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

On Friday night at around 6:10, the Rebbe shlit"a entered the beis medrash wrapped in his tallis and approached the amud for Mincha. Kabbalas Shabbos: R' Avrohom Hertz Herskowitz.

The davening concluded at around 7:40. After davening, the appeal for the Talmud Torah in the holy city of Tzfas took place, the congregation went over to wish a gut Shabbos, and the Rebbe shlit"a went home.

At around 8:50 the Rebbe shlit"a entered the Friday night seudah in the Heichal HaShulchanos together with the talmidim of the Mesivta, and began, as is his holy custom, 'Sholom Aleichem' with emotion and sweetness. Eishes Chayil: the Rebbe's grandson, Rabbi Meir Eliezer Teitelbaum, son of HaGaon Rabbi, the Rav of the beis medrash, the Beirach Moshe shlit"a.

The Rebbe shlit"a honored others with the zemiros. Kol Mekadesh: R' Moshe Meir Teitelbaum; Menuchah V'simchah: R' Yaakov Hollander (Williamsburg).

The Rebbe shlit"a said Torah on the statement of Chazal, "The Holy One, Blessed is He, knew that Haman would one day weigh out shekalim against Yisroel; therefore He preceded their shekalim to his shekalim," and explained it in the manner of a derush, in the topic of whether the word 'es' is expounded.

Kah Echsof: R' Yaakov Leib Sofer (Williamsburg); Birkas Hamazon: HaGaon Rabbi Avrohom Wolf Friedman shlit"a.

Stories and anecdotes: This week the Rebbe shlit"a related about the holy Gaon, the author of Chiddushei HaRim zy"a, whose yahrzeit fell on Thursday, 23 Adar. Kah Ribon Olam: R' Yehuda Eliezer Gottesman.

Afterwards 'Or Panecha' was sung in honor of Parshas Ki Sisa, while the Rebbe shlit"a prolonged the singing with weeping.

The new chassanim passed by to take fruit, as "on the seventh day": Mendel Eckstein. The tish concluded at around 11:30.

On the holy Shabbos day

On Shabbos morning the Rebbe shlit"a entered at 9:15. Pesukei D'zimra: R' Asher Yaakov Eckstein. The Rebbe shlit"a said 'V'chrus' verse by verse, and approached the amud for Shacharis as usual.

Hotzaah and Hachnasah: R' Yisroel Menachem Apfel; the verses of Shema Yisroel: R' Yudel Berkowitz (Williamsburg).

Aliyos. Kohen: Mishabbos R' Shmuel HaKohen Friedman; Levi: R' Simcha Glickman (Antwerp); Shlishi: the chassan, the bochur Isaac Hersh Berkowitz — a bowarfen; Revi'i: the chassan, the bochur Chaim Yechezkel Herskowitz; Chamishi: the chassan, the bochur Yoel Eidelis; Shishi: the Rebbe shlit"a.

After his aliyah, the Rebbe shlit"a recited the Mi Sheberach and the naming of the daughter born to R' Yoshe Stein.
Shevi'i: the chassan, the bochur Moshe Aryeh Gutman; Acharon: R' Dovid Aharon Landau; Maftir: R' Henoch Kraus; Hagbah: R' Shlomo Mendlowitz; Gelilah: R' Yekusiel Eliyahu Eigner.

Mussaf: HaGaon Rabbi Yaakov Weiss shlit"a, one of the rabbonim of our kehilla in Monsey; opening of Ane'im Zemiros: R' Moshe Shmuel Eidelis.

After davening, the bris took place of the newborn son of R' Moshe, son of R' Yisroel Kaufman, where the Rebbe was sandek and mohel.

The davening concluded at 12:35.

Ra'avah D'ra'avin

For Mincha and Shalosh Seudos the Rebbe shlit"a entered the beis medrash at around 6:10. Mincha: Rabbi Yaakov Yosef Filaff; Hotzaah and Hachnasah: R' Menachem Shmuel Frankel; Kohen: R' Yisroel Meir Friedman (Williamsburg); Levi: R' Meir Efraim Grossman; Shlishi: the Rebbe's grandson, Rabbi Lipa Teitelbaum shlit"a (Yerushalayim); Hagbah: the Rebbe shlit"a; Gelilah: R' Tzvi Yehuda Weiss (Antwerp).

The Rebbe shlit"a honored others with the zemiros at Shalosh Seudos. Odeh: R' Noach Gefen; Shir HaMaalos: R' Moshe Goldstein.

In the Torah he said, the Rebbe shlit"a addressed the Midrash "Moshe found difficulty with the half-shekel," and explained that in galus even teshuva out of fear is considered like teshuva out of love, and intentional sins become merits; with a little introspection of a Jew in awe and fear, it is a complete teshuva, and Hashem raises the glory of Yisroel.

Yedid Nefesh: R' Shmuel Nechemia Hirsch (Williamsburg); Kel Mistater: R' Shalom Chananel Mendlowitz (Boro Park); Shoshanas Yaakov: R' Yisroel Meir Friedman (Williamsburg).

The Rebbe shlit"a blessed over the cup and recited Sheva Brachos.

Maariv of Motzei Shabbos: HaGaon Rabbi Yosef Leib Kahn shlit"a.

After Havdalah, the congregation went over to wish a gut voch, and afterwards the Rebbe shlit"a was escorted out with song and music with 'Ki Malachav Yetzaveh Lach' in honor of the upcoming holy journey to Manchester this coming Tuesday. The davening concluded at 8:35.

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

In the morning, before Shacharis, the brissen took place
of the son born to R' Yoel Bruch Palachek.
of the son born to R' Yoel Berish Wieder.
The Rebbe shlit"a served as sandek and mohel.

The Rebbe shlit"a davened Shacharis in the Heichal of the Mesivta "Beirach Moshe branch." During the Torah reading, the Rebbe was called up for Shlishi. After davening, the Rebbe shlit"a recited the daily Tehillim portion, chapter 9, verse 3.

In the afternoon at 6:00, the Rebbe davened Mincha in his holy home.

In the evening, the Rebbe shlit"a officiated at the kiddushin under the chuppah of the following mechutanim:
HaRav HaGaon R' Yuda Bickel shlit"a - R' Wolf Schaer, at Kinor David hall.
R' Yoel Meir Goldberger - R' Yechezkel Shraga Hirsch, at Beis Rachel Paradise hall.

At night, entry times into the inner sanctum were from 8:00 until 12:00. At around 10:45 the Rebbe shlit"a davened Maariv in his holy home, and continued to receive the public.

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Wednesday, Parshas Ki Sisa — Shushan Purim Katan, 'B'tzeil HaKodesh' with the Satmar Rebbe shlit"a

The Rebbe shlit"a davened Shacharis in the Heichal of Yeshiva Gedolah, Shiur Dalet. After davening, the Rebbe shlit"a recited the daily Tehillim portion, chapter 9, verse 1, and spoke words of guidance regarding matters of the joy of life.

Afterward, a lechayim gathering was held in honor of Shushan Purim Katan. Several melodies of deveikus and joy were sung, and the Rebbe drank lechayim and bestowed his holy blessings upon the roshei yeshiva and all the bochurim.

In the afternoon, the Rebbe shlit"a went up to the Heichal of the yeshiva's Beirach Moshe branch, where the Rebbe learned with a chavrusa from among the yeshiva's talmidim in his private room, and at 6:00 the Rebbe davened Mincha in the yeshiva.

In the evening, the Rebbe shlit"a officiated at the kiddushin under the chuppah of the following mechutanim:
R' Yaakov Yechezkel Taub (Monsey) - R' Chaim Leib Markovits, at Kinor David hall.
R' Yehoshua Kohn - R' Yoel Berel Moskovits, at Beis Rachel Paradise hall.

At night, entry times were from 8:00 until 1:00. At around 11:15 the Rebbe shlit"a davened Maariv in his holy home, and continued to receive the public.

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Tuesday, Parshas Ki Sisa - Purim Katan, 'B'tzeil HaKodesh' with the Satmar Rebbe shlit"a

The Rebbe shlit"a davened Shacharis in the Yeshiva L'Tze'irim in Williamsburg. After davening, a lechayim gathering took place in honor of the day, at which warm niggunim were sung. The Rebbe drank lechayim and gave blessings to all the roshei yeshiva and teachers of Torah and to all the bochurim. Afterwards the Rebbe delivered a longer, intricate discourse in honor of Purim Katan, combined with the sugya of "an positive commandment overrides a negative commandment." After a few more joyous niggunim were sung, the Rebbe left the yeshiva and traveled home to his holy residence on Hooper St.

In the afternoon at around 5:00, the Rebbe shlit"a appointed, by telephone, a committee for technology matters within our holy kehilla in Beit Shemesh, at a meeting that took place in the home of the Rabbinic chassid R' Tzvi Akiva Breitstein, chairman of the kehilla and mosdos administration in Beit Shemesh.

At 5:20 the Rebbe davened Mincha in his holy residence. Afterwards the directors of the Talmud Torah in Williamsburg entered the inner sanctum as emissaries of the Tashbar, to receive holy coins for the children who last year brought in beautiful sums for the holy mosdos on Purim day.

At around 6:00 the Rebbe arrived at the Continental halls for the holy tish in honor of Purim Katan together with nearly seven hundred talmidim of the 7 yeshivos ketanos of our holy mosdos in Williamsburg.

The Rebbe washed for the seudah in honor of the day, and the foods were served as on every Yom Tov. During the tish, uplifting and devotional niggunim were sung, and the Rebbe delivered words of Torah three times, in honor of the day and words of guidance and preparation toward the days of Purim.
After the last words of Torah, joyous niggunim were sung and the Rebbe stood up and danced for an extended time in honor of the day.
For Birkas HaMazon the Rebbe honored his son, HaGaon Rabbi, Av Beis Din of Sighet shlit"a, Rosh Yeshiva of Yeshivas Mivtzar HaTorah.
After bentching at around 7:45 the Rebbe went back home to his holy residence, and the weekly times for receiving the public began immediately, until 11:30 at night.

Among others, the Rabbi, Rabbi Chaim Meir Hager shlit"a, Av Beis Din of Kiryat Vizhnitz, Bnei Brak, entered for a private audience on the occasion of the wedding of a son, which will take place b'shaah tovah u'm'tzuyenes next week, and on the occasion of the engagement of a daughter b'shaah tovah u'm'tzuyenes. The new chassan also came, along with the mechutan, the Rabbi R' Yoel Teitelbaum shlit"a, son of the HaGaon of Nepelimetz shlit"a.

After a lovely conversation about the connection of the Heitev Lev zt"l with the Toras Chaim of Kosov zt"l, the Rebbe shlit"a warmly blessed both chasanim and the mechutanim.

At around ten o'clock the Rebbe davened Maariv in his holy residence on Hooper St., and then continued receiving the public.

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