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

This morning a bris took place for a newborn son of R' Mordechai Yosef Brader, at which the Rebbe served as sandek and mohel.

The Rebbe davened Shacharis in the Talmud Torah Building Klein together with the students of the 9th grade of the branch of Rabbi Binyamin Ber Berkowitz shlit"a.
Before davening, the Rebbe put tefillin on the bar mitzvah bochurim:
- the bochur Meir Eli Goldberger.
- the bochur Yoel Rosinger.
- the bochur Yitzchak Eizik Powell.
The Rebbe blew the shofar and said ten chapters of Tehillim, as is customary in the month of Elul.

After davening, the simcha of the bris milah took place for the grandson of the Rebbe, the newborn son of Rabbi Meir Eliezer Meisels shlit"a, son-in-law of the Rebbe's brother, HaGaon, the Rav of Beis Medrash Yismach Moshe shlit"a, and son-in-law of HaGaon R' Aharon Shmuel Dushinsky shlit"a, Rosh Yeshiva of Dushinsky.
The Rebbe shlit"a was honored with sandekaus.
- Mohel: the Rebbe's brother, HaGaon, the Rav of Beis Medrash Beirach Moshe shlit"a.
- Standing sandek: the Rebbe's brother, HaGaon, the Rav of Beis Medrash Yismach Moshe shlit"a.
The Rebbe recited the brachos and the naming, "and his name shall be called in Yisroel": 'Yekusiel Yehuda', after the grandfather, HaGaon, the Av Beis Din of Sighet zt"l, who was named for the holy Yetev Lev zy"a.

After the bris, people went over to wish mazel tov to the Rebbe shlit"a.

Afterward the Rebbe went down to the fourth floor, where the gathering "Birnah Yiktzoru" and siyum of the review of this year's learning took place with close to 500 fifth-grade students from all the branches of the Kiryas Joel mosdos.
Several songs and rhymes were sung in honor of the occasion. The Rebbe drank a lechayim and blessed the bar mitzvah bochurim, the rebbeim and all the children, delivered holy words of preparation for the days of mercy and favor, and concluded with his holy blessing.

After several minutes the Rebbe entered the seudas bris together with the 9th-grade students. The Rebbe washed for the seudas bris and tore the challah by hand, as is customary on Erev Shabbos.
At the seudah, the baal simcha, the father of the baby shlit"a, spoke. One of the bochurim also sang rhymes in honor of the occasion, and the principal presented a kvitel of the collective learning of the bochurim, who together learned over 2,000 consecutive hours in preparation for the Rebbe's visit.
The Rebbe honored the principal, Rabbi Binyamin Ber Berkowitz shlit"a, with the Yom Libashah.

The Rebbe delivered holy words and guidance: the mitzvah of milah brings wisdom into a person, so that he can discern when to make use of humility and when he does need to make use of pride. He concluded with his holy blessing.
The Rebbe led the bentching over the cup and honored the rebbeim with the Harachaman's. It ended around 2:00.

Afterward the Rebbe went over to the home of the baal bris and wished well to the mother.

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Thursday, Parshas Ki Seitzei

The Rebbe davened Shacharis in Yeshiva Gedolah, the Beirach Moshe branch. Before davening, the Rebbe put on tefillin for the bar mitzvah bochurim.
- The bochur Yoel son of R' Mendel Levy.
- The bochur Moshe Dovid son of R' Hershel Teller.
- The bochur Yoel Yaakov Yehuda Weiss.
- The bochur Avrohom Hoffman.
During the Torah reading, the Rebbe went up for hagbah. After davening, the shofar was blown and ten chapters of Tehillim were recited, as is customary during the month of Elul.

After davening, the Rebbe learned the daily Tehillim shiur on chapter 32, verse 1. Afterwards, a lechayim was held with the bar mitzvah bochurim in his private room.
A meeting was also held in his private room with the administrators of the mesivta, at which various details regarding the coming school year, IY"H, were discussed, and the Rebbe determined that they should learn Maseches Kesubos.

After Shacharis, the Rebbe paid a shiva call to the Landau family, who are sitting shiva for their brother, R' Hershel Landau a"h.

Private audiences with the Rebbe were held from 6:30 until 1:40 at night in his holy home on Uhel Court.

At around 7:15, the Rebbe officiated at kiddushin at the chuppah of the mechutanim:
- R' Bentzion Rappaport and R' Yoel Schwartz, in the halls of Beis Rachel Paradise.
- R' Chaim Meir Weiss and R' Yoel Berkowitz, in the halls of Ginat Klein.

At around 8:30, the Rebbe davened Mincha in his holy home and then continued receiving the public.

At around 9:40, the Rebbe went down to the tenaim halls in his holy home, where the Rebbe read the tenaim of the mechutanim:
- R' Moshe Aryeh Gutman and R' Yoel Lax.
- R' Meir Sachs and R' Meir Naftali Perl.
- R' Avrohom Leib Klein and R' Yitzchak Dovid Schwartz.

At around 12:00, the Rachmistrivka Rebbe shlit"a of Boro Park came for a visit to receive the Rebbe's blessing on the occasion of the wedding of his grandson, mazel tov, this coming Sunday, Parshas Ki Savo, in Kiryas Joel. A pleasant conversation ensued about stories of tzaddikim of the Chernobyl dynasty. The Rebbe honored him with a lechayim, bestowed his holy blessing upon him, and accompanied him out to the street.

Afterwards, the directors of Kollel Shomrei HaChomos entered for a private audience, led by the Tolchava Rebbe shlit"a, one of the heads of the kollel's administration, to receive the Rebbe's blessing for the campaign currently taking place in Kiryas Joel ahead of the coming Yamim Tovim, IY"H. They gave a report on the kollel's recent activities, and the Rebbe bestowed his holy blessing.

The Rebbe davened Maariv at around 12:50 and then continued receiving the public.

After the private audiences, at around 1:45, the Rebbe went to the Vachnacht celebration for the newborn son of his grandson, HaRav Meir Eliezer Meisels shlit"a, son-in-law of the Rav of Beis Medrash Yismach Moshe shlit"a, at the home of his father in the Beirach Moshe neighborhood. A conversation took place about the bitter draft decrees hanging over the thousands of bochurim and yungeleit in Eretz Yisroel, where, sadly, bochurim are being arrested daily. The Rebbe drank a lechayim and bestowed his holy blessings. Afterwards, the Rebbe recited Krias Shema as is customary. The gathering ended at around 2:05.

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Wednesday, Parshas Ki Seitzei

In the morning a bris took place for the newborn son of R' Levi Yitzchak Levy, at which the Rebbe served as sandek.

The Rebbe davened Shacharis in the Yeshiva Ketana branch Yitev Panim, under the direction of HaGaon Rabbi Chaim Leib Silberstein shlit"a. Before davening, the Rebbe put tefillin on the bar mitzvah bochurim:
- The bochur Shmuel Eckstein.
- The bochur Dovid Kaufman.

The Rebbe lit candles and went to the amud in honor of the hilula kadisha of his grandfather, the Yitev Lev zy"a.
The Rebbe blew shofar and recited ten chapters of Tehillim, as is customary during the month of Elul.

After davening, a lechayim gathering took place in the main hall of the beis medrash. Several niggunim were sung, and the Rebbe drank lechayim and wished the bar mitzvah bochurim, the rebbeim and the talmidim of the yeshiva well. He delivered words of Torah, explaining that in the merit of Torah study—"even one who sits and studies Torah, the Shechinah is with him"—Hashem looks at the blemish of a sin according to how it appears in this world, and not how it appears in the upper world. He concluded with his holy blessing.

Upon arriving home at his residence, the Rebbe blessed small bottles of honey, which will be sent out by the Rebbetzin, the tzadekes tlit"a, to the hundreds of widows of our holy kehilla from all over the world, in honor of the upcoming Yom Tov of Rosh Hashana. He also heard a report from the askanim about the efforts to assist the widows, and bestowed his holy blessing.

At around 3:30 the Rebbe traveled to Monsey for the annual reception times for the members of the kehilla, to give and receive blessings in advance of the Days of Mercy and Favor.
At around 4:15 the Rebbe arrived at his private room in the large beis medrash for the reception times. During the reception, hundreds of Jews, elders and youths, entered to give and receive blessings with a kvitel and pidyon, in advance of the upcoming Yamim Noraim.

At around 8:10 the Rebbe davened Mincha. The Rebbe lit candles and went to the amud in honor of the yahrzeit.

After Mincha, at around 8:30, the Rebbe entered the main hall of the beis medrash for the seudas hilula and honored the holy table in honor of the yahrzeit. At the lechayim after the fish, the Rebbe wished, "May his merit protect us and all of Israel."
During the seudah, inspiring niggunim were sung, and with "Michtam LeDavid" the Rebbe honored the Tzaddik R' Aharon Teitelbaum shlit"a, Av Beis Din of Sighet-Monsey, son of the Gaon and Tzaddik, Rav of our kehilla in Boro Park, shlit"a.

The Rebbe delivered words of Torah and explained, in the teachings of the Baal HaHilula zy"a, that since Klal Yisroel are servants of Hashem, Hashem could take This World away from the nations of the world and give it to the Jewish people. In the merit of a person lowering himself from his own levels to help others, Hashem too descends to the lowly world and looks at the blemish of a sin according to how it appears in this world, and not how it appears in the upper world. This was seen with the Baal HaHilula zy"a, who lowered himself to every individual, especially to bochurim, and ran a yeshiva and taught Torah to bochurim. We must strive to follow in his ways and conduct ourselves as talmidim of the Yitev Lev.
The Rebbe continued in praise of our holy kehilla and mosdos in Monsey and of the Rav shlit"a who stands at its head, and urged sending children only to our yeshivas, and helping and supporting the holy mosdos so they can complete the new buildings currently being built for the yeshiva, the talmud torah and the Beis Rachel. At the end, he urged everyone to prepare for the Days of Mercy and Favor by studying sefarim of chassidus and mussar, and he designated the sefer Tiferes Shlomo to be studied to warm the heart toward teshuva and in preparation for the Yamim Noraim. He concluded with abundant blessings.

- Birkas Hamazon: the Gaon and Tzaddik, Av Beis Din of Monsey shlit"a.
It ended at around 9:50, and the Rebbe returned to his private room and continued with the reception times.

At around 12:30 the Rebbe davened Maariv.
After Maariv, a lechayim gathering took place in the Rebbe's room in honor of the engagement of the chassan, son of R' Yechiel Michel Berkowitz shlit"a, son of the Gaon, Dayan and Moreh Tzedek of Kiryas Joel shlit"a and son-in-law of the Seredna Rebbe of Boro Park shlit"a. The kallah's parents are R' Yosef Meir Schmidman shlit"a, son of the Gaon and Tzaddik, Av Beis Din of Flatbush shlit"a, and son-in-law of R' Avrohom Dovid Wagshal z"l. The kinyan was made, and the Rebbe drank lechayim and bestowed his holy blessing.
Afterward, the Rebbe traveled home to Kiryas Joel.

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

This morning, a bris took place in the Beis Medrash Beis Menachem Zev in the Vyoel Moshe neighborhood, for the newborn son of R' Shimshon Indig, at which the Rebbe served as sandek.
Before the bris, the Rebbe looked over the construction work on the new wing being added to the beis medrash, and heard a report from the beis medrash administration about the building plans.

The Rebbe davened Shacharis in the Beis Medrash Yisroel Shalom in the Vyoel Moshe neighborhood, on the occasion of the simcha of the bris milah of the grandson, the newborn son of Rabbi Mordechai Yuda Halberstam shlit"a, son of HaGaon R' Avrohom Meir shlit"a, Dayan and Moreh Tzedek of our beis medrash at 18 Bay Parkway, and son-in-law of the HaGaon, the Rav of Beis Medrash Yisroel Shalom shlit"a.
The Rebbe recited "Vechorsos" verse by verse, and after davening the shofar was blown and the Rebbe recited ten chapters of Tehillim, as is customary during the month of Elul.

After davening, the simcha of the bris milah took place in the main hall of the beis medrash.
The Rebbe shlit"a was honored with the sandek and mohel honors.
- Sandek standing: HaGaon R' Avrohom Meir shlit"a.
- Blessings and naming: the grandfather, HaGaon Av Beis Din of Beis Aharon shlit"a; "and his name shall be called in Yisroel": 'Yoel', after the holy Rebbe, the Divrei Yoel zy"a.
After the bris, the congregation went over to wish mazel tov to the Rebbe shlit"a.

A few minutes later, the Rebbe entered the seudas bris in the main hall of the beis medrash. Speaking were the baal simcha, the father of the baby, Yuda shlit"a, and the grandfathers, HaGaon, the Rav of Beis Medrash Yisroel Shalom shlit"a, and HaGaon Rabbi Avrohom Meir shlit"a.
The Rebbe honored Rabbi Hillel, son of HaGaon R' Avrohom Meir Halberstam shlit"a, with Yom Libeshah.

The Rebbe delivered words of Torah on the topic of bris milah, and concluded with his holy blessings.
The Rebbe honored the HaGaon, the Rav of Beis Medrash Yisroel Shalom shlit"a, with leading Birkas Hamazon, and the family members with the Harachaman prayers. The seudah concluded at around 1:20.

In the evening, the Rebbe traveled to Williamsburg for the weekly reception hours.
The reception hours were held from 7:45 until 12:20 at night in his holy home on Hewes St.

At around 8:45 the Rebbe davened Mincha, and Maariv at around 11:20. Before Maariv, the Rebbe lit candles and approached the amud on the occasion of the holy hilula of his grandfather, the Yetev Lev zy"a.

After the reception hours, the Rebbe went over to the Beis Medrash Beis Shmuel Zvi Spinka, where the Rebbe comforted the mourners, the Rebbe shlit"a, the children and brother of the Beis Shmuel Zvi Spinka Rebbe zt"l.
At around 12:35 the Rebbe traveled home to Kiryas Joel.

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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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