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Monday, Parshas Vayishlach — 'B'tzeil HaKodesh' with the Satmar Rebbe shlit"a

This morning a bris took place for the newborn son of R' Isamar Tuvia Rubinstein, where the Rebbe served as sandek.

The Rebbe davened Shacharis in the Beis Medrash HaGadol. Before davening, the Rebbe put tefillin on the bar mitzvah bochurim:
- the son of HaRav Chaim Leib Silberstein shlit"a.
- the bochur Chaim Hersh Weiss.
During the Torah reading, the Rebbe went to perform hagbah. After davening, a lechayim was held with the bar mitzvah bochurim in the Rebbe's private room.

In the afternoon the Rebbe went up to the Beirach Moshe branch of the yeshiva, where the Rebbe learned with a chavrusa from among the yeshiva's talmidim in his private room. At around 5:15 the Rebbe davened Mincha in the yeshiva.

In the evening the Rebbe officiated at the kiddushin at the chuppahs of the mechutanim:
- HaRav R' Yoel Moshe Weiss and HaRav R' Yitzchak Naftali Mann, in the halls of Kinor David.
- HaRav R' Chaim Mordechai Filipp and HaRav R' Shaul Chaim Goldman, in the halls of Ginas Klein.

Reception hours at the Kiryas Joel court ran from 8:00 until 12:15 after midnight, in the Rebbe's holy home on Ohel Court.

At around 10:15 the Rebbe went down to the tenaim hall, where the Rebbe read the tenaim of the mechutanim HaRav R' Meir Tzvi Goldberg and HaRav R' Yitzchak Eizik Fischer.

The Rebbe davened Maariv at around 11:30 and then continued to receive the public.

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

This morning the brissin of the twins took place, for the newborn sons of R' Yoel Halpert, where the Rebbe served as sandek.

The Rebbe davened Shacharis in the Beis Medrash HaGadol. Before davening, the Rebbe put tefillin on the bar mitzvah bochurim:
- the son of HaRav Chaim Moshe Lev shlit"a.
- the bochur Avrohom Meir Eckstein.
- the bochur Eliyahu Spitzer.
- the bochur Dovid Klein.
- the bochur Yechezkel Shraga Hirsch.

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

In the afternoon the Rebbe went up to the Divrei Yoel branch of the yeshiva, where the Rebbe learned with a chavrusa from among the yeshiva's talmidim in his private room. At around 4:10 the Rebbe davened Mincha in the yeshiva.

In the evening the Rebbe officiated at the kiddushin at the chuppah of the mechutanim, HaRav R' Dovid Moshe Neustadt and HaRav R' Yoel Berish Markowitz, in the halls of Beis Rachel Paradise.

Reception hours at the Kiryas Joel court ran from 7:50 until 12:30 after midnight, in the Rebbe's holy home on Ohel Court.

During reception hours, the Poltisha Rebbe shlit"a paid a visit to the Rebbe in Kiryas Joel to receive his blessing in honor of the upcoming marriage of his grandson, mazel tov. A pleasant conversation ensued, and the Rebbe honored him with a lechayim and bestowed his holy blessing upon him.

Also entering the Rebbe's room was HaGaon HaTzaddik R' Shimon Schnebalg shlit"a, Rav of the Har Shmuel neighborhood in Eretz Yisroel, son of the Zidichov Rebbe of Boro Park shlit"a. A pleasant conversation took place, and the Rebbe bestowed his holy blessing upon him.

At around 10:15 the Rebbe went down to the tenaim hall, where the Rebbe read the tenaim of the mechutanim:
- HaRav Fishel Berish Sofer shlit"a and HaRav Avrohom Yosef Ackerman shlit"a.
- HaRav R' Shmuel Yaakov Schwartz and HaRav R' Yoel Berach Bickel.

The Rebbe davened Maariv at around 11:30 and then continued to receive the public.

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

At about 3:30 the Rebbe put the shtreimel on the grandson of the Rebbe, the chosson HaRav Alter Yitzchak Fanet shlit"a, son of R' Yaakov Shlomo shlit"a, rav of the beis medrash Shaarei Tefilah in Kiryas Joel, and of the in-law HaGaon R' Yoel Glantz shlit"a, moreh tzedek in our kehilla in Williamsburg, a chosson of the Av Beis Din of Williamsburg shlit"a.
The Rebbe put on the shtreimel and warmly blessed the chosson and the mechutanim.

On Friday night at about 5:10 the Rebbe entered the beis medrash wrapped in his tallis and went up to daven Mincha. Kabbalas Shabbos: R' Yaakov Berzel Glick (Williamsburg). They finished at about 6:40. An appeal was made for Kollel Tiferes Bochurim of Williamsburg, after which the congregation went over to wish a gut Shabbos and the Rebbe went home to his holy residence.

At about 8:35 the Rebbe entered the holy table in the Heichal HaMesivta together with the yeshiva students, beginning in his customary holy manner with Shalom Aleichem, with emotion and sweetness.
Eishes Chayil: the grandson of the Rebbe, the bochur Yechezkel Shraga Tov, son of the HaGaon Rav of the beis medrash Beis Elazar shlit"a. Hagbahas HaKos: R' Avrohom Simcha Friedman.

The Rebbe honored the following with the zemiros:
- Kol Mekadesh: R' Binyamin Schechter (Haifa).
- Menucha V'Simcha: R' Yoshe Shmuel Weinberger (Williamsburg).

The Rebbe shlit"a said Torah on the verse 'Asaf Elokim es cherpasi' and explained it in the manner of a derush on the sugya of min b'mino.

- Kah Echsof: the grandson of the Rebbe, HaRav Chaim Yechezkel Shraga Teitelbaum shlit"a, son of the HaGaon Rav of the beis medrash Beis Baruch shlit"a.
- Birkas Hamazon: the son-in-law of the Rebbe, the Rav of the beis medrash Avnei Tzedek shlit"a.

Afterwards the Rebbe spoke at length about the mitzvah of separating terumos and maasros, which they had the privilege of fulfilling for the first time this week in Eretz Yisroel. The Rebbe spoke it through and explained to the bochurim the order of all the halachos of the separation, with sound reasoning and understanding.

- Kah Ribon Olam: R' Yitzchak Yosef Mark (Yerushalayim).
The newly engaged chassanim went over to take fruit.
- Az B'Yom HaShvii: HaRav Chaim Binyamin Kahana shlit"a. They finished at about 11:10.

U'v'Yom HaShabbos

On Shabbos morning the Rebbe entered the beis medrash at about 9:20.
- Berachos and Pesukei D'Zimra: R' Moshe Yuda Goldberger (Williamsburg).
The Rebbe went up to Shacharis, and for Chazaras HaShatz he sent his grandson HaRav Baruch Rokeach shlit"a, a chosson of the Rav of the beis medrash Ohel Feiga shlit"a.

- Hotzaah and Hachnasah: R' Dovid Aharon Landau.
- Pesukei Shema Yisroel: R' Eliezer Weiss.
Aliyos.
- Kohen: the chosson Tuvia, son of Yitzchak Elyakim Schwartz.
- Levi: R' Moshe Eliezer Rubinfeld; the Rebbe named a baby girl in honor of the birth of his daughter, mazel tov.
- Shlishi: the chosson Yoel Moshe, son of Dovid Stohl - bombarded with candies.
- Revii: the chosson Yaakov Gedalia, son of Yosef Hersh Miller - bombarded with candies.
- Chamishi: the chosson Yoshe, son of Dovid Moshe Neustadt - bombarded with candies.
- Shishi: the Rebbe shlit"a.

After his aliyah the Rebbe recited Birkas HaGomel upon returning from his uplifting holy journey to Eretz Yisroel. Then the Rebbe named baby girls in honor of the births of daughters to:
- R' Moshe Yaakov Masri.
- R' Wolf Ber Lichtenstein.
- R' Avrohom Yitzchak Greenfeld.
- R' Yosef Asher Gottlieb.

- Shevii: R' Yosef Weiss.
- Hosafos: the chosson Moshe Yoel, son of Eliezer Teller.
- The bochur Yitzchak Aharon Hollander.
- Acharon: Mishabbos Kodesh, R' Chaim Shlomo Fischer.
- Maftir: R' Eliyahu Neustadt.
- Hagbah: R' Dovid Stohl.
- Gelilah: R' Yeshaya Wertzberger.

- Mussaf: R' Moshe Goldberger.
- Introduction to Anim Zemiros: R' Akiva Weinstock.
They finished at about 12:10.

At the Kiddush in his holy residence, joyous songs were sung in honor of the simchas Kiddusha Rabbah of the Rebbe's grandchildren: the baby girl born to HaRav Nachman Kahana shlit"a, a chosson of the Rav of the beis medrash Berach Moshe shlit"a, which took place in Eretz Yisroel, and the simchas Kiddusha Rabbah for the baby girl born to HaRav Levi Yitzchak Taub shlit"a, a chosson of the Rav of the beis medrash Yismach Moshe shlit"a, which took place in Boro Park.

Raava D'Raavin

The Rebbe entered for Mincha at about 5:05.
- Baal Tefillah: R' Yoel Ber Hirsch.
- Hotzaah and Hachnasah: R' Yuda Aryeh Landau.
- Kohen: the grandson of the Rebbe, HaGaon R' Yoel Glantz shlit"a.
- Levi: R' Mendel Klagsbrun (Williamsburg).
- Shlishi: HaGaon R' Shlomo Zeibel shlit"a, dayan and moreh tzedek of Beis Medrash Beis Dov.
- Hagbah: the Rebbe shlit"a.
- Gelilah: R' Yitzchak Schipf (Monsey).

The Rebbe honored the following with zemiros at Shalosh Seudos.
- Odeh: R' Noach Gefen.
- Shir HaMaalos: R' Moshe Goldstein.

The Rebbe spoke on the verse 'Achen yesh Hashem bamakom hazeh' and explained that when there are idol worshippers in Eretz Yisroel, and especially on the Temple Mount, there is a strip of the lands of the nations extending there, and there is no kedushas Eretz Yisroel there; only so can one understand how such a place of impurity can exist in such a holy place as the Temple Mount. He spoke with emotion and longing, in a weeping voice, that one travels to Eretz Yisroel and sees with his own eyes "foxes walking upon it"; woe to the eyes that see this on the Temple Mount, from where fear goes out to the world. There was the Akeidas Yitzchak, there Yitzchak and Yaakov davened, there the Shechinah rested when the Beis HaMikdash stood, and unfortunately one sees such a place of impurity on that spot. We hope and pray that it should soon be rebuilt, "and may You rebuild it speedily and magnify its honor," with the coming of the true Redeemer, speedily in our days, amen.

- Yedid Nefesh: R' Yosef Pinchas Strulowitz.
- Kel Mistatter: R' Zalman Leib Glick (Williamsburg).
The Rebbe recited the blessing over the cup and said Sheva Berachos.

- Maariv of Motzei Shabbos: R' Moshe Goldberger.
After Havdalah the congregation went over to wish a gutte voch. They finished at about 7:25.

At about 9:30 the Rebbe traveled to Boro Park for the annual 'Ahavah Rabbah' dinner for the benefit of our holy mosdos, which took place in the hall of Ateres Chaya.
Upon arriving in Boro Park, the Rebbe first paid a shiva call to the family of R' Anshil son of Yitzchak Goldberger a"h.

The Rebbe arrived at the dinner at about 11:00 and greeted the rabbonim on the dais. The Av Beis Din of Boro Park shlit"a continued with his address, after which the chairman, R' Meir Perl, called upon the director of the mosdos, R' Aharon Welz, to deliver the report of the mosdos.
The Rebbe shlit"a delivered a holy address on the verse 'V'hinei malachei Elokim olim v'yordim bo' and spoke about the trip to Eretz Yisroel, from which he had only just returned. He expressed the great nachas of meeting distinguished people of stature and renowned talmidei chachamim who are in the category of 'olim' (those ascending), but one also saw the 'yordim' (those descending): the bochurim from outside Eretz Yisroel who learn in Eretz Yisroel and wander about in the local streets day and night. They wander about unrestrained everywhere and on all the narrow streets, men, women and children, and every Jew who sends his bochurim to learn in Eretz Yisroel must know the danger this poses, both physically and spiritually.
The Rebbe then spoke about the bitter decree of drafting yeshiva students in Eretz Yisroel and said that hearing is not the same as seeing: until now people had heard of the decree, and now they saw the fear in which every bochur and young man lives there, as well as the parents for their children, lest they, Heaven forbid, be arrested.
The Rebbe continued in praise of our holy mosdos in Boro Park, the Talmud Torah, the Beis Rochel, the yeshivos ketanos in the city and out of town, and the yeshiva gedolah, and urged the members of the community to support the mosdos with a generous spirit. He concluded with abundant blessings for the administration of the mosdos and for the entire assembly.
Afterwards the Rebbe drank a lechayim and gave his holy blessing to the entire assembly. They finished at about 11:50.

After the dinner the Rebbe went to a mezuzah affixing and lechayim celebration in the new magnificent premises of the beis medrash Berach Moshe of our holy kehilla, headed by HaGaon R' Moshe Dovid Horowitz shlit"a. The Rebbe affixed a mezuzah and looked around the beis medrash.

Afterwards a lechayim celebration took place in the beis medrash hall. A pleasant conversation ensued with the Av Beis Din of Manchester shlit"a and his son, the Rav of the beis medrash shlit"a. The Rebbe drank a lechayim and extended his holy blessing to the Rav shlit"a and to the daveners and supporters of the beis medrash. They finished at about 12:10 and the Rebbe traveled home to his holy residence in Kiryas Joel.

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

At around 7:45 the Rebbe entered for Shacharis in our great beis medrash in the Shikun Kiryas Yoel neighborhood in Bnei Brak.
- Baal tefillah: R' Moshe Aryeh Strohl.
- Kohen: R' Shmuel HaKohen Friedman, a member of the kehilla.
- Levi: HaGaon Rabbi Yehoshua Hersh Yozsef shlit"a, moreh tzedek.
- Shlishi: the Rebbe shlit"a.
- Hagbah: R' Eliezer Palatschek.
- Gelilah: R' Shalom Eliezer Fuchs.

After Shacharis, a group of the learners of our Kollel, Kollel Eitz Chaim, who had completed Shulchan Aruch Yoreh Deah, entered the guest residence together with the Rebbe. The Rebbe bestowed a holy blessing upon the kollel members, and on that occasion appointed two new morei tzedek in our holy kehilla in Bnei Brak: HaGaon Rabbi Shimon Yoel Brach shlit"a and HaGaon Rabbi Dovid Cohen shlit"a. The Rebbe warmly wished them that no stumbling block should come from under their hands, and that they should rule the word of Hashem, this is the halacha, and he bestowed abundant blessings upon them.

Afterward, the Rebbe went to pay a shiva call at the home of the family of R' Binyamin Yakubovitch a"h, one of the founders of Shikun Kiryas Yoel and for many years the director of our holy mosdos, where the mourners were sitting together with their elderly mother a"h.

The Rebbe then set out on the short trip to the city of Lod, where the emotional farewell event for the Rebbe shlit"a was held in the halls of 'Shamayim Pesuchim', together with the siyum on half of Shas by the Yesodei HaTorah chaburos, before thousands of chassidim, residents of Eretz Yisroel.
Taking part in the event were the Ruzhin-Sadigura... [sic] the Rebbes of Rosslau and Temesvar shlit"a.

The Rebbe arrived at the event at around 10:45. Many nigunim were sung. Rabbi Moshe Menachem Herskowitz shlit"a of Yerushalayim served as chairman, and HaGaon Rabbi Mordechai Yozsef shlit"a, menahel ruchani of Yeshiva Gedolah Maharit in Bnei Brak, spoke with feelings of longing.
The Rebbe drank a lechayim, wished the entire gathering well, and delivered holy words of Torah in the form of drush and aggadah on the parsha of the week and on the teachings of the Tanna, the divine Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai. He then continued with lengthy guidance in all matters: to learn Torah with consistency; to conduct oneself as a chassidic Jew and go to the mikvah every day; to daven in our batei medrash in complete unity from beginning to end; to educate the children toward Torah, fear of Heaven and good character traits; to conduct the Shabbos seudah properly with zemiros and divrei Torah; to be careful with tznius in the home; and he strongly urged not to be dragged along after the neighbors, both in Yerushalayim and especially in Bnei Brak, regarding the matter of short hair as well as that all sheitels be worn only with modesty; to speak Yiddish; to be careful about unfit reading material, technology and all impure devices; and he spoke forcefully about the impurity of Zionism and all its followers and parties. He continued in praise of our holy kehilla and mosdos in Eretz Yisroel, in Yerushalayim, Bnei Brak and Beit Shemesh, and said that it was a spiritual pleasure to meet with G-d-fearing and complete chassidim, and that they are growing in quantity and quality in Torah, avodah and acts of kindness, and "parting from you is difficult for me."
The Rebbe spoke about the bitter situation of the decree of drafting yeshiva students. The problems and the pain of each and every one are seen, we weep along and feel along with everyone's pain. He mentioned the siyum on Maseches Kiddushin and half of Shas and urged everyone to strengthen themselves in Torah learning with mesirus nefesh, for only in this way will we overcome the wicked and the decree of drafting yeshiva students be nullified. G-d forbid to make compromises or negotiate on this matter; we must stand strong. He concluded with abundant blessings for the entire gathering.

Afterward, Rabbi Dovid Weisshaus shlit"a of Beit Shemesh made the siyum on Maseches Kiddushin and half of Shas, and R' Mendel Kaufman of Williamsburg, one of the leading askanim and a member of the chaburah's board, recited Kaddish.
Then everyone broke out in joyous dancing for an extended time.
The Rebbe left the event at around 12:30 on the way to the airport, where chassidim accompanied the Rebbe shlit"a with song and music, unable to part from these elevated days.
At the airport, the heads of our holy kehilla and mosdos in Eretz Yisroel bid farewell to the Rebbe shlit"a. They thanked him from the depths of their hearts on behalf of the entire holy kehilla for the elevated days the Rebbe spent among our holy kehillos in Eretz Yisroel, and especially for the wonderful support the Rebbe brought from America, which was distributed to the poor of Eretz Yisroel, including all the klei kodesh, teachers, kollel members and others. The Rebbe warmly wished them well and left his holy blessing.

At around 2:00 the plane took off on the way to Athens, Greece, a flight of about an hour and a half, and at around 5:30 the Rebbe's plane took off from Athens, Greece, on the way home to New York.
Shortly after takeoff, the Rebbe davened Mincha on the plane. Baal tefillah: R' Mendel Kaufman.

Baruch Haba B'shem Hashem

At around 8:50 in the evening, the Rebbe's plane landed at Newark Airport, where the Rebbe was awaited by many chassidim who came to greet him. Also waiting were the talmidim of Yeshiva Gedolah, shiur dalet, headed by the roshei yeshiva HaGaon Rabbi Aryeh Dov Kornbluh shlit"a and HaGaon Rabbi Yitzchak Yaakov Rosenfeld shlit"a.

The Rebbe davened Maariv at the airport. Baal tefillah: R' Mendel Kaufman. After Maariv, the Rebbe recited Kiddush Levana outside.

The Rebbe arrived at his holy residence in Kiryas Yoel at around 11:00 and was awaited by hundreds of chassidim with song and music, and the entire community came to greet the Rebbe shlit"a.

When the tzaddik is in the city, he is its glory, its splendor and its majesty

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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, Thursday, Parshas Vayeira - Bnei Brak - Emotional Farewell Gathering for the Rebbe shlit"a, 'B'tzeil HaKodesh' with the Satmar Rebbe shlit"a

The Rebbe shlit"a davened Shacharis together with the talmidim of our holy yeshivos, the Yeshiva Ketana and the Yeshiva Gedola Maharit, in our Beis Medrash HaGadol.
Upon arriving in the beis medrash at around 9:30, the Rebbe looked in on the learning and walked among the tables, farhering the bochurim with great nachas for a lengthy time.

Before davening, the Rebbe put tefillin on the bar mitzvah bochurim:
- The bochur Yitzchak Yuda Schischa (Beit Shemesh).
- The bochur Moshe Dovid Teller (Bnei Brak)
Baal tefillah: the bochur Lipa son of R' Yosef Heilbrunn.

After davening, a lechayim was held in the hall of the beis medrash. HaGaon HaGadol R' Avrohom Yaakov Itzkowitz shlit"a, Av Beis Din of Shevet HaLevi in Brachfeld, participated in the lechayim.
Several Torah niggunim were sung, and HaRav HaGaon R' Avrohom Shlomo Katz shlit"a, Av Beis Din of Riskeve and one of the rabbonim of our holy kehilla, spoke.
The Rebbe drank lechayim and delivered holy words. First he left the bochurim with a question in Maseches Bava Kamma and asked the bochurim to engage in finding answers. He then continued with words of chizuk in learning Torah, davening, good middos, and the middah of truth, and spoke about the decrees of the draft. The Rebbe said that with this decree, one now understands the double wording that we say on Mondays and Thursdays after the Torah reading, "Our brethren, the entire House of Israel, who are given over to distress and captivity." "Distress" refers to the decrees of the draft, and "captivity" refers to the fact that the state does not allow the bochurim to leave the country; until now one was able to leave, but today they do not allow it. He concluded with abundant blessings.
The Rebbe then distributed coins to the talmidim of the yeshiva. Afterwards the Rebbe drove back by car around the entire shikun, where hundreds of girls from our holy mosdos, Bnos Eretz Yisroel Beis Faiga, had lined up to see the holy countenance.

At the guest residence, a lechayim gathering was held with members of our kehilla, residents of Bnei Brak, the benefactors and patrons of the mosdos who contributed larger sums for the benefit of our holy mosdos in Bnei Brak. HaRav HaChasid R' Yoel Moshe Glick and HaRav R' Naftali Tzvi Brody shlit"a spoke.
The Rebbe drank lechayim and wished the entire gathering well. He delivered holy words about the importance of the Jews of Bnei Brak, who exert themselves beyond their ability for the benefit of the mosdos, which is a strong chizuk for the supporters of the mosdos from outside Eretz Yisroel, and concluded with his holy blessing.
Afterwards the supporters went over to receive the holy blessing.

Then a group of bochurim from the Yeshiva Gedola entered privately, who had distinguished themselves in the Ashmoras HaBoker seder. The Rebbe distributed his holy sefer Lev Aharon, Sugyos HaShas on Maseches Rosh Hashana - Sukkah, and wished them his holy blessings.

Likewise, a group of young men from the Gur kehilla entered privately, who presented themselves for a farher on three sedarim in Shas. The Rebbe farhered them sharply for a lengthy time and bestowed some of his holy blessings.

At around 3:45 the Rebbe davened Mincha at the guest residence.
Baal tefillah: HaRav HaChasid R' Yoel Landau (Williamsburg).

At around 4:30 the Rebbe went over to Kollel Chelkas Yaakov - Breish, where the Rebbe delivered a lengthy, profound shiur on the sugya of mitzvah haba'a b'aveirah for the rabbonim and learners of the kollel.
The Rebbe began with a tribute to the host, HaRav HaGaon R' Meir Lurie shlit"a, together with HaRav HaGaon R' Moshe Breish shlit"a, a son of the Chelkas Yaakov, and spoke in praise of the kollel, which is renowned and known to the public as a distinguished makom Torah, where distinguished talmidei chachomim, great in Torah, shlit"a, sit. The Rebbe continued with the words of the Midrash, "There is no honor but Torah," that to honor means with words of Torah, and one asks the Creator, "May the words of my mouth be acceptable." The Rebbe then began a lengthy shiur on the Mishnah in Maseches Sukkah 29b, "A stolen or dried lulav is invalid," in the sugya of mitzvah haba'a b'aveirah, delving into its length and breadth and weighing all the opinions of the Rishonim, which swept all the learners along in a fire of Simchas Torah. He then continued in the manner of aggadah for a lengthy time, and concluded with words of blessing for the Rosh HaKollel and all the rabbonim and learners of the kollel, and wished that they be able to learn in perfect health, to learn and to teach, to observe and to do, with a broadened mind until old age, and that the wicked not be able to disturb Jewish children who learn Torah and observe the mitzvos of Hashem.

The Rebbe then raised the difficult decree hanging over Jewish children in Eretz Yisroel and said that in chutz la'aretz it was known that there is a severe decree, but here he had heard people recount the anguish of the bochurim and parents, who live in constant fear, not knowing what the day will bring. He concluded with abundant blessings that Hashem should foil the counsel of the wicked, that we be able to learn with a broadened mind, and that in the merit of Torah learning we will merit the coming of Moshiach Tzidkeinu, speedily in our days, Amen.
At the end, the Rebbe engaged in give-and-take on the sugya with the roshei and learners of the kollel, in the fervor of Torah, for a lengthy time. The Rebbe left the kollel at around 5:45.

From there the Rebbe went to visit the Buhusi Rebbe shlit"a. A pleasant conversation ensued; he honored the Rebbe shlit"a with a lechayim, and the Rebbe bestowed upon him from his holy blessing, and he escorted the Rebbe shlit"a out.

From there the Rebbe went to visit the Sadigura Rebbe shlit"a. A pleasant conversation ensued; he honored the Rebbe shlit"a with a lechayim, and the Rebbe bestowed upon him from his holy blessing, and he escorted the Rebbe shlit"a out.

From there the Rebbe went to visit the Deesh Rebbe shlit"a in the hall of his beis medrash. A pleasant conversation ensued; he honored the Rebbe shlit"a with a lechayim, and the Rebbe bestowed upon him from his holy blessing, and he escorted the Rebbe shlit"a out.

Then at around 7:00 the Rebbe went to a lechayim gathering at the new location of 'Ilowitz Streimlach,' owned by HaRav HaChasid R' Shmuel Meir Ilowitz, one of the great supporters of the mosdos, who on this occasion pledged an enormous sum for the benefit of our Beis Medrash HaGadol in Bnei Brak. A pleasant conversation took place about the history of streimlach. The Rebbe drank lechayim and bestowed from his holy blessing.
The Rebbe then returned to the guest residence.

At around 8:00 the further private entry times began for members of our kehilla, residents of Bnei Brak.

During the entry times, the Deesh Rebbe shlit"a came privately on a return visit. A pleasant conversation ensued; the Rebbe honored him with a lechayim and bestowed from his holy blessing.

The Rebbe davened Maariv at the guest residence at around 11:15. Baal tefillah: the bochur Shalom son of R' Shlomo Freund. After Maariv the entry times continued until around 1:30.

After the entry times, a modest lechayim gathering was held in honor of the simcha in the home of HaRav HaChasid R' Shimon Schischa shlit"a, head of the rescuers at Merkaz Ezra V'Yeutz, at the guest residence. At the lechayim the Rebbe spoke of the difficulty of the situation, how bochurim and parents are lost, and spoke about the need to expand the offices and add workers to be able to meet the great demand and help everyone who wants to save himself, especially in Bnei Brak, where there are almost no askanim. The Rebbe also expressed his amazement at those who, unfortunately, want to agree to a compromise, saying, "I cannot understand them!" The Rebbe mentioned that people had already come to explain to him that it is not dangerous, that it will drag on for time, but the Rebbe answered that this approach will not work well and will only make things worse, especially by causing troubles for individuals, and who can abandon so many Jewish souls?
The Rebbe drank lechayim and wished the chosson well, and especially the mechutan, R' Shimon shlit"a, that the great undertakings should succeed and that the funding should come easily, with the help of members of our kehilla from all over the world who help cover the expenses of thousands. The Rebbe bestowed holy blessings upon all the askanim of the Merkaz, and several niggunim were sung in honor of the occasion.

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