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

The Satmar Rebbe shlit"a visited the city mikvah and looked over the entire kashrus section, and afterwards the Rebbe went there to the mikvah.

At around 8:30 the Rebbe shlit"a entered the Beis Medrash HaGadol for Shacharis. At the Torah reading, the Rebbe was called up as Shlishi; the hagbah was done by HaRav HaChasid R' Naftali Hirtzka Stein, and the gelilah by the bochur Alter Baruch Gefen. After davening the Rebbe shlit"a returned to the guest residence, and after the morning meal the Rebbe bid a warm farewell and expressed thanks to the host, HaRav HaGaon R' Leibel Tauber shlit"a and his family.

Afterwards the Rebbe went on a visit to Heichal Kolleinu in Manchester, where the Rebbe looked in with great nachas on the learners. On the way to the airport the Rebbe shlit"a passed by the Talmud Torah building, where the children accompanied him with song and music, and from there to the Beis Rachel building, where the Rebbe shared words of blessing with the students and teachers.

Then the Rebbe shlit"a arrived for a visit to the shechita house of the Machzikei HaDas kehilla, accompanied by the kehilla leaders and by HaGaon HaTzaddik, the Dayan and Moreh Tzedek of Belz, who is the rabbi of the shechita house. The Rebbe examined the lungs and looked over the entire operation of the shechita house, which the Rebbe greatly admired.

At around 12:45 the Rebbe shlit"a arrived at Manchester Airport, accompanied by HaGaon HaTzaddik, the Av Beis Din shlit"a, and the dignitaries of the community, from whom the Rebbe took a warm leave. The airport chaplain, R' Yosef Sandler, was waiting for the Rebbe. After everything was arranged, the Rebbe shlit"a boarded the plane, and at about 2:20, b'sha'a tova u'mutzlachas, the plane took off on its way to New York. On the plane the Rebbe learned Torah for an extended time in Maseches Kesubos, and later in the new sugya.

Baruch Haba B'Shem Hashem

In the afternoon at 4:45 the plane landed b'sha'a tova u'mutzlachas at JFK Airport, where the Rebbe and his entourage immediately passed through the legal formalities. The Rebbe davened Mincha there at the airport, and at 5:30 the Rebbe set out for Kiryas Joel, to his holy home.

On the way home the Rebbe made a telephone condolence call to HaGaon HaTzaddik the Admor of Chareidim Zidichov shlit"a and HaGaon HaTzaddik the Av Beis Din of Belchov shlit"a regarding the passing of their sister, the Rebbetzin, the righteous wife of the Toldos Aharon Rebbe, a"h.

At 7:15 the Rebbe shlit"a arrived at his holy home, where dozens of talmidei hamesivta greeted the Rebbe with song and music. The Rebbe will now daven Maariv in his holy home.

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Report on the Holy Journey of the Satmar Rebbe shlit"a to Manchester, England – Part 5.

Sunday, Parshas Pekudei – 'B'tzeil HaKodesh' with the Satmar Rebbe shlit"a

At around 10:15 the Rebbe shlit"a entered the Beis Medrash HaGadol for Shacharis. Before davening, the Rebbe put tefillin on the bar mitzvah bochur, the bochur Yoel Benedikt (London). After davening, a lechayim celebration was held with the bar mitzvah bochur.

After Shacharis, at around 12:30, the Rebbe shlit"a entered the "New" Beis Medrash, in the building of our beis medrash, which was packed with hundreds of Torah learners, yeshiva students and kollel avreichim from all over the city.
First, the Rebbe shlit"a greeted this renowned place of Torah, and mentioned the rav of the beis medrash, HaGaon Rabbi Avrohom Zilberger shlit"a, who is in need of heavenly mercy, and wished that the merit of teaching Torah publicly should protect him and bring him a speedy recovery. The Rebbe then delivered a lengthy, profound shiur on the topic of chodesh (the new moon), and in various ways answered the well-known question that is cited in the name of the Rebbe, R' Yonason Eibeschutz zt"l, and he carried the entire gathering along with the fiery intensity of Torah. Afterwards, the Rebbe concluded with brief words of drush and aggadah. They finished at around 1:40, and Kaddish was recited as customary.

Afterwards, several learners approached and engaged the Rebbe shlit"a in an extended give-and-take on the topic. Then the Rebbe went back to the guest residence. Upon arriving at the residence, the Rebbe asked that the young rav of the beis medrash be called, to ask who the learners were who had discussed the topic with him after the shiur. The Rebbe had them called over and once again discussed the topic with them at length, in a pleasant and sharp manner.

In the afternoon the Rebbe shlit"a arrived for a visit at the home of HaGaon Rabbi Gavriel Knopfler shlit"a, rosh yeshiva of Yeshivas Shaarei Torah. A lengthy conversation ensued on the topic of matana al menas lehachzir, which is currently being learned in the local yeshiva. The rosh yeshiva honored the Rebbe with a lechayim and the Rebbe bestowed his holy blessings.

From there the Rebbe shlit"a arrived at the home of HaGaon Rabbi Chaim Meir Ernster shlit"a, Av Beis Din of Vizhnitz Manchester. A pleasant conversation ensued about stories of tzaddikim. The rav shlit"a honored the Rebbe with a lechayim and the Rebbe bestowed his holy blessings. In addition, the Rebbe extended good wishes to the kallah tichyeh, the granddaughter of the Rebbe's grandson, the chassan HaRav Asher Anshel, son of the HaGaon, rav of the Beis Medrash Avnei Tzedek shlit"a.

From there the Rebbe shlit"a went to the home of the distinguished philanthropist R' Shmuel Nosson HaKohen Kahn, where a private celebration took place and documents were signed for large sums that he gave for the benefit of the buildings of our holy institutions, for the yeshiva and for Beis Rochel, as well as for the building fund of the girls' school for girls of Eretz Yisroel in Bnei Brak. The esteemed donor said beautiful divrei Torah, and afterwards the Rebbe signed the documents together with the donor and drank a lechayim, bestowing his holy blessings on the entire family.

From there the Rebbe shlit"a went to the home of HaGaon Rabbi Pinchas Weiss shlit"a, Av Beis Din of Chernobyl and head of our kollel hall in Manchester. A pleasant conversation ensued about Torah thoughts and stories of tzaddikim. He also showed the Rebbe a historic notebook which he inherited from his grandfather, the holy Minchas Yitzchak zt"l, which he wrote right after the war regarding the permissibility of releasing agunos. The rav shlit"a honored the Rebbe with a lechayim and the Rebbe bestowed his holy blessings.

At around 5:40 the Rebbe shlit"a davened Mincha at the guest residence. Afterwards there were times of entry to the holy chamber for the European members of our community, until 1:30 at night. At around 7:30 the Rebbe davened Maariv and continued receiving the public.

During the times of entry, the following came for return visits to the Rebbe shlit"a: HaGaon Rabbi Chaim Heimlich shlit"a, head of the dayanim of the Machzikei Hadas community; the Hornosteipel Rebbe shlit"a; HaGaon Rabbi Yisroel Dov Mordechai Warfman shlit"a, rav of Beis Medrash Zichron Yechezkel and dayan of Manchester; and Rabbi Chazan shlit"a. Pleasant conversations took place about Torah thoughts and stories of tzaddikim. The Rebbe honored them with a lechayim and bestowed his holy blessings.

The mayor of the city of Manchester, who regularly assists the local Jewish community, also came for a visit, and the Rebbe shlit"a thanked him for his efforts on behalf of the city and our community.
Later in the evening, as was already widely reported, the gathering for the establishment of the Beis Horaah and the appointment of the esteemed morei tzedek to the Beis Horaah took place, under the supervision of the HaGaon, Av Beis Din of the community shlit"a. The rav shlit"a spoke with brief, eloquent words about the great necessity of the matter, and afterwards the Rebbe shlit"a delivered holy words and guidance and bestowed his holy blessings. In conclusion, he extended a blessing of mazel tov to each of the morei tzedek, especially in honor of their new appointment.

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"To teach the word of Hashem, this is the halacha"

At a small assembly this Sunday night at the lodging of the Satmar Rebbe shlit"a in Manchester, together with HaGaon HaTzaddik, the Av Beis Din of our kehilla shlit"a, it was decided to establish a beis horaah in our holy kehilla to serve the public, which will be set up in the coming days. The Rebbe shlit"a appointed 5 moray horaah who will serve and teach the word of Hashem in the new beis horaah of our holy kehilla, under the supervision of the HaGaon HaTzaddik, the Av Beis Din shlit"a.

The distinguished, outstanding talmidei chachomim and G-d-fearing men, among the choicest of our holy kehilla: HaGaon R' Shalom Landau shlit"a, HaGaon R' Yehoshua Lebrecht shlit"a, HaGaon R' Akiva Stern shlit"a, HaGaon R' Yechezkel Shraga Teitelbaum shlit"a, HaGaon R' Moshe Mordechai Scheinfeld shlit"a.

At the assembly, the HaGaon HaTzaddik, the Av Beis Din shlit"a spoke a few brief, penetrating words about the great necessity of the matter, and afterwards the Rebbe shlit"a spoke words of holiness and guidance and bestowed his holy blessings, and at the end wished a mazel tov to each of the morei tzedek individually in honor of the new appointment.

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Report on the holy journey of the Satmar Rebbe shlit"a to Manchester, Part 4.

On Motzei Shabbos after Havdalah, there was yichidus (entry to the Rebbe's room) for chassidim from Europe until approximately 10:30.

At 10:35 the Rebbe shlit"a arrived at the home of the prominent philanthropist R' Chaim Yosef Greenfeld. First, a lechayim gathering was held by the talmidim of our holy yeshiva "Torah V'Yirah" London. Several niggunim were sung, and they presented the Rebbe with thousands of consecutive hours of learning. The Rebbe spoke a few words of blessing and distributed holy coins to all the bochurim who had learned the consecutive hours.
Later, dozens of bochurim, talmidim of Yeshivas Eitz Chaim Willrijk and talmidim of the yeshiva ketana of our holy institutions in Antwerp, also entered the Rebbe's room. They presented the Rebbe shlit"a with 2353 consecutive hours, and the Rebbe shlit"a distributed holy coins to all the bochurim.

Afterwards, yichidus continued, as dozens of fresh groups of guests from London, who had come out for the magnificent gathering of chassidim from across Europe, went in to greet the Rebbe.

Afterwards, the signing of the pledge documents took place with the esteemed donors who gave large sums and purchased the great merits in the construction of our holy institutions, the new yeshiva ketana building and the Beis Rochel building.
The esteemed Levi family, the prominent philanthropist R' Moshe Goldstein, the prominent philanthropist R' Chaim Levi, HaGaon R' Leibel Tauber shlit"a, the prominent philanthropist R' Chaim Tager. The Rebbe shlit"a signed the documents with each donor individually and bestowed his holy blessings.

"The stone the builders rejected has become the cornerstone; this is the day Hashem has made, let us rejoice and be glad in it."

At about 12:10 the Rebbe shlit"a entered the gigantic Beis Yaakov hall amid throngs of thousands of chassidim, where the magnificent general gathering for all chassidim of Europe took place, together with the laying of the cornerstone for the buildings of our holy institutions in Manchester: the new yeshiva ketana building and the expansion and additions to the Beis Rochel building.

Upon arrival, the Rebbe shlit"a broke out into a fiery dance at the spot, "Borei Olam b'kinyan hashalem zeh habinyan." During the elevated gathering, R' Yoel Klein, head singer in our holy courts in Eretz Yisroel, provided musical joy with songs and praises, accompanied by the Neimos choir together with a child prodigy. Afterwards Rabbi Yitzchak Kahana sang longer rhymed verses in honor of the occasion.

After longer inspiring niggunim, the Rebbe shlit"a laid the two stones for the two buildings of our holy institutions in the city, while the assembled sang prayerful melodies to Hashem, and rivers of tears were shed in prayer to the living G-d for our children and our generations.

Afterwards the Rebbe shlit"a delivered the holy address, the word of Hashem and the duty of the hour, words of chizuk and guidance for all chassidim of Europe, and in the course of it spoke about the expansion of the borders of holiness in our holy institutions in Manchester and about the importance of the kehilla and its institutions, and words of praise for the esteemed donors, the builders of the building, and concluded with his holy blessings.

Afterwards the Rebbe shlit"a continued with fiery dancing for several minutes. It concluded at around 1:55.

Fortunate is the eye that has seen the joy of our kehilla; fortunate is the people for whom this is so, fortunate is the people whose G-d is Hashem.

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Report of the Holy Journey, Part 4 – Shabbos of Delight to the Souls, "In the Shadow of Your Wings They Shall Take Refuge"

Shabbos Kodesh Parshas Vayakhel, Shabbos Shekalim, Shabbos Mevarchim Adar II, "B'tzeil HaKodesh" with the Satmar Rebbe shlit"a, during the holy journey to Manchester to strengthen and establish our chassidim in Europe, and on the occasion of the expansion of the holy boundaries within our holy institutions in Manchester, may it be built.

The light of Your countenance upon us, O Lord, lift up: With uplifted spirits, in holy chambers, with great excitement and elevation, thousands of our chassidim, residents of Europe, experienced the historic Shabbos Kodesh in the holy presence of the Rebbe shlit"a among our holy kehilla in Manchester, and warmed themselves in his brilliant light at the holy tefillos and uplifting tishen.

Throughout Shabbos Kodesh at the tefillos, the main beis medrash, with all its side rooms and additional tents, and at the seudos in the gigantic Beis Yaakov hall, were filled from end to end, with no room to spare, with thousands of our chassidim from Europe, who came to take part in the uplifting Shabbos, to take refuge in the shadow of holiness.

A special large hall was set up separately where the Shabbos Kodesh seudos were prepared for the hundreds of guests, along with a specially magnificent area for the distinguished members of the community.

On Erev Shabbos late in the afternoon, HaGaon Rabbi Shmuel Binyamin Kraus shlit"a, president of Yeshivas Toras Chesed London, who came especially for Shabbos in the Rebbe's holy presence, was received in private audience by the Rebbe shlit"a. He handed over a kvitel to the Rebbe shlit"a and was blessed as the Rebbe bestowed his holy blessings.

On Friday night at around 6:15 the Rebbe shlit"a entered the beis medrash wrapped in his tallis and approached the amud for Mincha. Kabbalas Shabbos: R' Moshe Goldstein (Kiryas Joel).

Davening ended at around 7:45. Afterwards the enormous crowd came over to wish a gutten Shabbos, along with hundreds more Yidden from the city, which continued for about an hour. Then the Rebbe shlit"a went to his Shabbos lodging at the home of R' Shalom Baruch Rothbard.

At around 10:10 the Rebbe shlit"a entered the Shabbos seudah in the gigantic Beis Yaakov hall in the city, in the presence of thousands of our chassidim from Europe, with the participation of all the rabbonim and dayanim of the city of Manchester.

The Rebbe shlit"a began, in his holy manner, with "Shalom Aleichem" with emotion and sweetness. Eishes Chayil: the Rebbe's grandson Rabbi Elazar Teitelbaum shlit"a, son of HaGaon Rabbi, Av Beis Din of Vomsbag shlit"a (London). Raising the cup for Kiddush: the HaGaon, Av Beis Din and Rav of our Manchester kehilla shlit"a.

During the seudah, Shabbos Kodesh nigunim were sung for an extended time with an enthusiasm that carried along the vast crowd.
The Rebbe shlit"a honored people with the zemiros. Kol Mekadeish: HaGaon Rabbi Chaim Heimlich shlit"a, Rosh Av Beis Din of Machzikei Hadas; Menucha V'Simcha: HaGaon Rabbi Aharon Greenfeld shlit"a, dayan of Belz.

The Rebbe shlit"a delivered Torah on the reading of Shekalim, on the verse "When you take the sum of the children of Israel," and explained, in the manner of a derush, the topic of a doubt regarding a Torah-level law: whether the Torah rules leniently or stringently.

Kah Echsof: HaGaon Rabbi Yisroel Dov Mordechai Warfman shlit"a, rav of Beis Medrash Zikaron Yechezkel and dayan of Manchester. Afterwards the Rebbe honored HaGaon Rabbi Chaim Meir Ernster shlit"a, Av Beis Din of Vizhnitz Manchester, to sing Rachem. Birkas Hamazon: the HaGaon, Av Beis Din of Manchester shlit"a.

Stories and anecdotes: this week the Rebbe shlit"a told of the holy Tiferes Shlomo zy"a, whose yahrzeit falls on Wednesday, 29 Adar.

Kah Ribbon Olam: HaGaon Rabbi Chaim Weiss shlit"a, Av Beis Din of Chernobyl Manchester. Afterwards the Rebbe honored Rabbi Lipa Teitelbaum shlit"a, dayan of our Antwerp kehilla, with Ohr Panecha in honor of Shabbos Shekalim, which the Rebbe sang with weeping and great arousal. Az Beyom HaShevi'i: Rabbi Yisroel Friedman shlit"a, rav of Beis Medrash Chortkov. After the fruit, the Shalom Zachor took place for several members of the community in Europe. The seudah ended at around 1:15.
On the Holy Shabbos Day

On Shabbos Kodesh morning the Rebbe shlit"a entered at around 9:25. Birchos HaShachar: Rabbi Yehuda Elisha Horowitz shlit"a, rav of Beis Medrash Ohr HaChaim in Kiryas Joel; Pesukei D'Zimra: Rabbi Meir Markowitz shlit"a, moreh tzedek in our London kehilla. The Rebbe shlit"a then approached the amud for Shacharis.

Hotzaah and Hachnasah: R' Mordechai Zisskind Landau (London), R' Moshe Aryeh Freund (London). Pesukei Shema Yisroel: R' Eliezer Low (London).

Aliyos. Kohen: the baal simcha R' Mordechai Yehuda Schwartz. The Rebbe shlit"a recited the Mi Sheberach and naming on the occasion of the birth of his daughter, mazel tov. Levi: R' Chaim Levi (Vienna); Shlishi: the HaGaon, Av Beis Din of Vomsbag shlit"a; Revi'i: the HaGaon, Av Beis Din of London shlit"a; Chamishi: HaGaon Rabbi Berish Kohn shlit"a, one of the rabbonim of our Antwerp kehilla; Shishi: the HaGaon, Av Beis Din of Manchester shlit"a; Shevi'i: the chosson Yisroel Yissachar, son of R' Eliezer Low – who was thrown sweets; Acharon: the distinguished philanthropist R' Asher Zelig Low shlit"a, leader of the London kehilla, who also pledged a huge sum for the new Heichal HaTorah of our Manchester beis medrash. Hagbah of the first sefer: R' Yitzchak Eizik Weiss (Williamsburg); Gelilah: R' Refael Perlmutter of Monsey.

Maftir, the reading of Shekalim: the Rebbe shlit"a. Hagbah of the second sefer: R' Chaim Tager (Kiryas Joel); Gelilah: the distinguished philanthropist R' Chaim Yosef Greenfeld (Manchester).

The Rebbe shlit"a davened Mussaf at the amud in honor of Shabbos Shekalim and recited the yotzros and piyutim with an outpouring of the soul. Opening of Ane'im Zemiros: Rabbi Shimon Yoel Brach shlit"a, moreh tzedek for sofrus matters (Williamsburg).

Davening ended at around 12:55.

After davening the Rebbe shlit"a went over to the home of Rabbi Yisroel Meir Zilberger shlit"a, junior rav of the "New" beis medrash in Manchester, where the bris of his son took place, mazel tov. The Rebbe served as sandek and recited the brachos as usual.

From there the Rebbe shlit"a went to the hall of Adas Yeshurun, where the Rebbe participated in the Kiddush Rabba celebration of the chosson, son of R' Eliezer Low of London. The Rebbe made Kiddush and warmly wished the chosson and the mechutanim well.

Afterwards the Rebbe went to his lodging at the home of Rabbi Leibel Tauber shlit"a. At the Shabbos day seudah, the family of the host joined, as well as the HaGaon, Av Beis Din of Vomsbag shlit"a, and pleasant conversations in divrei Torah and chassidus went on.
Raava D'Ravin

The Rebbe shlit"a entered the Beis Yaakov halls for Mincha and Shalosh Seudos at around 6:10. Mincha: R' Elchanan Tauber; Hotzaah and Hachnasah: R' Amram Tzvi Tauber; Kohen: R' Shmuel HaKohen Friedman, of Shabbos Kodesh; Levi: Rabbi Yechezkel Inzlicht, moreh tzedek of our London kehilla; Shlishi: R' Yisroel Yissachar Low, son of HaGaon Rabbi Shmai shlit"a, dayan of our London kehilla; Hagbah: the Rebbe shlit"a; Gelilah: Rabbi Lipa Tager (Manchester).

At Shalosh Seudos the Rebbe shlit"a honored people with the zemiros. Odeh: Rabbi Shalom Landau shlit"a, one of the rabbonim of the Manchester Rabbinical Union; Shir HaMaalos: Rabbi Akiva Stern shlit"a, moreh tzedek and head of a chaburah in our Manchester kollel.

In the Torah, the Rebbe shlit"a built on the reading of Parshas Shekalim and spoke words of arousal regarding teshuva and inspiration.

Yedid Nefesh: Rabbi Yechezkel Shraga Teitelbaum shlit"a, moreh tzedek and maggid shiur in our Manchester kehilla; Kel Mistater: Rabbi Moshe Mordechai Scheinfeld shlit"a, head of a chaburah in our Manchester kollel; Shoshanas Yaakov: R' Shalom Baruch Rothbard. The Rebbe shlit"a blessed over the cup.

Maariv for Motzei Shabbos: R' Amram Acker (Kiryas Joel). After Havdalah the Rebbe shlit"a wished the entire crowd a good week. Davening ended at around 8:15.

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