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

At around 8:10 the Rebbe shlit"a entered for Shacharis in the local beis medrash.
- Baal tefillah: R' Herschel son of R' Yoel Eckstein (Kiryas Joel).
- Baal koreh: HaRav HaChasid R' Meir Spitzer.
- Kohen: HaRav HaChasid R' Yaakov Gross.
- Levi: HaRav HaChasid R' Shlomo Moshe Klagsbrun.
- Shlishi: the Rebbe shlit"a.
- Hagbah: the Rebbe's grandson, Rabbi Lipa Teitelbaum shlit"a, son of the Rebbe's son-in-law the Rav of the beis medrash, HaGaon HaTzaddik, the Beirach Moshe shlit"a.
- Gelilah: Rabbi Avrohom Meir Eckstein shlit"a (Kiryas Joel).

After davening the Rebbe took a walk home to his holy residence. On the way, a beautiful conversation was held about the holy Ksav Sofer zy"a, whose yahrzeit was that day, 19 Teves.

In the evening at around 5:30 the Rebbe shlit"a entered for Mincha. Baal tefillah: HaRav HaChasid R' Meir Spitzer. Between Mincha and Maariv the Rebbe was engaged in his learning, and at the time of Rabbeinu Tam, at around 6:10, Maariv was davened. Baal tefillah: Rabbi Yoel Eckstein shlit"a (Kiryas Joel).

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Tuesday, Parshas Shemos 'B'tzeil HaKodesh' with the Satmar Rebbe shlit"a

Around 8:15 the Rebbe shlit"a entered for Shacharis in the local beis medrash. Baal tefillah: HaRav HaChassid R' Akiva Tzvi Gestetner (Kiryas Joel).

After davening the local community came over to greet the Rebbe, and the Rebbe walked back to his holy home. On the way, a lovely conversation took place about mentioning the names of tzaddikim.

In the afternoon around 5:30 the Rebbe shlit"a entered for Mincha. Baal tefillah: HaRav HaChassid R' Meir Spitzer (Kiryas Joel). Between Mincha and Maariv the Rebbe was engaged in his learning, and at the time of Rabbeinu Tam, around 6:15, Maariv was davened. Baal tefillah: HaRav HaChassid R' Akiva Tzvi Gestetner.

After Maariv, a longer conversation took place in the beis medrash about the history of Nittel.

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

Before davening, a bris took place for the newborn son of R' Moshe Yuda Weiss, where the Rebbe served as sandek and mohel.

The Rebbe davened Shacharis in the Beis Medrash HaGadol. Before davening, the Rebbe put tefillin on the bar mitzvah bochur, the bochur Shai Shalom Wahlberg.
- Baal tefillah: R' Hersh Leib Feigel.
- Baal korei: HaRav HaChassid R' Eli Spitzer.
- Kohen: R' Yuda Schonbrun.
- Levi: HaRav HaChassid R' Yaakov Aharon Lowy.
- Shlishi: the Rebbe shlit"a.
- Hagbah: HaGaon HaTzaddik, Av Beis Din of Volova shlit"a.
- Gelilah: the bar mitzvah bochur.

After davening, the simcha of the bris milah took place for the newborn grandson of the Rebbe, born to Rabbi Meir Eliezer Teitelbaum shlit"a, son of the Rebbe's brother, HaGaon HaTzaddik, Rav of the Beis Medrash, Berach Moshe shlit"a, and son-in-law of HaGaon Rabbi Yechiel Shraga Greenfeld shlit"a, Rosh Av Beis Din of Semihay, son of HaGaon HaTzaddik, Av Beis Din of Semihay shlit"a, and son-in-law of the Ratzfert Rebbe shlit"a.

- Sandek: the Rebbe shlit"a.
- Mohel: the Rebbe's brother, HaGaon HaTzaddik, Rav of the Beis Medrash, Berach Moshe shlit"a.
- Standing sandek: HaGaon HaTzaddik, Av Beis Din of Semihay shlit"a.
- Brachos and naming: HaGaon HaTzaddik, Av Beis Din of Volova shlit"a. He was named in Yisroel: Levi Yitzchak, after the holy tzaddik Rabbi Levi Yitzchak Leifer zt"l of Temesvar, father-in-law of the Ratzfert Rebbe shlit"a.

After a few minutes the Rebbe entered a lechayim gathering in the Polish hall. Songs of simcha were sung, and the Rebbe drank lechayim and warmly wished mazel tov to the father of the baby, to all the grandfathers, and to the entire assembly, and then returned to his holy home.

Around 12:15 the Rebbe left his holy home on the way to Teterboro Airport, where the private plane took off at 2:23 on the way to Palm Springs, California, where the Rebbe will rest until this coming Thursday, Parshas Beshalach, IY"H.

On the way, the Rebbe was engaged in Torah study in Maseches Bava Kamma. Due to an unforeseen cause there was a delay, and the plane landed at Palm Springs International Airport only at 5:35 local time (8:35 New York time).
The Rebbe was met by members of the community who are vacationing there.
The Rebbe immediately davened Mincha in a side room at the airport, and at the time of Rabbeinu Tam davened Maariv.
Baal tefillah: HaRav HaChassid R' Yosef Masri (Kiryas Joel).
After Maariv the Rebbe traveled to his holy lodging.

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

Before davening, a bris took place for the newborn son of R' Moshe Yosef Klein (Monsey), at which the Rebbe served as sandek and mohel.

The Rebbe davened Shacharis in Yeshiva Gedolah, Beirach Moshe branch. Before davening, the Rebbe put tefillin on the bar mitzvah bochurim:
- the bochur Avrohom Chaim Heiman.
- the bochur Aryeh Spitzer.

After davening, the Rebbe learned the daily Tehillim shiur, on chapter 28, verse 9.
A few minutes later, the Rebbe returned to the beis medrash for a large lechayim gathering in honor of the kishur hachisuun (engagement) of the Rebbe's grandson, the chosson HaRav Chaim Hersh Rokeach shlit"a, one of the outstanding talmidim of the yeshiva, son of the chosson's father-in-law-to-be, the Gaon, rav of the Beis Chaim Yaakov beis medrash shlit"a. Joyous songs were sung, and the Rebbe drank lechayim and gave blessings to the chosson, the mechutanim, the bar mitzvah bochurim, and the rebbeim and talmidim of the yeshiva.
The mechutanim spoke: the Gaon, rav of the Beis Chaim Yaakov beis medrash shlit"a, and HaRav R' Shraga Feivel Singer shlit"a, rav of the Tiferes Shmuel Alexander beis medrash in Williamsburg.
The Rebbe delivered words of Torah and noted that at a shidduch one says "mazel tov," and "tov" (טוב) has the gematria of 17, the same as the name Ahavah (אהו"ה), which comes from the verse "Va'avo hayom el ha'ayin," and is the name associated with kefitzas haderech (the miraculous shortening of the way). At a shidduch one needs kefitzas haderech. He blessed all the bochurim that they should quickly become chassanim, and concluded with abundant blessings.
Afterwards the chosson recited the pshetl and it was sung in as is customary, and the Rebbe stood up and danced for an extended time. It ended at around 1:00.

Around 2:00, the Rebbe arrived at the Talmud Torah building, "Binyan Klein," where the "Start of Learning Mishnayos" event took place with over 500 third-grade talmidim from all four branches of Mosdos Kiryas Yoel.
The children sang several songs and rhymes in honor of the occasion, led by the principals Rabbi Yechiel Yitzchok Spitzer shlit"a, Rabbi Yoshe Zalman Wertzberger shlit"a, Rabbi Fishel Kaufman shlit"a, and Rabbi Yoel Halpert shlit"a.
The Rebbe drank lechayim and gave blessings to the mosdos administration, the grandchildren, and all the melamdim and children, and delivered brief words of Torah and blessing, emphasizing the importance of learning Mishnayos, and concluded with his holy blessing.
Afterwards the Rebbe distributed shirayim to all the melamdim to give out to the children. It ended around 2:30.

From there the Rebbe went for a return visit to the Pinsk-Karlin Rebbe shlit"a, who was staying at the home of the distinguished philanthropist R' Avrohom Binyomin Kraus in the Chasam Sofer neighborhood in expanded Kiryas Joel. A pleasant conversation took place about stories of tzaddikim of the houses of Sanz and Dzikov. The Pinsk-Karlin Rebbe shlit"a honored the Satmar Rebbe shlit"a with a lechayim, and the Rebbe bestowed from his holy blessing, and he accompanied the Rebbe shlit"a to the car.

Around 5:15, the Rebbe davened Mincha in his holy home on Sanz Court.

Around 6:45, the Rebbe went to the Beis Chaim Dovid beis medrash of our holy kehilla in the Pri Megadim neighborhood in expanded Kiryas Joel, to the Sheva Brachos celebration arranged by the members of the beis medrash in honor of the beis medrash's dayan and moreh d'asra, HaRav R' Yosef Shmuel Berkowitz shlit"a, son of the Gaon HaGadol, the dayan shlit"a, on the occasion of the marriage of his son, mazel tov.
A pleasant conversation in Torah took place with the Gaon HaGadol, the dayan shlit"a. The Rebbe drank lechayim and gave blessings to the dayan shlit"a, to his son HaRav, the dayan of the beis medrash shlit"a, to the chosson and the mechutanim, and to all the members of the beis medrash. He then delivered words of Torah praising the residents of the neighborhood and the members of the beis medrash and urged each individual to take responsibility to ensure that the beis medrash remains an honest chassidish beis medrash, on Shabbos and during the week, as befits a Satmar beis medrash, and concluded with his holy blessing.
Then the Rebbe stood up and danced together with the entire assembly at the head, and then separately with the chosson, and then in a longer, friendly dance with the Gaon HaGadol, the dayan shlit"a. The Rebbe left the beis medrash around 7:10.

In the evening the Rebbe officiated at the kiddushin at the chuppah of the mechutanim:
- R' Avrohom Klein and R' Yisroel Toivi Weissman, in the Kinor Dovid halls.
- R' Chaim Yaakov Glauber and R' Eliyahu Meir Traeger, in the Ginas Klein halls.

Entry times at the Rebbe's holy home on Uhel Court were from 8:15 until 1:15 after midnight.

During the entry times, a group of bochurim, talmidim of Yeshiva Ketana, Divrei Chaim branch, entered the Rebbe's room and presented the Rebbe shlit"a with a large sum for the benefit of the Kiryas Joel fund. The Rebbe gave his holy blessing and distributed his sefer Lev Aharon to all the bochurim, and then gave blessings to the yeshiva's principal, Rabbi Shlomo Elimelech Stein shlit"a, and to the members of the committee for the expansion of the city's borders.

A kesivas ha'osiyos also took place for the Torah scroll being written by R' Yisroel Binyomin Wertzberger. The Rebbe wrote in several letters, drank lechayim, and bestowed from his holy blessing.

Around 10:15 the Rebbe went down to the halls in his holy home, where the Rebbe read the tnaim of the mechutanim.
- Rabbi Meir Zaldan shlit"a and HaRav R' Yitzchok Shalom Friedman shlit"a, moreh tzedek.
- R' Yoel Kaufman and R' Yoel Weinstock.

After the tnaim, the Rebbe looked over the construction work at his holy home on the new hall being built to be able to hold tnaim and Shabbos sheva brachos at affordable prices, in addition to the current two tnaim halls.

HaRav R' Avrohom Rabinowitz shlit"a, chosson of the Toldos Aharon Rebbe shlit"a, entered the Rebbe's room to receive his holy blessing on the occasion of the marriage of his daughter, mazel tov. A pleasant conversation took place and the Rebbe bestowed from his holy blessing.

HaRav R' Leibush Horowitz shlit"a, son of the Strizov Rebbe shlit"a, also entered to receive his holy blessing on the occasion of the marriage of his son, mazel tov. A pleasant conversation took place and the Rebbe bestowed from his holy blessing.

The Rebbe davened Maariv around 11:50 and afterwards continued receiving the public.

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

Before candle lighting, the Rebbe put on the shtreimel for the chasanim.
- The chasan Yaakov, son of R' Avrohom Klein.
- The chasan Yechezkel Shraga, son of R' Yoel Wolf Schwartz.

On Friday night at around 5:10, the Rebbe entered the beis medrash wrapped in his tallis and went up to daven Mincha.
After Mincha, R' Yoel Weinberger shlit"a spoke on behalf of the annual membership campaign of our holy kehilla.
Kabbalas Shabbos: HaGaon R' Yosha Nachman Berger shlit"a, Rosh Yeshiva of Ohel Torah in Boro Park. They finished at around 6:45. The congregation went over to wish a good Shabbos, and the Rebbe went home to his holy residence.

At around 8:45, the Rebbe entered the holy tish in the Heichal HaMesivta together with the yeshiva students, and began, as is his holy custom, with Shalom Aleichem, with feeling and sweetness.
- Eishes Chayil: the Rebbe's grandson, the bochur Yissachar Ber Teitelbaum, son of the Rebbe's son HaGaon HaTzaddik, the Rav of the beis medrash, Beirach Moshe shlit"a.
- Lifting the cup: the Rebbe's grandson, Rabbi Dovid Teitelbaum shlit"a (Boro Park), son of HaGaon HaTzaddik, Rav of the beis medrash, Yisroel Shalom shlit"a.

The Rebbe shlit"a honored people with the zemiros.
- Kol Mekadesh: R' Moshe Yosef Wertheimer (Williamsburg).
- Menucha V'Simcha: R' Chaim Ber Adler.

The Rebbe shlit"a said Torah on the verse "Vayechi Yaakov be'eretz Mitzrayim" and explained, in the manner of a derush, the sugya of "bal yeichal."

- Kah Echsof: R' Elimelech Friedman (Indiana).
- Birkas Hamazon: the Rebbe's grandson, Rabbi Lipa Teitelbaum shlit"a, son of the Rebbe's son HaGaon HaTzaddik, Rav of the beis medrash, Beirach Moshe shlit"a.

For the weekly stories and anecdotes, the Rebbe shlit"a told about the holy Arizal zy"a, whose yahrzeit falls on Tuesday, 17 Teves.
- Kah Ribon Olam: the Rebbe's grandson, Rabbi Lipa Rubin shlit"a, son-in-law of the Rebbe's son HaGaon HaTzaddik, Rav of the beis medrash, Beirach Moshe shlit"a.

The newly married chasanim went over to take fruit, and bundles were brought in and songs of joy were sung in honor of the shalom zachor of the Rebbe's grandson, the newborn son of Rabbi Meir Eliezer Teitelbaum shlit"a, son of HaGaon HaTzaddik, Rav of the beis medrash, Beirach Moshe shlit"a, and the Rebbe wished HaGaon HaTzaddik, Rav of the beis medrash, Beirach Moshe shlit"a and his family well.
- Az Bayom Hashevi'i: R' Yoel Moshe Yakov (Beit Shemesh).
They finished at around 11:30.

Shabbos Day

On Shabbos morning, the Rebbe entered the beis medrash at around 9:25.
- Brachos and Pesukei D'Zimra: HaGaon R' Asher Chaim Weiser shlit"a, moreh tzedek of our holy kehilla in Boro Park.
The Rebbe went up to daven Shacharis.

- Hotzaah and Hachnasah: R' Moshe Schwartz (Williamsburg).
- Pesukei Shema Yisroel: Rabbi Shlomo Hersh Rosenfeld shlit"a.
Aliyos.
- Kohen: R' Shlomo Katz.
- Levi: the chasan Aharon, son of R' Yoel, son of R' Avrohom Yeshaya Weiss.
- Shlishi: HaGaon R' Shlomo Zabel shlit"a, dayan and moreh tzedek of Beis Medrash Beis Dov.
- Revi'i: the chasan Yosef Mordechai, son of Rabbi Shmuel Dovid Gandel shlit"a — Bavarfen (the chasan was honored with the customary aliyah).
- Chamishi: the chasan Yaakov Tzvi, son of R' Yoel Herskovitz — Bavarfen.
- Shishi: the Rebbe shlit"a.

After his aliyah, the Rebbe recited the names (kora shem) in honor of the birth of a daughter to:
- R' Yisroel Horowitz.
- R' Shlomo Menashe Bittman.
- R' Yaakov Kapel Friedrich.
- R' Lipa Ackerman.

- Shevi'i: the chasan Yaakov, son of R' Avrohom Klein — Bavarfen.
- Hosafos: the chasan Binyen Dovid, son of Rabbi Hershel Kohn shlit"a — Bavarfen.
- The chasan Yechezkel Shraga, son of R' Yoel Wolf Schwartz — Bavarfen.
- The chasan Yehuda Elimelech, son of R' Chaim Kornbluh.
- The chasan Elyakim, son of R' Eliezer Herskovitz.
- The chasan, the bochur, son of R' Moshe Wolf Zabel.
- Acharon — Chazak: R' Avrohom Wieder.
- Maftir: R' Yitzchok Isaac Silberstein.
- Hagbah: R' Chaim Yedidya Fischer.
- Gelilah: Rabbi Hershel Kohn shlit"a.

- Mussaf: HaGaon R' Mordechai Mendel Schwartz shlit"a, Rosh Kollel Brod, Williamsburg.
- Opening for Anim Zemiros: R' Getzel Haberman (Boro Park).
They finished at around 12:15.

Ra'avah D'Ra'avin

The Rebbe entered for Mincha at around 5:10.
- Baal Tefillah: R' Moshe Ephraim Herskovitz (Williamsburg).
- Hotzaah and Hachnasah: R' Berel Rosenberg.
- Kohen: R' Matisyahu Kohn.
- Levi: Rabbi Avrohom Yeshaya Weiss shlit"a.
- Shlishi: R' Yisroel Meir Kappel (London).
- Hagbah: the Rebbe shlit"a.
- Gelilah: R' Chaim Yaakov Schonfeld (Williamsburg).

At Shalosh Seudos, the Rebbe honored people with the zemiros.
- Odeh: R' Noach Gefen.
- Shir HaMaalos: R' Moshe Goldstein.

The Rebbe said Torah on the verse "He'asfu v'agidah lachem" and explained that when a Jew does teshuvah, "baalav imo" — Hashem helps him carry the heavy load, the heavy burden of the yetzer hara, thus fulfilling the mitzvah of unloading and loading. Nowadays, in such a weak generation, when we cannot even reach any teshuvah "like the eye of a needle," even if one merely davens to Hashem, that is already considered a small teshuvah, and Hashem helps the person to be able to do complete teshuvah. He elaborated with words of inspiration regarding the days of Shovavim, to make a personal accounting, and to increase in tefillah and the recital of Tehillim.

- Yedid Nefesh: R' Eliyahu Dovid Greenfeld.
- Kel Mistater: R' Chaim Yaakov Schonfeld.
The Rebbe made Kiddush over the cup and recited Sheva Brachos.

- Maariv on Motzei Shabbos: R' Elisha Horowitz.
After Havdalah, the congregation went over to wish a good week. The Rebbe shlit"a was accompanied with song and music, with "Ki Malachav," in honor of the Rebbe's upcoming departure, IY"H on Monday, for rest and recuperation in Palm Springs, California. They finished at around 7:40.

At around 9:30, a group of bochurim, students of the Yeshiva Ketana, Shaar HaShiv Moshe branch, entered the Rebbe's holy room and presented the Rebbe shlit"a with a large sum for the Kiryas Yoel fund. The Rebbe bestowed his holy blessing and distributed his sefer Lev Aharon to all the bochurim.

A signing of contracts also took place, where R' Dovid Shmuel Goldberger purchased the merit of the new halls being built in the Rebbe's holy residence on Ahel Court, to enable making tenaim and Shabbos Sheva Brachos at affordable prices, in addition to the two current tenaim halls. The members of the wedding committee (Vaad HaChasunah) showed the Rebbe shlit"a the detailed plans of the new halls and a kitchen where meals will be cooked for many halls in the batei medrash around the city that meet the "honorable standards," to enable them to host the Shabbos Sheva Brachos celebration at an affordable cost. A pleasant conversation ensued about the enormous sums that the current tenaim halls have already saved Jews at the time of their simcha.
The Rebbe signed the contracts together with the benefactor, drank lechayim, and bestowed his holy blessing.

At around 10:00, the Pinsk-Karlin Rebbe shlit"a of Yerushalayim, who was spending Shabbos in the Chasam Sofer neighborhood in Kiryas Yoel Hamurchav, paid a visit to the Rebbe's holy room. A pleasant conversation ensued, and the Rebbe honored him with lechayim and bestowed his holy blessing.

Afterwards, a lechayim gathering took place in the Rebbe's holy room in honor of the wedding of the grandson of the distinguished philanthropist R' Zalman Leib Kappel, the chasan, son of his son R' Yoel Kappel. On this occasion, R' Zalman Leib presented the Rebbe shlit"a with an enormous sum for the great and magnificent building of our holy kehilla and mosdos in the holy city of Yerushalayim, which is continuing to be built, b'ezras Hashem. A pleasant conversation developed, and the Rebbe drank lechayim and bestowed his holy blessing.

At around 10:40, the Rebbe went over to the Beis Rochel auditorium for the siyum on the Six Orders of Mishnah by "Masmidim Ratz LaMishnah." The chairman, R' Aharon Aryeh Eisenberg, spoke, and several children sang verses in honor of the occasion. Afterwards, the Rebbe's grandson, the bochur Yosef Rokeach, son of HaGaon R' Chaim Yaakov shlit"a, Rav of Beis Medrash Kol Eliyahu, made the siyum on the Six Orders of Mishnah, and all the children said the Hadran together and Kaddish was recited.
The children then stood up to dance and the Rebbe watched for an extended time.
The Rebbe drank lechayim and wished the entire congregation well, especially the principal, Rabbi Elimelech Schwartz shlit"a, and all the melamdim, and then distributed writings to the grandchildren.
The Rebbe delivered words of his holy mouth and brought out the joy for Kiryas Yoel that so many children are completing orders of Mishnah, and encouraged all the children to learn one order after another until they complete the entire Six Orders of Mishnah, and concluded with his holy blessing.
They finished at around 11:30.

From there, at around 11:40, the Rebbe went over to the Beis Medrash Beis Boruch for the Sheva Brachos celebration in our holy courts, arranged by the mispallelim of the beis medrash in honor of the Rebbe shlit"a and HaGaon HaTzaddik, the Rav of the beis medrash shlit"a.
HaGaon HaTzaddik, the Rav of the beis medrash shlit"a, continued with his address, after which R' Eliyahu Switzer spoke with words of badchanus in honor of the simcha.
The Rebbe drank lechayim and wished the chasan, the mechutanim, and the entire congregation well, and delivered words of his holy mouth, a derush on the topic of marriage, and continued in praise of the mispallelim of the beis medrash and of his son HaGaon HaTzaddik, the Rav of the beis medrash shlit"a, and warmly blessed him that he be able to influence the mispallelim of the beis medrash by saying Torah, in accordance with the will of the holy Heitev Lev zy"a, and concluded with abundant blessings for the entire congregation.
Afterwards, the Rebbe stood up and danced for an extended time together with the entire head table. They finished at around 12:30.

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