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Thursday, Parshas Re'eh — 'B'tzeil HaKodesh' with the Satmar Rebbe shlit"a.

Early in the morning, before Shacharis, the following brissim took place, at which the Rebbe shlit"a was honored with sandekaus and as mohel. For the newborn sons of:
R' Avrohom Simcha Hirsch.
R' Yoel Yitzchak Rata.

The Rebbe shlit"a davened Shacharis in the Heichal HaMesivta "Branch Beirach Moshe". Before davening, the Rebbe shlit"a put on tefillin for the bar mitzvah bochur, the bochur Yaakov Binyomin Levi.

After davening, the Rebbe shlit"a learned the daily Tehillim shiur, chapter 5, verse 3.

Afterwards, a lechayim celebration was held with the bar mitzvah bochur.

At around 12:20, the Rebbe shlit"a entered the Heichal HaYeshiva for the Yom Kippur Koton davening. After Yom Kippur Koton, the Rebbe shlit"a said the Vidui of Rabbeinu Nissim with awesome weeping. The baal tefillah was HaGaon R' Shmuel Krausz, a rebbe in the yeshiva. They finished at around 1:10.

In the afternoon, as previously announced, the Skolya Rebbe shlit"a came for a visit in the inner sanctum with the Rebbe shlit"a; he also appeared in the Heichal Yeshiva Gedola, shiur 4, and in the Heichal HaMesivta, Branch Kedushas Yoel. A pleasant conversation took place on divrei Torah and stories of tzaddikim. He also expressed to the Rebbe his admiration for the bochurim, the talmidim of our holy yeshivos. The Rebbe shlit"a honored him with a lechayim and then accompanied him out.

In the evening, the Rebbe shlit"a read the tenaim at the tenaim held in the home, the lovely abode of the holy Rebbe zy"a, at the tenaim of the mechutanim:
R' Moshe Chaim Wieder - R' Yisroel Boruch Herskowitz.

At around 11:00, rabbis of the organization "Adopt a Kollel", which helps support kollelim in Eretz Yisroel by forming a partnership with a beis medrash outside Eretz Yisroel, came for a visit with the Rebbe shlit"a. Also participating was HaGaon Rabbi Binyomin Laub shlit"a, rav of our beis medrash Yismach Moshe in Williamsburg, whose beis medrash has formed a partnership. The Rebbe shlit"a inquired further about the activities and bestowed his holy blessings.

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= Part 4 =

The Satmar Rebbe shlit"a related an incident involving R' Yisroel Stern of Boro Park, when one of the prominent members of the community asked him to ask the Rebbe zt"l, the Divrei Yoel, for his holy opinion regarding a shidduch for a daughter from a distinguished family. He answered, "It is a fine family, but they must take upon themselves three conditions: 1) that they will not go to the elections; 2) that they will send the children to mosdos HaChinuch in Yiddish and the like; 3) that he should be careful to follow the opinion of Rabbeinu Tam on Motzei Shabbos." They replied that they were willing only for the first two. "The Rebbe zt"l said: he is saying this openly because he will not fulfill it, and in the end he will not keep the other two either... Understandably, the shidduch did not happen."
"This was his opinion and his approach.

And in our case it is also so: there is the matter of the opinion of Rabbeinu Tam, there is the matter of chinuch for girls, what may be learned with girls and what may not, there is the matter of drawing close to the Zionist idea, the Agudah, being impressed by their victories, rejoicing with them, as unfortunately is the custom in those circles that have not learned 'VaYoel Moshe,' and it is understood that the holy sefer 'VaYoel Moshe' is 'not to be seen and not to be found' in those homes... Consequently, the heretical members of the Knesset are, in their eyes, respected and close people."

In all these matters, we were educated: "It is not done so in our place!!" Therefore I tell them once again, their place is not here!! By us we will conduct ourselves the way the Rebbe zt"l educated us in the proper outlook, and the way we should be educated, and if there is a circle that does not want to accept this, their place is not here!! Not in Kiryas Joel and not in the surrounding areas of Kiryas Joel!!

"The key to this is the schools for boys and for girls. That it should be made known throughout the world that in Kiryas Joel, no students, boys or girls, will be accepted into any institution if they do not accept to conduct themselves according to the custom of the place."

"We do not demand of them here which melody should be sung or which version of the prayers... Rather conduct in accordance with the outlook of the Rebbe zt"l and his directive in all matters, and we will hold this key firmly. Whoever cannot adapt to this has no right of entry into Kiryas Joel and the surrounding areas, and this will be the salvation for generations, b'ezras Hashem."

If, Heaven forbid, a time comes when there will be in the areas surrounding Kiryas Joel a kehilla and mosdos HaChinuch that are not according to the will of the Rebbe zt"l, the Rebbe zt"l will demand and call to account the one who caused it to come about!! One could have prevented it, and it was not done!! "As I said, every person of understanding grasps that the salvation for this is not to accept students, boys or girls, whoever does not hold to subjecting themselves to his leadership."

End of the holy words on this matter.

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= Part 3 =

More to speak about regarding this matter. Once this matter came about, I began to think it over, and I see that people dare to be lenient on such a serious matter here in the environs of KJ, against the ruling of the Uncle zt"l, so I was moved to speak about this matter with a broader view. "The Uncle zt"l founded the city of Kiryas Joel with his last strength in his old age, and he said an expression that 'if not for Kiryas Joel, he accomplished nothing in all his years for the world.' One must know, we are speaking of a tzaddik who in his years of life did great and hidden things. Yet he considered everything as nothing if he had not established KJ. That is how important the city of KJ was to him!! He did not establish the city because he wanted people to have nice, wide apartments, nice houses, a nice garden with grass and little trees.. That is not why he built KJ. "His entire intent was for the sake of Heaven!! Separation from forbidden sights!! Separation from gentile customs!! Separation from modern Jews!! Separation from the conduct of how modern Jews behave!! But also separation from those chassidim whose Rebbes have different outlooks regarding Zionism, and who have closeness to the Zionist parties of all kinds, Agudah and the like!! Who knows, it was not agreeable to him that his followers daven together with such chassidim who have crooked views, for he suspected that sitting together with them, one is drawn after their outlook, and that harms them. And this was one of the reasons why he longed to build the faithful city, that it be faithful to Hashem and His Torah and to the path of 'VaYoel Moshe,' without compromises, separation from the Zionist idea with the whole country!! Separation from immodesty!! Separation from the gentile street!! Just now, regarding the ezras nashim, about which he shook worlds."

"Today, people come to live in the environs of KJ. Baruch Hashem, 'u'faratzta yama v'kedma v'tzafona v'negba' has been fulfilled for KJ; on all four sides of KJ Jews spread out and live. People settle there who are very far from the outlook of VaYoel Moshe. There are two matters: there are truly chassidic Jews, but in outlook they do not have the proper outlook; and there are simple, coarse people, men of lust, among whom there are great breaches of modesty, in clothing, and in their whole way of life, both on Shabbos and Yom Tov and during the week certainly." These are two different matters, but it comes out to the same thing.

We must think it through with great concern. We do not know how long we are destined to sit in exile, which only the One Creator knows, and there is an obligation to worry about tomorrow, the next day, and the day after. "That there should not come to live in KJ and in the environs of KJ such people who are far from the chinuch which we received from the Uncle zt"l." One must consider that there is a great concern that someone will open a school for girls where they go to learn Chumash, with the excuse that our Rebbes said it is permitted.. There is a possibility that a reception will be made for a member of the Knesset of the heretics, with the excuse that our Rebbes did so.. Chassidim from various circles will arrive, each will make his own business of it, 'Who can stop them?' America is a democratic country and one cannot hinder anyone at all, and each time they will say "the custom of our fathers is in our hands.."

People will hire sacred-service personnel, such as those who preach to go vote in the elections for the Knesset of the heretics in Eretz Yisroel; everything is possible!! And many more matters, which for us are very severe while others are lenient about them, to them it is nothing, and in the end it will, chas v'shalom, influence our own community as well."

It would be understandable if everyone who comes to live, even in the environs of KJ, accepted upon himself that he will conduct himself according to the local custom, as the ruling of the Uncle zt"l on all matters; certainly one must draw such a person close!! But as for someone who does not accept the ruling of the Uncle zt"l, we say to him "What are you doing in this place?" There are other places where one can settle and conduct oneself as he pleases, and we will say nothing to them.

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= Part 2 =

The Satmar Rebbe shlit"a continued with an account of a teshuva cited in Teshuvos Maharash, part 7, siman 118, of the Radimishler Rav zt"l, in which he writes to the holy R' Yeshaya'le of Krakow, the youngest son of the holy Divrei Chaim zy"a. It concerned someone who had introduced the baking of machine matzos in Krakow, against the ruling of the Divrei Chaim, who had forbidden machine matzos. He answers in the teshuva: "In the environs of Krakow there are thousands of chassidim of Maran the Divrei Chaim z"l, and they accepted upon themselves the chumra of the Divrei Chaim not to eat machine matzos. Therefore it is forbidden to breach the fence there by making machine matzos."
One must reflect: he does not write "in Krakow"; he writes "in the environs of Krakow," meaning all the towns around Krakow, where there are thousands of Sanz chassidim. Everyone understands that other chassidim also lived in the environs of Krakow, and that thousands of Jews lived there who were not Sanz chassidim and had not accepted this chumra. Yet he writes such an interesting teshuva, and it lies between the lines: "Krakow is the environs of Sanz, the resting place of the holy Divrei Chaim." And since there are thousands of chassidim in the environs of Krakow who follow the Divrei Chaim, "the entire area is the domain of the master," even if there were none in Krakow itself. Therefore it is forbidden to bring into Krakow machine matzos, which go against the ruling of the Divrei Chaim. Imagine, say, Czernowitz, such a distant city; he would not have written such a teshuva. But to Krakow he wrote such a teshuva!! All the more so the environs of Kiryas Joel. All the residents in the environs of Kiryas Joel are chassidim of my uncle z"l and accept his words with awe in all matters, including the time of Rabbeinu Tam's opinion. Therefore, no one may be lenient in the environs of Kiryas Joel in this matter!!.

The Satmar Rebbe shlit"a cited a dispute between the Yeitev Lev and the Divrei Chaim over whether one can make a mikvah kosher using wine or milk. All the children of the Divrei Chaim conducted themselves with the chumra of the Divrei Chaim to make a mikvah kosher only with sand. The Rebbe shlit"a told of his uncle, the Rebbe zy"a, who also accepted this chumra and made a mikvah kosher with sand in Montreal.

There was an incident in the town of Oshpitzin, which is a hundred miles from Sanz. The Rav there, a great gaon, author of Ohel Yehoshua, had made the mikvah kosher with wine. The holy R' Aharon, the Krayzer Rav, at that time Rav in Sanz and a son of the Divrei Chaim, wrote a letter to the Rav: "Although in your opinion one may make a mikvah kosher with red wine..." He wrote him of a dream he had: he saw in a dream his holy father, the holy Divrei Chaim, and his father asked him, "In your area there is someone making a mikvah kosher with wine against my ruling; why are you silent?" So the holy Divrei Chaim asked him in the dream. He wrote to the Rav: "The reason I am writing to you is that Oshpitzin is in the environs of Sanz. I beg you to retract and make the mikvah kosher again with sand." The Rav paid no attention to the letter, and the spring dried up! They had to dig a second spring in another place and make a new mikvah, and then they already made it kosher with sand!! From Oshpitzin to Sanz is much farther than the environs here of Kiryas Joel; this is literally adjacent!! I want to state here a halachic ruling for all residents of Kiryas Joel and the environs on all sides: "One may not be lenient to do melacha on Motzei Shabbos, or Motzei Yom Tov, or to break the fast on Motzei Yom Kippur, before tzeis hakochavim according to the opinion of Rabbeinu Tam."

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Fiery words of kodesh from the Satmar Rebbe shlit"a yesterday at the central seudah of the hilula of the Beirach Moshe zt"l, regarding the gravity of not keeping "Zman Rabbeinu Tam" in Kiryas Joel and in its surrounding areas on all sides, and the directive of the founder of the Kiryah, the Beirach Moshe zt"l, to keep Rabbeinu Tam, and the psak halacha which obligates all residents of Kiryas Joel and the surrounding areas.

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"I want to bring up here a matter from the teachings of my uncle z"l, may his merit protect us. He was known to be particular about the opinions of Rabbeinu Tam regarding tzeis hakochavim, when the night begins. In his eyes, if one performed a melacha on Motzei Shabbos before the time of Rabbeinu Tam's opinion, it was a serious concern of chilul Shabbos. Very recently, some individuals settled, established a yeshiva and are setting up a kehilla in the areas surrounding Kiryas Joel, and they are starting to do melacha on Motzei Shabbos before the time of Rabbeinu Tam's opinion, with the claim that this is their custom. "I want to say this: all the residents of Kiryas Joel, 'all' — and I want to include also all the residents of the areas surrounding Kiryas Joel — are talmidim and chassidim of my uncle z"l, zy"a, and follow his light in all matters. Until today, no one was found who breached the fence in such a grave matter. It is simple and clear that Kiryas Joel and its surrounding areas on all sides have the status of a 'place that has a custom,' as with the opinion of Rabbeinu Tam: whoever comes to this place is obligated to follow the stringency of the place he went to. This is clear."

"This is not comparable to a halacha found in the Shulchan Aruch regarding accepting Shabbos on Erev Shabbos, where the law is that if the majority of the congregation accepted Shabbos, the minority is drawn after the majority; there the Magen Avraham says that each shul is judged on its own. There it speaks of Erev Shabbos, where people accept Shabbos early while it is still day; it is not an obligation, and there is no single opinion that one must accept Shabbos so early, before nightfall. Jews want to accept Shabbos even earlier on Erev Shabbos; there the law is that one shul cannot compel another beis medrash, and each has its own ruling.

"Where it concerns the power of a stringency in halacha, one must follow the custom of the place. 'This matter is very painful, and it pains every person for whom the honor of my uncle z"l is dear and important to him.' It is a severe affront to his honor that in the areas around his city, his psak, in which he was very stringent, is being transgressed. My uncle z"l is the mara d'asra of Kiryas Joel; all the surrounding areas are considered like his place, and therefore it is simple and clear that one may not change his psak!!"

For the sake of peace and for the sake of the honor of my uncle z"l, I sent distinguished emissaries to discuss the matter in order to avoid disputes, and to my sorrow, I did not succeed.

"I want to ask every person who feels, or knows, that he has the ability to influence this matter, to use his influence and thereby prevent much aggravation and a great dispute."

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Holy words of the Satmar Rebbe shlit"a yesterday at the central hilula seudah of the Divrei Yoel zt"l, "in the beis medrash of the Baal Hilula," in the Great Beis Medrash in Kiryas Joel, in his clear teachings, words of chizuk and mussar, and on matters of current concern.

The Rebbe shlit"a began with the verse "See, I place before you today a blessing," and explained it in the teachings of the Baal Hilula zy"a. He spoke about the holy resting place, which shows that "the Nasi sits among us, the abode of Hashem on earth." He related: "My father z"l once said that in the bitter times of the war, one of the wonders of Hashem was what He did with the uncle z"l zy"a: he was in distress and captivity in the camps, yet the hands of strangers had no power over him, because of the holy resting place, since the Nasi dwells in it on earth. A miracle took place to show that even in the great concealment of the Divine face, when Jews were in such a lowly state, the Divine Presence was still present with Jewish children."

The Rebbe mentioned the holy work of the Rebbe zy"a and enumerated his exaltedness and love of Hashem with devoted self-sacrifice, spreading Torah in holiness and purity, standing firm for the Torah faith to remain intact, arousing the hearts of Israel, raising the glory of Torah and yiras Shamayim, the glory of modesty among women, fencing off all the breaches of the generation, his words of mussar and holy words of rebuke, the war of Hashem against the impurities of Zionism and all its guises, separation from the wicked, and supporting the holy mosdos that do not benefit from the table of Izevel. He likewise aroused, in the ways of mussar, on this great day of the hilula, to strengthen oneself and walk in his ways in everything related to the chinuch of sons and daughters, to engage in tzedakah and kindness, and especially to stand guard over the boundaries of modesty, the gravity of the matter of uncovered hair, immodest sheitels, tight and short garments, and see-through socks. Afterward the Rebbe shlit"a brought out that this applies especially to the residents of Kiryas Joel, "where his portion, the lawgiver, is hidden, and he watches over the entire city with a favorable eye, even more so." We must tell the Jews here: be careful with the coals of tzaddikim, so that you do not get burned!! The Rebbe spoke with words of mussar about those who settle in the areas surrounding Kiryas Joel, where a tremendous decline is seen in them and in a number of matters.

Afterward the Rebbe shlit"a spoke at length about the gravity of not keeping "Rabbeinu Tam time" in Kiryas Joel and the surrounding areas, from all sides, and the directive of the founder of the town, the Divrei Yoel zy"a, to keep Rabbeinu Tam, and the halachic ruling that obligates all residents of Kiryas Joel and the surrounding areas.

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Afterward the Rebbe shlit"a spoke about the holy yeshiva of the Baal Hilula. Today, on the yahrzeit of the uncle z"l, founder of the holy yeshiva, the occasion is fitting to increase in praise of the holy yeshiva, "the yeshiva which he established at his grave, near and visible to the marked resting place of the uncle z"l." Thank Hashem, hundreds of choice bochurim sit and learn in the yeshiva, engaged in Torah from the early morning hours until night, with tremendous diligence, and they grow in Torah, yiras Shamayim and good and upright character, in all three pillars of the world: Torah, avodah, which is the service of the heart, namely prayer, and gemilus chasadim. There are 6 branches of the yeshiva in Kiryas Joel, each one according to its level. "We say that we have a place of Torah for bochurim of all ages!! A bochur is not disqualified because of his years!! And we exert ourselves with great strength not to abandon any bochur until his wedding day!!!"

In this context the Rebbe shlit"a spoke out about the problem of sending bochurim to learn in Eretz Yisroel: "It is dreadful and awful, a terrible abandonment; every last bit of yiras Shamayim that the bochur possesses gets cooled off." He pointed out where this already begins, when young bochurim are sent away to foreign yeshivos.

Afterward the Rebbe shlit"a spoke about the responsibility of parents toward the chinuch of sons and the chinuch of daughters, and about the responsibility of parents that the bochurim keep the directive of the Rebbe zy"a not to go to weddings.

Afterward the Rebbe shlit"a concluded with very warm holy blessings in the great merit of the great Baal Hilula.

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Part 2 of the report, Wednesday, 26 Av, the yahrzeit of the Rebbe, "B'tzeil HaKodesh"

In the afternoon at around 8:25, the Rebbe shlit"a entered for Mincha in his holy home. The Rebbe shlit"a lit 5 candles and led the davening as chazzan. After Mincha, the Rebbe shlit"a walked over to the Beis Medrash HaGadol. It was around 8:50 when the Satmar Rebbe shlit"a entered the central seudas hilula and siyum HaShas, "in the beis medrash of the Baal HaHilula, the Beis Medrash HaGadol in Kiryas Joel." The Rebbe shlit"a washed his hands and immediately made the siyum HaShas and recited Kaddish. At the lechayim after the fish, the Rebbe shlit"a wished, "May his merit protect us and all of Israel." During the seudah, they sang the nigunim of deveikus and hisorerus that were sung by the Baal HaHilula, the Rebbe zy"a. The Rebbe shlit"a honored HaGaon HaTzaddik Rabbi Chaim Yosef Wertzberger shlit"a, Av Beis Din of Hunyad, Kiryas Joel, one of the Rebbe's talmidim, with the Michtam L'Dovid.

At around 10:00, the Satmar Rebbe shlit"a delivered holy words in his brilliant manner, words of chizuk and mussar, and on the pressing matters of the day, especially regarding the gravity of not observing "Rabbeinu Tam's time" in Kiryas Joel and the surrounding areas on all sides, and the directive of the founder of the town, the Rebbe zy"a, to observe Rabbeinu Tam, and a halachic ruling that obligates all residents of Kiryas Joel and the surrounding areas.

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After the address, the Rebbe shlit"a recited a blessing over the cup and distributed the cup of blessing. Afterward, the Rebbe shlit"a davened Maariv in the Beis Medrash HaGadol.

May his great and holy merit protect us and all of Israel, and especially the Satmar Rebbe shlit"a, in health and in spiritual strength

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Wednesday, Parshas Re'eh, 26 Av — the yahrzeit of our holy and pure Rebbe, the Divrei Yoel zy"a — "B'tzeil HaKodesh" with his successor and continuer of his path in holiness, the Satmar Rebbe shlit"a.

Early in the morning, before Shacharis, the bris took place of the newborn son of R' Elikum Yehuda Grünwald, at which the Rebbe shlit"a was honored with sandekaus and with serving as mohel.

At about 10:20 the Rebbe shlit"a arrived at Heichal HaMesivta, "Yeshiva Al Kivro — which was founded by the Baal HaHilula zy"a," in the Divrei Yoel branch, for Shacharis. Before davening, the Rebbe shlit"a put tefillin on the bar mitzvah bochur, the bochur Yoel Yitzchak Rothe.

Afterward the Rebbe shlit"a lit 5 candles and led the davening as the shliach tzibbur with great outpouring of the soul. The Rebbe's grandson, the young Meir Eliezer, son of HaGaon Rabbi Baruch Teitelbaum shlit"a, went up for Birchos HaShachar and Tehillim.

After davening, at about 12:10, the Rebbe shlit"a entered the lechayim gathering and siyum on Mishnayos, which had been learned by the talmidim of the holy yeshiva. Songs of inspiration were sung, and then the Rebbe shlit"a made the siyum and recited Kaddish. Afterward the songs of inspiration continued; the Rebbe shlit"a drank lechayim and blessed the bar mitzvah bochur with his holy blessings, and wished lechayim to all the assembled people, "may his merit protect us."

Then the Rebbe shlit"a delivered holy words of rebuke and inspiration before visiting the holy grave. The Rebbe shlit"a focused on the words of the holy Noam Elimelech on Parshas Bo, regarding how one says of a tzaddik "his merit should protect us," since in the World of Truth there is infinity. The Rebbe shlit"a explained this according to the teachings of the Baal HaHilula, and brought out that a tzaddik who serves the Creator infinitely may be referred to as zy"a, because his reward is also infinite. The Rebbe shlit"a then brought out that the yeshiva is what he founded, and the yearning he had to bring the yeshiva to Kiryas Joel, outside the city.

In addition, before visiting the holy grave, the Rebbe shlit"a spoke words of inspiration about taking upon oneself commitments, particularly to learn "Torah with fear of Heaven" and to engage in gemach, the things the Baal HaHilula demanded.

The Rebbe shlit"a pointed out that everyone has something to daven for; there are so many broken hearts, and bad news day after day that causes every single Jew to shudder. He concluded with his holy blessings, especially for good shidduchim for the bochurim.

After the lechayim, at about 1:05, the Satmar Rebbe shlit"a went up to visit the holy grave of his uncle, the holy Rebbe zy"a, accompanied by hundreds of chassidim and yeshiva bochurim.

In the holy ohel, partitions were set up on the surrounding sides to accommodate the hundreds of chassidim, so that they could take part in the holy service of the Rebbe shlit"a during the visit to the holy grave.

Upon arriving at the cemetery, the Rebbe recited the blessing "Mechayei HaMeisim." The Rebbe shlit"a entered the ohel and lit 5 candles along with a neshama candle. The Rebbe shlit"a recited the prayer "Shalom Aleichem" of the holy Yismach Moshe zy"a for an extended time, weeping profusely. Then the Rebbe shlit"a recited aloud Chapters 90 through 107 of Tehillim as is customary, and recited the Yehi Ratzon with an outpouring of the soul. The Rebbe shlit"a read the kvitlach at the holy grave, and songs of inspiration were sung; then the Rebbe shlit"a prostrated himself on the holy grave, beseeching salvations and cures for the community and the individual, that they be remembered for salvation and mercy.

On the way out, the Rebbe shlit"a greeted HaGaon Rabbi Yitzchak Elazar Moskowitz shlit"a, the Shatz Rebbe of Bnei Brak, and his son HaGaon R' Elchanan Chaim shlit"a, a rosh yeshiva in a yeshiva gedola. He also wished a refuah sheleima to R' Yechezkel Friedman of Kiryas Joel.

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The Word of Hashem to Yerushalayim

This afternoon, which was already evening in Eretz Yisroel, the Satmar chassidim, residents of the holy city of Yerushalayim, merited to hear the words of the living G-d from the Satmar Rebbe shlit"a at the hilula seudah, the annual dinner for the benefit of the mosdos, together with a siyum on Maseches Sanhedrin of the "Toras'cha Shaashuai" chaburah. The Rebbe shlit"a conveyed his illuminating teachings on the Baal HaHilula zy"a, along with words of chizuk and the obligations of the hour regarding the issues currently at hand.

The Rebbe shlit"a based his words on the verse "See, I place before you today a blessing," and explained it in connection with "fear of Heaven precedes wisdom," which is the aspect of Yerushalayim. This was the avodah of the holy Rebbe, the Baal HaHilula zy"a: to instill yirah first and then Torah. The Rebbe shlit"a brought out the strong and firm bond of the holy Rebbe zy"a to the holy city of Yerushalayim, and his avodah of instilling his Torah and yirah.

"This was the life-force of holiness of my uncle z"l throughout his days, to instill his Torah and to instill yirah. But instilling fear of Hashem before wisdom is an aspect of Yerushalayim; 'he was connected to the holy city of Yerushalayim with a strong and firm bond,' and so he was in the aspect of Yerushalayim, first yirah and afterwards Torah. And every one of our chassidim throughout the world must know this, especially the residents of the holy city of Yerushalayim, and on this holy day they should accept upon themselves to walk in his ways, and by his ways is meant those of 'Yerushalayim': yirah together with Torah."

The Rebbe shlit"a also brought out the praise of our holy mosdos in the holy city of Yerushalayim. "I want to praise our mosdos in the holy city of Yerushalayim, which indeed go on this path, 'yirah and Torah,' and one hears of great success among all the students, whether in the talmud torah, in the yeshiva ketana, or those who sit in the kollel; they succeed in yirah and in Torah, in the aspect of fear of Hashem preceding wisdom. Therefore, when our chassidim gather together on the day of the great hilula, it must be known that there is a tremendous obligation on every single member of our chassidim and on the parents of the students to come to the aid of the administration for the success of the mosdos, with body, soul and money.

Afterwards the Rebbe shlit"a spoke of the tremendous influence of completing a masechta, regarding the siyum on Maseches Sanhedrin of the "Toras'cha Shaashuai" chaburah, as follows: "Within the framework of the Toras'cha Shaashuai chaburah, a siyum on Maseches Sanhedrin was made and they began learning Maseches Makkos. The first letters of 'HaBracha asher tishmeu' spell 'Torah,' which is a hint that there is a great blessing when one finishes a masechta in Shas. May Hashem help that since Maseches Sanhedrin was completed, we should soon complete Maseches Makkos. Maseches Makkos is, unfortunately, a very difficult and bitter masechta. It is the chapter 'Elu Hen HaLokin,' the Jewish children who, unfortunately, are being beaten. We learn the chapter 'Elu Hen HaLokin' in all places; they are beaten in this way and in that way. The troubles of Klal Yisroel are, unfortunately, very many. We should beseech the Holy One, Blessed is He, that we should soon make a siyum on the chapter 'Elu Hen HaLokin,' a siyum on Maseches Makkos."

Afterwards the Rebbe shlit"a strengthened the askanim in the beis medrash who stand guard to remove impure vessels from Jewish homes, and he exhorted that the tefillos in the beis medrash should be proper tefillos, with measured pace, aloud, and with enthusiasm, and, Heaven forbid, that one should not take out a cellphone in the beis medrash in the middle of davening. He also spoke out regarding the clothing of women, that it should be with tzniyus, and regarding the clothing of the children: "The damage in matters of holiness in the holy city of Yerushalayim, in the palace of the King, is much more severe than in any other place."

Afterwards the Rebbe spoke words of preparation for the holy days, to make the proper preparation and to increase in Torah study and in tefillah.
At the end of the holy address, the Rebbe shlit"a spoke of expanding the borders of holiness within the kehilla and the mosdos, which needs to receive fresh energies in order to be able to carry out great undertakings to expand the borders of holiness. In this connection he appointed a central administration for our holy kehilla and its mosdos and said, "I am speaking here to a gathering of our chassidim in the holy city of Yerushalayim, and I want to appoint a kehilla administration. Baruch Hashem, our kehilla in the holy city of Yerushalayim has grown, it has grown in quantity and in quality, and great undertakings need to be done to expand the borders of holiness. I feel that it is necessary to appoint a kehilla administration."

He also praised all the askanim who are appointed in the kehilla, whether in the talmud torah, the yeshiva, or the kollel, for raising the glory of Torah and yirah, and wished them success, b'ezras Hashem.

The Rebbe shlit"a continued, "But it is necessary to appoint a kehilla administration that will be over all matters; they should be appointed over the entire institution in all matters. The administration will be connected with the Vaad HaElyon here in America, and they will also have a connection with me, in everything that concerns the administration of our holy kehilla. I hope that they will lead the kehilla peacefully, b'ezras Hashem, with great success.

The Rebbe then accepted the administration for the advancement of our holy kehilla. "These are the names of the men, well-known names, honest askanim, devoted people who have already been doing askanus faithfully for years: R' Yissachar Bezalel Yacob, R' Yisroel Mordechai Felberbaum, R' Yehoshua Klein, R' Nosson Binyomin Roth, and I want to bless them with a blessing of 'blessing and great success; may they merit to increase Torah and glorify it for the honor of Hashem and His holy Torah." Afterwards the Rebbe shlit"a concluded with his holy blessings to the entire holy congregation.

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Come and Gather for the Hilula of the Rebbe

On the yahrzeit, at 7:45 in the afternoon, the Satmar Rebbe shlit"a will enter his holy home for Mincha and will daven before the amud.

At 7:30 in the evening, the central seudas hilula and siyum HaShas will take place in honor of the yahrzeit of the holy Rebbe, the Divrei Yoel zy"a, under the leadership of his successor, who continues his path in holiness, the Satmar Rebbe shlit"a. Thousands of chassidim and talmidim of the holy Rebbe zy"a will attend in the beis medrash of the Baal HaHilula, the Great Beis Medrash in Kiryas Joel. A spacious seudas hilula is prepared for the entire holy kehilla.

At about 8:00 the Rebbe shlit"a will enter and adorn his pure table, and the Rebbe will make the siyum HaShas. He will also deliver the central divrei kodesh, based on the pure teachings of the Baal HaHilula, regarding the needs of the hour and matters at the forefront.

One will be able to listen to the hook-up on Kol Satmar, backup number 339-207-8688, as it is provided on thousands of lines.

As every year, the seudas hilula is combined with the Einai V'Libi fundraiser for the benefit of the "Mesivta Hakedosha" yeshiva at the kever, the heartfelt desire of the Baal HaHilula, who founded the yeshiva.

May his Torah be a shield for us and enlighten our eyes; may he advocate well on our behalf.

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The day of the holy hilula, 26 Av, of our father and shepherd, our holy Rebbe, the Divrei Yoel zy"a, b'tzeil hakodesh with his successor and continuer of his path, the Satmar Rebbe shlit"a.

Shacharis at 9:30 with a large crowd in the Heichal HaMesivta, "Yeshiva al Kivro" — the Divrei Yoel branch. Before davening, the Rebbe shlit"a will light 5 candles and lead the davening as shliach tzibbur for Shacharis.

After davening, the lechayim and siyum on Mishnayos will take place, which was learned by the talmidim of the yeshiva. The Rebbe shlit"a will make the siyum and deliver holy words and words of preparation and inspiration before going up to the holy tziyun.

After the lechayim, at about 12:00, the Rebbe shlit"a will visit the holy tziyun together with a large crowd, where the Rebbe shlit"a will recite Tehillim as is customary, followed by the yehi ratzon and Kaddish. Afterward, there will be the opportunity to be mentioned in a piska to the Rebbe shlit"a, which the Rebbe will read at the tziyun, and to ask there to be remembered for yeshua and mercy.

"May all good be accomplished!!"

You can listen to the live hook-up of Shacharis / the lechayim / the ascent to the tziyun on Kol Satmar, backup number 339-207-8688.

The schedule and times of the central yahrzeit seudah b'tzeil hakodesh will follow later.

May the merit of the forefathers protect us

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Tuesday, Parshas Re'eh — 'B'tzeil HaKodesh' with the Satmar Rebbe shlit"a

The Rebbe shlit"a davened Shacharis in the Heichal HaMesivta, the "Snif Veyoel Moshe."

After davening, the Rebbe shlit"a studied the daily Tehillim shiur, chapter 5, verse 3: "Hearken to the sound of my cry, my King and my G-d, for to You I pray. Hashem, in the morning You hear my voice," with words of mussar and chizuk about learning in the early morning before davening.

In the morning, as previously reported, HaGaon HaTzaddik Rabbi R' Chaim Meir Kahn shlit"a, Av Beis Din of Toldos Avraham Yitzchak in Beitar, son of the Toldos Avraham Yitzchak Rebbe shlit"a, paid a private visit to the Satmar Rebbe shlit"a in his holy home. A splendid conversation took place on Torah, Chassidus, and stories of tzaddikim.

In the evening, the Rebbe shlit"a read the tenaim in the tenaim hall in the holy home of the Rebbe's father-in-law zy"a, at the tenaim of the mechutanim:
R' Tzadok Heilbrunn, chosson of HaGaon HaChassid, the mashpia Rabbi Yosef Chaim Greenwald shlit"a — and the distinguished philanthropist R' Yoel Epstein.

At about 10:20, HaGaon HaTzaddik Rabbi R' Yisroel Moshe Fried shlit"a, Av Beis Din of Neustadt in Lakewood, paid a private visit to the Rebbe shlit"a.

At about 11:30, on the night of the holy hilula, the Rebbe shlit"a entered for Maariv in the beis medrash in his holy home. The Rebbe shlit"a lit 5 candles and then led the davening as shliach tzibbur for Maariv. After Maariv, the Rebbe shlit"a wished, "A good night, may the great merit of the Baal HaHilula protect us and all of Yisroel."

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