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Sunday, Parshas Ki Savo, "B'tzeil HaKodesh" with the Satmar Rebbe shlit"a

The Rebbe shlit"a davened Shacharis in the Heichal HaMesivta "Sniff Kedushas Yoel". Before davening the Rebbe shlit"a put tefillin on the bar mitzvah bochur, the bochur Tuvia Ehrenfeld.

After davening the bris of the newborn son of R' Eli Parkash took place, at which the Rebbe shlit"a was honored with sandekaus.

At around 2:00 in the afternoon the Rebbe shlit"a came to the Heichal HaMesivta "Sniff Vayoel Moshe" to deliver the 5th sugya shiur on the sugya of 'Ed Echad Ne'eman B'Issurin', in preparation for the "Shabbos Shuva" derasha.

A Torah scholar who passed away — all are as his relatives

At about 3:45 in the afternoon the Rebbe shlit"a accompanied the funeral procession of HaGaon Rabbi Moshe Menachem Tirnauer zt"l, dayan and rosh mesivta of Toras Moshe of Satmar Montreal, from his holy home.

In the evening at around 8:00 the Rebbe shlit"a came to our Beis Medrash Beis Dov in Kiryas Joel, where the celebration of the "Hachnasas Sefer Torah" took place, donated by the mispallelim of the beis medrash.

The Rebbe shlit"a danced holy dances with the Sefer Torah, and then honored HaGaon Rabbi Shlomo Zabel shlit"a, dayan of the beis medrash, and HaGaon Rabbi Alter Tov shlit"a, spiritual mashpia of the beis medrash, to dance. After the dancing the Rebbe shlit"a recited L'Dovid Mizmor.

Afterwards the Rebbe shlit"a affixed a mezuzah on the gate of the beis medrash at the newly built wing, looked around the new "Heichal HaTorah", and honored the donor, the distinguished R' Pinchas Shapiro, to affix a mezuzah.

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Motzei Yom Gilah

This past Motzei Shabbos the Satmar Rebbe shlit"a visited the home of the distinguished and esteemed R' Avrohom Yoshe Glantz, one of the leading askanim of our kehilla in Kiryas Joel, where a "document-signing ceremony" took place for the 'Shaar Yissachar Dov' (gate), which he purchased for a fantastic sum in our great beis medrash in Kiryas Joel. The Rebbe shlit"a signed the documents, drank a lechayim, and offered holy blessings to the esteemed donor and his family.

Afterwards the Rebbe shlit"a went to the Sheva Brachos of the daughter of R' Shalom Yitzchok Weinberger in his home in Kiryas Joel, where a "document-signing ceremony" took place for a classroom that he purchased in our holy mosdos in Williamsburg l'zechus his parents, may they live long. The Rebbe shlit"a signed the documents, drank a lechayim, and offered holy blessings to the esteemed donor and his family, and to his esteemed father, the distinguished Rabbi R' Nachum Mordechai Weinberger, a prominent member of our kehilla in London.

At around 12:40 the Rebbe shlit"a came to the siyum on Maseches Kiddushin made by the hundreds of bochurim of the ninth grade of the 'Mechina L'Yeshiva' in our holy mosdos in Kiryas Joel, with the participation of the parents and grandfathers, in the Beis Rochel Paradise hall.

The bochurim sang rhymes, after which the Rebbe shlit"a drank a lechayim, wished the bochurim, parents and grandfathers well, and delivered words of holy Torah.

During his address the Rebbe shlit"a expressed his heartfelt emotions about the more than 330 ninth-grade bochurim who were tested on Maseches Kiddushin, and mentioned the "Chumash Seudah" that took place last week for the more than 550 first-grade children, which comprises over 20 classes in first grade. The Rebbe shlit"a expressed that this is tremendous nachas ruach for the founder of the Kiryah, the holy Rebbe, the Divrei Yoel zy"a, and for the holy Rebbe, the Beirach Moshe zy"a, who continued it with even greater strength.

The Rebbe also spoke about the expansion of the boundaries of holiness with the new yeshiva gedola in Kiryas Joel and the new yeshiva ketana that will open in the coming term. He then concluded with holy blessings to the bochurim, parents and grandfathers.

After the address the Rebbe shlit"a distributed the holy sefer "Vayoel Moshe" to the bochurim.

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Continuation of the report of Shabbos Kodesh Parshas Ki Seitzei, "B'tzeil HaKodesh" with the Satmar Rebbe shlit"a.

Raava D'Raavin

For Mincha and Shalosh Seudos, the Rebbe shlit"a entered at 8:20. Mincha: R' Yaakov Hersh Heimann (Williamsburg). Hotzaah and Hachnasah: R' Meir Siman. Kohen: R' Yisroel Leib Kohn. Levi: R' Yitzchak Lewy (Antwerp). Shlishi: R' Yitzchak Markowitz. Hagbah: the Rebbe shlit"a. Gelilah: R' Pinchas Moshe Landau (Boro Park).

At Shalosh Seudos, the Rebbe shlit"a honored the following with the zemiros. Odeh: R' Noach Gefen. Shir HaMaalos: R' Moshe Goldstein.

During the Torah discourse, the Rebbe shlit"a based his words on the verse "For Hashem your G-d walks in the midst of your camp to rescue you and to deliver your enemies before you," and explained in the way of mussar that in the month of Elul, when Jews pray to the Holy One, Blessed Be He, to be remembered for salvation and mercy, the shofar is blown and the mitzvah of "remember your Creator" is fulfilled. People reflect on whether they are fulfilling the purpose of creation, why they came down to this world: to serve the Creator and to keep the Torah and mitzvos. Then Hashem will surely fulfill "Remember us, Hashem our G-d, on it for good." The Rebbe continued with longer words of arousal, weeping profoundly, in anticipation of the Days of Mercy. "Jewish children are increasing their prayers and supplications in the month of Elul. The requests of Jewish children are very many; the needs of Your people Israel are great. Unfortunately it has been a difficult year for all of Israel. Jewish children are asking the Almighty that Hashem remember for us all the troubles and all the heartbreaks that Jewish children have, unfortunately, gone through during the entire year, one weeping and another weeping. It was a hard year, with so much anguish and so many troubles; so many Jewish children are broken. Now we are once again in the month of Elul, preparing once again for the holy day. Rosh Hashana is coming, 'On Rosh Hashana it is written, and on the fast of Yom Kippur it is sealed.' Last year too was Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur, and we hoped for a good inscription and sealing. Unfortunately, everyone knows how this year has gone. Jewish children are praying and hoping for a better year, a better inscription and a better sealing. We beg the Holy One, Blessed Be He, to remember all that Jewish children have gone through, all the troubles and all the anguish of Klal Yisroel." The Rebbe shlit"a then continued with words of mussar and chizuk for Elul. At the end of the discourse, the Rebbe concluded the holy blessings in a weeping voice: Hashem will remember every single one, in the general and in the particular, every individual Jew with all his personal requests. No one is the same as another; each has his own requests, "this one comes with his jug and that one with his barrel," "everyone comes to the Holy One, Blessed Be He." "Here are Jews who need help with children, Jews who need help with livelihood, Jews who need help with cures, Jews who need help with salvations, one weeping and another weeping." Jewish children pour out their hearts before the Holy One, Blessed Be He, "Please, Hashem, save us." May the Almighty help. "We need a great salvation." May Hashem, G-d forbid, not hide His eye. May Hashem remember us on this day of remembrance, "Remember us, Hashem our G-d, on it for good." On this day of remembrance, may Hashem remember Klal Yisroel for good life and peace. May the Almighty help that it be "may the year and its curses end, may the year and its blessings begin." May we merit a "good inscription and sealing" in all matters. May the Almighty help that we merit the raising of the glory of Torah and Israel, with the revelation of the glory of Heaven upon us, speedily in our days, Amen.

Yedid Nefesh: R' Yitzchak Markowitz. Kel Mistatter: R' Mordechai Weinberger (London). The Rebbe shlit"a made the blessing on the cup and honored the Mishkenos HaRoim Rebbe shlit"a with reciting the Sheva Brachos. Maariv of Motzei Shabbos: R' Menachem Zev Makabtzky. After Havdalah, everyone went over to wish a gutte voch. It concluded at 10:50.

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Shabbos Kodesh, Parshas Ki Seitzei — "B'tzeil HaKodesh" with the Satmar Rebbe shlit"a.

On Friday night at around 8:20, the Rebbe shlit"a entered the beis medrash and approached the amud for Mincha. Kabbalas Shabbos: R' Mendel Eckstein.

After davening, the appeal for Hatzalas Dorot Bukhara took place. Afterwards, the crowd went over to wish each other "Gut Shabbos."

A short time after davening, the Rebbe shlit"a entered the Shulchan Aruch table in the Heichal HaShulchanos together with the talmidei hamesivta.

Eishes Chayil: the grandson, the bochur Meir Eliezer Teitelbaum, son of HaGaon Rabbi Baruch shlit"a.

Lifting the cup for Kiddush: the Av Beis Din of Niamtz shlit"a.

With the zemiros, the Rebbe shlit"a honored the following: Kol Mekadesh: Rabbi Avrohom Kreiser shlit"a (Beit Shemesh); Menucha V'simcha: R' Zalman Leib Slesinger (Betar).

The Rebbe shlit"a delivered a Torah thought on the verse "Do not wear shatnez… You shall make yourself gedilim," and explained, in the manner of drush, the sugya of whether one follows quantity or quality. Kah Echsof: Rabbi Meir Panet shlit"a, son of the Deesh Rebbe shlit"a. Bentching: the Av Beis Din of Niamtz shlit"a.

Stories and accounts: This week the Rebbe shlit"a related about his grandfather, HaGaon HaKadosh R' Yisroel Yaakov Yukel Teitelbaum zt"l of Volove, whose yahrzeit falls on Monday, 15 Elul. Kah Ribon Olam: HaGaon Rabbi Shmuel Halberstam shlit"a of Czchow, Bnei Brak.

The new chasanim passed by to take fruit. The Shalom Zachor also took place, at the home of the bochur Eli Parkosh.

Az B'yom HaShvi'i: R' Yaakov Landau (Boro Park). It concluded at around 1:00.

And on the holy day of Shabbos

On Shabbos Kodesh morning, the Rebbe shlit"a entered at 9:30. Pesukei D'zimra: R' Meir Eli Acker. The Rebbe shlit"a approached the amud for Shacharis.

Hotza'ah and Hachnasah: R' Yisroel Yaakov Sofer; the pesukim of Shema Yisroel: HaGaon Rabbi Avrohom Rabinowitz shlit"a, son-in-law of the Toldos Aharon Rebbe shlit"a.

Aliyos. Kohen: Rabbi Levi Yitzchok Borzesky shlit"a; Levi: Rabbi Aharon Maskowitz shlit"a; Shlishi: the Mishkenos HaRo'im Rebbe shlit"a; Revi'i: the chasan, the bochur Yoel Landau; Chamishi: the chasan, the bochur Zalman Leib Klein; Shishi: the Rebbe shlit"a.

After his aliyah, the Rebbe shlit"a recited the Mi Sheberach and gave the name in honor of the birth of a daughter to the baal simcha, R' Moshe Yuda Spielman.

Shevi'i: the chasan, the bochur Zalman Leib Felberbaum; Hosafos: the chasan, the bochur Yuda Yoshe Weinstock; the chasan, the bochur Meir Eli Acker; Rabbi Meir Shalom Klein shlit"a; the chasan, the bochur Yoel Eckstein; the chasan, son of HaGaon Rabbi Shaul Yitzchok Rabinowitz zt"l; Acharon: the chasan, the bochur Eli Spitzer; Maftir: R' Mordechai Weinberger (London); Hagbah: R' Zalman Leib Landau (Boro Park); Gelilah: R' Yuda Yoshe Weinstock.

Musaf: HaGaon Rabbi Shmuel Halberstam shlit"a of Czchow, Bnei Brak. Opening of Anim Zemiros: R' Wolf Lichtenstein. It concluded at 12:45.

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Thursday, Parshas Ki Seitzei, "B'tzeil HaKodesh" with the Satmar Rebbe shlit"a

Early in the morning, before Shacharis, the bris of the newborn son of R' Kalman Eliezer Eckstein took place, at which the Rebbe shlit"a was honored with both sandekaus and mohel.

The Rebbe shlit"a davened Shacharis in the Heichal HaMesivta, "Kedushas Yoel" branch. Before davening, the Rebbe shlit"a put tefillin on the bar mitzvah bochur, the bochur Yoel Lichtenstein.

After davening, the ceremony of beginning the writing of a Sefer Torah took place, of the Torah being written by the talmidei hayeshiva. The Rebbe shlit"a wrote the first letters, and afterwards conducted a lechayim gathering and delivered holy words.

Around 1:40 in the afternoon, the Rebbe shlit"a came over to the Heichal HaMesivta, "Yoel Moshe branch," to deliver the fourth sugya shiur on the sugya of "Ed Echad Ne'eman B'issurin" in preparation for the "Shabbos Shuva" derasha.

Around 2:40 in the afternoon, the Rebbe shlit"a came over to the halls of Beis Rachel Paradise for the "Chumash Seudah" of over 550 children from over 20 first-grade classes in our holy institutions in Kiryas Joel, where the children sang several songs, and the Rebbe shlit"a bestowed holy blessings and then distributed a gift, a bedtime Krias Shema, to the children.

By holy directive of the Rebbe shlit"a, an assembly took place in his holy home for the talmidim of the Mesivta, Shiur Bais. Around 7:00 the Rebbe arrived, and the heads of the yeshivos and the gashmius administration also appeared.

The Rebbe shlit"a delivered holy words with strong words of chizuk to the bochurim, and then announced to the bochurim about the new yeshiva that will open in the coming time -as reported at length here on Satmara Niyes- and then concluded with strong holy blessings.

In the evening, the Rebbe shlit"a officiated at the kiddushin at the chuppah of the mechutanim R' Meir Yitzchak Glickman and R' Moshe Yuda Meir Biederman, at Keinor Dovid hall.

After Mincha, at the time of Rabbeinu Tam, the Rebbe shlit"a recited "Kiddush Levana" in front of his holy home.

Later that night, the Rebbe shlit"a read the tenaim in the tenaim hall in his holy home, of his saintly grandfather zy"a, at the tenaim of the following mechutanim:
R' Yoel Bar"m Goldstein and R' Baruch Yuda Dresner.
HaRav R' Naftali Hertzka Friedman shlit"a and R' Dovid Yuda Silberstein.

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Great simcha among the chassidim:
The Satmar Rebbe shlit"a proclaims the opening of a new yeshiva named "Yeshivas Esek HaTorah," especially for bochurim whose souls yearn to engage in Torah

The yeshiva will be suited for bochurim who have already completed the yeshiva gedolah years. The yeshiva will be founded on "three higher years" beyond that. Distinguished, outstanding talmidei chachamim and teachers of Torah will stand at the head of the yeshiva. It will be located outside the city, far from the yeshivos of the big cities. The Rebbe shlit"a has named the yeshiva Yeshivas Esek HaTorah.

The Jewish community is welcoming with joy the decision of the Satmar Rebbe shlit"a, who has resolved to open a fresh "place of Torah" for chassidic bochurim who excel in Torah and fear of Heaven, who have already finished the first three years of yeshiva gedolah, Shiur Alef, Shiur Bais, Shiur Gimmel (Tzeirim, Shiur Alef, Shiur Bais), and who wish to continue sitting in the tent of Torah with expansiveness of mind in the coming years.

The yeshiva "Esek HaTorah" will be led by distinguished talmidei chachamim and teachers of Torah, who will disseminate their Torah to the esteemed talmidim, may they live long. It will be located in a spacious place far from the yeshivos of the big cities, outside the city, designed so that one can sit in the tent of Torah with expansiveness of mind.
The opening of this yeshiva is truly something the Rebbe shlit"a has desired for several years, because the difficult situation in the yeshiva world today weighs on his pure heart. There is a very serious shortage for our own bochurim who have already finished the general yeshiva gedolah years and are scattered among various chassidic yeshivos throughout Greater New York. As is known, most chassidic yeshivos, when the age of Shiur Bais and Gimmel arrives, close their doors, and this forces many of our bochurim to take up the wanderer's staff and seek a suitable place of Torah. As a result, very many of our bochurim are forced to travel to Eretz Yisroel to learn. As is known, this is a tremendous danger, that one might, Heaven forbid, lose everything acquired in the younger years. But on the other hand, very many are forced to do so, because of the great problem that there is no proper, serious framework where one can learn with expansiveness of mind.

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Love Truth and Peace

In a historic step of unity and honor for Torah, the Vizhnitz Rebbe of Williamsburg shlit"a sent an official, distinguished delegation of the administrators of the Vizhnitz mosdos in Williamsburg, R' Yehuda Leib Lorenz and R' Hersh Leib Rosenberg, to the Rav of our holy kehilla in Kiryas Joel, R' Dovid Eckstein, regarding the matter of the opinion of Rabbeinu Tam for the time of the start of night.

The delegation conveyed on behalf of the Vizhnitzer Rebbe shlit"a to the Rav, R' Dovid, who had been part of the delegation on behalf of the Satmar Rebbe shlit"a to the Vizhnitzer Rebbe shlit"a several weeks ago, that the Vizhnitzer Rebbe shlit"a accepts with the utmost seriousness the request of the Satmar Rebbe shlit"a that in the area of the city of Kiryas Joel, one should conduct oneself according to the rulings of the founder, the Divrei Yoel zy"a. This Shabbos, IY"H, it will be announced in the beis medrash of Vizhnitz chassidim in Williamsburg and in Bloomingrove, the clear directive of the Vizhnitzer Rebbe shlit"a that from today onward, Vizhnitz chassidim in the vicinity of the city of Kiryas Joel should follow the local custom, and not perform, Heaven forbid, any melacha on Motzei Shabbos and Yom Tov before the time of tzeis hakochavim according to Rabbeinu Tam.

In addition, the esteemed delegation conveyed on behalf of the Vizhnitzer Rebbe shlit"a that with his presence in the vicinity of Kiryas Joel, he wishes to try to help with whatever he can toward the spiritual growth of the holy city under the guidance of the holy Rav of the place, the Satmar Rebbe shlit"a, and not, Heaven forbid, stand in the way of any measure to strengthen religion and raise the glory of the city.

Talmidei chachamim increase peace in the world

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Wednesday, Parshas Ki Seitzei — 'B'tzeil HaKodesh' with the Satmar Rebbe shlit"a

The Satmar Rebbe shlit"a davened Shacharis in the 'Machane Kiryas Joel' camp, which was rented by our holy mosdos in Kiryas Joel for the talmud torah boys and is located in 'Camp Monroe' in the vicinity of Kiryas Joel. He davened together with the 6th, 7th and 8th grades of the branch of HaRav R' Shlomo Noach Heilbrunn shlit"a.

Before davening, the Rebbe shlit"a put on tefillin for the bar mitzvah bochur, the bochur Eli Yitzchak Rosenberg.

After davening a lechayim gathering took place, and the Rebbe shlit"a gave his holy blessings to the bar mitzvah bochur and to the children.

In the morning hours the Rebbe shlit"a visited the mehudar bakery of our holy kehilla in Kiryas Joel, where the Rebbe spent an extended time looking over the many installations and hiddurim that were put in place in preparation for the upcoming Yom Tov season.

At about 1:40 in the afternoon the Rebbe shlit"a came to the Heichal HaMesivta "Branch Vayoel Moshe" to deliver the third shiur on the sugya of 'Ed Echad Ne'eman B'Issurin,' in preparation for the "Shabbos Shuva" derasha.

At about 7:00 the ceremony of "Siyum Kesivas Sefer Torah" took place in his holy home, for a Torah written by the mispallelim of our beis medrash 'Beis Dov' in Kiryas Joel. The Rebbe shlit"a wrote in the letters, and afterward conducted a lechayim gathering and gave his holy blessings.

In the evening the Rebbe shlit"a officiated at the kiddushin at the chuppah of the mechutanim, R' Eli Spitzer and R' Shalom Yitzchak Weinberger, at the Beis Rachel Paradise hall.

At about 12:15 the Rebbe was visited privately by HaGaon Rabbi Aharon Bronsdorfer shlit"a, dayan and moreh tzedek of the holy kehilla of Toldos Aharon in Yerushalayim and chairman of the kashrus committee at the slaughterhouse under the Eidah HaChareidis. A fine conversation was held about the chumros and hiddurim in the mehudar slaughterhouses of our holy kehilla, and in the mehudar slaughterhouse under the Beis Din Tzedek of the Eidah HaChareidis. They also discussed the expansion of the boundaries of holiness in Kiryas Joel.

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Tuesday, Parshas Ki Seitzei — "B'tzeil HaKodesh" with the Satmar Rebbe shlit"a

Early in the morning, before Shacharis, the bris of the newborn son of R' Avrohom Yoshe Glantz took place, at which the Rebbe shlit"a was honored with sandekaus and mohel.

Upon arriving at the yeshiva, HaGaon R' Hershel Kahn shlit"a, rosh mesivta, presented the Rebbe shlit"a with a report on the visit to the Jewish convert community "Ohr Chadash D'Rabbeinu Yoel" in Guatemala by the rabbonim and dayanim of our holy kehilla, to place the community on the proper foundations according to the law of Moshe and Yisroel in all its details. A wedding simcha, a bris milah simcha, a hachnasas sefer Torah, and the laying of the cornerstone for a mikvah took place there.

The Rebbe shlit"a davened Shacharis in the heichal of the Mesivta "Sniff V'Yoel Moshe." Before davening, the Rebbe shlit"a put tefillin on the following bar mitzvah bochurim:
The bochur Yoel Dovid Weiss.
The bochur Yoshe Frenkel.

After davening, the Rebbe shlit"a recited the daily Tehillim shiur, chapter 5, verse 13.

Afterward, a lechayim gathering with the bar mitzvah bochurim took place in his private room.

At around 1:45 in the afternoon, the Rebbe shlit"a came over to the heichal of the Mesivta "Sniff V'Yoel Moshe" to deliver the second sugya shiur on the sugya of 'one witness is believed regarding prohibitions,' in preparation for the "Shabbos Shuvah" derasha.

In the afternoon at around 4:30, the Rebbe shlit"a arrived in Williamsburg - as every Tuesday - where there were times of entry to the inner sanctum ahead of the days of mercy and favor, which stretched over 7 hours, from 4:30 until nearly 12 at night.

During the times of entry, a siyum of the writing of a sefer Torah took place for the Torah being donated by HaGaon R' Tzvi Elimelech Rokeach shlit"a, Av Beis Din of Bertsch Flatbush, where the Rebbe shlit"a wrote in the letters and offered his holy blessings.

Also entering the inner sanctum - as already reported - was the administration of Mamleches HaTorah under the auspices of the yeshiva ketana in our holy institutions, where the Rebbe shlit"a named the new sixth yeshiva ketana, Yeshivas Ahavas HaTorah.

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