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Thursday, Parshas Shemos — 'B'tzeil HaKodesh' with the Satmar Rebbe shlit"a

The Rebbe shlit"a davened Shacharis in the Heichal of the Mesivta "Sniff Beirach Moshe." Before davening, the Rebbe shlit"a put tefillin on the following bar mitzvah bochurim:
The bochur Avrohom Shmuel Aran.
The bochur Kalman Eliezer Sussman.
During the Torah reading, the Rebbe went up for Hagbah.

After davening, at the weekly shiur on the sugya in the yeshiva's shiurim, Maseches Bava Basra, the chapter of Chezkas HaBatim, the Rebbe shlit"a, in his holy way, left a question for the talmidim of the yeshiva before departing for a rest in Palm Springs, California, this coming Sunday, b'ezras Hashem. Afterwards a lechayim gathering was held with the bar mitzvah bochurim in his private room.

In the morning hours, the Rebbe shlit"a went on his weekly visit to the mehudar slaughterhouse and afterwards to the bakery of our holy kehilla, for an extended time.

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

In the evening, the Rebbe shlit"a officiated at kiddushin under the chuppah of the following mechutanim:
R' Yoel Zilberstein – R' Avrohom Yuda Weinfeld, at Kinor Dovid hall.
R' Yoel Klein – R' Chaim Berish Spielman, at Beis Rachel Paradise hall.

At night there were yechidus hours in the inner sanctum from 8:00 until 1:00.

During the yechidus hours, HaRav R' Pinchas Friedman shlit"a, head of the Machzikei HaDas Belz in Eretz Yisroel, paid a visit to the inner sanctum. A lengthy conversation in Torah and chassidus took place, and the Rebbe gave him a gift of the sefarim Lev Aharon on Shemos – derushim and aggadah.

The Rebbe shlit"a read the tenaim in the home of his holy grandfather zy"a, at the tenaim of the following mechutanim:
R' Yechezkel Shraga Perl – R' Mordechai Kohn.
R' Yoel Krausz – R' Yosef Kadish Rosenfeld.

Around 11:40 the Rebbe shlit"a davened Maariv in his holy home, and continued receiving the public until 1 o'clock. Afterwards the bochur Meir Hersh, son of Yoshe Chaim Spitzer (of Williamsburg), a talmid of our holy yeshiva, was tested by the Rebbe shlit"a on five hundred blatt of Gemara.

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

The Rebbe shlit"a davened Shacharis in the Heichal of the Mesivta, "Veyoel Moshe Branch." Before davening, the Rebbe shlit"a put tefillin on the bar mitzvah bochur, the bochur Aharon Mordechai Gross. After davening, the Rebbe shlit"a recited the daily Tehillim shiur, chapter 8, verse 4. Afterward a lechayim gathering was held with the bar mitzvah bochur in his private room.

In the morning hours, the signing of the shtaros took place in his home, where the philanthropist R' Chaim Hersh Shaon, son-in-law of the philanthropist R' Shlomo Chaim Heisler a"h, purchased, as he does every year, the merit of the "Yissachar–Zevulun partnership" within the Yam HaTalmud society in the branches of the holy Mesivta. The Rebbe signed the shtaros, drank a lechayim, and bestowed his holy blessings upon the donor and his family.

In the afternoon, the Rebbe shlit"a went up to the Heichal of the yeshiva, Veyoel Moshe Branch, where the Rebbe learned with a chavrusa from among the talmidim of the yeshiva in his private room, and at 5:00 the Rebbe davened Mincha in the yeshiva.

In the evening, the Rebbe shlit"a officiated at the kiddushin at the chuppah of the following mechutanim:
R' Hillel Herskowitz – R' Avrohom Hersh Weinberger, at Kinor Dovid hall.
R' Asher Yitzchak Wieder – R' Yitzchak Hersh Friedrich, at Beis Rachel Paradise hall.

At night there were times for entry to the holy chamber from 8:15 until 1:15.

During the times for entry, the siyum of the writing of a Sefer Torah took place, for the Sefer Torah being written by HaRav HaChassid R' Shlomo Zalman Chaim Epstein, which will be donated to our beis medrash Avnei Tzedek in Kiryas Joel, this coming Shabbos Shirah. The Rebbe shlit"a wrote in the letters, and then drank a lechayim and bestowed his blessings.

The Rebbe shlit"a read the tenaim in the tenaim hall in his home, at the tenaim of the following mechutanim:
R' Yoel Wagschal – R' Chaim Farkash.
R' Yoel Schwartz – R' Chaim Turnheim.

Around 11:40 the Rebbe shlit"a davened Maariv in his home, and then continued to receive the public.

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

Early this morning, before Shacharis, the bris of the newborn son of R' Yoel Tzvi Hirshfeld took place, at which the Rebbe shlit"a was honored with sandekaus.

The Rebbe shlit"a davened Shacharis in our beis medrash in Kiryas Joel, together with the talmidim of the Yeshiva Gedolah "Esek HaTorah – Monsey Branch." Before davening, the Rebbe shlit"a put tefillin on the bar mitzvah bochur, son of HaRav HaTzaddik R' Yosef Mordechai Wagschal shlit"a, rav of Beis Medrash Ateres Chachomim Kollel Erev Shabbos.

After davening, the Rebbe shlit"a recited the daily Tehillim shiur, chapter 8, verse 4. Afterward a lechayim gathering was held with the bar mitzvah bochur together with the talmidim of the yeshiva. The Rebbe shlit"a expressed his great admiration for the yeshiva, which stands for the sake of Heaven and glory, and with nachas conveyed the tremendous greetings that are heard, Baruch Hashem, in return. He then discussed with the talmidim the sugya currently being learned in the yeshiva, Maseches Bava Basra, chapter Chezkas HaBatim, and bestowed his holy blessings upon the menahel, HaGaon R' Yisroel Yaakov Seidenfeld shlit"a, upon the bar mitzvah bochur and upon the talmidim of the yeshiva.

In the afternoon, the Rebbe shlit"a went up to the Heichal of the yeshiva, Beirach Moshe Branch, where the Rebbe learned with a chavrusa from among the talmidim of the yeshiva in his private room, and at 5:00 the Rebbe davened Mincha in the yeshiva.

Upon arriving in Williamsburg, the Rebbe shlit"a first went to be menachem avel HaGaon R' Leibish Weinfeld shlit"a on the passing of his brother a"h.

Afterward, there were times for entry to the holy chamber from 8:45 until 1:00.

Around 11:40 the Rebbe shlit"a davened Maariv in his home, and continued to receive the public.

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