechayim gathering was held in the hall of the beis medrash. Several nigunim were sung, and the Rebbe drank lechayim and blessed the maggidei shiur, the bar mitzvah bochurim, and all the talmidim of the yeshiva. He conveyed in his holy words that the years of bochurishe youth are the most important years of life and that one must see to acquire a love of Torah ("Ahavas HaTorah"), and he spoke words of guidance, saying that he hears wonderful reports back from the yeshiva, and concluded with his holy blessing.
The Rebbe then distributed his sefer Lev Aharon on Bamidbar to all the talmidim of the yeshiva, and afterwards walked home to his holy home.

In his holy home, R' Avrohom Brach of Williamsburg came in, who had just returned from his visit to Eretz Yisroel among our holy kehilla in Yerushalayim and Bnei Brak. He gave a report on the construction work on the great Tel Talpiot building of our kehilla and mosdos in the holy city of Yerushalayim, where last week the actual excavation work on the site began, and on the completion of the magnificent building of the Beis Chinuch for Girls, Bnos Eretz Yisroel, of our mosdos in Bnei Brak, which is nearing completion of construction. The Rebbe inquired about various details and bestowed his blessings.

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

In the morning, before Shacharis, the following brissim took place:
The son of R' Leibush Farkash, where the Rebbe served as sandek and mohel.
The son of R' Yoel Berel Apfel, where the Rebbe served as sandek.

The Rebbe davened Shacharis in the Heichal HaMesivta, Beirach Moshe branch. Before davening, the Rebbe put tefillin on the bar mitzvah bochurim:
The bochur Shalom Yosef Levinger.
The bochur Meir Moshe Spitzer.
The bochur Yoel Berel Epstein.
During the Torah reading the Rebbe went up for Hagbah. After davening, he reviewed a sugya from the yeshiva's shiurim. Afterwards a lechayim was held with the bar mitzvah bochurim in his private room.

After Shacharis, the Rebbe paid a shiva call to HaGaon R' Nesanel Liebermann shlit"a of Bassermin, on the passing of his brother a"h.

During the morning hours, talmidim of Yeshivas Beis Avrohom of Lakewood, under the leadership of Rabbi Tzvi Baum shlit"a, came in to the Rebbe. The Rebbe listened to their learning, and the bochurim then went over to receive a blessing from the Rebbe.

In the evening the Rebbe officiated at the kiddushin at the chuppah of the mechutanim R' Yechezkel Shraga Katz and R' Dovid Zecharia Roth, at Ulam Kinor Dovid.

The reception hours were from 8:30 until 1:30 at night, in his holy home on Ohel Court.

Around 9:10 the Rebbe davened Mincha in his holy home.

During the reception hours, a meeting was held with the Rebbe together with the leadership of the Chevra Kadisha of our holy kehilla, where various questions and matters were discussed, on which the Rebbe gave his holy directive.
Also coming in to the Rebbe were the leadership of the holy kehilla of Kiryas Joel together with the askanim of the 27th new beis medrash in Kiryas Joel, on Jackob Street in the Divrei Yoel neighborhood, to receive his holy blessings on the occasion of the opening of the beis medrash's doors this Shabbos. The Rebbe heard a report, then named the beis medrash "Beis Medrash Imrei Noam," and bestowed his blessings.

The Rebbe shlit"a read the tena'im in his holy home for the following mechutanim:
R' Shimon Stern – R' Eliezer Zusia Reis.
R' Mordechai Yitzchok Katz – R' Yaakov Yosha Kahana.

The Rebbe davened Maariv around 12:45 and then continued receiving the public.

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

The Rebbe davened Shacharis in the Heichal HaMesivta, Yoel Moshe branch. Before davening, the Rebbe put tefillin on the bar mitzvah bochurim.
The bochur Yosef Chaviv Masri.
The bochur Boruch Groisz.
The bochur Zalman Leib Pekete.
After davening, the Rebbe delivered the daily Tehillim shiur on chapter 22, verse 1. Afterwards, a lechayim was held with the bar mitzvah bochurim in his private room.

After Shacharis the brisos took place:
The newborn son of R' Yaakov Landau, at the home of R' Binyon Klein, where the Rebbe served as sandek and mohel.
The newborn son of R' Efraim Hersh Parkash, at the home of his father R' Chaim, where the Rebbe served as sandek and mohel.

In the morning hours the Rebbe made his weekly visit to the mehudar shechita house.

In the afternoon the Rebbe went up to the Heichal HaYeshiva, Yoel Moshe branch, where the Rebbe learned with a chavrusa from the yeshiva talmidim in his private room.

In the evening the Rebbe officiated at the kiddushin at the chuppah of the following mechutanim.
R' Yechezkel Weingarten - R' Chaim Dovid Neustadt, at Beis Rachel Paradise hall.
R' Shlomo Elimelech Stein shlit"a - R' Yisroel Aryeh Hollander, at Kinor Dovid hall.
R' Shmuel Meir Holtzer - R' Yaakov Kellner, at Ginas Klein hall.

At around 8:25 the Rebbe davened Mincha in his home on Ohel St.
Afterwards there were reception hours in the kodesh penimah until 1:15 at night.

The Rebbe shlit"a read the tenaim at the tenaim held in his home, in the hall, of the following mechutanim.
R' Aharon Perel - R' Dovid Yoel Cohen.
R' Asher Zelig Bleich - R' Shimon Schwartz.

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

During the reception hours, the askanim of the building fund committee of the Heichal HaTorah "Heichal Lev Aharon" in Manchester entered the kodesh penimah. They were here for 2 days. The Rebbe heard a report, reviewed the progress of the construction work and the further plans, and bestowed his holy blessing.

A meeting also took place in the kodesh penimah with the rabbanim of the "Vaad L'Taharseinu" of our holy kehilla in the greater New York area, namely:
HaGaon R' Simcha Sholom Steinberger shlit"a, HaGaon R' Binyon Laub shlit"a, HaGaon R' Naftali Hirtzka Zwebel shlit"a, HaGaon R' Hersh Elimelech Teitelbaum shlit"a, HaGaon R' Avrohom Meir Halberstam shlit"a, HaGaon R' Yisroel Ber Stein shlit"a, HaGaon R' Yoel Gutman shlit"a, together with several askanim for technology matters. They discussed various details regarding technology matters at length, and the Rebbe bestowed his holy blessing.

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

In the morning, before Shacharis, a bris of a newborn son took place for R' Shaul Gershon Weiss, where the Rebbe was sandek.

The Rebbe davened Shacharis in Heichal HaMesivta, Eitz Chaim branch - third grade. Before davening, the Rebbe put tefillin on the bar mitzvah bochurim.
The bochur Yoel Mordechai Berkowitz.
The bochur Avrohom Simcha Nissan Friedman a"h.

After davening, the Rebbe recited the daily Tehillim shiur, on chapter 22, verse 1. Afterwards, a lechayim was held with the bar mitzvah bochurim in the beis medrash.

In the afternoon the Rebbe went up to Heichal HaYeshiva, Birkas Moshe branch, where the Rebbe learned with a chavrusa from among the talmidim of the yeshiva in his private room. At around 6:15 the Rebbe davened Mincha in the yeshiva.

At around 7:00 the Rebbe read the tenaim of the mechutanim R' Yitzchak Eisik Friedman - R' Moshe Goldberger, in his holy home on Zanz Street. The Rebbe read the tenaim, drank a lechayim, and offered good wishes to the chassan, the mechutanim, and the grandfather, R' Shmuel HaKohen Friedman.

Afterwards the Rebbe traveled to Williamsburg for the weekly entry times.
The times for entry to the Rebbe were from 8:50 until 11:45 at night in his holy home on Hughes Street.

The Rebbe davened Maariv at around 10:30 and then continued receiving the public.

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Monday, Parshas Balak — 'B'tzeil HaKodesh' with the Satmar Rebbe shlit"a

The Rebbe davened Shacharis in Heichal HaMesivta, Divrei Yoel branch. Before davening, the Rebbe put tefillin on the bar mitzvah bochurim.
The bochur Yoel Meir Teitelbaum.
The bochur Elazar Aryeh Jungreis.
During the Torah reading, the Rebbe went up for hagbah, and after davening he recited the daily Tehillim shiur, on chapter 22, verse 1. Afterwards, a lechayim was held with the bar mitzvah bochurim in his private room.

In the afternoon the Rebbe went up to Heichal HaYeshiva, Kedushas Yoel branch, where the Rebbe learned with a chavrusa from among the talmidim of the yeshiva in his private room.

In the evening the Rebbe officiated at kiddushin at the chuppah of the following mechutanim:
R' Yaakov Saul - R' Yosef Chabib Masri, at Kinor David hall.
R' Yoel son of R' Moshe Weinberger (Monsey) - R' Yoel Dovid Schwartz, at Beis Rachel Paradise hall.

The times for entry to the Rebbe were from 7:45 until 12:15 at night, in his holy home on Ohel Street.

Visiting the Rebbe was HaGaon Rabbi Baruch Oberlander shlit"a, Av Beis Din of the Badatz of the Chareidi communities of Budapest, where a lengthy conversation took place on matters of halacha concerning shechita and mikvaos, and the Rebbe sent him off with his holy blessing.

At around 9:00 the Rebbe davened Mincha in his holy home.

During the entry times, over 100 bochurim from all the branches of the yeshivos ketanos in Kiryas Joel entered the Rebbe's room. They had raised over a thousand dollars each in the 'Pekudas HaKodesh' campaign during the past bein hazmanim, for the benefit of the Kiryas Yoel mosdos. The Rebbe heard a report from the mosdos' administration, imparted his blessing, and gave every bochur a gift of the sefer Lev Aharon.

Also entering were the askanim of the 'Bechartanu' group of Monsey, and the 'L'haalos' group of Kiryas Joel and Williamsburg, for the bochurim of our holy kehilla. The Rebbe heard a report from the rabbonim of our holy kehilla in Monsey about the many activities of the group, which has been going on for several years with great success. They also discussed the importance of learning chassidus and mussar seforim and of instilling a taste for Yiddishkeit in bochurim through Torah learning. The Rebbe gave instructions and discussed various details and points for the group in Kiryas Joel, which will expand to all the batei medrash, and the Rebbe warmly wished the askanim his holy blessing.

The Rebbe davened Maariv at around 12:15.

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Sunday, Parshas Balak — 'B'tzeil HaKodesh' with the Satmar Rebbe shlit"a

The Rebbe davened Shacharis in Heichal HaMesivta, the Kedushas Yoel branch. Before davening, the Rebbe put tefillin on the bar mitzvah bochurim.
The bochur Aharon Friedrich.
The bochur Chaim Elazar Heller.
The bochur Yoel Bra"i Rubinstein.

After davening, the Rebbe delivered the daily Tehillim shiur on chapter 22, verse 2. Afterwards, a lechayim was held with the bar mitzvah bochurim in the Rebbe's private room.

During the morning hours, the Av Beis Din of Tenka shlit"a, HaGaon Rabbi, came for a visit in the Rebbe's holy home in Kiryas Joel in honor of the bar mitzvah simcha of his grandson, mazel tov, the son of his son R' Mordechai Friedman shlit"a, rav of Beis Medrash Yirei Hashem in the Boruch Taam neighborhood, which took place in Kiryas Joel. A pleasant conversation ensued about various customs regarding the mitzvah of tefillin, left-handed people, and so on. The Rebbe honored him with a lechayim and bestowed his holy blessings upon him, upon his son, the Rav of Beis Medrash Yirei Hashem shlit"a, and upon the bar mitzvah bochur.

At around 1:20, the Rebbe went over to the halls of Beis Rachel Paradise for the Chumash seudah with over five hundred students, may they multiply, from the 21 classes from first grade and up, from all the branches of Mosdos Kiryas Yoel.
The children sang several songs and rhymes in honor of the occasion, and recited the verses of Chumash Vayikra, led by the principals Rabbi Yoel Acker shlit"a, Rabbi Dovid Chanania Weiss shlit"a, and Rabbi Dovid Falkowitz shlit"a. The Rebbe drank a lechayim, delivered a few brief words of Torah and a blessing, and distributed a gift to all the children, a Krias Shema She'al HaMitah booklet. The Rebbe also presented a gift to the distinguished R' Moshe Goldstein, who had purchased the merit of the occasion, and distributed shirayim to the grandchildren. Afterwards the children stood up and danced while the Rebbe watched with great nachas for an extended time. It concluded at around 2:40.

In the afternoon, the Rebbe went up to Heichal HaYeshiva, the Birkas Moshe branch, where the Rebbe learned with a chavrusa from among the yeshiva students in his private room.

Late in the afternoon, a meeting took place in the Rebbe's holy home with the leadership of our holy kehilla of Montreal together with HaGaon Rabbi Mendel Wertzberger shlit"a, dayan of our kehilla in Montreal, regarding the final plans for the renewal of the mosdos in Montreal, which will open in the coming school year, b'ezras Hashem. The Rebbe went through all the details, gave guidance to the leadership, and bestowed his holy blessings.

In the evening, the Rebbe officiated at the kiddushin at the chuppah of the mechutanim R' Meir Wertheimer and R' Yaakov Yuda Gefen, in the hall of Beis Rachel Paradise.

Yechidus hours in the Rebbe's holy home on Ohel Court were from 7:50 until 12:00 at night.

During yechidus hours, a group of bochurim, students of the Mesivta, Divrei Yoel branch, presented themselves for examination before the Rebbe shlit"a on all of Hilchos Shabbos. They are:
The bochur Lipa, son of HaGaon R' Meir Weinberger shlit"a.
The bochur Elimelech, son of Rabbi Chaim Aryeh Kahana shlit"a.
The bochur Yaakov Kapel Yosef, son of Yoel Friedrich.
The bochur Shimon Yisroel, son of Nechemya Wertzberger.
The bochur Getzel, son of Yoel Rubinstein.
The bochur Nechemya Tzvi, son of Chaim Avrohom Rosenfeld.
The bochur Meir, son of Avrohom Leib Klein.

At around 8:50, the Rebbe davened Mincha in his holy home.

The Rebbe shlit"a read the tenaim at the tenaim gathering in the hall of his holy home, between the mechutanim R' Avrohom Moshe Landau and R' Yoel Bra"i Weiss.

The Rebbe davened Maariv at around 12:00.

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Shabbos Kodesh, Parshas Chukas — 'B'tzeil HaKodesh' with the Satmar Rebbe shlit"a

Before candle lighting, the Rebbe put the shtreimel on the chassanim.
The chassan Mordechai Chana, the bochur son of Meir Wertheimer.
The chassan Moshe, the bochur son of Yechezkel Katz.
The chassan Meshulam Issur, the bochur son of Yechezkel Weingarten.

On Friday night at around 9:05, the Rebbe entered the beis medrash wrapped in his tallis and went up to daven Mincha and Kabbolas Shabbos, led by R' Nasanel Menachem Deutsch shlit"a, Av Beis Din of Vayitzev Moshe, Pata.
The davening concluded at around 10:40. An appeal was held for the Kollel Vayoel Moshe of our holy kehilla in the holy city of Yerushalayim. The congregation went over to wish a good Shabbos, and the Rebbe went into his private room.

At around 11:10, the Rebbe entered the pure table in the Heichal HaShulchanos together with the talmidim of the mesivta, and began, as is his custom, with Shalom Aleichem with feeling and sweetness.
Eishes Chayil: the grandson of the Rebbe, the bochur Yissachar Ber Teitelbaum, may he live, son of the Rav of Beis Medrash Barech Moshe shlit"a. Hagbahas HaKos: the grandson of the Rebbe, Rabbi Meir Yehuda Ashkenazi shlit"a, son-in-law of the Rav of Beis Medrash Avnei Tzedek shlit"a.

The Rebbe shlit"a honored the following with the zemiros: Kol Mekadesh: R' Chaim Yeshaya Weiss (Lakewood); Menucha V'Simcha: R' Aryeh Rotte (Manchester).

The Rebbe said Torah on the verse "Zos chukas haTorah," and explained, in the manner of a derush, the sugya of a mitzvah that comes through an aveira.

Ka Echsof: R' Yoel Frenkel (London). Birkas Hamazon: HaGaon R' Tzvi Elimelech Teitelbaum shlit"a, Rav of Beis Medrash Tefilla L'Moshe, Boro Park.

Stories and anecdotes: This week the Rebbe shlit"a first told a story about the holy R' Hersh of Rimanov zy"a related to the parsha, and then about the holy Ateres Tzvi of Zidichov zy"a, whose yahrzeit falls on Wednesday, 11 Tammuz.

Kah Ribon Olam: R' Akiva Hirsch (Williamsburg). The new chassanim went over to take fruit. Ki Bayom Hashvi'i: HaGaon R' Yoel Yitzchak Stern shlit"a, dayan and moreh tzedek of Beis Medrash Dinov, Kiryas Joel. It concluded at around 1:40.

On Shabbos Kodesh

On Shabbos morning the Rebbe entered the beis medrash at around 9:40. Berachos and Pesukei D'Zimra: Rabbi Shlomo Elimelech Stein shlit"a. The Rebbe went up to daven Shacharis.

Hotzaah and Hachnasah: R' Anschel Lichtenstein. Pesukei Shema Yisroel: HaGaon R' Yosef Leifer shlit"a of Bardichov-Nadvorna.

Aliyos. Kohen: R' Shmuel Binyamin Landau (Williamsburg). Levi: the chassan Mordechai Efraim Fishel, the bochur son of Yisroel Simcha Landau. Shlishi: the chassan Zalman Leib, the bochur son of Eliyahu Yitzchak Rosenberg - with the throwing of candies. Revi'i: the chassan Hershel, son of Rabbi Shlomo Elimelech Stein shlit"a - with the throwing of candies. Chamishi: the chassan Meshulam Issur, the bochur son of Yechezkel Weingarten - with the throwing of candies. Shishi: the Rebbe shlit"a.

After his aliyah, the Rebbe called the following to the Torah in honor of the birth of a daughter:
R' Meir Yehuda Perlman.
R' Chaim Gedalya Spitzer.
R' Eliyahu Dovid Katz.
R' Yehuda Hersh Weiser.
R' Yaakov Yechezkia Gandel.
R' Shlomo Yaakov Spitzer.
R' Eliezer Taub.
R' Yehoshua Bar"a Schwartz.

Shevi'i: the chassan Mordechai Chana, the bochur son of Meir Wertheimer - with the throwing of candies. Hosafos: the chassan, son of HaGaon R' Nasanel Menachem Deutsch shlit"a. The chassan Yechiel Yaakov, the bochur son of Shmuel Leib Fried. The chassan Yehoshua, son of HaGaon R' Yitzchak Shalom Friedman shlit"a. The chassan Chaim Shlomo, the bochur son of Shmuel Aharon Singer. Acharon: HaGaon R' Tzvi Elimelech Teitelbaum shlit"a. Maftir: R' Meir Wertheimer. Hagbah: R' Avrohom Yehoshua Weiss (Williamsburg). Gelilah: R' Eliyahu Yitzchak Rosenberg.

Mussaf: R' Chaim Heller (Williamsburg). Opening of Anim Zemiros: R' Yitzchak Weingarten (Williamsburg). It concluded at around 12:40.
Raava D'Raavin

For Mincha and Shalosh Seudos, the Rebbe entered the beis medrash at around 9:00. Mincha: R' Yaakov Yosef Philipp. Hotzaah and Hachnasah: R' Shmuel Leib Fried. Kohen: Rabbi Hershel Kahana shlit"a (Boro Park). Levi: R' Chaim Heller. Shlishi: HaGaon R' Yisroel Shalom Taub shlit"a, Av Beis Din of Baltimore, Williamsburg. Hagbah: the Rebbe shlit"a. Gelilah: R' Yechezkel Weingarten.

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

The Rebbe shlit"a spoke on the verse "Al ken yomru hamoshlim bo'u cheshbon," and explained that a person has free will, but only with the power of the Torah; when one is engaged in Torah, one can overcome the yetzer hara no matter how strong it may be.

Yedid Nefesh: HaGaon R' Dovid Liberman shlit"a, Av Beis Din of Shenia. Keil Mistater: R' Yitzchak Singer (Williamsburg). The Rebbe recited the blessing over the cup and said the Sheva Berachos.

Maariv for Motzei Shabbos: R' Chaim Heller. Havdalah followed, and the congregation went over to wish a good week.
After Havdalah, the Rebbe recited Kiddush Levana in front of the Beis Medrash HaGadol. It concluded at around 11:20.

After Havdalah, a group of talmidim of Yeshivas Shaar HaTalmud of Lakewood, and a group of talmidim of Yeshivas Yesodei HaTorah of Lakewood, who had spent Shabbos b'tzeil hakodesh, entered the Rebbe's holy home. The Rebbe questioned them on their learning, and the bochurim went over to receive a blessing from the Rebbe.

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