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

The Rebbe davened Shacharis in the Beis Medrash HaGadol.

At around 4:30 the Rebbe davened Mincha in his holy home.

After Mincha the Rebbe traveled to Monsey, where the Rebbe paid a shiva call to the family of the distinguished member of our holy Monsey kehilla, R' Avrohom Dovid Wagschal z"l.

Afterwards the Rebbe traveled into Williamsburg for the weekly reception hours.
Upon arriving in Williamsburg, the Rebbe paid a shiva call to R' Moshe Yoel Mizrachi, host of the Rebbe shlit"a in Argentina, who is sitting shiva for his mother a"h.

The reception hours at the Rebbe's holy home on Hewes St. took place from 7:45 until 11:30 in the evening.

During the reception hours, HaGaon Rabbi Berel Wieder shlit"a, Av Beis Din of Linz, paid a visit to the Rebbe. A pleasant conversation ensued; the Rabbi shlit"a gave the Rebbe shlit"a the sefer Tzvi Aharon on Chanukah by his father, HaGaon zt"l, the Av Beis Din of Linz, and the Rebbe bestowed upon him from his holy blessing.

The Rebbe davened Maariv at around 10:00 and then continued receiving the public.

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Monday, Parshas Vayeishev — The wedding simcha of the grandson of the Rebbe, the chosson HaRav Dovid Dov Meisels shlit"a, son of the mechutan HaGaon Rabbi, Rav of the Beis Medrash Yismach Moshe shlit"a, and the kallah, daughter of HaGaon Rabbi Yoel Halberstam shlit"a, Rav of the Beis Medrash Beis Shmuel in the Divrei Chaim neighborhood, son of the HaGaon Av Beis Din of Tshakove zt"l, and son-in-law of HaGaon, Av Beis Din of Boro Park shlit"a — 'B'tzeil HaKodesh' with the Satmar Rebbe shlit"a

In the morning, before Shacharis, a bris took place for the newborn son of R' Yoel, son of R' Shmuel Weinberger, at which the Rebbe served as sandek and mohel.

The Satmar Rebbe shlit"a davened Shacharis in the Heichal HaMesivta, Divrei Yoel branch. Before davening, the Rebbe helped put on tefillin for the bar mitzvah bochurim:
- the bochur Yoel, son of R' Shmuel Eidelis.
- the bochur Yuda Leib Landau.

During the Torah reading, the Rebbe went for hagbah. 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 the Rebbe's private room.

At about 5:00, the Satmar Rebbe shlit"a entered the Beis Medrash HaGadol, south side, where the Rebbe davened Mincha. The baal tefillah was R' Yaakov Yosef Filaf. After Mincha, the entire gathering, old and young, went over to wish the Rebbe mazel tov on the day of the chuppah.

After Mincha, at about 5:45, the Satmar Rebbe shlit"a entered for the kabbalas panim ceremony in the Heichal of the Beis Medrash HaGadol. During the kabbalas panim, warm, inspiring melodies were sung, and R' Shmuel Krause shlit"a spoke words of mussar and inspiration, enumerating the great lineage of the chosson and kallah and the holy grandfathers who come down to rejoice at the simcha.
The great uncle, the Dushinsky Rebbe shlit"a, also honored the kabbalas panim with his presence.
The Rebbe drank a lechayim and offered blessings to the chosson, the mechutanim, the grandfathers, and the entire assembly, delivered warm words of holy Torah, awakened the merit of the forefathers, and at the conclusion bestowed many brachos upon the entire assembly.
The kesuba was arranged, with the witnesses to the kesuba being R' Moshe Goldstein and R' Berel Palachek. Afterwards, they went to the badeken in the halls of Keren V'Yoel Moshe.

At the chuppah, the Satmar Rebbe shlit"a honored the following:
- Reciting the kiddushin: his brother-in-law, HaGaon, Av Beis Din of Boro Park shlit"a.
- Reading the kesuba: HaGaon R' Shimon Shmuel Halberstam shlit"a, Av Beis Din of Divrei Moshe in Yerushalayim, the kallah's older uncle.
- The first brachos: the HaGaon, Rav of our kehilla in Boro Park 15 shlit"a.
- The final bracha: HaGaon Rabbi Yaakov Eli Unsdorfer shlit"a, Av Beis Din of Reishis Chochma in Montreal, uncle of the chosson.
- Witnesses to the kiddushin: HaGaon R' Yoel Gutman shlit"a and HaGaon R' Yoel Kohn shlit"a.
- Witnesses to the yichud: R' Yoel Epstein and R' Meir Gross.
After the chuppah, the Satmar Rebbe shlit"a gave blessings to the entire assembly and then broke out in a mitzvah dance with the grandfathers and mechutanim.

After a short while, the Rebbe entered the Beis Medrash HaGadol, south side, where the Rebbe davened Maariv. The baal tefillah was R' Aharon Tzvi Weber.

At about 8:00, the Rebbe entered the wedding seudah. The Rebbe danced for a few minutes on the floor and then washed for the seudah. After the fish, the Rebbe drank a lechayim and offered blessings to all the assembled.

At about 8:50, the chosson entered and the Rebbe danced with the chosson for an extended time, honored the grandfathers and the mechutanim, the Rabbanim HaGaonim shlit"a, to dance with the chosson, and then danced with everyone at the head of the hall. Afterwards, the entire assembly went over to wish the Satmar Rebbe shlit"a mazel tov.
The great elder uncle, the Vizhnitz Monsey Rebbe shlit"a, also graced the seudah with his presence. The Rebbe honored him to dance with the chosson, and then danced a mitzvah dance with the mechutanim and grandfathers, and then a special dance of the Rebbe with the Vizhnitz Monsey Rebbe shlit"a. The Rebbe left the beis medrash at about 9:30 and went home.

At about 11:15, the Satmar Rebbe shlit"a entered the beis medrash for Birkas HaMazon and the mitzvah tanz. For Birkas HaMazon, the Rebbe honored his son, HaGaon, Av Beis Din of Kiryas Joel, and the first brachos were by HaGaon R' Avrohom Meir Halberstam shlit"a, Rav of our beis medrash on 18th Avenue in Boro Park. The final bracha was by HaGaon Rabbi Anshel Scheer shlit"a, Av Beis Din of Klausenburg.

The badchan of the king, R' Moshe Yehoshua Weiss, called the Satmar Rebbe shlit"a to the dancing before the kallah with warm rhymes and awakened the merit of the holy forefathers. The singing continued with inspiring melodies, and the Rebbe drank a lechayim and offered blessings to the chosson, the mechutanim, the grandfathers, and all the assembled. Afterwards, the Rebbe performed the holy dances before the kallah with fiery enthusiasm for an extended time, and then danced with the chosson, with the mechutan HaGaon, Rav of the Beis Medrash Yismach Moshe shlit"a and his family, and with the entire royal family, the grandchildren of the holy Rebbe, the Beirach Moshe zy"a. Afterwards, the Rebbe broke out in a special festive dance with his brother, the HaGaon, Rav of our kehilla in Boro Park 15 shlit"a.

Afterwards, the grandfather, HaGaon, Av Beis Din of Boro Park shlit"a, the father of the chosson and father of the kallah, was called to the mitzvah tanz. At this point, the Rebbe danced with each of the grandfathers and mechutanim separately.

Afterwards, the avreich R' Chaim Mendel Acker said words of badchanus, and the badchan called out the chosson and kallah, and they danced the Eshes Chayil. On the way out, the Rebbe offered blessings to the chosson and kallah as is customary. The Rebbe left the beis medrash at 2:10.

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