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

In the morning, before Shacharis, the following brissim took place:
- For the baby boy born to R' Shlomo Dovid Schwartz, where the Rebbe was sandek and mohel.
- For the baby boy born to R' Kalman Eliezer Felberbaum, where the Rebbe was sandek and mohel.
- For the baby boy born to R' Dovid Bernah Weinberger, where the Rebbe was sandek.

The Rebbe shlit"a davened Shacharis in the Heichal HaMesivta, Kedushas Yoel branch. Before davening, the Rebbe put tefillin on the bar mitzvah bochurim:
- The twins, sons of R' Wolf Palatchek.
- The bochur Yoshe Hersh Glick.
- The bochur Moshe Avrohom Zwiebel.
- The bochur Yoshe Yitzchok Yuda Moskovitz.
- The bochur Shmuel Mendel Pinchas Bab"d.
- The bochur Moshe Hirsch.
- The bochur Yoel, son of Henich Fried.

After davening, the Rebbe recited the daily Tehillim shiur, beginning with chapter 24, verse 1. Afterwards, a lechayim was held with the bar mitzvah bochurim in the Large Classroom.

In the afternoon, the Rebbe went up to the Heichal HaYeshiva, Kedushas Yoel branch, where the Rebbe learned with a chavrusa from among the yeshiva's students in his private room. At around 5:15, the Rebbe davened Mincha in the yeshiva.

In the evening, the Rebbe officiated at the kiddushin at the chuppahs of the following mechutanim:
- R' Shlomo Kalman Feldman (of Boro Park) – R' Yitzchok Englander, in the halls of Kinor Dovid.
- R' Yosef Yuda Gutman – R' Yaakov Weberman, in the halls of Beis Rochel Paradise.

Yichud hours in Kiryas Joel were from 8:00 until 12:40 at night, at the Rebbe's holy home on Ohel Court.

During the yichud hours, the Kossov Rebbe shlit"a came for a visit in Kiryas Joel. A beautiful conversation ensued regarding the connection of the Eitz Chaim zy"a with the Kossov Rebbe's grandfather, the Lekket Ani of Kossov zt"l. The Rebbe honored him with a lechayim and bestowed upon him his holy blessing.

The Rebbe shlit"a read the tenaim for the mechutanim HaGaon R' Yoel Mendel Ashkenazi shlit"a, Av Beis Din of Elesk Linden – HaGaon R' Yisamar Meizlish shlit"a.
After the tenaim, the Rebbe recited Kiddush Levana in front of his holy home.

The Rebbe davened Maariv at around 11:45 and afterwards continued to receive the public.

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

Before candle-lighting, the Rebbe placed the shtreimel on the chassan Chananya Yom Tov Lipa Deutsch.

On Friday evening at around 5:00, the Rebbe entered the beis medrash wrapped in his tallis and approached the amud for Mincha. Kabbalas Shabbos: R' Dovid Eckstein shlit"a. The davening ended at around 6:35. The congregation went over to wish a gut Shabbos, and the Rebbe went home to his holy residence.

At around 8:25 the Rebbe entered to 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 Yissachar Ber T., son of the Rebbe's son-in-law HaGaon HaRav, Rav of the Beis Medrash Birkas Moshe shlit"a. The honor of lifting the cup for Kiddush was given to the Rebbe's grandson Rabbi Dovid Teitelbaum shlit"a, son of the HaGaon Av Beis Din of Sighet shlit"a.

The Rebbe shlit"a distributed honors for the zemiros. Kol Mekadesh: R' Avrohom Krauss shlit"a (London); Menucha V'Simcha: HaRav R' Yehuda Moshe Saeed (Argentina).

The Rebbe shlit"a said Torah on the verse "And she said, 'Hashem has taken away my disgrace,'" and explained in the manner of a derush the sugya of aseh docheh lo sa'aseh.

Kah Echsof: the Rebbe's grandson Rabbi Dovid Teitelbaum shlit"a. Birkas Hamazon: HaGaon, Rav of the Beis Medrash Beis Boruch shlit"a.

Stories and accounts: this week the Rebbe shlit"a related about the holy Rebbe R' Aharon of Chernobyl zy"a, whose yahrzeit falls on Monday, 8 Kislev.

Kah Ribon Olam: HaGaon R' Yoel Oppenheim shlit"a, dayan of our beis medrash in the Zera Kodesh neighborhood. The new chasanim went over to take fruit.

Afterward, the Shalom Zachor took place for the Rebbe's grandson, at the birth of a son to Rabbi Yechezkel Shraga Meisels shlit"a, son of the Rebbe's son-in-law, HaGaon, Rav of the Beis Medrash Yismach Moshe shlit"a. Bundles were distributed and joyous melodies were sung.
Az Bayom Hashvi'i: HaGaon R' Yitzchak Shalom Friedman shlit"a, moreh tzedek. It ended at around 11:10.

And on the holy Shabbos day

On Shabbos morning the Rebbe entered the beis medrash at around 9:20. Brachos and Pesukei D'Zimra: R' Hershel Biderman (Boro Park). The Rebbe approached the amud for Shacharis.

Hotzaah and Hachnasah: R' Shmuel Markowitz. Pesukei Shema Yisroel: the Rebbe's grandson Rabbi Dovid Teitelbaum shlit"a.

Aliyos:
- Kohen: R' Yoel Nechemya Rolnitzky.
- Levi: R' Lipa Wertzberger.
- Shlishi: the chassan Chananya Yom Tov Lipa, son of Yisroel Yaakov Deutsch - bombarded with candies.
- Revi'i: the chassan Dovid, son of Eliezer Zusia Sofer - bombarded with candies.
- Chamishi: the chassan Hershel, son of Aharon Shmuel Fuchs.
- Shishi: the Rebbe shlit"a.

After his aliyah, the Rebbe named daughters born to:
- R' Yechiel Ari Biderman.
- R' Avrohom Yuda Zebel.
- R' Avrohom Berish Markowitz.

- Shevi'i: the chassan Nechemya Tzvi, son of Chaim Avrohom Rosenfeld.
- Acharon: HaGaon R' Yosef Hersh Sofer shlit"a, moreh tzedek.
- Maftir: R' Zalman Leib Kappel.
- Hagbah: R' Chaim Avrohom Rosenfeld.
- Gelilah: R' Yisroel Yaakov Deutsch.

Mussaf: HaGaon R' Hershel Goldberger shlit"a. Introduction to Anim Zemiros: R' Yehoshua Yuda Glantz. It ended at around 12:20.

Ra'avah D'Ra'avin

The Rebbe entered the beis medrash for Mincha and Shalosh Seudos at around 5:00.
Mincha: R' Yaakov Yosef Filep.
Hotzaah and Hachnasah: R' Shlomo Rubinstein.
- Kohen: Rabbi Shmuel Moshe Friedman shlit"a.
- Levi: R' Yitzchak Meir Wertzberger (Williamsburg).
- Shlishi: R' Yoel Epstein.
- Hagbah: the Rebbe shlit"a.
- Gelilah: Rabbi Avrohom Krauss shlit"a.

The Rebbe distributed honors for the zemiros at Shalosh Seudos. Odeh: R' Yitzchak Schwartz (Williamsburg). Shir HaMaalos: R' Moshe Goldstein.

The Rebbe shlit"a said Torah on the verse "And Yaakov awoke from his sleep and said, 'Surely Hashem is in this place,'" and explained that every mitzvah a Jew does, and, chas v'shalom, every aveirah, reaches the Heichal of Hashem above, which corresponds to the Makom HaMikdash. Because of the sins the Beis HaMikdash was destroyed, and through reflecting on this and guarding oneself, the Beis HaMikdash is rebuilt.

- Yedid Nefesh: R' Anshel Lichtenstein (Williamsburg).
- Kel Mistateir: R' Yoel Epstein.
- The Rebbe made the blessing over the cup and recited Sheva Brachos.

Maariv Motzei Shabbos: R' Eliezer Weiss.
After Havdalah the congregation went over to wish a gutte voch. It ended at around 7:15.

At around 9:00 the Rebbe went to the home of R' Yoel Epstein for a lechayim celebrating the wedding of his son, mazel tov. A pleasant conversation took place about Yiddishkeit in South America, in Montevideo and in Brazil. The Rebbe drank lechayim and offered blessings to the chassan, the mechutanim, the grandfathers, and the entire family.

From there the Rebbe went to the home of R' Chaim Avrohom Rosenfeld for a lechayim celebrating the wedding of his son, mazel tov, to the kallah, daughter of R' Shlomo Yaakov Neustadt. A pleasant conversation took place about the history of Yiddishkeit in France and Germany throughout the generations, and about the order of kashrus of meat in the early years in America. The Rebbe drank lechayim and offered blessings to the chassan, the mechutanim, the grandfathers, and the entire family.

Afterward, at around 9:45, the Rebbe set out for Boro Park to the annual dinner 'Shelly' for the benefit of our holy mosdos, which took place in the hall of Ateres Chaya.

The Rebbe arrived at around 11:10 and greeted the rabbanim at the head table. HaGaon Av Beis Din of Boro Park shlit"a continued with his address, and the chairman, R' Moshe Aharon Filep, called upon the director of the mosdos, R' Aharon Weltz, to deliver the report of the mosdos.

Afterward the Rebbe shlit"a delivered his holy address. After the divrei Torah, the Rebbe spoke in praise of our kehilla and our holy mosdos in Boro Park, and spoke about the expansion of the boundaries of kedusha, which is growing in quantity and quality, among other things the plans for our beis medrash on 18th Avenue, Beis Medrash Divrei Yoel, and Beis Medrash Lev Aharon, all of which are in the middle of being expanded / built, as well as the lot of the new building for Beis Rachel on 18th Avenue. He then continued and elaborated in detail in praise of the three yeshivos ketanos of our holy mosdos in Boro Park, and strongly urged the members of the community not to send their bochurim to learn in outside yeshivos, which later leads to learning in Eretz Yisroel, and one comes home entirely different from there in outlook, with a coldness toward all that is holy to us, and establishes a home on foundations different from those that our forefathers and holy Rebbes established. He concluded with abundant blessings for the administration of the mosdos and for the entire public.
The Rebbe shlit"a drank lechayim and gave his holy blessing to the entire public. The event ended at around 12:05.

After the dinner, the Rebbe went to a mezuzah affixing at the home of his grandson Rabbi Meir Eliezer Teitelbaum shlit"a, son of the Rebbe's son-in-law, HaGaon, Rav of the Beis Medrash Birkas Moshe shlit"a. The Rebbe affixed a mezuzah on the main entrance and drank lechayim. A pleasant conversation developed, and the Rebbe extended his holy blessing to his grandson and to his father-in-law, HaGaon R' Yechiel Shraga Greenfeld shlit"a, Rosh Kollel in Seymour.

At around 12:30 the Rebbe set out for home, to his holy residence in Kiryas Joel.

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

This morning before Shacharis, a bris took place for the newborn son of R' Shlomo Itzkowitz, in the home of his grandfather, HaRav R' Avrohom Leib Brach, l'refuah shleimah, where the Rebbe served as sandek.

The Rebbe davened Shacharis in Heichal HaMesivta, Branch Birech Moshe. Before davening, the Rebbe put tefillin on the bar mitzvah bochurim:
- The bochur Yoel Freund.
- The bochur Yoel Friedman.

During the Torah reading, the Rebbe went up for hagbah. After davening, the Rebbe delivered a shiur on a sugya in the yeshiva's shiurim. Afterward, a lechayim was held with the bar mitzvah bochurim in his private room.

In the late morning hours, the Rebbe visited the matzah bakery of our holy kehilla.

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

In the evening, the Rebbe officiated at kiddushin at the chuppah of the following mechutanim:
- HaRav R' Avrohom Yoshe Gefen - HaRav R' Shmuel Shimon Berkowitz, in the halls of Kinor David.
- HaRav R' Chaim Avrohom Rosenfeld - HaRav R' Shlomo Yaakov Neustadt, in the halls of Beis Rachel Paradise.

The hours for entering to see the Rebbe were from 8:00 until 11:30 at night, in his holy home on Ohel Court.

During the hours of entry, the Spinka Beis Yitzchak Rebbe shlit"a came for a visit to receive the Rebbe's blessing on the occasion of the wedding of his grandson, mazel tov. A pleasant conversation ensued, and the Rebbe honored him with a lechayim and bestowed upon him his holy blessing.

The Rebbe davened Maariv at around 11:30.

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

This morning, before Shacharis, a bris took place for a newborn son of R' Yoel Berish Friedlander, where the Rebbe served as sandek.

The Rebbe davened Shacharis in the Heichal HaMesivta, Yoel Moshe branch. Before davening, the Rebbe put tefillin on the bar mitzvah bochurim:
- The bochur Menachem Moshe Gold.
- The bochur Avrohom Shimon.
- The bochur Yoel Weinstock.
- The bochur Yoel Powell.

After davening, the Rebbe recited the daily Tehillim shiur, on chapter 24, verse 7. Afterward, a lechayim took place with the bar mitzvah bochurim in his private room.

During the morning hours, the Rebbe went on his weekly visit to the mehudar slaughterhouse.

In the afternoon, a bris took place for a newborn son of R' Fishel Katz at his home, where the Rebbe served as sandek and mohel. After the bris, the Rebbe drank a lechayim and offered blessings to the father of the baby and his family.

Afterward, the Rebbe went up to the Heichal HaYeshiva, Yoel Moshe branch, where the Rebbe learned with a chavrusa from among the talmidim of the yeshiva in his private room. At around 5:10, the Rebbe davened Mincha in the yeshiva.

In the evening, the Rebbe officiated at the kiddushin at the chuppah of the following mechutanim.
- HaRav HaChasid R' Shlomo Klein - HaRav HaChasid R' Yoel Dovid Dresdner, in the Kinor Dovid hall.
- HaRav HaChasid R' Yoel Schwartz - HaRav HaChasid R' Shimon Aharon Katz, in the Ginas Klein hall.

The Rebbe's reception hours were from 8:00 until 9:30 in the evening, at his holy home on Ohel Court.

During the reception hours, Rabbi Yitzchak Heller shlit"a of Lakewood entered the Rebbe's room, accompanied by members of the mikvah committee of the Beis Din of our holy kehilla, where a new type of filter for mikvaos was presented to the Rebbe. The Rebbe examined the machine for an extended time and considered all the parts and fine details of the machine, and discussed all aspects in halacha, in hashkafa, and in practice.

Also entering the Rebbe's room was HaGaon Rabbi Aryeh Leibush Teitelbaum shlit"a, son of the Gaon Av Beis Din of Beis Aharon shlit"a and father of the chosson of HaRav HaTzaddik Rabbi Aharon Mendel Twersky shlit"a, son of the Skverer Rebbe shlit"a, to extend an invitation and receive a blessing in honor of the wedding of his son, the chosson, which will take place next week on Tuesday, Parshas Vayishlach, in Shikun Skver, and the Rebbe bestowed upon him from his holy blessing.

The Rebbe davened Maariv at around 9:30.

After Maariv, the Rebbe went over to Beis Medrash Avnei Tzedek for the vort of his granddaughter, the kallah, daughter of the Gaon Rav of Beis Medrash Avnei Tzedek shlit"a, to the chosson Rabbi Mordechai Zev Rubin shlit"a, son of HaGaon Rabbi Yehoshua Shalom Nosson Rubin shlit"a, Av Beis Din of Glogow. Upon arrival, the Rebbe greeted the rabbonim, and the mechutanim shlit"a stood before him. The Rebbe arranged the tenaim, and then the tenaim were read, and then he drank a lechayim and offered blessings to the chosson, the mechutanim, and the entire gathering, and delivered words of Torah on the topic of marriage, and continued with several stories about marriage from the great zeides zy"a from whom the chosson and kallah descend, and concluded with abundant blessings.
Afterward, the chosson said the pshetl, and the traditional songs were sung; joyous melodies were sung, and the entire gathering went over to wish mazel tov to the Rebbe shlit"a. It concluded at around 11:15, and on his way out, the Rebbe offered blessings to the kallah.

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

This morning, before Shacharis, the following brissen took place:
- The son of R' Lipa Berish Neiman, where the Rebbe served as sandek and mohel.
- The son of R' Yitzchak Zev Greenwald, where the Rebbe served as sandek and mohel.
- The son of R' Yosef Dovid Laub, where the Rebbe served as sandek and mohel.
- The son of R' Yoel Hillel Berkowitz, where the Rebbe served as sandek and mohel.

The Rebbe shlit"a davened Shacharis in the Heichal of the Mesivta, Etz Chaim branch, third grade. Before davening, the Rebbe put tefillin on the bar mitzvah bochurim:
- The bochur Yoel, son of R' Bentzion Weiss.
- The bochur Yosef Pinchas Koenigsberg.

After davening, the Rebbe recited the daily Tehillim shiur, on chapter 24, verse 1. Afterwards, a lechayim was held with the bar mitzvah bochurim in the Heichal of the beis medrash.

The Rebbe then went down to the first floor, where he affixed a mezuzah on the newly built extension, to accommodate the growing number of students. Afterwards a lechayim gathering was held, a fine conversation unfolded on the halachos of mezuzah, and the Rebbe bestowed his holy blessing upon the principal, HaRav R' Mordechai Aharon Zabel shlit"a, and upon the talmidim of the yeshiva.

In the afternoon, the Rebbe went up to the Heichal of the Yeshiva, Divrei Yoel branch, where the Rebbe learned with a chavrusa from among the yeshiva's talmidim in his private room. At around 5:10, the Rebbe davened Mincha in the yeshiva.

In the evening, the Rebbe traveled to Williamsburg for the weekly reception hours.

Upon arriving in Williamsburg, the Rebbe paid a condolence call to R' Sander Goldberger, who is sitting shiva for his wife a"h.

The reception hours at the Rebbe's holy residence on Hooper St. ran from 8:30 until 12:30 at night.

During the reception hours, HaGaon HaRav Shalom Rottah shlit"a, Av Beis Din of Oistrik, entered the Rebbe's room together with his brother-in-law, HaGaon, a dayan and moreh tzedek of our holy kehilla, shlit"a, for the writing of letters in the Sefer Torah being written by the mispallelim of the Oistrik beis medrash in Williamsburg, l'ilui nishmas his father, HaGaon, the Av Beis Din of Karlsburg zt"l. The Rebbe wrote in the letters, a fine conversation unfolded, the Rebbe drank a lechayim and bestowed his holy blessing.

Also entering were HaRav R' Hershel Rothenberg shlit"a, rav of the Gur chassidim in the U.S., together with HaGaon R' Yisroel Moshe Alevsky shlit"a, rosh yeshiva of Gur in the U.S., on behalf of the Gur Rebbe shlit"a, to receive his blessings on the occasion of the wedding of a grandchild of the Gur Rebbe shlit"a. A fine conversation ensued and the Rebbe bestowed his holy blessing.

Also entering was HaRav R' Eliezer Hersh Horowitz shlit"a, son of the Av Beis Din of Manchester shlit"a and son-in-law of the Beis Yitzchak Spinka Rebbe shlit"a, to receive his blessing on the occasion of the wedding of his son, mazel tov, which will take place next week in London, and the Rebbe blessed him.

Likewise, the administration of Beis Medrash Berach Moshe in Williamsburg entered, led by the rabbonim of the beis medrash: HaGaon HaRav Naftali Hirtzka Zwebel shlit"a, Av Beis Din of Williamsburg, and HaRav R' Moshe Rosenfeld shlit"a, dayan and moreh tzedek of the beis medrash. They brought 350 signatures from members of the community who daven at the beis medrash, with good kabbalos regarding technology and tefillah, in the merit of an increase in shidduchim. The Rebbe discussed the details of the campaign, emphasized the importance of the good kabbalos, and bestowed abundant blessings. They should be conveyed to all the mispallelim of the beis medrash.

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

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