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Wednesday15 Elul 57849/18/2024

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He Shall Stand Before Kings:

Unprecedented Hishtadlus Meeting by the Satmar Rebbe shlit"a at Trump Tower in Manhattan. First-time decision to take up an invitation to advocate for assistance in the future regarding the chinuch decree in New York; the decrees in Eretz Yisroel; housing; shechita; and generally regarding establishing federal connections. Meeting with the son and policy adviser of President Trump is crowned with success after deep understanding in all areas.

In an unusual and historic step of "hishtadlus" for the benefit of the klal and the individual, and for all our Jewish brethren in the Diaspora and in Eretz Yisroel alike, a visit by the Satmar Rebbe shlit"a took place today at Trump Tower in Manhattan, where the Rebbe, at great personal effort, traveled down to hold a personal advocacy meeting to place very important Jewish interests on the agenda and policy plans of the former president and current Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump.

The visit, which lasted an hour, was with the candidate's son, Mr. Eric Trump, who assists his father in accompanying the future administration's policies and transition team.

The plan for the visit began about 2 weeks ago, when an advocate close to the Trump campaign approached the Rebbe, Rabbi Yehuda Kaplan of North Miami, a prominent businessman in the state of Florida who in the past had a great deal of business contact with the Trump family, and who currently serves as the campaign's liaison to the Chareidi communities on various fronts.
Rabbi Kaplan requested of the Rebbe shlit"a, on behalf of the campaign, that they wish to set up a meeting to hear our needs, followed by a personal meeting with the candidate, in order to receive the endorsement of Satmar's bloc vote.
After lengthy discussions and consultations with askanim and political experts, the Rebbe shlit"a decided that at a time when the Chareidi community so needs protection from those who wish us ill, chas v'shalom, it is worthwhile not to let such an opportunity pass to advocate with the candidate, since he has already in the past shown that he carries out various difficult steps for the benefit of Jews in America in general and in particular.
After the visit was confirmed, it was set that the Rebbe shlit"a would undertake the historic precedent of hishtadlus for our Jewish brethren this Wednesday at 10 a.m., and personally travel to Trump Tower in Manhattan for a meeting.
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At the appointed minute the Rebbe entered the meeting with a very small entourage, as arranged in advance. Accompanying the Rebbe were the askan HaRav R' Gedalya Segal, the Kiryas Joel Village administrator, and the askan Rabbi R' Shlome Yosef Herskowitz of Williamsburg, who is a close friend of Rabbi Kaplan and was instrumental in the preparations for the hishtadlus.
At the start of the visit, when it was stated that the Rebbe comes here on behalf of tens of thousands of Satmar Jews from across New York and New Jersey, such as Williamsburg; Kiryas Joel; Boro Park; Monsey; Linden; Lakewood, etc., the Rebbe shlit"a personally expressed the deep hakaras hatov that the Chareidi public in New York has for the former president, for the many serious steps he took on our behalf during his previous presidency, and especially for helping to end the Covid lockdowns in a timely manner; the commutation of the sentences of R' Shalom Weiss and R' Shalom Mordechai Rubashkin; the religious freedom he strengthened, mainly with the new Supreme Court justices he appointed, who have already fought a great deal for the benefit of religion; the prison reform bill, and the subsequent release of R' Mordechai Yitzchak Samet; the rescue assistance the Satmar Monsey mosdos received when they struggled with lawsuits on behalf of the local Airmont government, until the federal US attorneys put an end to it; and more.
It was pointed out that our entire community indeed showed its hakaras hatov! The Village administrator took out documents and showed the figures indicating that when Trump ran for his first term, he received the votes of the Satmar areas in general and Kiryas Joel in particular from about 50% of the voters. Again, when he ran for reelection, when he received the endorsement of the community as hakaras hatov, as many as 90% of the votes went with a landslide vote for him, something that evoked great admiration and demonstrated how strongly our trait of hakaras hatov applies toward political officials, and that the public follows the endorsements of the community leaders.
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Then the conversation moved on to the future, as the Rebbe began speaking about the future, in which we hope that Trump as president will be able to continue helping us even more, b'ezras Hashem.
As an introduction, it was discussed that our vision here in America is as follows: Our Rebbe zt"l, the founder of our kehilla and savior of our community, came here after the Holocaust and began to replant here "authentic Yiddishkeit," exactly as our grandfathers lived in Europe before the Holocaust. In those times there were hundreds of thousands of Orthodox Jews spread across many cities and towns throughout Europe. This, with the same way of life, is what we transplanted here in the "kingdom of kindness," and when the number of Orthodox Jews in America reaches the number there was before the Holocaust in Europe, with the same authenticity, we will be close to success in our vision.
Therefore, the Rebbe presented our request, that the faithful officials and the entire government continue to help us reach our goal of building further generations and families on our noble path without disturbances, and with that the conversation moved on to the critical topic on everyone's agenda: chinuch.
The Rebbe said that he asks for only one thing: that "the parents" have a "choice" on the curriculum of their institutions. Not the government, but the parents, should make the choice of what the course of study should be. As R' Gedalya called it with the official slogan, "Parental Choice of Curriculum."
We want to live as Jews in America. The fact shows that without any government interference, we lacked nothing here (Baruch Hashem); our minds sharpen with Talmud, our young men are successful in business, our community has every kind of service the public needs both for religion and for business, we have a kosher and healthy economy that only needs to be helped to continue as it is, not to be hindered.
The opportunity was used here to point out that we Orthodox Jews here have nothing to do with the State of Israel. "Judaism is thousands of years old, and Israel is barely 75 years," the Rebbe said. Our interest is not Israeli politics, but specifically the peace and well-being of all Jews, and of our home, America. We look with great concern at how the State of Israel, with its secular government and secular court system, persecutes Orthodox Jews, and we ask that Trump make an effort that there be full tolerance for Chareidi Jews within the free State of Israel. Right now there are active decrees against religious Jews in Israel, and the reality is that "Orthodox Jews in America have more rights than Orthodox Jews in Eretz Yisroel," as the Rebbe mentioned, and we want to see a change.
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The clear and pure words were, Baruch Hashem, received with exceptional understanding, and then they moved on to discuss several other topics important to the public here in America, especially New York and New Jersey.
They spoke generally about the massive growth of the holy city of "Kiryas Joel," pointing out that, being in the real estate business, the Trump family knows what this means: that a place which 50 years ago was a desolate wilderness is today a city of about 8,000 families, soon 50,000 people bli ayin hara, and over 20,000 children, bli ayin hara.
Currently, as much as 500 new families are added each year through natural growth, bli ayin hara, figures that made an extraordinary impression, seeing that this is a flourishing growth that is so beautifully accompanied and of course demands so much.

There was a conversation about the efforts being invested so that there will be affordable housing, and a new idea was raised regarding "college Section 8." That is, since in our community people already marry, Baruch Hashem, from age 18 and up, while still in the middle of the college years, which means that there are thousands of young couples who are actually in the college age range but do not get a "dormitory" and instead pay rent for an apartment, it would be fitting for them to receive at least some kind of priority, or a special type, from the Section 8 program to help them pay for the roof over their heads.
Then they spoke about kosher shechita, and the Rebbe specially requested that an effort be made to cancel a certain difficult regulation that requires that the salt used to salt the meat must be dissolved before entering the drainage and sewer, something that could triple the prices of kosher meat in America.
They also spoke about the general void in the connection between Washington and the Chareidi Jews, since very often the White House appoints as Jewish liaisons those who do not understand at all the needs of the Orthodox community, not to mention those who are actually a liaison for the State of Israel lobbyists. It was pointed out that the Yiddish-speaking Orthodox community consists of tens of thousands of people, and it is important that Washington maintain a connection with us through liaisons who are connected with us, understand our way of life and our needs, and this is relevant for sincere Torah-true Jews in all areas separately.

The meeting ended after almost a full hour of a very understanding conversation, which apparently cast a strong light on our needs and brought great clarity and information in a manner never before achieved with a presidential office. It is everyone's hope that from the Rebbe's mesirus nefesh in undertaking this important trip, despite the busy times in which he stands, the desired results will indeed emerge and we will have open gates in the future for all our needs in general, and the mentioned topics in particular, and above all the difficult chinuch decree that the New York Education Department is in the middle of carrying out, with the aim of destroying, chas v'shalom, Jewish chinuch in America as it has been handed down from generation to generation. "And we, in the name of Hashem our G-d, shall call out, and in the name of Hashem we will act and succeed."
May the heart of the government be turned toward us for good.

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The Melitz-Lizhensk Rebbe shlit"a visited the Satmar Rebbe shlit"a in his holy home in Williamsburg to give and receive blessings for the new year.

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The Satmar Rebbe shlit"a graced the Sheva Brachos celebration of the chosson, son of the distinguished philanthropist R' Avrohom Brach, held in his library and holy writings room, made available for the kollel avreichim of our beis medrash, Binyan Brach.

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Tuesday14 Elul 57849/17/2024

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Monday, Parshas Ki Savo — '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 Kalman Eliezer Ajmi.
The bochur Yosef Yisroel Zeglbaum.
The bochur Nosson Dovid Spitzer.

During the Torah reading the Rebbe went up for Hagbah, and after davening the shofar was blown and the Rebbe recited the daily Tehillim shiur, on chapter 23, verse 1. Afterward a lechayim was held with the bar mitzvah bochurim in the Rebbe's private room.

In the morning hours, the students of grades 6, 7 and 8 of the branch of R' Yoel Stern shlit"a, director of our holy mosdos in Williamsburg, entered the Rebbe's room. They had distinguished themselves by rising early and not talking during davening. The Rebbe distributed holy coins to all the children, delivered brief words of Torah on the importance of accepting good resolutions in matters of davening, and bestowed his holy blessing upon the melamdim and the children.

At around 1:45 the Rebbe arrived at Heichal HaMesivta, Beirach Moshe branch, where the Rebbe delivered the second in-depth sugya shiur on the topic of "mitzvos were not given for enjoyment," as preparation for the Shabbos Shuvah derasha. It concluded at around 2:30.

In the afternoon at around 6:00, as already widely reported, a lengthy gathering took place in the Rebbe's holy home regarding the upcoming day of prayer and assembly, "Zaakas HaGolah." Participating were the roshei yeshiva HaGaon HaGadol R' Eliyahu Ber Wachtfogel shlit"a, rosh yeshiva of South Fallsburg, and HaGaon R' Yaakov Horowitz shlit"a, rosh yeshiva of Beis Meir.

Reception hours with the Rebbe were from 7:00 until 12:30 at night, in the Rebbe's holy home on Uhel Court.

At around 7:45 the Rebbe davened Mincha in his holy home.

During the reception hours, HaGaon HaTzaddik Rabbi Shmuel Binyomin Krausz shlit"a, nasi of Yeshivas Toras Chesed in London, entered to give and receive blessings ahead of the days of mercy and favor. He travels tomorrow morning home to London after spending the past summer weeks vacationing in Kiryas Joel. The Rebbe inquired after his well-being and bestowed his holy blessing.

The Rebbe shlit"a read tenaim for the following mechutanim.
R' Yoel Berish Halpert – Rabbi Yonason Binyomin Buchinger shlit"a.
R' Avrohom Jebara – R' Nissim Saal.

The Rebbe davened Maariv at around 12:30.

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The Satmar Rebbe shlit"a visiting the city mikvah of Linden, headed by HaRav R' Yaakov Menachem Steif shlit"a, dayan and moreh tzedek at the Hitachdus HaRabbonim.

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The Satmar Rebbe shlit"a at the affixing of a mezuzah and lechayim celebration at the Sea Blue Fish store in Linden, owned by R' Chaim Hersh and his son R' Lipa Wechter.

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Members of the community of Linden at the designated times for private audiences with the Rebbe, ahead of the days of mercy and favor, to be remembered for salvation and mercy.

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The Rachmistrivka Linden Rebbe shlit"a on a visit for a private audience with the Satmar Rebbe shlit"a at the guest residence in Linden.

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The Satmar Rebbe shlit"a viewing the construction work at our large new beis medrash in Linden.

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The Satmar Rebbe shlit"a at the Chumash seudah of our holy mosdos in Linden, yesterday, Sunday, at Brach Hall in Linden.

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Monday13 Elul 57849/16/2024

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The Satmar Rebbe shlit"a accompanying the roshei yeshiva, HaGaon HaGadol R' Eliyahu Ber Wachtfogel shlit"a, Rosh Yeshivas South Fallsburg, and HaGaon R' Yaakov Horowitz shlit"a, Rosh Yeshivas Beis Meir, out, after the gathering in his holy home concerning the upcoming day of tefillah and assembly, Zaakas HaGolah.

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The Satmar Rebbe shlit"a engaging in lively give-and-take in learning with his devoted talmidim, in the depths of the sugya, after the shiur and on the way home.

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The Satmar Rebbe shlit"a delivering the sugya shiur today in the Heichal HaMesivta, Beirach Moshe branch, as preparation for the Shabbos Shuvah derasha.

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This afternoon at around 6:00, a gathering took place in the holy home of the Satmar Rebbe shlit"a in Kiryas Joel, concerning the upcoming day of tefillah and assembly, "Zaakas HaGolah." The roshei yeshiva HaGaon HaGadol R' Eliyahu Ber Wachtfogel shlit"a, Rosh Yeshivas South Fallsburg, and HaGaon R' Yaakov Horowitz shlit"a, Rosh Yeshivas Beis Meir, attended.

The Rebbe shlit"a greeted the roshei yeshiva and discussed all the details at length.
With the help of Hashem, it was decided to move forward with the plans for one large assembly of all sectors and circles in the streets of the city, in accordance with the guidelines set in advance that were decided in the middle of the summer, when it was jointly resolved at the communal assembly that it will be dedicated to tefillah and supplication among a multitude of people, without any speeches.

Instead of speeches, a professional statement will be prepared for the press, which will proclaim the strongest voice of protest and kiddush Hashem in the broad streets, at the same time as we storm the heavens for Heavenly mercy with verses of Tehillim and selichos, with the communal prayer of countless thousands of Israel!

It was strongly emphasized at the gathering that extra funds should be donated for this, to ensure that the press receives the right message, which will resonate from one end of the world to the other.

At the gathering they also discussed at length a change that some wanted to make to what had been agreed upon, that there should in fact be speeches by various speakers from here or abroad. The decision remained, with the agreement of each of those present, to stay with the plan that was jointly agreed upon at the first gathering in the middle of the summer, as stated, for the benefit of the cause and so as not to run into difficulties from several sides, as everyone understands.

It was also decided, at the request of the leading roshei yeshiva, that the assembly should take place in New Jersey, closer to the yeshiva towns where the bnei Torah are now spending the beginning of the zman.

Now the askanim of all the kehillos will move ahead and arrange all the technical details to carry out the will of all the gedolei Yisroel, and to bring about the enormous gathering to arouse Heavenly mercy for our brethren, the Jews living in Eretz Yisroel who are in distress and captivity under the bitter decree, as the wicked government has reached a full decree of conscription that threatens all chareidi bochurim with prison or, Heaven forbid, apostasy.

The chareidi community is eagerly anticipating and hopeful to be able to demonstrate this historic event, and may no obstacles come, Heaven forbid, to disrupt the plans, as in recent weeks and days the Satan has tried everything possible to place stumbling blocks in the way.

After the gathering, the Rebbe shlit"a took leave of the distinguished roshei yeshiva shlit"a with warmth and many blessings, and accompanied them out to the street.

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

This morning, before Shacharis, a bris took place for the newborn son of R' Hillel Reuven Halpert, at which the Rebbe served as sandek and mohel.

The Rebbe davened Shacharis in the Beis Medrash HaGadol. Before davening, the Rebbe put tefillin on the bar mitzvah bochurim:
The bochur Menachem Hillel Gross.
The bochur Avrohom Yosha Teller.
The bochur Yoel Berish Friedman.
The bochur Gedalya Apfel.
The bochur Chaim Baruch Mordechai Goldberger.
The bochur Yoel Englander.

After davening, the Rebbe blew shofar, and a lechayim was held with the bar mitzvah bochurim in the heichal of the beis medrash.

At about 1:00 in the afternoon, the Rebbe set out on the road to Linden, New Jersey, to grace the Chumash seudah of the talmidim of our holy mosdos in Linden, which took place in the hall of Ulam Brach, with the participation of the children's parents and grandfathers.

The Rebbe arrived at about 2:10 and greeted the rabbonim seated at the head table. The children sang several niggunim and rhymes in honor of the occasion. The menahel, HaRav R' Dovid Halberstam shlit"a, son of the Kiviashd Rebbe shlit"a, took the stage and welcomed the Rebbe shlit"a with fitting words. Afterwards, HaGaon R' Elazar Mordechai Sofer shlit"a, rav of our Linden kehilla, spoke. The children recited the pesukim of Chumash from Parshas Vayikra as is customary, and sang Torah melodies. Then the chasanei hamikra came forward, and the Rebbe distributed a siddur to all the children. The Rebbe also gave the older talmidim of the Talmud Torah a blessed coin.
The Rebbe drank lechayim and delivered words of Torah, expressing his excitement that in Linden there are so many children, may they live and be well, who are beginning to learn Chumash. He bestowed abundant blessings upon the chasanei hamikra and their parents and grandfathers, and upon the melamdim and the administration of the mosdos. The event concluded at about 3:05.

Afterwards, the Rebbe went to the construction site of our great new beis medrash in the city. The Rebbe walked through the entire building for an extended time and heard a report on the further plans to build a heichal haTorah and a magnificent mikvah in the beis medrash. A lengthy conversation developed about expanding the boundaries of kedusha throughout the city and surrounding area.

Afterwards, the Rebbe went to the guest residence in the home of R' Avrohom Hersh Teitelbaum, where there were private receiving hours for the Yemei Rachamim V'Ratzon for the members of the kehilla in the city, from 3:20 until 5:45.

During the receiving hours, the Rebbe of Achmistrivka-Linden shlit"a paid a private visit together with his son-in-law, the chasan, son of HaRav R' Avrohom Leiper shlit"a, rosh yeshiva in Nadvorna. A pleasant conversation unfolded with stories of tzaddikim. The Rebbe honored him with a lechayim, bestowed his holy blessings, and especially wished him mazel tov on the simcha of the marriage of his daughter, and warmly wished the chasan well. The Rebbe also wished mazel tov to his son-in-law, R' Dovid Halberstam shlit"a, spiritual director of our holy mosdos, and the Rebbe escorted him out to the street.

After the receiving hours, at about 5:45, the Rebbe went to the new Linden Sea-Blue fish store, owned by R' Chaim Hersh and his son R' Lipa Wechter, among the leading askanim of the kehilla and mosdos. The Rebbe affixed a mezuzah on the main entrance and drank lechayim. A pleasant conversation developed, and the Rebbe bestowed his holy blessing upon the owners.

Afterwards, the Rebbe went to view the city's new mikvah taharah, which is nearing completion, headed by HaGaon R' Yaakov Menachem Steif shlit"a, dayan and moreh tzedek in the Rabbinical Union. The Rebbe looked over the construction, and HaGaon R' Yaakov Menachem shlit"a showed the Rebbe all the stringencies and hiddurim of the mikvah. The Rebbe bestowed his holy blessings that he should soon be able to complete the entire mikvah, to increase taharah in Klal Yisroel.
At 6:15 the Rebbe left the city on the way home to Kiryas Joel.
On the way, the Rebbe connected with the Vizhnitz Monsey Rebbe shlit"a and conveyed a warm greeting from the talmidim of the yeshiva who were tested by the Rebbe on Hilchos Basar V'Chalav this past Thursday and knew very well. The Vizhnitz Rebbe shlit"a thanked the Rebbe profusely for the time and effort he devoted to the Vizhnitz bochurim.
Upon arriving in Kiryas Joel at about 7:10, the Rebbe officiated at the kiddushin at the chuppah of the following mechutanim:
R' Wolf Dov Landau – R' Hersh Elimelech Klein, at Ulam Kinor Dovid.
R' Chaim Yechezkel Shraga Steinmetz (of Williamsburg) – R' Yoel Berish Gutman, at Ulam Beis Rachel Paradise.
R' Hersh Elimelech Rubinfeld – HaGaon R' Yoel Berish Siman shlit"a, at Ulam Ginas Klein.

After the chuppos, at about 7:50, the Rebbe davened Mincha in his holy home on Ohel Court.
Afterwards, there were private receiving hours until 12:15 at night.

The Rebbe shlit"a read the tenaim for the following mechutanim:
R' Aryeh Schwartz – R' Eliezer Zusya Zinn.
R' Asher Zelig Bleich – R' Yaakov Eliezer Wertzberger.

The Rebbe davened Maariv at about 12:15.

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

Before candle-lighting time, the Rebbe placed the shtreimel on the chassan Avrohom Yehoshua, son of Yitzchok Eizik Schwartz.

On Friday night at around 7:45, the Rebbe entered the beis medrash wrapped in his tallis and approached the amud for Mincha. Kabbalas Shabbos: HaRav R' Avrohom Leib Landau shlit"a. Davening ended at around 9:20, and an appeal was held for Yeshivas Ateres Avrohom in the holy city of Tzfas. The congregation went over to wish a gut Shabbos, and the Rebbe went into his private room.

At around 9:55 the Rebbe entered the holy tish in the Heichal HaShulchanos together with the talmidei hamesivta, and began, as is his custom, with Shalom Aleichem, with feeling and sweetness.
Eishes Chayil: the grandson of the Rebbe, the bochur Yissachar Ber, may he live, son of the Rebbe's son-in-law, HaGaon HaTzaddik, rav of the beis medrash Beirach Moshe shlit"a. Lifting of the cup: R' Yitzchok Eizik Weiss (Bnei Brak).

The Rebbe shlit"a honored people with the zemiros. Kol Mekadesh: HaRav Nachman Brach shlit"a (Beit Shemesh). Menucha V'Simcha: R' Yitzchok Eizik Weiss.

The Rebbe shlit"a said Torah on the verse "Gedilim taaseh lach" and explained, in the manner of a drush, the topic of whether one may expound the juxtaposition of verses (semuchin).

Kah Echsof: HaRav HaGaon R' Aharon Shmuel Frenkel shlit"a, rav of the beis medrash Chug Chasam Sofer, Yerushalayim. Birkas Hamazon: HaGaon HaTzaddik, the Av Beis Din of Sighet shlit"a.

Stories and anecdotes: this week the Rebbe shlit"a related about the Holy Gaon of Nassod zy"a, whose yahrzeit was on Shabbos Kodesh, 11 Elul. Kah Ribon Olam: R' Moshe Spiegel (Beitar). The new chassanim went over to take fruit. Az B'Yom HaShevii: HaRav Elazar Eichenstein shlit"a, rav of the Burshtin beis medrash in Williamsburg, son of the Burshtin Rebbe shlit"a. The tish ended at around 12:30.

On Shabbos Kodesh

On Shabbos morning the Rebbe entered the beis medrash at around 9:40. Berachos and Pesukei D'Zimra: R' Hillel Fogel. The Rebbe then approached the amud for Shacharis.

Hotzaah and Hachnasah: R' Berel Hartstein (Boro Park). Pesukei Shema Yisroel: R' Shmuel HaKohen Friedman, a member of the Shabbos choir.
Aliyos. Kohen: the chassan Yitzchok, son of Yisroel Hartstein. Levi: R' Chaim Hersh Rotta. Shlishi: R' Gershon Mendel Neiman. Revii: the chassan Asher Lemel, son of Wolf Landau, who was thrown a candy shower. Chamishi: the chassan Chaim Mordechai, son of Lipa Steinberg, who was thrown a candy shower. Shishi: the Rebbe shlit"a.

After his aliyah, the Rebbe recited the Kora Shem for the birth of a daughter for:
R' Yoel Rolnitzky.
R' Yoel Fuchs.
R' Yoel Berkowitz.
R' Moshe Baruch Lichtenstein.
R' Alter Hersh Weingarten.
R' Yosef Zundel Appel.
R' Yitzchok Zilberstein.
R' Baruch Ari Fogel.
R' Yaakov Kahn.

Shevii: R' Berel Palatchek. Hosafos: the chassan Yaakov Kapil Yosef, son of Yoel Friedrich. The chassan Yoel, son of HaGaon R' Nosson Dov Schwartz shlit"a. The chassan Avrohom Shlomo, son of Yoel Weinstock. Acharon: the chassan Baruch Bendit, son of Yaakov Glick. Maftir: R' Avrohom Yehoshua Heschel HaKohen Glanz. Hagbah: R' Moshe Aharon Steinberg. Gelilah: R' Wolf Landau.

Mussaf: R' Dovid Eckstein. Opening of Ein Keloheinu: R' Mordechai Schwartz (Williamsburg). Davening ended at around 12:35.

Raava D'Raavin

For Mincha and Shalosh Seudos, the Rebbe entered the beis medrash at around 7:45. Mincha: R' Gershon Mendel Feldman. Hotzaah and Hachnasah: R' Avrohom Palatchek. Kohen: R' Yaakov Glick (Williamsburg). Levi: R' Yehoshua Mordechai Wertzberger. Shlishi: R' Shmuel Zanvil Wertheimer (Monsey). Hagbah: the Rebbe shlit"a. Gelilah: R' Yitzchok Eizik Weiss.

The Rebbe honored people with the zemiros at Shalosh Seudos. Odeh: R' Shlomo Hersh Eckstein. Shir HaMaalos: HaGaon R' Shimon Yoel Brach shlit"a (Bnei Brak).

The Rebbe shlit"a said Torah on the verse "Ki Hashem Elokecha mis'halech b'kerev machanecha l'hatzilecha v'lasays oyvecha l'fanecha" and explained that during the days of Elul, a spirit of purity from Above is awakened toward teshuva and rectifying one's deeds, so that people should not need to be awakened through harsh decrees, Heaven forbid, and every Jew can see and feel this. He spoke at length with words of arousal toward the Days of Mercy and Favor.

Yedid Nefesh: R' Zalman Leib Glick (Williamsburg). Kel Mistater: R' Berel Hartstein. The Rebbe made a blessing over the cup and recited Sheva Berachos.

Maariv of Motzei Shabbos: R' Gershon Mendel Neiman. After Havdalah, the congregation went over to wish a gute vuch. Afterwards the Rebbe recited Kiddush Levana in front of the Beis Medrash HaGadol, and wished the entire congregation "a gute vuch and a gut chodesh." The tish ended at around 10:10.
At around 12:00 the Rebbe set out on the road to Monsey. The Rebbe arrived at around 12:25 at the Serednye beis medrash to comfort the mourners, HaGaon R' Asher Adler shlit"a, Av Beis Din of Serednye, and the Kleinman brothers, who were sitting shiva for his wife, their sister, the Rebbetzin a"h, longtime directress of Beis Rochel of our holy institutions in Monsey. A conversation ensued about memories of the visits of the holy Divrei Yoel zy"a at the talmud torah and at the camps, and the Rebbe offered words of consolation.

Afterwards the Rebbe traveled to Skver to visit his brother-in-law, the Skverer Rebbe shlit"a, in honor of the weddings of his grandchildren that took place last week. A pleasant conversation developed about stories of tzaddikim and various customs of the month of Elul. The Skverer Rebbe shlit"a honored the Rebbe shlit"a with fruit, and the Rebbe bestowed of his holy blessing.

From there the Rebbe traveled for a return visit to the Av Beis Din of Makova shlit"a, at the home of the esteemed philanthropist R' Yehuda Dovid Rubinstein in the Montebello area of Monsey. A pleasant conversation developed in words of pilpul on various topics of the Gemara. The Makova Rav shlit"a honored the Rebbe shlit"a with a lechayim, and the Rebbe bestowed his holy blessings upon him, upon his brother HaGaon HaTzaddik, Av Beis Din of Makova in Ashdod shlit"a, and upon his sons, the rabbanim shlit"a.
At around 1:30 the Rebbe set out on the road home to his holy residence in Kiryas Joel.

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

This morning, before Shacharis, a bris took place for the newborn son of R' Efraim Fishel Mendlowitz, at which the Rebbe served as sandek.

The Rebbe davened Shacharis in the Talmud Torah building, "Binyan Klein," together with the talmidim of the ninth grade, section B, under the direction of HaGaon Rabbi Binyamin Ber Berkowitz shlit"a. Before davening, the Rebbe laid tefillin for the bar mitzvah bochurim.
The son of HaGaon Rabbi Yoel Halberstam shlit"a, rav of the Beis Shmuel beis medrash in the Divrei Chaim neighborhood.
The bochur Hershel Broder.
The bochur Shimi Schwartz.

After davening, the Rebbe blew the shofar, and a lechayim gathering took place in the main hall of the beis medrash. Several nigunim and rhymed verses were sung in honor of the occasion. The Rebbe drank lechayim and blessed the bar mitzvah bochurim and all the bochurim, and distributed shirayim to the grandchildren. The Rebbe also addressed them with words of holy encouragement to make proper use of the month of Elul, and especially, by reviewing the studies in Maseches Kiddushin, to be able to stand for the examination on the entire masechta at the end of the year, and concluded with his holy blessing.

During the morning hours, the Gaavad of Makova shlit"a from Eretz Yisroel came for a visit, privately, to the Rebbe's holy home, together with his brother, HaGaon the Av Beis Din of Makova-Ashdod shlit"a. A pleasant conversation in Torah matters ensued on the topic of chatzi shiur and more. The Rebbe honored him with a lechayim, bestowed his holy blessing, and extended special good wishes on the occasion of the marriage of his grandson, mazel tov. The Rebbe gave the rabbanim shlit"a the new volume of his sefer Lev Aharon on the sugyos, and the Makova Rav shlit"a gave the Rebbe shlit"a a Sefer Tehillim with the commentary Ateres Moshe by his father, HaGaon the Gaavad of Makova zt"l. The Rebbe escorted the Makova Rav shlit"a out to the street with warmth and friendship.

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