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🌴 Thursday evening, Parshas Bamidbar — "B'tzeil HaKodesh" with the Satmar Rebbe shlit"a 🌴

At around 10:20 the Rebbe arrived in Monsey at the dinner for the benefit of our holy mosdos, which, unfortunately, have over "1500" children. The program was opened by HaGaon Rabbi, Av Beis Din and Rosh Yeshiva of our Monsey kehilla shlit"a, with the address of the evening. Then the distinguished philanthropist R' Refael Perlmutter of Monsey, who raised a fantastic sum of $180,000 for the mosdos, was honored with the "Nezer Oseh Chesed" award, and he then spoke a few words. Afterwards the Rebbe delivered the central words of holy address — see the separate report from the Divrei Shalom — and the Rebbe of our kehilla in 15 shlit"a also participated in the event, as did the Monsey Rav shlit"a, with whom pleasant conversation took place.

After the event the Rebbe davened Maariv. Before davening he lit 5 candles and davened before the amud in honor of the hilula of his ancestor, the Valova Rav zt"l. It ended at 11:50.

After the dinner, the Rebbe paid a visit to HaGaon R' Chaim Feivel Schnebalg shlit"a, formerly Av Beis Din of Abrich, on the occasion of his appointment as Av Beis Din of Manchester. A lengthy conversation of over half an hour took place. First the Manchester Rav invited the Rebbe to come visit Manchester. Among other topics, they spoke about the beauty of the city of Kiryas Joel, tznius, rising early and the like. The Rebbe noted that the gathering yesterday in the Beis Medrash HaGadol in Kiryas Joel ended already at 10:00! Then the conversation continued about the terrible tragedy in Meron, and the Rebbe retold the story of the Sanzer Rav that the Rebbe had told at the gathering, as well as several more stories about the Sanzer Rav. The Rebbe then offered warm holy blessings on the appointment to the Rav of Manchester.

From there the Rebbe went to the home of HaRav R' Hillel Rabinowitz shlit"a, director of our yeshiva "Misivta HaKedosha" Beirach Moshe branch, on the occasion of the engagement of his daughter to the chasan, son of HaRav R' Pinchas Tzvi Elimelech Katz shlit"a, dayan in Williamsburg. A pleasant conversation took place with the mechutanim, and the Rebbe then offered holy blessings to the chasan and the mechutanim.

At around 1:20 the Rebbe arrived in Kiryas Joel, where he drove to the home of the philanthropist R' Kalman Yoel Sofer on Carlsburg Street. The Rebbe looked over the expansion of the holy boundaries at Beis Medrash Rav Tuv and the lots for the yeshiva ketana. Then the Rebbe went into his home and wrote in the letters in the Sefer Torah being written by R' Kalman Yoel, which will be brought to Beis Medrash Rav Tuv this coming Isru Chag. A lechayim celebration was held and documents were signed for the merits of the expansion of the holy boundaries at Beis Medrash Rav Tuv. The Rav of the beis medrash, HaRav R' Chaim Hersh Ashkenazi, the Rebbe's grandson, also participated.

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Just now at the dinner for the benefit of our holy mosdos in Monsey, the president of the mosdos, the Satmar Rebbe shlit"a, spoke in his holy words about the beauty of "Satmar Monsey" and about the expansion of the borders of holiness, as a new beis medrash will soon be built for our holy kehilla in Monsey. He asked the members of our community to stay together specifically in our batei medrash throughout the city.

The Rebbe then spoke about the mosdos, which are flourishing with honor and glory, saying "that at present it is impossible to accept more children into the mosdos, because there is no room in the buildings!" He announced the tremendous expansion of the borders of holiness, as magnificent buildings will be built for the mosdos at a value of "fifty million dollars," and mentioned that in the 9th grade of the mosdos there are already several classrooms! This means that in the coming winter zman a new branch will open in the yeshiva ketana! He then concluded with his holy blessings.

"And you shall spread out to the west and to the east"

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=Part 2=

Why was there such great anger?

The Rebbe began with a powerful question, that each individual should make a personal reckoning: "A week and a half has passed since this bitter event. Have we been awakened to teshuva and to correct our actions? Is there a change for the better? Did this demand anything of you? Did it awaken anything? Give you any jolt?"

In this context the Rebbe told a story about the holy Tzanzer Rav zy"a, who twice removed a Jew from the beis medrash, once during davening, and as he explained afterwards: "This Jew stood in the beis medrash and watched his davening, and no fear of Heaven gripped him!!"

And with a voice choked with tears the Rebbe said, "...This story is a mussar sefer for the holy site of Meron, the resting place of the holy Tanna R' Shimon bar Yochai. Angels and seraphim tremble before this holy place! And even on the day of the hilula, which is a day of joy, it is also with fear, an aspect of 'and rejoice with trembling'..."

"...True, how beautiful was the sight. Tens of thousands of Jews stood packed together and said the verses of yichud in a loud voice, and with fervor accepted the yoke of the Kingdom of Heaven, 'Shema Yisroel, Hashem Elokeinu, Hashem Echad,' and afterwards they danced the dances of mitzvah, the dances of joy, in honor of the holy Tanna R' Shimon bar Yochai. But I want to ask a question: Can one count the number of smartphones that were there at that time in that holy place?!? Is this how one acquires fear of Heaven?! Is one a tourist who comes to show off and be seen?! With these impure instruments, full of filth and bloodshed, is this instrument brought into the courtyards of Hashem?! And one takes it out without shame in the holy place?! This instrument that uproots every spark of fear of Heaven, this is brought into such a holy place?! How is it possible that in this holy place, which imparts fear of Hashem in abundant measure to those who come to it, one does not himself acquire a little fear of Heaven and shame, so as not to use these instruments there at least??

...In my humble opinion, it was over this that the wrath went out!!! That the holy Tanna says, 'Who asked this of you, to trample My courtyards?' And once permission is given to the destroyer, he no longer distinguishes..."

The Rebbe then spoke at length about the impure devices that bring all the troubles upon Israel, and that one should not use them unless one truly needs it for business, and with a good filter.

The Rebbe then addressed the Jews who did not have these devices there, but said: "...Let us consider the insult to the world, a true personal reckoning: when you came to this holy place, did you rise in fear of Hashem, with holy feelings? Let each person ask himself whether his departure was like his arrival..."

And with a weeping voice choked with tears he cried out, "...R' Shimon demands!! R' Shimon asks, how much fear of Heaven did you receive here? And with what are you traveling home? My teachers and masters, R' Shimon unfortunately has heavy complaints!! Sadly, we have no excuses!! We have nothing to answer him! 'And over this was the wrath!!' That R' Shimon says, 'Who asked this of you?' for you come to me empty-handed and travel home just as you came, without any elevation in fear of Hashem..."

The Rebbe then described the greatness of R' Shimon, whose holy influence has no limit and reaches the entire world. Accordingly, R' Shimon also asks the Jews outside Eretz Yisroel who gather and rejoice in his simcha, how have they been elevated? He spoke about how everyone must make a true personal reckoning in all matters, and in particular spoke about women's hair, regarding which the holy Zohar is very strict and uses very sharp language, literally curses, Heaven forbid. "...One connects to the holy Tanna, and is not careful that his home be pure of this matter?! I ask: does he hope to merit a blessing from R' Shimon, or the opposite, Heaven forbid? How can one merit a blessing from the holy Tanna if his holy words are taken lightly and make no impression..." The Rebbe then spoke about how R' Shimon follows thought, so let us accept upon ourselves now, and in that merit halt the fierce anger, and he bestowed holy blessings.

After the derasha the Rebbe davened Maariv with a large crowd in the great beis medrash.

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Come, Let Us Return to Hashem

Fiery holy words, spoken in tears, from the Satmar Rebbe shlit"a at the assembly of spiritual awakening in our great beis medrash in Kiryas Joel on Rosh Chodesh Sivan, the 45th day of the Omer, regarding "for the sake of the 45 was the wrath unleashed," following the Lag B'Omer tragedy at the holy site of Meron.

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To Know For What Reason This Happened, and for What Reason That Happened

The Rebbe began with the verse, "In the third month after the Children of Israel left the land of Egypt, on this day they came to the Sinai desert." That day was Rosh Chodesh Sivan, and the Jews did teshuva once again because they had arrived at a holy place. The Rebbe spoke about how Rosh Chodesh Sivan is a "time suited for teshuva." But this year, unfortunately, we have gathered not for a good reason, "...because of the bad news from our holy land, which unfortunately took place at the holy site of Meron this past Lag B'Omer. It was a very difficult event, from the crowding and the crush, and, Rachmana litzlan, 45 precious souls were killed. And what we say on our Shabbos of pain has been fulfilled: 'the joy of our hearts has ceased, our dance has turned to mourning.' ...The entire House of Israel is mourning and grieving, as it says in the verse, 'and He increased in the daughter of Yehuda mourning and lamentation.' ...And what we have lost in these precious souls who were lost in a holy place and on a holy day..." Afterwards the Rebbe spoke about how everyone is obligated to examine his deeds and do a complete teshuva. He spoke about how "the ways of Hashem are hidden and His thoughts are very deep," that we do not understand Hashem's ways, and we are believers, the children of believers, that there is no such thing as coincidence, everything is by the Divine Providence of the Holy Creator, and "whatever the Merciful One does, He does for the good." "But everyone must make a personal accounting at such a time."
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