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

Early in the morning, before Shacharis, the bris of the newborn son of R' Yitzchak Yaakov Schnitzer took place, at which the Rebbe shlit"a was honored with sandek and mohel.

The Rebbe shlit"a davened Shacharis in the Heichal HaMesivta "Sniff Beirach Moshe." Before davening, the Rebbe shlit"a put tefillin on the following bar mitzvah bochurim:
The bochur Yoel Hoffman.
The bochur Yitzchak Levy.

After davening, the Rebbe shlit"a recited the daily Tehillim shiur, chapter 8, verse 3. Afterwards, a lechayim gathering with the bar mitzvah bochurim took place in his private room.

At around 12:45 in the afternoon, the Rebbe shlit"a participated in the levaya of the young man Dov Yuda a"h, the bochur Gedalya Matisyahu Lenorovitz, one of the talmidim of our holy institutions in Kiryas Joel, a student of our great beis medrash in Kiryas Joel, and afterwards accompanied the bier.

In the afternoon, the bris of the newborn son of R' Azriel Spitzer took place, at which the Rebbe shlit"a was honored with sandek and mohel.

At around 5:30 the Rebbe davened Mincha in his holy home.

In the evening, the Rebbe shlit"a officiated at the kiddushin at the chuppah of the following mechutanim:
R' Yisroel Menachem Lichtenstein - R' Yaakov Eliyahu Reisman, at Kinor David hall.
R' Avrohom Mendel Wertheimer - R' Yitzchak Menachem Berger, at Beis Rachel Paradise hall.

In the evening there were entry times to the Rebbe's room from 8:15 until 11:45.

During the entry times, HaRav HaGaon R' Yehuda Katz shlit"a, dayan and moreh tzedek of Kehal Vayatzev Avrohom in Australia, paid a visit. The Rebbe inquired about the kehilla there, and a nice conversation about shechita in Australia took place, and the Rebbe warmly blessed him with his holy blessings.

The Rebbe shlit"a read the tenaim at the tenaim held in the holy home of the Rebbetzin zy"a, at the tenaim of the mechutanim R' Eliezer Klein - R' Zalman Leib Brach.

At around 11:45 the Rebbe shlit"a davened Maariv in his holy home.

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

Early in the morning, before Shacharis, the bris took place in the Heichal Mivtzar HaKollelim for the newborn son of R' Yaakov Mordechai Eckstein, where the Rebbe was honored with sandekaus and mohel.

The Rebbe shlit"a davened Shacharis in the Heichal of the Mesivta "Branch Vayoel Moshe". Before davening the Rebbe shlit"a put tefillin on the following bar mitzvah bochurim:
The bochur Yoel Teller.
The bochur Yitzchak Tzvi Yosef Friedrich.
The bochur Pesach Yehuda Kahn.
The bochur Asher Anshel Karpen.
The bochur Moshe Avrohom Teller.

After davening the Rebbe shlit"a recited the daily Tehillim shiur, chapter 8, verse 2. Afterward a lechayim gathering was held with the bar mitzvah bochurim in the Heichal of the beis medrash.

In the afternoon the Rebbe shlit"a went up to the Heichal of the Yeshiva Branch Vayoel Moshe, where the Rebbe learned b'chavrusa with a bochur from the yeshiva's talmidim in his private room, and at 5:20 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' Meir Drummer - R' Yoel Indig, at Ulam Kinor Dovid.
HaRav Shmuel Efraim Gold shlit"a - R' Hillel Kahana, at Ulam Beis Rachel Paradise.

At night there were times of entry to the Rebbe from 8:15 until 12:15.

During the entry times, HaGaon Rabbi Shalom Landau shlit"a, son-in-law of HaGaon Rabbi Asher Yaakov Westheim zt"l and chairman of the kashrus committee of the Manchester Rabbinate Union, came for a visit. A pleasant conversation was held on matters of shechita and kashrus. The Rebbe shlit"a warmly blessed him and gave him a gift of the sefer Lev Aharon.

The Rebbe shlit"a read the tenaim in the tenaim hall in his holy residence, at the tenaim of the mechutanim HaRav Shraga Gandel shlit"a - R' Yonah Dovid Perl.

At around 10:25 the Rebbe shlit"a davened Maariv in his holy residence, and then continued receiving the public.

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Tuesday

At around 8:15 the Satmar Rebbe shlit"a entered the local beis medrash for Shacharis. After davening the Rebbe walked back to his residence, during which a pleasant conversation took place about stories of tzaddikim and Jewish customs.

At around 1:00 in the afternoon the Rebbe shlit"a entered the local beis medrash for Mincha. After Mincha the Rebbe expressed his thanks to the local askanim and to the Rav of the beis medrash shlit"a, especially for establishing the new Palm Springs kosher store, to provide kosher food for the Yidden who come to recuperate in Palm Springs.

In his holy residence the Rebbe shlit"a telephoned to wish mazel tov to R' Tzvi Akiva Breitstein, director of our mosdos in Beis Shemesh, on the occasion of his daughter's marriage, and in Yerushalayim to the distinguished philanthropist R' Yechezkel Dovid Berkowitz, on the occasion of the bris of a grandson which took place in Yerushalayim.

At around 1:50 the Rebbe left his holy residence in the resort town of Palm Springs on the way to the local airport, in the car of the distinguished philanthropist R' Shalom Yitzchok Jakobovits. At around 2:45 the private plane took off, b'sha'a tovah u'metzuyenes, from Palm Springs International Airport on the way to New York. During the first hours of the flight the Rebbe shlit"a engaged in Torah study on the topic of mitzvos requiring kavanah, and afterward spent time on stories of tzaddikim.

Baruch Haba B'shem Hashem

At around 10:05 the plane landed at Newark Airport, where the Rebbe shlit"a davened Maariv in a private room.

After Maariv, at around 11:10, the Rebbe shlit"a arrived in Boro Park, where the Rebbe comforted the mourner R' Meir Moshe Markowitz on the passing of his mother a"h. From there the Rebbe shlit"a set out for his holy residence in Kiryas Joel, where the Rebbe arrived at around 12:30.

When the tzaddik is in the city, he is its glory, its splendor, and its majesty

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Monday, Tu BiShevat 'B'tzeil HaKodesh' with the Satmar Rebbe shlit"a

At about 8:15 the Rebbe shlit"a entered for Shacharis in the local beis medrash. For the Torah reading the following were honored. Peticha: R' Chaim Halpert (Los Angeles); Kohen: R' Chaim Yitzchak Schwartz (Antwerp); Levi: R' Yuda Hersh Berger (Kiryas Joel). Shlishi: the Rebbe shlit"a; Hagbah: R' Baruch Fish (Kiryas Joel); Gelilah: R' Avrohom Yosef Ackerman (Kiryas Joel).

After davening the bochur Yaakov son of R' Chaim Zev Falkowitz presented the Rebbe shlit"a with an answer to the question the Rebbe had left over before leaving for a rest, after which the Rebbe walked back, during which a pleasant conversation took place about the topics and customs of Tu BiShevat, about the Sephardic custom of increasing in prayers and segulos, and about the custom of our holy Rebbes to eat fruits at the Shabbos daytime Kiddush.

In the late morning, at about 12:00, the Rebbe went for a walk in Neos Desha, where wonderful conversations took place about Torah thoughts and stories of tzaddikim, and about the persecutions that the gedolim of Hungary used to endure at home from the community leaders and townspeople.

In the afternoon the Rebbe shlit"a was visited at his holy residence by HaGaon Rabbi R' Moshe Peretz Schwartz shlit"a, Av Beis Din of Kehal Kol Aryeh in Lakewood. A pleasant conversation took place about the conduct of kehillos in the old country and today.

At 5:00 in the afternoon the Rebbe shlit"a entered for Mincha. After Mincha the Rebbe conducted a fruit tish in honor of Tu BiShevat. Several nigunim were sung, and the Rebbe tasted from the dates and from the esrog as is customary. Then the Rebbe drank lechayim and wished blessings of holiness to the public, delivered words of Torah on current matters, and distributed shirayim. It ended at about 6:00. At the time of Rabbeinu Tam Maariv was davened.

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Sunday 'B'tzeil HaKodesh' with the Satmar Rebbe shlit"a

At about 9:00 the Rebbe shlit"a entered for Shacharis in the local beis medrash. After davening the guests went over to bid farewell, and then the Rebbe walked back, during which a pleasant conversation took place, and among other things, memories of the Divrei Yoel zt"l in Bal Harbour were discussed, as well as the upheaval over invalid mezuzos and tefillin today and in the days of the Divrei Yoel zy"a.

In the late morning, at about 11:45, the Rebbe went for a walk in Neos Desha, where wonderful conversations took place about Torah thoughts and stories of tzaddikim, especially of the Divrei Chaim of Sanz zy"a and the Eitz Chaim zy"a.

In the evening at 5:30 the Rebbe entered for Mincha. Between Mincha and Maariv the Rebbe studied Torah at his place in the beis medrash, and at the time of Rabbeinu Tam Maariv was davened.

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