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Wednesday, Chol HaMoed Pesach — 'B'tzeil HaKodesh' with the Satmar Rebbe shlit"a

Before Shacharis, a bris took place for a newborn son of R' Shimon Lebovitch, at which the Rebbe served as sandek.

The Rebbe entered for Shacharis at around 10:15. The baal tefillah was HaRav R' Elchanan Taub. The Rebbe approached the amud for Hallel.

- Petichah: the elder, R' Naftali Lebovitch (of Williamsburg) and R' Avrohom Dovid Gottlieb (of Williamsburg).
- Kohen: R' Lipa Friedman (of Williamsburg).
- Levi: R' Yehoshua Wertzberger.
- Shlishi: the bochur, the bar mitzvah boy Yoel Kaufman – the shamash.
- Hagbah: HaGaon R' Yitzchak Shalom Friedman shlit"a – moreh tzedek.
- Gelilah: R' Avrohom Moshe Lebovitch.
- Revi'i: the Rebbe shlit"a.
- Hagbah: HaGaon R' Yechezkel Shraga Lax shlit"a – moreh tzedek.
- Gelilah: Rabbi Avrohom Menachem Schwartz shlit"a (of Boro Park).

Mussaf: Rabbi Avrohom Shimshon Horowitz shlit"a. The davening concluded at around 12:00.

After davening, a bris took place for a newborn son of R' Yehuda Nesanel Mascher, at which the Rebbe served as sandek.

After Shacharis, the Rebbe went over to the home of his grandson, HaGaon R' Chaim Hersh Ashkenazi shlit"a, rav of the beis medrash Rav Tov, for the chalaka celebration of his son, the child Shalom Eliezer, may he live. The Rebbe cut a few hairs, put on the child's kippah and tzitzis, drank a lechayim and bestowed his holy blessing.

At around 6:00, the Rebbe was visited for a Yom Tov visit by HaGaon HaKadosh Rabbi Menachem Meir Weissmandl shlit"a, Av Beis Din of Nitra, Monsey. A longer, warm conversation of nearly an hour took place, during which various interesting questions that arose on Yom Tov Pesach were discussed, along with a fine conversation regarding shechita. The Rebbe gave him a gift of his new sefer Lev Aharon Moadim – Pesach, bestowed his holy blessing and accompanied him out to the street.

Afterwards, the distinguished philanthropist and man of kindness, R' Yoel Landau, patron and president of the magnificent beis medrash 'Or HaChaim' Ribnitz in Williamsburg, entered for a private audience. A fine, lengthy conversation took place about the Yom Tov and about memories of earlier days in the shadow of the Divrei Yoel zy"a, and the Rebbe shlit"a bestowed his holy blessings upon him.

At 7:45, HaGaon R' Yoel Schwartz shlit"a, dayan and moreh tzedek of the beis medrash 'Binyan Gelbstein' of our kehilla in Williamsburg, entered for a private audience and presented the Rebbe shlit"a with his new sefer 'B'Shvili Halacha', volumes 7 and 8, on the halachos of Yom Tov. A fine conversation took place about the halachos of Yom Tov and matters of the Pesach holiday. The Rebbe thanked him for the sefarim and bestowed his holy blessing upon him.

At around 8:20, the Rebbe davened Mincha in his holy home, and Maariv at around 9:00.

At around 10:15, HaGaon R' Aharon Mordechai Brisk shlit"a, dayan and moreh tzedek of Tosh, Monsey, author of Otzar HaZmanim, entered for a private audience. A fine halachic conversation took place and the Rebbe bestowed his holy blessing upon him.

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Tuesday, Isru Chag Pesach — 'B'tzeil HaKodesh' with the Satmar Rebbe shlit"a

The Rebbe entered for Shacharis at around 10:00. The baal tefillah was R' Yehuda Eliezer Gottesman. The Rebbe approached the amud for Hallel.

- Pesicha: R' Chaim Peckete (Williamsburg), and R' Asher Yaakov Eckstein.
- Kohen: the Rebbe's grandson Rabbi Nachman Kahana shlit"a, son-in-law of the Gaavad of Brich Moshe, HaGaon HaTzaddik Rabbi (the Rav of the Beis Medrash Beirach Moshe) shlit"a.
- Levi: R' Shmuel Berger (Williamsburg).
- Shlishi: HaRav HaTzaddik R' Chaim Elazar Weiss shlit"a of Chmelnik Monsey.
- Hagbah: the Rebbe's grandson Rabbi Dovid Teitelbaum shlit"a.
- Gelilah: R' Shimon Peckete.
- Revi'i: the Rebbe shlit"a.
- Hagbah: R' Mordechai Aryeh Spitzer (Williamsburg).
- Gelilah: R' Dovid Farkash.

Mussaf: HaGaon Rabbi Yaakov Shlomo Panet shlit"a, Rav of Beis Medrash Yirei Hashem in the Helf Halau neighborhood of Kiryas Joel. The davening concluded at around 11:30.

After davening, the brissin took place:
- For the son born to R' Hillel Dov Spitzer, where the Rebbe was the sandek.
- For the son born to R' Shimon Peckete, where the Rebbe was the sandek and mohel.

In the afternoon hours, HaGaon HaTzaddik Rabbi Yoshe Shalom Nosson Rubin shlit"a, Av Beis Din of Glogau, came for a Yom Tov visit together with his son, the Rebbe's grandson-in-law, HaGaon HaTzaddik, Rav of Beis Medrash Avnei Tzedek, shlit"a. A pleasant conversation ensued, and the Rebbe graced them with his holy blessing and gave them a gift of his sefer Lev Aharon — Sugyos.

At around 8:20 the Rebbe davened Mincha in his holy home, and at around 9:00, Maariv.


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The night of Yom Tov – the second Seder night, "B'tzeil HaKodesh" with the Satmar Rebbe shlit"a

Before the Seder, the Rebbe went to the mikvah, and afterwards distributed matzos to the grandchildren.

At around 10:25 the Rebbe shlit"a entered the Seder wrapped in a borrowed tallis, a kittel and a silver kappel; as he had done on the first night, so he did on the second, and the Rebbe conducted the holy service.

The Rebbe arranged the Seder plate and said Torah.
During the Seder the Rebbe said divrei Torah 14 times, on: Kadesh, Karpas, Ha Lachma Anya, Baruch HaMakom, the Rasha – what does he say, V'higadta L'vincha, Mitchila Ovdei Avodah Zarah, V'hi She'amda, Anus Al Pi HaDibbur, Rabbi Eliezer Omer, Hotzi'eini Me'avdus L'cheirus, Yagi'eini L'moadim V'liregalim Acheirim, Shfoch Chamascha, Lo Lanu.

During the Seder, the grandsons, the sons of Rabbi Mordechai Yuda Halberstam shlit"a, recited the simanim in Yiddish.
Lifting the cup for Kiddush: the son-in-law of the Rebbe, HaGaon HaTzaddik, Rav of the Beis Medrash Ohel Feiga shlit"a.

For Mah Nishtana, all the grandchildren asked together.
The kezeisim were eaten shortly before chatzos; at Shulchan Orech the meal was suitably prolonged, the customary eggs were brought in, and the meal was as on every Yom Tov, and the Rebbe looked into several sefarim.

At around 1:45 the Rebbe recited the Leshem Yichud with fervor and ate the afikoman with deveikus. The afikoman was "stolen" by the faithful house bochur, the bochur Shneur Zalman Eckstein.

At Shfoch Chamascha the door was opened, and they continued with the recitation of Hallel with tremendous hisorerus, followed by the piyutim; they finished at around 3:25.

After the Seder the Rebbe went over to the main beis medrash and approached the amud to count the first Sefirah with holy fervor, and then continued the Seder at the shulchan in the northern side of the main beis medrash. The Rebbe sang with a melody Echad Mi Yodea and Chad Gadya, said Torah on the piyut "Podeh K'halacha," and then they continued with Yom Tov niggunim. They finished at 4:00.

Second day of Pesach

On the second day of Yom Tov the Rebbe entered at around 11:05. Brachos and Pesukei D'zimra: HaGaon R' Hershel Goldberger shlit"a. Shacharis, Yotzer and Hallel: Rabbi Yosef Dovid Levy shlit"a.

Removing and returning the Torah: R' Asher Anshel Lichtenstein (Williamsburg) and R' Mordechai Wechter (Williamsburg). Pesukei Shema Yisroel: R' Yitzchak Eisik Wiesel (Williamsburg).

Aliyos:
- Kohen: R' Shlomo Katz.
- Levi: the bochur Mordechai Leib son of Yechezkel Shraga Wertzberger (Monsey).
- Shlishi: R' Yitzchak Eisik Stein.
- Revi'i: R' Yudel son of R' Hirsch (Williamsburg).
- Chamishi: the Rebbe shlit"a.
- Hagbah: R' Shimon Hirsch.
- Gelilah: R' Shimshon Baum (Williamsburg).
- Maftir: R' Moshe Goldstein.
- Hagbah: R' Avrohom Hersh Klein.
- Gelilah: R' Avrohom Moshe Landau (Williamsburg).

Mussaf: HaGaon HaTzaddik, Rav of the Beis Medrash Beis Boruch shlit"a. Introduction to Anim Zemiros: R' Shmuel Leib Brach (Williamsburg). They finished at around 2:20.

At the afternoon tish in the Rebbe's holy home, the chasanim from out of town joined the meal, and during the seudah Yom Tov niggunim were sung.
The Rebbe shlit"a honored the following with the zemiros:
- Berach Dodi: the bochur Rabbi Avrohom Shlomo son of Rabbi Yosha Heshil Silber shlit"a, the chasan of the tzaddik R' Aharon Teitelbaum shlit"a, Rav of the Beis Medrash Sigot Monsey.
- Asher Hini: the Rebbe's grandson Chananya Yom Tov Lipa Teitelbaum, son of HaGaon HaTzaddik, Rav of the Beis Medrash Beis Boruch shlit"a.
- Shoshanas Yaakov: the bochur Yehuda son of Naftali Hirtzka Stein.
As is customary, an extra kugel was brought in in honor of the Seudas Esther.

The Rebbe shlit"a said Torah on the Midrash "Shomer mitzva lo yeda davar ra – this refers to Esther, who was occupied with biur chametz," and explained that in the merit of Esther fulfilling biur chametz, which alludes to the removal of arrogance, Hashem was obligated to save Klal Yisroel from Haman's decree, as a husband's obligation to his wife.

They continued with Purim niggunim, and for Birkas Hamazon the Rebbe honored his grandson Rabbi Hershel Meisels shlit"a, son of the son-in-law of the Rebbe, HaGaon HaTzaddik, Rav of the Beis Medrash Yismach Moshe shlit"a. They finished at around 4:30.

The Rebbe entered for Mincha at around 8:20. Baal tefilla: R' Moshe Meir Gottlieb. At the time of Rabbeinu Tam, Maariv was davened, baal tefilla: R' Yehuda Eliezer Gottesman, and the Rebbe approached to count Sefiras HaOmer. After Maariv the Rebbe made Havdalah in the heichal of the beis medrash, wished a good moed, and went home to his holy residence. They finished at around 9:15.

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First Day of Pesach, 'B'tzeil HaKodesh' with the Satmar Rebbe shlit"a

The Rebbe entered for Shacharis at around 10:55. Berachos and Pesukei D'Zimra: HaGaon R' Dovid Perl shlit"a. The Rebbe recited Vechoros (the verse "Vechoros") verse by verse, then approached Shacharis, and for the chazaras hashatz he sent his grandson Rabbi Menachem Shlomo Ashkenazi shlit"a, son of the son-in-law of HaGaon Rabbi Av Beis Din of the Even Tzedek beis medrash shlit"a, and then approached the recital of Hallel with great hislahavus.

Hotzaah and Hachnasah (taking out and returning the Torah): Rabbi Yaakov Hersh Friedman shlit"a (Williamsburg) and HaGaon R' Nosson Dov Schwartz shlit"a, moreh tzedek. The verses of Shema Yisroel: HaGaon R' Yosef Hersh Soifer shlit"a, moreh tzedek.

Aliyos:
- Kohen: R' Avrohom Yehoshua Heschel HaKohen Glantz
- Levi: R' Yehoshua Wertzberger
- Shlishi: R' Avrohom Weider
- Revi'i: the baal bris, R' Shlomo Aharon Soifer
- Chamishi: the Rebbe shlit"a
- Hagbah: the Rebbe's grandson Rabbi Mordechai Yehuda Halberstam shlit"a, son-in-law of HaGaon the Av Beis Din of Sighet shlit"a.
- Gelilah: the Rebbe's grandson Rabbi Yechezkel Shraga Teitelbaum shlit"a, son of the son-in-law of HaGaon the Rav of the Beirach Moshe beis medrash shlit"a.
- Maftir: the bochur Eliyahu Yoel, son of R' Yitzchak Eizik Yaakov Goldstein (Williamsburg).
- Hagbah: the Rebbe's grandson Rabbi Lipa Rubin shlit"a, son-in-law of the son-in-law of HaGaon the Rav of the Beirach Moshe beis medrash shlit"a.
- Gelilah: the Rebbe's grandson Rabbi Yisroel Dushinsky shlit"a, son of HaGaon the Rav of the Ohel Feiga beis medrash shlit"a.

After a break of a few minutes, the Rebbe entered wearing the kittel and silver cap and approached Mussaf and the Tal prayer with great hislahavus.

Opening the Aron for Tal: R' Yoel son of R' Mordechai Mittelman. Approaching for Kuh: R' Yitzchak Ehrenfeld. Opening for Ane'im Zemiros: R' Avrohom Yaakov Ganz. They finished at around 2:30.

After davening, a bris took place for the newborn son of R' Shlomo Aharon Soifer, where the Rebbe served as sandek and mohel.

At the afternoon meal in his holy home, hundreds of out-of-town chasanim joined. During the seudah, several Yom Tov niggunim were sung, and the Rebbe honored the singers to sing the piyut 'Barech Dodi.'

The Rebbe shlit"a said Torah on the verse 'Mikra kodesh, zecher liyetzias Mitzrayim,' explaining that in the merit of matzah, Hashem acquires Klal Yisroel with kinyan meshichah, and there is no need to resort to striking with a stick.

Birkas Hamazon: the Rebbe's grandson Rabbi Yehoshua Mordechai Elazar Lavin shlit"a, son-in-law of the son-in-law of HaGaon the Rav of the Beirach Moshe beis medrash shlit"a. They finished at around 4:30.

In the afternoon at around 8:25 the Rebbe entered the beis medrash at around 8:25. Mincha: Rabbi Yaakov Feldman shlit"a. After Mincha, HaRav HaTzaddik R' Berel Glantz shlit"a of Bardiov, Kiryas Joel, spoke on behalf of the annual appeal of Kollel Shomrei HaChomos.

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The First Days of Yom Tov of Pesach — 'B'tzeil HaKodesh' with the Satmar Rebbe shlit"a

At the time of Rabbeinu Tam, 8:47, the Rebbe entered the beis medrash for Maariv, wearing a borrowed tallis. The baal tefillah was R' Shalom Yitzchak Scheer.
The Rebbe approached Hallel with fiery enthusiasm. After davening, the Rebbe went up to the Aron Kodesh, wished the entire congregation "a gut Yom Tov," and went straight home to his holy residence. They finished at around 9:45.
At his holy residence, the Rebbe went to the mikvah.

Before the Seder, the Rebbe shlit"a arranged the matzos and distributed matzos to the grandchildren.

At around 10:50, the Rebbe shlit"a entered the large hall in his holy residence for the holy Seder night, wrapped in his tallis over the kittel, and wearing a silver yarmulke. Like olive shoots around his table, the hundreds of chasanim, talmidim of our holy yeshiva, who merited to participate in the Sedarim on the night of the sanctification of the Yom Tov of Pesach, were seated around, as the king amid his entourage. The tables were set in a regal manner, with a masterful arrangement, which the devoted house bochur arranges every year with much effort and rare skill, so that everyone in every corner could take part in the uplifting moments in the shadow of holiness of the fulfillment of the mitzvos of the night, the recital of the Haggadah and divrei Torah, and the recital of Hallel with holy emotion and outpouring of the soul, which was conducted with deveikus and the joy of a mitzvah.

The Rebbe arranged the Seder plate and recited "Kadesh" and all the simanim in a pleasant voice, according to the accepted nusach of our holy Rebbes zy"a.

During the Seder, the Rebbe said divrei Torah 14 times: before Kadesh, after the first cup, at Karpas, Ha Lachma Anya, Hashta Hacha, Kol HaMarbeh Lesaper BiYetzias Mitzrayim, Kol Yemei Chayecha Lehavi Limos HaMashiach, Keneged Arba'ah Banim Diberah Torah, Baruch SheNasan Torah LeAmo Yisroel, V'she'eino Yodea Lishol, V'higadta L'vincha, V'hi She'amdah, Vayanunu, and Rabbi Akiva Omer.

During the Seder, the grandchildren, sons of HaGaon Rabbi Chaim Hersh Ashkenazi shlit"a, Rav of Beis Medrash Rav Tuv, recited the simanim in Yiddish.

The Rebbe said "Hineni muchan u'mezuman" for the mitzvah of the first cup, stood up, recited the Leshem Yichud for Kiddush, and made Kiddush with fiery holy enthusiasm. The lifting of the cup was done by the Rebbe's grandson, HaGaon Rabbi Chaim Hersh Ashkenazi shlit"a.
After Kiddush, the Rebbe motioned that everyone should make Kiddush.

Immediately after Maggid, the Rebbe said the "Hineni" for the mitzvah of telling the story of the Exodus with holy fire, uncovered the matzah, and recited the order of the Haggadah with emotion and melody.

Before Mah Nishtanah, the Rebbe clapped his hands together, palm upon palm, following the custom of his father, the holy Rebbe, the Beirach Moshe zy"a, according to the Belz custom.
At Mah Nishtanah, the questions were asked in Yiddish by the grandchildren, sons of HaGaon Rabbi Chaim Hersh Ashkenazi shlit"a, and then by all the grandchildren together. At the Plagues, the Rebbe poured out wine from the cup as is customary, and immediately had it taken out.

After the second cup, the Rebbe removed his tallis. The Rebbe washed his hands and recited the Leshem Yichud, the berachah of HaMotzi and Al Achilas Matzah with holy emotion, and ate the k'zeisim of matzah, and later the k'zeisim at Maror and Korech with deveikus.
At Shulchan Orech, the Rebbe ate the egg from the Seder plate, and immediately had the afikoman brought in and ate it before chatzos. The afikoman was "stolen" as is customary, by the Rebbe's grandson, the bochur Yissachar Berish, son of HaGaon HaTzaddik, Rav of Beis Medrash Beirach Moshe, shlit"a. After finishing the afikoman, the Rebbe waited for the entire Yom Tov meal to be served to all the participants, and in the meantime the Rebbe studied various Haggados.

The Rebbe recited Birchas Hamazon over the cup as is customary.
The Cup of Eliyahu was filled, the door was opened, and after the prayer of Shfoch Chamascha, which continued for several minutes with great arousal and emotion, the Rebbe's fourth cup was filled from the Cup of Eliyahu, and shirayim was sent down to all the participants as is customary. Then they continued with the recital of Hallel with great arousal and longing, especially at the piyut of Nishmas Kol Chai, where the Rebbe lingered with holy emotion, weeping and pouring out his soul. After the Seder, they continued with the piyutim, zemiros, and Yom Tov melodies. They finished at around 3:25, and the Rebbe went up to his private room, where the Rebbe recited Shir HaShirim with deveikus and holy emotion.

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Shabbos Kodesh, Parshas Tzav - Shabbos HaGadol - Erev Pesach, 'B'tzeil HaKodesh' with the Satmar Rebbe shlit"a

On Friday night at around 8:15 the Rebbe entered the beis medrash wrapped in his tallis and approached the amud for Mincha. Kabbolas Shabbos: R' Baruch Mordechai Markowitz. Davening ended at around 9:40. The congregation went over to wish a gut Shabbos, and the Rebbe went into his private room.

At around 10:10 the Rebbe entered the shulchan hatahor in the Heichal HaShulchanos together with the members of the family and the hundreds of out-of-town chasanim who came to take part in the sedarim b'tzeil hakodesh, and began, as is his custom, with Shalom Aleichem with feeling and sweetness.
Eishes Chayil: the Rebbe's grandson, the bochur R' Yissachar Ber T"B, son of the son-in-law HaGaon Rabbi, the Rav of the beis medrash Birch Moshe shlit"a.
Hagbaas hakos (raising the cup): the son-in-law HaGaon Rabbi, the Rav of the beis medrash Avnei Tzedek shlit"a.

During all three seudos the Rebbe ate the challah at a separate tablecloth, which was removed before the fish was eaten, leaving only a kezayis for Birkas HaMazon. Likewise, in accordance with the Rebbe's instruction, all the chasanim and those present ate the challah at a side table and afterwards went over to their designated places at the shulchan hatahor for the rest of the seudah.

The Rebbe shlit"a honored people with leading the zemiros. Kol Mekadesh: HaGaon Rabbi Shlomo Rubin shlit"a, Av Beis Din of Zieshnov, Kiryas Joel. Menucha V'Simcha: the son-in-law HaGaon Rabbi, the Rav of the beis medrash Ohel Feiga shlit"a.

The Rebbe shlit"a said Torah on the verse 'Zos Toras HaOlah' and explained, in the manner of a derush, the sugya of whether kohanim are our agents or agents of the Merciful One.

Kah Echsof: HaGaon Av Beis Din of Sighet shlit"a. Birkas HaMazon: the son-in-law HaGaon Rabbi, the Rav of the beis medrash Avnei Tzedek shlit"a.

Stories and accounts: This week the Rebbe shlit"a related about the holy R' Asher'l of Ropshitz zy"a, whose yahrzeit fell on Shabbos Kodesh, 14 Nissan. The new chasanim went over to take fruit. For Az Beyom HaShevii: R' Eliezer Heilbrunn. The seudah ended at around 12:35.

And on the holy day of Shabbos

On Shabbos morning the Rebbe came in for Shacharis at around 6:40. Brachos and Pesukei D'Zimra: R' Yitzchak Eizik Stein (Williamsburg). Shacharis: R' Yaakov Yechezkel Gandel.

Hotzaah and Hachnasah (taking out and returning the Torah): R' Noach Klein. Pesukei Shema Yisroel: the Rebbe's grandson Rabbi Dovid Teitelbaum shlit"a, son of HaGaon Av Beis Din of Sighet shlit"a.

Aliyos:
- Kohen: R' Asher Shmuel Katz.
- Levi: R' Shalom Yosef Lowinger.
- Shlishi: R' Gershon Mendel Neiman.
- Revii: R' Yaakov Forgacs.
- Chamishi: R' Yehoshua Shmuel Weider.
- Shishi: the Rebbe shlit"a.

After his aliyah, the Rebbe recited a Mi Shebeirach on the occasion of the birth of a daughter for:
- R' Moshe Hillel Kahn.
- R' Shlomo Meir Mertz.

- Shevii: R' Zalman Leib Kappel.
- Acharon: R' Meir Hirsch.
- Maftir: R' Berel Palatchek.
- Hagbah: R' Avrohom Meir Itzkowitz.
- Gelilah: R' Shabsi Wertheimer (Montreal).

Mussaf: R' Yehoshua Shmuel Weider. Opening of Ani'im Zemiros: R' Baruch Moshe Broder (London). Davening ended at around 8:40.

After a few minutes the Rebbe entered the Shabbos seudos in the Heichal HaShulchanos together with the members of the family and the chasanim.
After the eggs and onion, "Chai Hashem" was sung as is customary, and for Birkas HaMazon the Rebbe honored the son-in-law HaGaon Rabbi, the Rav of the beis medrash Birch Moshe shlit"a. The seudah ended at around 9:30.
The Rebbe went out into the street for a few minutes for a break between the seudos, and after a few minutes came back in and washed again for the third seudah, and instructed that the twelve challos be distributed for the chasanim to eat.
Pitsi, Pesach-style cholent, and kugel were served, and before bentching the Rebbe tasted fish. The non-Jewish worker was called in, and he gathered all the remaining challos and took them home with him.
The Rebbe honored people with leading the zemiros. Baruch Hashem Yom Yom: HaGaon Av Beis Din of Sighet shlit"a. Baruch Kel Elyon: the Rebbe's grandson Rabbi Dovid Teitelbaum shlit"a. The Rebbe recited the blessing over the cup. The seudah ended at around 10:25, and the Rebbe said a Leshem Yichud, took the kezayis of challah from the table and had it burned in the bathroom, and then went home to his holy abode, where the Rebbe said Kol Chamira and the Yehi Ratzon.

The Rebbe shlit"a entered the beis medrash for Mincha at around 7:30.
- Mincha: R' Baruch Mordechai Markowitz.
- Hotzaah and Hachnasah: R' Avrohom Dovid Gottlieb (Williamsburg).
- Kohen: R' Mordechai Yehuda Friedman.
- Levi: R' Asher Anshel Levy.
- Shlishi: HaRav R' Aryeh Asher Indig shlit"a, Dayan and Moreh Tzedek of the Maharsha beis medrash.
- Hagbah: the Rebbe shlit"a.
- Gelilah: R' Yosef Hersh Miller.

After Mincha the Rebbe went up to the bimah of honor for Shalosh Seudos, where the Rebbe first recited the Seder Hakravas Korban Pesach.
The Rebbe tasted fruit, fish, and drinks l'chaim, and tasted from a kugel.
The Rebbe honored people with leading the zemiros. Odeh: the Tzaddik R' Berel Glantz shlit"a of Bardiov. Shir HaMaalos: R' Moshe Goldstein.

The Rebbe shlit"a said Torah on the verse 'V'higadta L'vincha Bayom Hahu Laimor' and explained that because Klal Yisroel recited Hallel at the offering of the Korban Pesach and thanked Hashem even before the Exodus from Egypt, Hashem also took into account the future good of all later generations, and it was in that merit that the Exodus from Egypt took place.

Yedid Nefesh: R' Shlomo Moshe Klagsbrun. Kel Mistater: R' Pinchas Shapiro. Afterwards the Rebbe went into his private room.

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Friday, Erev Pesach — 'B'tzeil HaKodesh' with the Satmar Rebbe shlit"a

In the morning, before Shacharis, a bris took place for a newborn son of R' Asher Zelig Samet, at which the Rebbe served as sandek.

The Rebbe shlit"a entered for Shacharis in the main beis medrash at around 8:30. Before davening, the Rebbe put tefillin on the bar mitzvah bochurim:
- The bochur Yitzchak Farkash.
- The bochur Avrohom Leib Wechter.
- The bochur Shlomo Hersh, son of Rabbi Eckstein.

Immediately after davening, the Rebbe went out in front of the main beis medrash for the burning of the chametz. The Rebbe said "Leshem yichud, to fulfill the mitzvah of 'But on the first day you shall remove leaven from your homes,'" and threw in the chametz and the lulav, waited until the chametz was burned, and recited the yehi ratzon.

Afterward, the Rebbe returned to his holy residence, where the Rebbe sold the chametz to the non-Jew; the Rebbe made the kinyan and handed over the shtar.

In the afternoon, after the mikvah, at around 2:00, the Rebbe went over to bake matzos before a large crowd, at Heichal HaMesivta, the Divrei Yoel branch.
The Rebbe poured the water into the flour and distributed pieces of dough to the designated rollers. While distributing, the Rebbe recited Hallel twice with holy fervor and outpouring of the soul, and at the conclusion the Rebbe went to the oven, then separated challah, and wished the entire congregation "a gutten Shabbos and a gutten Yom Tov."

Then at around 3:30 the Rebbe went over to the matzah bakery in the yeshiva building on Getzil Berger, where the Rebbe looked over the baking process at the groups for an extended time in all the departments. Afterward, at around 4:00, he went to the central matzah bakery of Kiryas Joel. Upon arrival, a conversation took place with HaGaon HaGadol the Av Beis Din shlit"a. The Rebbe went in and looked over the baking process in all the departments for an extended time, poured water into the flour, approached to observe the oven, separated challah, and returned to his holy residence.

Later in the afternoon the Rebbe went down to the large hall in his holy residence, lit the candles, and looked over the royal Seder table, where over 220 chasanim, from the talmidim of the yeshiva, who are supported at the Rebbe's pure table, will participate in the holy Seder nights of the Yom Tov of Pesach, b'tzeil hakodesh.

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Thursday, Parshas Tzav — Bedikas Chametz — '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 twin sons of R' Yoel, the son of R' Mordechai Dovid Gross.
- The son of HaRav R' Yaakov Feldman shlit"a.
- The bochur Yitzchak Yaakov Rosenberg.
- The bochur Dovid Yitzchak Wertzberger.
- The bochur Aharon Perl.
- The bochur Yoel Berl Stein.
- The bochur Yaakov Friedman.
During the Torah reading, the Rebbe went to hagbah. After davening, a lechayim was held with the bar mitzvah bochurim in the heichal of the beis medrash.

In the afternoon at around 7:25, the Rebbe shlit"a entered the Beis Medrash HaGadol for Mincha. The baal tefillah was R' Yudel Bernstein Schwartz.

After Mincha, the Rebbe ascended the bimas hakavod for the elevated gathering of 'Our Water' (Mayim Shelanu) in the presence of thousands of anash. Many songs of joy and inspiration were sung.
The Rebbe shlit"a delivered fiery divrei kodesh, with lengthier words of guidance and preparation for Yom Tov Pesach. He added that "mayim shelanu" has the numerical value of "Dovid ben Yishai"; by rejoicing now with the mitzvah of mayim shelanu, we arouse the Geulah Sheleimah. He continued with powerful words of emunah and concluded with powerful words of blessing.

The singing of songs of inspiration and preparation continued. The Rebbe stood up with holy emotion and recited the Lesheim Yichud for the mitzvah, then drew mayim shelanu from the spigot flowing from the well on the bimas hakavod and poured it in, along with several jugs, counting by the letters of the alphabet: alef, beis, gimmel, etc. He then honored the Rabbanim HaGeonim, the sons and sons-in-law of the Rebbe shlit"a, and the rabbonim and dayanim of Kiryas Joel to draw water, and went out in joy of mitzvah and holiness into fiery dancing with a holy flame for an extended time. It concluded at around 8:40.

Immediately after the gathering, Maariv was davened. The baal tefillah was R' Yudel Bernstein Schwartz.

After Maariv, the Rebbe went home to his holy residence. As is customary, the Rebbe laid out the 10 pieces of bread around the table, recited the blessing on the removal of chametz with great enthusiasm, gathered the pieces, and then continued, with physical exertion, to conduct bedikas chametz throughout the entire house. At the conclusion, the Rebbe recited Kol Chamira with outpouring of the soul.

Late at night, the Rebbe arranged the final lists of his tzedakos and Kimcha D'Pischa, to whom the Rebbe sent out significant sums in honor of Yom Tov.

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

This morning, before Shacharis, the following brissim took place:
- The son born to R' Yisroel Bodek, where the Rebbe served as sandek and mohel.
- The son born to R' Avrohom Yuda Weinfeld, where the Rebbe served as sandek.
- The son born to R' Hershel Berish Schwartz, where the Rebbe served as sandek.

The Rebbe davened Shacharis in the Beis Medrash HaGadol. Before davening, the Rebbe put tefillin on the bar mitzvah bochurim.
- The bochur Aharon Naftali Stuhl.
- The bochur Chaim Eichler.
- The bochur Yudel Friedman.
After davening, a lechayim took place with the bar mitzvah bochurim in the Rebbe's private room.

In the afternoon at around 6:15, the Rebbe davened Mincha in his holy home.

At around 7:50, the Rebbe arrived at our new beis medrash in the Kedushas Levi neighborhood in Greater Kiryas Joel for the ceremony of affixing the mezuzah and a lechayim celebration on the occasion of the opening of the gates of our new beis medrash before Yom Tov Pesach.
The Rebbe walked around the entire beis medrash and went down to the lowest level to view the construction work at the mikvah, and there heard a report from HaRav Rabbi Berel Margulies shlit"a, chairman of the committee for expanding the city's borders, about the further plans to magnificently complete the entire beis medrash and the mikvah.
Afterwards a lechayim celebration took place in the main hall of the beis medrash. HaRav Rabbi Berel Margulies shlit"a and R' Yaakov Rotenberg spoke on behalf of the residents of the neighborhood. A pleasant conversation took place with the rabbonim present from the neighboring Jefferson neighborhood, HaRav Rabbi Yoel Berish Weiss shlit"a and HaRav Rabbi Yoel Farkash shlit"a, and the leaders of the Kiryas Joel kehilla. R' Dovid Eckstein of Eretz Yisroel also spoke, and highlighted the tremendous expansion of kedusha, that this beis medrash is already the 26th beis medrash of the holy community of Kiryas Joel, may they continue to multiply.
The Rebbe drank lechayim and bestowed blessings on the entire assembly, and conveyed words of Torah on the joy of building a beis medrash that will, IY"H, soon ascend to Yerushalayim. He encouraged the residents of the neighborhood to conduct themselves in every way as residents of Kiryas Joel, as Kiryas Joel expands from time to time to a new area, and he also named the neighborhood 'Kedushas Levi neighborhood.' He concluded with abundant blessings for the donors and askanim, and especially for HaRav Rabbi Berel Margulies shlit"a, who heads the committee for expanding the city's borders, to ensure that all spiritual needs are established in all the neighborhoods of Greater Kiryas Joel.

Joyous melodies were sung in honor of the occasion, and the Rebbe wrote a check for eighteen thousand dollars for the benefit of the beis medrash and handed it to HaRav Rabbi Berel Margulies shlit"a. Then the Rebbe affixed a mezuzah on the main entrance. On the way out, the Rebbe warmly thanked R' Chaim Elazar Horowitz, one of the heads of the beis medrash's administration, for devoting himself day and night to complete the beis medrash for Yom Tov Pesach. It concluded at around 8:30.

Afterwards the Rebbe went over to the hall of the Mesivta, Divrei Yoel branch, where the baking of mitzvah matzos on Erev Pesach by the Rebbe shlit"a will take place. The Rebbe looked over the baking process for an extended time while a group was baking matzos there, and he gave various instructions to be implemented on Erev Pesach.

Entry times for kvitlach were from 9:00 until 11:30 at night, in his holy home on Ohel Court.

At around 10:00 the Rebbe went down to the tenaim hall in his holy home, where a 'Pesach Preparation Gathering' took place for the orphaned bochurim of our holy kehilla. Several melodies were sung, and the Rebbe delivered lengthy words of chizuk and guidance in preparation for Yom Tov Pesach and bestowed abundant blessings on all the bochurim. Afterwards all the bochurim passed by, and the Rebbe gave each one blessed matzos with a Haggadah Lev Aharon and bestowed the blessing of kedusha. He also gave special thanks to the askanim who organized the gathering. It concluded at around 10:20.

The Rebbe davened Maariv at around 11:30.

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