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Thursday, Parshas Haazinu II - Shalosh Esrei Middos Earlier 'B'tzeil HaKodesh' with the Satmar Rebbe shlit"a

At around 5:45 the Rebbe shlit"a entered the Beis Medrash HaGadol for the recitation of Selichos. The baal tefillah was HaGaon HaTzaddik R' Chaim Yosef Wertzberger shlit"a, Rav of the Hunyad beis medrash. They finished at around 6:45, and the Rebbe went home to his holy residence.

Before davening, a bris was held for the newborn son of R' Eli Yoel Goldstein, where the Rebbe served as sandek.

The Rebbe davened Shacharis in the Beis Medrash HaGadol. The Rebbe put on tefillin for the bar mitzvah bochur, the bochur Nosson Friedrich.
During the Torah reading, the Rebbe was called up as Shlishi.

After davening, the Rebbe went into his private room and put on Rabbeinu Tam tefillin.
Afterwards, at around 11:10, the Rebbe entered for the recitation of the entire Sefer Tehillim, with the baal tefillah being HaRav HaChassid R' Yoshe Teller. They finished Tehillim at around 1:30.

Before Kriyas HaKorbanos, the Rebbe recited the Vidui HaGadol of Rabbeinu Nissim with intense weeping. Afterwards the korbanos were read, with the baal koreh being HaGaon HaTzaddik, Rav of the Hunyad beis medrash shlit"a.

Afterwards, at around 2:20, the Rebbe arrived at the Kiryas Joel mikvah-side lake on the forest side for the recitation of Tashlich with a large crowd. The Rebbe recited the Tashlich order with great hisorerus. They finished at around 2:35.

At around 6:30, in his holy residence on Zanz Court, a lechayim gathering took place in honor of the simcha of the kiddushin engagement between the mechutanim HaRav HaChassid R' Yoel Wertheimer, one of the trusted members of the Rebbe's household, and HaRav HaChassid R' Eliezer Seltzer. A kabbalas kinyan was made and joyous songs were sung. The Rebbe drank lechayim and bestowed his holy blessing.

Yechidus hours in Kiryas Joel ran from 6:50 until 11:40 at night in his holy residence on Ohel Court.

The Rebbe davened Mincha at around 7:10, and Maariv at around 11:40.

During the yechidus hours, members of the Kehillas Hamesh Heights of Lakewood, led by HaGaon HaRav R' Nachum Binder shlit"a, entered Kiryas Joel. A pleasant conversation took place regarding the importance of a baal habayis who is preoccupied with earning a livelihood and sustenance yet sets aside fixed times for Torah every day. The Rebbe bestowed his holy blessing and gave them his sefer Lev Aharon - Pesachim. Afterwards the entire group passed by to receive his holy blessing.

After Maariv, the askanim of Kiryas Joel presented a report to the Rebbe shlit"a regarding the special men's buses in Kiryas Joel, which the Rebbe had mentioned with praise during the Shabbos Shuvah drasha, may it be IY"H. The askanim related that in the days following the drasha, a strong increase in passengers on the buses was noticeable, and the number has already surpassed more than a thousand riders per day. Work is underway to provide more buses and routes due to the demand. The Rebbe expressed his great satisfaction and bestowed his holy blessing upon the askanim.

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Wednesday, Parshas Haazinu, 'B'tzeil HaKodesh' with the Satmar Rebbe shlit"a

At around 5:50 the Rebbe shlit"a entered the Beis Medrash HaGadol for the recital of Selichos. The baal tefilla was HaRav HaChassid R' Yoshe Shmuel Weider. It concluded at around 6:40, and the Rebbe returned home to his holy residence.

The Rebbe davened Shacharis in the Beis Medrash HaGadol.

Before davening, the brissin took place.
- For the newborn son of R' Yoel Reuven Lefkowitz, at which the Rebbe served as sandek and mohel.
- For the newborn son of R' Avrohom Shimon Weider, at which the Rebbe served as sandek and mohel.
- For the newborn son of R' Chaim Avrohom Marmorstein, at which the Rebbe served as sandek and mohel.
- For the newborn son of R' Chaim Eliezer Landau, at which the Rebbe served as sandek.

In the afternoon at around 4:00 the Rebbe went over to the Beis Medrash Avnei Tzedek for the ceremony of pouring the foundations for the new, expanded mikvah in the beis medrash. The Rebbe poured the foundations and heard a report from the administration of the kehilla and the beis medrash about the expansion of the beis medrash's holy premises.
Afterward a lechayim gathering was held in one of the davening rooms. Several nigunim were sung. The Rebbe drank lechayim and wished well to the Rav of the beis medrash shlit"a, the beis medrash administration, and the entire community. He then delivered a Torah thought on the words "Just as a mikvah purifies the impure, so does the Holy One, Blessed Be He, purify Israel," explaining that just as a mikvah purifies without limit, so too teshuva has no limit; therefore, pouring the foundations of a mikvah is fitting for the Ten Days of Repentance. He concluded with blessings for the donors and askanim.

The yechidus hours were held from 6:50 until 11:40 at night at the Rebbe's holy residence on Ohel Court.

At around 9:45 the Rebbe went down to the halls of his holy residence, where the Rebbe read the tenaim of the mechutanim, R' Yosef Dovid Lefkowitz shlit"a and R' Yoel Gruber shlit"a.

The Rebbe davened Mincha at around 7:35 and Maariv at around 11:40.

During the yechidus hours, askanim and the bochurim of the 'Mekimi' organization entered to receive the Rebbe's blessing in honor of the Days of Mercy and Favor. R' Itamar Rosenbaum shlit"a and R' Shlomo Brach, among the heads of the organization, presented the organization's activities on behalf of the sick of Israel and their families. The Rebbe spoke warm words of chizuk to the bochurim and wished a complete recovery and abundant blessings for the entire community.
Afterward all the bochurim went in, and the Rebbe distributed a blessed coin and bestowed his holy blessing upon each one individually, and then wished well to the askanim.

Also entering the Rebbe's room was HaGaon HaGadol, the Dayan shlit"a, and they discussed and went over many questions arising now in advance of the upcoming Yom Tov of Sukkos.

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

At around 5:45 the Rebbe shlit"a entered the Beis Medrash HaGadol for the recital of Selichos. The baal tefilla was HaRav HaChassid R' Moshe Meir Gottlieb. It concluded at around 6:35, and the Rebbe returned home to his holy residence.

The Rebbe davened Shacharis in the Beis Medrash HaGadol.

Before davening, a bris took place for the newborn son of R' Yoel Fuchs, at which the Rebbe served as sandek.

The Rebbe put on tefillin for the bar mitzvah bochur, the bochur Avrohom Klein.
After davening, a lechayim was held with the bar mitzvah bochur in the Rebbe's private room.

In the afternoon the Rebbe traveled to Williamsburg for the weekly yechidus hours.
The yechidus hours were held from 4:00 until 10:40 at night at the Rebbe's holy residence on Hewes St.

During the yechidus hours, HaGaon HaTzaddik Av Beis Din of Beis Aharon shlit"a entered to receive the Rebbe's blessing in honor of the Days of Mercy and Favor. A pleasant conversation ensued, and the Rebbe bestowed upon him from his holy blessing.

Also taking place was the writing of letters in the Sefer Torah that is being written by the distinguished philanthropist R' Shalom Lerner and which will be donated to the Bertsch Beis Medrash in Flatbush. Present at this was HaGaon HaTzaddik R' Tzvi Elimelech Rokeach shlit"a, Av Beis Din of Bertsch Flatbush. The Rebbe wrote several letters, and a pleasant conversation ensued about Chassidus in Flatbush. At that time there took place

the chalaka of the grandson of HaGaon HaTzaddik, Av Beis Din of Bertsch shlit"a, and the Rebbe bestowed upon him from his holy blessing.

The Rebbe davened Mincha at around 5:00 and Maariv at around 10:20.

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Monday, Parshas Haazinu — Tzom Gedalya, "B'tzeil HaKodesh" with the Satmar Rebbe shlit"a

At around 5:45 the Satmar Rebbe shlit"a entered the Beis Medrash HaGadol for the recital of Selichos. The baal tefillah was R' Dovid Eckstein. It concluded at around 6:45, and the Rebbe returned to his holy residence.

The Rebbe davened Shacharis in the Beis Medrash HaGadol.
Before davening, a bris took place for the newborn son of R' Avrohom son of R' Yekusiel Yosef Neiman, where the Rebbe served as sandek and mohel.

The Rebbe put tefillin on the bar mitzvah bochurim.
- The bochur Yoel son of R' Yeshaya Shabsi Brach.
- The bochur Yaakov Fogel (Kiryas Tosh).
- The bochur Yaakov Yoel Goldberger.
- The bochur Yoel son of R' Wolf Farkash.
- The bochur Avrohom Farkash.
- The bochur Yaakov Wieder.
During the Torah reading, the Rebbe was called up as Shlishi.

After davening, a group of chassidim from London entered the Rebbe's room to bid farewell after having chosen to spend Rosh Hashana "B'tzeil HaKodesh."

In the afternoon hours, the Rebbe spent an extended time selecting esrogim for Sukkos, brought by HaGaon Rabbi Lipa Yoel Fischer shlit"a, a moreh tzedek.

In the afternoon, at around 6:20, the Rebbe entered the Beis Medrash HaGadol for Mincha and the Shabbos Shuvah drasha, in the presence of thousands of chassidim.
- Baal tefillah: R' Moshe Goldberger.
- Pesicha: R' Avrohom Kaufman.
- Kohen: R' Kapil Schonbrun.
- Levi: HaGaon HaTzaddik Rabbi Chaim Yosef Wertzberger shlit"a, Rav of the Honiad beis medrash.
- Shlishi and Maftir: the Rebbe shlit"a.
- Hagbah: R' Shaul Leib Zeldon.
- Gelilah: R' Yehoshua Aryeh Greenwald.

After Mincha, at 6:50, the Rebbe wrapped himself in his tallis, went up to the Aron Kodesh and prayed a silent prayer. The Rebbe then sat down and began the Shabbos Shuvah drasha with an extended discourse of Torah analysis on the topic of chatzi shiur, along with several explanations in the manner of aggada. He then continued for over an hour with words of mussar. In the merit of the four soundings of the shofar on Rosh Hashana, we pray to Hashem that He nullify the decree of drafting yeshiva students, which encompasses three severe sins, as well as the continuous wars in Eretz Yisroel. The Rebbe strengthened the askanim who arranged extra buses for men in Kiryas Joel, and continued with chizuk regarding Torah learning, strengthening all the Torah shiurim. At the end he spoke in praise of the residents of Kiryas Joel, saying that the principals of the talmud torah and of the yeshivos say that one can see a difference in a child who lives in Kiryas Joel or in Kiryas Joel HaMurchovas. The Divrei Yoel zt"l founded the town, and one can recognize it in its residents, men, women and children. One must thank Hashem that we merit to live in Kiryas Joel, and one must take this into consideration when choosing where to live. He concluded with guidance and abundant blessings for the entire community.

The drasha ended at around 8:05 and the Rebbe recited Kaddish Derabbanan.
Maariv was davened immediately, with R' Gershon Mendel Feldman as baal tefillah.
After Maariv the Rebbe entered his private room, where he broke his fast, and a lovely conversation on the topic took place with his son, HaGaon HaTzaddik, the Av Beis Din of Vimsabeg shlit"a.
The Rebbe left the beis medrash at around 9:00.

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Second Day of Rosh Hashana 'B'tzeil HaKodesh' with the Satmar Rebbe shlit"a

On the second day of Yom Tov in the morning, the Rebbe entered at around 8:25.

As on the first day, the Rebbe conducted the holy service. The Rebbe recited the brachos beforehand, and the baal tefillah began singing Adon Olam. Pesukei D'Zimra: HaRav HaTzaddik R' Yitzchak Tzvi Weiss shlit"a, Av Beis Din of Uhel. The Rebbe recited "V'chorus" verse by verse. Shacharis: R' Berish Apfel.
The following were honored with the Pesichos at Shacharis:
- R' Yoshe Wertzberger.
- R' Yudel Katz.
- R' Moshe Chaim Schreiber.
- R' Hershel Feierstein.
- Rabbi Chaim Berish Filaf shlit"a.
- R' Yosef Schreiber.
They finished at around 11:50.

After a short break, the Rebbe entered wearing the kittel, the silver kapel, and the white bekitshe with stripes.
- Hotza'ah and Hachnasah (taking out and returning the Torah): Rabbi Meir Leib Katina shlit"a and Rabbi Shmuel, son of Rabbi Friedman shlit"a.
- Verses of Shema Yisroel: the baal bris, grandson of the Rebbe, Rabbi Avrohom Yoshe Heshel Rokeach shlit"a, son-in-law of HaGaon HaTzaddik Rabbi Yisroel Shalom shlit"a, Rav of the beis medrash.
- Carrying the Sefer Torah to the bimah: Rabbi Yisroel Hersh Weiss shlit"a and R' Asher Weider (Montreal).
The Rebbe shlit"a was the baal koreh, and read with tears and great arousal.

Aliyos.
- Kohen: R' Yitzchak Elkim Schwartz.
- Levi: R' Elazar Gruber.
- Shlishi: R' Yeshaya Binyamin Spielman.
- Revi'i: R' Aharon Hersh Mittelman.
- Chamishi: the Rebbe shlit"a.
- Hagbah of the first Sefer: R' Shabsi Oberlander.
- Gelilah: R' Yoel Bernath.
- Maftir: R' Meir Hirsch.
- Hagbah of the second Sefer: R' Yehuda Weiss.
- Gelilah: R' Yitzchak Shlomo Palatchek.
They finished at 12:35. There was a pause; the Rebbe went to the mikvah and then into his private room.

At around 1:35 the Rebbe shlit"a entered the beis medrash wrapped in the tallis and kapel of the holy Divrei Yoel zy"a, and wearing the kittel of his father, the holy Beirach Moshe zy"a. The Rebbe ascended to the Aron Kodesh and prayed a silent prayer, then began the festive drasha before the blowing of the shofar, on the verse "Ashrei ha'am yodei teruah." He explained that when Hashem looks upon a person, a blessing descends; therefore we ask "Hashkifah mi'meon kodshecha u'varech es amcha Yisroel," and this is what Avrohom Avinu prayed with the words "asher yei'amer hayom b'har Hashem yeira'eh," that Hashem should look upon Klal Yisroel,

and he spoke at length with words of mussar: when one considers that Hashem is looking at us, and how we look, sadly, smeared with aveiros, one must feel great shame. This feeling of shame alone is a remedy for a person, as Chazal say: "Whoever commits a sin and is ashamed, all his sins are forgiven." But one needs merit to be able to reach true shame. He urged that now, before the blowing of the shofar, we make a true cheshbon hanefesh, and perhaps in this way merit complete teshuva and true shame. He concluded with a blessing.

After the drasha the Rebbe recited Kaddish D'Rabbanan; they finished at around 1:55.
A bris for a newborn son took place at R' Yechezkel Shraga Landau (Montreal), where the Rebbe served as sandek and mohel.

Afterward the Rebbe shlit"a ascended to the bimah.
The Sifrei Torah were held by:
- R' Mendel Levy.
- R' Aharon Spitzer.
The Rebbe recited "Min HaMeitzar," made the blessings with holy fire, and blew the tekios d'meyushav. The baal makri was HaGaon HaGadol, the Dayan and Moreh Tzedek shlit"a.

The Rebbe shlit"a approached the Mussaf prayer and recited "Hineni He'ani Mima'as." Kaddish was at 2:45. The baal tokei'a for the tekios d'me'umad was HaGaon HaTzaddik R' Shlomo Zevil shlit"a, Dayan and Moreh Tzedek of Beis Dov beis medrash.

"Shluchei amcha Beis Yisroel ha'omdim levakesh tefillah v'sachanunim..." As on the first day, the prayers were one piece of holy emotion, with weeping from time to time and a voice hewing flames of fire, which stirred the entire expanse of the beis medrash.

The following were honored with the Pesichos at Mussaf:
- R' Avrohom Shalom Landau.
- R' Avrohom Meir Rosenwasser.
- R' Dovid Shmuel Goldberger.
- Rabbi Eliyahu Shlomo Kahn shlit"a.
- R' Moshe Eliezer Katz.

R' Avrohom Yoshe Gefen and R' Yekusiel Yosef Neiman were honored with supporting the Rebbe at the kneeling.

R' Yitzchak Ehrenfeld led the Kuh, and the opening of Na'im Zemiros was led by R' Wolf Farkash. They finished at around 5:35.

After Mussaf a bris for a newborn son took place at the grandson of the Rebbe, Rabbi Avrohom Yoshe Heshel Rokeach shlit"a.
The Rebbe shlit"a was honored with sandek and mohel. The sandek who held the baby while standing: HaGaon HaTzaddik Rabbi Yisroel Shalom shlit"a, Rav of the beis medrash. Brachos and naming: the Rebbe shlit"a. "V'yikarei shemo b'Yisroel": Meir, after the grandfather, HaGaon HaTzaddik, Av Beis Din of Kozlov zt"l.
After the bris, joyous melodies were sung and the Rebbe wished the congregation "Mazel tov."
Then Mincha was davened. Baal tefillah: Rabbi Isamar Meizlish shlit"a. For Shemoneh Esrei the Rebbe davened with the tallis over his head. They finished at around 6:10.

The Rebbe washed for the seudas bris in his holy home together with the family.

At around 7:45 the Rebbe shlit"a entered for the continuation of the holy tish, the closing of the days of Rosh Hashana and the seudas bris, in the main beis medrash.

Kugel and sweet carrots were brought in. Melodies of the Yamim Noraim were sung, and Rabbi Hershel Kahn shlit"a sang a traditional melody of the holy R' Yisroel of Pikov zy"a, son of the holy Kedushas Levi zy"a.

- Atah Nigleisa: HaGaon HaTzaddik Rabbi Yisroel Shalom shlit"a, Rav of the beis medrash.
- Yom L'Yabasha: the baal bris, Rabbi Avrohom Yoshe Heshel Rokeach shlit"a.

The Rebbe said Torah on the verse "Tiku vachodesh shofar bakeseh l'yom chageinu," explaining that Hashem has the law of a husband toward a wife in relation to Klal Yisroel: a wife who broke a vessel in her husband's house is exempt. When a Jew commits an aveira, even though he damages the upper worlds, he is exempt. Likewise, a get given when the husband is near is not effective; since Hashem's glory fills the whole earth, no get from Hashem to Klal Yisroel can take effect. And Klal Yisroel has the law of a wife toward her husband with respect to Hashem, and is therefore obligated in the obligations of a husband to a wife. He concluded with abundant blessings, saying that "zman cheiruseinu" has the numerical value of the year 5787, and that this year should be a "zman cheiruseinu": freedom from the yetzer hara, freedom from the Malach HaMaves, freedom from every worry and anguish, and freedom from the golus. "There is no free person except one who engages in Torah," a year of Torah study, until the coming of the true Redeemer, b'Bias Go'el Tzedek, Amen.

The Rebbe recited the blessing over the cup, and honored the family members with the Harachaman prayers.

- Maariv of Motzei Yom Tov: R' Shalom Meir Eckstein.
After Havdalah the Rebbe wished the entire congregation "a gutte voch, a gut yahr," and thanked the singers.
They finished at around 9:00, and the Rebbe shlit"a was escorted out with song and music.

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First Day of Rosh Hashana 'B'tzeil HaKodesh' with the Satmar Rebbe shlit"a

On the morning of the first day of Yom Tov, the Rebbe entered the beis medrash at around 8:25.

The Rebbe shlit"a poured out his holy tefillos between himself and his Maker, with a torn and embittered heart, pleading for mercy like a poor man at the door, with awesome weeping that was heard throughout the entire beis medrash and made the hearts of the thousands of mispallelim tremble.
The Rebbe recited the berachos aloud, and afterwards the baal tefillah began singing Adon Olam. Pesukei D'zimra: HaGaon Rabbi Avrohom Shalom Friedman shlit"a, one of the heads of the kollelim. Shacharis: the HaGaon HaGadol, the Dayan and Moreh Tzedek shlit"a.
Honored with the openings of the aron kodesh at Shacharis were:
- R' Shlomo Wertzberger
- R' Zelig Indig
- R' Zalman Leib Kappel
They finished at around 11:30.

After a short break, the Rebbe entered wearing the kittel, the silver kappel, and the white-striped bekishe.

- Hotzaah and hachnasah: HaGaon Rabbi Yosef Hersh Sofer shlit"a, moreh tzedek, and HaGaon Rabbi Nosson Dov Schwartz shlit"a, moreh tzedek.
- Pesukei Shema Yisroel: Rabbi Eli Gross shlit"a of Bucharest, the bochur.
- Carrying the Sefer Torah to the bimah: R' Yitzchak Frenkel (Montreal) and R' Shimshon Baum (Williamsburg).

The Rebbe was the baal korei, and he read the Torah with weeping and great arousal.
Aliyos:
- Kohen: the bochur R' Shmuel HaKohen Friedman
- Levi: R' Chaim Hersh Apfel
- Shlishi: the HaGaon HaGadol, the Dayan and Moreh Tzedek shlit"a
- Revii: R' Avrohom Wieder
- Chamishi: Rabbi Wolf Brauer shlit"a
- Shishi: the Rebbe shlit"a

After the aliyah, the Rebbe read the name for the birth of a daughter to:
- R' Chaim Shraga Feldman
- R' Chaim Yuda Friedman
The Rebbe also made a Mi Sheberach for the sick for his brother-in-law, the Vizhnitz Rebbe, Rabbi Yisroel Hager shlit"a, for a speedy recovery.

- Shvii: R' Lipa Gross
- Hagbah of the first sefer: R' Moshe Dovid Oberlander (Williamsburg)
- Gelilah: R' Shlomo Hersh son of R' Dovid Eckstein
- Maftir: R' Yoel Epstein
- Hagbah of the second sefer: R' Shimon Stern (Monsey)
- Gelilah: R' Avrohom Shlomo Katz (London)
- Returning the Sefer Torah: R' Meir Efraim Grossman and R' Hershel Brach

They finished at 12:20. There was a pause, and the Rebbe went to the mikvah and then to his private room.

At 1:25 the Rebbe shlit"a entered the beis medrash wrapped in the tallis and wearing the kappel of the Divrei Yoel zy"a. The Rebbe ascended to the aron kodesh, davened a silent tefillah, and began the festive 'Tekias Shofar drasha' on the text "V'seten lanu Hashem Elokeinu yom zikaron teruah." He explained that Hashem set aside the sound of the shofar from the time the Beis HaMikdash stood, and that it is heard to this very day. Even when Rosh Hashana falls on Shabbos, when the shofar is not blown, we are still awakened to teshuva through that shofar blast. He elaborated with words of mussar: from eating, a person becomes satiated regardless of what he eats, but a melody or a sight must be of the finest quality. When the shofar is blown, salvations are brought about in Heaven no matter how it is blown. But when Rosh Hashana falls on Shabbos, when there is only a "remembrance of teruah," it must be of the finest quality, and every Jew must daven with a full heart and do teshuva completely, and only then can we accomplish what is normally accomplished through the blowing of the shofar. He concluded with much blessing.

After the drasha, the Rebbe said Kaddish D'Rabbanan. They finished at around 1:45.

The Rebbe shlit"a approached the amud for Mussaf and recited Hineni He'ani Mima'as, and began Kaddish at around 1:50. The Rebbe davened from a machzor, Nusach Tefillah Yesharah.

Standing before the aron kodesh in awe, with Your people surrounding them like a wall, joining in the holy service with awe and reverence, with arousal and holy emotion during Mussaf, especially during the pesukim of Malchiyos, Zichronos and Shofaros, with a carving voice and a heart poured out like water, the eyes of Your people look to You and their eyes long for You.

Honored with the openings at Mussaf were:
- R' Mordechai Landau
- R' Yaakov Mittelman
- R' Yosef Klein
- R' Berel Palatchek
- R' Moshe Goldstein
- R' Chaim Yaakov Gutman

- R' Yitzchak Eliakim Schwartz and R' Yoel Pollak were honored with lifting the Rebbe at Kor'im.

- Kavei: R' Yitzchak Ehrenfeld
- Opening of Ne'im Zemiros: R' Berel son of R' Meir Palatchek
They finished at around 4:50.

At the afternoon Yom Tov seudah in his holy home, the Rebbe honored R' Moshe Falkowitz with the zemiros.
The Rebbe said on the verse "Tikku vachodesh shofar bakeseh l'yom chagenu" and explained that teshuva helps even though "one who was seen and then cast away does not return to be seen." Since a Jew will rise at techiyas hamesim, he is therefore judged like a living being and is not cast away. This is learned from the moon, which wanes each month and shines again anew each month.

- Birchas Hamazon: his grandson Rabbi Lipa Ashkenazi shlit"a (the bochur), son of his son-in-law, HaGaon HaTzaddik, Rav of the Even Tzedek beis medrash shlit"a.

The Rebbe entered for Mincha and Shalosh Seudos at around 7:15.
- Baal tefillah: R' Aharon Spitzer
- Hotzaah and hachnasah: R' Nechemia Shlomo Wertzberger (Monsey)
- Kohen: R' Yitzchak Pinchas Glantzer
- Levi: R' Avrohom Yitzchak Landau (Williamsburg)
- Shlishi: R' Eliezer Dovid Epstein
- Hagbah: the Rebbe shlit"a
- Gelilah: Rabbi Yoel son of R' Yehuda Weinberger shlit"a

At Shalosh Seudos the Rebbe honored the following with the zemiros:
- Odeh: R' Aharon Hersh Mittelman (the bochur)
- Shir HaMaalos: R' Moshe Goldstein

The Rebbe said Torah on the piyut "B'ein maliz yosher mul magid pesha" and explained that in the merit of our hoping for the complete geulah anew each year, teshuva also helps each year. He illustrated it with the saying of the holy R' Zusha zy"a, who would do teshuva every night and tell Hashem that although yesterday he also said he would be honest, today he means it truly. The same applies to the shofar blast: although the Satan knows that last year the shofar was also blown and still the Jews were not helped, he is confused anew each year, as he fears that perhaps the Jewish children truly mean it this year.

- Yedid Nefesh: Rabbi Moshe Eli Gross shlit"a (Williamsburg)
- Kel Mistatter: Rabbi Eli Gross shlit"a
The Rebbe recited the blessing over the cup, and went to his private room.

At around 8:45 the Rebbe entered the beis medrash for Maariv.
- Baal tefillah: Rabbi Dovid son of R' Moshe Eckstein shlit"a
They finished at around 9:20. After Maariv the Rebbe ascended to the aron kodesh and wished the entire congregation "A gut yom tov, a gut gebentsht yohr," and went home to his holy residence.

At around 11:25 the Rebbe shlit"a entered the Yom Tov seudah in the dining hall.
- Lifting the cup: Rabbi Yoel Yisroel Wagschal (Monsey)
On the table were seven fruits. The Rebbe made a berachah on a date and tasted the Shehecheyanu fruits, and distributed shirayim from the simanim to the entire assembly.
At the tables, the Rebbe distributed shirayim to the guests from London.

The Rebbe honored HaGaon Rabbi Yitzchak Shalom Friedman shlit"a, moreh tzedek, with the zemiros.

The Rebbe said Torah on the verse "Yekimcha Hashem lo l'am kadosh" and explained that the shofar blast awakens the same power as Matan Torah and draws out the physicality from Jewish hearts, and in this way we are awakened to teshuva.

- Birchas Hamazon: the Rebbe's grandson Rabbi Yisroel Dushinsky shlit"a (the bochur)
They finished at around 12:25.

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'Tichal Shana U'virchoseha'

Yom Tov of Rosh Hashana 5787, "B'tzeil HaKodesh" with the Satmar Rebbe shlit"a

On Erev Yom Tov at around 7:50, the Satmar Rebbe shlit"a entered the beis medrash wrapped in his tallis and went up to daven Mincha with great fervor. After Mincha, he recited the piyut "Achos Ketana," as is customary.

After Mincha, an appeal was held for the Mivtzar HaKollelim, with its more than 1,100 kollel members. The director of the kollelim, HaGaon Rabbi R' Wolf Aharon Teller shlit"a, spoke.

The Rebbe went up to Kabbalas Shabbos and Maariv. He recited "Mizmor L'Dovid, Havu L'Hashem Bnei Eilim" verse by verse, and after Maariv "L'Dovid Mizmor" with great fire and holiness, as is customary. The davening concluded at around 9:40.

After davening, the Rebbe shlit"a went up to the Aron Kodesh for the "Birchas HaKodesh" and delivered a Torah thought on the verse "You are standing today, all of you, before Hashem your G-d." He explained that Birchas Kohanim is both a general blessing and a personal blessing for each individual according to what he needs, because it comes from the Name Havaya. This is the "he shall receive a blessing from Hashem." The shofar alludes to the Name Havaya, or Shabbos Kodesh, from which a blessing also descends through the Name Havaya. Therefore, when Rosh Hashana falls on Shabbos, there is no need for the blowing of the shofar. He concluded with abundant blessings in all matters: healing, parnassah, shidduchim, children, upright generations, and that the bochurim be freed from the military. He said that "chadu hashata b'hai sha'ata" has the numerical value of Tashpaz (5787), and may it be a year of joy and gladness in the homes of the Jewish people, and a year of redemption and salvation with the coming of the righteous redeemer speedily. He wished the entire holy congregation "a good Shabbos and a good Yom Tov, may you be inscribed and sealed immediately for a good life and for peace."
All the people answered "Amen" in a mighty voice, and "Baruch Yomru" in response. The thousands of Jews returned the Rebbe's blessing of "a good year," and he too answered "Amen" to those blessing him, and wished a good Shabbos and a good Yom Tov.


After coming down, the Rebbe shlit"a wished an additional "a good year" to the Gaon HaGadol, the Av Beis Din shlit"a, and went home.

At around 11:25, the Rebbe entered the tish in the Heichal HaShulchanos. "Shalom Aleichem" was sung until "Modeh Ani."
- Lifting the cup: R' Yitzchak Ehrenfeld.
After Kiddush, the Rebbe cut the challah with a new knife and dipped it in honey, raw honey, and made the Borei Pri HaEitz blessing on apples dipped in honey. He recited the yehi ratzon that a good and sweet year be renewed upon us, and distributed shirayim of the apple to the entire congregation.

The head of a lamb was brought in. The Rebbe tasted it and recited the yehi ratzon "that we be as the head and not the tail," and at the lechayim he wished "a good, blessed year."
A fish head was brought in, along with the Shabbos and Yom Tov foods. In the soup were toasted noodles, as is customary. After the meat, sweet carrots were served, and the Rebbe recited the yehi ratzon "that our merits increase."


For the zemiros, "L'Dovid Mizmor," the Rebbe honored R' Eliyahu Neustadt.

The Rebbe delivered a Torah thought on the simanim eaten on the night of Rosh Hashana. He explained that through an aveira lishma or teshuva me'ahava, one brings down abundance of kindness for Klal Yisroel and a downfall for the nations of the world. The shofar is blown twice on Rosh Hashana even though it is bal tosif, which is an aveira lishma, in accordance with the enactment of Chazal. Therefore, with the tekios d'me'umad it is certainly urgent. Shabbos Kodesh brings down love, so there is no need for the blowing of the shofar. That is why every year Rosh Hashana contains both "that our merits increase" and "that our enemies be cut off."

- Birchas HaMazon: R' Eliyahu Shaul Katz (of Boro Park).
- "Az B'yom HaShevi'i": Rabbi Yosef Meir Schmidman shlit"a (of Monsey).
The tish concluded at around 1:00.

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