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Friday, Erev Shabbos, Parshas Bahaalosecha — 'B'tzeil HaKodesh' with the Satmar Rebbe shlit"a

This morning, before Shacharis, a bris took place for a newborn son of R' Yoel Goldman, where the Rebbe served as sandek and mohel.
On his way out of the beis medrash, HaGaon Rabbi Yaakov Shlomo Panet shlit"a, rav of the Shaarei Tefillah beis medrash in the Helf Hollow neighborhood of Kiryas Joel, wished the Rebbe mazel tov on the birth of his granddaughter.

The Rebbe davened Shacharis in the heichal of the Mesivta, Divrei Yoel branch. Before davening, the Rebbe put tefillin on the bar mitzvah bochur, the bochur Yoel Mordechai Indig.
Afterwards, the Rebbe lit candles in honor of the yahrzeit of his uncle, the holy Rabbi Yekusiel Yehuda Teitelbaum zt"l Hy"d, av beis din of Sighet.

After davening, a lechayim was held with the bar mitzvah bochur in the Rebbe's private room.

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

This morning, before Shacharis, a bris took place for a newborn son of R' Avrohom Binyomin Gold, at which the Rebbe served as sandek.

The Rebbe davened Shacharis in the Beis Medrash Avnei Tzedek on the occasion of the simcha of the bris milah of his grandson, the newborn son of Rabbi Dovid Elimelech Halberstam shlit"a, son of the HaGaon HaTzaddik, Av Beis Din of Tartikov shlit"a, and son-in-law of the Rebbe's son-in-law (chasan), the HaGaon HaTzaddik, Rav of Beis Medrash Avnei Tzedek shlit"a.
Before davening, the Rebbe put tefillin on the bar mitzvah bochurim.
- The bochur Shimon Ozer Levi.
- The bochur Tzvi Weiss.
- The bochur Asher Anshel Yosef.

During the Torah reading, the Rebbe was called up as the third aliyah, and after davening a lechayim was held for the bar mitzvah bochurim in the heichal of the beis medrash.

The bris milah simcha then took place in the heichal of the beis medrash. The mohel was the father of the baby, and the Rebbe shlit"a was honored with sandekaus.
Standing sandek: the Rebbe's son-in-law, the HaGaon HaTzaddik, Rav of Beis Medrash Avnei Tzedek shlit"a. Brachos and naming: the HaGaon HaTzaddik, Av Beis Din of Tartikov shlit"a. "V'yikorei shmo b'Yisroel": 'Yitzchak', after the grandfather, the Alesk Rebbe zt"l.
After the bris, the entire congregation went over to wish the Rebbe shlit"a mazel tov.

A few minutes later, the seudas bris took place in the heichal of the beis medrash. At the seudah, the baal simcha, the father of the baby, spoke, as did the grandfathers, the Rebbe's son-in-law, the HaGaon HaTzaddik, Rav of Beis Medrash Avnei Tzedek shlit"a, and the HaGaon HaTzaddik, Av Beis Din of Tartikov shlit"a.
The Rebbe honored the HaRav HaTzaddik R' Yechezkel Halberstam shlit"a, Av Beis Din of Kenehnitch, with "Yom Libashah".
The Rebbe shlit"a said Torah on the topic of bris milah, and warmly blessed the baal simcha shlit"a and the grandfathers.
The Rebbe led the bentching over the cup and honored the family members with the Harachamans. The seudah concluded at around 1:30.
Afterward, the Rebbe went over to the home of his son-in-law, the HaGaon HaTzaddik, Rav of Beis Medrash Avnei Tzedek shlit"a, where the Rebbe extended good wishes to the women who had given birth.

In the afternoon at around 3:00, the Rebbe went on a visit to the HaGaon HaGadol Rabbi Shmuel Eliezer Stern shlit"a, Rav of Maariv in Bnei Brak, in his holy room. A lovely conversation ensued in the give-and-take of Torah study on various sugyos of the Shas. The Rebbe honored him with a lechayim, bestowed upon him from his holy blessing, and accompanied him out to the street.

At around 8:30, the Rebbe davened Mincha in his holy home on Ahil Street.
Afterward, there were entrance times (zmanei kenisah) in the Rebbe's room until 12:30 at night.

The Rebbe shlit"a read the tenaim of the mechutanim:
- R' Moshe Shlomo Klagsbrun - R' Meir Eli Goldberger.
- R' Meir Moshe Moskowitz - R' Yisroel B'rosh Schwartz.

During the entrance times, the HaRav HaTzaddik R' Asher Adler shlit"a, Av Beis Din of Seredna, entered the Rebbe's room to receive the holy blessing on the occasion of the upcoming marriage of his daughter, mazel tov, and the Rebbe bestowed upon him from his holy blessing.

Also entering the Rebbe's room was R' Aharon Bentzion Wieder, Assemblyman from Monsey and longtime askan on behalf of saving pure chinuch in New York, who has stood at the head, at the right hand of the Rebbe shlit"a, in the effort to save chinuch, all these years, equally for the good, since the very beginning of the campaign. R' Aharon Bentzion thanked the Rebbe shlit"a for the constant guidance and counsel throughout the long struggle, particularly now in the situation of the new law coming about, both with the funds and the right connections, and above all the clear and certain da'as Torah in every aspect. He described the tremendous siyata dishmaya in endorsing and bringing into office the right figures, which enabled the great victory with the new law for the benefit of chinuch. R' Aharon Bentzion also conveyed greetings from the highly successful 'Satmar' business expo. The Rebbe warmly thanked him for his longtime askanus for the sake of the future of chinuch, both for going down to Albany before he was elected to the Assembly, and for his help with the petitions, and for his courageous stand against the Education Department at the meeting in Monsey about the petitions, and more. The Rebbe warmly bestowed upon him from his holy blessing, that he should be able to continue and succeed with his askanus and the proper methods of hishtadlus.

The Rebbe davened Maariv at around 12:30. Before Maariv, candles were lit in honor of the yahrzeit of his uncle, the Holy Rebbe R' Yekusiel Yehuda Teitelbaum zt"l Hy"d, Av Beis Din of the holy community of Sighet, may Hashem avenge his blood.

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Wednesday, Parshas Behar-Bechukosai — 'B'tzeil HaKodesh' with the Satmar Rebbe shlit"a

The Rebbe davened Shacharis in the Heichal HaMesivta, V'Yoel Moshe branch. Before davening, the Rebbe put on tefillin with the bar mitzvah bochur, the bochur Yechezkel Shraga Dresdner.

After davening, the Rebbe recited the daily Tehillim shiur, on chapter 25, verse 4. Afterwards, a lechayim was held with the bar mitzvah bochur in his private room.

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

At around 8:30, the Rebbe davened Mincha in his holy home on Ihel Street.
Afterwards, there were private reception hours in his holy home until 12:15 at night.

The Rebbe shlit"a read the tenaim of the mechutanim R' Amram Yitzchak Weinstock and R' Yechezkel Dovid Weiss.

Later, at the tenaim of the son of HaGaon Rabbi Aharon Tzvi Schnebalg shlit"a, Dayan of Chernovitz Williamsburg, son of the Chernovitz Rebbe shlit"a, and the chasan of the daughter of HaGaon Rabbi Baruch Horowitz shlit"a, Dayan of Melitz, the kallah being the daughter of HaGaon R' Yehuda Elisha Horowitz shlit"a, Rav of Beis Medrash Ohr HaChaim Kiryas Joel, son of the Gaon and Tzaddik, Av Beis Din of Manchester shlit"a, a pleasant conversation took place with the grandfathers. The Rebbe read the tenaim and bestowed his holy blessing.

At around 11:40, the Chernovitz Rebbe shlit"a came up for a visit with the Rebbe shlit"a. A pleasant conversation took place, with interesting memories of the Vizhnitz court from the year the Rebbe lived in Bnei Brak after his wedding. The Rebbe honored him with a lechayim, bestowed upon him his holy blessing, and escorted him to the door.

The Rebbe davened Maariv at around 12:15.

After Maariv, at around 12:40, the Rebbe went over to the home of his grandson Rabbi Dovid Elimelech Halberstam shlit"a, son-in-law of the Gaon and Tzaddik, Rav of Beis Medrash Avnei Tzedek shlit"a, for the Vachnacht celebrating the birth of his son, mazel tov. A pleasant conversation took place about various minhagim and halachos during the days of Sefirah, and about the role of a rav in the old country. The Rebbe made a lechayim and bestowed his holy blessing, then recited Krias Shema and wished the mother well as is customary. It ended at around 1:15.

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Tuesday, Parshas Tazria-Metzora — 'B'tzeil HaKodesh' with the Satmar Rebbe shlit"a

The Rebbe davened Shacharis in the Heichal HaMesivta, Etz Chaim branch – Shiur Gimmel. Before davening, the Rebbe put on tefillin with the bar mitzvah bochurim:
- The bochur Alexander Zusha Yuda Rubin.
- The bochur Yoel Weiss.
- The bochur Dovid Mizrachi.
- The bochur Moshe Zev Feuerstein.

After davening, the Rebbe recited the daily Tehillim shiur, on chapter 25, verse 11. Afterwards, a lechayim was held with the bar mitzvah bochurim in the Heichal of the beis medrash.

In the afternoon hours, the Rebbe went up to the Kedushas Yoel branch of the yeshiva, where the Rebbe learned with a chavrusa from among the yeshiva's talmidim in his private room.

In the afternoon at around 7:10, the Rebbe traveled into Williamsburg for the weekly reception hours.
Upon arrival at around 8:40, the Rebbe davened Mincha in his holy home on Hewes St. Afterwards, there were reception hours until around 11:40 at night.

During the reception hours, HaGaon R' Yisroel Gefilhaus shlit"a, Rosh Kollel Tiferes Halacha Antwerp, and Rabbi Yoel Grad shlit"a (London) came in for a private audience. They are leading a campaign to help save our brethren from the terrible educational decrees in England, on behalf of HaGaon HaGadol R' Elyakim Schlesinger shlit"a, Rosh Yeshivas Haramah London. The Rebbe inquired about all the details of the campaign and bestowed upon them his holy blessing.

The Rebbe davened Maariv at around 10:05, and after Maariv continued receiving the public.

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Monday, Parshas Behar-Bechukosai, 'B'tzeil HaKodesh' with the Satmar Rebbe shlit"a

This morning, before Shacharis, a bris was held for a newborn son of R' Yaakov Markovits, at which the Rebbe served as sandek.

The Rebbe davened Shacharis in the Heichal HaMesivta, Divrei Yoel branch.
During the Torah reading, the Rebbe was called up for Shlishi, and after davening he reviewed the daily Tehillim shiur, on chapter 25, verse 4.

In the afternoon hours, the Rebbe went up to the Yeshiva, Divrei Yoel branch, where the Rebbe learned with a chavrusa from among the talmidim of the yeshiva in his private room.

At around 6:00, a lechayim celebration was held in the Rebbe's home, at which the Rebbe appointed HaGaon HaMefursam Rabbi Shaul Yechezkel Schwartz shlit"a, dayan of Debrecen, as dayan of the 'Lev Aharon' beis medrash of our holy kehilla in Boro Park. Joyous songs were sung, and R' Shalom Krois spoke on behalf of the beis medrash administration, and HaGaon R' Dovid Greenfeld shlit"a spoke on behalf of the morei tzedek, the talmidim of the dayan. Afterward, the new dayan shlit"a spoke briefly and expressed with emotion the privilege of standing at the right hand of the Rebbe shlit"a and serving in holiness at the head of the new beis medrash.
The Rebbe drank a lechayim and offered good wishes to the dayan of the beis medrash and his family, to the administration and askanim of the beis medrash, and to the entire public. The Rebbe said a few words of Torah and gave a blessing of holiness to the new dayan, that he should be able to elevate the power of Torah and tefillah and to instruct Bnei Yisroel without any stumbling block in the beis medrash, and concluded with abundant blessings.
Afterward, the Rebbe spoke by telephone with his father, HaGaon HaTzaddik R' Avrohom Yonah Schwartz shlit"a, Av Beis Din of Kahal Chassidim in Vienna, and extended good wishes on the appointment.
The askanim of the beis medrash reported and showed the Rebbe the sketches and plans for the new large beis medrash, which is in the first phases of construction, and the plans to move in the coming weeks into a temporary beis medrash until the building is completed. The Rebbe offered abundant blessings and escorted the dayan to the door. The event concluded at about 6:45.

The Rebbe davened Mincha at about 8:20, in his holy home on Ohel Court.
Afterward, there were yechidus hours until about 11:10.

During the yechidus hours, HaGaon Rabbi Tzvi Friedman shlit"a, Av Beis Din of Mesores and president of Mosdos Darchei Shmuel in the holy city in Eretz Yisroel, paid a visit to the Rebbe. The Gaon expressed his tremendous emotion and admiration for the great lighting event this past Lag B'Omer, to which the Gaon had come directly from the airport. A lengthy conversation ensued about the draft decrees in Eretz Yisroel. The Rebbe expressed pain over the drastic deterioration of the situation. The Gaon asked the Rebbe shlit"a to continue to stand at the head of Diaspora Jewry to raise a storm and come out to help fight the bitter decree, and mentioned several letters that he had sent to the Rebbe shlit"a throughout the year regarding the bitter decree. The Rebbe gave him his holy blessing and escorted him out.

The Rebbe davened Maariv at about 11:30.

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

The Rebbe davened Shacharis in Heichal HaMesivta, Sniff Kedushas Yoel. Before davening, the Rebbe put tefillin on the bar mitzvah bochurim.
- the bochur Yoel Asher Anshil Horowitz.
- the bochur Moshe Eliezer Rosenfeld.
- the bochur Elimelech Eckstein.
- the bochur Yoel Weiss.
- the bochur Yoel, son of R' Mechayei Kraus.
- the bochur Yechiel Shraga Spitzer.

After davening, the Rebbe learned the daily Tehillim shiur, on chapter 25, verse 5. Afterwards a lechayim was held with the bar mitzvah bochurim.

In the afternoon hours, at around 1:20, the Rebbe shlit"a went over to the magnificent new mikvah tahara of the holy community of Kiryas Joel, to certify the new spring for the beautifully hadered mikvah. The Rebbe greeted HaGaon HaGadol the Av Beis Din shlit"a and the Rabbonim HaGeonim, members of the mikvah committee, and looked over all the installations, while the members of the building fund committee showed all the costly installations and numerous hiddurim, so that the mikvah would meet the highest standard of kashrus according to all opinions, to increase taharah among Yisroel. Then the Rebbe shlit"a began to certify the springs, a great and arduous undertaking that extended for close to two hours. The Rebbe certified the springs with wine, in accordance with the rulings of the holy Rebbe, the Divrei Yoel zy"a. The Rebbe went out to the barrel of wine, where the workers and the contractors showed the Rebbe all the technical components. The Rebbe inspected all the installations together with the Rabbonim HaGeonim shlit"a, and then the Rebbe turned on the pump to pour the wine into the first spring, and then went into the building to the second spring and turned on the pump.
After all the wine had been poured in, the Rebbe went back out to the first spring and turned the spring back on, and checked the water to see whether its taste and appearance had completely changed to that of wine. He took a small cup and filled it from the spring. After confirming that the water had the taste and appearance of wine, the Rebbe, together with HaGaon HaGadol the Av Beis Din shlit"a, said "Kosher, kosher, kosher." Then he went back to the second spring and checked it in the same way as the first.
Throughout the entire time, the Rebbe shlit"a discussed with HaGaon HaGadol the Av Beis Din shlit"a and the Rabbonim present the matter of "this is the halacha of Hashem," and various rulings and practices regarding the kashrus of mikvaos from our holy Rebbes zy"a, both of the mikvaos at home and of the city of Sighet. They also spoke about certifying with sand and with milk, and the halachic rulings of the great poskim.

Afterwards a lechayim gathering was held. A fine discussion on the laws of mikvaos developed, and the Rebbe, together with the dayan and the Rabbonim present, engaged in Torah give-and-take in the way of Torah, in several teshuvah sefarim. The Rebbe drank a lechayim and wished well to HaGaon HaTzaddik the Av Beis Din shlit"a, the head of the Beis Din, HaGaon HaTzaddik Rav of the Beis Medrash Avnei Tzedek shlit"a, chairman of the mikvah committee, and to HaRav HaGaon R' Chaim Kalman Klein shlit"a, Rav of the Beis Medrash Selish and a member of the Rabbonim of the committee, and the mikvah askanim, R' Yoel Mittelman and R' Chaim Wolf Friedman. Then the Rebbe bestowed a holy blessing. It concluded at around 3:15.

In the afternoon hours, a bris was held for the newborn son of R' Avrohom Lowy, where the Rebbe served as sandek.

At around 8:00 the Rebbe went over to the home of R' Chaim Hersh Oberlander, where the Sheva Brachos was held for the son of R' Yudel, son of Meir Hirsh, and the kallah, the daughter of Avrohom Yuda Rosenberg. A fine discussion developed, and the Rebbe drank a lechayim and wished well to the chosson, the mechutanim, and the grandfathers.

The Rebbe davened Mincha at around 8:20 in his holy residence on Uhel Street.
Afterwards there were zmanei kenisah (times for receiving visitors) until around 11:05.

During the zmanei kenisah, the beginning of the writing of a Sefer Torah took place through R' Shimon Friedman. The Rebbe wrote the first letter in the Sefer Torah, drank a lechayim and bestowed of his holy blessing.

The Rebbe shlit"a read the tenaim of the mechutanim, Yoel Grouper, and R' Yoel Hirsh.

The Rebbe davened Maariv at around 11:05.

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

Friday night at around 8:40 the Rebbe entered the beis medrash wrapped in his tallis and approached the amud for Mincha.
Kabbalas Shabbos: R' Chaim Heller (Williamsburg). The davening concluded at around 10:10, the congregation went over to wish a "gut Shabbos," and the Rebbe went into his private room.

At around 10:35 the Rebbe entered the holy 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 bochur Yissachar Ber Teitelbaum, son of the son-in-law of the Rebbe, HaGaon Rabbi, the Rav of the Beis Medrash Beirach Moshe shlit"a. The honor of lifting the cup was given to R' Shalom Baruch Rothbart (Manchester).

The Rebbe shlit"a distributed honors for the zemiros. Kol Mekadesh: R' Shalom Baruch Rothbart. Menucha V'Simcha: R' Michel Neiman shlit"a (Williamsburg).

The Rebbe shlit"a said Torah on the verse "And bread, and parched grain, and fresh kernels you shall not eat until this very day," and explained in the manner of a derush the sugya of eating not in the usual manner.

Kah Echsof: R' Moshe Rosenai (Beit Shemesh). Birkas Hamazon: the Rebbe's grandson, Rabbi Lipa Rubin shlit"a, son-in-law of HaGaon Rabbi, the Rav of the Beis Medrash Beirach Moshe shlit"a.

Stories and anecdotes: this week the Rebbe shlit"a related stories about the holy Rabbi R' Mendele of Rimanov zy"a, whose yahrzeit fell on Shabbos Kodesh, 19 Iyar.

Kah Ribon Olam: HaGaon Rabbi Mendel Meir Mittelman shlit"a, moreh tzedek of the Williamsburg kehilla. The new chasanim went over to take fruit.

Afterwards the Shalom Zachor took place of the Rebbe's grandson, Rabbi Dovid Elimelech Halberstam shlit"a, son-in-law of HaGaon Rabbi, the Rav of the Beis Medrash Avnei Tzedek shlit"a. Joyous niggunim were sung, and bundles of chickpeas and beer were brought in. The Rebbe tasted and wished the grandson, the baal simcha shlit"a, and HaGaon Rabbi, the Rav of the Beis Medrash Avnei Tzedek shlit"a, mazel tov.
Az Biyom HaShevi'i: Rabbi Dovid Elimelech Halberstam shlit"a. The tish concluded at around 1:40.

And on the holy day of Shabbos

On Shabbos morning the Rebbe entered the beis medrash at around 9:45. Brachos and Pesukei D'Zimra: R' Michel Neiman shlit"a. The Rebbe approached the amud for Shacharis.

Hotzaah and Hachnasah: R' Avrohom Yoshe Neiman (Williamsburg). Pesukei Shema Yisroel: Rabbi Chaim Nachum Leifer shlit"a, Rav of the Beis Medrash Kedushas Tzvi, Williamsburg.

Aliyos.
- Kohen: R' Avrohom Simcha Friedman.
- Levi: R' Hersh Elimelech Wertzberger (Monsey).
- Shlishi: R' Shalom Baruch Rothbart.
- Revi'i: R' Moshe Chaim Gefen; the Rebbe called him up on the occasion of the birth of his daughter, mazel tov.
- Chamishi: R' Mendel Meir Schwartz; the Rebbe called him up on the occasion of the birth of his daughter, mazel tov.
- Shishi: the Rebbe shlit"a.
- Shevi'i: R' Betzalel Perl; the Rebbe called him up on the occasion of the birth of his daughter, mazel tov.
- Hosafah: R' Yaakov Moshe Friedman; the Rebbe called him up on the occasion of the birth of his daughter, mazel tov.
- Acharon: R' Moshe Yosef Wertheimer (Williamsburg).
- Maftir: R' Avrohom Wieder.
- Hagbah: R' Meir Bash (Williamsburg).
- Gelilah: R' Eliezer Dovid Itzkowitz.

Musaf: the Shabbos baal tefillah, R' Shmuel HaKohen Friedman. Opening of Ein Keloheinu/Anim Zemiros: R' Shmuel Rothbart (Monsey).

Raava D'Raavin

For Mincha and Shalosh Seudos the Rebbe entered the beis medrash at around 8:40.
- Mincha: R' Yaakov Hersh Heiman (Williamsburg).
- Hotzaah and Hachnasah: R' Yoel Shmuel Mordechai Brown (Boro Park).
- Kohen: R' Zusha Rubin (Williamsburg).
- Levi: R' Mendel Levy.
- Shlishi: R' Avigdor Frankel (Williamsburg).
- Hagbah: the Rebbe shlit"a.
- Gelilah: R' Shalom Yitzchak Scheer (London).

The Rebbe distributed honors for the zemiros at Shalosh Seudos. Odeh: R' Noach Gefen. Shir HaMaalos: R' Moshe Goldstein.

The Rebbe shlit"a said Torah on the verse "And you shall count for yourselves from the day after the Shabbos," and explained that one must always daven for success in ruchnius, both when the sun shines and when it is dimmed. The days of the Sefira are divided into three: the first part is when one is successful; the second part is when it is cloudy and one must strengthen oneself not to fall into despair; and the third part is when it is utter darkness, and then too, prayer to the Aibershter helps.

Yedid Nefesh: R' Mordechai Weinberger (London). Kel Mistater: R' Avigdor Frankel. The Rebbe recited the blessing over the cup.

Maariv of Motzei Shabbos: the Shabbos baal tefillah, R' Shmuel HaKohen Friedman. After Havdalah the congregation went over to wish a "gutte voch." The tish concluded at around 11:00.

The askanim who arranged the large lighting gathering entered the Rebbe's holy home, and the Rebbe bestowed from his holy blessing.

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Friday, Erev Shabbos Parshas Emor – Lag B'Omer, 'B'tzeil HaKodesh' with the Satmar Rebbe shlit"a

This morning, before Shacharis, a bris took place for a newborn son of R' Yitzchak Aharon Neustadt, at which the Rebbe served as sandek.

The Rebbe davened Shacharis in the Heichal HaMesivta, Kedushas Yoel branch. Before davening, the Rebbe lit candles in honor of the Tanna, the Godly R' Shimon bar Yochai.

After davening, at around 12:00, the Rebbe entered the lechayim gathering, together with a large crowd of talmidim of the yeshivos from all the branches. The Rebbe danced in place for several minutes, and inspiring melodies were sung. The Rebbe drank lechayim, wished the entire community well, and delivered holy words on the verse "U'vnei Yisroel yotzim b'yad ramah," which Targum translates "b'rish galei." It says in the Degel that "brish" stands for Rabbi Shimon ben Yochai, and it is explained in the words of derush on the teachings of Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai that the Jews left Egypt in the merit of R' Shimon, who holds that the sixth [of the "yetzia"] goes to the portion [of the one who brings out]. The Rebbe continued to the holiness of the day, Lag B'Omer, the yahrzeit/hilula of the Godly Tanna Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai, when Jews rejoice with the simcha of R' Shimon. He related how yesterday hundreds of thousands of Jews gathered, and one sees how the light of R' Shimon bar Yochai still burns today in every Jew; everyone burns and rejoices with the simcha. May Hashem help that we should indeed be able to rejoice along with them. He said that every bochur must make sure to be engaged on this day with the teachings of R' Shimon. There are many teachings in the hidden Torah, but there are also many in the revealed Torah, and everyone should strive to connect to Rabbi Shimon by learning something of R' Shimon's. He concluded with many blessings: "His Torah is a shield for us; may he advocate well on our behalf."

The singing of joyous melodies continued, and the Rebbe stood up and danced for a longer time. For the zemiros of Bar Yochai and "V'amartem," the Rebbe honored HaGaon Rabbi Meir Eliezer Friedman shlit"a, a rebbi in our holy yeshiva, and for "Amar Rabbi Akiva," the bochur Shmuel Meir son of R' Yekusiel Yitzchak Ehrenthal (Yerushalayim). It concluded at around 12:50.

At around 1:10, the Rebbe went over to the halls of Kinor David for the pure shulchan in honor of Lag B'Omer, together with nearly three hundred choice bochurim, members of the group, and talmidim of the yeshivos ketanos from across Greater New York. The Rebbe danced in place for several minutes, then washed for the seudah and cut the challah as is customary on Erev Shabbos.
During the tish, warm melodies were sung in honor of the day. For the lighting of the candles in honor of the Godly Tanna, HaGaon Rabbi Baruch Shlomo Weinberger shlit"a, head administrator of Kiryas Joel, was honored.

After the meat course, the zemiros were sung, Bar Yochai, V'amartem, and Amar Rabbi Akiva, and then joyous melodies continued, and the Rebbe stood up and danced with sparks of holy fire for several minutes.

The Rebbe shlit"a delivered holy words on the verse "Bereishis bara Elokim," which it says in the Agra D'Kallah is an acronym for the light of the Torah of R' Shimon bar Yochai. It is explained in the words of derush on the teachings of the holy Tanna that through teshuva one can repair everything, but one needs siyata d'Shmaya to be able to do teshuva. The holy Rebbe [the Divrei Yoel] took the heter to write down the Oral Torah of Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai, who on the day of his passing revealed the hidden Torah and commanded that it be written down so that it should not be forgotten. R' Shimon said this out of concern that, Heaven forbid, the Torah would be forgotten from Israel. The Rebbe brought out the great joy of Lag B'Omer, that because of this day we have the Oral Torah. He also praised the bochurim who learn and review the Oral Torah, encouraged them to continue learning and reviewing, and concluded with his holy blessings.

For bentching, the Rebbe honored HaGaon Rabbi Yosef Friedman shlit"a (Williamsburg). It concluded at around 2:45.
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Thursday, Parshas Emor, 'B'tzeil HaKodesh' with the Satmar Rebbe shlit"a

Upon arrival at the Beis Medrash HaGadol, the Rebbe shlit"a greeted HaGaon HaGadol, the Dayan and Av Beis Din shlit"a, who had returned after spending the past weeks recuperating.

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

The Rebbe davened Shacharis in the Heichal HaMesivta, Beirach Moshe branch. During the Torah reading the Rebbe was called up as Shlishi. After davening, the Rebbe studied the daily Tehillim shiur, on chapter 25, verse 2, and in connection with it spoke with great pain about the terrible persecution of mohelim by the government in the city of Antwerp, yimach shemam, and brought out the danger that, Heaven forbid, prevails of the mitzvah of milah being forbidden. He issued a holy call to the residents of Antwerp: "Be strong and courageous to stand with mesirus nefesh and to fulfill the mitzvah of milah, just as the mitzvah of milah has been fulfilled until this very day." He appealed to the government in Antwerp not to decree decrees against this holy, dear mitzvah, because Klal Yisroel will give up their lives for the mitzvah. He concluded with his holy blessing.

In the afternoon hours the Rebbe went to visit the new mikvah tahara of the holy community of Kiryas Joel, together with the donor of the mikvah, the Rabbani, the philanthropist R' Chaim Hersh Friedman of Montreal. The Rebbe looked around at all the floors and sections of the building and pointed out to R' Chaim Hersh the many chumros and hiddurim, and afterwards bestowed his holy blessing upon R' Chaim Hersh and the mikvah's administration.

The Rebbe davened Mincha at 8:00 in his holy residence on Zanz Court.

Fortunate are we, how good is our portion, on the hilula of Bar Yochai, and how pleasant is our lot in the merit of our master Bar Yochai

Indescribable emotion of joy and holiness among hundreds of thousands of Jews who, with holy feeling, took part in the uplifting gathering of the "Hadlaka Rabbasi" on the night of Lag B'Omer. It is hardly possible to describe the overflow of joy and holiness felt over the course of the several hours of the lighting and the holy dancing in the streets of Kiryas Joel, when the city of our strength, Kiryas Joel, yitzo, was, as every year, transformed into a kind of ingathering of exiles with, bli ayin hara, "over one hundred thousand souls", men, women and children, may they live — according to the police estimate — in the huge areas around the Beis Medrash HaGadol and the Mivtzar HaKollelim building and in the adjacent areas of the surrounding streets, headed by the leader of the kehilla, the Satmar Rebbe shlit"a.

The eyes of all Beis Yisroel in the U.S. and Canada have been looking forward all year and waiting for these great moments, to rejoice in and take part in the "Hadlaka Rabbasi" gathering in the "Meron of America" in honor of the Divine Tanna Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai.

Around 8:30 in the evening, at nightfall, the Rebbe shlit"a arrived at the holy gathering and went to the center of the dais of honor, which was filled with prominent rabbanim, rabbanim and dayanim shlit"a, and greeted the Spinka Rebbe shlit"a and HaGaon Rabbi Tzvi Friedman shlit"a, Av Beis Din of Mesores and president of the Darchei Shmuel institutions of Eretz Yisroel, and all the rabbanim. The Rebbe sat down and inspiring melodies were sung.

After singing for a short while, the Rebbe shlit"a stood up and delivered fiery holy words about the Torah of Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai and the great holiness of the day. The Rebbe based himself on the statement of the holy Bnei Yissaschar in Agra D'Kallah that "Bereishis" is an acronym for "Ohr Toras Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai," and explained that when one is attached to Hashem, one has endurance because of the prohibition of erasing the Name. The holy Zohar says "'the face of the Master, Hashem' — this is Rashbi." Because Rabbi Shimon expounded the word "es," the letters that are secondary to the Name are also counted, and through this all of Klal Yisroel has endurance, even those who are not holy with the holiness of the Name Havaya, but also the simple people who are in the holiness of Elokim yet are attached to Hashem, for "Hashem your G-d is a consuming fire." Even those who are merely attached, and the Name Elokecha, are also in the category of fire, and therefore we light a bonfire in honor of the Divine Tanna Rashbi. The Chasam Sofer says that Lag B'Omer has the gematria of "esh lehava" (flame), because through Rashbi even the simple people are attached to Hashem. The Kedushas Levi explains "and the appearance of the glory of Hashem was like a consuming fire": if a person wants to see whether Hashem derives pleasure from his mitzvos, he should look at whether he does them with warmth, with a flame. This is the great joy and auspicious time on the day of Rashbi's hilula, that we should be able to learn and do Hashem's will with a fiery flame. The Kedushas Yom Tov says that the principle "Hakadosh Baruch Hu decrees and the tzaddik annuls" operates only through "you shall fear Hashem your G-d" — which includes Torah scholars —

and Hakadosh Baruch Hu guards the Torah, so surely Rabbi Shimon has the power to bring about salvations for Jewish children, in the category of "the tzaddik decrees and Hakadosh Baruch Hu fulfills," "Hakadosh Baruch Hu decrees and the tzaddik annuls." He continued that we join the Jews and the prayers in the holy place of Meron, and we ask "may our supplication ascend from evening" — may our prayers that we are praying here tonight go up to Heaven. With a voice choked with tears, the Rebbe enumerated the prayers for those without children, those lacking parnassah, those ill in body and soul, lost souls spiritually, proper shidduchim and matches, nachas from children, and all other broken hearts. The holy Tanna knows each person's request; may "may our supplication ascend from evening" — may the holy Tanna storm the heavens before Hakadosh Baruch Hu and carry up all the requests and prayers to the holy Creator, and may all Jews be helped with all kinds of salvations, each one in whatever he lacks, for each and every one who is in need, generally and specifically. He concluded with weeping and supplication, that Klal Yisroel stands and awaits Hashem's salvation, the coming of the righteous Redeemer speedily. It is already 5785; how much longer will Klal Yisroel be in the long, bitter exile? May the holy Tanna arouse heavenly mercy for the complete redemption, that it come speedily, and make use of the power of tzaddikim to bring about salvations for all of Klal Yisroel, and may we merit the light of Moshiach speedily, Amen.

After the fiery words of holy speech, the singing of inspiring and devotional melodies continued for several more minutes. The Rebbe sang along with great arousal and shed streams of tears, as young and old stood and sang with a tremendous arousal of mercy.

At nightfall, at the time of Maariv, the music was started and the inspiring melodies continued, and after a while everyone stood to daven Maariv together with the multitude. Before Maariv, the Rebbe lit five oil lights as is customary. R' Yosef Mordechai Wagschal shlit"a, Rav of the Erev Shabbos Kollel beis medrash, went to the amud. After Maariv the Rebbe went over and counted the Sefiras HaOmer with holy fervor, which was heard on all the surrounding streets through the microphone.

Then, around 10:00, the Rebbe shlit"a went up onto the special lighting platform at the site of the "bonfire," and the inspiring and devotional melodies continued, especially "V'yihu rachamecha misgolelim" — "Master of the World, have mercy already on Your children" — which was sung dozens of times and tore at hearts. The eyes of tens of thousands of Jews were turned to the center, where the leader of the kehilla, the Satmar Rebbe shlit"a, stood with devotion and outpouring of the soul, praying from the depths of his heart for the needs of Klal Yisroel. Then the donors of the lighting handed over the silver pitchers from which the Rebbe poured oil onto the bonfire. The Rebbe took the torch from HaRav HaTzaddik R' Chaim Elazar Weiss shlit"a of Chmelnik, with which the Rebbe lit the bonfire, and he suddenly approached the site of the bonfire with the torch in hand, while the mekubal melody of arousal "L'chvod HaTanna HaElokai" was being sung.
Then the Rebbe lit the fire with holy emotion and broke into a fiery dance at the bonfire in honor of the Divine Tanna, kindling a holy fire in the hearts of the tens of thousands of Jews, who broke out in fiery dancing with the flame of holy fire and tremendous joy that pierced the heavens.

After a longer time the Rebbe went back over to the dais of honor, and the songs of the day were sung: "Bar Yochai," "V'amartem," and "Amar Rabbi Akiva." Meanwhile dozens of circles formed of the thousands of Jews, who danced for several hours in honor of the holy Tanna, while the Rebbe encouraged the dancing on the spot.

Then the chalakos took place of nearly 100 boys, bli ayin hara, students of our holy institutions from throughout Greater New York, who passed through as "bnei marom." The Rebbe also put on a cap and a tallis katan for them, gave them sweets and a gift as is customary, and wished warm blessings to the parents and grandfathers. Among others was a great-grandson of the Spinka Rebbe shlit"a, and a great-grandson of HaGaon HaGadol, the Dayan and Av Beis Din shlit"a.

Around 11:55 the Rebbe left the gathering and showed the thousands present to continue with the dancing, as they could not bear to part from the great joy of the hilula of the Divine Tanna.

Fortunate is the eye that saw all this, and fortunate is the eye that sees our joy and the delight of our community, as joy and holiness were drawn by the bucketful for an entire year!

May his Torah be a shield for us and enlighten our eyes; may he plead well on our behalf, our master Bar Yochai

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