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Friday, Erev Shabbos Parshas Toldos – Rosh Chodesh Kislev – 'B'tzeil HaKodesh' with the Satmar Rebbe shlit"a

In the morning at around 7:20, the Satmar Rebbe shlit"a entered the cave of the Tanna HaElokei Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai and lit five candles at the holy tziyun.
Afterwards the Rebbe shlit"a began the derasha with trembling awe, on the verse "V'yiten lecha Elokim mital hashamayim," and explained that with the power of Shabbos a tzaddik can bring about salvations for Jewish children through speech alone, without any other segulos. By the Tanna Rabbi Shimon, who is "Shabbos of the entire week," one can always bring about salvations. Likewise, through being in the precincts of Rabbi Shimon, a level of yirah comes upon a person and it awakens the heart to complete teshuvah. Especially now, Rosh Chodesh Kislev, which is like a Yom Kippur, everything can be rectified. He spoke at length with awesome weeping, on behalf of the entire congregation standing there: "Today may You hear our cries, today may You accept our prayers with mercy and favor," for all kinds of salvations, material and spiritual, and concluded with abundant blessings for the entire tzibur.

The Rebbe finished the derasha at 7:45 and began the recitation of the entire Sefer Tehillim. The baal tefillah was HaGaon HaTzaddik R' Naftali Hirtzka Zwibel shlit"a, Rosh Av Beis Din of Williamsburg. The Rebbe recited verse by verse Chapter 20, "Yancha Hashem b'yom tzarah," and Chapter 130, "Shir HaMaalos mima'amakim," with the Yamim Noraim nusach.
After Tehillim the Rebbe read kvitelach for an extended time and placed at the holy tziyun the kvitelach of the talmidim of the Mesivta, of the supporters of the Yesod Lev institutions, and of the Rebbe's emissaries who brought in larger sums for the Rebbe's fund for the poor of Eretz Yisroel, as well as all the kvitelach of those who came in from Chamishah Asar B'Av and onward. They finished at 10:00 and the Rebbe returned to his lodging.

Around 10:20 the Rebbe entered the cave of Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai and put on Tosefes Tefillin. Afterwards the Rebbe put on tefillin for his dear grandson the bochur Yosef Rokeach ni"v, son of HaRav HaGaon R' Chaim Yaakov shlit"a, Rav of Beis Medrash Kol Eliyahu, son-in-law of the Rosh Av Beis Din HaGaon HaTzaddik, Rav of Beis Medrash Yismach Moshe shlit"a.

The Rebbe also put on tefillin for the bar mitzvah bochurim:
- the bochur Shlomo Yaakov Neustadt (Kiryas Joel).
- the bochur Shlomo Goldstein (Williamsburg).

Baal tefillah: R' Yaakov Jozsef (Bnei Brak).
The Rebbe approached Hallel with fiery enthusiasm.

- Hotza'ah and hachnasah: R' Shlomo Yaakov Neustadt.
- Baal koreh: R' Shlomo Zalman Stein, a Shabbos guest.
The aliyos during the leining:
- Shlishi: the Rebbe's grandson, the bar mitzvah bochur Yosef Rokeach ni"v.
- Revi'i: the bar mitzvah bochur Shlomo Yaakov Neustadt.
- Hagbah: the Rebbe shlit"a.
- Gelilah: R' Shalom Baruch Rothbard (Manchester).
After the leining R' Eliezer Gefen (Kiryas Joel) bentched Gomel, and he was motzi the entire tzibur.
They finished Mussaf around 12:15 and the Rebbe returned to his lodging.

At the lodging a lechayim was held for the bar mitzvah bochurim, and the Rebbe bestowed from his holy blessing.

Before candle-lighting time the Rebbe put the shtreimel on the chassan Yoel, son of Gavriel Chaim Tzvi Feuerstein (Yerushalayim), and then lit the Shabbos candles at the lodging.
Afterwards the Rebbe traveled up to the Heichal HaTefillos in the courtyard of the cave, and the Rebbe entered a small room above the cave.

In the evening around 5:10 the Rebbe entered the large tent of the Heichal HaTefillos, "Binyan Brach," in the courtyard of the cave, wrapped in his tallis, and approached Mincha with holy fire.

After Mincha, HaGaon Rabbi Yoshe Hersh Jozsef shlit"a, moreh tzedek in our kehilla in Bnei Brak, spoke words of preparation for Shabbos.

Kabbalas Shabbos: HaGaon HaTzaddik R' Moshe Friedman shlit"a, dayan of our kehilla in Boro Park. At "Bo'i b'shalom" the congregation turned to the right, toward the west, and for the occasion the Rebbe went up onto the bimah, and they sang Shir Bar Yochai according to the local minhag with joy and fervor.
After davening thousands of anash came to wish a good Shabbos. It continued for an hour, and then the Rebbe went home to his lodging.

In the gigantic Heichal HaSeudos the Shabbos seudos were served all at once with great splendor, for over 5,000 guests, of the people of our community from all over the world, with zemiros, songs and praises.

Around 9:55 the Rebbe entered the gigantic tent at the foot of Har Meron to the holy table, and began as is his custom "Shalom Aleichem" with emotion and sweetness.
Eishes Chayil: the Rebbe's grandson the bochur Yissachar Ber, son of the Rosh Av Beis Din HaGaon HaTzaddik, Rav of Beis Medrash Beirach Moshe shlit"a. Before Kiddush a stirring niggun was sung. Hagbahas hakos: HaGaon R' Yitzchak Aron Israel shlit"a (Bnei Brak).

Right after Hamotzi they sang "L'chvod HaTanna HaElokei," and the Rebbe stood up to dance with holy fire.
After the fish the Rebbe said Torah on the verse "Achas sha'alti me'es Hashem, shivti b'veis Hashem kol y'mei chayai," and explained, according to the view of Rabbi Shimon regarding kinyan hagbahah, that even when the master performs the lifting, one is acquired by a slave. Here in Meron, "the place of the master," they rule in Heaven like Rabbi Shimon, and by Hashem lifting up Klal Yisroel we become a servant to the Creator of all worlds. This is Rabbi Shimon's view, who says "Ana avda d'Kudsha Brich Hu." The Rebbe began to sing the niggun "Ana Avda" and stood up to dance with flames of fire for an extended time, drawing the whole tzibur into fiery dancing in honor of the Tanna HaElokei.

After the soup the Rebbe again said Torah on the verse "Achas sha'alti me'es Hashem." Rabbi Shimon holds that "one who is destined to be redeemed is considered as redeemed," and Jews who are destined to do teshuvah are considered as if they already did teshuvah; we are not rejected but remain connected to Hashem forever. The Rebbe added that regarding what was said earlier, that one becomes a servant, once one becomes a servant he remains so until the master writes a deed of release. Therefore even after Shabbos, when one is no longer in the place of Rabbi Shimon, he remains a servant. This is "shivti b'veis Hashem kol y'mei chayai."

Then the Rebbe honored HaGaon R' Yaakov Mendel Neulander shlit"a (Yerushalayim) to lead the singing of "V'amartem koh lechai."

After the meat course the Rebbe again said Torah on the verse "Achas sha'alti" and explained that according to Rabbi Shimon, who holds "yesh em lamesores," and that only Jews are called "adam" and not the nations of the world, therefore Jews are not nullified by the majority of the nations and conduct themselves on a higher level all the days of their lives.

The Rebbe honored with the zemiros:
- Kol Mekadesh: HaGaon HaTzaddik R' Tuvia Stern shlit"a, Rav of Meron.
- Menucha V'simcha: the Seredna Rebbe shlit"a.

The Rebbe said Torah on the verse "Achas sha'alti me'es Hashem," and explained that if, Heaven forbid, a person has a sick one in his home, he goes to the greatest and most expensive doctor and follows what he says. Therefore, when we find ourselves in the holy place Meron, we need to see what the great Healer, the Tanna HaElokei Rabbi Shimon, says in the holy Zohar. The Rebbe learned from memory the holy Zohar in Parshas Vayakhel about the great blessing that comes with saying Ketores and the korbanos every day, which brings health and saves from the burden of the government. He continued that this is found in every siddur, and urged not to skip these parts of davening, but to take it upon oneself and carry it out to say them every day at Shacharis and Mincha.

- Kah Echsof: HaGaon HaTzaddik R' Yehuda Deutsch shlit"a (Yerushalayim).
- Birkas Hamazon: HaGaon HaTzaddik, Rav of our kehilla in Boro Park 15 shlit"a.
- Kah Ribon Olam: HaGaon R' Yitzchak Menachem Hirsch shlit"a (Yerushalayim).

The new chasanim came over to take fruit. A Shalom Zachor was also held at R' Pinchas Aharon Warfman (London) and at R' Shimon, son of R' Refael Perlmutter (Monsey).

- "Az b'yom hashvi'i": HaGaon R' Zalman Yehuda Kahana shlit"a, one of the rabbonim of our kehilla in Beit Shemesh.
They continued with dancing in honor of the Tanna HaElokei, and finished around 12:40.

U'v'yom HaShabbos Kodesh

On Shabbos morning the Rebbe entered the Heichal HaTefillos for Shacharis around 9:05.
- Brachos: the Leipnik Rebbe shlit"a.
- Pesukei D'zimra: HaGaon R' Shaul Yechezkel Schwartz shlit"a, dayan of Beis Medrash Lev Aharon, Boro Park.
The Rebbe approached Shacharis; they sang at "Mimkomcha," and the kohanim duchened as usual.

- Hotza'ah and hachnasah: HaGaon HaTzaddik R' Hersh Elimelech Teitelbaum shlit"a, Rav of Beis Medrash Tefilah L'Moshe, Boro Park.
- Nesinas HaKesser: HaRav HaGaon R' Eliezer Mordechai Sofer shlit"a, Rav of our kehilla in Linden.
- Pesukei Shema Yisroel: HaRav HaGaon R' Avrohom Shmuel Englander shlit"a, dayan of our kehilla in Lakewood.
- Holachas Sefer Torah to the bimah: HaGaon R' Hersh Friedman shlit"a, dayan of Galanta.
- Baal koreh: HaGaon HaTzaddik, Rav of Beis Medrash Beis Baruch shlit"a.
Aliyos.
- Kohen: HaGaon R' Avrohom Shlomo Katz shlit"a, Rav of Beis Medrash Riskeve and one of the rabbonim of our kehilla in Bnei Brak.
- Levi: HaGaon HaTzaddik, Av Beis Din of Monsey shlit"a.
- Shlishi: HaGaon HaGadol, dayan of Kiryas Joel shlit"a.
- Revi'i: the chassan Yoel, son of Gavriel Chaim Tzvi Feuerstein (Yerushalayim) – Ufruf.
- Chamishi: HaGaon HaTzaddik, dayan of our kehilla in Yerushalayim shlit"a.
- Shishi: the Rebbe shlit"a.

After his aliyah the Rebbe made a Mi Sheberach in honor of the birth of a daughter for:
- R' Yosef, son of Eliyahu Wolf Lowy (Bnei Brak).
- R' Yisroel Meir Klein (Williamsburg).
- R' Moshe Brandsdorfer Katz (Beit Shemesh).
- R' Yerachmiel Lebovitch (Monsey).

- Shevi'i: HaGaon HaTzaddik, Av Beis Din of London shlit"a.
- Hosafah: HaGaon R' Chaim Shalom Klein shlit"a, one of the rabbonim of our kehilla in Bnei Brak.
- Acharon: HaGaon R' Shimon Lev shlit"a, dayan and Rosh Av Beis Din of London.
- Maftir: HaGaon HaTzaddik, Rav of our kehilla in Boro Park 15 shlit"a.
- Hagbah: HaGaon R' Hersh Leib Bernstein shlit"a, moreh tzedek in our holy kehilla in Williamsburg.
- Gelilah: HaGaon R' Moshe Rosenfeld shlit"a, dayan of Beis Medrash Beirach Moshe, Williamsburg.
- Holachas Sefer Torah to the Aron Kodesh: HaGaon R' Menachem Zev Stern shlit"a, moreh tzedek in our holy kehilla in Williamsburg.
- Mussaf: HaGaon HaTzaddik, Av Beis Din of Williamsburg shlit"a; the kohanim duchened. Pesicha at Ana'im Zemiros: HaGaon R' Yaakov Weiss shlit"a, one of the rabbonim of our kehilla in Monsey.
They finished around 11:40.

At Kiddush at the lodging, the nedivim and askanim of the new magnificent beis medrash building of our holy kehilla in Bnei Brak, IY"H, were honored. R' Yoel, son of Shimshon Schwartz (Williamsburg) and HaGaon R' Yoel Dascal shlit"a (Bnei Brak) spoke.
Afterwards the Rebbe delivered blessings to all the donors and askanim and spoke at length in praise of our kehilla and holy institutions in Bnei Brak.

The Shabbos day seudah the Rebbe ate privately at the lodging with a select few close associates. Birkas Hamazon: R' Chaim Shlomo Fisher, a Shabbos guest.

Around 4:45 the Rebbe davened Mincha at the lodging.
- Baal tefillah: R' Yonason Gold (Kiryas Joel).
- Hotza'ah and hachnasah: R' Yosef Mordechai Kahana (Williamsburg).
- Baal koreh: R' Shmuel HaKohen Friedman, a Shabbos guest.
- Kohen: the Rebbe's grandson HaGaon R' Yoel HaKohen Glantz shlit"a, moreh tzedek in our holy kehilla in Williamsburg.
- Levi: HaRav Yaakov Menachem, son of R' Chaim Hersh Rottenberg.
- Shlishi: HaGaon HaTzaddik, Av Beis Din of Williamsburg shlit"a.
- Hagbah: the Rebbe shlit"a.
- Gelilah: R' Yehuda Weiss (Kiryas Joel).

Ra'avah D'Ra'avin

Around 5:20 the Rebbe entered the Heichal HaShulchanos for Seudah Shlishis. After the fish they began stirring niggunim during Ra'avah D'Ra'avin.
The Rebbe began "Asqinu Seudasa" and said Torah on the verse "Achas sha'alti me'es Hashem" and explained that in the holy Zohar it is explained that on the day of Shabbos the chitzonim have no power. Therefore now, in the place of the master, on Shabbos which is "Shabbos of the entire week," where there are two merits, one can daven and the prayers will be accepted without any hindrance.

They sang "Vihi zari v'zera zari talmidei chachamim" with great fervor.
- Odeh: HaGaon R' Zalman Leib Meisels shlit"a, moreh tzedek in our holy kehilla in Boro Park.
- Shir HaMaalos: HaGaon R' Hershel Meisels shlit"a, Rav of Beis Medrash Beis Nachum Dov, Williamsburg.

The Satmar Rebbe shlit"a said Torah on the verse "Achas sha'alti me'es Hashem" and explained that we pray to merit a home, a house that is kosher and modest, which should have the Shechinah resting in it. He strongly urged regarding the matter of "se'ar b'isha ervah" and learned from memory the holy Zohar in Parshas Naso on this subject. Although Yisroel are holy, there is a minority that is not careful as is proper. Now, in the precincts of Rabbi Shimon, we take it upon ourselves to have a proper "house of Hashem all the days of my life." He concluded with his holy blessing.

- Yedid Nefesh the Rebbe honored HaGaon R' Avrohom Meir Halberstam shlit"a, dayan of Beis Medrash 18, Boro Park.
- Kel Mistater: HaGaon R' Shalom Teitelbaum shlit"a, dayan of Beis Medrash Vayoel Moshe, Williamsburg.

Then the Rebbe said Torah. On Motzei Shabbos in the zemiros we say "Yizkor lecha atah esmol asher dibarta," which refers to Erev Shabbos, when Jews said Tehillim with great fervor at the holy tziyun of the holy Tanna, with thoughts of teshuvah and good resolutions for the future. As we travel home, everyone should remember and take home all the good resolutions and bring them from potential to action, so that "shivti b'veis Hashem" should have an effect on "kol y'mei chayai."

They continued with stirring niggunim and concluded with joyous niggunim in honor of the Tanna HaElokei and "Ana Avda D'Kudsha Brich Hu." The Rebbe stood up and danced for an extended time.

The Rebbe bentched on the cup. Hagbahas hakos: HaGaon R' Eizik Friedman shlit"a (Beit Shemesh).
Maariv Motzei Shabbos: R' Aharon Hersh Weber (Williamsburg).
After Maariv the Rebbe went home to his lodging, where the Rebbe made Havdalah.
The Rebbe also honored HaGaon R' Meir Halberstam shlit"a, Av Beis Din of Kshanov, Williamsburg, to make Havdalah in the Heichal HaShulchanos for the entire tzibur.

Ashreinu mah tov chelkeinu b'hilula d'Bar Yochai, u'mah naim goralenu b'zechus adoneinu Bar Yochai

Indescribable emotion of joy and holiness among tens of thousands of anash who, with holy feeling, took part in the uplifting event, the "Hadlaka Rabbasi." It is impossible to describe and convey the overflowing feeling of joy and holiness that was felt throughout the several hours of the lighting and holy dancing in the holy place Meron, adjacent to the holy cave.

Around 10:15 the Satmar Rebbe shlit"a arrived at the holy gathering and went to the center of the dais of honor, which was filled with the Gaonim, Tzaddikim, rabbonim and dayanim shlit"a, and they sang stirring niggunim at length with great fervor.

The Shabbos parnassim were called up to take a flask of oil from the Rebbe shlit"a to pour onto the bonfire in honor of the Tanna HaElokei Rashbi, and the Rebbe personally bestowed on them from his holy blessing in the merit of the Tanna HaElokei.

The Rebbe stood up and delivered fiery holy words on the Torah of Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai, on the verse "V'yiten lecha Elokim mital hashamayim." The Tanna Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai is on the level of Shabbos, which elevates all the prayers of the entire week. By the Tanna HaElokei all prayers are elevated, and likewise it elevates the prayers one says when departing, and one merits an inheritance without boundaries. Whoever crosses the threshold is elevated so that he becomes "a different man," with greater heights of Torah, yiras shamayim and love of Hashem, and it helps withstand the tests of this generation. The holy Tanna together with Eliyahu HaNavi stand and bless everyone who comes to his tziyun with Birkas Kohanim. "Just as he came to see, so he came to be seen": the Tanna sees every broken heart and bestows holy abundance, material and spiritual, "on those who are here and on those who are not here." "Ana HaTanna HaElokei," we beg the Tanna not to cease praying for us, and we light a light at the tziyun, for here a light descends into Jewish homes in all matters, until we merit the new light, "Or chadash al Tzion ta'ir." The Rebbe concluded with abundant blessings in all matters for the entire tzibur.


After the fiery divrei Torah they continued with stirring and devoted niggunim for several more minutes. The Rebbe sang along with great fervor and shed streams of tears, while young and old stood and sang with tremendous arousal of mercy.

Then the Rebbe went up to the platform at the place of the bonfire and burst into stormy weeping while they sang stirring niggunim of an auspicious time. The eyes of tens of thousands of Jews were turned to the center, where the leader of the congregation, the Satmar Rebbe shlit"a, stood with devotion and pouring out of the soul, praying from the depths of the heart for the needs of Klal Yisroel.

R' Moshe Goldstein was honored by the Vaad HaShabbos to hand the Rebbe shlit"a the flask of oil. The Rebbe poured the oil and immediately approached the place of the bonfire with the torch in hand, while they sang the traditional stirring niggun "L'chvod HaTanna HaElokei."
Then the Rebbe lit the bonfire with holy emotion until the flame rose up on its own, and began fiery dancing at the bonfire in honor of the Tanna HaElokei, in holy dancing, and the entire holy congregation joined him with supernatural joy, in fiery dancing with burning enthusiasm and immense joy that pierced the heavens.

After a while the Rebbe returned to the dais of honor. They sang "Bar Yochai," "V'amartem" and more Meron niggunim. Then the chalake children came over; the Rebbe cut their hair, put on them a kippah and tzitzis, and wished blessings to the children, parents and grandfathers. The dancing continued, and the Rebbe left the hadlaka around 1:10 and went home to his lodging.

At the lodging, HaGaon R' Moshe Bransdorfer shlit"a, Av Beis Din of Heichal Hora'ah in Yerushalayim, came in to receive a blessing on the occasion of his son's wedding, mazel tov, and the Rebbe bestowed on him from his holy blessing.

The host of the lodging, HaGaon R' Menachem Mendel Pomerantz shlit"a, Rosh Mesivta of Oz V'Hadar, also came in. A pleasant conversation ensued and the Rebbe thanked him greatly for giving over the apartment in Meron with all its needs, and bestowed on him from his holy blessing.

The heads of the Hatzalah askanim, R' Asher Slamovitz and R' Yaakov Jozsef of Bnei Brak, also came in together with the many Hatzalah volunteers who were present over Shabbos, "al kol tzarah shelo sivo," Heaven forbid any trouble. The Rebbe thanked the askanim and the many volunteers, and afterwards the volunteers came over to receive his holy blessing.

The Rebbe also bestowed from his holy blessing on the heads of the askanim who gave entire days and nights over the last weeks to arrange the thousands of lodgings in the holy place Meron: R' Yoel Yakobovitz, R' Yoel HaKohen Friedman and R' Naftali Hirtzka Honig.

"Achas sha'alti me'es Hashem" – our request of Hashem is that "shivti b'veis Hashem," our hours in the house of Hashem, should accompany everyone "kol y'mei chayai," "to behold the pleasantness of Hashem and to visit His Sanctuary," from now and forever.

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The Holy Journey of the Satmar Rebbe shlit"a to Eretz Yisroel - Shabbos Kodesh in the Holy Place of Meron

Thursday, Parshas Toldos - Yerushalayim, the holy city

In the morning the Rebbe went to the private mikvah at the guest residence in Yerushalayim.

At about 10:05 the Rebbe arrived at the Beis Medrash HaGadol for Shacharis together with the talmidim of the Yeshiva Ketana of Yerushalayim.
Upon arriving, the Rebbe looked in on the learning with great nachas for a while.

At about 10:25 the Rebbe entered the main hall of the beis medrash for Shacharis.
- Baal tefillah: the bochur Moshe son of R' Chaim Tzvi Davidovitch.
- Baal korei: the bochur Yoshe, son of Nosson Binyamin Eckstein.
- Pesicha: R' Zalman Yuda Kahana shlit"a (Beit Shemesh).
- Kohen: R' Shmuel HaKohen Friedman, a member of the Rebbe's entourage.
- Levi: R' Mordechai Zisskind Landau (London).
- Shlishi: the Rebbe shlit"a, and the Rebbe recited the blessing of Gomel and Motzi for all the guests.
- Hagbah: R' Yoel Landau, son of R' Shloime (Kiryas Joel).
- Gelilah: a grandson of the Rebbe, Rabbi Yisroel Dushinsky shlit"a (Boro Park).

After davening, at about 12:05, the Rebbe entered the lechayim in the main hall of the beis medrash together with the talmidim of the Yeshiva Ketana. Several niggunim were sung, the Rebbe drank a lechayim, delivered words of Torah and guidance, and concluded with his holy blessing. It ended at about 12:50.

After Shacharis the Rebbe went to visit the Mishkenos HaRoim Rebbe shlit"a. A pleasant conversation took place; the Mishkenos HaRoim Rebbe shlit"a honored the Satmar Rebbe shlit"a with a lechayim, and the Rebbe bestowed his holy blessing on him, and he escorted the Rebbe out. The Rebbe then returned to the guest residence at the home of the distinguished philanthropist R' Berel Karniol.

At about 3:00 the Gur Rebbe shlit"a came to the guest residence for a return visit to the Rebbe. A pleasant conversation took place; the Rebbe honored him with a lechayim and bestowed his holy blessing, after which the Rebbe spoke privately with the Gur Rebbe shlit"a for a while, and the Rebbe escorted him out.

A group of young men from Zionim, members of the "Veshinantam" chaburah, also came in to the Rebbe and presented themselves to be tested on all of Shas by heart. The Rebbe tested the young men for a while and bestowed his holy blessing. It ended at about 3:40.

At about 4:00 the Rebbe shlit"a arrived at the halls of Vayomer Yitzchak on Rechov Shimon HaTzaddik, for an appreciation event for the dozens of donors and supporters of the great Tel Talpiyot building of our kehilla and mosdos in Yerushalayim, the holy city, which is currently being built.
HaGaon HaTzaddik Av Beis Din of Williamsburg shlit"a spoke with a derasha, explaining the verses in Parshas Vayakhel as they allude to the journey to Meron to the tanna Rabbi Shimon, and the spiritual influences one can feel from a lighting in honor of the tanna. He spoke about the daily mesirus nefesh of the residents of Eretz Yisroel and the mesirus nefesh demanded of those who come to Yerushalayim to contribute large sums even when it is not yet finished and the results are not yet visible. He spoke at length in praise of the donors, especially the distinguished philanthropist R' Avrohom Brach, who ensures that Yerushalayim not be left out, and with him R' Akiva Hersh Klein and R' Yechezkel Dovid Berkowitz, who stand at the head of the project and help with all of the Rebbe's projects throughout the years. He pointed out that two years ago, when they were in Yerushalayim with the askanim, headed by R' Avrohom Yehoshua Glantz, no one dreamed that two years later they would be standing here, already this far along. He said that the Rebbe z"l accompanies us and is present throughout this entire holy journey, and that all the tzaddikim will bring down holy influences from Above. The Rav continued that we are going to Meron, and the entire congregation will pray that the Rebbe shlit"a be able to continue leading the entire kehilla until the arrival of the Redeemer.
Afterward R' Yissocher Jacob, director of our mosdos, spoke and welcomed the donors and the heads of the building fund committee.

The Rebbe drank a lechayim and wished the entire gathering well, and delivered a holy blessing on the verse "And may G-d give you of the dew of heaven," explaining that, in its plain meaning, Jews will have great abundance and much money. He pointed out that, based on how the work is progressing, we see that great progress is being made, and with the help of the donors the building will be able to be completed soon, and he concluded with many blessings.

"Vesavnehu Meheira" was sung, and the Rebbe honored the distinguished philanthropist R' Avrohom Brach to speak. R' Avrohom gave a report on the construction work and on the funds being sent from America for the building costs, and said that over $14 million has already been sent for the building expenses! Forty million will be needed until completion. He said that if there will be a million dollars each month, within 25 months the building will be able to be completed, IY"H, and he thanked all the donors on behalf of the building fund committee.
The distinguished philanthropist R' Shmuel Chaim Brach was honored with Birkas HaMazon.
The Rebbe then davened Mincha in the hall. Baal tefillah: R' Moshe Eliezer Landau (Williamsburg).

At about 4:50 the Rebbe shlit"a arrived at the construction site of the great and splendid Tel Talpiyot building of our holy kehilla and mosdos, with the participation of the esteemed donors of the building, together with many askanim, builders and many members of the kehilla.
The Rebbe shlit"a went up on a special platform and looked over the construction work at the site, and heard a report from R' Avrohom Brach, chairman of the building fund committee in America, together with R' Yoel Shimon HaKohen Rubin, one of the active askanim of the building fund, and R' Gershon Felberbaum, chairman of the building fund committee in Eretz Yisroel, who showed the Rebbe the building plans and sketches of the site. It ended at about 5:10.

From there the Rebbe went to visit the Toldos Aharon Rebbe shlit"a. A pleasant conversation took place; he honored the Rebbe with a lechayim and the Rebbe bestowed his holy blessing on him, and he escorted the Rebbe shlit"a out.
On the way out the Rebbe shlit"a entered the main beis medrash of Toldos Aharon and looked in on the learning in the kollel together with the Toldos Aharon Rebbe shlit"a, and then at about 5:40 went to the guest residence at the home of the philanthropist R' Yuda Dovid Rubinstein.

"And he was king in Yeshurun, when the heads of the people gathered, the tribes of Israel together"

At about 6:20 the Rebbe shlit"a arrived at the historic gathering "Yerushalayim Shel Maalah" in a gigantic tent on Rechov Malchei Yisroel, in the presence of thousands upon thousands of Jews, headed by the great luminaries of the generation, and at their head the Posek HaDor, Mara D'Atra of the Holy Land, shlit"a.

The Rebbe greeted the rabbonim at the dais, and the crowd of thousands received the Rebbe with song and music.

Among those seen at the gathering, among other geonim, admorim and roshei yeshiva of the holy city of Yerushalayim:
- Their king, at their head, the Posek HaDor, Mara D'Atra of the Holy Land, shlit"a.
Members of the Beis Din, the geonim and tzaddikim, the leaders of Torah:
- HaGaon HaGadol R' Avrohom Yitzchak Ullman shlit"a.
- HaGaon HaGadol R' Chaim Uri Freund shlit"a.
- HaGaon HaGadol R' Yehuda Fischer shlit"a.
- HaGaon HaGadol R' Yaakov Mendel Yurovitch shlit"a.
- HaGaon HaGadol R' Shmuel Bransdorfer shlit"a.
- HaGaon HaGadol R' Aharon Brandsdorfer shlit"a.
- The Chassidic Rebbe HaGaon HaTzaddik Rabbi Yaakov Meir Schechter shlit"a.
- The Rebbes of Mishkenos HaRoim, Toldos Aharon, Strikov, Kalshin, Chakova, Zidichov, Trisk, Skolen Yerushalayim, Seklehid, Spinka of Boro Park; the mashgiach HaGaon HaTzaddik Rabbi Gamliel Rabinowitz shlit"a; HaGaon HaTzaddik Rabbi Moshe Kramer shlit"a, one of the Breslov rabbonim and president of the Shaar HaShamayim institutions; HaRav Rabbi Nissan Dovid Kivak shlit"a; HaGaon HaTzaddik Rabbi Tzvi Meir Zilberberg shlit"a, president of the Nachalas Yaakov institutions; HaGaon HaTzaddik Rabbi Moshe Bransdorfer shlit"a, Gavad of Heichal Horaah; HaGaon HaTzaddik Rabbi Yosef Kadish Bransdorfer shlit"a of Tiberias, moreh tzedek of the Eida; HaGaon HaTzaddik Rabbi Akiva Yosef Schlesinger, Gavad of Geneff and rav of Beis Medrash Betzel HaChochma; HaGaon HaGadol Rabbi Naftali Nussbaum shlit"a, rosh yeshiva of Chaim Moshe; HaGaon HaTzaddik, the rosh yeshiva of Toldos Aharon shlit"a; HaGaon HaTzaddik Rabbi Aharon Shmuel Dushinsky shlit"a, rosh yeshiva of Yeshivas Beis Yosef Tzvi Dushinsky, on behalf of his father the Dushinsky Rebbe shlit"a; HaGaon HaTzaddik Rabbi Chaim Mordechai Taub shlit"a, Av Beis Din of Sassov Yerushalayim, son of the Sassov Rebbe shlit"a.

- The mashpia HaRav R' Yehuda Deutsch shlit"a; HaRav R' Akiva Wasner shlit"a, moreh tzedek in the Eida HaChareidis; HaRav R' Yoshe Asher Kahana, moreh tzedek in the Eida HaChareidis and rav of the Mishkenos HaRoim kehilla; HaRav R' Yaakov Shlomo Kahana shlit"a; HaGaon R' Yoshe Cohen shlit"a; HaRav R' Alexander Haberfeld shlit"a, moreh tzedek in the Eida HaChareidis; HaRav R' Yitzchak Eizik Kahana shlit"a, moreh tzedek in the Eida HaChareidis; HaRav R' Chaim Yosef Blau shlit"a, moreh tzedek in the Eida HaChareidis; HaRav R' Gavriel Neufeld shlit"a, moreh tzedek in the Eida HaChareidis and one of the rabbonim of the Vaad HaKashrus; HaRav R' Aharon Dovid Neustadt shlit"a, moreh tzedek in the Eida HaChareidis.

The chairman, R' Yitzchak Dovid Jacob shlit"a, chairman of the education committee of our holy mosdos, continued with his address, and called upon HaGaon HaTzaddik R' Shimi Lev shlit"a, dayan and rosh av beis din of our kehilla in London, to speak.

At about 6:35 the Posek HaDor, Mara D'Atra of the Holy Land, shlit"a was received. The Rebbe shlit"a stood up to his full height before the Rav shlit"a, and HaGaon HaTzaddik R' Shimi Lev shlit"a called upon the Rav to deliver the word of Hashem from Yerushalayim.
The Rav shlit"a welcomed the Rebbe shlit"a on behalf of the Eida HaChareidis, and expressed the tremendous joy, chizuk and kiddush Hashem that the Eida HaChareidis draws from the Rebbe's visit in Eretz Yisroel. He spoke of the new building being built entirely with pure funds, may Hashem protect us, without benefiting from any non-kosher funds of the impure state, and described the difficult situation in Eretz Yisroel regarding chinuch, where the apostate government is set on altering the curriculum of the Torah-observant schools. He repeated the words of the holy Rebbe zy"a, who warned from the very first moment that the only way to be able to survive is by separating entirely from the wicked and having no connection whatsoever with them, and who established the "Keren Hatzalah" to sustain all the mosdos, may Hashem protect them. He went on about the bitter decrees of the draft and proclaimed that the Torah-observant community will fight against it with mesirus nefesh, will shake the entire world, and is prepared to go to prison, but never to compromise, G-d forbid. In this regard the Posek HaDor shlit"a proclaimed with holy fire that "it is an absolute prohibition according to halacha to compromise even for a single bochur." He thanked the Rebbe shlit"a for having open eyes and foreseeing the bitter plans of the wicked, and for establishing the "Merkaz Ezra V'Yoetz" under the Eida HaChareidis, which is fully funded by the Vaad Mishmeres Chomosayich Yerushalayim of our holy kehilla and is working intensively on the front lines to rescue the bochurim from the bitter decree. "From Hashem are the steps of a man established." Hashem arranged it that precisely now, when there are those who, G-d forbid, wish to compromise on this harsh matter, the Rebbe came to Eretz Yisroel to cry out that one may not compromise and to strengthen the Torah-observant community. He called upon the Jews of the Diaspora to join the battle against the wicked, and noted how the residents of Eretz Yisroel look forward to the support of the Rebbe shlit"a for the mosdos, may Hashem protect them. He especially praised the enormous sums the Rebbe shlit"a sends to the more than one hundred rabbonim and moros horaah of the Eida HaChareidis before every Yom Tov through the "Vaad HaPeulah" of the Eida HaChareidis, strengthening the Eida and bolstering the power of its rabbonim. The Rav shlit"a then wished the Rebbe shlit"a that he have the strength to raise up the power of protest against the wicked and all breaches.

After the fiery words, "Tzaddik Katamar Yifrach" was sung, and the Rebbe encouraged the dancing with the verse "Od yenuvun beseivah, deshenim v'ra'ananim yihyu."

At about 7:00 the Rebbe shlit"a began his fiery words of Torah and call of the hour before thousands upon thousands of members of the kehilla.
The Rebbe greeted the great rabbonim, members of the Beis Din of the Eida HaChareidis, headed by the Rav shlit"a, and all the great rabbonim and roshei yeshiva, rabbonim and their students, and continued with brief words for the Jews of the Diaspora about the mighty building being built for our holy kehilla and mosdos in Yerushalayim. The verse "And may G-d give you of the dew of heaven" is a blessing that was said to Jews in exile that they will sustain themselves only through the holy Torah, Mikra, Mishna and Talmud. Through Yerushalayim, the holy city, the gate of heaven, we merit that by helping to build Torah in Yerushalayim, abundance will flow to the entire world. For this we gathered tonight: "veyiten," and again "veyiten" — we will give to Yerushalayim and thereby also to the entire world.
The Rebbe then continued with guidance for the members of the kehilla who live in Yerushalayim, and spoke about the tremendous harm of staying up and wasting hours late at night. He called upon the members of the kehilla to have a holy pride, and to know that we were taught the opposite: to go to sleep early and rise early to learn before davening. A day on which one learns before davening is an entirely different day. He spoke against davening on Shabbos in small shtiblach and minyan centers, and sharply called upon people to daven in a fixed beis medrash every week at the same time, like chassidic Jews. Davening in shtiblach on Shabbos morning is poison for oneself and for the children, and

He urged strict adherence in all matters and raising the children in the path of the holy Rebbe zy"a in all areas, especially against the impurity of Zionism, and to remain separate from all the parties of all kinds that have joined with Zionism and become flesh of its flesh and bone of its bone. There is no difference between the chassidic, Litvish, Sephardic and Ashkenazic ones, for they are the "four principal damagers."

Then the Rebbe shlit"a proclaimed in a voice that hews flames of fire the true, pure outlook as explained in the holy sefer Vayoel Moshe, and proclaimed the Torah stance regarding the impurity of the klipah of Zionism, and the tremendous heresy that lies beneath this defiled idea. "Because of our sins we were exiled from our land": Hashem scattered Klal Yisroel into exile, unfortunately, not because we lacked enough weapons or enough capable soldiers. "Know that I gather them" — one must know that Hashem Himself, in His glory, will take us out of this bitter exile, and G-d forbid to think that one can take a redemption by the arm of flesh and blood and leave exile on one's own.

The Rebbe continued with flaming words regarding the bitter situation of the decree of drafting yeshiva students, for the army is a place "all who enter do not return," may Hashem protect us, a decree of transgressing the faith in the fullest sense of the word. In a voice that hews he made it clear that one must never compromise, G-d forbid. They want to make a deal, G-d forbid: "you give me and I'll give you; I'll concede this and you'll concede that," may Hashem protect us. They sit down at the table and negotiate: I'll give you this much and you'll give me that much, etc. With a cry of anguish he continued: I have no comprehension how a Jew who is an observer of Torah and mitzvos, a Jew who has a home and children, can negotiate over such things. Could such a thought, such a compromise, even enter the mind?! Whoever lends a hand to this is one who raises a hand against the Torah of Moshe.
The Rebbe continued and strengthened the residents of Eretz Yisroel to stand firm and resist the bitter decree with all their strength, and to fight with mesirus nefesh like a flint rock, and with the help of Hashem they will succeed. He concluded with many blessings for all the donors and askanim for the new building of our holy kehilla in Yerushalayim, the holy city, and ended with a holy blessing for the entire gathering.

After the words, the singers sang the well-known kiddush Hashem niggun "Hashem Hu Malkeinu" and "Utzu Eitza V'Tufar," and for several long minutes the thousands of participants danced and cried out the cry of "under the rule of the heretics, we believe."

After the fiery words, the Mishkenos HaRoim Rebbe shlit"a and the members of the Beis Din of the Eida HaChareidis thanked the Rebbe shlit"a for the tremendous chizuk and fiery words of Torah, and for standing up without fear, with complete sharpness, to strengthen the pure Judaism in Eretz Yisroel, and for standing up with full boldness against the party circles and their bitter compromises, which is a tremendous chizuk for the Torah-faithful Jewry in Eretz Yisroel.

Then the Chassidic Rebbe HaGaon HaTzaddik R' Yaakov Meir Schechter shlit"a arrived at the gathering. The Rebbe shlit"a received him with the utmost honor and honored him with a lechayim. The Toldos Aharon Rebbe shlit"a also arrived, and the Rebbe shlit"a received him with the utmost honor and honored him with a lechayim.
The Rebbe shlit"a then stood up and went out in a dance of tzaddikim together with the Rebbes and geonim shlit"a, and was then escorted out to the street.
It ended at about 8:00 and the Rebbe went back to the guest residence.

At the guest residence the Rebbe shlit"a davened Maariv. Baal tefillah: R' Yoel Friedman (Boro Park).

At about 9:25 the Rebbe shlit"a left Yerushalayim on the way to the holy place of Meron for the coming Shabbos, together with thousands upon thousands of members of the kehilla from all over the world. The Rebbe shlit"a arrived in the holy place of Meron at about 11:45 and traveled to the guest residence at the home of HaRav R' Menachem Mendel Pomerantz shlit"a, rosh mesivta of Oz VeHadar.

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The Holy Journey of the Satmar Rebbe shlit"a to Eretz Yisroel - Shabbos Kodesh at the Holy Resting Place in Meron

Wednesday, Parshas Toldos - Har HaTzofim, Beit Shemesh, Yerushalayim

In the morning, after the mikvah at 8:50, the Rebbe shlit"a left the guesthouse on the way to Har HaTzofim, opposite the site of the Beis HaMikdash, where the Rebbe arrived at 9:05.
The Rebbe shlit"a ascended a special platform, around which stood many hundreds of our chassidim from across Eretz Yisroel, and fresh guests from abroad could also be seen. Several melodies of exile and redemption and faith in the coming of Moshiach were sung, as the Rebbe lingered in tears, longing for the redemption.
Afterwards, chapters of Tehillim were recited, and the Rebbe tore kriah and recited the blessing of Dayan HaEmes, and broke out in stormy weeping, in crying and lamentation, which shook the hundreds of participants.
After several long minutes, as the recitation was concluding, the Rebbe repeated the verse, "Rejoice with her in joy, all you who mourn over her," saying that if we already rejoice now over the future redemption, we will merit to rejoice at the complete redemption. The Rebbe began to sing the melody "Yibaneh HaMikdash," and with great joy broke into a fiery dance on the spot, with emotions of longing.

After the gathering, at around 9:45, the Rebbe shlit"a left Har HaTzofim for Beit Shemesh, where the Rebbe arrived at 10:25.

The Rebbe shlit"a entered our beis medrash in the Ramat Avraham neighborhood of Beit Shemesh for Shacharis together with the students of our mosdos, and first looked in on the children's studies with great nachas, going around among the tables and testing the children.

Afterwards the Rebbe put on tallis and tefillin in the beis medrash. Before davening, the Rebbe put tefillin on the bar mitzvah bochur, the bochur Shmuel Hirsch (Beit Shemesh).
The baal tefillah was R' Shimon Yazhef (Beit Shemesh).

After davening, a lechayim gathering took place together with the talmud torah students. The children sang several melodies and rhymes in honor of the occasion, and presented the history of the mosdos, which were established by the Rebbe shlit"a. The menahel, HaRav R' Avrohom Meir Dirnfeld shlit"a, spoke, welcoming the Rebbe shlit"a on behalf of the students of the mosdos, and then presented the Rebbe with a kvitel summarizing the consecutive hours with which the children had prepared for the exalted visit.
The Rebbe drank a lechayim and warmly wished the menahalim and melamdim, and the administration of the talmud torah in Beit Shemesh and abroad, well. He delivered words of holy guidance to the children, and strengthened the administration of the mosdos from Beit Shemesh and abroad who were present in the beis medrash. He blessed the mosdos with "this small one shall be great," and concluded with his holy blessing to the melamdim and children.
Afterwards the Rebbe distributed blessed coins to all the children. It ended at around 12:45.

From there the Rebbe went to the beautiful beis medrash of Kehal Chassidim in the Ramat Avraham neighborhood, headed by HaGaon R' Asher Ullman shlit"a, where a pouring of the foundation pits for the new mikvah being built next to the beis medrash took place. The Rebbe poured into the pits and honored the rav of the beis medrash to pour as well. Then he entered the beis medrash hall, where a lechayim and welcome gathering took place. Several melodies were sung, and the Rebbe drank a lechayim and bestowed from his holy blessing.

From there the Rebbe went to the home of the esteemed philanthropist R' Aviezer Shapira, one of the great supporters of our kollel in Beit Shemesh. R' Aviezer spoke and welcomed the Rebbe, and the Rebbe drank a lechayim and bestowed from his holy blessing.

At around 1:45 the Rebbe arrived for a visit to the building of our mosdos. The Rebbe went into all the classes on all the floors and tested the children in their studies with great nachas for an extended time.

Afterwards the Rebbe went to the guesthouse at the home of HaRav R' Tzvi Akiva Breitstein, of the Eretz Yisroel and mosdos.

At around 3:30 the Rebbe began receiving our chassidim, residents of Beit Shemesh. A long line formed, and the Rebbe received them for close to 3 hours straight, to be remembered with regard to yeshuos and mercy.

During the reception, the writing of letters in a Sefer Torah being written by the Rosenbaum family, of the Gur chassidim of Beit Shemesh, took place. The Rebbe wrote in the letters, drank a lechayim and bestowed from his holy blessing.

At around 5:30 the Rebbe davened Mincha at the guesthouse. The baal tefillah was R' Yosef Chaim Danzinger.
After Mincha, the bochurim of our community from Beit Shemesh entered for a private audience, and the Rebbe delivered words of guidance and distributed his sefer Amara Tava to the bochurim.

At around 7:50 the Rebbe went to our beis medrash Ohel Yehoshua for the gathering marking the completion of a Sefer Torah written by members of our holy kehilla l'iluy nishmas our holy Rebbes zy"a.
Melodies of inspiration were sung. The Rebbe wrote the final letters, drank a lechayim and wished the entire gathering well. Afterwards the Rebbe went to hagbah and danced with the open Sefer Torah. R' Tzvi Akiva Breitstein, one of the great donors of the Sefer Torah, was honored with gelilah.
Then the Rebbe broke into a festive dance with the Sefer Torah for an extended time, and honored HaGaon HaGadol R' Shmuel Bransdorfer shlit"a, member of the Beis Din, to dance with the Sefer Torah, as well as HaGaon HaTzaddik R' Moshe Friedman shlit"a, dayan of our kehilla in Boro Park, who led the Sefer Torah out of the beis medrash.

From there, at around 8:15, the Rebbe went to visit HaGaon HaGadol R' Nosson Kupshitz shlit"a, Av Beis Din of Kiryat Nachala U'Menucha in Beit Shemesh. A pleasant conversation took place regarding matters of bris milah. He honored the Rebbe with a lechayim, and the Rebbe bestowed from his holy blessing upon him, and he escorted the Rebbe shlit"a out.

From there the Rebbe went to visit the home of HaGaon R' Yehoshua Rosenberger shlit"a, Av Beis Din of Kiryat HaRama in Beit Shemesh and member of the Beis Din of the Edah HaChareidis in Yerushalayim. A pleasant conversation took place about the holy Rebbe R' Hersh of Rimanov zy"a, whose yahrzeit falls in these days. He honored the Rebbe with a lechayim, and the Rebbe bestowed from his holy blessing upon him and upon his son-in-law, the Nadvorna Rebbe of Beit Shemesh shlit"a, and he escorted the Rebbe shlit"a out.

From there the Rebbe went to visit the Vizhnitz Rebbe of Beit Shemesh shlit"a. A pleasant conversation took place about memories of the House of Vizhnitz. He honored the Rebbe with a lechayim, and the Rebbe bestowed from his holy blessing upon him, and he escorted the Rebbe shlit"a out.

At around 8:45 the Rebbe arrived at the hachnasas sefer Torah of our holy kehilla l'iluy nishmas our holy Rebbes zy"a, in a specially rented hall. The Rebbe took the Sefer Torah and conducted the holy dancing, and then recited Ledavid Mizmor as is customary.

Afterwards the Rebbe went up to a side room and davened Maariv. The baal tefillah was R' Shalom Mittelman (Boro Park).

At around 10:00 at night the Rebbe returned to the hall for the lechayim gathering in honor of the hachnasas sefer Torah.
Among those who participated at the gathering were the Vizhnitz Rebbe of Beit Shemesh shlit"a, the Nachalas Aharon Rebbe shlit"a, and many other rabbonim of the city.
R' Tzvi Akiva Breitstein spoke, welcoming the Rebbe shlit"a, and brought out the beauty of the kehilla and of the mosdos, which now stand in their tenth year, a place where the Rebbe shlit"a himself established mosdos where there were none before.
The Rebbe drank a lechayim and wished the entire gathering well, and delivered words of holy guidance, connecting the end of the Torah with its beginning. He spoke at length with guidance to our chassidim, residents of Beit Shemesh, saying that unlike other cities, in our holy kehilla in Beit Shemesh there are no older Yidden to look up to; therefore, each person must make sure to conduct himself properly so that the children will have someone to look up to. He strongly urged regarding matters of tznius and matters of outlook and hashkafa, and concluded with abundant blessings.
Several more melodies were sung. It ended at around 10:40, and the Rebbe set out on the way back to Yerushalayim.

On the way, the Rebbe stopped in Telzstone, where a pouring of the foundations for the new building of the postpartum recovery home for women took place. The Rebbe toured the entire building accompanied by R' Gavriel Pappenheim, director of the institution.
The Rebbe poured the foundations, and then conducted a lechayim gathering and wished the administration and the assembled gathering well.

At around 11:15 the Rebbe arrived at the guesthouse in the home of the esteemed philanthropist R' Berel Karniel in Yerushalayim, where the Rebbe continued receiving our chassidim, residents of the holy city of Yerushalayim. A long line formed, and the Rebbe received them for several hours straight, until around 2:20 late at night, when all

our chassidim in the holy city of Yerushalayim had the merit to enter for a private audience.

During the reception, the Rebbe was visited privately by:
- A return visit by the Rachmistrivka Rebbe shlit"a. A pleasant conversation took place; the Rebbe honored him with a lechayim and bestowed from his holy blessing, and then escorted him out.

- The Bialia Rebbe shlit"a. A pleasant conversation took place; the Rebbe honored him with a lechayim and bestowed from his holy blessing.

- The Trisk Rebbe shlit"a. A pleasant conversation took place on the topic of a mitzvah habaah ba'aveirah; the Rebbe honored him with a lechayim and bestowed from his holy blessing.

- HaRav HaTzaddik R' Aharon Mordechai Rokeach shlit"a, son of the Belz Rebbe shlit"a. A pleasant conversation took place about the upcoming great wedding of the Rebbe shlit"a's eldest great-grandson, and about the great lineage of the chasan and kallah, and the Rebbe bestowed from his holy blessing upon him. On the way out, one of R' Aharon Mordechai's escorts thanked the Rebbe shlit"a for establishing and funding the "Merkaz Ezra V'Yeutz" of the Edah HaChareidis, and related how he and others were helped through the rescuers, may they live.

- HaGaon Rabbi Simcha Rabinowitz shlit"a, author of Piskei Teshuvos. A pleasant conversation took place in matters of Torah and halacha, and the Rebbe bestowed from his holy blessing upon him.

- HaGaon R' Moshe Soloveitchik shlit"a, rosh yeshiva of Brisk, Shechunas Achva. A pleasant conversation took place and the Rebbe bestowed from his holy blessing upon him.

Also, the beginning of the writing of a Sefer Torah by R' Nachman Yaakov Fuchs took place. The Rebbe wrote in the first letters and bestowed from his holy blessing.

After the reception, at around 2:30, the Rebbe went to the building of the organization "Maalah." The Rebbe heard a report on the institution's activities, drank a lechayim and wished well those engaged in the holy work and the assembled gathering. Afterwards the Rebbe returned to the guesthouse at the home of the esteemed philanthropist R' Yuda Dovid Rubinstein.

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The Holy Journey of the Satmar Rebbe shlit"a to Eretz Yisroel - Shabbos Kodesh at the holy site of Meron

Tuesday, Parshas Toldos - Yerushalayim, the holy city

In the morning, the Rebbe went to the mikvah at the guesthouse.

The Rebbe shlit"a davened Shacharis together with the hundreds of children of our holy mosdos in our great beis medrash.
Upon arriving at the beis medrash at around 9:50, the Rebbe looked in on the learning of the talmidim and walked among the tables, listening to the children with great nachas for an extended time.

At around 10:15 the Rebbe entered for Shacharis and put on tallis and tefillin. Before davening, the Rebbe put tefillin on the bar mitzvah bochur, the bochur Dovid Moshe Zipper.

After davening, a bris took place for the newborn son of R' Menachem Zev Heilbrunn, at which the Rebbe was the sandek. During it, a conversation took place with the renowned mohel, Rabbi Shlomo Zalman Gelber shlit"a.

Afterwards, a lechayim and reception was held in the hall of the beis medrash. HaRav HaChasid R' Yissachar Yakobi, director of our holy mosdos, spoke and welcomed the Rebbe shlit"a, and mentioned HaRav HaChasid R' Meir Hirsch, who stands at the Rebbe's right hand in strengthening the mosdos at all times, and presented the Rebbe shlit"a with a general kvitel on behalf of the continuous learning hours of the talmidim of our holy mosdos.
The children sang warm melodies and Yiddish rhymes in honor of the occasion, while the Rebbe wept at length with emotions of longing for the holy city of Yerushalayim, may it be rebuilt.

The Rebbe drank a lechayim and delivered holy words on the verse "V'yiten licha Elokim," emphasizing the importance of the young years, which must be used to build oneself for the older years. The most important thing is the "hevel pihem" (the breath of the mouths) of schoolchildren, and in Yerushalayim it is even more important. This obligates every single person, and one must conduct oneself as befits a child of Yerushalayim. The Rebbe continued with words of guidance and concluded with his holy blessing.

After the holy words, the good commitments of all the children were handed to the Rebbe, and the Rebbe distributed a Zemiros for Chanukah, Divrei Yoel, to all the children.

Afterwards, the Rebbe went up to the upper floors of the talmud torah, where the Rebbe walked through the classrooms for an extended time and listened to the learning. The younger children were also gathered, and the Rebbe distributed sweets. Then, at around 1:30, the Rebbe shlit"a was escorted out with song and music.

At around 3:30 a delegation of Kollel Shomrei HaChomos, the rabbanim and administration of the kollel, headed by HaGaon HaGadol Rabbi Yehoshua Lieberman shlit"a, rosh hakollel of Shomrei HaChomos, entered a private audience at the guesthouse. They came to invite the Rebbe to deliver a derasha at the historic Kesav Sofer shul. A pleasant conversation ensued, HaRav R' Yitzchak Blau shlit"a, rosh hakollel, spoke, and the Rebbe bestowed his holy blessing upon them.

After a few minutes, the Rebbe went over to deliver the derasha. All the children were waiting around the entire Kiryat Kollel Shomrei HaChomos, standing all around and on the roofs and terraces, to greet the holy countenance of the Rebbe shlit"a with song and music.

The Rebbe shlit"a entered the Kesav Sofer beis medrash and greeted the rabbanim, among them HaGaon R' Matisyahu Deutsch shlit"a, av beis din of Ramat Shlomo, and then wrapped himself in his tallis.
HaGaon Rabbi Yehoshua Lieberman shlit"a, rosh hakollel, spoke and welcomed the Rebbe, and expressed the privilege that the Rebbe was coming to deliver holy words in the very place where our holy Rebbes, the Divrei Yoel and the Beirach Moshe zy"a, had spoken.
At around 5:00 the Rebbe began his holy words, a lengthy, deep pilpul of over an hour on the sugya of "sho'el shelo midaas," which captivated all the learners, as on Simchas Torah. At the end he issued a rousing call regarding the pressing matters of the day, concerning the decrees of the draft, saying that one must stand firm without compromise, and that all who compromise are raising a hand against the Torah of Moshe. He concluded with his holy blessing.

Afterwards, the Rebbe davened Mincha. The baal tefillah was HaRav HaChasid R' Yoel Waldman (Williamsburg). It concluded at around 5:50 and the Rebbe shlit"a was escorted out with song and music.

From there the Rebbe went for a brief visit to the Toldos Avraham Yitzchak Rebbe shlit"a, who is recovering, and the Rebbe inquired about his well-being and bestowed his holy blessing upon him.

At around 6:05 the Rebbe arrived at our great beis medrash for the hachnasas sefer Torah ceremony, by the anash in Yerushalayim, in memory of our holy Rebbes zy"a. The Rebbe took the Torah and danced with fiery joy for an extended time, and in the course of it stopped by the children's section and danced for a while.
HaRav HaChasid R' Avrohom Brach was honored with placing the sefer Torah in the Aron Kodesh, and the Rebbe recited "L'Dovid Mizmor" as customary. It concluded at around 6:25.

At the guesthouse, private audiences were held for anash residents of the holy city of Yerushalayim from around 7:00, with a long line stretching for nearly 6 hours of anash coming to be remembered for salvation and mercy.

During the audiences, the following visited privately:
- The Strafkov Rebbe shlit"a; a pleasant conversation took place, the Rebbe honored him with a lechayim and bestowed his holy blessing upon him.

- The Kalushin Rebbe shlit"a; a pleasant conversation took place, and the Rebbe bestowed his holy blessing upon him.

- HaGaon HaGadol Rabbi Moshe Mordechai Karp shlit"a; a pleasant learned conversation took place regarding the halachos of shmittah, and the Rebbe bestowed his holy blessing upon him.

- HaGaon R' Aharon Rubinfeld shlit"a, rosh yeshiva of Belz; a pleasant conversation took place and the Rebbe bestowed his holy blessing upon him.

- A delegation from the administration of Kollel Chibas Yerushalayim, headed by HaGaon HaGadol Rabbi Naftali Nussbaum shlit"a, rosh yeshiva of Chaim Moshe; HaGaon HaTzaddik R' Aharon Goldminzer shlit"a, dayan of Skver Yerushalayim; HaGaon HaTzaddik R' Shimon Shmuel Halberstam shlit"a, av beis din of Zanz Chakova and rosh hakollel of Toldos Elazar; HaGaon HaTzaddik R' Yitzchak Leib Schreiber-Sofer shlit"a, rosh yeshiva of Orchos HaTorah; HaGaon HaTzaddik R' Avi'ezer Shapira shlit"a, av beis din of Drohobych; and the directors of the kollel.
A pleasant conversation took place about the activities of the kollel, and they showed the Rebbe historic holy writings of the tzaddikim of the generations from the treasury of the kollel's office, among them the historic dedication booklet of the Shinover Rebbe zy"a, which contains full dedications from tzaddikim of the generations, may their merit protect us, headed by the Shinover Rebbe zy"a. The administration honored the Rebbe shlit"a to write his holy signature in it.
At the conclusion the Rebbe gave tzedakah, a generous contribution to the kollel, and bestowed his holy blessing.

- A delegation from the administration of Kollel Siebenbürgen; a pleasant conversation took place, the Rebbe inquired about the kollel's activities and bestowed his holy blessing.

- Likewise, several kollelim sent groups of their kollel members to be tested by the Rebbe shlit"a, among them young men of Gur chassidim in the framework of the "Mezumanim" program.
The Rebbe listened to each one's learning and bestowed his holy blessing.

The Rebbe davened Maariv at around 11:15 and then continued the audiences.

After the audiences, at around 1:10, the Rebbe shlit"a went for a visit to the Rachmistrivka Rebbe shlit"a. A lengthy conversation took place about the sanctity and purity of the mikvah. He honored the Rebbe with a lechayim, the Rebbe bestowed his holy blessing upon him, and he escorted the Rebbe shlit"a out.

At 1:45 the Rebbe arrived at the guesthouse of the philanthropist R' Yuda Dovid Rubinstein.

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