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The sound of joy and salvation in the tents of the righteous

At around 7:40, the Satmar Rebbe shlit"a arrived at the halls of Tiferes Mordechai in Boro Park to preside over the wedding celebration in our holy courts, of the chassan, a grandson of the Beirach Moshe zt"l, son of HaRav R' Lipa Teitelbaum shlit"a, and a son-in-law of HaGaon the Av Beis Din of our kehilla in Boro Park 15 shlit"a.

The Rebbe shlit"a arranged the kesuba and conducted the kabbalas kinyan. Afterward the Rebbe drank a lechayim and bestowed holy blessings upon the chassan, the mechutanim, the grandfathers and the entire assembly.

At the chuppah, the Rebbe shlit"a was honored with reciting the kiddushin, and after the chuppah he bestowed holy blessings.

From there the Rebbe shlit"a went to the home of the distinguished philanthropist R' Moshe Eli Weinstock, where the ceremony of signing the contracts took place for a home he purchased in the new mikvah taharah in Kiryas Joel. The Rebbe signed the contracts together with the donor, then drank a lechayim and bestowed holy blessings upon the entire family.

From there the Rebbe shlit"a went to the new office of the distinguished philanthropist R' Pinchas Moshe Landau, where the ceremony of signing the contracts took place for a home he purchased in the new mikvah taharah in Kiryas Joel. The Rebbe shlit"a affixed a mezuzah and signed the contracts together with the donor, then drank a lechayim and bestowed holy blessings upon the entire family.

The Rebbe shlit"a then traveled to Williamsburg, where he paid a shiva call to the Karlsburg Rebbe shlit"a and his family on the passing of his wife a"h.

At around 11:15, the Rebbe shlit"a davened Maariv in his holy home in Williamsburg.

At 11:55, the Rebbe arrived at the halls of Tiferes Mordechai in Boro Park, at the wedding in our holy courts. The Rebbe tasted the food in honor of the simcha, drank a lechayim and bestowed holy blessings upon the chassan, the mechutanim and the grandfathers. Bentching was led by the brother-in-law, HaGaon, the Rosh Beis Medrash of Avnei Tzedek shlit"a; the sheva brachos were given to the relatives, and the concluding blessing to HaGaon the Av Beis Din of our kehilla in Boro Park shlit"a.

After bentching, R' Mordechai Dovid Oesterreicher served as badchan to the king and called the Rebbe shlit"a to the mitzvah tantz. The Rebbe drank a lechayim and gave blessings to the chassan, to his brother HaGaon the Av Beis Din of our kehilla in Boro Park 15 shlit"a, to the mechutanim and to the entire assembly. He then performed his holy avodah at the mitzvah tantz, danced with the chassan and the mechutanim, and then danced an extra dance with his brother HaGaon the Av Beis Din of our kehilla in Boro Park 15 shlit"a.

After the mitzvah tantz the Rebbe bestowed blessings upon the kallah as is customary. The wedding ended at around 12:50.

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Monday, Parshas Vayigash, Zos Chanukah, "B'tzeil HaKodesh" with the Satmar Rebbe shlit"a

The Rebbe shlit"a davened Shacharis in the heichal of the Yeshiva Gedolah, Shiur Daled. Before davening, the Rebbe shlit"a put on tefillin with the bar mitzvah bochur, the bochur Yitzchak Kraus. The Rebbe shlit"a approached the amud for Hallel. During the Torah reading, the Rebbe went up for Hagbah.

After davening, a lechayim gathering took place in the heichal of the beis medrash, and the Rebbe shlit"a bestowed his holy blessings on the roshei yeshiva, the bar mitzvah bochur, and the talmidim of the yeshiva.

The Rebbe shlit"a then delivered a short dvar Torah in words of chizuk to the bochurim, and brought out that Zos Chanukah is a day that is auspicious for all salvations. After the dvar Torah, the Rebbe distributed Chanukah gelt to all the bochurim.

Afterwards, the ceremony of burning the wicks took place in the yeshiva courtyard together with the talmidim of the yeshiva. The Rebbe placed the wicks into the bonfire and danced holy dancing for several minutes.

At around 12:10 in the afternoon, the shulchan hatahor in honor of Zos Chanukah took place together with the talmidim of Shiur Gimmel of the 8 branches of the yeshivos ketanos of our holy mosdos in Kiryas Joel, in the Talmud Torah building on Rozhfert Street.

The Rebbe shlit"a washed for the seudah in honor of the day. The Rebbe honored HaGaon Rabbi Wolf Landau shlit"a, menahel of the Yeshiva Ketana, Rav Tuv branch, with reciting Mizmor Shir Chanukas.

The Rebbe shlit"a then delivered holy words and explained that on Zos Chanukah we crown Hashem as King over the world and show that Hashem oversees the upper and lower realms, which brings and instills yiras shamayim in a person. He then continued with words of mussar and guidance to the bochurim, particularly regarding impure devices, then spoke words of praise about the esteemed maggidei shiur, and concluded with his holy blessings.

After the dvar Torah, the singing continued, and then the Rebbe made the blessing over the cup.

From there, the Rebbe shlit"a went into several classrooms in the Talmud Torah and looked in with satisfaction at the learning of the talmidim, and then the Rebbe shlit"a went over to visit the adjacent enormous Talmud Torah building, "Binyan Klein." The Rebbe entered the building accompanied by the mosdos administration and looked over the construction work on all five floors of the building, especially the classrooms, batei medrash and halls, and afterwards looked over the site where the new wedding hall is being built.

In the afternoon at around 5:00, the Rebbe davened Mincha in his holy home.

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Leil Zos Chanukah — 'B'tzeil HaKodesh' with the Satmar Rebbe shlit"a

At around 6:00, the Satmar Rebbe shlit"a davened Maariv in his holy home. Before Maariv, the bochur Refael, son of Moshe Yosef Wertheimer, lit the menorah.

"These lights are holy"

At around 9:20, the Rebbe shlit"a entered the Heichal of the great beis medrash in Kiryas Joel for the lighting of the Chanukah candles, amid a multitude, "in the multitude of people is the glory of the King," in the presence of thousands of men. The Rebbe shlit"a poured the oil as the choir sang inspiring niggunim for several minutes. Then the Rebbe recited the blessings over the lighting and lit the candles.

While the Rebbe shlit"a recited the zemiros, inspiring niggunim continued to be sung, and afterwards the choir sang the piyutim as is customary.

Then R' Shlomo Hersh Eckstein sang Mizmor Shir Chanukas as is customary, accompanied by song and music, with drum and harp.

After the zemiros, the Rebbe distributed coins to the singers and to the children of the choir.

"And test us now with this, says Hashem of Hosts"

Then the uplifting lechayim tish took place in honor of Zos Chanukah, where inspiring and deeply heartfelt niggunim were sung for an extended time while the Rebbe shlit"a wept at length. Then the Rebbe shlit"a delivered brief words of Torah, saying that the Chanukah candle brings forth upright children, and he blessed those present that they merit lives filled with love of Torah and fear of Heaven, and children who are talmidei chachamim.

Afterwards, the singing of inspiring and joyous niggunim continued.

In his holy words, the Rebbe shlit"a first delivered a discourse with pilpul on the sugya in Maseches Shabbos of "kibsa zakuk lah," and then continued in the vein of aggadah, saying that on the eighth day of Chanukah the merit of Yitzchak Avinu is aroused, for he blessed Yaakov Avinu with the blessings, "and he gave, and repeated, and gave again," both material and spiritual, with the material first.

The Rebbe then said that today, Zos Chanukah, marks 9 years since the founding of the chabura "Toras'cha Sha'ashuai," and that today they completed the 26th masechta — Maseches Shevuos — and are beginning Maseches Avodah Zarah. In connection with this, the blessing "like the fragrance of a field that Hashem has blessed" is fitting, since the name Havayah equals 26. He then concluded with his holy blessings to all the participants in the chabura, that they merit to complete all of Shas in good health, and with abundant blessings for the entire community.

After the words of Torah, the singing of niggunim continued, and then the Rebbe drank a lechayim and offered his holy blessings. The gathering concluded at around 11:15.

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Sunday, Parshas Vayigash, 7 Chanukah — 'B'tzeil HaKodesh' with the Satmar Rebbe shlit"a

The Satmar Rebbe shlit"a davened Shacharis in the Heichal of Yeshiva Ketana Or HaChaim in Kiryas Joel, under the direction of HaGaon Rabbi Yoel Farkash shlit"a. The Rebbe shlit"a led the davening for Hallel, and during the Torah reading he was called up as the fourth aliyah (Revi'i).

After davening, a lechayim gathering took place with the bochurim, and inspiring niggunim were sung. Then the menahel of the yeshiva shlit"a spoke; he first greeted the Rebbe shlit"a and conveyed greetings from the yeshiva, and then presented the Rebbe with a collective kvitel from all the talmidim of the yeshiva.

Afterwards, the Rebbe shlit"a delivered holy words of Torah and chizuk to the bochurim.

After the lechayim, the Rebbe visited and looked over the mikvah that is being built for the yeshiva.

In the afternoon, at around 5:15, the Rebbe davened Mincha in his holy home.

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