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Monday, Parshas Vayechi — '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 bochur, the bochur Asaf Wohlberg.

The Rebbe lit 5 candles in honor of the hilula kadisha of the Holy Rebbe, the Divrei Yechezkel of Shinova zy"a. During the Torah reading, the hagbah was done, and after davening the Rebbe learned the daily Tehillim shiur, on chapter 24, verse 1.

After davening, the Rebbe called into his private room yeshiva students who are residents of Eretz Yisroel and who are having trouble obtaining an exemption from the army of the wicked Zionists and cannot travel home for close to a year. The Rebbe strongly encouraged the bochurim and warmly bestowed his holy blessing on each one individually, that they should soon be exempted from the trouble, and that the decree of drafting yeshiva students should be completely nullified.

Afterwards a lechayim was held with the bar mitzvah bochur, and after the lechayim the Rebbe distributed coins to the singing bochurim who lead the niggunim at the holy tish of the Rebbe shlit"a on the night of Shabbos every week.
Also, yeshiva students entered who brought in over a thousand dollars for the Kupas Zikaron Moshe, for the benefit of the holy institutions in Eretz Yisroel. The Rebbe distributed a set of the sefarim Shu"t Eitz Chaim and bestowed from his holy blessing.

During the morning hours the Rebbe visited the matzah bakery of our holy kehilla.

In the afternoon at around 4:45 the Rebbe davened Mincha in his holy home. Before davening, he lit 5 candles in honor of the hilula kadisha of the Holy Rebbe of Shinova zy"a.

After Mincha, at around 5:15, the Rebbe went over to the Beis Rachel building, 'Binyan Leah Esther', where the Rebbe honored the hilula kadisha with a tish together with the students of our holy yeshiva, the Yeshiva Gedolah Yoel Moshe of Satmar of Boro Park. The Rebbe washed for the seudah, and during the seudah niggunim of inspiration were sung. The Rebbe honored the Rosh Yeshiva, HaGaon Rabbi Chaim Yaakov Rubin shlit"a, Av Beis Din of Ciechanów, to relate stories about the baal hilula zy"a.
The Rebbe shlit"a then related holy stories about the baal hilula for an extended time.
The Rebbe honored the menahel, HaRav R' Dovid Shlomo Teitelbaum shlit"a, with Michtam L'Dovid, and the Rosh Yeshiva, HaGaon Av Beis Din of Ciechanów shlit"a, with Birkas Hamazon. It ended at around 6:45.

Reception hours at the holy court were from 8:30 until 12:40 at night, in his holy home on Ohel Court.

During the reception hours, bochurim askanim entered who helped out at many gatherings in our holy courts over the past year, may they be well. The Rebbe distributed twelve challos and bestowed from his holy blessing.

The Rebbe shlit"a read the tenaim of the mechutanim, R' Avrohom Yitzchak Tabak and R' Yoel Bar Yaakov.

The Rebbe davened Maariv at around 11:50, and afterwards continued receiving the public.

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

The Rebbe davened Shacharis in the Beis Medrash HaGadol. Before davening, the Rebbe put tefillin on the bar mitzvah bochurim.
- The son of R' Moshe Hersh Berkowitz shlit"a, son of the HaGaon HaGadol, the Av Beis Din shlit"a.
- The bochur Yekusiel Yosha Boydek.
- The bochur Yoel, son of Mendel Ber Powell.
- The bochur Yitzchak Zev Landau.

After davening, a lechayim was held with the bar mitzvah bochurim in the Heichal of the Beis Medrash.

In the afternoon, at around 3:15, the Rebbe davened Mincha in his holy home.

After Mincha, the Satmar Rebbe shlit"a traveled to Williamsburg, where a very successful, magnificent gathering took place in the home of the distinguished Rabbi, the esteemed philanthropist R' Yoel Schwartz, at which the fantastic sum of nearly three and a half million dollars was raised toward the completion of the building of the girls' school, Beis Faiga, of our holy institutions in Bnei Brak, may it be rebuilt.

Many of our community's philanthropists who had not yet joined the building fund were invited, and they now generously pledged so that the great and magnificent building could be completed.

During the lavish banquet, speeches were delivered by R' Menachem Gershon Lebowitz, a member of the institution's administration in Williamsburg, who was among the pioneers in making the down payment for the property, and who passionately appealed that people help so that the building can be completed speedily, and who added a fantastic sum to his initial donation; and by HaGaon R' Shlomo Shabsai Kestenbaum shlit"a, one of the rabbis of our holy Williamsburg kehilla.

Amid the speeches and the beautiful melodies, the philanthropists came up one by one to sign the pledge documents together with the Satmar Rebbe shlit"a, and the Rebbe warmly extended his holy blessing.

The Rebbe shlit"a delivered words of Torah and conveyed the importance of supporting Beis Rachel in Bnei Brak, which was the beloved project of the Rebbe, the Divrei Yoel zt"l, and spoke of the severe hardship currently prevailing in the present Beis Rachel building. He spoke at length in praise of the esteemed philanthropists, especially the members of the building fund committee, and concluded with abundant blessings for the entire assembly.

After three hours, at around 8:00, the Rebbe left the gathering and warmly thanked the host, R' Yoel Schwartz and his entire family, and the other organizers of the gathering, the distinguished philanthropist R' Yechezkel Shraga Brach and the distinguished philanthropist R' Moshe Avrohom Lefkowitz, and then traveled home to Kiryas Joel.

Yechidus hours at the Rebbe's home on Uhel Court were from 9:15 until 1:00 after midnight, in his holy home.

The Satmar Rebbe shlit"a read the tenaim for the following mechutanim.
- HaGaon R' Chaim Eliezer Davidovitch shlit"a - R' Chaim Shlomo Ackerman.
- R' Shlomo Moskowitz - R' Shlomo Klein.

The Rebbe davened Maariv at around 11:50 and then continued receiving the public.

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

On Erev Shabbos towards evening, at around 5:15, the Rebbe entered the beis medrash wrapped in his tallis and approached the amud for Mincha. Kabbalas Shabbos: R' Yitzchak Feierstein. The davening concluded at around 6:45.
After davening, an appeal was held for the "Chaver Neeman" fundraiser for the Vaad HaPeulah of the Eidah HaChareidis. The congregation then went up to wish a good Shabbos, and the Rebbe went home to his holy residence.

At around 8:30, the Rebbe entered the Shulchan HaTahor in the Heichal HaShulchanos together with the talmidim of the mesivta, and began, as is his holy custom, with Shalom Aleichem, with feeling and sweetness.
Eishes Chayil: the Rebbe's grandson, the bochur Yissachar Ber Teitelbaum, son of the Rav of the Beis Medrash Beirach Moshe, HaGaon HaTzaddik shlit"a. Hagbahas HaKos: R' Yoel Yaakov (Yerushalayim).

During the zemiros, the Rebbe shlit"a honored his grandsons, the sons of the Av Beis Din of Williamsburg, HaGaon HaTzaddik shlit"a. Kol Mekadesh: Rabbi Chaim Hersh Teitelbaum shlit"a of Ratzfert. Menucha V'Simcha: HaGaon R' Yekusiel Yuda Teitelbaum shlit"a, rebbi in Yeshivas Chochmas HaTorah.

The Rebbe shlit"a delivered a Torah thought on the verse "U'vnei Dan Chushim" and explained, in the manner of a derush, the topic of whether before the giving of the Torah there was a halachic status of a Jew or the status of a Ben Noach.

Kah Echsof: HaGaon R' Akiva Yosef Kahana shlit"a, son-in-law of the Spinka Beis Yitzchak Rebbe shlit"a. Birkas HaMazon: the Sereda Rebbe of Bnei Brak shlit"a.

Stories and Anecdotes: This week the Rebbe shlit"a related stories about the Holy Rebbe of Shinova zy"a, whose yahrzeit falls on Monday, 6 Teves.

Kah Ribon Olam: his grandson, Rabbi Yoel Teitelbaum shlit"a. The new chassanim went up to receive fruit.
Az B'Yom HaShevii: Rabbi Yuda Grünfeld shlit"a. The tish concluded at around 11:20.

On Shabbos Kodesh

On Shabbos morning, the Rebbe entered the beis medrash at around 9:25. Brachos and Pesukei D'Zimra: HaGaon R' Akiva Yosef Kahana shlit"a; the Rebbe then approached the amud for Shacharis.

Hotzaah and Hachnasah: R' Michael Dov Kraus (Boro Park).
Pesukei Shema Yisroel: HaGaon R' Avrohom Shalom Friedman shlit"a of Rosh HaKahal.

Aliyos:
- Kohen: R' Avrohom Mattisyahu Kohn (Williamsburg).
- Levi: R' Dovid Yermiash.
- Shlishi: R' Aharon Efraim Kornbluh — the Rebbe called him up in honor of the birth of his daughter, mazel tov.
- Revii: R' Chaim ben R' Zalman Roth — the Rebbe called him up in honor of the birth of his daughter, mazel tov.
- Chamishi: R' Yishai Buchinger — the Rebbe called him up in honor of the birth of his daughter, mazel tov.
- Shishi: the Rebbe shlit"a.
- Shevii: R' Meir Hersh Spitzer — the Rebbe called him up in honor of the birth of his daughter, mazel tov.
- Acharon: the Rebbe's grandson, Rabbi Chaim Hersh Teitelbaum shlit"a.
- Maftir: R' Avrohom Meir Itzkovitch.
- Hagbah: R' Chaim Kornbluh.
- Gelilah: R' Yehoshua Chaim Spitzer.

Mussaf: the Sereda Rebbe shlit"a. Introduction to Anim Zemiros: R' Lipa Fuchs (London). The davening concluded at around 12:15.

Raava D'Raavin

The Rebbe entered the beis medrash for Mincha and Shalosh Seudos at around 5:15.
- Mincha: R' Meir Naftali Perl (Williamsburg).
- Hotzaah and Hachnasah: R' Boruch Mordechai Rosenberg.
- Kohen: R' Yitzchak Mordechai ben R' Shlomo Katz.
- Levi: R' Shmuel Dovid Weinberger.
- Shlishi: R' Zalman Epstein.
- Hagbah: the Rebbe shlit"a.
- Gelilah: R' Yaakov ben R' Shlomo Friedman.

At Shalosh Seudos the Rebbe gave out honors for the zemiros. Odeh: R' Eizik Hersh Berkowitz (Williamsburg). Shir HaMaalos: R' Moshe Goldstein.

The Rebbe shlit"a delivered a Torah thought on the verse "Vayishlacheni Elokim lifneichem lasum lachem sheeris baaretz," and explained that Yosef HaTzaddik did not inform Yaakov Avinu that he was alive because the shevatim had issued a decree, and Yosef upheld all the takanos of Chazal. In that merit, Hakadosh Baruch Hu will also fulfill all the obligations of a husband to his wife, which are a takana of Chazal, and will bestow parnassah and refuah upon all of Klal Yisroel. He strongly urged being careful in all mitzvos d'Rabbanan, especially, during these short winter days, davening Mincha, and in that merit Hakadosh Baruch Hu will fulfill all the obligations of a husband to his wife and redeem Klal Yisroel from galus.

Yedid Nefesh: R' Moshe Schwartz (Williamsburg). Kel Mistateir: R' Chaim Yaakov (Williamsburg). The Rebbe recited the blessing over the cup.

Maariv for Motzei Shabbos: R' Chaim Yaakov. After Havdalah, the congregation went up to wish a good week. The davening concluded at around 7:20.

After Havdalah, the Rebbe comforted the mourners R' Mordechai Mattisyahu Halpert and R' Shlomo Heimlich, who are sitting shiva for his daughter / wife a"h.

A group of bochurim from Yeshivas Noam HaTorah of Monsey, who spent Shabbos b'tzeil hakodesh, entered the Rebbe's holy residence. The Rebbe asked them about their learning, and the bochurim then received the Rebbe's blessing.

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