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"And He Would Go Out in Peace from the Holy Place" — Motzei Yom Kippur

At around 11:15, the Satmar Rebbe shlit"a visited R' Efraim Rosenfeld who is ill, wishing him a refuah sheleimah, and then entered the Motzei Yom Kippur Shulchan Orech, with drums and dancing, in our great beis medrash in Williamsburg, in the presence of thousands upon thousands of Yidden.
Upon arriving, the Rebbe shlit"a broke into a spirited dance in the middle of the floor for several minutes.

Afterwards the Rebbe washed. At the lechayim after the fish, the Rebbe shlit"a wished "a good, blessed year." At the soup, wine was placed on the table as is customary.

During the tish, the singing of joyous niggunim was prolonged. For the zemer HaMavdil, the Rebbe shlit"a honored HaGaon Rabbi Hersh Elimelech Teitelbaum shlit"a, Rav of Beis Medrash Tefilah L'Moshe in Boro Park.

The Rebbe shlit"a said Torah on the piyut of HaMavdil, "Zareinu v'chaspeinu yarbeh kachol, Yitzveh Hashem chasdo l'maan Yaakov avdo" and explained in accordance with the Chasam Sofer, who says that Yom Kippur corresponds to Yaakov Avinu, whose image is engraved beneath the Throne of Glory, and Yaakov Avinu carries the teshuva up to the Throne of Glory. Regarding the bechora, we see that Yaakov Avinu ruled like Rabbi Meir, that a person can transfer ownership of something that has not yet come into the world. Therefore, even if "Zareinu v'chaspeinu yarbeh kachol" is something without limit, Hashem must indeed give it, in accordance with the view of Rabbi Meir. The Rebbe concluded that since Yidden fasted on Yom Kippur and added to it with Tosefes Yom Kippur, "additional bounty" will descend as well. He gave very warm, holy brachos that we should have accomplished all good, and that "Zareinu v'chaspeinu yarbeh kachol" should be fulfilled with abundant blessings.

Birkas Hamazon: the Rebbe's grandson, the baal simcha, Rabbi Dovid Teitelbaum shlit"a.

After Bentching, the joyous niggunim continued. At the close, the Rebbe shlit"a gave his holy blessings to the assembled.

It concluded at about 1 o'clock, when the Rebbe shlit"a was escorted out with song and music.

Fortunate is the people for whom it is so, fortunate is the people whose G-d is Hashem

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"U'Sanneh Tokef Kedushas HaYom"

On Yom Kippur morning, the Satmar Rebbe shlit"a entered the beis medrash at around 8:00.

The Rebbe shlit"a davened his holy tefillos with awe-inspiring weeping, and the sound of crying was heard throughout the entire beis medrash.

Anim Zemiros was led by R' Yaakov Chaim Gutman. R' Eli Shaul Katz (Boro Park) was honored with the Pesicha.

Pesukei D'Zimra: HaGaon Rabbi Naftali Hirtzka Zwibel shlit"a, Rosh HaKahal. Shacharis: the Rebbe's grandson, HaGaon Rabbi Yoel Ashkenazi shlit"a, son of HaGaon Rabbi Henoch shlit"a, Chadvaban. Shacharis ended at around 12:15.

Hotza'ah and Hachnasah were given as honors to: HaGaon Rabbi Meir Zwibel shlit"a, and HaGaon Rabbi Asher Chaim Wieder shlit"a, of the dayanim of our kehilla.

The Rebbe shlit"a read the Torah with great hislahavus.
Aliyos. Kohen: the Rebbe's grandson, HaGaon Rabbi Yoel Glanz shlit"a; Levi: R' Yoel Tirnauer; Shlishi: R' Shlomo Yaakov Liebermann; Revi'i: R' Yitzchak Schwartz; Chamishi: R' Shlomo Yaakov Mertz; Shishi: the Rebbe shlit"a.

After his aliyah, the Rebbe shlit"a recited the Mi Sheberach and named the newborn daughter of his grandson, Rabbi Dovid Tov shlit"a, son of the Av Beis Din of Sighet shlit"a, "V'yikarei Shemah B'Yisroel" Brocha, after his grandmother, the righteous Rebbetzin, wife of Rabbi Aharon Brael Teitelbaum z"l.

The Rebbe also recited the Mi Sheberach and named the newborn daughter of R' Meir Bash.

Hagbah of the first sefer: R' Aharon Moshe Slager; Gelilah: R' Shlomo Yosef Bash; Maftir: R' Fishel Rispler. Hagbah of the second sefer: R' Aharon Weiss; Gelilah: R' Aharon Hersh Mittelman. They finished at around 1:00.

The Rebbe shlit"a entered for Yizkor after a pause at about 11:40 and then proceeded to Mussaf.

"Tahor Lev Pasa U'Panav LaKodesh U'Misapel", the recitation of the Seder HaAvodah with a fiery flame, "Kehal Eidoseinu Alecha Yismochu, V'al Yadecha Tehei Selichaseinu"

Fortunate is the eye that beheld the holy avodah at Mussaf, with the awe-inspiring weeping of the Satmar Rebbe shlit"a.

"Aharon Kadosh Hashem L'Sharescha Kidashta" especially during the holy avodah at the Seder HaAvodah, with an outpouring of the soul.

"U'Chein Tzadikim Yireu V'Yismachu" the holy dancing, beyond our comprehension, during the stikelach and at the Kaddeishim after the tefillos.

Among others, the following were honored with Pesichos at Mussaf:
R' Moshe Yosef Mittelman.
R' Shlomo Eliezer Spielman.
R' Eli Leib Rosenberg.
R' Aharon Mattis Deutsch (Monsey).
R' Dovid Steinberg.

Those honored with Hagbah at Korim, and as shamash for the Rebbe shlit"a's holy path, were:

The first Korim: R' Avrohom Moshe Falkowitz - R' Shlomo Wertzberger - shamash.

The second Korim: R' Shalom Yitzchak Jakobowitz - R' Moshe Eliezer Landau.

The third Korim: R' Meir Stern - R' Aharon Hersh Mittelman (Boro Park).

The fourth Korim: Rabbi Shmuel Eliezer Teitelbaum shlit"a (Boro Park) - R' Yitzchak Michael Jacob.

They finished at about 6:05.

Mincha was led by R' Yudel Wertzberger. Hotza'ah and Hachnasah: HaRav R' Meshulam Margaliot shlit"a. Kohen: the bar mitzvah bochur Chaim Shaul Kohn; Levi: R' Nesanel Wertzberger; Maftir Yonah: the Rebbe shlit"a. After his aliyah, the Rebbe recited a Mi Sheberach for R' Moshe Yuda son of R' Hirsch, who had purchased Maftir. Hagbah: R' Avrohom Brach; Gelilah: R' Moshe Eliezer Landau.

They davened quickly and did not say Avinu Malkeinu as is customary, due to the late hour. They finished at 6:55.

Immediately after Mincha, the Rebbe shlit"a began Ashrei for "Tefillas Neilah" with fiery intensity and tremendous weeping. The Thirteen Attributes were recited at all the stikelach, as was the minhag of the Beirach Moshe zy"a. The Pesicha to Neilah was purchased by R' Yitzchak Klein.

After Kaddish, R' Naftali Hirtzka Stein blew the Tekiah Gedolah, and the Rebbe shlit"a cried out in a mighty and powerful voice, "L'Shanah Haba'ah B'Yerushalayim." Neilah ended at 8:25.

The Rebbe shlit"a waited until the large minyan finished and then stood to daven Maariv. The baal tefillah was R' Yoel Weinberger. They finished at around 8:55.

After Maariv, the Rebbe shlit"a went over to Heichal Tehillas Yehosef, made Havdalah, and then broke his fast, and wished the entire kahal well. They finished at around 9:10.

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Afterwards, the Satmar Rebbe shlit"a began Maariv. Those honored with Pesichos at Maariv were:
R' Shmuel HaKohen Friedman - Mishabak.
HaGaon Rabbi Avrohom Chaim Matzen shlit"a.
R' Moshe Falkowitz.
HaGaon Rabbi Eli Dovid Greenfeld shlit"a.
HaGaon Rabbi Yoel Schwartz shlit"a, dayan and moreh d'asra of our beis medrash in the Gelbstein building.

Adon Olam, along with the four chapters of Tehillim, was recited by R' Yudel Wertzberger.

Shiur HaYichud was recited by the directors of our holy mosdos:
HaGaon Rabbi Yoel Stern shlit"a.
HaGaon Rabbi Chaim Reuven Schonbrun shlit"a.
HaGaon Rabbi Yoel Meir Friedman shlit"a.
HaGaon Rabbi Yeshaya Yitzchak Rubin shlit"a.
HaGaon Rabbi Chaim Hersh Gold shlit"a.
HaGaon Rabbi Michel Greenfeld shlit"a.

"Az b'yom hashvi'i" was sung by R' Leibush Weinfeld.

The davening concluded at around 11:40. The Rebbe shlit"a went up to the Aron Kodesh and, with a radiant countenance, wished the entire tzibur a "Good Yom Tov."

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But the question of the zeide zt"l zy"a in Kedushas Yom Tov is a difficult one: how can one do teshuvah, teshuvah m'ahavah, when committing aveiros creates a barrier between Yidden and Hashem? The zeide zt"l zy"a in Eitz Chaim answers that when one does teshuvah out of fear, an abundance flows so that one will be able to do teshuvah out of love. The father zt"l zy"a in Berach Moshe says that when one learns the holy Torah, the Torah bestows love, and one can merit teshuvah m'ahavah.

Through the mitzvah of milah, a covenant of peace is made between Yidden and Hashem. Through the merit of the mitzvah of milah, one can merit to do teshuvah out of love, "from all your sins before Hashem you shall be purified," and one does not need to come to cleansing suffering.

And he continued, in a weeping voice and with great arousal: In the Selichos we say "To You, Hashem, is the righteousness, and to us the shame of face." A year has passed, and the year before it as well. 'Such a difficult situation in the world; a difficult illness spread, truly a plague; it cost so many Jewish lives.' Thank the Holy Creator, 'Who placed our souls in life.' Everyone who lived through it should have brought a korban todah, resolving to improve in teshuvah and good deeds. But instead of this, people did not improve at all; on the contrary, unfortunately we have gotten worse. "We need Heavenly mercy; the illness is getting stronger and spreading again." Who knows whether it is not a punishment for not having been aroused the first time. "Hashem is demanding of us, Hashem is requiring of us." It has been a year with very difficult events in Eretz Yisroel, in the holy place Meron, and outside Eretz Yisroel. And, crying out with weeping, he said: The uncle zt"l once said, when such difficult times passed: "Gentlemen, a fire is burning, and with hot tears it can be extinguished; a fire is burning, and with tears it can be extinguished." "To You, Hashem, is the righteousness," that we lived through these difficult times, "but to us the shame of face," that we gave nothing back, no korban of Torah.

After the derashah, at the time of the entrance of the day, the Satmar Rebbe shlit"a recited Vidui together with the congregation. The Rebbe shlit"a said, "Now we will all together recite Vidui at the entrance of this holy day." He began in a still, small voice, "Ana tavo lefanecha tefilaseinu," and recited before the Aron Kodesh together with the congregation the Vidui with a melody, "Ashamnu, bagadnu..." But not before he broke out in a terrible weeping that pulled the entire congregation along in awesome weeping, and shook the hearts of the thousands of mispallelim for several minutes.

After Vidui, R' Naftali Hirtzka Stein took the Sefer Torah out of the Aron Kodesh and handed it to the Rebbe shlit"a. The Rebbe shlit"a took the Torah and began words of arousal, quoting what the father zt"l zy"a used to mention, what the Eitz Chaim zy"a said: "Woe to the creatures because of the insult to the Torah," that all of a person's pains come from the insult to the Torah. He also quoted from the uncle zt"l zy"a in Divrei Yoel that there are two ways in which Hashem arouses Yidden to do teshuvah: either through a harsh king like Haman, or by sending a spirit of purity from above. At Matan Torah there was a spirit of purity for Jewish children, meaning, "If you accept the Torah, good," Hashem will arouse through a spirit of purity. And this is how Moshe Rabbeinu calmed the Jewish children: "You have greatly angered the Omnipresent, and He did not destroy you." Unfortunately, when we do not merit it and do not learn enough Torah, the arousal to teshuvah comes through a harsh king like Haman. And, crying out with weeping: "Holy Torah! In the name of all that is holy, I beg your forgiveness. Holy Torah, forgive us. From today onward we resolve to learn more Torah and to strengthen the Torah." The holy Torah will surely be a proper advocate for all of Klal Yisroel. Jewish children are exerting themselves and striving to guard the Torah." He concluded with many brachos.

Afterward, the Rebbe shlit"a recited "Or Zarua" and "Palgei Mayim" three times on the spot, and then walked around the beis medrash despite the heavy crowding, saying it as he walked three times, once on each side of the beis medrash.

After "Kam Rabi Shimon," the Rebbe shlit"a began "Kol Nidrei." Honored to hold the Sifrei Torah were HaRav HaTzaddik R' Yirmi Teitelbaum shlit"a, a member of the Rebbe's family, and HaGaon R' Zusha Gelb shlit"a, one of the dayanim of our kehilla.

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The Kohen Gadol stands and serves his generation — see and rejoice

Yom Kodesh 5782, "B'tzeil HaKodesh" with the Satmar Rebbe shlit"a in the midst of our holy kehilla in Williamsburg

On Erev Yom Kippur in the morning at around 5:55, the Rebbe shlit"a entered for Selichos in our great beis medrash in Kiryas Joel. The baal tefillah was R' Yehoshua Teller.

In his holy home, the Rebbe shlit"a observed the minhag of kapparos and burned the tail feathers.

Afterwards, at around 6:30, the Rebbe shlit"a crossed over to the mehudar slaughterhouse, where R' Yoel HaLevi Wertzberger slaughtered the fowl. Before the shechita, the Rebbe examined the chalef; after the shechita, the Rebbe shlit"a recited the Leshem Yichud before the bracha and fulfilled the mitzvah of covering the blood. The Rebbe shlit"a also examined the chalafim of all the shochtim and wished them a gmar chasima tova. He then went in for a short visit throughout the entire slaughterhouse.

Afterwards, the Rebbe shlit"a went to be menachem avel R' Shalom Yitzchak Weinberger on the passing of his mother a"h.

At around 7:40, the Rebbe shlit"a traveled into Williamsburg for Yom Tov.

At around 9:50, the Rebbe shlit"a entered for Shacharis in our great beis medrash in Williamsburg. Before davening, the Rebbe shlit"a put tefillin on several bar mitzvah bochurim.

After davening, the meshamesh R' Shlomo Wertzberger went in to the Rebbe shlit"a, where the Rebbe shlit"a took the lekach as is customary.

In the afternoon at around 1:30, the Rebbe shlit"a entered the holy tish of Erev Yom Kippur in our beis medrash in Williamsburg.

Before washing for the seudah of the mitzvah of the day, the Rebbe shlit"a quietly recited a longer Leshem Yichud. The meat was from the fowl with which the Rebbe shlit"a had observed the minhag of kapparos as is customary.

Niggunim of hisorerus were sung, and then, in great arousal, the Rebbe shlit"a sang the piyut Yirtzeh Es Amcha to the Ahava Rabba tune attributed to R' Hersh of Rimanov zy"a.

During the tish the Rebbe shlit"a shed rivers of tears, especially while singing Yirtzeh, in the holy chamber with awe and dread before the Day of Judgment.

The Rebbe shlit"a said Torah on the piyut "Bameh Akadem V'Kaf Pnei Lo Yikach Shochad, uVyadi Ein Maaseh V'Al Zos Libi Yifchad," and explained that through emunah one can emerge from the bondage of the yetzer hara, and through this one can sanctify the heart, and it will be hekdesh, which removes from bondage, just as it was at the Exodus from Egypt, as it says "Lechtech Acharai BaMidbar B'Eretz Lo Zeruah," and through the emunah of the Jewish children there was hekdesh removing from bondage. This is the remembrance of the Exodus on Yom Kippur: just as then they merited hekdesh removing from bondage, so too through emunah we will merit to sanctify the heart. He concluded with very warm holy brachos.

For Birkas Hamazon, the Rebbe honored HaGaon Rabbi Naftali Hirtzka Zwebel shlit"a, and the tish ended at around 3:00.

"And Aharon raised his hands toward the people and blessed them"

Afterwards, the Rebbe shlit"a went into his private room, where thousands of Jews passed through to receive a blessing for the holy day.

At about 4 o'clock, the Rebbe shlit"a went to a private mikvah, and then entered for Mincha in the great beis medrash. The Rebbe shlit"a lit the candle at the amud. The baal tefillah was R' Yaakov Hersh Heiman.

After the seudas hamafsekes in his holy home, the Rebbe shlit"a went to the mikvah once more.

Upon arriving at the beis medrash, the Rebbe shlit"a lit the Yom Tov candles and two neshama candles, along with a long-burning light in his private room where the Rebbe shlit"a stayed over Yom Tov. Then, before going into the beis medrash, the Rebbe shlit"a blessed all those written in the sefer hazikaronos, and all the kollel kvitlach of the mosdos in Yerushalayim, Bnei Brak and Beit Shemesh.

"With this shall Aharon enter the holy place"

At about 7:35, the Rebbe shlit"a entered the beis medrash for Kol Nidrei, wrapped in the kittel, tallis and kappel of the Divrei Yoel zy"a.

The Rebbe went up to the Aron Kodesh, said a quiet prayer, and began the holy Kol Nidrei derasha on the verse "For on this day He shall atone for you from all your sins before Hashem." The Chasam Sofer zy"a says that "mikol chatoseichem lifnei Hashem" are the acronym of "milah." There are the four divisions of atonement brought in the Gemara. It states in the holy sefer Chareidim that when one does teshuva out of love, it is sufficient, and one does not need suffering or death. The Rebbe's uncle zt"l, zy"a, says in Divrei Yoel, Parshas Vayechi, that for the pgam habris mentioned in the holy Zohar, that teshuva does not help, teshuva me'ahava helps for this as well.

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