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

In the morning, before Shacharis, a bris of a newborn son took place at R' Yosef Zwibel, where the Rebbe served as sandek.

The Rebbe davened Shacharis in the Heichal of the Mesivta, Eitz Chaim branch, third grade. Before davening, the Rebbe put tefillin on the bar mitzvah bochurim:
The bochur Lipa Dresner.
The bochur Dovid Levi.
The bochur Yoel Gelb.

After davening the Rebbe learned the daily Tehillim shiur, on chapter 22, verse 24. Afterwards a lechayim was held with the bar mitzvah bochurim in the Heichal of the beis medrash.

In the afternoon at around 8:10 the Rebbe davened Mincha in his holy home on Ihel Street.
Afterwards there were yechidus hours, in Kiryas Joel, until 12:15 at night.

During the yechidus hours, the HaGaon HaTzaddik, the Av Beis Din of London shlit"a, who is staying in America these weeks, entered the Rebbe's holy room. A fine conversation took place about the expansion of the holy borders of our kehilla and our holy mosdos in London, and especially about the yeshiva gedolah which will open this coming winter z'man, b'ezras Hashem, and the Rebbe bestowed from his holy blessing.

The Rebbe davened Maariv at around 11:40, and afterwards continued receiving the public.

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

The Rebbe davened Shacharis in the Heichal of the Mesivta, Divrei Yoel branch. Before davening, the Rebbe put tefillin on the bar mitzvah bochurim:
The son of R' Chaim Binyamin Kahana shlit"a.
The bochur Asher Zev Gutman.
The bochur Chaim Menachem Rosinger.
The bochur Yekusiel Yuda Siman.
The bochur Yoel, son of Berel Klein.

During the Torah reading the Rebbe went up for hagbah, and after davening
he learned the daily Tehillim shiur, on chapter 22, verse 19. Afterwards a lechayim was held with the bar mitzvah bochurim in his private room.

In the evening the Rebbe officiated at kiddushin at the chuppah of the following mechutanim:
R' Yoel Rubinstein - R' Yuda Hersh Schwartz, at Kinor Dovid hall.
R' Moshe Aryeh Glick (of Williamsburg) - R' Yisroel Yosef Brill, at Beis Rachel Paradise hall.
R' Avrohom Shmuel Gandel - R' Shlomo Zalman Schwartz, at Ginas Klein hall.

In the afternoon at around 8:00 the Rebbe davened Mincha in his holy home on Ihel Street.
Afterwards there were yechidus hours until 12:45 at night.

The Rebbe shlit"a read the tnaim of the mechutanim HaGaon Rabbi Baruch Shlomo Weinberger shlit"a - Rabbi Eizik Hersh Berkowitz shlit"a.

The Rebbe davened Maariv at around 12:45.

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

The Rebbe davened Shacharis in the Heichal HaMesivta, Kedushas Yoel branch. Before davening, the Rebbe put tefillin on the bar mitzvah bochurim.
The bochur Hillel Rosenberg.
The bochur Yoel son of Avrohom Lebowitz.

After davening, the Rebbe recited the daily Tehillim shiur, on chapter 22, verse 16. Afterwards, a lechayim was held with the bar mitzvah bochurim in his private room.

At around 1:00, the Rebbe set out on the way to Kiryas Barach Moshe in Woodbourne, on the occasion of the chanukas habayis of the newly built wing of the Talmud Torah building.
The Rebbe arrived at around 2:00 and first went up to the home of his son, HaGaon Rabbi Moshe, the Av Beis Din of Sighet shlit"a, rav of the Kiryah, where the members of the Kiryah's administration were also present. A pleasant conversation took place regarding the expansion of the Kiryah's holy borders and the neighboring bungalow colonies. The Rebbe drank lechayim, bestowed his holy blessing, and distributed candy to the grandchildren.

Afterwards, the talmidim of the Talmud Torah of the camp welcomed the Rebbe shlit"a in the streets of the Kiryah, lined up on both sides, with song and music. The Rebbe walked over to the Talmud Torah building. Upon arrival, the Rebbe affixed a mezuzah on the main entrance and honored his son, HaGaon the Av Beis Din of Sighet shlit"a, to affix a mezuzah. He then went inside and looked around the building, and heard a report from the distinguished benefactor, builder and founder of worlds of Torah and tefillah, R' Avrohom Brach.

Afterwards, the Rebbe went up to the hall of the beis medrash, 'Binyan Yehuda,' for a lechayim gathering together with the talmidim of the Talmud Torah. The children sang several songs and rhymes, and HaGaon the Av Beis Din of Sighet shlit"a spoke.
The Rebbe drank lechayim and offered good wishes to HaGaon the Av Beis Din of Sighet shlit"a, to the benefactor R' Avrohom, and to all the children. He delivered words of Torah on a verse about the importance of the learning of Torah by schoolchildren, and concluded with his holy blessing for the distinguished benefactor and for the entire gathering.

At around 2:45, the Rebbe left the Kiryah, and heard a report from R' Avrohom Brach about the expansion of the butcher shop locations of our holy kehilla in the Catskills.

From there the Rebbe went over to a neighboring bungalow colony on a bikur cholim visit to R' Yisroel Yitzchak Bernath, for a speedy recovery. A pleasant conversation took place, and the Rebbe drank lechayim and bestowed his holy blessing.

At around 3:15, the Rebbe arrived at the Mountain Wood colony in South Fallsburg, at the home of R' Mendel Meir, may he be well, Glick, where a siyum on the writing of the letters was taking place. The Rebbe wrote letters into the Sefer Torah. A pleasant conversation took place about various customs at a hachnasas sefer Torah. The Rebbe drank lechayim and offered good wishes to the donor of the Sefer Torah, R' Mendel Meir, and his entire family. Afterwards the Rebbe stood up and danced, as on Simchas Torah, for a while together with the whole family.

From there the Rebbe went over to Machane Beis Rochel. Upon arrival at around 3:45, the Rebbe was greeted by the administration and directors of the camp.
The Rebbe first went to visit the camp's kollel of avreichim, where a reception and lechayim gathering took place. Speaking were Rabbi Eliyahu Shlomo Kahn shlit"a, director of Beis Rochel, Rabbi Meir Yosef Gross shlit"a, spiritual director, and R' Meir Hirsch, member of the camp's administration.
The Rebbe drank lechayim and offered good wishes to the camp's rabbonim and to the entire gathering. He delivered words of Torah on the verse "Look to Avraham your father and to Sarah who bore you," and brought out that here in the camp is the place where they make sure that a son and daughter of Avraham Avinu and Sarah Imeinu will grow up. He also spoke in praise of the camp's administration, which invests so much effort in the students, both materially and spiritually, and concluded with his holy blessing for the entire gathering.
Afterwards, the Rebbe distributed his sefer Chiddushei Torah Maharat Tov to the rabbonim of the kollel.
Afterwards, the Rebbe went over to the Shaarei Shalva building, where all the camp's students had gathered. The Rebbe delivered words of guidance, that one must take care to conduct oneself as a daughter of Sarah Imeinu, both in matters of tznius and in matters between man and his fellow, and that the responsibility is to continue the tradition of the Avos and Imahos. Today's girls are tomorrow's brides and the mothers of the day after tomorrow, for the coming generation. He concluded with his holy blessing.

From there the Rebbe went up to the home of R' Chaim Hersh Oberlander, where all the members of the camp's administration were present. They discussed further plans for expanding the holy borders.
On the way out, the younger children, students of the camp, were waiting and sang a niggun, and the Rebbe distributed candy to the children. At around 5:30, the Rebbe set out on the way home to his holy residence in Kiryas Joel.

In the evening, the Rebbe officiated at kiddushin at the chuppah of the following mechutanim.
R' Shlomo Hersh Feldman - R' Moshe Yechiel Yuda Mendlowitz, at Kinor David hall.
Rabbi Meir Zev Stern shlit"a - R' Yoel Feuerwerker, at Beis Rochel Paradise hall.
R' Zalman Leib Bernath - R' Yoel Weiss, at Ginas Klein hall.

At around 8:15, the Rebbe davened Mincha in his holy residence, in the Ohel Kat.
Afterwards, there were yichidus hours at the Rebbe's room until 1:20 at night.

The Rebbe shlit"a read the tenaim for the following mechutanim.
Rabbi Yoel Meir Friedman shlit"a - Rabbi Hershel Ilowitz shlit"a.
R' Amram Nosson Felberbaum - R' Avrohom Shmuel Farkash.

During the yichidus hours, HaGaon Rabbi Shmuel Binyamin Krausz shlit"a, nasi of Yeshivas Toras Chesed in London, who is staying in Kiryas Joel these days, entered the Rebbe's room. The Rebbe inquired after his well-being and warmly bestowed his holy blessing.

Also entering were students of the Lakewood bein hazmanim yeshiva, who are staying in Kiryas Joel during these bein hazmanim days. The Rebbe spoke about the topic of "kivsa zekuka lah," which the bochurim are currently learning, and gave a gift of his sefer Lev Aharon on Chanukah to the rosh chaburah, HaGaon R' Elazar Friedman shlit"a, and the bochurim went over to receive the holy blessing.

The Rebbe davened Maariv at around 12:45, and afterwards continued receiving the public.

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

On Friday night at around 8:15 the Rebbe entered the beis medrash wrapped in his tallis and proceeded to Mincha. Kabbalas Shabbos: R' Yoel Acker shlit"a.
The davening concluded at around 9:45. After davening, an appeal took place for the holy institution 'Keren Hatzalah'. The congregation went over to wish a good Shabbos, and the Rebbe went into his private room.

At around 10:20 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 Rebbe's grandson, the young man Chaim Tzvi n"y, son of Rabbi Meir Yehuda Ashkenazi shlit"a, son-in-law of the Gaon, Rav of the Even Tzedek beis medrash shlit"a. Lifting of the cup: the Rebbe's grandson, Rabbi Meir Yehuda Ashkenazi shlit"a.

The Rebbe shlit"a honored people with the zemiros. Kol Mekadesh: R' Yitzchak Mittelman (Williamsburg), Menucha V'Simcha: R' Yosef Kaira (Williamsburg).

The Rebbe shlit"a said Torah on the verse in the Haftarah, "Look to Avraham your father and to Sarah who bore you," and explained in the manner of derush that because a mitzvah is greater when done personally than through a messenger, Hakadosh Baruch Hu Himself will comfort and redeem the Jewish children.

Kah Echsof: R' Yosef Apfel (Boro Park). Birkas Hamazon: HaGaon R' Menachem Naftali Teitelbaum shlit"a, Av Beis Din of Czenstochov, Williamsburg.

Stories and anecdotes: This week the Rebbe shlit"a related stories about the holy Rebbe, the Divrei Yoel zy"a, whose yahrzeit falls on Friday, 26 Av.

Kah Ribon Olam: Rabbi Yaakov Eliezer Kahana shlit"a (Williamsburg). The new chasanim went over to take fruit. Ki Bayom Hashvi'i: R' Yaakov Chaim Moskowitz (Williamsburg). The tish concluded at around 1:00.

On the holy Shabbos day

On Shabbos morning the Rebbe entered the beis medrash at around 9:40. Berachos and Pesukei D'Zimra: R' Shlomo Hersh Feldman. The Rebbe recited "V'chros" verse by verse, and then proceeded to Shacharis.

Hotzaah and Hachnasah: R' Meir Zev Stern shlit"a. Pesukei Shema Yisroel: R' Yonah Bernath.

Aliyos. Kohen: R' Chaim HaKohen Kohn (Williamsburg). Levi: the chasan Alter Baruch, son of Yoel Levi. Shlishi: the chasan Getzel Hersh, son of Zalman Leib Bernath – with a bombardment of candies. Revi'i: the chasan Aharon, son of Shlomo Hersh Feldman – with a bombardment of candies. Chamishi: the chasan Shmuel Binyamin, son of R' Meir Zev Stern shlit"a – with a bombardment of candies. Shishi: the Rebbe shlit"a.

After his aliyah, the Rebbe called the name in honor of the birth of a daughter for:
R' Dovid, son of R' Mittelman (Williamsburg).
R' Eliezer Gandel.
R' Yisroel Meir Feldman.

Shevi'i: the chasan Yaakov, son of R' Avigdor Herskowitz. Hosafos: the chasan Yoel, son of Avrohom Hersh Weinberger. The chasan Mordechai, son of Yoel Shmaya. Acharon: the Gaon, Av Beis Din of Czenstochov shlit"a. Maftir: R' Avrohom Yitzchak Lichtenstein; the Rebbe called the name in honor of the birth of his daughter, mazel tov. Hagbah: R' Avrohom Hersh Weinberger. Gelilah: R' Yoel Levi.

The Rebbe proceeded to the Musaf davening in honor of the holy hilula of the holy Rebbe, the Divrei Yoel zy"a, this week. Opening of Anim Zemiros: R' Moshe Goldberger.

After davening a bris took place for the newborn son of R' Yaakov Kapil Simon, where the Rebbe was sandek and mohel. It concluded at around 12:40.

Ra'avah D'Ra'avin

The Rebbe entered the beis medrash for Mincha and Shalosh Seudos at around 8:10. Mincha: R' Berish Gefen. Hotzaah and Hachnasah: R' Shmuel Yitzchak Berkowitz. Kohen: R' Aharon Shmuel Kohn (Williamsburg). Levi: Rabbi Shmuel Meir Levi shlit"a. Shlishi: HaGaon R' Meir Halberstam shlit"a, Av Beis Din of Kshanov and moreh tzedek in our holy kehilla, Williamsburg. Hagbah: the Rebbe shlit"a. Gelilah: R' Betzalel Chaim Bash.

The Rebbe honored people with the zemiros at Shalosh Seudos. Odeh: R' Noach Gefen. Shir HaMaalos: R' Yonah Rottah (Williamsburg).

The Rebbe shlit"a said Torah on the verse "V'hayah eikev tishmeun" and explained that the holy Avos, Avrohom and Sarah, fulfilled mitzvos with fiery passion, and when one does so, the destructive angels created by aveiros are burned away. This is the avodah now after Tu B'Av, when one prepares for the Days of Judgment by performing mitzvos with enthusiasm.

Yedid Nefesh: R' Dovid Bash (Williamsburg), Kel Mistateir: R' Hershel Fried (Williamsburg). The Rebbe recited the blessing over the cup and said Sheva Berachos.

The Rebbe proceeded to the Maariv davening in honor of the holy hilula of 26 Av this week. After Havdalah the congregation went over to wish a good week. It concluded at around 10:30.

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Friday, Parshas Eikev — 'B'tzeil HaKodesh' with the Satmar Rebbe shlit"a

The Rebbe davened Shacharis in the Heichal HaMesivta, Divrei Yoel branch. Before davening, the Rebbe put tefillin on the bar mitzvah bochurim.
The bochur Moshe Nissim Mizrachi.
The bochur Shimon Yisroel Horowitz.

After davening, a lechayim was held with the bar mitzvah bochurim in the Rebbe's private room.

After Shacharis, the Rebbe paid a shiva visit to comfort the mourner, R' Yitzchak Ehrenfeld, who is sitting shiva for his brother a"h.

Afterwards, the Rebbe went over to the main beis medrash, where a bris was held for a baby boy born to R' Aharon Weinberger (London). The Rebbe served as sandek. Before the bris, the Rebbe greeted the HaGaon, Av Beis Din of London shlit"a, who served as mohel, and a pleasant conversation developed.

Afterwards, the Rebbe went to return a visit to the Toldos Avraham Yitzchak Rebbe shlit"a at the guest residence of R' Shimi Reich in the Chasam Sofer neighborhood in Kiryas Joel. A pleasant conversation ensued about the teachings of the holy Chasam Sofer zy"a and about the expansion of the boundaries of holiness in the city of Kiryas Joel. The Toldos Avraham Yitzchak Rebbe shlit"a honored the Rebbe shlit"a with a lechayim, and the Rebbe bestowed upon him from his holy blessing.

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

This morning, before Shacharis, the following brisos took place:
For the newborn son of R' Yoel Friedman, where the Rebbe served as sandek and mohel.
For the newborn son of R' Chaim Yaakov Lebovitch, where the Rebbe served as sandek and mohel.

The Rebbe davened Shacharis in the Heichal HaMesivta, Beirach Moshe branch. Before davening, the Rebbe put tefillin on the bar mitzvah bochurim.
Son of HaRav R' Chaim Eliezer Davidovits shlit"a.
The bochur Yosef Leib Wertzberger.
The bochur Shimon Yoel Gutman.
The bochur Yom Tov Lipa Weinberger.
The bochur Moshe Aryeh Wiesel.

During the Torah reading, the Rebbe went to the hagbah, and after davening he recited the daily Tehillim shiur, on chapter 22, verse 4. Afterwards the talmidei hayeshiva came over to greet him, and a lechayim was held with the bar mitzvah bochurim in his private room.

In the morning hours, the Rebbe made his weekly visit to the glatt kosher slaughterhouse, together with HaGaon Rabbi Yoshe Rubin shlit"a, Av Beis Din of Bobov-45, who came to see the shechita. The Rebbe walked around together with him for an extended time and pointed out the many chumros and hiddurim for which the slaughterhouse is distinguished. A pleasant conversation ensued, and the Rebbe imparted to him his holy blessing.

At around 7:30, the Rebbe davened Mincha in his holy home on Zanz Street.

In the evening, the Rebbe officiated at the kiddushin at the chuppah of the following mechutanim.
R' Yoel Weissman (Williamsburg) - R' Yoshe Kahn, at Beis Rachel Paradise hall.
R' Avrohom Hersh Weinberger - HaRav R' Shmuel Meir Levy shlit"a, at Kinor Dovid hall.
R' Yedidya Klagsbrun (Monsey) - R' Baruch Azriel Yechiel Lavi, at Ginas Klein hall.

Yechidus hours were from 8:15 until 12:30 at night, in his holy home on Uhel Street.

The Rebbe shlit"a read the tnaim for the following mechutanim.
R' Yoel Mittelman (Williamsburg) - HaRav Yisroel Henoch Shaer shlit"a.
R' Tzion Ovadia Masri (Williamsburg) - R' Avrohom Yitzchak Kaira.

During the yechidus hours, the Chust-Nadvorna Rebbe shlit"a of the Chasam Sofer neighborhood in Kiryas Joel came for a visit, on the occasion of the wedding of his daughter, mazel tov, which took place this week. A pleasant conversation ensued, and the Rebbe imparted to him his holy blessing.

The Rebbe davened Maariv at around 12:30.

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