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

This morning, before Shacharis, a bris took place for the newborn son of R' Yisroel Zev Halpert, at which 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:
The son of HaRav R' Shmuel Kraus shlit"a, a rebbi in the yeshiva.
The bochur Meir, son of R' Leibish Teitelbaum.
The bochur Yitzchak Yuda Lebovitch.

During the Torah reading, the Rebbe went up for hagbah. After davening, he recited the daily Tehillim shiur, on chapter 24, verse 5. Afterwards, a lechayim was held with the bar mitzvah bochurim in the large classroom.

Around 5:15, the Rebbe davened Mincha in his holy home.

Reception hours in Kiryas Joel were from 8:30 until 12:20 at night, in the Rebbe's holy home on Ohel Court.

The Rebbe shlit"a read the tenaim for the following mechutanim:
HaRav R' Yoel Hopfer – HaRav R' Shlomo Neiman.
HaRav R' Shlomo Zalman Yitzchak Epstein – Rabbi Avrohom Meir Eckstein shlit"a.

During the reception hours, a signing ceremony took place in Kiryas Joel, at which HaRav R' Avrohom Weider, head of the kehilla and head of the city, purchased the zechus of the eruv truck. The truck was purchased by the 'Vaad HaEruvin' under the auspices of the Beis Horaah of Kiryas Joel, and is already used weekly to inspect the many eruvin in all the neighborhoods and areas throughout Kiryas Joel. Present were the rabbanim of the Vaad: the Rav of Beis Medrash Kol Eliyahu, HaGaon shlit"a, HaRav R' Yoel Kahn shlit"a, and HaRav R' Wolf Aharon Teller shlit"a.
The Rebbe discussed with the rabbanim shlit"a many details and questions that have come up recently regarding the eruvin in the various neighborhoods of Kiryas Joel, in particular the problems that arose with the current eruv bands this past Friday because of the snow, which invalidated several eruvin. They discussed plans for a solution that they hope to bring to fruition soon, IY"H.
The Rebbe signed the documents together with the distinguished philanthropist HaRav R' Avrohom, drank a lechayim, and bestowed his holy blessing upon the philanthropist, the rabbanim of the Vaad, and the Vaad members who raise the enormous sums these projects require, wishing them success going forward, that no stumbling block should come from our hands.

The Rebbe davened Maariv around 11:30 and then continued receiving the public.

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

The Rebbe davened Shacharis in the Heichal HaMesivta, Veyoel Moshe branch. Before davening, the Rebbe put tefillin on the bar mitzvah bochurim.
The bochur Avrohom Abba Landau.
The bochur Menachem Hirsch.

After davening, the Rebbe recited the daily Tehillim shiur, on chapter 24, verse 5. Afterwards, a lechayim was held with the bar mitzvah bochurim in his private room.

At around 12:30, the Rebbe went to the ceremony of pouring the foundations for the mikvah in the new beis medrash Yisroel Shalom in the Veyoel Moshe neighborhood, which is currently in the middle of its construction phases. The Rebbe poured the foundation of the mikvah and honored the rabbonim shlit"a in attendance with pouring as well: the Sardahel Rebbe shlit"a, the Gaon HaGadol, the Dayan U'Morah D'Asra shlit"a, his son HaGaon HaTzaddik, Av Beis Din of Sighet shlit"a, and the other distinguished rabbonim and dayanim of our kehilla, as well as the philanthropist R' Akiva Hersh Klein, benefactor of the beis medrash and builder of the neighborhood, and other prominent members of the kehilla.
Afterwards, the Rebbe looked around the beis medrash, which is in the middle of its construction phases, and heard a report from the beis medrash's benefactor, the philanthropist R' Akiva Hersh Klein, about the plans for the beis medrash. Then the Rebbe went over to the adjacent beis medrash, Beis Elazar, for a lechayim gathering. A pleasant conversation developed with the distinguished rabbonim shlit"a, including various recollections of the Divrei Yoel zy"a and various interesting questions that have arisen in recent days. The Rebbe drank lechayim and extended blessings to the rabbonim shlit"a, and especially to HaGaon R' Yitzchak Trieger shlit"a, one of the leading experts in the laws of mikvaos, to the benefactor, the philanthropist R' Akiva Hersh, and to the entire public. Afterwards, the Av Beis Din of Sighet shlit"a spoke, and the Rebbe reviewed the sketches and plans of the beis medrash. Several niggunim were sung in honor of the occasion, and it concluded at around 1:10.

At around 3:00, HaGaon Rabbi Moshe Brandsdorfer shlit"a, Av Beis Din of Heichal Horaah in Yerushalayim, the holy city, paid a visit to the Rebbe in his holy home. A pleasant conversation in halacha ensued, and the Rabbi shlit"a presented the Rebbe shlit"a with his sefer Responsa Heichal Horaah, 6 volumes, and the Rebbe bestowed his holy blessing upon him.

At around 5:15, the Rebbe davened Mincha in his holy home.

At around 6:00, the Rebbe went to the Heichal HaKollel, where the Rebbe delivered "the word of Hashem, this is the halacha," his holy ruling, regarding the matter of the Chadrag currently on the agenda, with strong words for the sake of the sanctity of the city, and continued with words of guidance for the rabbonim and learners of the Kollel regarding these matters, and concluded with his holy blessing.

The reception hours in the kehilla's holy place were from 8:30 until 12:15 at night, in his holy home on Ohel Ct.

The Rebbe shlit"a read the tenaim of the mechutanim R' Meir Strulowitz - R' Naftali Yaakov Wertzberger.
R' Yoel Bar Hillel Teitelbaum - R' Yisroel Davidowitz.

The Rebbe davened Maariv at around 11:30 and then continued receiving the public.

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

The Rebbe davened Shacharis in the Yeshiva Gedolah, Shiur 4. Before davening, the Rebbe put tefillin on the bar mitzvah bochurim.
The son of HaGaon R' Yosef Shmuel Berkowitz shlit"a - Av Beis Din.
The bochur Avrohom Powell.
The bochur Yoel Bri"y Friend.
The bochur Yoel Brill.

After davening, the Rebbe recited the daily Tehillim shiur, on chapter 24, verse 5, and delivered words of chizuk to the bochurim and bestowed abundant blessings upon all the bochurim. Afterwards, a lechayim was held with the bar mitzvah bochurim in the Heichal of the beis medrash.

In the afternoon at around 4:15, the Rebbe davened Mincha in his holy home.

After Mincha, the Rebbe went over to the Mivtzar HaKollelim, where the Rebbe delivered words of Torah and kedusha regarding the matter of the Chadrag (the "Chadrag" issue) currently on the agenda.

Afterwards, the Rebbe set out on his way to Williamsburg for the weekly reception hours.

The reception hours in the kehilla's holy place were from 7:45 until 12:15 at night, in his holy home on Hewes St.

The Rebbe davened Maariv at around 10:45 and then continued receiving the public.

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

The Rebbe shlit"a davened Shacharis in the Talmud Torah building, Binyan Hirsch G.B. Landau, together with the students of the ninth grade of the branch of HaRav HaGaon R' Yoel Spitzer shlit"a, on the occasion of the simcha of the first putting on of tefillin of his grandson, the bochur, the bar mitzvah boy Yekusiel Yuda, son of the son-in-law of the Rebbe, the Gaon Rav of the Beis Medrash Barach Moshe shlit"a.

The Rebbe put tefillin on his grandson, the bar mitzvah boy, and on the bochur Moshe Gedalya Adler.
Afterward the Rebbe wound the straps around the fingers of his grandson.
During the Torah reading the Rebbe went up for Hagbah.

After davening a lechayim gathering took place in the hall of the beis medrash. The children sang several nigunim and the bar mitzvah boy said the pshetl. The Rebbe drank lechayim and wished the bar mitzvah boy, his father, and all the children well, and then delivered a Torah thought on the verse "And it shall be for you as a sign upon your hand," explaining that the tefillin are a hint to the Avos and Imahos, and that this is the time to reflect "when will my deeds reach the deeds of my forefathers." He urged the bochurim to use their time for Torah study and not to engage in idle talk while wearing tefillin, and concluded with his holy blessing.

In the forenoon, around 1:00, the Rebbe arrived for his weekly visit to the mehudar slaughterhouse, together with the Sredahali Rebbe shlit"a, who is staying in Kiryas Joel these days. The Rebbe went through the entire slaughterhouse, in all its departments, for an extended time, and pointed out the many chumros that have been instituted in the slaughterhouse. The Sredahali Rebbe shlit"a highly praised the slaughterhouse, and there were lengthy discussions on matters of shechita. After more than an hour the Rebbe bid a warm farewell and returned to his holy home.

In the afternoon the Rebbe went up to the Yeshiva hall of the Barach Moshe branch, where the Rebbe learned with a chavrusa from among the yeshiva students in his private room. Around 5:15 the Rebbe davened Mincha in the yeshiva.

Around 7:20 the Rebbe went over to the Beis Mordechai beis medrash for the simcha of the hachnasas sefer Torah, which was donated by R' Meir Yosef Teitelbaum shlit"a. The Rebbe took the sefer Torah and led the holy dancing, recited "L'Dovid Mizmor" as is customary, and bestowed his holy blessing.

The hours for receiving visitors in the Rebbe's holy home on Ahel Court were from 7:45 until 11:30 at night.

Around 8:30 the Rebbe went over for a return visit to the shlit"a at the home of his host, the prominent R' Akiva Hersh Klein. A pleasant conversation took place about memories of his father, the Gaon Av Beis Din of Sambathely zt"l, with the Divrei Yoel zy"a. The Sredahali Rebbe shlit"a honored the Rebbe shlit"a with lechayim, and the Rebbe bestowed his blessing upon him.

The Rebbe shlit"a read the tenaim of the mechutanim R' Yuda Yoshe Weinstock and R' Shraga Yitzchak Feder.

During the visiting hours the bochur Alter Yitzchak, son of R' Yaakov Shlomo Fanet shlit"a, Rav of the Shaarei Tefilah beis medrash in the Helf Hollow neighborhood of Kiryas Joel, was tested by the Rebbe shlit"a on Shulchan Aruch Yoreh Deah, volume 1.

The Rebbe davened Maariv around 10:50 and then continued to receive the public.

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