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

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

The Rebbe davened Shacharis in the Talmud Torah Binyan Hirsch, Gav Landau, together with the students of grades 6, 7 and 8, of the branch of HaRav Rabbi Moshe Katz shlit"a. Before davening, the Rebbe put tefillin on the bar mitzvah bochurim.
- the bochur Yitzchak HaKohen Friedman.
- the bochur Mordechai Shimi Kaufman.

After davening, a lechayim gathering took place in the beis medrash hall. Several niggunim and rhymes were sung. The Rebbe drank lechayim and wished the bar mitzvah bochurim and the children that they be marbitzei Torah, and conveyed in a few words the importance of keeping the good resolutions made on Yom Tov Shavuos. He also urged the children who have already become bar mitzvah, and those preparing to become bar mitzvah, to be careful not to speak idle talk while wearing tefillin, as the Beirach Moshe zy"a used to demand of the bar mitzvah bochurim, and concluded with his holy blessing.

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

The Rebbe davened Shacharis in the Heichal HaMesivta, Beirach Moshe branch. Before davening, the Rebbe put tefillin on the bar mitzvah bochurim.
- the bochur Amram Moshe Weinstock.
- the bochur Dov Lebovitch.
- the bochur Aharon Moshe Schwartz.
- the bochur Meir Zaldan.

During the Torah reading, the Rebbe went up for hagbah, and after davening he delivered the daily Tehillim shiur on chapter 25, verse 18. Afterward, a lechayim took place with the bar mitzvah bochurim in the Rebbe's private room.

After Shacharis, the Rebbe went over to the main beis medrash, where a bris took place for the newborn son of R' Yoel, son of R' Dovid, Yermiash, at which the Rebbe served as sandek and mohel.

At around 1:30, the Rebbe arrived at the new yeshiva building being built for the Yeshiva Ketana, Derech HaTorah branch, headed by HaGaon Rabbi, Av Beis Din and Rosh Yeshiva shlit"a, in the Cornwall area, where the ceremony of pouring the foundations for the mikvah in the building took place.
The Rebbe first walked around the entire yeshiva building, and then went out for a walk, engaged in a conversation in Torah matters and pilpul on the topic that the Rebbe had delivered on Shavuos in the pshetl with his son HaGaon Rabbi, Av Beis Din and Rosh Yeshiva shlit"a, where the Rebbe repeated several fresh approaches on the topic and fresh chiddushim from during Yom Tov.

Afterward, the pouring of the foundations took place. The Rebbe poured cement and placed in several coins, and honored HaGaon Rabbi, Av Beis Din shlit"a and HaRav R' Yoel Oppenheim shlit"a, the yeshiva's director, and the yeshiva's administration, to pour the mikvah. During this, a pleasant conversation developed about matters of mikvaos with HaRav R' Yitzchak Trieger shlit"a, one of the leading experts in matters of mikvaos.
Afterward, a lechayim gathering took place in the yeshiva's hall. A pleasant conversation developed about the success of the yeshiva, the benefit of learning in a yeshiva outside the city, and the plans to renovate the yeshiva building in the coming weeks, b'ezras Hashem. Several niggunim were sung in honor of the occasion, and the Rebbe drank lechayim and bestowed of his holy blessing. It concluded at around 2:45.

In the evening, the Rebbe officiated at kiddushin at the chuppah of the mechutanim.
- HaRav R' Yoel Zev Sher and HaRav R' Yonah Dovid Perl, in the halls of Kinor Dovid.
- HaRav R' Yitzchak Eizik Yaakov Goldstein and HaRav R' Yehoshua Hersh Friedman, in the halls of Beis Rochel Paradise.

At around 8:30, the Rebbe davened Mincha in his holy home on Ohel Street.
Afterward, there were entrance times (zmanei kenisah) in the Rebbe's holy home until 12:45 at night.

During the entrance times, HaGaon Rabbi Yoel Mendel Ashkenazi shlit"a, Av Beis Din of Elesk Linden, entered the Rebbe's room together with his son the chassan, to receive the Rebbe's holy blessing on the occasion of his upcoming marriage, mazel tov. A pleasant conversation developed and the Rebbe bestowed of his holy blessing upon him.

Likewise, HaRav R' Yaakov Yisroel Friedman shlit"a, rav of the Cherkas beis medrash in Kiryas Joel HaMurchevet, entered the Rebbe's room together with his son the chassan, to receive the Rebbe's holy blessing on the occasion of his upcoming marriage, mazel tov. A pleasant conversation developed and the Rebbe bestowed of his holy blessing upon him.

The Rebbe shlit"a read the tenaim for the mechutanim.
- HaRav R' Yoel Berish Zalman Stein and HaRav R' Shmuel Farges.

- HaRav R' Yehuda Hersh Schwartz (Antwerp) and HaRav R' Meir Nisan Levi (Montreal).

The Rebbe davened Maariv at around 12:45.

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Wednesday, Parshas Naso, Isru Chag Shavuos — '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 bochur Naftali Hirtzka Schwartz.
- The bochur Gedalya Apfel.
- The bochur Yoel Bramb Stern.
- The bochur Binyamin Indig.
After davening, a lechayim was held with the bar mitzvah bochurim in the Rebbe's private room.

At around 7:45 the Rebbe davened Mincha in his beautiful home in Kiryas Joel.

In the evening, the Rebbe officiated at kiddushin at the chuppah of the mechutanim:
- HaRav R' Yitzchak Zev Grunwald shlit"a and HaRav R' Shlomo Eli Weiss shlit"a, in the halls of Kinor David.
- R' Eliezer Yom Tov Mihaly and R' Moshe Dovid Friedman, in the halls of Beis Rachel Paradise.

Yechidus hours at the Rebbe's beautiful home in Kiryas Joel on Uhel were from 8:20 until 12:00 at night.

During yechidus hours, HaGaon HaTzaddik R' Yaakov Yosef Hager shlit"a, son of the Vizhnitz Monsey Rebbe shlit"a and son-in-law of the Skver Rebbe shlit"a, entered to receive the Rebbe's blessing for the wedding of his son, the chosson, next Wednesday, Parshas Behaalosecha, in Skver. A pleasant conversation took place about the holy places in Europe, and in particular about the tzaddikim of the Kosov-Vizhnitz dynasty. The Rebbe bestowed his holy blessing on him and on his son, the chosson.

The Rebbe davened Maariv at around 12:00.

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Second Day of Shavuos, 'B'tzeil HaKodesh' with the Satmar Rebbe shlit"a

In the morning at 8:25 the Satmar Rebbe shlit"a arrived at the Beis Medrash HaGadol to take part in the exalted gathering of "Naaseh V'Nishma," public Torah learning, and went into his private room, where he learned Torah b'chavrusa with his grandson, the bochur Yechezkel Shraga ט"ב, son of HaGaon Rabbi Av Beis Din of Sighet shlit"a.

Around 9:30 the Rebbe went out and walked around all the sections of the beis medrash, starting at the Heichal HaTorah and then in the giant Heichal Beis HaMedrash, and looked over the thousands of learners, old and young, for a long while with great satisfaction. How magnificent was the sight, as the Rabban shel Yisroel walked among the thousands of learners, in the manner of "Moshe descended from the mountain to the people."

Before davening a bris took place for the newborn son of R' Menachem Zev Hirsch (of Boro Park), at which the Rebbe was sandek and mohel.

The Rebbe came in to daven around 10:55. Recital of the Brachos: HaGaon Rabbi Mendel Wertzberger shlit"a, Dayan and Moreh Tzedek of our kehilla in Montreal. Pesukei D'Zimra: HaGaon R' Meir Zwiebel shlit"a, one of the rabbonim of our kehilla in Williamsburg. The Rebbe went to the amud for Shacharis, Yotzer and Hallel.
After Shir Shel Yom, Megillas Rus was read, and at its conclusion the Rebbe said Kaddish for the family of his father, the holy Rebbe, the Beirach Moshe zy"a, Hy"d.

Taking out and returning the Torah: Rabbi Shalom Teitelbaum shlit"a, Dayan and Moreh Tzedek of Beis Medrash Vayoel Moshe in Williamsburg, and Rabbi Yitzchak Aharon Green shlit"a (Williamsburg).
Pesukei Shema Yisroel: HaGaon R' Avrohom Meir Halberstam shlit"a, Dayan and Moreh Tzedek of our Beis Medrash, 18 Boro Park.
Carrying the Sefer Torah to the bimah: Rabbi Nosson Dovid Ashkenazi shlit"a of Stanislav, Monsey, and Rabbi Aharon Yaakov Kahana shlit"a (Monsey).

Aliyos.
- Kohen: HaRav HaTzaddik R' Yitzchak Tzvi Weiss shlit"a of Uhel, Boro Park.
- Levi: R' Yoel Yuda Rubinfeld (Williamsburg).
- Shlishi: HaGaon HaGadol, the Dayan and Moreh Tzedek shlit"a.
- Revi'i: R' Avrohom Brach.
- Chamishi: the Satmar Rebbe shlit"a.

After his aliyah, the Rebbe called out a name in honor of the birth of a daughter to R' Aharon Matisyahu, son of R' A. Reizman.

- Hagbah: R' Meir Stern (Williamsburg).
- Gelilah: R' Moshe Eliyahu Weinstock (Boro Park).
- Maftir: R' Yaakov Zusman Sofer.
- Hagbah: R' Moshe Yeshaya Wertzberger (Montreal).
- Gelilah: R' Yitzchak Shiff (Monsey).

After the Torah reading, Yizkor was said. Because of the heavy crowding, as in previous years, the new arrangement was set up with the approval of the Satmar Rebbe shlit"a, and special mechitzos were spread out across all the wings and galleries and at the south and north sides of the beis medrash, to prevent dangers to life when so many thousands of Jews leave at once.

The Rebbe's Mussaf was led by HaGaon Av Beis Din of Williamsburg shlit"a. The opening of Anim Zemiros: Rabbi Yoel Meisels shlit"a (Vienna). They finished around 2:45.

At the midday tish in his holy home, the Rebbe, with great affection, honored the bochur Moshe, son of Rabbi Zalman Leib Meisels shlit"a. The Rebbe recited the blessing over the cup.

In the evening around 9:00 the Satmar Rebbe shlit"a came into the beis medrash for Mincha and Neilas HaChag. Leading the davening at the amud: R' Yoel, son of R' Hirsch.

After Mincha the Rebbe went up to the platform and danced for a few minutes, and they prolonged the Yom Tov melodies.
R' Shlomo Wertzberger, shamash of our holy kehilla in Williamsburg, poured the cup for the Rebbe. The Rebbe wished "Lechaim" to the Chevra Kadisha and to the entire tzibur.
The Rebbe tasted mezonos and shirayim was distributed.

The Rebbe said "Baruch HaMavdil" and delivered words of holiness over a microphone. The Rebbe based himself on the verse "V'atah im shamoa tishmeu b'koli," and explained that through engaging in Torah, good thoughts are counted as if they were put into action, and thus "it is good for him that he was created." The Rebbe mentioned in praise the hours of public Torah learning, old and young, on Yom Tov morning, and the simcha in our kehilla, the siyum on Shas in the chaburah "Toras'cha Sha'ashuai," the joy of beginning Shas again, repeating and completing it with abundant blessings.

After Divrei Kodesh, the Rebbe read the kesubah between Yisroel and their Father in Heaven, and they sang "U'vau Kulam" and "Elyonim Sasu," and the Rebbe rose to dance with holy fire, and at the end the Rebbe said three times "L'shana Haba'a B'Yerushalayim."

Maariv for Motzei Yom Tov: Rabbi Avrohom Goldberger shlit"a, and the Rebbe made Havdalah.

"And on Yom Tov he would leave in peace from the holiness"

After Havdalah the Rebbe appeared on the honored platform in front of the Beis Medrash HaGadol in the presence of thousands of our community, men, women and children. The Rebbe recited Kiddush Levanah and broke into a fiery dance to "Tovim Meorus," and they continued with song and praise. The Rebbe delivered the "Birkas HaKodesh" on the verse "V'atah im shamoa tishmeu b'koli," and explained that it refers both to the acceptance of the Torah in the present and to fulfilling all good commitments in the future, men, women and children, each according to his level, and he blessed the entire holy congregation with all the best. They finished around 11:15.

Afterward, as thousands upon thousands of Jews remained in the street in the courtyard of the Beis Medrash HaGadol for a long while, dancing with fervor in dozens of circles of chassidim and men of deeds, with great praise and thanks to Hashem for the elevated times they merited.

On Motzei Yom Tov, bochurim of our community from Montreal, who had chosen to spend Yom Tov in the Rebbe's shadow, came in to take leave at his holy home. The Rebbe questioned them about their learning and bestowed his holy blessings.

The night of the first day of Shavuos, "B'tzeil HaKodesh" with the Satmar Rebbe shlit"a

On Erev Yom Tov, in his holy home, the Rebbe lit the yahrzeit candles.

At about 9:05 in the evening, the Rebbe shlit"a entered the main beis medrash wrapped in his tallis and approached the amud for Mincha with great hisorerus. Maariv: HaGaon R' Dovid Shlomo Laub shlit"a (Monsey).
The davening ended at about 10:10. The congregation passed by to wish a gut Yom Tov and to greet the Rebbe for a very long time, and the Rebbe went home to his holy residence.

In his holy home, the Rebbe engaged in Tikkun Leil until the tish, and recited the Tikkun Leil Shavuos, the section of Torah.

At about 1:55 the Rebbe shlit"a entered the holy table in the main beis medrash. Hagbahas Hakos: the Av Beis Din of Williamsburg, HaGaon HaTzaddik shlit"a.

During the tish, they sang at length Yom Tov melodies, melodies of the sweetness and pleasantness of the Torah.
The Rebbe shlit"a honored people with the zemiros. Piyut of Maariv: HaGaon HaTzaddik R' Henoch Mordechai Meisels shlit"a, rav of Beis Medrash Talshava, Kiryas Joel. Ahavah Rabbah: HaGaon HaTzaddik R' Kalman Halberstam shlit"a, rav of Beis Medrash Sanz, Kiryas Joel.
Afterwards they sang "V'haer Eineinu" for a longer time with great hisorerus.

The Rebbe shlit"a said Torah on the verse "U'Moshe alah el HaElokim" and explained that Moshe added one day on his own, in order to show the importance of every Jew's learning of Torah. No matter what level or which generation one is from, one can receive the Torah, and it is precious to the Creator.

Birkas Hamazon: the Av Beis Din of Williamsburg, HaGaon HaTzaddik shlit"a. It ended at about 3:35, and the Rebbe went home to his holy residence, where the Rebbe went to the mikvah a few minutes before the aliyos.

The first day of Shavuos

Before davening, a bris took place for the newborn son of R' Dovid Shmuel Weiss (Williamsburg), at which the Rebbe was sandek.

The Rebbe entered the davening at about 11:15. Recital of the brachos: HaGaon R' Yisroel Shlomo Lichtenstein shlit"a, dayan of our Beis Medrash Divrei Yoel, Boro Park. Pesukei D'zimra: HaGaon R' Zalman Leib Meisels shlit"a, moreh tzedek in our kehilla, Boro Park. The Rebbe approached the amud for Shacharis, Yotzer and Hallel. At Ahavah Rabbah they sang the traditional melody of the holy R' Hersh of Rimanov zy"a with great hisorerus and with tears.

Hotzaah and Hachnasah: R' Aharon Wolcz (Boro Park) and R' Shmuel Zanvil Wertheimer (Monsey).
The verses of Shema Yisroel: HaGaon R' Avrohom Wolf Schneebalg shlit"a, moreh tzedek of our kehilla in Williamsburg.
Carrying the Sefer Torah to the bimah and during the recital of Akdamus: HaGaon R' Hershel Meisels shlit"a, rav of our Beis Medrash Beis Nachum Dov, Williamsburg, and HaGaon HaTzaddik R' Zalman Yehuda Kahana shlit"a, one of the rabbonim of our kehilla in Beit Shemesh.

The Rebbe went up to the bimah and the Kohen, HaGaon HaTzaddik R' Berel Glanz shlit"a of Bardiov, Kiryas Joel, was called up. The Rebbe recited Akdamus aloud in a voice hewing flames of fire, with holy emotion and longing, and then read the Torah with great hisorerus.

Aliyos.
- Levi: the Av Beis Din of Monsey shlit"a.
- Shlishi: the Av Beis Din of Williamsburg shlit"a.
- Revi'i: R' Yitzchak Schwartz, who made a Mi Sheberach for all those learning and completing Shas in the framework of "Torascha Sha'ashuai," as he sponsored all the costs of the exams for the second cycle.
- Chamishi: the Rebbe shlit"a.

After his aliyah, the Rebbe called out names for the birth of a daughter to:
- R' Baruch Bendit son of R' Meir Kahana.
- R' Avrohom Shimon son of R' Chaim Weider.
- R' Yechezkel Shraga son of R' Chaim Leib Kaufman (Williamsburg).

- Hagbah of the first Sefer Torah: R' Yitzchak Freund (Boro Park).
- Gelilah: R' Yosef Mordechai Kahana (Williamsburg).
- Maftir: R' Chaim Lowy (Vienna).
- Hagbah: R' Gedalya Szegedin.
- Gelilah: R' Yaakov Breuner (Boro Park).
The Rebbe recited the Haftarah standing, as is customary for the Haftarah of Shavuos.

The Gaon HaGadol, the Dayan shlit"a, approached the amud for Mussaf. Opening of Ane'im Zemiros: R' Avrohom Shlomo Katz (London). It ended at about 3:30, and the Rebbe went into his private room.

After a few minutes the Rebbe entered the beis medrash for the Krepel tish. The Rebbe made Kiddush, tasted mezonos and fish, as well as from the dough of the milchig krepelach, and drank a coffee.
They sang Yom Tov melodies, and the Rebbe delivered the "Krepel Pshetl" with fire of Torah and with joy of the Torah, a lengthier pilpul on the topic of "aseh docheh lo sa'aseh." It ended at about 4:05.

At the midday meal in his holy home, the Rebbe honored with Ahavah Rabbah his grandson Rabbi Dovid Teitelbaum shlit"a, son of the Av Beis Din of Sighet shlit"a. Birkas Hamazon: Rabbi Hillel, son of HaGaon R' Avrohom Meir Halberstam shlit"a.

The Rebbe entered the beis medrash at about 8:45. Mincha: HaGaon Shmuel Dovid Gandel shlit"a.
After Mincha the Rebbe sat down by the Aron Kodesh, Yom Tov melodies were sung, and the Rebbe tasted mezonos, drank a lechayim and gave blessings to the entire congregation. With Ahavah Rabbah the Rebbe honored HaGaon R' Eliyahu Gross shlit"a of Bucharest.
The Rebbe said Torah on the verse "Koh somar l'veis Yaakov" and explained that every Shabbos seudah brings abundance of parnassah for two days of the week, and for this reason the Shtei HaLechem was brought on Yom Tov of Shavuos, because the Torah was given on Shabbos.

Afterwards the Rebbe read the Tena'im between Yisroel and their Father in Heaven, and they sang "U'vau Kulam" and "Elyonim Sasu." It ended at about 9:40 and the Rebbe went into his private room.

After a few minutes the Rebbe entered the beis medrash for Maariv. Maariv: HaGaon R' Avrohom Leib Lichtman shlit"a (Williamsburg). The davening ended at about 10:10, the congregation passed by to wish a gut Yom Tov for a long time, and the Rebbe went home to his holy residence.

At about 12:50 the Rebbe shlit"a entered the holy table in the Heichal HaShulchanos. During the tish they sang Shavuos Yom Tov melodies.
The Rebbe honored people with the zemiros. Ahavah Rabbah: the Rebbe's grandson Rabbi Yukel shlit"a, mohel mumche, son of the rav of Beis Medrash Beirach Moshe shlit"a.

The Rebbe shlit"a said Torah on the verse "Koh somar l'veis Yaakov" and explained in the manner of derush the topic of "Mikra darush lefanav o lifnei fanav."

Birkas Hamazon: HaGaon R' Yaakov Shlomo Panet shlit"a, rav of Beis Medrash Shaarei Tefilah, Kiryas Joel. It ended at about 2:00.

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