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Night of Monday of Chol HaMoed – Ushpizin of Moshe, 'B'tzeil HaKodesh' with the Satmar Rebbe shlit"a

The Rebbe davened Maariv at around 9:10 in his holy home on Zanz Court.

The Rebbe entered the shulchan hatahor in the large sukkah at around 11:00.
The Rebbe recited the Ushpizin order and washed, and the foods were served as on Yom Tov. The ushpizin sponsors placed wine, and after the meat course the ushpizin sponsors served kugels, and the Rebbe distributed shirayim.

With the Shir HaMaalos, the Rebbe honored:
- HaGaon Rabbi Yoel Meisels shlit"a, rav of the beis medrash Berach Moshe Sighet.
- His grandson HaGaon R' Zalman Teitelbaum shlit"a, rav of the beis medrash Beis Menachem Zev.
- HaGaon R' Yoel Oppenheim shlit"a, dayan of our beis medrash in the Zera Kodesh neighborhood.

The Rebbe said Torah on the verse "And for all the great awe which Moshe performed before the eyes of all Israel," and quoted from the Tiferes Shlomo that the reason Moshe Rabbeinu postponed Matan Torah by another day was to show Hashem and all of Klal Yisroel that Matan Torah comes with a condition: that Hashem decrees and the tzaddik annuls, the tzaddik decrees and Hashem fulfills. He elaborated and brought out that the reason Klal Yisroel left before the time was that, since Moshe Rabbeinu annulled the decree of the exile in Egypt, there is no longer any need for the other exiles to be completed, and one can leave the exile at any day. Moshe Rabbeinu prayed for Klal Yisroel and the prayers are still making an impression to this day, "his eye had not dimmed and his vigor had not fled," and we remain in exile only in the merit of Moshe Rabbeinu. He concluded with abundant blessings.

Birkas Hamazon: HaRav R' Dovid Moshe Rosenbaum shlit"a, rav of the beis medrash Tefilla L'Dovid Kretchnif.

After bentching, the Rebbe related memories from the tischen of the Rebbe zy"a, the Divrei Yoel, on Chol HaMoed Sukkos, and told how the Rebbe zy"a used to honor him at the Ushpizin of Aharon as a child with Shir HaMaalos and as a bochur with bentching. He also related how the Rebbe zy"a then told that his father, the Kedushas Yom Tov zy"a, had him as a child arrange grapes at the Ushpizin of Moshe, saying it was his ushpizin because of the verse "Vayoel Moshe." Afterwards the Rebbe stood up and danced for an extended time in honor of Simchas Beis HaShoeivah. It concluded at around 12:50.

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Monday – First Day of Chol HaMoed Sukkos, 'B'tzeil HaKodesh' with the Satmar Rebbe shlit"a

In the morning, the Rebbe put on tefillin in his holy home for the bar mitzvah bochur, the bochur Yechezkel Dov Banda.

The Rebbe entered for Shacharis at around 10:15.
- Baal tefillah: R' Akiva Hirsch (Williamsburg).
The Rebbe proceeded to Hallel and carefully performed the holy service with the lulav and esrog, and afterwards recited the Hoshanos.

- Pesicha: R' Yitzchak Baruch Braun (Monsey).
- Kohen: R' Mendel Meir Glick (Williamsburg).
- Levi: R' Chaim Levi (Vienna).
- Shlishi: HaRav HaTzaddik R' Naftali Horowitz shlit"a of Rachov, London.
- Revi'i: the Rebbe shlit"a.
- Hagbah: R' Yukel Schlesinger shlit"a (London).
- Gelilah: the bar mitzvah bochur, the bochur Yechezkel Dov Banda.

- Mussaf: R' Chaim Elazar Weiss shlit"a of Chmelnik, Monsey.
It concluded at around 12:40.

After davening, a bris of a newborn son took place for R' Yaakov Yisroel Meir Weiss, where the Rebbe served as sandek and mohel.

Afterwards, the Rebbe went out to the front of the beis medrash and participated in the levaya, escorting the bier of R' Amram Cohen z"l.

Afterwards, the Rebbe went over to the home of R' Chaim Berkowitz, where a bris of a newborn son took place for his son-in-law, R' Lipa son of R' Heinich Schwartz, where the Rebbe served as sandek.

In the afternoon hours, members of the committee for publishing the Rebbe's sefarim entered the Rebbe's holy home and brought the new sefer Lev Aharon on the sugyos of Shas on Maseches Gittin, which had just been released from print. A pleasant conversation ensued about various sugyos of Shas and about the Lev Aharon series, which already stands at 23 volumes. The Rebbe drank a lechayim in honor of the simcha and warmly bestowed his holy blessing upon all the members of the committee.

In the afternoon at around 6:15, HaGaon HaTzaddik Rabbi Menachem Meir Weissmandl shlit"a, Av Beis Din of Nitra, Monsey, came for a Yom Tov visit. A longer halachic conversation took place for nearly an hour about various questions relating to Yom Tov Sukkos that had arisen, along with other interesting questions. The Rebbe warmly bestowed his holy blessing upon him, gave him his new sefer Lev Aharon – Gittin, and escorted him out to the street.

The Rebbe davened Mincha at around 7:30 in his holy home, on the Zanz Kat.
Between Mincha and Maariv, there was a time for yechidus for the community members.

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Motzei Yom Tov – Leil Ushpizin of Yaakov, 'B'tzeil HaKodesh' with the Satmar Rebbe shlit"a

Because of the rain, the Rebbe washed for the seudah in the sukkah in his holy home. The guests present sponsored kugels in honor of the Ushpizin.
- Birkas Hamazon: Motzei Shabbos, R' Yehoshua Mendlowitz.

The Rebbe entered for the zemiros and divrei Torah in the Beis Medrash HaGadol at around 12:00.
Upon entering, the Rebbe danced in place for several minutes, and they lingered in song and praise with the Yom Tov Sukkos melodies.
The Rebbe honored the following with the Shir HaMaalos:
- HaGaon R' Zalman Leib Rubin shlit"a, the Dinov Rebbe of Monsey.
- The Rebbe's grandson, HaGaon R' Chaim Yaakov Rokeach shlit"a, Rav of the Kol Eliyahu beis medrash.
- R' Yaakov Gross shlit"a.

The Rebbe said a Torah thought on the verse "Vayeitzei Yaakov mi'Be'er Sheva etc. v'hinei sulam mutzav artza," and explained that when Yaakov Avinu saw angels going up and down, he found it difficult: if so, why was it necessary for Moshe Rabbeinu to go up to receive the Torah? Hashem could have sent it with an angel as a messenger! Rather, Yaakov Avinu understood that Matan Torah has the status of kiddushin between Hashem and Klal Yisroel, and therefore Hashem could not send an angel as a messenger, since anyone who is not subject to the laws of gittin and kiddushin cannot serve as a messenger for kiddushin. Consequently, Yaakov Avinu was comforted that Hashem likewise will not be able to send a get to Klal Yisroel through an angel as a messenger. If Hashem has the status of a husband to a wife toward Klal Yisroel, Hashem must provide all the obligations of a husband to a wife: parnassah, healing, and redemption from exile.

Afterwards they continued with song and zemiros, and the Rebbe stood up and danced in honor of Simchas Beis HaShoeivah. It concluded at around 12:50.

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The night of the second day of Yom Tov 'B'tzeil HaKodesh' with the Satmar Rebbe shlit"a

- Maariv: R' Yosef Dovid Levi shlit"a.
The davening concluded at around 8:50. After davening, the Rebbe went up to the Aron Hakodesh and wished the entire congregation together "a gut Yom Tov," and the Rebbe then went home to his holy residence.

Because of the expected rain, the Rebbe held the Yom Tov seudah in the sukkah at his holy residence. The Rebbe made Kiddush with great emotion at around 10:45.
- Raising the cup: HaRav HaChassid R' Simcha Yisroel Apfel.
Sukkos Yom Tov melodies were sung. The Rebbe distributed shirayim from the delicacies to those present, and the guests offered kugels in honor of Yom Tov.
- Birkas Hamazon: the Rebbe's grandson, Rabbi Asher Anshel Ashkenazi shlit"a (Manchester).
The seudah concluded at around 11:30.

At around 12:00 the Rebbe entered for the zemiros and divrei Torah in the Mivtzar HaKollelim.
Upon entering, the Rebbe danced in place for several minutes, and the singing of Sukkos Yom Tov melodies, with praises and songs, was extended.
- With the zemiros, the Rebbe honored HaGaon R' Berish Kahn shlit"a.

The Rebbe said a Torah thought on the verse "And he smelled the scent of his garments," and explained that by not blowing the shofar and not shaking the lulav on Shabbos Kodesh, which is only a decree lest one carry it, there is a direct plea on behalf of all of Klal Yisroel: a person is only human and can sometimes forget, and therefore one always judges a person favorably when he commits a sin, since he forgot.

The singing continued with several melodies, and the Rebbe stood up and danced in honor of Simchas Beis HaShoeivah for an extended time.
It concluded at around 12:40.

The second day of Yom Tov

The Rebbe entered for davening at around 10:15.
- Brachos and Pesukei D'zimra: R' Chaim Leib Silberstein shlit"a.
The Rebbe proceeded to Shacharis, Yotzer and Hallel, and performed the holy service with the Nanuim (shaking the lulav) for an extended time with holy fire. After Hallel, he recited the Hoshanos with great inspiration.

- Taking out and returning the Torah: HaGaon R' Moshe Teitelbaum shlit"a, dayan of Beis Medrash Beis Shmuel Binyomin, and HaGaon R' Yoel Heiman shlit"a, moreh tzedek in our kehilla in Williamsburg.
- Verses of Shema Yisroel: R' Shimon Zev Meisels shlit"a, son-in-law of the Av Beis Din of Montreal shlit"a.
- Carrying the Sefer Torah to the bimah: HaRav HaChassid R' Yisroel Elazar Tabak and HaRav HaChassid R' Yaakov Saul.
Aliyos.
- Kohen: HaRav HaChassid R' Nachman Kahana.
- Levi: R' Yosef Dovid Levi shlit"a.
- Shlishi: HaRav HaChassid R' Yaakov Sussman Sofer.
- Revi'i: HaRav HaChassid R' Avrohom Shalom Landau.
- Chamishi: the Rebbe shlit"a.

After his aliyah, the Rebbe made a Mi Sheberach for the birth of a daughter to R' Moshe Aharon Friedrich.

- Hagbah on the first Sefer Torah: HaRav HaChassid R' Yechezkel Goldstein.
- Gelilah: HaRav HaChassid R' Moshe Kappel (London).
- Maftir: HaRav HaChassid R' Avrohom Yehuda Rosenberg.
- Hagbah on the second Sefer Torah: HaRav HaChassid R' Moshe Yitzchak Sternlicht (London).
- Gelilah: HaRav HaChassid R' Yosef Bermah Freund (London).
- Returning the Sefer Torah: HaRav HaChassid R' Yisroel Spielman.

- Mussaf: the Rav of Beis Medrash Avnei Tzedek shlit"a, the Rebbe's son-in-law.
- Opening of Anim Zemiros: HaRav HaChassid R' Betzalel Binyomin Friedrich.
It concluded at around 2:05.

At the afternoon tish at his holy residence, the Rebbe honored his grandson Rabbi Baruch Rokeach shlit"a, son-in-law of the Rav of Beis Medrash Ohel Feiga shlit"a, with the zemiros.

The Rebbe said a Torah thought on the verse "And he smelled the scent of his garments," and explained that in the merit of Avrohom Avinu not asking any questions against Hashem at the Akeidah, Hashem does not ask any questions against Klal Yisroel.
- Birkas Hamazon: the Rav of Beis Medrash Ohel Feiga shlit"a, the Rebbe's son-in-law.

The Rebbe entered for Mincha at around 7:40.
- Baal tefillah: R' Yechezkel Gelbstein shlit"a.
At the time of Rabbeinu Tam, at around 8:00, Maariv was davened.
- Baal tefillah: HaRav HaChassid R' Yitzchak Feuerstein.

After Maariv, the Rebbe went into his private room together with the HaGaon HaGadol, the Dayan shlit"a, and for over half an hour they went over various questions that arose during the first days of Sukkos.
The Rebbe then went over to the great sukkah, where he made Havdalah. After Havdalah, the Rebbe wished the entire congregation together a good Moed. It concluded at around 8:55.

First day of Sukkos — 'B'tzeil HaKodesh' with the Satmar Rebbe shlit"a

The Rebbe entered for Shacharis davening at around 10:20.
- Brachos and Pesukei D'Zimra: R' Dovid Perl shlit"a.
The Rebbe approached the amud for Shacharis and Hallel, and after Hallel recited Hoshanos.
- Opening the Aron during Hoshanos: R' Yitzchak Yuda Heiman.

- Hotzaah and Hachnasah (taking out and returning the Torah): R' Meir Mayer shlit"a (the bochur) and HaGaon Rabbi Dovid Hirsch shlit"a, a moreh d'asra in our holy kehilla of Williamsburg.
- The pesukim of Shema Yisroel: HaGaon Rabbi Berish Kohn shlit"a, rosh kollel of our kollel in Antwerp.
- Carrying the Sefer Torah to the bimah: R' Akiva Hirsch (Williamsburg) and R' Nachum Weberman (London).
Aliyos:
- Kohen: HaGaon Rabbi Yoel Kohn shlit"a, moreh d'asra.
- Levi: R' Baruch Lipa Levy.
- Shlishi: the Gaon HaGadol, the Av Beis Din shlit"a.
- Revi'i: the baal simcha, the Rebbe's grandson R' Lipa Rubin shlit"a, son-in-law of the Rebbe's son, HaGaon HaTzaddik, the Rav of the Beis Medrash Beirach Moshe shlit"a. The Rebbe named his newborn daughter, born with mazel tov, and she shall be called in Yisroel: Chana, after the grandmother, the Rebbetzin of Mozsháu a"h.
- Chamishi: R' Dovid Shmuel Goldberger.
- Shishi: the Rebbe shlit"a.

After the aliyah, the Rebbe named daughters in honor of the births at the homes of:
- R' Moshe Bitman.
- R' Shmuel, son of R' Wolf Dovid Wertzberger.
- R' Baruch Mordechai Schwartz.
- R' Mordechai Yuda Falkowitz (Williamsburg).
- R' Mendel Wolf Dromer.

- Shevi'i: R' Meir Mendel Fisher, and the Rebbe named his newborn daughter, born with mazel tov.
- Hagbah: R' Anshil Lichtenstein (Williamsburg).
- Gelilah: R' Leib Lebovitch (London).
- Maftir: R' Meir Hirsch.
- Hagbah: R' Moshe Yuda Teitelbaum (Williamsburg).
- Gelilah: R' Shlomo Salaman (London).
- Returning the Sefer Torah: R' Avrohom Moshe Landau (Williamsburg).

- Mussaf: the Gaon HaGadol, the Av Beis Din shlit"a.
- Opening of Ane'im Zemiros: R' Yisroel Weiss.
The davening concluded at around 2:00.

After davening, the Rebbe went over to the great sukkah for the Kiddush Rabbah simcha in honor of the birth of a daughter to his grandson R' Lipa Rubin shlit"a. Joyous melodies were sung and the baal simcha, R' Lipa Rubin shlit"a, stepped forward. The Rebbe then wished the baal simcha, his father-in-law, HaGaon HaTzaddik, the Rav of the Beis Medrash Beirach Moshe

shlit"a, and the entire tzibbur mazel tov. It concluded at around 2:15.

At the afternoon seudah at the Rebbe's holy home, the Rebbe honored his grandson Rabbi Yoel Meizlish shlit"a, son of the HaGaon HaTzaddik, the Rav of the Beis Medrash Yismach Moshe shlit"a, with leading the zemiros.
The Rebbe delivered a Torah thought on the Midrash, 'You said, "and rest beneath the tree"; as you live, I will repay your children with the mitzvah of sukkah,' and explained that the mitzvah of sukkah, in which one enters with his entire body, is in the merit of Avrohom Avinu, who received the blessing "And Hashem blessed Avrohom with everything."
- Birkas Hamazon: the HaGaon HaTzaddik, the Rav of the Beis Medrash Yismach Moshe shlit"a.

The Rebbe entered for Mincha davening at around 6:40.
- Baal tefillah: R' Yoel Wertzberger shlit"a.
- Hotzaah and Hachnasah: R' Yuda Eliezer Gottesman.
- Kohen: the Rebbe's grandson Rabbi Nachman Kahana shlit"a, son-in-law of the HaGaon HaTzaddik, the Rav of the Beis Medrash Beirach Moshe shlit"a.
- Levi: R' Shlomo Moshe Klausenburger.
- Shlishi: R' Mordechai Landau.
- Hagbah: the Rebbe shlit"a.
- Gelilah: R' Yaakov Hersh Neustadt (Williamsburg).

Afterwards, the Rebbe went over to the great sukkah for Shalosh Seudos.
- Odeh: R' Yechezkel Landau shlit"a (London).
- Shir HaMaalos: Rabbi Shlomo Kahana shlit"a.

The Rebbe delivered a Torah thought on the Midrash, 'You said, "and rest beneath the tree"; as you live, I will repay your children with the mitzvah of sukkah,' and explained, in the way of aggadah, within the sugya of chatzi shiur, bringing out the importance of even half a mitzvah.

- Yedid Nefesh: R' Moshe Yuda Teitelbaum.
- Keil Mistateir: R' Yaakov Hersh Neustadt.
The Rebbe recited the blessing over the cup.
It concluded at around 8:10, and the Rebbe returned to the beis medrash for Maariv davening.

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The first days of Sukkos 5787 "B'tzeil HaKodesh" with the Satmar Rebbe shlit"a

In the afternoon hours the Rebbe bound the lulav as is customary.

At around 7:35 the Rebbe entered the beis medrash wrapped in his tallis and went up to Mincha. Kabbalas Shabbos and Maariv: R' Meir Moshe Moskowitz shlit"a. They finished at around 8:50. The Rebbe went up to the Aron Kodesh and wished the entire congregation together "a gut Shabbos and a gut Yom Tov," and then went home to his holy residence.

At around 11:15 the Rebbe entered the tish in the large sukkah.
The Rebbe invited the Ushpizin and began Shalom Aleichem with emotion and sweetness.
- Raising the cup: R' Avrohom Yuda Rosenberg (Williamsburg).
The sponsors of the Ushpizin set out wine; by the fish course the Rebbe distributed shirayim to the sponsors of the Ushpizin, and after the meat course the sponsors of the Ushpizin gave up kugels and the Rebbe distributed shirayim.

- Kol Mekadesh: R' Shimon Zev Meisels shlit"a, son-in-law of the Av Beis Din of Montreal shlit"a.
- Menucha V'Simcha: R' Avrohom Wolf Friedman shlit"a.

The Rebbe said Torah on the Midrash "You said, 'Rest beneath the tree'; as you live, I will repay your children with the mitzvah of sukkah," and explained that all the geirim throughout the generations are from the geirim that Avrohom Avinu made. This gave rise to Rabbi Meir and Rabbi Akiva, who hold that Klal Yisroel has the status of sons to Hashem, and only because of this may Klal Yisroel sit in the sukkah, which is the scepter of the King. Likewise, the geirim that Avrohom Avinu made spread throughout the entire world and purified the air, just as the Tiferes Shlomo says about those who ate at the table of the Baal Shem Tov zy"a, that they no longer had any desire for eating. All the more so, those who ate at the table of Avrohom Avinu surely received a holiness that they afterwards spread. And the fact that Klal Yisroel can today, in this impure galus, sit in the shade of faith, is all thanks to the geirim that Avrohom Avinu made.

- Kah Echsof: R' Avrohom Simcha Friedman.
- Birkas Hamazon: R' Avrohom Wieder - Rosh HaKahal.
Stories and anecdotes: This week the Rebbe shlit"a told of the holy Kozhnitzer Maggid zy"a, whose yahrzeit fell on Erev Sukkos.
Fruit was served.
- "Az Beyom HaShevi'i": R' Avrohom Yuda Rosenberg.
They finished at around 1:00.

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