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

This morning a bris took place for the newborn son of R' Baruch Yuda Frenkel, at which the Rebbe served as sandek.

The Rebbe davened Shacharis in Yeshiva Gedolah, Kedushas Yoel branch. Before davening, the Rebbe put on tefillin with the bar mitzvah bochur, the bochur Yoel, son of R' Asher Weiss.
The Rebbe lit candles and said Kaddish in honor of the yahrzeit of his ancestor, the holy Rabbi Shalom Eliezer of Ratzfert zy"a. During the Torah reading the Rebbe was called up as Shlishi, and after the reading he went to the amud and said all the Kaddishes.

After davening the Rebbe learned the daily Tehillim shiur, on chapter 30, verse 3.

Afterward a lechayim gathering was held in the heichal of the beis medrash in honor of the hilula. The Rebbe drank a lechayim and gave a blessing to the bar mitzvah bochur, before the rebbeim and talmidim of the yeshiva, and then related several holy stories about the Baal HaHilula zy"a.

During the morning hours, the Rebbe received a visit from the elderly HaGaon Rabbi Moshe Breish shlit"a, president of Kollel Chelkas Yaakov in Bnei Brak. A pleasant conversation took place about the history of kollelim in the past and today, and about the hundreds of married men learning in the fortress of kollelim in Kiryas Joel. Rabbi Moshe shlit"a thanked the Rebbe for the profound shiur on a sugya that the Rebbe delivered at Kollel Chelkas Yaakov during the holy journey to Eretz Yisroel this past winter. The Rebbe gave him his sefer Lev Aharon – Chiddushei Sugyos and bestowed his holy blessing.

In the afternoon hours, New York State Comptroller Tom DiNapoli entered together with the kehilla's administration to receive the Rebbe's blessing in advance of the upcoming elections. R' Gedalya Segadin gave a report about the many good things he has already done in the past for Jews in New York, and especially for the residents of Kiryas Joel, and discussed plans for the future for the benefit of the residents of Kiryas Joel. The Rebbe bestowed his holy blessing.

In the afternoon the Rebbe went up to Yeshiva, Divrei Yoel branch, where the Rebbe learned with a chavrusa from among the talmidim of the yeshiva in his private room. At around 6:00 the Rebbe davened Mincha in the yeshiva; before Mincha the Rebbe lit candles in honor of the yahrzeit.

In the evening the Rebbe officiated at kiddushin at the chuppah of the mechutanim:
- Rabbi Yosef Amram Markowitz shlit"a and Rabbi Chaim Yaakov Herskowitz shlit"a in the halls of Kinor David.
- R' Chaim Hersh Goldberger and R' Moshe Mordechai Greenfeld in the halls of Beis Rachel Paradise.
- R' Yosef Chaviv Masri and R' Yoel Kaira in the halls of Ginas Klein.

The reception hours were held from 8:10 until 12:45 after midnight at the Rebbe's holy residence on Ohel Court.

During the reception hours, HaRav HaTzaddik R' Dovid Tzvi Kahn shlit"a, Av Beis Din of Toldos Avraham Yitzchak in Beit Shemesh and son of the Toldos Avraham Yitzchak Rebbe shlit"a, entered for a private audience. A pleasant conversation took place about various new communities in Eretz Yisroel. The Rebbe inquired after the well-being of his father, the Toldos Avraham Yitzchak Rebbe shlit"a, honored him with a lechayim and bestowed his holy blessing.

At around 10:30 the Rebbe went down to the halls in his holy residence, where the Rebbe read the tenaim of the mechutanim:
- R' Yonah Tzvi Hoffman and R' Alter Moshe Klein.
- R' Azriel Yuda Katz and R' Yerucham Zev Fried.

The Rebbe davened Maariv at around 12:10 and then continued receiving the public.

After the reception hours, a lechayim gathering was held at the Rebbe's holy residence on Zanz Court in honor of the tenaim of the mechutanim R' Yoel Goldstein and R' Chaim Hersh Oberlander, manager of the Kiryas Joel mehadrin slaughterhouse and member of the administration of Mosdos Yatev Lev in the U.S. A pleasant conversation took place, and the Rebbe drank a lechayim and gave a blessing to the chasan, the mechutanim, and the entire family.

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

The Rebbe davened Shacharis in Yeshiva Gedolah, the Divrei Yoel branch. Before davening, the Rebbe put tefillin on the bar mitzvah bochurim.
- The bochur Avrohom Weissman.
- The bochur Yoel, son of R' Moshe Brach.
- The bochur Avrohom Chaim Heilbrunn.
- The bochur Yoel Yakubovitz, son of R' B. Yakubovitz.
- The bochur Yoel Goldman, son of R' Ch. Goldman.
- The bochur Eliyahu Yaakov Zev Brach.
- The bochur Shmuel Hersh Feldman.
- The bochur Yuda Sandel.

After davening, the Rebbe recited the daily Tehillim shiur, on chapter 30, verse 3. Afterwards, a lechayim was held with the bar mitzvah bochurim in the Hakitah HaGedolah.

In the afternoon, the Rebbe went up to the Yeshiva, the Kedushas Yoel branch, where the Rebbe learned with a chavrusa from among the talmidim of the yeshiva in his private room. At around 6:00 the Rebbe davened Mincha in the yeshiva.

In the evening, the Rebbe officiated at kiddushin at the chuppah of the mechutanim:
- R' Chaim Dovid Fried and R' Avrohom Schönbrunn, in the Kinor Dovid halls.
- R' Yoel Schiff, son of R' A. Schiff, and R' Yoel Vider, son of R' Y. Vider, in the Ginas Klein halls.

The times of entry for individuals (yechidus) were from 8:15 until 11:45 at night, in the Rebbe's holy home on Ohel Street.

During the times of entry, the Rebbe began to use the throne of his illustrious father, the Rebbe, the Beirach Moshe zy"a, who for many years presided over thousands of our chassidim from that seat and continued to bring salvation to the klal and the individual, and which fell to the Rebbe shlit"a in the lot at the division of the inheritance last week.

During the times of entry, Rabbi Moshe Aharon Teitelbaum shlit"a, Av Beis Din of Lapush, entered to receive the Rebbe's holy blessing on the occasion of the wedding of his daughter, mazel tov. A pleasant conversation ensued, and the Rebbe bestowed his holy blessing upon him.

Also entering was HaGaon Rabbi Tzvi Zev HaKohen Friedman shlit"a, publisher of the sefarim Otzros Yosef of the holy Rabbi Yosef Engel zt"l, who brought the Rebbe shlit"a two freshly published volumes of Otzros Yosef that had just appeared. The Rebbe studied the sefarim for an extended time and bestowed his holy blessing.

The Rebbe davened Maariv at around 10:30. The Rebbe lit candles and went up to the amud on the occasion of the yahrzeit of his grandfather, the holy Rabbi Shalom Eliezer of Ratzfert zy"a.

At around 11:10 the Rebbe went down to the halls in his holy home, where the Rebbe read the tenaim of the mechutanim R' Shalom Yosef Levinger and R' Azriel Naftali Buxbaum.

After the times of entry, at around 11:45, the Rebbe traveled to Monsey for the wedding simcha of the grandnephew of his brother-in-law, the Gaon, Av Beis Din of Boro Park shlit"a, the chassan, grandson of Rabbi Mordechai Aharon Meisels shlit"a, at the Ateres Charna halls.
The Rebbe arrived at around 12:15, drank a lechayim and offered good wishes to the chassan and the mechutanim. Mechutan HaGaon Rabbi Mordechai Greenfeld shlit"a was honored with Birkas Hamazon, and the Rebbe recited the Sheva Brachos.
Afterwards, the avreich R' Moshe Yehoshua Weiss called the Rebbe shlit"a up for the mitzvah tanz, and the Rebbe danced the holy dances and danced the mitzvah tanz before the kallah, and then danced with the chassan and the mechutanim, and with his brother-in-law, the Gaon, Av Beis Din of Boro Park shlit"a. After the dancing, the Rebbe shlit"a wished the kallah well.
At around 12:45 the Rebbe left the hall on the way home to Kiryas Joel.

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

Before candle lighting, the Rebbe placed the shtreimel on the chassan Yechezkel Shraga, the bochur, son of Avrohom Moshe Klein.

At around 8:55 the Rebbe entered the beis medrash wrapped in his tallis and approached the amud for Mincha. Kabbalas Shabbos: HaGaon R' Eli Pasternak shlit"a (of Boro Park).
The davening ended at around 10:25. An appeal was held for the Markaz Ezra V'Eitzah of the Eidah HaChareidis to save Jewish bochurim from the draft decree in Eretz Yisroel. Afterwards the congregation went over to wish a gut Shabbos, and the Rebbe went home to his holy residence.

At around 11:15 the Rebbe came to the holy tish in the Heichal HaMesivta together with the talmidei hayeshiva, and began, as is his way, with Shalom Aleichem in holy emotion and sweetness.
- Eishes Chayil: the grandson of the Rebbe, Rabbi Yissachar Ber Teitelbaum, son of the Rebbe's son-in-law, HaGaon HaTzaddik, rav of the beis medrash Birkas Moshe shlit"a.
- Hagbahas HaKos: R' Yisroel HaKohen Landau (of Williamsburg).
- Kol Mekadesh: HaGaon R' Avrohom Yishai Koenig shlit"a, rav of the Warka beis medrash in Lakewood.
- Menucha V'Simcha: R' Yaakov Meir Friedman (Antwerp).

The Rebbe said Torah on the verse "Koh sevarchu es Bnei Yisroel" and explained it in the manner of a derush on the sugya of aseh docheh lo saaseh.

- Kah Echsof: the grandson of the Rebbe, Rabbi Meir Eliezer Meisels shlit"a, son of the Rebbe's son-in-law, HaGaon HaTzaddik, rav of the Yismach Moshe beis medrash shlit"a.
- Birkas Hamazon: the grandson of the Rebbe, Rabbi Meir Eliezer Meisels shlit"a.
Stories and accounts: This week the Rebbe shlit"a related stories about his ancestor, the holy Rabbi Shalom Eliezer of Ratzfert zy"a, whose yahrzeit falls on Monday, 16 Sivan.
- Kah Ribon Olam: R' Yisroel HaKohen Landau.
The new chasanim went over to take fruit.
- Az Beyom HaShevii: R' Kapil Schonbrun.
The tish ended at around 2:00.

Uvayom HaShabbos

On Shabbos Kodesh morning the Rebbe entered the beis medrash at around 9:40.
- Brachos: Rabbi Yosef Amram Markowitz shlit"a.
- Pesukei D'Zimra: Rabbi Shlomo Elimelech Stein shlit"a.
The Rebbe approached the amud for Shacharis. For Chazaras HaShatz he sent the Rebbe's son-in-law, HaGaon HaTzaddik, rav of the Avnei Tzedek beis medrash shlit"a.

- Hotzaah V'Hachnasah: R' Yaakov Hersh Neustadt.
- Pesukei Shema Yisroel: R' Yosef Klein (of Williamsburg).
- Holachas HaSefer Torah to the bimah: R' Yisroel Chaim Stessel.
Aliyos.
- Kohen: R' Chaim Kohn (of Williamsburg).
- Levi: the chassan Nachman, the bochur, son of Yoel Landau.
- Shlishi: the Rebbe's son-in-law, HaGaon HaTzaddik, rav of the Avnei Tzedek beis medrash shlit"a.
- Revii: the baal simcha, the grandson of the Rebbe, HaGaon R' Zalman Teitelbaum shlit"a, rav of the Beis Menachem Zev beis medrash. The Rebbe named the baby girl born to him, l'mazel tov: "Vayikarei shemah b'Yisroel": Alta Sarah Yehudis, after the grandmother, the Rebbetzin of Melbourne a"h.
- Chamishi: the chassan Dovid, the bochur, son of Levi Hersh Pasternak - Bavarfen.
- Shishi: the Rebbe shlit"a.

After his aliyah, the Rebbe named baby girls for:
- Rabbi Binyamin Ber Berkowitz shlit"a.
- R' Yoel Herskowitz.
- R' Aryeh, the bochur, son of Yosef Weiss.
- R' Yosef Gestettner.
- R' Eizik Lipa Wieder.
- R' Shlomo Menashe Feuerstein.
- R' Yosef Katz.

- Shevii: the chassan Yoshe, the bochur, son of Yoel Reich - Bavarfen.
- Hosafos: the chassan Yechezkel Shraga, the bochur, son of Avrohom Moshe Klein - Bavarfen.
- The chassan Mordechai, the bochur, son of Moshe Yuda Goldberger - Bavarfen.
- The chassan Lipa, the bochur, son of Meir Falkowitz - Bavarfen.
- The chassan Avrohom, son of Rabbi Shlomo Elimelech Stein shlit"a - Bavarfen.
- The chassan Efraim Fishel, son of Rabbi Yosef Amram Markowitz shlit"a - Bavarfen.
- The chassan Hershel, the bochur, son of Chaim Dovid Fried - Bavarfen.
- The chassan Yitzchak, the bochur, son of Yaakov Mordechai Landau - Bavarfen.
- The chassan Shalom, the bochur, son of Moshe Wolf Karpen.
- The chassan Eliyahu Shaul, the bochur, son of Avrohom Shimon Reich.
- Acharon: the chassan Moshe, the bochur, son of Shalom Goldman.
- Maftir: the chassan Moshe, son of Rabbi Yoel Hersh Lichtenstein shlit"a.
- Hagbah: R' Refael Eckstein.
- Gelilah: R' Yaakov Mordechai Landau.

- Mussaf: R' Dovid Eckstein.
- Opening of Anim Zemiros: R' Avrohom Yaakov Fried (of Williamsburg).

After a few minutes the Rebbe came in to the simcha of the Kiddush Rabbah in the northern hall of the beis medrash. The Rebbe made Kiddush and tasted mezonos and fish. Joyous songs were sung, and the baal simcha, HaGaon R' Zalman Teitelbaum shlit"a, spoke.
The Rebbe drank lechayim and wished the baal simcha, the Rebbe's son-in-law, HaGaon HaTzaddik, rav of the Avnei Tzedek beis medrash shlit"a, and the entire congregation, and delivered a dvar Torah on the verse "Koh sevarchu es Bnei Yisroel", bringing out that at Matan Torah a power descended to raise upright sons and upright daughters, and concluded with his holy blessing.
It ended at around 1:10.

Seudah Shlishis

The Rebbe entered for Mincha at around 8:55.
- Baal Tefillah: Rabbi Shimon Yosef shlit"a (Beis Shemesh).
- Hotzaah V'Hachnasah: HaGaon, rav of the Warka beis medrash in Lakewood shlit"a.
- Kohen: R' Yisroel Meir Friedman (of Williamsburg).
- Levi: R' Moshe Shmuel Rubinfeld.
- Shlishi: R' Dovid Shmuel Goldberger.
- Hagbah: the Rebbe shlit"a.
- Gelilah: R' Yoel Landau.

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

The Rebbe said Torah on the verse "Koh sevarchu es Bnei Yisroel" and explained that one needs strong siyata d'Shmaya to be saved from the yetzer hara when he tries to dress up aveiros as mitzvos. But if one is careful only to speak truth and not falsehood, he clings to Yaakov Avinu, whose attribute is truth, and with that power one can overcome the yetzer hara. Likewise, when one sits at Shalosh Seudos and extends it with zemiros and divrei Torah, since this seudah corresponds to Yaakov Avinu, one also receives a holiness to be able to overcome the power of falsehood of the yetzer hara.

- Yedid Nefesh: R' Yitzchak Markowitz.
- Kel Mistateir: R' Avrohom Chaim Goldman (London).
The Rebbe bentched over a cup and recited Sheva Brachos.

- Maariv Motzei Shabbos: R' Shlomo Moshe Klagsbrun.
After Havdalah the congregation went over to wish a gutte vuch.
It ended at around 11:15.

At around 12:15, the Dej Rebbe shlit"a of Eretz Yisroel paid a visit to the Rebbe after spending Shabbos in the Chasam Sofer neighborhood in Kiryas Joel HaMuchrevet. A pleasant conversation about tzaddikim stories ensued. The Rebbe honored him with lechayim, bestowed his holy blessing and accompanied him out to the street.

Afterwards, the rabbonim and board members of Kiryas Joel's Hatzolah Aish (fire rescue) entered to invite the Rebbe to the mezuzah affixing and lechayim gathering at the new Hatzolah Aish station on Meron Street. A pleasant conversation developed about the history and the full beneficial activities of Hatzolah Aish over the past twenty-five years. The Rebbe blessed coins for protection and success for all members of Hatzolah Aish and bestowed his holy blessing.

Also entering was HaGaon R' Avrohom Yishai Koenig shlit"a, rav of the Warka beis medrash in Lakewood, after spending Shabbos b'tzeil hakodesh. A pleasant conversation developed and the Rebbe bestowed his holy blessing upon him.

Afterwards, a kesivas ha'osios ceremony took place for a Sefer Torah written by R' Yaakov Bernath (Monsey). The Rebbe wrote in several letters, drank lechayim and bestowed his holy blessing.

Afterwards, board members of the Agudas Avreichim of our holy kehilla in Monsey entered to invite the Rebbe shlit"a to the siyum on Maseches Shabbos as part of the Toras'cha Shaashuai chaburah, which will take place this coming Sunday, Parshas Korach. A pleasant conversation developed about the expansion of the holy boundaries of our batei medrash in Monsey, and the Rebbe bestowed his holy blessing upon them.

Also entering was HaGaon R' Yoel Stein shlit"a, member of the Beis Din Kedassia in London and moreh tzedek in our holy kehilla. A pleasant conversation ensued and the Rebbe bestowed his holy blessing upon him.

At around 1:10 the Rebbe went over to the mezuzah affixing and lechayim gathering at the new Hatzolah Aish station on Meron Street. Upon arrival, R' Gedalya Segedin, a member of the Kiryas Joel board, showed the Rebbe shlit"a the new trucks with their many features for the benefit of Kiryas Joel residents. The Rebbe then affixed a mezuzah at the entrance to the station, and a lechayim gathering was held with the participation of all Hatzolah Aish members. HaGaon R' Yoel Yitzchak Stern shlit"a, dayan and moreh tzedek of the Dinov beis medrash and one of the rabbonim of Hatzolah Aish, spoke.
The Rebbe drank lechayim and wished the members of the Kiryas Joel board and the entire congregation, and delivered a dvar Torah on the verse "Yevarechecha Hashem v'yishmerecha", bringing out the merit of the Hatzolah Aish members in fulfilling the mitzvah of actual saving of lives as well as saving Jewish property. He strongly praised the "Kiryas Joel Hatzolah Aish," who conduct themselves step by step according to Torah, as directed by the moreh tzedek shlit"a, and praised the other Hatzolah Aish rabbonim who regularly study halachos in shiurim in order to know what they are to do. The Rebbe continued with guidance for the Hatzolah Aish members to conduct themselves as befits a guardian of the city and to have Torah shiurim, etc. He concluded with his holy blessing to the Kiryas Joel board, who stand ready to help at all times, and wished that there should be no need to use Hatzolah Aish, with abundant blessings.

Afterwards, all the Hatzolah Aish members came over and the Rebbe distributed a blessed coin for protection and success. It ended at around 1:40.

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

The Rebbe davened Shacharis in the Talmud Torah building on Wilson/Polachek together with the talmidim of the 6th, 7th and 8th grades, the branch of HaRav Meir Moshe Moskowitz shlit"a. Upon arrival, the Rebbe looked around at the learning.
Before davening, the Rebbe put tefillin on the bar mitzvah bochurim.
- the son of HaGaon Rabbi Avrohom Meir Halberstam shlit"a, dayan of Beis Medrash 18 in Boro Park.
- the bochur Moshe Yekusiel Schwartz.
- the bochur Naftali Hirtzka Weinberger.
- the bochur Shlomo son of Moshe Wertzberger.

After davening, a lechayim gathering took place in the hall of the beis medrash. Several nigunim and rhymes were sung. The Rebbe drank lechayim, wished the melamdim and the children well, and distributed shirayim to the grandchildren. He then delivered words of Torah and explained that the Birkas Kohanim hints at all kinds of blessings, both material and spiritual, and urged the children to take care to conduct themselves with good middos, both between man and Hashem and especially between man and his fellow, and concluded with his holy blessing.
Afterwards, the Rebbe distributed shirayim to the melamdim to give to the children.

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

The Rebbe davened Shacharis in Yeshiva Gedolah, the Beirach Moshe branch. Before davening, the Rebbe put tefillin on the bar mitzvah bochurim.
- the bochur Aharon Schwartz.
- the bochur Baruch Bria"sh Schwartz.
- the bochur Naftali Hirtzka Englander.
- the bochur Yisroel Dovid Segedin.
During the Torah reading, the Rebbe went up for Hagbah.

After davening, the Rebbe delivered the daily Tehillim shiur on chapter 30, verse 4, a longer shiur that was broadcast by hook-up to all the talmidim of our holy mosdos and the kollel learners everywhere. The Rebbe spoke words that "hew flames of fire" regarding matters of technology and sounded a warning about the new, harmful yetzer hara of AI, which one can connect to the klipah through any telephone or cellphone, and even through a kosher phone. He cried out with a bitter outcry that the situation is dreadful and terrible! Among bochurim, among children, among girls, and even among married men — woe to the ears that hear this! He pleaded with a broken heart that everyone should have pity on himself, on his soul, and on his children, "none who come to her return," and that it is a mitzvah and an obligation upon everyone to stand guard and separate himself from the klipah with every stringency.

Afterwards, a lechayim took place with the bar mitzvah bochurim in the Rebbe's private room.

Around 6:00 the Rebbe davened Mincha in his holy home.

In the evening, the Rebbe officiated at kiddushin at the chuppah of the mechutanim:
- R' Avrohom Shimon Reich and R' Yaakov Bri"m Friedman in the halls of Kinor Dovid.
- R' Yoel Bra"d Goldstein and R' Avrohom Yeshaya Schwartz in the halls of Beis Rochel Paradise.
- R' Yoel Br"a Simon and R' Hershel Goldberg in the halls of Ginas Klein.

Hours for private audiences were from 8:20 until 11:40 at night in the Rebbe's holy home on Ohel Court.

The Rebbe davened Maariv around 10:00 and afterwards continued receiving the public.

Around 11:00 the Rebbe went down to the halls in his holy home, where the Rebbe read the tenaim of the mechutanim R' Shalom Yitzchak Weinberger and R' Eliezer Gelb.

During the private audiences, the Zlatchov-Monsey Rebbe shlit"a entered. A pleasant conversation ensued, and the Rebbe bestowed upon him from his holy blessing.

Also entering for a private audience was a group of talmidim of Yeshiva Torah Temimah of Lakewood, headed by HaRav Binyamin Margaliyos shlit"a. The Rebbe asked about their learning, and the bochurim went over to receive the holy blessing.

Also entering for a private audience was a group of talmidim of Yeshiva Mishnas HaTalmud of Lakewood. The Rebbe asked about their learning, and the bochurim went over to receive the holy blessing.

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