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

The Rebbe entered for Shacharis davening at around 9:00. Before davening, the Rebbe put tefillin on the bar mitzvah bochur, son of R' Avrohom Dovid Wagschal shlit"a (Monsey).
Baal Tefillah: the bochur Eliezer, son of R' Yoel Yisroel Wagschal (Monsey).

After davening, a lechayim celebration was held with the bar mitzvah bochur in the heichal of the beis medrash. A pleasant conversation took place, and the Rebbe related a story about the Shinover Rav zy"a concerning putting on tefillin. The Rebbe drank a lechayim and distributed from his holy blessings.

Afterward, the Rebbe walked home to his holy residence. On the way, a pleasant conversation developed about various customs regarding putting on tefillin of the Rebbe, author of Divrei Yoel zy"a.

Times for Shabbos B'tzeil HaKodesh with the Satmar Rebbe shlit"a in the resort town of Bethlehem, New Hampshire
Candle lighting: 7:34.
Mincha: 8:20.
Seudah Shlishis meal: about 15 minutes after the Good Shabbos greeting.
Latest time for Krias Shema: 8:45.
Shacharis: 9:30.
The Rebbe will enter for the zemiros and divrei Torah in the beis medrash about an hour and a half after davening (around 2:30).
Mincha and Seudah Shlishis: 8:20.
Motzei Shabbos time: 9:00.
A hookup of Seudah Shlishis will be available to hear, starting a few minutes after the Motzei Shabbos time, on Kol Satmar at 3-1-1.

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

The Rebbe entered for Shacharis davening at around 8:55. Baal tefillah: the bochur Yoel, son of R' Fishel Sofer (Kiryas Joel).
Pesichah: the bochur Yoel, son of R' Yosef Masri (Kiryas Joel). Baal korei: R' Shlomo Rubinstein (Kiryas Joel).
Kohen: the bochur Yehoshua, son of R' Yitzchak Friedman (Kiryas Joel). Levi: R' Yeshaya Wertzberger (Kiryas Joel). Shlishi: the Rebbe shlit"a. Hagbah: R' Yisroel Yaakov Deutsch (Kiryas Joel). Gelilah: the bochur Aharon, son of HaRav R' Asher Zelig Sassman shlit"a (Lakewood).

After davening, a group of bochurim from the talmidim of Yeshiva Ketana, Rav Tuv branch, Kiryas Joel, under the direction of HaGaon R' Wolf Landau shlit"a, came to take leave. They had come out to be tested by the Rebbe shlit"a on Shulchan Aruch Yoreh Deah, part 1, which was learned in the yeshiva over the past three years. The Rebbe then walked home to his holy residence, and on the way a fine conversation developed about various customs regarding the haftorah of the Shiva D'nechemta.

In the morning hours, the talmidim of Yeshivas Rav Tuv presented themselves for a farher in his holy residence. The Rebbe tested the bochurim for an extended time on Shulchan Aruch Yoreh Deah, part 1, the halachos of melichah, basar v'chalav, and treifos, and in the course of this discussed various questions that arise today in the slaughterhouses, as well as various accounts regarding the halachos of treifos involving tzaddikim in the old country. Afterward the bochurim came to receive the holy blessing, and the Rebbe warmly congratulated the yeshiva's menahel, HaGaon R' Wolf Landau shlit"a, and the other rebbeim of the yeshiva.

The Rebbe entered for Mincha davening at around 8:25. Baal tefillah: the bochur Yosef, son of R' Zalman Mendlowitz (Kiryas Joel). Between Mincha and Maariv, the Rebbe was engaged in his learning. At the time of Rabbeinu Tam, Maariv was davened. Baal tefillah: the bochur Moshe, son of R' Zalman Mendlowitz (Kiryas Joel). After Maariv, the guests came to take leave, and the Rebbe walked home to his holy residence.

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Wednesday, Parshas Va'eschanan — 'B'tzeil HaKodesh' with the Satmar Rebbe shlit"a

The Rebbe entered for Shacharis davening at around 9:00.
Baal tefillah: the bochur Meir Michoel, son of R' Nissim Saal (Kiryas Joel).
After davening, a group of bochurim from Yeshivas 'Mesivta D'Lakewood', who are staying in New Hampshire these days, came to take leave, and the Rebbe bestowed his holy blessings upon them. He then walked home to his holy residence, and on the way a conversation in pilpul developed with the bochurim regarding the sugya they are learning in yeshiva.

The Rebbe entered for Mincha davening at around 8:25. Baal tefillah: the bochur Meir Michoel, son of R' Nissim Saal. Between Mincha and Maariv, the Rebbe was engaged in his learning. At the time of Rabbeinu Tam, at around 9:05, Maariv was davened. Baal tefillah: the bochur Shalom Eliezer, son of R' Berel Stein (Kiryas Joel). After Maariv the Rebbe walked home to his holy residence, and on the way there was discussion about the expansion of the local beis medrash, where building is underway for the benefit of the many chassidim who come to spend time b'tzeil hakodesh.

In his holy residence, the Satmar Rebbe shlit"a delivered words of blessing by telephone via a live hook-up to the talmidim of Yeshiva Gedolah Esek HaTorah in Monsey, ahead of their trip to the holy places in Europe, and the Rebbe bestowed his holy blessings.

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The Night of Tisha B'Av, 'B'tzeil HaKodesh' with the Satmar Rebbe shlit"a

The Rebbe entered the beis medrash for Maariv at around 9:25. Baal tefillah: R' Amram Acker (Kiryas Joel).
Afterwards the Rebbe recited Megillas Eichah and the Kinos for the night of Tisha B'Av, and lamented the destruction of the Beis HaMikdash with intense weeping. HaRav Shmuel Kraus shlit"a led the recitation. They concluded at around 10:50.

Tuesday, Vaeschanan, Tisha B'Av

The Rebbe entered for Shacharis at around 9:45. Baal tefillah: R' Amram Acker.

Pesichah: R' Yishai Goldberger (Kiryas Joel). Baal korei: R' Aharon Shimon Masri (Kiryas Joel).
Kohen: R' Lipa, son of Yisroel Shalom Pollack (Kiryas Joel). Levi: R' Moshe Aryeh Friedman (Kiryas Joel). Shlishi and Maftir: the Rebbe shlit"a – it was purchased by R' Aharon Shimon Masri, and the Rebbe thanked him. Hagbah: the bochur Shalom Eliezer, son of Berel Stein (Kiryas Joel). Gelilah: R' Moshe Shmuel Stein (Kiryas Joel).
Afterwards the Rebbe recited the Haftorah and its blessings weeping.

After the Torah reading the Rebbe recited the Kinos for Tisha B'Av with weeping and lamentation. HaRav Shmuel Kraus shlit"a led the recitation. After the Kinos they concluded with Ashrei, U'va L'Tzion, and Aleinu. They concluded at around 1:00.

The Rebbe entered for Mincha at around 6:45. The Rebbe put on tallis and tefillin in the beis medrash and recited the four parshiyos, taking the tzitzis during Krias Shema, and then completed the Shir Shel Yom and Kavei.
Baal tefillah: R' Michel Feldman (Kiryas Joel).
Pesichah: R' Yosef Dov Rosenfeld (Kiryas Joel). Baal korei: R' Shlomo Rubinstein (Kiryas Joel).
Kohen: the bochur Yehoshua, son of Yitzchak Friedman (Kiryas Joel). Levi: the bochur Yirmiyahu Meir, son of Zalman Yosef Gold (Kiryas Joel). Shlishi and Maftir: the Rebbe shlit"a – it was purchased by R' Yosef Masri (Kiryas Joel), and the Rebbe thanked him. Hagbah: the bochur Yitzchak Daniel, son of Yosef Masri. Gelilah: the bochur Yoel, son of Yosef Masri.
After Mincha the Rebbe recited the five daily chapters of Tehillim. They concluded at around 7:45.

On the way to Maariv the Rebbe related stories about his father, the Beirach Moshe zy"a, during the Second World War. The Rebbe entered for Maariv at the time of Rabbeinu Tam, at 9:06. Baal tefillah: R' Aharon Shimon Masri.

After Maariv the Rebbe put on his shoes, and then sanctified the moon in the hotel parking lot with great joy, and then wished, "A good month; may Hashem help that in a year from now we will no longer need to fast."

May it be His will that these days be transformed to joy and gladness.

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

The Rebbe entered for Shacharis at around 9:00.
Baal tefillah: the bochur Berel, son of Michel Feldman (Kiryas Joel).
Pesichah: R' Alter Avrohom Eliezer Spitzer. Baal korei: R' Shlomo Rubinstein (Kiryas Joel).
Kohen: the bochur Berel, son of Dovid Yehuda Kahn (Kiryas Joel). Levi: HaRav Yehoshua Zalman Wertzberger shlit"a (Kiryas Joel). Shlishi: the Rebbe shlit"a – it was purchased by R' Michel Feldman, and the Rebbe thanked him. Hagbah: R' Yosef Dov Rosenfeld (Kiryas Joel). Gelilah: the bochur Refael Binyomin, son of Michel Feldman.

After davening the Rebbe walked home to his holy residence.

The Rebbe entered for Mincha at around 7:10. Baal tefillah: HaRav Shmuel Kraus shlit"a (Kiryas Joel). After Mincha the Rebbe walked home to his holy residence.

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

The Rebbe entered for Shacharis at around 9:00. Before davening, the Rebbe put tefillin on the bar mitzvah bochurim:
The son of Rabbi Yaakov Shalom Weiss shlit"a (Kiryas Joel).
The bochur Yoel Kahana (Kiryas Tash).

Baal tefillah: R' Mordechai Wider (Kiryas Tash).
After davening, the guests went over to take their leave, and the bochur Mordechai Yoel son of Tzvi Elimelech Glick (Montreal) presented an answer to the Rebbe's question.
Afterwards, a lechayim gathering took place with the bar mitzvah bochurim in the Heichal HaBeis Medrash, and a beautiful conversation unfolded about the HaGaon HaKadosh, the Arugas HaBosem zt"l, whose yahrzeit it was.

Afterwards the Rebbe walked home to his holy residence, and on the way a beautiful conversation developed about the connection of the HaGaon HaKadosh, the Arugas HaBosem zt"l, with our holy Rebbes, the Eitz HaTemarim zy"a.

The Rebbe entered for Mincha at around 8:35. Baal tefillah: the bochur Berel son of Dovid Yuda Kohn (Kiryas Joel). Between Mincha and Maariv, the Rebbe was engaged in his learning. At the time of Rabbeinu Tam, around 9:15, Maariv was davened. Baal tefillah: the bochur Aharon, son of Rabbi Dovid Leib Krois shlit"a (Kiryas Joel).

After Maariv, the Rebbe made a condolence call by telephone to the Liska Rebbe shlit"a, who is sitting shiva for his wife, the Liska Rebbetzin a"h.

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