Satmara Niyes

The Satmar Rebbe shlit"a and his firstborn son, HaGaon HaTzaddik Rabbi (Av Beis Din and Rosh Yeshiva of Williamsburg) shlit"a, at the levaya of the distinguished, unforgettable askan R' Meir Zelig Rispler z"l, both with the same request, in the name of R' Meir Zelig z"l: Arouse Heavenly mercy that the educational institutions not be closed!!!

The Satmar Rebbe shlit"a at the levaya in Kiryas Joel:
"..We stand now at a difficult time, a time when the government has set itself against the chinuch of boys and girls. We ask the distinguished niftar: as you ascend to the World of Truth, carrying with you so many hours of Torah, avodah and gemilus chasadim, you should arouse Heavenly mercy that the chinuch of boys and girls not be disrupted.. Be a advocate for your widow, for your sons, for your grandchildren and for the entire kehilla.."

HaGaon HaTzaddik Rabbi (Av Beis Din and Rosh Yeshiva of Williamsburg) shlit"a at the levaya in Williamsburg:
"..But above all we wish to request: our distinguished askan has many merits, the gates of Heaven will open for him, he will surely have great power to approach the Heavenly Throne, and for all the tzaddikim for whom he acted, in their honor and merit, he should demand that the sacrifices already be complete; so many sacrifices have been brought in recent times.. R' Meir Zelig, you built batei medrash, see to it that they be open, see to it that they are not closed; you built a Beis Rochel, see to it that the Beis Rochel be open so that people can come to learn properly; you gave money for the talmud torah, for mikvaos, see to it that they can be used properly.."

From the hespeid of our teacher, the Gaon, Av Beis Din and Rosh Yeshiva of Williamsburg shlit"a, before the bier of R' Meir Zelig Rispler z"l, leader of our holy community

"..We gather here to pay the final respects to our esteemed leader, may he rest in peace. Where was there another such Jew in the last generation who accomplished so much.. But one can say about R' Meir Zelig that there were times, there were difficult times for us. R' Meir Zelig was the first who with his charity could not stand by and watch the injustice. He approached the father, may he be healthy, in those days and gave large sums. Afterwards he established the place of Torah that we spoke of earlier (Kiryas Vayoel Moshe — Ichud Country), the vacation place out there. In such ways and more he was the first and foremost who strengthened and established that it should remain forever.."

Renew our days as of old

Great joy first reigned among the steadfast learners of our yeshiva "Mesivta HaKedosha," when today after davening the talmidim of our yeshiva merited that the Rosh HaYeshiva, the Satmar Rebbe shlit"a, resumed delivering the daily Tehillim shiurim after davening.
The Tehillim shiurim that give chizuk and vitality to the bochurim, which the Rebbe has been delivering in the yeshiva for nearly the past 25 years.

During the recent period, in the days of the pandemic, the Rebbe did not deliver the Tehillim shiurim. It still lingers in the bones, the last Tehillim shiur that the Rebbe gave a few days after Purim, amid awesome weeping, as the Rebbe expressed himself in lashon kodesh:
"..I had a very difficult night, I could not sleep. I had to keep away today 10,000 Jewish children here in Kiryas Joel... who learn Torah. It broke my heart very much.."

And it was renewed today, when after davening the Rebbe shlit"a went up to the holy Ohel as usual and began the Sefer Tehillim from the beginning for the second time. Despite all the burdens of the times that the Rebbe shlit"a carries, the Rebbe did not want to give up the illuminating shiur that he delivers to his beloved talmidim, called "sons," day after day.

Many waters cannot extinguish the love