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Sunday, Parshas V'zos HaBracha — 'B'tzeil HaKodesh' with the Satmar Rebbe shlit"a

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 son of HaGaon R' Hershel Kohn shlit"a.
The bochur Avrohom Yaakov Getter.
The bochur Yoel HaKohen Weiss.
The bochur Chaim Nachum Fischer.

After davening, a lechayim gathering was held with the bar mitzvah bochurim in the great beis medrash.

For the sake of the mitzvah of the shade of the sukkah

In the morning, the Rebbe shlit"a put the schach on the sukkah at his holy home and said "for the sake of the mitzvah of the shade of the sukkah."

Also, hundreds of bochurim of the 9th grade of the mechina for yeshiva in our holy mosdos in Kiryas Joel came to his holy home, where the Rebbe shlit"a listened with great nachas to the bochurim recite Maseches Kiddushin, which they learned last year.

In the evening, there were entry times to the Rebbe's room from 7:30 until 10:20.

Among others, members of the committee of authors of Torah novellae of the Skver Rebbe shlit"a entered the Rebbe's room and presented several sefarim on behalf of the Skver Rebbe shlit"a.

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Erev Sukkos 5782

Mosdos Yitev Lev – Tzedakas R' Meir Baal HaNes is concluding a year of record-setting fundraising.

This year, for the first time in its history, in a 12-month year, Yitev Lev raised the fantastic sum of over four million dollars from the generous donors of our chassidim across the world. This extraordinary sum of four million dollars is money that came in from the pushkes in the homes of our chassidim, from funds that the Yitev Lev askanim brought in by going around the batei medrash and by knocking on the doors of our chassidim, and of course also from the generous hearts of the wealthy among our chassidim.

The holy emissaries of Yitev Lev relate that the public has shown warmth toward Yitev Lev. As is known, the Rebbe shlit"a constantly mentions the saying of the Divrei Yoel zt"l, "All the songs are holy, but the Song of Songs is the Holy of Holies." All tzedakos are holy, but Yitev Lev is the Holy of Holies.

And reality shows that our chassidim, the donors of Mosdos Yitev Lev, see open miracles and Heavenly assistance from this holy tzedakah.

It must also be brought out that the money which the office gathered and sent to the holy mosdos in Eretz Yisroel is in addition to the funds that Yitev Lev in Europe sends to Eretz Yisroel, in addition to the huge sums sent for the buildings under construction, and in addition to the funds raised for the Yamim Tovim to cover the budget through the devoted head of the kehilla, R' Meir Hirsch.

It is worth noting that during the Rebbe shlit"a's most recent trip to Eretz Yisroel this past month of Sivan, the holy R' Meir Hirsch told the directors of our holy mosdos throughout Eretz Yisroel that their united cooperation and conduct would only bring strength to the support raised abroad. How fitting these words are now at the end of the year, when one looks back and sees the wonderful cooperation among our holy mosdos in Yerushalayim, Bnei Brak and Beit Shemesh, and in addition sees the grand success of the overseas office of Mosdos Yitev Lev, as never before.

The Divrei Yoel zy"a once said to a servant of Mosdos Yitev Lev that far more than the residents of Eretz Yisroel benefit from the support Mosdos Yitev Lev sends, the Jews abroad, the supporters and donors of the mosdos in every place, benefit, and the merit protects them in all matters.

Eretz Yisroel is higher than all lands!

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

Raava d'Raavin

For Mincha and Shalosh Seudos, the Rebbe shlit"a entered at 7:35. Mincha: R' Yaakov Parkash; Hotzaah and Hachnasah (removing and returning the Torah): R' Asher Zelig Samet; Kohen: R' Moshe Katz shlit"a; Levi: HaGaon R' Yoel Gruber shlit"a; Shlishi: HaGaon R' Wolf Aharon Teller shlit"a; Hagbah: the Rebbe shlit"a; Gelilah: R' Eliezer Dovid Glick.

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

At the Torah, the Rebbe shlit"a based his words on the verse "Ki shem Hashem ekra, havu godel l'Elokeinu" ("When I call the name of Hashem, ascribe greatness to our God") and explained that through zemiros, songs and praises to Hashem, one can open locked gates in Heaven, and likewise through weeping and tears, for the gates of tears are never locked. On Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur there are no zemiros and Hallel is not recited, so one needs weeping; but when Yom Tov of Sukkos arrives, as in "v'samachta b'chagecha," we recite songs and praises, and in this way all the gates are opened.

Yedid Nefesh: R' Yitzchok Markowitz; Kel Mistater: R' Chaim Yaakov (may he be well). The Rebbe shlit"a made a bracha on the cup.

Maariv of Motzei Shabbos: HaGaon R' Yoel Gruber shlit"a. After Havdalah, everyone went over to wish a gutte voch; the proceedings ended at 9:40.

On the Motzei of a Day of Joy

On Motzei Shabbos the Rebbe shlit"a visited the new showroom of "Salka Kitchens," owned by R' Aharon Shaul Sandel, where the Rebbe shlit"a affixed the mezuzah and looked around the business.

Afterwards, a ceremony took place marking the completion of the writing of a Sefer Torah that is being written by R' Aharon Shaul and will be donated to our beis medrash, Beis Mordechai in Kiryas Joel. The Rebbe shlit"a wrote in some of the letters, then conducted a lechayim gathering and offered his holy blessings.

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

Friday night at around 7:40 the Rebbe shlit"a entered the beis medrash and approached the amud for Mincha. Kabbalas Shabbos: R' Chaim Mendel Feierstein.

The davening concluded at around 9:20. After davening, the crowd went over to wish each other a gut Shabbos.

At around 11:35 the Rebbe shlit"a entered the Shabbos night seudah in the Heichal HaShulchanos.

Lifting the cup for Kiddush: HaGaon Rabbi Berel Glanz shlit"a of Bardiov, Kiryas Joel.

During the zemiros, the Rebbe shlit"a honored the following: Kol Mekadesh: HaGaon Rabbi Aryeh Asher Indig shlit"a, moreh d'asra of our Beis Medrash Maharsha Rotzfert in Kiryas Joel; Menucha V'Simcha: HaGaon Rabbi Yoel son of R' Yitzchak Shmuel Oppenheim shlit"a.

The Rebbe shlit"a said a Torah thought on the verse "Ya'arof kamatar likchi" ("My teaching shall drop like rain"), explaining that through the tefillos of the tzaddikim in earlier times, they opened a gateway for later generations, so that when we daven, we will be helped.

Kah Echsof: Rabbi Yoshe Hershel Sharf shlit"a. Birkas Hamazon: HaGaon Rabbi Berel Glanz shlit"a of Bardiov, Kiryas Joel.

Stories and accounts: this week the Rebbe shlit"a related about the holy Kozhnitz Maggid zy"a, whose yahrzeit falls on Erev Sukkos. Kah Ribon Olam: R' Lipa Friedman (of Williamsburg).

The new chasanim went around to take fruit, as on the seventh day: R' Moshe Meir Teitelbaum. The seudah concluded at around 1:30.

And on the holy Shabbos day

On Shabbos morning the Rebbe shlit"a entered at 9:30. Pesukei D'Zimra: Rabbi Avrohom Wolf Pilaff shlit"a.

For Shacharis, the Rebbe shlit"a approached the amud, and sent to the amud his grandson Rabbi Lipa Rubin shlit"a, son-in-law of HaGaon Rabbi Baruch shlit"a, Chief Rabbi of the Eida HaChareidis.

Hotza'ah and Hachnasas Sefer Torah: R' Yosef Schreiber. Pesukei Shema Yisroel: R' Mendel Frenkel.

For the aliyos, the honors went to the baalei menagnim of the band that sang the Yamim Noraim.

Kohen: the baal simcha R' Binyamin Moshe Kohen — the Rebbe shlit"a recited the Mi Sheberach and the naming on the occasion of the birth of his daughter, mazel tov; Levi: HaGaon Rabbi Lipa Wertzberger shlit"a; Shlishi: R' Yaakov Yechezkel Gandel; Revi'i: R' Amram Acker, head of the singers; Chamishi: R' Yaakov Yosef Pilaff; Shishi: the Rebbe shlit"a; Shevi'i: R' Yechiel Feketa; Acharon: R' Yoel Bar"d Kohen; Maftir: R' Moshe Goldberger; Hagbah: R' Yisroel Hersh Reich; Gelilah: R' Shlomo Herskowitz.

Mussaf: HaRav HaTzaddik R' Chaim Binyamin Kahana shlit"a of Spinka, Kiryas Joel. Opening of Ane'im Zemiros: R' Simcha Yisroel Weiser. The davening concluded at 12:15.

After davening, the Rebbe shlit"a went into his private room, where the Rebbe made Kiddush.

Afterwards the Rebbe shlit"a went down to the Chadar Dovid in the Beis Medrash HaGadol for the afternoon seudah, where dozens of talmidim of our yeshiva Maharit in Bnei Brak, who had come to spend Yom Tov in the Rebbe's presence, had the zechus to partake, at the Rebbe shlit"a's personal request.

The Rebbe shlit"a said a Torah thought on the verse "Ki shem Hashem ekra" ("When I call the Name of Hashem"), that through Torah and tefillah with mesirus nefesh, one can merit that even teshuva out of fear will turn willful sins into merits. The Rebbe shlit"a mentioned the yetev lev, that through rising before dawn there is mesirus nefesh, and encouraged the choice bochurim to continue to keep up rising before dawn and learning.

Throughout the entire seudah the Rebbe shlit"a displayed exceptional affection toward the bochurim, and in the course of his words spoke in praise of our holy yeshiva "Maharit," which is run l'shem u'l'tiferes, and expressed himself: 'You are my talmidim, just like the bochurim here in Kiryas Joel.' The Rebbe shlit"a strongly urged not to go away to learn in other yeshivas, and concluded with powerful words of chizuk and blessing.

For Birkas Hamazon the Rebbe shlit"a honored the bochur Shimon, son of HaGaon Rabbi Zalman Leib Kahana shlit"a of Beit Shemesh. The seudah concluded at 2:15.

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