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

This morning at around 9:50, the Rebbe set out on the annual visit to the summer camps of our holy mosdos of Williamsburg and Boro Park.

At around 10:50, the Rebbe arrived at the bochurim's camp, Machane Rav Tov, in Swan Lake.
The Rebbe shlit"a davened Shacharis together with the hundreds of talmidim of the preparatory yeshiva class, 9th grade, of Williamsburg and Boro Park. The Rebbe laid tefillin in the beis medrash. Before davening, the Rebbe put tefillin on the bar mitzvah bochurim:
- The bochur Wolf Landau.
- The bochur Yaakov Yoel Sofdi.

- Baal Tefillah: the bochur Yitzchak Daniel, son of Yoel Dana a"h (Williamsburg).
- Pesicha: HaGaon R' Yuda Ber Teller shlit"a - principal of the 9th grade in Williamsburg.
- Baal Koreh: the bochur Zeidel, son of Rabbi Mendel Panet shlit"a (Boro Park).
- Kohen: HaGaon R' Akiva Yosef Kahana shlit"a - principal of the 9th grade in Boro Park.
- Levi: Rabbi Shmuel Moshe Friedman shlit"a (Boro Park).
- Shlishi: the bar mitzvah bochur Wolf Landau.
- Hagbah: the Rebbe shlit"a.
- Gelilah: the bar mitzvah bochur Yaakov Yoel Sofdi.

The Rebbe blew the shofar and recited ten chapters of Tehillim, as is customary in the month of Elul.

After Shacharis, the Rebbe went over to the house of R' Aharon Weinberger, in the vicinity of the camp, for a morning meal.

At around 1:50, the Rebbe returned to the bochurim's camp. The Rebbe entered the batei medrash where the bochurim learn and looked around with great nachas. The Rebbe walked among the tables for a longer time and tested the bochurim on their learning, first in the beis medrash of the 9th grade talmidim of Williamsburg. Before leaving the beis medrash, the Rebbe asked for the microphone and left a question for the bochurim in their studies.
The Rebbe then went over to the beis medrash of the 9th grade talmidim of Boro Park, looked at their learning, and engaged in pilpul with the bochurim for a longer time.

The Rebbe then went back up to where a lechayim gathering with the bochurim took place in the main hall of the beis medrash. Several niggunim and rhymed verses were sung. The Rebbe drank lechayim and bestowed blessings on the bar mitzvah bochurim, the maggidei shiur and the bochurim. The Rebbe delivered holy words, stressing the need to work at acquiring yiras shamayim in one's young years so that it will last in later years, through learning chassidic and mussar seforim, and concluded with his holy blessings. It ended at around 2:50.

From there, the Rebbe shlit"a traveled to the 'Yingel Camp' of Machane Rav Tov in Monticello, arriving at around 3:05.
The Rebbe went up to the 4 batei medrash of the older grades, 6th, 7th and 8th, of the talmidim of our mosdos in Williamsburg - the branch of Rabbi Moshe Elya Green shlit"a, the branch of Rabbi Yoel Stern shlit"a, the branch of Rabbi Elazar Eichenstein shlit"a - and then the talmidim of our mosdos in Boro Park under the direction of Rabbi Zerach Shapiro shlit"a.
The Rebbe looked at their learning with great nachas and asked questions in each branch in their studies. The Rebbe greeted in a special way his great-grandchildren shlit"a and the grandchildren of his father, the holy Rebbe, the Beirach Moshe zt"l, and gave them pouches of money, following the custom of his father, the holy Rebbe zy"a.

Afterwards, all the talmidim gathered in the dining hall for a reception.
The children welcomed the Rebbe with song and music, and then sang warm rhymed verses in honor of the occasion.
The Rebbe drank lechayim and bestowed blessings on the melamdim and the talmidim, and delivered holy words, stressing that for Torah learning to endure, one must first have yiras shamayim, and this must be known already from the young years when one begins learning Torah, that without yiras shamayim, Torah learning does not endure. He concluded with his holy blessings.
The Rebbe then distributed shirayim to the melamdim to distribute to all the children.

It ended at around 4:15, and the Rebbe left the camp and drove through as the children stood lined up on both sides of the camp, wishing him a good inscription and sealing (kesiva v'chasima tova).

At around 4:30, the Rebbe arrived at the camp of Yeshiva Ketana, branch Ahavas HaTorah of Williamsburg, under the direction of Rabbi Yechiel Michel Sekula shlit"a, where a chanukas habayis took place for the beis medrash building, 'Binyan Landau,' donated by R' Moshe Eliezer Landau, together with a cornerstone laying for a new dormitory building donated by R' Avrohom Yuda Rosenberg.
The Rebbe greeted his son, HaGaon HaTzaddik, the Av Beis Din of Williamsburg shlit"a, and looked around the beis medrash building.
Afterwards, a lechayim gathering took place in the main hall of the beis medrash. Several niggunim were sung. The Rebbe poured the cornerstone and honored HaGaon HaTzaddik, the Av Beis Din of Williamsburg shlit"a, with pouring as well.
The Rebbe drank lechayim and bestowed blessings on the Rav shlit"a, the rebbeim and the talmidim of the yeshiva, and delivered holy words on the verse "And you shall make a railing for your roof," explaining that as a new building is inaugurated in the camp where they stay during the summer, one must be careful with guarding the eyes. "Maakeh" (railing) is an acronym: Hirhurei Aveira Kashim Me'aveira (sinful thoughts are worse than the sin itself). He urged the bochurim to be careful with guarding the eyes, which is the foundation of being a proper Jew. He spoke in praise of the esteemed donors and bestowed abundant blessings on the donors, the yeshiva administration, and the rebbeim and talmidim of the yeshiva.
Then a minchas bikkurim was presented to the Rebbe shlit"a of over eight thousand pages of Gemara which the bochurim learned as a preparation for the Rebbe's visit. The Rebbe then distributed shirayim from the fruits to the donors.
It ended at around 5:10, and the Rebbe traveled home to Kiryas Joel.

Yechidus hours were from 6:00 until 12:50 at night, at his holy residence on Uhel Ct.

During yechidus hours, HaGaon HaTzaddik, the Av Beis Din of Hivnov shlit"a, who is currently vacationing in Kiryas Joel, paid a visit. A pleasant conversation ensued about the customs of the month of Tishrei and about the visits of his father, the Liska Rebbe zt"l, to the holy Rebbe, the Divrei Yoel zy"a, and the Rebbe bestowed his holy blessing upon him.

In the evening, the Rebbe officiated at kiddushin at the chuppah of the mechutanim:
- Rabbi Baruch Brosh Schwartz shlit"a and Rabbi Dovid Leib Kraus shlit"a in the Kinor David halls.
- R' Yaakov Yitzchak Steinmetz and R' Moshe Chaim Friedman in the Ginas Klein halls.

The Rebbe davened Mincha at around 8:15 and Maariv at around 12:50.

Also entering for yechidus was HaGaon R' Kalman Halberstam shlit"a, rav of the Zanz beis medrash in Kiryas Joel, together with his mechutan Rabbi Pinchas Elimelech Stein shlit"a, son of the Faltichan Rebbe shlit"a and son-in-law of the Rachmistrivka Rebbe shlit"a, to receive a holy blessing on the occasion of the wedding of their children, mazel tov, which will take place this coming Sunday, Parshas Ki Savo, in Kiryas Joel. A pleasant conversation developed about the yichus of the chosson and kallah, and the Rebbe bestowed his holy blessing upon them.

Also entering for yechidus were askanim of Merkaz Ezra V'Eitza of the Eida HaChareidis of Yerushalayim, who delivered a report on the chanukas habayis event that took place earlier this evening, headed by the Gaavad of Yerushalayim shlit"a, the posek hador and moreh d'asra of the holy city, and his Beis Din Tzedek, together with the leading Rebbes and leaders of the communities under the banner of the Eida HaChareidis, for the new gigantic headquarters of the Merkaz in the holy city of Yerushalayim, a new building of several floors with over ten rooms, which will make it possible to expand the Merkaz's activities dramatically in the current critical period. The askanim delivered a report on the visit by the Merkaz's administration to the Yerushalayim Rav shlit"a, and on the subsequent event headed by the members of the Beis Din shlit"a, at which HaGaon HaTzaddik R' Meir Zwebel shlit"a, one of the rabbanim of our holy kehilla, appeared on the holy mission of the Rebbe shlit"a.
The askanim mentioned the kiddush Hashem that even from the Agudist circles many rabbanim and roshei yeshivos were present, since even in their circles they see the reality that all their representatives from within were unable to accomplish anything, and that the only effective means to fight the bitter decree of the draft is through the offices that the Rebbe shlit"a established 13 years ago, before anyone even understood that the danger of a decree was looming.
The Rebbe inquired about the Merkaz's activities and the ongoing support through our holy kehilla, and bestowed his holy blessing on the askanim, that they should continue to be able to accomplish for the klal, saving Jewish souls from conversion.

After Maariv at around 1:10, the Rebbe went over to the Vachnacht celebration for his grandson's newborn son, born to Rabbi Mordechai Yuda Halberstam shlit"a, son of HaGaon Rabbi Avrohom Meir shlit"a - dayan and moreh tzedek of our beis medrash at 18 Boro Park - and son-in-law of HaGaon, the rav of the beis medrash, Yisroel Shalom shlit"a, at his father-in-law's home in the Veyoel Moshe neighborhood. A pleasant conversation ensued about the Yetev Lev zy"a, whose yahrzeit falls this week. The Rebbe drank lechayim and bestowed blessings on the baal simcha and the grandfathers.

The Rebbe then recited Krias Shema as customary and bestowed blessings on the mother. It ended at around 1:30.

Upon arriving home, the Rebbe fulfilled the mitzvah of shiluach hakein in the courtyard of his holy residence on Zanz Ct., through the efforts of R' Eliezer Gefen. The Rebbe recited the Lesheim Yichud and performed the mitzvah, appointed R' Eliezer Gefen as his agent to take the eggs, and bestowed his blessing.

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

In the morning, a bris for a newborn son took place by R' Efraim Goldman in the Heichal HaBracha beis medrash, where the Rebbe served as sandek.

Afterwards, the Rebbe traveled to Monsey, where the Rebbe davened Shacharis together with the talmidim of the Yeshiva Ketana, Kinyan Torah branch, under the leadership of HaRav R' Asher Anshil Grisgat shlit"a, in the new yeshiva building, the first phase of which was completed in recent days with great splendor and glory.

Upon arrival, the Rebbe greeted the Rav of Monsey, HaGaon shlit"a, and the benefactor of the Heichal HaBeis Medrash, R' Avrohom Yekusiel Yermiash. The Rebbe walked around the entire building and heard a report from R' Hershel Wertheimer, chairman of the building fund committee, about the further building plans for the second phase.

The Rebbe entered the yeshiva's main hall and walked among the tables, looking over the learning with satisfaction.

Before davening, the Rebbe laid tefillin for the bar mitzvah bochurim:
- the bochur Eliezer Yoel Yermiash.
- the bochur Shlomo Moshe Greenfeld.
- the bochur Dovid Levi Kaufman.
- the bochur Aharon Yaakov Lebowitz.
Baal tefillah: R' Avrohom Yekusiel Yermiash.
The Rebbe blew shofar and recited ten chapters of Tehillim, as is customary in the month of Elul.

After davening, a lechayim gathering took place in honor of the chanukas habayis of the beis medrash. Several niggunim were sung, and the Rav of Monsey, HaGaon shlit"a, spoke.
The Rebbe drank lechayim and extended blessings to the Rav, the benefactor, the administration, the bar mitzvah bochurim, the rebbeim and the talmidim of the yeshiva. The Rebbe delivered words of Torah, saying that giving tzedakah in the month of Elul is a good preparation for the Yom HaDin, and that it is a kindness from Hashem that, although all money belongs to Hashem, He nevertheless credits the mitzvah of tzedakah to the person who gives it. The Rebbe expressed the joy of inaugurating a new building for Torah and tefillah, spoke at length in praise of the yeshiva and of the esteemed benefactor of the beis medrash, who donated it l'iluy nishmas his father, R' Gedalya a"h, whose first yahrzeit fell today, Sunday, and that it is a great nachas ruach and benefit for the neshama. The Rebbe concluded with abundant blessings.

Afterwards, the Rebbe presented a silver becher as a gift to the benefactor, R' Avrohom Yekusiel. It ended at around 1:00.

From there, the Rebbe went to the home of R' Hershel Wertheimer for a morning meal.

At around 2:00, the Rebbe went to the home of the elder, R' Hersh Elimelech Wertzberger, who pledged a large sum for the benefit of the yeshiva building. A pleasant conversation ensued, with recollections of the Divrei Yoel zy"a during his early years in America and about his visit to Monsey in the year 5739. The Rebbe drank lechayim and bestowed his holy blessing.

From there, at around 2:30, the Rebbe went to the home of R' Shmuel Zanvil Wertheimer, director of the mosdos, where a signing of documents took place in which he purchased the merit of the central gate of the yeshiva building. A pleasant conversation ensued about the expansion of the borders of kedusha of our holy mosdos in Monsey. In addition, the writing of a Sefer Torah was begun by R' Shmuel Zanvil; the Rebbe wrote the first letters, drank lechayim and bestowed his holy blessing.
Afterwards, the Rebbe signed the documents together with the benefactor and extended his holy blessing.

From there, at around 3:00, the Rebbe arrived at the home of R' Aryeh Hoffman, where a signing of documents took place in which he purchased the merit of a classroom in the yeshiva building. A pleasant conversation ensued; the Rebbe signed the documents together with the benefactor, drank lechayim and bestowed his holy blessing.
At around 3:20, the Rebbe traveled home to his holy residence in Kiryas Joel.

Reception hours in the Rebbe's holy residence on Ohel Court were from 6:20 until 12:50 at night.

In the early evening, the Rebbe officiated at kiddushin at the chuppah of the mechutanim:
- HaRav R' Naftali Stern shlit"a and HaRav R' Shmuel Moshe Friedman shlit"a, in the halls of Kinor Dovid.
- R' Chaim Reuven Schonbrun and R' Dovid Leib Acker (London), in the halls of Beis Rachel Paradise.
- R' Avrohom Klepner and R' Nachman Fish, in the halls of Ginas Klein.

The Rebbe davened Mincha at around 8:10. Before Mincha, the Rebbe lit candles in honor of the yahrzeit of the Bubby, the Rebbetzin Hendel a"h, wife of the Rebbe, R' Yisroel Yaakov Yukel Tov Bendet zt"l of Valova.

During reception hours, the writing of a Sefer Torah was begun by R' Azriel Yuda Katz of Williamsburg; the Rebbe wrote the first letters, drank lechayim and bestowed his holy blessing.

The writing of a Sefer Torah was also begun by the family of R' Shmuel Chaim Wahlberg a"h; the Rebbe wrote the first letters, drank lechayim and bestowed his holy blessing.

At around 9:00, the Rebbe went down to the halls in his holy residence, where the Rebbe read the tenaim for the mechutanim:
- R' Avrohom Simcha Klein and R' Yoel Reisman.
- R' Yoel Eckstein and R' Yaakov Friedman.

At around 10:20, the Bobov 45 Rebbe shlit"a, who is vacationing in the Chester neighborhood of Kiryas Joel HaMevorach, paid a visit to the Rebbe. A lengthy conversation ensued, among other things about the beauty of the holy city of Kiryas Joel, about stories of the Sanz dynasty, and about his son, the holy Rebbe R' Yeshaya'le of Czchow zy"a, whose yahrzeit fell today, Sunday.
The Rebbe honored him with lechayim and bestowed his holy blessing, and gave him his sefer Lev Aharon, Sugyos on Maseches Pesachim. A conversation ensued about the sugya of "shelo k'derech achilaso," which the Bobov 45 Rebbe shlit"a is currently teaching in these weeks in his yeshiva. Afterwards, the Rebbe escorted him out to the street.

The Verdan Rebbe shlit"a of Boro Park also paid a visit to the Rebbe. A pleasant conversation ensued; the Rebbe honored him with lechayim and bestowed his holy blessing.

HaGaon, the Av Beis Din of Buenos Aires shlit"a, also came in to the Rebbe. A pleasant conversation developed about Yiddishkeit in Argentina and the good fruits that come out of there, upstanding shochtim and melamdim, etc. The Rebbe honored him with lechayim and bestowed his holy blessing.

R' Gedalya Segedin, one of the heads of the Kiryas Joel administration, also came in to the Rebbe and presented a report on developments regarding several ongoing projects for the benefit of the public. He also reported on the banquet and askanim evening among the leaders and prominent members of our holy community from across Greater New York, together with Congressman Mike Lawler of Monsey, ahead of the upcoming elections, which took place in Kiryas Joel at the home of R' Shlomo Baum, to help him in his reelection campaign, in return for his fulfilling and carrying out every request of the communal askanim, especially his great help for the holy yeshivos in New York, and to discuss further actions for the benefit of New York Jewry. The Rebbe inquired about the details and bestowed his holy blessing.

The Rebbe davened Maariv at around 12:50.


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

Before candle-lighting time, the Rebbe put on the shtreimel for the grooms.
- The chassan Avrohom Yehuda Aryeh, the bochur, son of Shimon Moshe Neustein.
- The chassan Moshe Avrohom, the bochur, son of Yaakov Berish Klein.
- The chassan Yechezkel Shraga, son of Rabbi Naftali Stern shlit"a.
- The chassan Mordechai, the bochur, son of Aharon Dovid Yitzchak Rubinstein a"h.

At around 8:30 the Rebbe entered the beis medrash wrapped in his tallis and approached the amud for Mincha. Kabbalas Shabbos: R' Bentzion Mandelbaum (Boro Park).
The davening concluded at around 10:05. After davening, an appeal was held for a mosad doing great good, for the rescue of refugees from Iran and Ukraine. The congregation went over to wish a good Shabbos, and the Rebbe went home to his holy residence.

At around 11:05 the Rebbe entered the holy tish in the Heichal HaMesivta together with the talmidei hayeshiva, and began, as is his holy custom, with Shalom Aleichem, with emotion and sweetness.
- Eishes Chayil: the bochur Yissachar Ber Tov, son of the chassan, the Gaon Rav of the beis medrash Beirach Moshe shlit"a.
- Lifting of the cup: the Leipnik Rebbe shlit"a of Bnei Brak.
- Kol Mekadesh: HaGaon Rabbi Eliezer Mordechai Sofer shlit"a, Rav of our kehilla in Linden.
- Menucha V'Simcha: Rabbi Eliyahu Zev Yaakov shlit"a (Bnei Brak).

The Rebbe said Torah on the verse "Is anything too wondrous for Hashem?" and explained, in the manner of derush, the sugya of "shelo k'derech achilaso".

- Kah Echsof: HaGaon R' Lipa Berkowitz shlit"a, moreh tzedek.
- Birkas Hamazon: the Leipnik Rebbe shlit"a.

Stories and anecdotes: This week the Rebbe shlit"a related stories about his grandfather, the holy Gaon, the Yetev Lev zy"a, whose yahrzeit falls on Wednesday, 6 Elul.

- Kah Ribon Olam: R' Yaakov Yitzchak Moskowitz (Beit Shemesh).
The new grooms went over to take fruit.
A Shalom Zachar was also held for the newborn son of the Rebbe's grandson, Rabbi Mordechai Yehuda Halberstam shlit"a, son-in-law of the Gaon Rav of the beis medrash Yisroel Shalom shlit"a. Bundles and beer were distributed, joyous melodies were sung, and the Rebbe wished the baal simcha and the entire gathering well.
- Az B'Yom HaShevii: the baal simcha, Rabbi Mordechai Yehuda Halberstam shlit"a.
The tish concluded at around 2:00.

On Shabbos day

On Shabbos morning the Rebbe entered at around 9:45.
- Birchos HaShachar: Rabbi Meir Zev Stern shlit"a.
- Pesukei D'Zimra: R' Chaim Yaakov Gutman.
The Rebbe said Vechoros pasuk by pasuk, and approached the amud for Shacharis.

- Hotzaah and Hachnasah: R' Michael Dov Krausz (Boro Park).
- Pesukei Shema Yisroel: Rabbi Yosef Binyamin Stern shlit"a (Boro Park).
- Carrying the Sefer Torah to the bimah: R' Yisroel Elimelech Klein (Williamsburg).

Aliyos.
- Kohen: R' Yoel Berish Friedman; the Rebbe called him by name in honor of the birth of his daughter, mazel tov.
- Levi: R' Yoel Yom Tov Jozsef; the Rebbe called him by name in honor of the birth of his daughter, mazel tov.
- Shlishi: HaGaon, Rav of our kehilla in Linden shlit"a.
- Revii: the chassan Yoel Baruch, the bochur, son of Yaakov Yitzchak Steinmetz - was showered with candy.
- Chamishi: the chassan Eliezer Zusman, son of Rabbi Meir Zev Stern shlit"a - was showered with candy.
- Shishi: the Rebbe shlit"a.

After the aliyah, the Rebbe called by name, in honor of the birth of a daughter:
- R' Yoel Berish Landau.
- R' Mendel Gershon Berish Friedman.
- R' Yosef Mordechai Oberlander.
- R' Yoel Nosson Friedman.
- R' Yekusiel Yitzchak Meisels (Williamsburg).
- Shevii: the chassan Moshe Avrohom, the bochur, son of Yaakov Berish Klein - was showered with candy.
- Hosafos: the chassan Avrohom Yehuda Aryeh, the bochur, son of Shimon Moshe Neustein - was showered with candy.
- The chassan Yechezkel Shraga, son of Rabbi Naftali Stern shlit"a - was showered with candy.
- The chassan Elimelech, the bochur, son of Avrohom Yisroel Herskovits.
- The chassan Menachem Zev, the bochur, son of Yisroel Shalom Ungar.
- Acharon: R' Dovid Eckstein.
- Maftir: R' Moshe Meir Teitelbaum.
- Hagbah: R' Yudel Steinmetz.
- Gelilah: R' Berish Feldman.

The Rebbe approached the amud for Mussaf in honor of the holy hilula this week of his grandfather, the holy Gaon, the Yetev Lev zy"a.
- Opening of Ane'im Zemiros: R' Yosef Meir Stern (Monsey).

After davening a bris was held for the newborn son of R' Yaakov Ber Friedrich (Williamsburg), where the Rebbe served as sandek and mohel.
The davening concluded at around 12:45.

At the Kiddush Rabbah in his holy residence, joyous melodies were sung in honor of the simcha of the Kiddush Rabbah for the Rebbe's granddaughter, the daughter born to Rabbi Yoel Meisels shlit"a, son of the Gaon Rav of the beis medrash Yismach Moshe shlit"a, which took place in Monsey.

Seudah Shlishis, Parshas Re'eh

The Rebbe entered for Mincha at around 8:30.
- Baal Tefilla: R' Yaakov Yosef Filipp.
- Hotzaah and Hachnasah: Rabbi Avrohom Yehoshua Oesterreicher shlit"a (London).
- Kohen: R' Moshe Chaim Friedman.
- Levi: R' Nachman Dov Heller (Williamsburg).
- Shlishi: Rabbi Eliyahu Zev Yaakov shlit"a.
- Hagbah: the Rebbe shlit"a.
- Gelilah: R' Shlomo Hersh Dovid Eckstein.

At Shalosh Seudos the Rebbe honored the singing of the zemiros.
- Odeh: R' Noach Gefen.
- Shir HaMaalos: R' Yudel Wertzberger (Williamsburg).

The Rebbe said Torah on the verse "Hashem has said to you, you shall not return on this path again", which the darshanim of remazim say has the initials of Elul. He repeated the reason why Moshiach does not come after the month of Elul and Tishrei, when Klal Yisroel is engaged in teshuva and rectifying their deeds: after the holy days, "the children return to their borders" and everyone goes back to his old ways and does not maintain the good resolutions. However, the Yetev Lev says that the way to remain with the good resolutions is to be engaged in Torah, and that enables one to stand firm on the resolutions for an entire year.

- Yedid Nefesh: R' Shimon Yisroel Kahana (Montreal).
- Kel Mistateir: R' Aharon Brief (Monsey).
The Rebbe made the bracha over the cup and recited Sheva Brachos.

The Rebbe approached the amud for Maariv in honor of the holy hilula of 6 Elul this week.
After Havdalah, the congregation went over to wish a good week.
The davening concluded at around 10:50.

At around 12:30, a hachnasas sefer Torah beginning of writing took place in his holy residence, for a Sefer Torah being written by R' Shmuel Eckstein. The Rebbe wrote the first letters, drank a lechayim, and bestowed his holy blessing.

Afterwards, another beginning of writing of a Sefer Torah took place, being written by the family of Rabbi Avrohom Dovid Wagschal z"l. The Rebbe wrote the first letters, drank a lechayim, and bestowed his holy blessing.

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