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

The Rebbe entered for Shacharis at around 8:40. Before davening, the Rebbe put tefillin on the bar mitzvah bochurim.
- The son of HaRav R' Yoel Gutman shlit"a, a moreh tzedek in our kehilla in Kiryas Joel.
- The bochur Refael Perlmutter (Monsey).
- The bochur Yoel Pilef (Kiryas Joel).

- Baal Tefillah: HaRav R' Michel Feldman (Kiryas Joel).
After davening, the new guests went over to take leave. Afterwards a lechayim gathering took place with the bar mitzvah bochurim in the heichal of the beis medrash. The Rebbe drank lechayim and blessed the bar mitzvah bochurim and the entire public.
Afterwards the Rebbe walked home to his holy residence. On the way, a conversation developed about stories of tzaddikim from the time they vacationed there.

Times for Shabbos Kodesh B'tzeil HaKodesh in the resort town of Bethlehem, New Hampshire
- Candle lighting: 8:12.
- Mincha: 8:55.
- Shalosh Seudos table: immediately after the recitation of "Gut Shabbos".
- Shacharis: 9:30.
- Zemiros and divrei Torah at the Seudas Atika Kadisha: about an hour and a half after davening (approximately 2:45).
- Mincha and Seudas Shlishis: 8:55.
- Motzei Shabbos: 9:38.

A hookup of the Shalosh Seudos tish will be available a few minutes after Motzei Shabbos on Kol Satmar at 3-1-1.

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

The Rebbe entered the beis medrash for Shacharis at around 8:45.
- Baal Tefillah: R' Meir Steinmetz (Kiryas Joel).
- Pesicha: HaRav R' Mordechai Shabsi Shimon (Boro Park).
- Baal Korei: HaRav R' Shlomo Rubinstein (Kiryas Joel).
- Kohen: Rabbi Yitzchak Eizik Kahana.
- Levi: the bochur Moshe son of Avrohom Rottah (Lakewood).
- Shlishi: the Rebbe shlit"a; it was purchased by HaRav R' Mordechai Shabsi Shimon, and the Rebbe thanked him.
- Hagbah: HaRav R' Yudel Rosenfeld (Williamsburg).
- Gelilah: the bochur Aharon son of Rabbi Asher Zelig Sassman shlit"a (Lakewood).

After davening, the Rebbe walked home to his holy residence, and a conversation developed about the troubles that passed over Klal Yisroel throughout the years of the exile.

The Rebbe entered for Mincha at around 9:00. Baal Tefillah: the bochur Shmuel Meir son of Kasriel Yitzchak Ehrenthal (Yerushalayim). Between Mincha and Maariv the Rebbe was engaged in his learning, and at the time of Rabbeinu Tam, Maariv was davened.
After Maariv, many guests went over to take leave of the Rebbe shlit"a.

Late at night, the HaGaon Rabbi, Av Beis Din of Monsey shlit"a, connected by telephone with the Rebbe and delivered a detailed report about the shechita system for cattle in Uruguay, where the Rav shlit"a had stayed the entire week of Parshas Devarim together with the HaGaon Rabbi, Domaitz of Boro Park shlit"a, in preparation for the upcoming Yamim Tovim.

The Rav shlit"a greatly praised the shechita there, which was set up according to the instructions and stringencies of the Rebbe shlit"a by the well-known Mealmart company, for the benefit of our people who are careful about kashrus. The Rebbe asked about all the details of the shechita and inspection system with great satisfaction, and thanked the Monsey Rav shlit"a for his effort in traveling to the distant country for the benefit of the public.

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Wednesday, Rosh Chodesh Av – 'B'tzeil HaKodesh' with the Satmar Rebbe shlit"a

The Rebbe entered for Shacharis at around 8:45.
- Baal Tefillah: R' Hillel Fogel (Kiryas Joel).
The Rebbe approached Hallel with great hisorerus.
- Baal Korei: HaRav R' Shlomo Rubinstein (Kiryas Joel).
- Kohen: HaRav R' Yisroel HaKohen Landau (Williamsburg).
- Levi: HaRav R' Simcha Yisroel Apfel (Kiryas Joel).
- Shlishi: HaRav R' Aharon Hersh Weber (Williamsburg).
- Revi'i: the Rebbe shlit"a; it was purchased by HaRav R' Raphael Weingarten (Boro Park), and the Rebbe thanked him.
- Hagbah: the Rebbe's son-in-law, HaGaon Rabbi, Rav of the Beis Medrash Beirach Moshe shlit"a.
- Gelilah: HaRav R' Shalom Moshe Eckstein (Kiryas Joel).

After davening, at around 10:50, the Rebbe entered the beis medrash for the Rosh Chodesh seudah together with the talmidim of Yeshiva Gedolah Esek HaTorah.
The Rebbe washed for the seudah. Before the fish course, the bochur Meir Pinchas Chaim, son of R' Moshe Yosef Ashkenazi shlit"a (Monsey), made a siyum on Maseches Bava Kamma, and before the meat course, the bochur Yudel, son of Nachum Weltz (Boro Park), made a siyum on Maseches Kiddushin.
A meat seudah was served. At the lechayim, the Rebbe blessed the bochurim who had completed the masechtos.
During the seudah, songs of galus and geulah were sung. For Borchi Nafshi, the Rebbe honored R' Yosef Wiesenfeld shlit"a, a rebbi in the yeshiva.
The Rebbe delivered words of Torah on the statement of Chazal, "Yerushalayim was destroyed only because of the disgrace of talmidei chachamim," and explained that at a mikvah we see that when water is placed into a vessel, it becomes drawn water and is invalid, but when it is connected to a kosher mikvah, the water becomes kosher again. The same applies to a Jew: every Jew is inherently pure and attached to Hashem, but when one sins, Heaven forbid, he becomes impure. But when he attaches himself to a tzaddik, to a talmid chacham who has remained pure, that Jew too becomes pure and Hashem forgives him for his sins. At the time of the destruction of the Beis HaMikdash, since talmidei chachamim were not honored, the people were not connected to Hashem, and therefore Hashem did not forgive them for all the grave sins they had committed. The Rebbe continued with guidance for the bochurim, that they must keep this before their eyes, have yiras shamayim and honor talmidei chachamim. He concluded with abundant blessings and wished good shidduchim for all the bochurim.

For Birkas HaMazon, the Rebbe honored the yeshiva's menahel, HaRav R' Yisroel Mordechai Seidenfeld shlit"a.
Afterward, the Rebbe distributed blessed coins to all the bochurim. The seudah ended at around 12:20.
Afterward, the Rebbe walked home, and on the way a conversation developed about various halachos and minhagim of Rosh Chodesh.

The Rebbe entered for Mincha at around 9:00.
- Baal Tefillah: R' Yaakov Yitzchak Horowitz.
Between Mincha and Maariv, the Rebbe was engaged in his learning. At the time of Rabbeinu Tam, Maariv was davened.
- Baal Tefillah: the bochur Lipa, son of Yoel Brach (Kiryas Joel).

In the evening, HaRav R' Yoel Yitzchak Stern shlit"a, one of the rabbonim hamachshirim at our kehilla's holy bakery, who was in a small town in the distant state of Utah, connected by phone with the Rebbe shlit"a, together with Rabbi Yitzchak Yaakov Kayem shlit"a, Rabbi Yisroel, son of HaGaon Rabbi Binyon Strasser shlit"a, and HaRav R' Hersh Yosef Levy, regarding a second wheat harvest for the matzah production of our holy kehilla for Pesach 5787, b'ezras Hashem.
The administrators gave a report on the mehudar rain-free wheat harvest, where, Baruch Hashem, thousands more pounds of wheat were harvested to meet the demand of the thousands of meticulous Jews. Since the demand at both of our kehilla's bakeries grows greater every year, the first wheat harvest was not enough to meet it, so they looked around at other fields, and Baruch Hashem found a field in Utah in accordance with all the hiddurim that the Rebbe requires. The Rebbe asked about all the details of the wheat harvest with great nachas ruach and bestowed his holy blessing.

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

The Rebbe entered for Shacharis at around 8:45.
Baal tefilla: R' Tuvia Gedaliah Goldstein (Kiryas Joel).
After davening, the Rebbe walked home to his holy residence. On the way, a conversation developed about Rashi HaKadosh, whose yahrzeit it was.

The Rebbe entered for Mincha at around 9:00.
- Baal tefilla: the bochur Binyamin, son of Shlomo Herskovitz (Kiryas Joel).
Between Mincha and Maariv the Rebbe was engaged in his learning. At the time of Rabbeinu Tam, Maariv was davened.
After Maariv, the talmidim of Yeshiva Gedolah Esek HaTorah of Monsey, under the leadership of Rabbi Yisroel Mordechai Seidenfeld shlit"a, who had come for Rosh Chodesh b'tzeil hakodesh, went over to take leave.

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Monday, Parshas Devarim – Hilula Kadisha of 28 Tammuz of the Yismach Moshe zy"a – 'B'tzeil HaKodesh' with the Satmar Rebbe shlit"a

The Rebbe entered for Shacharis at around 8:40.
A group of bochurim from the yeshivos ketanos outside the city, the Derech HaTorah branch and the Shvil HaTorah branch, came to travel to Shacharis, and brought in large sums for the benefit of the yeshiva.
The Rebbe lit candles and approached the amud in honor of the hilula kadisha.

- Pesicha: HaRav R' Yisroel HaKohen Landau (Williamsburg).
- Baal Koreh: HaRav R' Shlomo Rubinstein (Kiryas Joel).
- Kohen: HaRav R' Simcha Bunim Turnheim (Boro Park).
- Levi: HaRav R' Simcha Yisroel Appel (Kiryas Joel).
- Shlishi: the Rebbe shlit"a; it was purchased by HaRav R' Simcha Bunim Turnheim, and the Rebbe thanked him.
- Hagbah: the Rebbe's son-in-law, HaGaon Rabbi, Rav of the Beis Medrash Beirach Moshe shlit"a.
- Gelilah: the Rebbe's grandson, the bochur Chaim Hersh, son of Rabbi Meir Yehuda Ashkenazi shlit"a.

After davening, a lechayim gathering took place in honor of the yahrzeit. They sang "Ani Maamin B'viyas HaMashiach" for an extended time. The Rebbe spoke about the melody which his father, the Rebbe zy"a, sang often in the Valley of the Shadow of Death, and with which he strengthened himself to survive the difficult times, and which he would sing often in later years with great longing.
The Rebbe drank lechayim and wished the rebbeim and talmidim of the yeshiva well. He then conveyed a message in the words of Torah of the teachings of the baal hahilula, bringing out that the destruction of the Beis HaMikdash came because Torah scholars were not honored. He continued with guidance, saying that if one learns in a Satmar yeshiva and conducts himself gradually in accordance with the three pillars of the world, it is an honor for our holy Rebbeim up to the Yismach Moshe zy"a, but if, chas v'shalom, not, it is a disgrace to Torah scholars. The Rebbe concluded with abundant blessings for all the bochurim.
Afterwards all the bochurim went over to wish lechayim and take leave from the Rebbe shlit"a.

Then the Rebbe walked home to his holy residence. On the way, a conversation developed about the sefer Tefilla L'Moshe by the holy Yismach Moshe zy"a.

The Rebbe entered for Mincha at around 9:05. The Rebbe lit candles and approached the amud. Between Mincha and Maariv the Rebbe was engaged in his learning. At the time of Rabbeinu Tam, Maariv was davened. Baal tefilla: HaRav R' Aharon Hersh Weber (Williamsburg).

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Sunday, Divrei Torah 'B'tzeil HaKodesh' with the Satmar Rebbe shlit"a, at the resort town of Bethlehem, New Hampshire

The Rebbe entered for Shacharis davening at around 9:00.
- Baal tefillah: the Rav R' Yissachar Berish, son of R' Chaim Yaakov Herskowitz shlit"a (Kiryas Joel).

After davening, the many guests who had chosen to spend Shabbos B'tzeil HaKodesh came over to bid farewell. The Rebbe walked home to his lodging, and on the way a conversation developed about the holy Yismach Moshe zy"a.

On the way to Mincha, the talmidim of Yeshiva Gedolah Shiur Daled waited and greeted the Rebbe, together with the roshei yeshiva HaGaon R' Aryeh Dov Kornbluh shlit"a and HaGaon R' Yitzchak Yaakov Rosenfeld shlit"a.
The Rebbe entered for Mincha davening at around 9:00. Baal tefillah: the Rav Yosef, son of Moshe Simon (Kiryas Joel). Between Mincha and Maariv, the Rebbe was engaged in his learning.
Before learning, the Rebbe lit a neshama candle in honor of the holy hilula of his ancestor, the holy Baal Yismach Moshe zy"a. At the time of Rabbeinu Tam, around 9:40, Maariv was davened. The Rebbe lit candles and approached the amud in honor of the yahrzeit.

After Maariv, at around 10:00, the Rebbe washed for the seudas hilula and honored his pure table together with the talmidim of Yeshiva Gedolah Shiur Daled. Before the fish, HaGaon R' Yitzchak Yaakov Rosenfeld shlit"a made a siyum on Maseches Shabbos and recited Kaddish. At the lechayim after the fish, the Rebbe wished, 'May his merit protect us.'
During the seudah, songs of galus and geulah were sung, and the Rebbe honored HaGaon R' Aryeh Dov Kornbluh shlit"a with the Michtam L'Dovid.

The Rebbe delivered words of Torah from the teachings of the baal hilula, and brought out that from the churban of the Beis HaMikdash we see that only because there was already kedusha from the first and second Batei Mikdash can the third Beis HaMikdash descend, built and complete. From this, every Jew should draw chizuk: even if he has, chas v'shalom, sinned, there is still within him an impression of holiness from the mitzvos he has done, and through this he still has a hope of recovery and can still do teshuva. The Rebbe concluded with words of chizuk and abundant brachos.
They continued with songs, and during this HaGaon R' Aryeh Dov shlit"a presented the Rebbe shlit"a with a collective kvitel from the talmidim of the yeshiva.
The Rebbe bentched on the cup, and after bentching the Rebbe distributed the kos shel bracha to all the bochurim. It ended at around 11:10.

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Shabbos Kodesh, Parshas Matos-Masei — Mevarchim Chodesh Menachem Av, 'B'tzeil HaKodesh' with the Satmar Rebbe shlit"a, in the resort town of Bethlehem, New Hampshire

For this Shabbos, a group of outstanding talmidim of the Mesivta, Yoel Moshe branch, were chosen to spend Shabbos "b'tzeil hakodesh."

On Erev Shabbos after the mikvah, the following gave answers to the question that the Rebbe left over in yeshiva:
- The bochur Amram, son of Aharon Hersh Taub (Kiryas Joel).
- The bochur Moshe Leib, son of Avrohom Yitzchak Shmuel Mertz (Kiryas Joel).
- The bochur Moshe Wolf, son of Yoel Perl (Kiryas Joel).
- The bochur Meshulam Zusha, son of Eliyahu Farkash (Kiryas Joel).
- The bochur Shalom Nachman, son of R' Zalman Leib Filipp shlit"a (Kiryas Joel).
- The bochur Berish, son of Mordechai Leib Landau (Williamsburg).

On Friday night at around 9:00 the Rebbe entered the beis medrash wrapped in his tallis and approached the amud for Mincha. Kabbalas Shabbos: R' Anshel Karpen shlit"a, a rebbi in the yeshiva. They finished at around 10:35. The congregation went over to wish a good Shabbos and shalom aleichem, and the Rebbe went into his private room.

At around 10:55 the Rebbe entered the beis medrash to the holy table together with the talmidim of the yeshiva and many guests from among the mispallelim, and began, as is his holy custom, Shalom Aleichem with feeling and sweetness.
- Eishes Chayil: the Rebbe's grandson, the bochur Yissachar Ber Teitelbaum, son of the Rebbe's son-in-law HaGaon Rabbi Baruch Moshe shlit"a, rav of the beis medrash.
- Hagbahas HaKos: the Rebbe's son-in-law, HaGaon Rabbi Baruch Moshe shlit"a, rav of the beis medrash.
- Kol Mekadesh: R' Berish Gross shlit"a (Montreal).
- Menucha V'Simcha: R' Lipa Samet shlit"a, a rebbi in the yeshiva.

The Rebbe said Torah on the verse "Achar te'asef el amecha" and explained, in the manner of a derush, the sugya of "darshinan taama dikra."

- Kah Echsof: R' Chaim Hersh Kahn shlit"a, a rebbi in the yeshiva.
- Birkas Hamazon: the Rebbe's son-in-law, HaGaon Rabbi Baruch Moshe shlit"a, rav of the beis medrash.

Stories and anecdotes: This week the Rebbe shlit"a related stories about his grandfather, the Yismach Moshe zy"a, whose yahrzeit falls on Monday, 28 Tammuz.

- Kah Ribon Olam: R' Yaakov Hillel Lichtenstein shlit"a, a rebbi in the yeshiva.
The new chassanim went over to take fruit, and bundles were brought in and joyous melodies were sung in honor of the shalom zachor for the Rebbe's grandson, a son born to Rabbi Yoel Teitelbaum shlit"a, son of HaGaon Rabbi Yisroel Shalom shlit"a, rav of the beis medrash.
- Az B'Yom HaShevi'i: R' Nachum Weberman (London).
They finished at around 1:45.

On Shabbos Day

On Shabbos morning the Rebbe entered the beis medrash at around 9:45.
- Berachos and Pesukei D'Zimra: R' Chaim Yaakov Herskowitz shlit"a (Kiryas Joel)
The Rebbe approached the amud for Shacharis.

- Hotzaah and Hachnasa: R' Isser Yuda Berger (Kiryas Joel).
- Pesukei Shema Yisroel: R' Dovid Chanania Weiss shlit"a (Kiryas Joel).
- Baal Koreh: the bochur Shalom Nachman, son of R' Zalman Leib Filipp shlit"a.
Aliyos.
- Kohen: R' Levi Yitzchak Barzewsky shlit"a.
- Levi: the bochur Elyakim Yuda, son of Simcha Yisroel Apfel (Kiryas Joel).
- Shlishi: R' Shlomo Zalman Weiss (Kiryas Joel).
- Revi'i: the bochur Yaakov, son of Chaim Wolf Falkowitz (Kiryas Joel).
- Chamishi: the bochur Yehoshua, son of Yitzchak Yuda Klein (Williamsburg).
- Shishi: the Rebbe shlit"a. The Rebbe's aliyah was bought by R' Zusha Neustadt; the Rebbe thanked him and instructed that a Mi Shebeirach be recited.
- Shevi'i: R' Michel Biren (Lakewood).
- Hosafos: the Rebbe's son-in-law, HaGaon Rabbi Baruch Moshe shlit"a, rav of the beis medrash.
- R' Shlomo Rubinstein (Kiryas Joel).
- R' Dovid Chanania Weiss shlit"a.
- R' Berish Gross shlit"a.
- R' Avrohom Schnitzler (Montreal).
- R' Shimshon Zelig Fisher (Williamsburg).
- R' Yaakov Yitzchak Steinmetz (Kiryas Joel).
- R' Pinchas Brach (Montreal).
- R' Yoel Bar"h Fried (Kiryas Joel).
- The bochur Yaakov, son of Isser Yuda Berger.
- R' Nachum Weberman.
- R' Chaim Eliezer Weiss (Kiryas Joel).
- Acharon, Chazak: the bochur Shneur Zalman Eckstein, who is Shabbos guest.
- Maftir: the bar mitzvah bochur, son of R' Anshel Karpen shlit"a.
- Hagbah: R' Avrohom Yosef Shalaman (Williamsburg).
- Gelilah: the bochur Menachem, son of Yoel Wertheimer (Williamsburg).

After the Torah reading the Rebbe blessed Rosh Chodesh with great emotion, and then approached the amud for Mussaf in honor of the yahrzeit of his grandfather, the Yismach Moshe zy"a, this week.
- Opening of Ane'im Zemiros: R' Anshel Zaldan (Kiryas Joel).
They finished at around 1:20.

For the Seudas Atika Kadisha the Rebbe came over to the beis medrash for the zemiros and divrei Torah at around 3:05. They sang melodies of galus and geulah, and the Rebbe tasted from the challah and kugel and wished "Lechaim."
- Baruch Hashem Yom Yom: R' Shimon Schwartz (Kiryas Joel).
- Baruch Kel Elyon: R' Avrohom Schnitzler.

The Rebbe said Torah on the masorah "Nachnu na'avor chalutzim," "Nachnu pashanu u'maradnu," "Kulanu bnei ish echad nachnu," and explained that from Yaakov Avinu we see that Hakadosh Baruch Hu upholds all the takanos of the Sages, and therefore Hashem also upholds the takanos of Rabbeinu Gershom Meor HaGolah, not to divorce a Jewish woman against her will and not to take another wife. This is the comfort of Klal Yisroel in galus.

- Birkas Hamazon: R' Levi Yitzchak Barzewsky shlit"a.
They finished at around 3:45.

Raava D'Raavin

The Rebbe entered for Mincha at around 9:00.
- Baal Tefillah: R' Chaim Binyomin Kahana shlit"a.
- Hotzaah and Hachnasa: R' Raphael Wertheimer (Kiryas Joel).
- Baal Koreh: the bochur Moshe, son of Aharon Schwartz.
- Kohen: R' Yechezkel Shraga Glantz (Kiryas Joel).
- Levi: R' Aharon Yosef Berger (Kiryas Joel).
- Shlishi: the bochur Yechiel Michel, son of R' Yaakov Hillel Lichtenstein shlit"a.
- Hagbah: the Rebbe shlit"a.
- Gelilah: the bochur Hershel, son of Eliezer Zusia Rosenberg (Boro Park).

At Shalosh Seudos, dairy was served, following the custom of eating dairy at Shalosh Seudos once a year during Bein HaMetzarim. The Rebbe discussed the details of the minhag among the tzaddikim of Sighet and Sanz, then spread butter on the challah and drank a coffee.

- Odeh: R' Yisroel HaKohen Landau (Williamsburg).
- Shir HaMaalos: R' Shmuel Eckstein (Kiryas Joel).

The Rebbe said Torah on the verse "Vayichtov Moshe es motzaeihem l'maseihem al pi Hashem" and explained that by being careful with truth, teshuva together with tefillah and the Thirteen Attributes helps so that one need not come to suffering or to the day of death. He spoke at length in words of mussar now in the days of Bein HaMetzarim: Yisroel are redeemed only through teshuva, therefore everyone must make sure to speak only truth and distance himself from falsehood, and in this way we will merit true teshuva and thereby merit the complete geulah.

- Yedid Nefesh: R' Shlomo Zalman Weiss.
- Kel Mistatter: R' Pinchas Brach.
The Rebbe made Havdalah over the cup.

The Rebbe approached the amud for Maariv in honor of the yahrzeit this week, 28 Tammuz.
After Havdalah the congregation went over to wish a gutte voch.
They finished at around 11:35.

At around 12:45 the Rebbe entered the heichal of the beis medrash for Melave Malka in honor of the yahrzeit of his grandfather, the Yismach Moshe zy"a, this week.
The Rebbe drank lechaim and wished the entire congregation well, and zemiros for Melave Malka were sung. Afterwards the Rebbe related holy stories about the baal hilula for an extended time.
They finished at around 1:30.

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