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Sunday, Parshas Haazinu, 6 Aseres Yemei Teshuva — 'B'tzeil HaKodesh' with the Satmar Rebbe shlit"a

At around 5:45 the Rebbe shlit"a entered for the recitation of Selichos in our great beis medrash in Kiryas Joel. The baal tefillah was R' Yehuda Eliezer Gottesman.

In the morning, before Shacharis, the bris of the newborn son of R' Chaim Binyamin Eliezer Wertheimer took place, where the Rebbe shlit"a was honored with sandek and mohel.

The Rebbe shlit"a davened Shacharis in our great beis medrash in Kiryas Joel. Before davening, the Rebbe shlit"a put tefillin on the following bar mitzvah bochurim:
the bochur Yoel Teichman.
the bochur Yoel Teller.
the bochur Yudel Forgacs.

After davening, a lechayim gathering was held with the bar mitzvah bochurim in the Rebbe's private room.

In the afternoon the Rebbe shlit"a arrived in Williamsburg, where there were times for entering the inner sanctum for over 7 hours, from around 4:00 until 11:00.

Among others, HaGaon Rabbi Hershel Meisels shlit"a, rav of our Beis Medrash Beis Nachum Dov in Williamsburg, grandson of the Beirach Moshe zt"l, son of the HaGaon HaTzaddik, av beis din of our kehilla in Montreal shlit"a, and son-in-law of HaGaon HaTzaddik R' Leibush Teitelbaum zt"l, dayan and moreh tzedek of Yoel Moshe, entered together with his son the chassan, to receive the Rebbe's holy blessings on the occasion of the engagement, may it be in a good hour, to the daughter of HaGaon Rabbi Asher Yeshaya Rubin shlit"a, av beis din of Tomshov, who is a son-in-law of HaTzaddik R' Yirmiya Teitelbaum shlit"a. The Rebbe shlit"a warmly wished them blessings.

Also, Rabbi Chaim Bezalel Blum shlit"a, the shochet, came to show the Rebbe shlit"a the chalafim, as is customary.

At 11:30, after Maariv, the Rebbe shlit"a traveled home to his holy residence.

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Continuation of the report from Shabbos Parshas Vayeilech, Shabbos Shuvah, "B'tzeil HaKodesh" with the Satmar Rebbe shlit"a.

In the afternoon at 6:00 the Rebbe shlit"a entered the Beis Medrash HaGadol for the Shabbos Shuvah derasha. The Rebbe shlit"a recited a brachah, wrapped himself in a tallis, went up to the Aron Kodesh and said a silent prayer.

The Rebbe shlit"a began the derasha with the verse "Shuvah Yisroel ad Hashem Elokecha," first with a lengthy pilpul on the sugya of "ed echad ne'eman be'issurin." Afterwards the Rebbe spoke words of aggadah on the topic of teshuvah, that Jews have the law of hekdesh and it removes them from the servitude of the yetzer hara. The soul is trusted to give testimony against a person, because it is within his power to leave the ways of the yetzer hara through the study of Torah.

Afterwards the Rebbe shlit"a delivered words of mussar and chizuk, standing "between Kesseh and Asor," praised the city of Kiryas Joel and all its affairs, and spoke out about several matters: strengthening Torah study and the avodah of davening, and tznius in the ezras nashim, especially the breach regarding hair, particularly in Kiryas Joel, the place of the Rebbe. The Rebbe shlit"a expressed himself that "the Feter z"l is a stickler (a gavra d'kapdana) against those who break the fence in his holy city." The Rebbe shlit"a told a story about the holy R' Mendele of Rimanov zy"a, who ordered a window made in his holy ohel so that he could look out and guard the city, and said, "The Feter z"l lies here in the city and keeps a watchful eye on the city; the ohel has a window... 'V'hevei zahir b'gachalan' (be careful with their coals)," and likewise the Rebbe shlit"a spoke about selling clean-line materials, being guarded from the dangers of technology, and keeping among upright Jews within the borders of Kiryas Joel. At the end of the holy words the Rebbe shlit"a said that we should pray about the education decree in New York, which requires great heavenly mercy, and about the draft decree in Eretz Yisroel, and concluded with his holy blessings.

After the derasha the Rebbe shlit"a said Kaddish. It ended at 7:15.

Ra'avah d'Ra'avin

The Rebbe shlit"a entered for Mincha and Shalosh Seudos at 7:45. Mincha: R' Yoshe Mordechai Wertzberger. Removing and returning the Torah: R' Meir Akiva Krieger. Kohen: HaGaon R' Yosef Shmuel Philipp shlit"a. Levi: HaGaon HaTzaddik R' Simcha Sholom Steinberger shlit"a, Rav of Beis Medrash Divrei Chaim. Shlishi: Chadvban, HaGaon HaTzaddik R' Henoch Ashkenazi shlit"a, Rav of Beis Medrash Avnei Tzedek. Hagbah: the Rebbe shlit"a. Gelilah: R' Avrohom Shmuel Weinberger.

The Rebbe shlit"a honored the singing of zemiros at Shalosh Seudos. Odeh: R' Shlomo Hersh Eckstein. Shir HaMaalos: R' Moshe Goldstein.

The new nigunim were sung.

At the Shalosh Seudos Torah thought, the Rebbe shlit"a focused on the verse in the haftarah, "Shuvah Yisroel ad Hashem Elokecha," and explained by way of mussar and chizuk that there are four types of kapparah, where one gets off only with suffering. But when one engages in Torah, one can thereby fulfill it as if he had accepted the suffering, and it helps for teshuvah itself.

Yedid Nefesh: R' Yisroel HaKohen Landau. Kel Mistatter: R' Shlomo Klagsbrun. The Rebbe shlit"a recited the blessing over the cup. Maariv on Motzei Shabbos: the Shabbos baal tefillah R' Yoshe Mendelowitz. After Havdalah, people went over to wish a "gutte voch." The Rebbe shlit"a thanked the choir, children and adults alike. It ended at 9:50.

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

On Friday night at around 7:15 the Rebbe shlit"a entered the beis medrash and approached the amud for Mincha. Kabbalas Shabbos: R' Shlomo Hersh Eckstein. At Lecha Dodi the choir sang the new melodies that were composed for the Yamim Noraim.

They finished at around 9:20. After davening the crowd went over to wish a "gut Shabbos."

At around 11:40 the Rebbe shlit"a entered the Shabbos seudah in the Heichal HaShulchanos.

The honor of holding the cup for Kiddush: HaGaon Rabbi Avrohom Wolf Friedman shlit"a.

On the challah there was the shape of a hand, as is the minhag. At the lechayim after the fish, the Rebbe shlit"a wished "a gut gebentsht yohr." From the sweet kugels, the Rebbe shlit"a distributed shirayim to the dozens of talmidim of our holy yeshiva Mahari"t in Bnei Brak, who came to be near the holy presence for Yom Tov.

During the zemiros the Rebbe shlit"a gave the following honors: Kol Mekadesh: HaGaon HaTzaddik Rabbi Kalman Halberstam shlit"a, Av Beis Din of Sanz, Kiryas Joel; Menucha V'Simcha: HaGaon Rabbi Avrohom Wolf Friedman shlit"a.

The Rebbe shlit"a delivered a Torah discourse on the verse "And Hashem said to me, you shall not cross this Jordan," and explained in the manner of derush the topic of Eretz Yisroel being held by us as an inheritance from our forefathers.

Ka Echsof: R' Avrohom Shalom Mendlowitz. Birkas Hamazon: Rabbi Meir Panet shlit"a, son of the Dees Rebbe.

Stories and accounts: This week the Rebbe shlit"a related about HaRav HaKadosh Rabbi Hirtzka of Ratzfert zy"a, whose yahrzeit falls on Wednesday, Erev Yom Kippur, as well as stories and accounts of the Divrei Chaim zy"a regarding Yom Kippur.

Ka Ribon Olam: R' Moshe Aharon Steinberg. Az Beyom HaShvii: R' Moshe Meir Teitelbaum. They finished at around 1:40.

And on the holy day of Shabbos

On Shabbos Kodesh morning the Rebbe shlit"a entered at 9:30. Pesukei D'zimra: HaGaon Rabbi Yechezkel Gelbstein shlit"a. Shacharis: HaGaon Rabbi Dovid Leib Krausz shlit"a.

Hotzaah and Hachnasah: R' Pinchas Elimelech Weiss. Pesukei Shema Yisroel: HaGaon Rabbi Yehuda Leib Neiman shlit"a (Monsey).

Aliyos. Kohen: HaGaon Rabbi Zalman Leib Kahana shlit"a (Beit Shemesh). Levi: R' Berish Apfel. Shlishi: HaGaon Rabbi Meir Leib Ketina shlit"a. Revii: the baal simcha R' Berish Mendlowitz — the Rebbe shlit"a made the Mi Sheberach and the naming on the occasion of the birth of his daughter, mazel tov. Chamishi: R' Eliezer Lev. Shishi: the Rebbe shlit"a.

After his aliyah, the Rebbe shlit"a made the Mi Sheberach and the naming on the occasion of the birth of a daughter for the following baalei simcha:
R' Yaakov Yoel Indig.
R' Yudel Schwartz.

Shvii: the baal simcha R' Yoel the bochur Asher Schwartz — the Rebbe shlit"a made the Mi Sheberach and the naming on the occasion of the birth of his daughter, mazel tov. Acharon: R' Avrohom Shalom Mendlowitz. Maftir: R' Yoshe Teller. Hagbah: HaGaon Rabbi Dovid Greenfeld shlit"a. Gelilah: R' Shlomo Dovid Daskal.

After the Torah reading, dozens of guests from overseas, who came to be near the holy presence for Yom Tov, bentched Gomel.

Mussaf: Mishabbos Kodesh R' Yoshe Mendlowitz. Pesicha for Nanim Zemiros: R' Naftali Freund. They finished at 12:15.

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Thursday, Parshas Vayeilech, Erev Tzom Gedalya — 'B'tzeil HaKodesh' with the Satmar Rebbe shlit"a

At around 5:45 the Rebbe shlit"a entered for the recital of Selichos in our great beis medrash in Kiryas Joel. The baal tefillah was HaRav R' Dovid Shmuel Goldberger.

In the morning, before Shacharis, the bris of the newborn son of R' Zalman Grossberg took place, where the Rebbe shlit"a was honored with sandek and mohel.

The Rebbe shlit"a davened Shacharis in our great beis medrash in Kiryas Joel. Before davening, the Rebbe shlit"a put tefillin on the bar mitzvah bochur, the bochur Elisha Yoel Rosenfeld.

In the afternoon, several esrogim were brought to the Rebbe shlit"a's holy home in anticipation of the upcoming Yom Tov of Sukkos, and the Rebbe shlit"a examined the esrogim.

Today, Friday, at around 5:45 the Rebbe shlit"a entered for the recital of Selichos in our great beis medrash in Kiryas Joel. The baal tefillah was HaRav R' Moshe Meir Gottlieb.

In the morning, before Shacharis, the bris of the newborn son of R' Yoel Berish Shaar took place, where the Rebbe shlit"a was honored with sandek and mohel.
And the bris of the newborn son of R' Yitzchak Rubin, where the Rebbe shlit"a was honored with sandek and mohel.

The Rebbe shlit"a davened Shacharis in our great beis medrash in Kiryas Joel. Before davening, the Rebbe shlit"a put tefillin on the following bar mitzvah bochurim:
The bochur Yitzchak Tuvia Friedman.
The bochur Meir Menachem Zev Hirsch.

After davening, a lechayim celebration was held with the bar mitzvah bochurim in the Rebbe's private room.

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At around 1:45, the Satmar Rebbe shlit"a entered the beis medrash wrapped in the tallis, kappel and kittel of the Divrei Yoel zt"l, with a white kaftan beneath the kittel. The Rebbe shlit"a went up to the Aron Kodesh and recited a silent prayer, then began the inspiring shofar-blowing derasha on the verse "Ashrei ha'am yodei teruah," explaining that in truth the damage caused by a sin is without measure or limit, but Hashem, in His abundant mercy, judges according to the damage through the trials in this world. This applies only to Jews who believe in Hashem's providence over "the lower realms" and conduct themselves with humility and lowliness of spirit. By contrast, the nations of the world say that it is beneath His dignity to look at the lower realms, and for them repentance does not help. But we must check ourselves that we are not, chas v'shalom, caught among those who say that the terrible events of the past years were a coincidence, "All who come into the world pass before You like sheep," that we remember what took place at the holy site of Meron, and they say it was a coincidence because there were many people there, and the same about other events, "chas v'shalom to say so," but rather this was from Heaven, to awaken us and call us to do teshuva. After the derasha the Rebbe shlit"a recited Kaddish D'Rabbanan; it concluded at around 2:10.

Afterwards the Rebbe shlit"a went up to the bimah. The Sifrei Torah were held by HaGaon R' Asher Yeshaya Feuerstein shlit"a and R' Aharon Spitzer.

Before making the berachos, the Rebbe shlit"a put on a new garment, a shawl. The Rebbe shlit"a made the berachos with fiery holiness and blew the Tekias D'meyushav. The baal koreh was the Hagaon Hatzaddik, the Av Beis Din, shlit"a.

The Rebbe approached the amud for Musaf, reciting "Hineni he'ani mimaas." Kaddish was at 2:35.

The prayers were filled with holy emotion, with a voice like a flaming fire, which stirred the entire sanctuary of the beis medrash.

The honors of Pesichos at Musaf were given to R' Avrohom Shalom Landau, R' Mordechai Landau, R' Avrohom Wieder, R' Yaakov Mittelman and R' Dovid Shmuel Goldberger.

R' Yitzchok Ehrenfeld approached for Kavei. The opening for Ane'im Zemiros was given to R' Meir Dovid Massri (may he be well and have long years).

Immediately after Musaf, Mincha was davened. Davening before the amud was HaRav HaTzaddik R' Chaim Binyomin Kahana shlit"a of Spinka, Kiryas Joel. It concluded at around 6:25.

For the afternoon meal, the Rebbe shlit"a washed in his holy home. At around 8:05 the Rebbe shlit"a entered the beis medrash hagadol for the shulchan aruch tish.

Kugel and sweet carrots were brought in. The Rebbe shlit"a drank lechayim and wished, "A good, blessed year in all matters," and the Yamim Noraim melodies were sung.

The Rebbe shlit"a honored HaGaon Rabbi Meir Eliezer Friedman shlit"a with the Zemiros.

The Rebbe shlit"a said Torah on the verse "Tiku bachodesh shofar bakeseh leyom chageinu, ki chok l'Yisroel hu mishpat l'Elokei Yaakov," explaining that "chok" refers to "lishnei d'mezonei," that the shofar brings down parnassah, "Alah Elokim biteruah, Hashem b'kol shofar." The two names Elokim and the name Havaya have the same numerical value as the name Yevak, which is also the numerical value of money. The Rebbe shlit"a told a story about the Rebbe of Lublin zy"a, who with his shofar blowing brought down a great abundance of parnassah, and he blessed that a year of great abundance and many blessings should come.

The Rebbe shlit"a recited the blessing over the cup. Maariv for Motzei Yom Tov: R' Chaim Yaakov Gutman.

The Rebbe shlit"a made Havdalah, and upon rising he wished, "A good week, a good year." It concluded at 9:10.

Ashrei ha'am shekachah lo, ashrei ha'am sheHashem Elokav

May it be Hashem's will that all good be accomplished, that the prayers be accepted with mercy and favor, and that we merit a year of redemption and salvation.

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The Rebbe approached the amud for Musaf and said Hineni He'ani Mimaas. Kaddish was at 2:40.

The Satmar Rebbe shlit"a davened from a machzor Nusach Tefilah Yeshara. The baal tokei'a for the tekios d'meumad was HaGaon Rabbi R' Shlomo Zabel shlit"a, dayan and moreh tzedek of Beis Medrash Beis Dov of our holy kehilla.

"Geshem mul Aron HaKodesh be'eimah, v'amcha misaviv osam kechomah" — maintaining the holy service with awe and fear, with arousal and holy emotion during Musaf, especially during the pesukim of Malchios and Zichronos; "Einei amcha telios v'einayim lecha meyachalos."

The pesichos at Musaf were given as honors to R' Yosha Wertzberger, R' Asher Weider (Montreal), R' Kapel Schonbrun, and R' Zusha Neustadt.

R' Yitzchak Ehrenfeld approached for Ke-Kel, and the pesicha for Anim Zemiros was given to R' Avrohom Lebovitch (of Williamsburg).

Mincha was davened immediately after Musaf. R' Aharon Spitzer davened before the amud. The Rebbe shlit"a davened Shemoneh Esrei with the tallis over his head. They finished at about 6:25.

At the afternoon seudah in his holy home, the bochurim, grandchildren of the Beirach Moshe zy"a, joined. The Rebbe honored them to sing the zemiros. Bentching was led by the bochur Elazar, son of HaGaon Rabbi R' Yoel Halberstam shlit"a.

After the seudah, the Rebbe shlit"a went over to the beis medrash. At the proper time, Maariv was davened. The baal tefillah was R' Dovid Eckstein of Eretz Yisroel. After Maariv, the Rebbe shlit"a went up to the Aron Kodesh and wished everyone "a gut Yom Tov, a gut gebentched yohr."

At about 11:50, the Rebbe shlit"a entered the Heichal HaShulchanos for the Yom Tov meal. The Rebbe shlit"a wore a new bekishe in honor of Shehecheyanu. The lifting of the cup for Kiddush was done by HaGaon Rabbi R' Shalom Moshe Lipschitz shlit"a, dayan and moreh tzedek of Beis Medrash Beis Mordechai of our holy kehilla.

On the table were various fruits. The Rebbe made a bracha on a date and tasted from the fruits, and afterwards distributed shirayim from the dates to the entire crowd.

The Rebbe honored HaGaon Rabbi R' Shalom Moshe Lipschitz shlit"a to lead the zemiros.

The Rebbe shlit"a said Torah on the verse "L'Hashem ha'aretz u'melo'ah" and explained that we blow the shofar on Rosh Hashana because it is the day of coronation. Above in Heaven there is also a tekias shofar, but to the Creator the tekias of this world is more precious, because there is greater kavod Shamayim from those with free choice who have a yetzer hara.

Bentching was led by R' Mendel Gross shlit"a. They finished at about 1:00.

"As his deeds were the first time, so were his deeds the second time": on the second day of Yom Tov in the morning, the Rebbe shlit"a entered the beis medrash at about 8:10.

Pesukei D'zimra: the bochur Yoel, son of Shlomo Wertzberger shlit"a, a maggid shiur in our holy mosdos. Shacharis: R' Berish Apfel.

After a short break, the Rebbe shlit"a entered wearing the kittel and silver kapel. The hotzaah and hachnasah were honors given to HaGaon Rabbi R' Yitzchak Kaufman shlit"a and HaGaon Rabbi R' Yosef Moshe Forgacs shlit"a. The pesukim of Shema Yisroel were recited by HaGaon Rabbi R' Itamar Tuvia Weider shlit"a.

The Rebbe shlit"a was the baal koreh and leined with weeping and great arousal.

Aliyos. Kohen: R' Eli Shlomo Kohn; Levi: R' Shlomo Klagsbrun; Shlishi: R' Meir Yaakov Indig; Revi'i: R' Aharon Hersh Mittelman (Boro Park); Chamishi: the Rebbe shlit"a. Hagbah of the first sefer: R' Meir Wertheimer; Gelilah: R' Avrohom Klein; Maftir: R' Yaakov Zusman Sofer; Hagbah of the second sefer: R' Baruch Yitzchak Weiss; Gelilah: R' Shimon Stern (Monsey). They finished at 12:40.

There was a pause. The Rebbe shlit"a went to the mikvah and then returned to his holy home.

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"A Day of Teruah Shall It Be for You"

On the first day of Yom Tov in the morning, the Satmar Rebbe shlit"a entered the beis medrash at around 8:15. The Rebbe shlit"a conducted his holy tefillos with awesome weeping. The sound of weeping was heard throughout the entire beis medrash during the tefillos, especially at "Shir HaMaalos Mima'amakim" and at the piyut "Yarasi B'fatzosi." It stirred the hearts of the thousands of mispallelim.

Pesukei D'zimra: HaGaon Rabbi Avrohom Shalom Friedman shlit"a, one of the roshei hakollelim. Shacharis: HaGaon HaTzaddik, the Dayan U'Moreh Tzedek shlit"a.

After a short break, the Rebbe shlit"a entered wearing the kittel and silver kappel. The honors of hotzaa and hachnasa (taking out and returning the Torah) were given to HaGaon Rabbi Yosef Hersh Sofer shlit"a and HaGaon Rabbi Ari Asher Indig shlit"a, of the dayanim of our holy kehilla. The pesukei Shema Yisroel: HaRav HaTzaddik Rabbi Yitzchak Tzvi Weiss shlit"a, Av Beis Din of Uhel of Boro Park.

The Rebbe shlit"a was the baal koreh, and read with weeping and great hisorerus.

Aliyos. Kohen: the Av Beis Din of Uhel in Boro Park shlit"a; Levi: R' Elazar Gruber; Shlishi: HaGaon HaTzaddik, the Dayan U'Moreh Tzedek shlit"a; Revii: R' Yehuda Weiss; Chamishi: the Rebbe shlit"a.

After his aliya, the Rebbe shlit"a recited the Mi Sheberach and the naming for the birth of a daughter for the following baalei simcha:
R' Moshe Dovid Neiman.
R' Shimon Schwartz.
R' Chaim Yekusiel Katz.
R' Avrohom Shimon Wieder.

Hagbah of the first Sefer: R' Chaim Aharon Klein; Gelilah: R' Simcha Katz; Maftir: R' Meir Hirsch; Hagbah of the second Sefer: R' Eliezer Lev of London; Gelilah: R' Shimon Schwartz. The davening concluded at 12:20.

There was a pause. The Rebbe shlit"a went to the mikvah and then went home.

At around 1:30 the Rebbe shlit"a entered the beis medrash wrapped in the tallis, kappel and kittel of the Divrei Yoel zt"l, and under the kittel a white kaftan. The Rebbe shlit"a went up to the aron kodesh, said a silent tefilla, and began the festive Tekias Shofar drasha on the verse "Ashrei HaAm Yodei Seruah," that there are two ways in which the Creator awakens us to teshuva: one is by sending a harsh king like Haman, and the second way is by sending a spirit of purity into Jewish children, so that when one is engaged in Torah, one merits to be awakened through a call of affection. The Rebbe shlit"a continued with awesome weeping: "A year has passed, as was mentioned yesterday, that 'Vayehi' is an expression of sorrow; it has been a difficult year. We beg the holy Creator, 'Hashiveinu Hashem eilecha v'nashuva' — awaken us to teshuva by sending a spirit of purity, not through a harsh king like Haman." The Rebbe shlit"a quoted from the Divrei Yoel zt"l that there are times when a harsh king like Haman does not help, but only makes things worse, as in Egypt: 'And they did not listen to Moshe, because of shortness of spirit and hard labor.' We had a very difficult year; Hashem awakened Klal Yisroel in a difficult manner. "Holy Creator, send a spirit of purity, awaken Klal Yisroel with the attribute of mercy. In today's generations, if one is awakened through suffering, on the contrary, it can harm," when the shofar is blown, with its geneichos and yelalos, Jews know how to entice their Creator with the teruah, and from this alone one is already awakened to teshuva.

The Rebbe shlit"a continued that it says in the Eliya Rabba that on Rosh Hashana the weeping of Sarah Imeinu at the time of the Akeidah is awakened. The meaning of this weeping is that at the Akeidah, Sarah Imeinu saw the troubles of Klal Yisroel until this very day, and her holy heart could not bear it, and her soul departed. The Rebbe shlit"a cried out with great weeping, "And every year, at the time of Tekias Shofar, Sarah Imeinu, the mother of Klal Yisroel, weeps together with all the Jewish mothers who each weep over their own troubles." He enumerated troubles for which Jewish children need help, and said that the merit of Sarah Imeinu protects Klal Yisroel, and he bestowed brachos.

After the drasha, the Rebbe shlit"a said Kaddish D'Rabbanan. The davening concluded at around 2:00.

After the drasha, the bris took place of the bochur Baruch Ari Feigel, where the Rebbe was sandek and mohel.

Afterwards, the Rebbe shlit"a went up to the bimah; the Sifrei Torah were held by R' Meir Hersh Greenbaum and R' Aharon Spitzer.

At 2:15 the Rebbe shlit"a began "Min HaMeitzar." The Rebbe shlit"a recited the brachos with holy fire and blew the Tekios D'meyushav. The baal mikra was HaGaon HaTzaddik, the Dayan U'Moreh Tzedek shlit"a.

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'Tichal Shana U'virkhoseha'

Yom Tov Rosh Hashana B'tzeil HaKodesh with the Satmar Rebbe shlit"a in the midst of our holy kehilla in Kiryas Joel.

On Erev Yom Tov, at around 5:20 in the early morning, the Satmar Rebbe shlit"a entered our great beis medrash in Kiryas Joel, wrapped in the tallis and kappel of the holy Rebbe, the Divrei Yoel zy"a, and descended before the amud to recite Selichos, "Zechor Bris." R' Akiva Weinstock and R' Yaakov Forges were honored with the Pesichos. The davening concluded at around 7:45.

Before davening, the Rebbe shlit"a went over to the home of R' Amram Cohen shlit"a, where the bris of the newborn son of Rabbi Yoel Spitzer shlit"a took place; a bris also took place in the beis medrash for the bochur Wolf Berger.

At around 10:15 the Rebbe shlit"a entered for Shacharis. After Tehillim the Yehi Ratzon was recited; afterward the Rebbe shlit"a removed his tefillin, conducted Hatoras Nedarim before a minyan, and recited the Moser Modaa.

On the night of Yom Tov, at around 8:00, the Rebbe shlit"a entered the beis medrash and approached the amud for Mincha, and afterward the piyut "Achos Ketana" was recited as is customary.

After Mincha the annual appeal took place for the "Mivtzar HaKollelim in Kiryas Joel," with its more than 800 kollel learners. The director of the kollelim, HaGaon Rabbi Wolf Aharon Teller shlit"a, addressed the gathering, and in the course of his remarks announced that, per the directive of the Rebbe shlit"a at the historic Shabbos "Amalei HaTorah," the kollel will increase the stipend for the learners.

At the proper time the Rebbe shlit"a approached the amud for Maariv.

After davening the Rebbe shlit"a went up to the Aron Kodesh and delivered a Torah thought on the verse "Tik'u bachodesh shofar, bakeseh leyom chageinu." The teruah is genuchei ganach, yilulei yalil. The first Belzer Rebbe zy"a says that "Yimaleh s'chok pinu u'leshoneinu rina" forms the initials of "shofar," showing that the shofar is with joy. The shofar is blown twice, the tekiah while sitting and the tekiah while standing. The first time it is blown to arouse to teshuva, and the second time it is blown for the joy that one has fulfilled the mitzvah of teshuva. The Chasam Sofer z"l says that "Vayehi" is an expression of sorrow and "Vehaya" is an expression of joy. "Vayehi" is the past, "Vehaya" is the future. When one looks at how the year went by, it is an expression of sorrow. "A very difficult year has passed, very difficult events for Klal Yisroel." But one looks at "Vehaya," the future, at what will be, and that is an expression of joy. "A good year will come for Klal Yisroel, a bright year, a joyous year." Therefore it is blown twice: the first time, genuchei ganach, yilulei yalil, for the year that has passed, "Tichleh shana vekilloseha." The second time is to show joy, "U'vyom simchaschem u'vemoadeichem," for the year that is coming, "Tichal shana u'virkhoseha." This is "Tik'u bachodesh shofar bakeseh leyom chageinu," a chag being a Yom Tov of joy.

The Rebbe shlit"a bestowed a general blessing and a personal blessing upon the members of the kehilla and upon all of Klal Yisroel, and a blessing for each individual, "Leshana tova tikasev vesichasem le'altar l'chaim tovim ul'shalom." He said that Tashpa"b (5782) has the gematria of "Kabel rinas," that Hakadosh Baruch Hu will listen to the prayers of Klal Yisroel, "Tichal shana u'virkhoseha," a good year is coming for Klal Yisroel. He continued to bestow abundant blessings and concluded with a good Yom Tov and a good year. In response, the thousands of Yidden wished the Rebbe "Leshana tova" in return, and he too answered "Amen" to those who blessed him.

After descending, the Rebbe shlit"a extended a special "Leshana tova" to HaGaon HaTzaddik the Dayan shlit"a, and then went home to his residence.

At around 11:45 the Rebbe shlit"a entered for the Yom Tov seudah in the Heichal HaShulchanos. After Kiddush, the Rebbe shlit"a cut the challah with a new knife and dipped it in honey, raw honey, and then made the bracha of Ha'etz on an apple dipped in honey and recited the Yehi Ratzon "that a good and sweet year be renewed for us," and distributed shirayim from the apple to the entire tzibbur.

The head of a lamb was brought in from the lambs of mitzvah with which the Rebbe shlit"a fulfilled the mitzvah of Reishis HaGez this past Yom Tov of Pesach. The Rebbe tasted it and recited the Yehi Ratzon "that we be the head and not the tail." At the lechayim the Rebbe shlit"a wished a good kesiva and chasima.

R' Eli Shaul Katz (Boro Park) was honored with the Zemiros and "L'Dovid Mizmor."

The Rebbe shlit"a delivered a Torah thought on "L'Dovid Mizmor" and explained that there is a dispute among the tzaddikim as to which comes first, gashmiyus or ruchniyus. The shofar is blown with two tekios, one for gashmiyus and one for ruchniyus, and gashmiyus comes first. He concluded with blessings.

Birkas Hamazon: R' Eliezer Lev (London). The seudah concluded at 1:00.

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