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🌴 Friday, Lag B'Omer — "B'tzeil HaKodesh" with the Satmar Rebbe shlit"a 🌴

Before davening, the bris of the newborn son of R' Yechezkel Shraga Stein took place, at which the Rebbe served as sandek and mohel.

The Rebbe davened Shacharis in our yeshiva "Mesivta HaKedosha," Beirach Moshe branch.

After davening, a lechayim gathering took place in honor of the Tanna Elokei, together with the talmidim of the Mesivta. HaGaon Rabbi, the Av Beis Din of our kehilla in Yerushalayim shlit"a, also participated. They sang songs of inspiration and songs of joy. The Rebbe honored HaGaon Rabbi Meir Eliezer Friedman shlit"a, a rebbi in our holy yeshiva, to sing Bar Yochai, after which the Rebbe rose and danced in honor of the day.

At around 12:55 the Rebbe arrived at Beis Rachel Paradise for the seudah in honor of the day, together with hundreds of students of the third grade from the 8 branches of the yeshiva ketana in Kiryas Joel. The Rebbe danced in honor of the day for a few minutes. At the washing, the Rebbe broke the challah, as is the custom of our holy Rebbes at an Erev Shabbos tish. After the fish, the Rebbe delivered a few minutes of divrei Torah about the source of the custom not to cut the challah on Erev Shabbos, and related a story about the holy Divrei Chaim zy"a. After the meat course, the Rebbe honored HaGaon Rabbi, the Av Beis Din of our kehilla in Yerushalayim shlit"a, to sing Bar Yochai. Afterwards the Rebbe delivered holy words, took as his starting point the verse "Bereishis bara Elokim," and said Torah in honor of the day. After the divrei Torah, the Rebbe gave words of guidance especially to the bochurim, about how a Jew should eat: to bentch from the heart, to eat with moderation, and not to indulge all one's desires. The Rebbe honored HaGaon Rabbi, the Av Beis Din of our kehilla in Yerushalayim shlit"a, with leading the bentching.

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For the Tens of Thousands — Pillars of Fire

"Come and gather for the hilula of Bar Yochai"

With holy excitement and elevation of spirit, many tens of thousands of loyal Jews are preparing, who are traveling from all over Greater New York and Canada, as every year, to the splendid gathering of the Hadlaka Rabbasi tonight, the night of Lag B'Omer, in honor of the Tanna, the Godly Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai. It is without doubt the largest Hadlaka gathering in the entire world. The holy gathering will take place under the open sky on the huge expanse of land between the Beis Medrash HaGadol and the Mivtzar HaKollelim. The area will be prepared to accommodate the entire public of participants. There will be special areas for women along Garfield Road, from the Hess curb up to the commuter parking lot. Thousands of standing places will be set up on the high tiered bleachers, along with the special "Rachbas HaRikudim" (dance area), where the public, by the thousands, will break out in fervent dancing while the leader of the congregation, the Satmar Rebbe shlit"a, lights the bonfire in honor of the Godly Tanna, and continues for a long time while the bonfire blazes and the flame rises on its own. Fortunate is the eye that saw the Kohen Gadol in his holy service!!

After Maariv the Rebbe will appear, as inspiring melodies are sung, and afterwards the fiery voice of the Satmar Rebbe shlit"a will be heard, with words of inspiration and preparation regarding the great holiness of the day. Afterwards the Rebbe will light the bonfire with holy fire and begin the fiery holy dancing. During the dancing the Rebbe will give haircuts to dozens of three-year-old boys. See below for details about traffic and transportation.

Fortunate are we, how good is our portion, at the hilula of Bar Yochai:
And how pleasant is our lot, in the merit of our master Bar Yochai:

May he plead well on our behalf, our master Bar Yochai

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