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Friday11 Kislev 578111/27/2020

News
Rhymes for the Sheva Brachos Shabbos "in our holy courts" – for the elevated mitzvah tantz by the Satmar Rebbe shlit"a
News
The voice of joy and salvation in the tents of the righteous
This Shabbos, the Sheva Brachos for the kallah, a granddaughter of the Satmar Rebbe shlit"a, daughter of HaGaon Rabbi, Rav of the Beis Medrash Yismach Moshe shlit"a, will take place in our holy courts, b'tzeil HaKodesh in Kiryas Joel
On the night of Shabbos Kodesh, the Rebbe will conduct the "avodas hakodesh" at the "mitzvah tantz"
Rejoice and be glad in the simcha of the Rebbe
News
The sound of joyous song and salvation in the tents of the righteous
This Shabbos the Simchas Shalom Zachor will take place for a grandson of the Satmar Rebbe shlit"a, a son born to his grandson Rabbi Lipa Ashkenazi, son of HaGaon HaTzaddik Rabbi, the Rav of Beis Medrash Avnei Tzedek shlit"a. The Shalom Zachor will take place in the home of his father-in-law, the Karov Rebbe shlit"a
Rejoice and be glad in the simcha of the Rebbe
Report
A major campaign, "L'Hagdil," will take place this coming Sunday and Monday, Parshas Vayishlach, to enable the addition of two new floors to the Beis Rachel D'Satmar building in Manchester
The eyes of our dear brethren are turned to you! The devoted askanim, the members of the Beis Rachel board and the entire kehilla of Satmar chassidim in Manchester anticipate an outstretched hand, with the help of the worldwide public of Satmar talmidim and chassidim, to carry out the "expansion of the borders of holiness" by helping to finance a costly project of over 750 thousand pounds
Manchester. – Satmar chassidim everywhere are preparing in these days for the great matching campaign that has been named "L'Hagdil," which has been officially set for this coming Sunday and Monday of Parshas Vayishlach, 13 and 14 Kislev, IY"H, for the benefit of the great project of adding two new floors to the existing building of "Beis Rachel D'Rabbeinu Yoel D'Satmar" in the city of Manchester, may Hashem protect it. It is aimed at financing the costly "expansion of the borders of holiness" project of over 750 thousand pounds, which urgently needs to be raised through our like-minded brethren all over the world.
The current campaign is fundamental to the very existence and future of Satmar chassidim in Manchester! It is a matter of laying the foundation for the foundation of foundations, for the foundation of the kehilla and its mosdos, of our own very close like-minded brothers who are bound to our hearts; namely, simply providing a roof over the heads of, and a home for, the dear daughters of Satmar chassidim in the city of Manchester, so that they too will have the ability to send their children to be educated in fear of Heaven, modesty and good character traits, and in all the fundamentals of our faith, with Satmar charm and sincerity, as befits the students of Beis Rachel, on the path paved for us by our holy Rebbes zy"a, as it continues to be carried on with strength and courage by the Satmar Rebbe shlit"a.
Over four years ago, soon after the institution was renewed, the devoted board members, who attend to the needs of the public with faithfulness, threw themselves into the work of finding a suitable location for the institution, to provide broader horizons for the dear students. The school was first established in a rented location, but seeing the tremendous success, as the institution grows and flourishes, it was immediately seen that they must seriously look into a suitable location that could be purchased, in order to establish the institution there permanently, properly and correctly.
After various kinds of proposals and possible projects, with Hashem's help they succeeded, based on the holy counsel and with the holy blessing of the Satmar Rebbe shlit"a, in arriving at the best place, a very suitable location in the center of the Chassidic neighborhood, a beautiful and splendid building with the ability to be expanded according to need.
Soon after the purchase was made at a good hour, they began to work out the plans for the new building, when first of all an intensive renovation was undertaken on the two existing floors, to provide enough classrooms, a dining hall, offices and all other needs, in order to educate the students, with Hashem's help.
But now the time has come when "the place has become too narrow for me," and as the Satmar Rebbe shlit"a said at the time upon concluding the first purchase, "This big one will become small"... and there is now an urgent need to build up two new large floors in order to accommodate the entire institution at the present moment.
Adding the two new floors involves the fantastic sum of "750 thousand pounds," in addition to all other expenses expected for renovating all the sections and bringing the two new floors into actual use for the girls' school.
For the opening of the "L'Hagdil" matching campaign, the esteemed board members of the institution and the building fund committee turn with a heartfelt call to the entire holy community of like-minded, generous brethren among the talmidim and chassidim of Satmar: "Our dear brethren, please! Awaken and arouse yourselves! Help us with this difficult undertaking and join with larger sums for the "L'Hagdil" campaign, on which depends the future of the chinuch of girls and the continued success of our kehilla, the holy community of Satmar-Manchester, may Hashem protect it, and together we will build for Hashem, the G-d of Israel."
"And I will give them in My house a monument and a name, an everlasting name that shall not be cut off!"
"And they shall make Me a Sanctuary, and I will dwell among them"
Report
New Project to Reduce Expenses: The Satmar Rebbetzin shlit"a
Distributes Blessed "Bracelets" to Esteemed Kallahs
With the Goal of Strengthening the Previous Takanah That Mechutanim Not Send Bracelets as Gifts to Kallahs

Kiryas Joel – Dozens of kallahs who became engaged in recent times were pleasantly surprised this past Erev Shabbos to receive the special gift sent to them by the esteemed Rebbetzin shlit"a: a beautiful bracelet with an engraved letter ה' as a segulah, blessed by the Satmar Rebbe shlit"a. It is arousing special interest among the dear kallahs, who are receiving it and wearing it adorned during the period after becoming a kallah, b'shaah tovah u'mutzlachas.
The Rebbetzin shlit"a has undertaken this special project of distributing bracelet gifts to the kallahs, with the goal of strengthening the Satmar wedding takanos to reduce expenses. Over the years the takanos have accomplished great and wondrous things, and have saved the public millions of dollars that would likely have been squandered on pointless expenses. All of this was saved thanks to the steadfast wedding takanos that were introduced by the holy directive of the Satmar Rebbe shlit"a.
Among the strong takanos that have been in place for many years is the takanah that mechutanim should keep to a set number of gifts that are sent, both what the kallah's side sends to the chosson and what the chosson's side sends to the kallah, which includes a set number of pieces of jewelry for the kallah.
One piece of jewelry that was removed entirely from the mechutanim's list under the takanos, as something to buy and send to kallahs, is a "bracelet." After thorough consideration, everyone understood that it is superfluous and bound up with needless and excessive expenses that are not necessary at all.
For many years the takanah was indeed very much in force. The vast majority of the public kept it, and among Satmar chassidim a bracelet was not at all part of the order of gifts sent to kallahs. Through this takanah alone, the public was saved millions of dollars over the years.
As with every good thing, over time a takanah tends to weaken, when some begin to break it, some for even justified one-time reasons and some without any justification, which later leads to the takanah, however important it may be, being broken and gradually eliminated entirely. Exactly this happened with the bracelets. Although a large part of the public still holds firmly to the takanah, it is evident that the takanah is not firm enough, and some already feel pressured to provide bracelets as part of the gifts sent to the kallah, even though they cannot afford not only the cost of the bracelet, but also many, many other, more important wedding expenses.
The state of the wedding takanos in general, and of the bracelets in particular, reached the ears of the Rebbetzin shlit"a, who is closely acquainted with the difficult financial situation in Jewish homes, being widely known for her far-reaching acts of tzedakah and chesed to help families who are, unfortunately, struggling. The Rebbetzin shlit"a is thus aware of how mechutanim are struggling terribly with the extraordinary wedding expenses that they cannot meet, and the Rebbetzin shlit"a seeks to do whatever is possible to ensure, b'ezras Hashem, the continued existence of the important bracelet takanah, that mechutanim should no longer give bracelets to kallahs during the period before the wedding.
Therefore the esteemed Rebbetzin shlit"a came up with this new project, to personally give each kallah a special gift, a bracelet of "Tenes," which is a very beautiful and splendid material. The very fact that the kallahs have already received such a beautiful bracelet as a gift upon becoming a kallah will, b'ezras Hashem, completely eliminate the need for the mechutanim to buy yet another bracelet as a gift for the kallah. It is hoped that this will, b'ezras Hashem, bring the esteemed mechutanim to fully accept the takanos and to keep firmly to this area as well, of not sending bracelets to kallahs themselves.
In order to provide the kallahs with an item that is equal for every person, with which every kallah can feel proud, the Rebbetzin shlit"a made certain that the bracelets are beautiful and appealing. In addition, the bracelets come with several other benefits: each bracelet has an engraved letter ה' on the underside, which is, as is well known, a tremendous segulah for protection and success. Furthermore, the Rebbetzin shlit"a arranged for the bracelets to be blessed by the Satmar Rebbe shlit"a with a blessing, protection and success for the kallahs, during the simcha and always.
Over the past days, at the end of the week, a number of esteemed kallahs who became kallahs in recent weeks, b'shaah tovah u'mutzlachas, received the beautiful gift, which was hand-delivered to each one at home, accompanied by a warm personal letter from the esteemed Rebbetzin shlit"a, with warm blessings and wishes in honor of the joyous moment of the new kallahs.
As has been heard in the last several days, the gift made a very strong impression on the kallahs who have already received it. Besides the beautiful gift itself, the lovely bracelet that looks so magnificent, the kallahs also feel privileged to wear the bracelets that carry the blessing of the leader of the kehilla, the Rebbe shlit"a, and bear the letter ה', which is such a tremendous segulah for blessing and success.
The Rebbetzin shlit"a's new initiative is drawing tremendous appreciation from mechutanim, mechutanestes and kallahs alike, who all wish the Rebbetzin shlit"a good, healthy, long and happy years, blessing and success in all her undertakings until the day of Moshiach, speedily.
In the previous days, since the new initiative went into effect, the Rebbetzin shlit"a first sent the new gift to the kallahs who became engaged in recent weeks, b'shaah tovah u'mutzlachas. The Rebbetzin shlit"a wishes to continue sending the gift also to those who became kallahs in previous months, kallahs who are still awaiting their wedding and did not receive a bracelet gift from their mechutanim.
At the request of the Rebbetzin shlit"a, a special number has been set up where one can call to leave the names of kallahs who are still awaiting their wedding and have not yet received a bracelet gift, and who look forward to receiving the bracelet gift from the Rebbetzin shlit"a. One may call the central number of our holy kehilla, at: 845-774-4040 #7-14, and IY"H it will be arranged in the best possible way.
It is certain that the Rebbetzin shlit"a's new initiative will be very helpful for the continued success of the takanos, and the kallahs together with their parents will accompany the Rebbetzin with warm blessings interwoven with feelings of gratitude for her noble deeds.
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The Vizhnitz Merkaz Rebbe shlit"a visited—this past Parshas Toldos—the Rav of Williamsburg and head of its beis din shlit"a, our teacher, HaGaon, to offer condolences on the wedding of his grandson, and in honor of the great simcha of the wedding of the youngest son of our teacher shlit"a.
Notice
A holy letter from our master and teacher, the holy Rebbe, the Yismach Moshe zy"a, to the Bikur Cholim society (like the Hatzolah members of those days), which the Satmar Rebbe shlit"a read at the private Sheva Brachos for the Hatzolah members

"..Let it be known that one who visits the sick likens himself to his Creator, blessed be He.."
"..Would that my portion be with them.."
News
The Satmar Rebbe shlit"a read the tenaim today in the tenaim hall in the home of his grandfather, the Rebbe zy"a, of the mechutanim R' Yoel Berish Weider of K"J and R' Dovid Wertheimer of K"J, one of the trusted aides of the Rebbe's household.
News
The Satmar Rebbe shlit"a officiated at the kiddushin today at the chuppah of the mechutanim R' Moshe Halpert of K"J and R' Yaakov Mordechai Teitelbaum of K"J at Kinor David Hall,
and at the chuppah of the mechutanim R' Avrohom Yuda Blum of Williamsburg and R' Hillel Farkas a"h at Beis Rachel Paradise Hall.
Report
"That I may dwell in the house of Hashem all the days of my life, to behold the pleasantness of Hashem and to visit His Sanctuary."

Today, Thursday, the Yom HaTamadas HaTorah (Day of Torah Diligence) took place in our holy kehilla of Kiryas Joel / Williamsburg.
In K"J, the thousands of members of Yesodei HaTorah and Torascha Shaashuai gathered in a large and magnificent hall in the city of Middletown.
And in Williamsburg, the hundreds of members of "Torascha Shaashuai" gathered in the new and magnificent beis medrash, the "Gelbstein Building," thereby inaugurating the beis medrash for Torah and tefilla.
-The time was used for Torah learning beginning at 6:00 AM, and the sound of Torah was heard the entire day.
For the day is holy to our Master!

Thursday10 Kislev 578111/26/2020

Report
Last night, at the private Sheva Brachos in "our holy courts," hosted by the Satmar Rebbe shlit"a for the "Hatzolah members" of Kiryas Joel as an expression of gratitude for their devoting themselves with heart and soul to the residents of K"J during the difficult months, the Rebbe, in a powerful address, spoke for an extended time with strong words of praise, chizuk and guidance to the Hatzolah members. Among other things, the Rebbe read a letter from his grandfather, the Rebbe zt"l, the Yismach Moshe zy"a, to the Hatzolah members, in which the Yismach Moshe expresses himself at the end of the letter, "Would that my portion be with them," along with more words of chizuk.
The Rebbe mentioned the difficult times that have passed, and how the Hatzolah members devoted themselves with great self-sacrifice, and especially regarding the Rebbetzin tblct"a. The Rebbe said that he was not told how difficult the situation was, and when one of the children came in "and he was shaved, I understood how bitter the situation is." And, Baruch Hashem, we can thank Hashem "for the kindnesses." "From this we must take strong chizuk not to give up, no matter what the situation is." There were further words of guidance to the Hatzolah members. Among other things, the Rebbe mentioned the kuntres that was published before Yom Kippur, with all the halachos relevant to the situation, and many other Hatzolah organizations also accepted this psak halacha, and that one should not be lenient in any matter. It was carried out with his holy blessings.
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The Satmar Rebbe shlit"a at Maariv in the new Beis Medrash Divrei Yoel of our holy kehilla in Monsey - Bates neighborhood. The Rebbe looked around the beis medrash and at the construction work, accompanied by the distinguished philanthropist R' Yisroel Schipper, the Mara D'asra and patron of the beis medrash - this past Wednesday, Parshas Toldos
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The Satmar Rebbe shlit"a at the home of the distinguished philanthropist R' Moshe Yosef Wertheimer on the occasion of a simcha in his home, during which the benefactor donated a generous sum
to the building fund of the Beis Medrash Hagadol of Kiryas Joel - this past Motzei Shabbos, Parshas Chayei Sarah
Report
Wednesday, Vayeitzei, this evening: "The kindnesses of Hashem, that we are not consumed, for His mercies have not ended."
With great joy we report that after many long months in which the government in New York has been disturbing batei medrash and Jewish gatherings, a Supreme Court ruling has just been issued by the highest court in favor of the Jewish plaintiffs, against the governor's restrictions in batei medrash.
As is known, in recent months several cases were held in the lower New York courts, filed by various organizations in America, and until now all the cases were lost, "which were under the Democratic party," and now it has reached the highest court, which ruled "that the governor and the government have no right to interfere in batei medrash by restricting any number at Jewish gatherings."
"They shall not harm nor destroy in all My holy mountain!!!"
Report
At the historic "Shabbos Ameilei Torah," on Shabbos Kodesh morning at the seudah, our teacher HaGaon Rabbi, Av Beis Din and Rosh Yeshiva of Williamsburg shlit"a delivered the central address and held the audience spellbound on the topic "The Meaning of the Kollel Era." The Rav spoke about the purpose of the kollel, why Rabbeinu Hakadosh zy"a initially did not want to establish the kollel, and what the purpose of the kollel is today. The Rav spoke at great length about the role of a kollel yungerman among the pillars of learning. One needs the commitment of a framework, so that even when he goes out to work, it accompanies him. And when one needs to pray for children, one should not simply pray for children, but for upright children. Likewise, the Rav asked the yungeleit to set a fixed shiur in the holy sefer Vayoel Moshe.
In the middle of the address, the Satmar Rebbe shlit"a arrived and washed for the seudah. The Rebbe listened to the address of his firstborn and beloved son, and after the address the Rebbe thanked the Rav shlit"a, saying "It was a fine address."
News
The Satmar Rebbe shlit"a served as mesader kiddushin today at the chuppah of the mechutanim HaRav R' Avrohom Hersh Zaldan - K"J and HaRav R' Shmuel Shlomo Teller - K"J at Kinor David hall,
and at the chuppah of the mechutanim R' Meir Strawlowitz - K"J and R' Moshe Brach - K"J at Beis Rachel Paradise hall.

On Sunday the Rebbe served as mesader kiddushin at the chuppah of the mechutanim R' Yoel Friedman - K"J and R' Moshe Yuda Yoel Weiss - K"J at Kinor David hall.
News
The Satmar Rebbe shlit"a davened Shacharis today in our yeshiva "Mesivta Hakedosha," Etz Chaim branch, Shiur Gimmel. Before davening, the Rebbe put tefillin on the bochur Zalman Leib Sofer - K"J

After davening, the Rebbe led the daily Tehillim shiur, on chapter 1, verse 3.
News
Today the bris took place at the Satmar Rebbe shlit"a for the bochur Avigdor Bleich - K"J

On Sunday the brisos took place for the bochur Yaakov Shalom Weiss - K"J
and the bochur Yoel Eli Niederman - K"J
News
The talmidim of our yeshiva "Yeshiva Gedolah Boro Park," who until now had been staying in Sighet, moved yesterday, b'siyata d'Shmaya, to a new, magnificent building on Staten Island.

In the coming days the "Chanukas Habayis" gathering will take place, with the participation and presence of the Satmar Rebbe shlit"a and the Rosh Yeshiva HaGaon Rabbi, Av Beis Din of Ciszanów shlit"a.
More details to follow.
Harchivu makom oholech! (Expand the place of your tent!)
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