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An impressive sheva brachos celebration hosted by the distinguished philanthropist R' Yaakov Zussman Soffer, one of the heads of the administration of the holy Mesivta, on the occasion of the marriage of his daughter, the kallah, tichyeh, took place in great splendor this past Motzei Shabbos in the halls of Beis Rochel Paradise in Kiryas Joel. With the warm participation of close to 200 maggidei shiur, mashgichim and holy servants from all branches of the holy Mesivta in Kiryas Joel, it also served as an evening of appreciation and gratitude and a source of chizuk for those faithfully engaged in the holy work in the sanctuary of the holy King.

Speaking with fitting divrei Torah in honor of the simcha and the assembled were R' Pinchas Kaff shlit"a, R' Meshulam Nosson Spiegel shlit"a and R' Yosef Dovid Lowy shlit"a, and with brief, heartfelt words, the baal simcha, R' Yaakov Zussman Soffer. A very valuable and unique gift was distributed to the esteemed participants as a "token of appreciation."

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Motzei Shabbos, Parshas Tetzaveh — 'B'tzeil HaKodesh' with the Satmar Rebbe shlit"a

At around 9:30 the Rebbe shlit"a went over to the home of R' Wolf Glick, chairman of the committee for publishing the Rebbe's seforim, on the occasion of the wedding of his grandson, mazel tov, where the Rebbe drank a lechayim and bestowed his holy blessings upon the chassan, the mechutanim and the grandfathers.

From there the Rebbe shlit"a traveled to Boro Park for the tenaim celebration of his grandson, the chassan, ny"u, son of the mechutan HaGaon Rabbi, Rav of the Beis Medrash Yismach Moshe shlit"a, which took place in the Beis Medrash of Brizdovitz in Boro Park.

At around 11:15 the Rebbe shlit"a arrived. The mechutan HaGaon Rabbi, Rav of the Beis Medrash Yismach Moshe shlit"a, came forward, joyous melodies were sung, and the Rebbe shlit"a arranged the tenaim. The Rebbe then delivered words of holy Torah in honor of the simcha, and afterwards the tenaim were read.

After the breaking of the plate, the assembled came over to wish mazel tov, and then the Rebbe drank a lechayim and bestowed his blessings upon the chassan, the mechutanim and the grandfathers. He then honored the chassan with reciting the "pshetl" and indicated that it should be sung as customary. Afterwards the Rebbe joined in a mitzvah dance with all the mechutanim.

On his way out the Rebbe wished mazel tov to the kallah's side, and at about 12:15 the Rebbe shlit"a traveled back to his holy residence in Kiryas Joel.

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

On Friday night at around 6:00, the Rebbe shlit"a entered the beis medrash wrapped in his tallis and approached the amud for Mincha. Kabbalas Shabbos: R' Shmuel Dovid Weinberger.

Davening ended at around 7:30. Afterwards the crowd went over to wish a gut Shabbos, and the Rebbe shlit"a went home to his holy residence.

At around 8:40 the Rebbe shlit"a entered the Shabbos seudah in the Heichal HaShulchanos together with the talmidim of the Mesivta, and began, in his holy manner, "Shalom Aleichem" with emotion and sweetness.

Eishes Chayil: the Rebbe's grandson, the bochur Meir Eliezer Teitelbaum, son of HaGaon HaTzaddik Rabbi Berach Moshe shlit"a, Rav of the beis medrash. Raising the cup for Kiddush: R' Yitzchak Yuda Heiman (Williamsburg).

The Rebbe shlit"a honored people with the zemiros. Kol Mekadesh: Rabbi Shalom Meir Eckstein shlit"a. Menucha V'Simcha: R' Aryeh Roth (Manchester).

The Rebbe shlit"a said Torah on the verse "V'atah tetzaveh es bnei Yisroel" and explained, in the manner of a derush, the sugya of "yesh em la'mikra o la'mesores."

Kah Echsof: R' Yaakov Yosha Sander (Williamsburg). Birkas Hamazon: HaGaon HaTzaddik R' Yoel shlit"a, son of the Satmar Rebbe shlit"a and Rav of Beis Boruch.

Stories and anecdotes: This week the Rebbe shlit"a related about HaGaon HaKadosh R' Shimon Sofer zt"l, whose yahrzeit falls on Friday, 17 Adar. Kah Ribon Olam: HaGaon R' Chaim Meisels shlit"a, son of HaGaon HaTzaddik, Av Beis Din of our kehilla in Montreal shlit"a.

The newly married chasanim passed by to take fruit, since it is the seventh day: R' Yitzchak Moshe Frankel. It ended at around 11:20.

On the Holy Day of Shabbos

On Shabbos morning the Rebbe shlit"a entered at 9:20. Pesukei D'Zimra: R' Chaim Yechezkel Herskovits. The Rebbe shlit"a then approached the amud for Shacharis.

Removing and returning the Torah: R' Wolf Goldenberg. Pesukei Shema Yisroel: R' Yosef Asher Gelb (Williamsburg).

Aliyos. Kohen: R' Naftali Hirtzka Kahn. Levi: the chasan, the bochur Shmuel Dovid Weinberger – with the throwing of candies. Shlishi: the chasan, the bochur Chaim Yechezkel Herskovits – with the throwing of candies. Revi'i: the chasan, the bochur Yoel son of R' Shlomo Rubinstein – with the throwing of candies. Chamishi: the chasan, the bochur Moshe Aryeh Gutman – with the throwing of candies. Shishi: the Rebbe shlit"a.

After his aliya, the Rebbe shlit"a recited the Mi Sheberach and named the daughters born to the following baalei simcha.
R' Yoel son of R' Shlomo Friedman.
R' Yoel son of R' Shlomo Eckstein.
R' Aryeh Katz.

Shevi'i: HaGaon Rabbi Chaim Kalman Gutman shlit"a (Williamsburg). Hosafos: the chasan, the bochur Yosef Ganz, the chasan, the bochur Yoel son of R' Chaim Teitelbaum, the chasan, son of HaGaon R' Yoel Schwartz shlit"a, the chasan, the bochur Eliezer Dovid Itzkovits. Acharon: the chasan, the bochur Yoel son of R' Moshe Gottlieb. Maftir: R' Yaakov Zusman Sofer. Hagbah: R' Moshe Aryeh Gutman. Gelilah: R' Yoel son of R' Shlomo Rubinstein.

Musaf: HaGaon Rabbi Yoel Schwartz shlit"a, dayan of the Beis Medrash Binyan Gelbstein of our holy kehilla in the Catskill neighborhood of Williamsburg. Opening of Ani'im Zemiros: R' Hillel Dov Katz (Williamsburg).

It ended at around 12:30.

Raava D'Raavin

For Mincha and the third meal, the Rebbe shlit"a entered the beis medrash at around 6:00. Mincha: R' Yisroel Itzkovits (Williamsburg). Removing and returning the Torah: R' Yoel son of R' Shlomo Friedman. Kohen: R' Yaakov Eliezer Kahana (Williamsburg). Levi: R' Michel Friedman (Manchester). Shlishi: R' Yitzchak Dovid Landau (Williamsburg). Hagbah: the Rebbe shlit"a. Gelilah: R' Eliezer Gelb.

The Rebbe shlit"a honored people with the zemiros at the third meal. Odeh: R' Noach Gefen. Shir HaMaalos: R' Moshe Goldstein.

In the Torah, the Rebbe shlit"a focused on the verse "V'atah tetzaveh es bnei Yisroel" and explained that every mitzvah a Jew performs, even in order to receive a reward, leaves a holy impression on the person, just as the Beis HaMikdash, which was destroyed, left a holy impression on the entire world as a preparation for the third Beis HaMikdash. This should be a strong chizuk: even a Jew who is busy all day with earning a livelihood and sustenance, and sets aside an hour a day to engage in Torah, leaves a holy impression for the entire day.

Yedid Nefesh: R' Yaakov Schwartz (Williamsburg). Kel Mistateir: R' Yitzchak Dovid Landau. Shoshanas Yaakov: R' Mordechai Herskovits. The Rebbe shlit"a blessed the cup and recited Sheva Berachos.

Maariv on Motzei Shabbos: HaGaon R' Meir Leib Katina shlit"a. After Havdalah, people went over to wish a gutte voch. It ended at 8:30.

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

Early in the morning, before Shacharis, the bris took place of the newborn son of R' Yoel Menachem Markowitz, where the Rebbe shlit"a served as sandek and mohel.
And the bris of the newborn son of R' Avrohom Acker, where the Rebbe shlit"a served as sandek and mohel.

The Rebbe shlit"a davened Shacharis in the Heichal HaMesivta "Sniff Berach Moshe." During the Torah reading, the Rebbe was called up for shlishi. After davening, the Rebbe shlit"a recited the daily Tehillim shiur, chapter 9, verse 1.

In the afternoon at around 4:00, the Rebbe shlit"a went over to the Beis Medrash HaGadol, where the annual "Yom HaIchud" took place during the days of Shovavim, with all the talmidim of the Machina L'Yeshiva class, 9th grade, of our holy mosdos from all over the Greater New York area.

The Rebbe shlit"a davened Mincha together with the hundreds of 9th-grade talmidim, and after Mincha the Rebbe went up to the place of honor, where several warm songs were sung with great inspiration, and several bochurim sang special rhymes in honor of the occasion.

Afterward, the administrators presented the Rebbe with a "minchas bikkurim," a kvitel summarizing the thousands of consecutive hours learned by the talmidim during the days of Shovavim. The Rebbe shlit"a then delivered holy words and longer words of guidance, and expressed in particular his nachas from the precious gift of the consecutive hours that the hundreds of bochurim brought, and the good wishes he received regarding the rising on Thursday night in the pre-dawn hours during the days of Shovavim. He concluded with strong words of blessing for the rabbeim and for all the talmidim. After the address, the Rebbe went into his private room, where the Rebbe blessed coins and distributed them to all the bochurim who learned the consecutive hours during the days of Shovavim. In addition, the Rebbe blessed coins for the 9th-grade talmidim in our holy mosdos in Eretz Yisroel who learned the consecutive hours, and these will be distributed there next week, b'ezras Hashem.

In the evening, the Rebbe shlit"a officiated at the kiddushin at the chuppah of the mechutanim R' Yoel Teitelbaum and R' Mendel Friedman, at Kinor Dovid hall.
And at the chuppah of the mechutanim R' Yosef Gantz and R' Aharon Moshe Goldenberg, at Beis Rachel Paradise hall.

At night there was time for entry to the Kodesh Penimah from 8:00 until 11:00. Afterward, the Rebbe shlit"a davened Maariv in his holy home.

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

In the early morning, before Shacharis, the bris of the newborn son of R' Alexander Yoshe Eckstein took place, at which the Rebbe shlit"a served as sandek and mohel, and the bris of the newborn son of R' Shmuel Herskowitz, at which the Rebbe shlit"a served as sandek and mohel.

The Rebbe shlit"a davened Shacharis in the Heichal HaMesivta "Branch Veyoel Moshe." Before davening, the Rebbe shlit"a put tefillin on the bar mitzvah bochur, the bochur Yoel Friedman.

After davening, the Rebbe shlit"a recited the daily Tehillim shiur, chapter 9, verse 1. Afterwards, a lechayim celebration was held with the bar mitzvah bochur in the Rebbe's private room.

During the morning hours, the Rebbe shlit"a made his weekly visit to the mehudar slaughterhouse.

In the afternoon, the Rebbe shlit"a went up to the Heichal HaYeshiva, Beirach Moshe branch, where the Rebbe learned with a chavrusa from among the talmidim of the yeshiva in his private room, and at 5:50 the Rebbe davened Mincha in the yeshiva.

In the evening, the Rebbe shlit"a officiated at kiddushin at the chuppah of the mechutanim R' Yoel Gottlieb - R' Yoel Friedman, in the Kinor David hall.
Likewise at the chuppah of the mechutanim R' Elazar Elimelech Forgacs - R' Moshe Mordechai Greenfeld, in the Beis Rachel Paradise hall.

After the chuppos, the Rebbe shlit"a arrived at the Beis Medrash Maharsha of our holy kehilla in Kiryas Joel, in the Hamispik neighborhood, where the Rebbe honored the Sheva Brachos celebration of the kallah, daughter of HaGaon Rabbi Aryeh Asher Indig shlit"a, a moreh d'asra of the beis medrash, which was arranged by the mispallelim of the beis medrash. The Rebbe shlit"a drank a lechayim, blessed the chasan, the mechutanim and the entire gathering, and then delivered brief divrei kodesh.

Afterwards, there were times of entry to the Kodesh Penimah from 8:30 until 11:20.

Around 9:50 the Rebbe shlit"a davened Maariv, and after Maariv recited Kiddush Levana in front of his holy residence, and then continued receiving the public.

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

The Satmar Rebbe shlit"a davened Shacharis in the talmud torah building 'Beis Mordechai' together with the talmidim of grades 6, 7 and 8 of the branch of Rabbi Yoel Wertzberger shlit"a. Upon arriving, the Rebbe shlit"a looked over the studies of the students with nachas.

After davening, a lechayim gathering took place with the talmidim of grades 3, 4 and 5 of the branch of Rabbi Fishel Kaufman shlit"a. The Rebbe drank a lechayim and gave his holy blessings to the rebbeim and the students, and then delivered words of holy Torah and blessing to the children. He expressed that today, the 7th of Adar, the yahrzeit of Moshe Rabbeinu, one must see to uphold the Torah that Moshe Rabbeinu gave, and to learn diligently and daven properly. After the words, the Rebbe gave shirayim for the rebbeim to distribute to the students.

Then the lechayim gathering took place with the talmidim of grades 6, 7 and 8. First several nigunim were sung. The Rebbe drank a lechayim and gave his holy blessings to the rebbeim and the students, and then delivered words of holy Torah and guidance, especially about doing kindness for one another, and concluded with words of blessing.

In the afternoon, the Rebbe shlit"a went up to the Heichal HaYeshiva, Sniff Divrei Yoel, where the Rebbe learned with a chavrusa from among the talmidim of the yeshiva in his private room, and at 5:50 the Rebbe davened Mincha in the yeshiva.

Around 8:10, when the Rebbe shlit"a arrived in Williamsburg, he first went to pay a shiva call to the family of the late HaRav R' Berel Gross a"h.

At night there were times for entering the Rebbe's room from 8:00 until 1:15 in his holy home in Williamsburg. Around 11:50 the Rebbe shlit"a davened Maariv, and continued to receive the public.

During the yechidus times, the chalaka celebration took place for the grandson of the Rebbe shlit"a, the boy, son of Rabbi Mordechai Yuda Halberstam shlit"a, son-in-law of the Gaon, Av Beis Din of Sighet shlit"a. The Rebbe shlit"a cut the child's hair, and then drank a lechayim and gave his holy blessings to the chalaka boy and the whole family.

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Monday, Parshas Tetzaveh — 'B'tzeil HaKodesh' with the Satmar Rebbe shlit"a

The Satmar Rebbe shlit"a davened Shacharis in the Heichal HaMesivta "Sniff Divrei Yoel." After davening, he learned the daily Tehillim shiur, chapter 9, verse 1.

In the afternoon, the Rebbe shlit"a went up to the Heichal HaYeshiva, Sniff Vayoel Moshe, where the Rebbe learned with a chavrusa from among the talmidim of the yeshiva in his private room, and at 5:50 the Rebbe davened Mincha in the yeshiva.

In the evening, the Rebbe shlit"a officiated at kiddushin at the chuppah of the mechutanim R' Moshe Yaakov Wertzberger - R' Yuda Moskowitz, at Kinor David hall.
He also officiated at the chuppah of the mechutanim HaGaon R' Alexander Yekusiel Landau shlit"a - HaGaon R' Aryeh Asher Indig shlit"a, moreh tzedek of the Beis Medrash Maharsha of our kehilla in Kiryas Joel, at Beis Rachel Paradise hall.

At night there were times for entering the Rebbe's room (yechidus) from 8:00 until 12:20.

The Rebbe shlit"a read the tenaim, with the wish that the tenaim be fulfilled "in his home, a place of holiness," at the tenaim of the mechutanim R' Shmuel Kessler (of Williamsburg) - R' Chaim Moshe Bitman.

Around 10:10 the Rebbe shlit"a davened Maariv in his holy home, and continued to receive the public.

During the yechidus times, the leadership of the Hisachdus Avreichim of our holy kehilla in Monsey entered together with the leaders of our holy kehilla and the Gaon, Av Beis Din and Rosh Yeshiva of our Monsey kehilla shlit"a, to receive his holy blessings for the upcoming annual gathering of the members and melave malka this coming Motzei Shabbos. The Rebbe shlit"a inquired about the activities, drank a lechayim and bestowed his holy blessings.

Also entering was HaGaon R' Pinchas Wind shlit"a, dayan and moreh tzedek in the holy community of Belz and president of the Beis Horaah for matters of ribbis. The dayan shlit"a presented the Rebbe with his works on the laws of ribbis, and a lengthy halachic conversation developed on this difficult subject. The Rebbe shlit"a bestowed his holy blessings upon the distinguished dayan and gave him a gift of his sefer Lev Aharon.

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Sunday, Parshas Tetzaveh — 'B'tzeil HaKodesh' with the Satmar Rebbe shlit"a

The Rebbe shlit"a davened Shacharis in the Heichal HaMesivta, Kedushas Yoel branch, and after davening the Rebbe learned the daily Tehillim shiur, on chapter 9, verse 2.

In the late morning, at around 3:00, the talmidim of Yeshivas Ohel Torah of Lakewood, under the leadership of HaGaon Rabbi Mordechai Schlesinger shlit"a, entered the Rebbe's room. The Rebbe shlit"a spoke words of chizuk and encouragement to the bochurim. Afterward all the bochurim passed by, and the Rebbe wished the rosh yeshiva well and gave him a gift of the sefer Lev Aharon.

In the afternoon, the Rebbe went up to the Heichal HaYeshiva, Divrei Yoel branch, where the Rebbe learned with a chavrusa in his private room, and at 5:50 the Rebbe davened Mincha in the yeshiva.

In the evening, the Rebbe shlit"a officiated at the kiddushin at the chuppah of the mechutanim HaGaon Rabbi Shmuel Meir Levy shlit"a and R' Aharon Kraus, at Kinor David hall.
And at the chuppah of the mechutanim HaGaon Rabbi Yoel Schwartz shlit"a, dayan of the Binyan Gelbstein beis medrash of our holy kehilla in the Cascade neighborhood of Williamsburg, and the distinguished philanthropist R' Yaakov Zusman Sofer, at Beis Rachel Paradise hall.

After the chuppos, the Rebbe shlit"a went to the home of R' Shalom Eliezer Frankel, a gabbai in Williamsburg, who purchased a classroom in the Beis Rachel building of our holy mosdos in Williamsburg. After a longer conversation with the mosdos administration about the growth of the mosdos, ad"r (may the evil eye be kept away), and about the progress of the mosdos buildings currently being built in Williamsburg, the documents were signed, and the Rebbe drank a lechayim and extended his holy blessing to the donor, R' Shalom Eliezer, with his children and grandchildren, and to the members of the administration.

Entry times were from 8:00 until 11:30 at night, and afterward the Rebbe davened Maariv.

At around 9:20 the Rebbe shlit"a paused, and went to the levaya of the esteemed R' Berel Gross z"l (Williamsburg), a parent from our holy kehilla's cemetery.

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