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

Early in the morning, before Shacharis, the bris of the newborn son of R' Meir Moshe Moskowitz took place, at which the Rebbe served as sandek and mohel.

The Rebbe shlit"a davened Shacharis in our beis medrash Rav Tov in Kiryas Joel together with the talmidim of Yeshiva Gedolah Esek HaTorah, Monsey branch. Before davening, the Rebbe put tefillin on the bar mitzvah bochur, the bochur Asher Yitzchak Wieder.

After davening, a lechayim gathering and the closing ceremony of the zman took place. The Rebbe drank lechayim and gave his holy blessings to the bar mitzvah bochur, the yeshiva's director and all the bochurim. He then delivered holy words: first, the Rebbe left the bochurim with a question on the weekly parsha and asked them to look for an answer. He spoke in praise of the yeshiva, which rose to glory and splendor this zman, and gave words of chizuk to the bochurim. He concluded with warm, holy blessings, that since it is still the month of Adar, they should continue to increase in simcha, and that good shidduchim should come soon for all the bochurim. The Rebbe then distributed a gift to all the bochurim, a set of his sefer Lev Aharon.

In the forenoon at 1:45, the Rebbe shlit"a gave the sixth sugya shiur on the sugya of "Mitzvos Tzrichos Kavanah," in preparation for the Shabbos HaGadol derasha, in the Heichal HaMesivta, Kedushas Yoel branch. It ended at around 2:30. On his way out, the Rebbe continued to answer questions and debate with the bochurim in the depth of the sugya for a longer time.

In the afternoon at 6:30, the Rebbe shlit"a davened Mincha in his holy home.

"And now, write for yourselves this song"

At around 8:00, the Rebbe shlit"a arrived at the Heichal HaMesivta, Kedushas Yoel branch, for the ceremony marking the completion of the writing of a Sefer Torah, which is being brought into the yeshiva's heichal today, Thursday, by the yeshiva's talmidim together with the family of R' Nechemya Neiman, in memory of their daughter a"h.

Upon arrival, the Rebbe went out into a holy dance in the hall for several minutes. During the ceremony, several niggunim were sung with great enthusiasm, and the chaver HaBachur Eliezer Weiser performed with rhymes in honor of the occasion. After the rhymes, the askanim of the Chaburas Asskinu for learning consecutive hours presented to the Rebbe shlit"a, on behalf of the entire yeshiva, a first-fruits offering of 10,237 consecutive hours learned by the yeshiva's talmidim in preparation for the hachnasas sefer Torah, in accordance with the Rebbe shlit"a's call last Purim Katan, and they presented a kvitel listing all the talmidim of the yeshiva who learned 36 hours or more.

The Sefer Torah was brought in. The sofer, R' Shlomo Hersh Shaer, prepared the quill, and the Rebbe shlit"a said "Harini kosev" for the sake of the sanctity of a Sefer Torah and wrote in the final letters. While the Rebbe wrote, inspiring niggunim were sung.

The Rebbe drank lechayim and gave his holy blessings to R' Nechemya Neiman, to the yeshiva's director HaGaon Rabbi Kalman Halberstam shlit"a, Av Beis Din of Zanz, Kiryas Joel, and to all the rebbeim and bochurim of the yeshiva. He then delivered holy words on the completion of writing a Sefer Torah and the blessings that descend from it, and spoke in praise of our holy yeshiva, whose talmidim learned until the end of the zman just as at the beginning of the zman. The Rebbe shlit"a then asked all the bochurim of all the branches of the Mesivta to learn and complete Maseches Horayos, 12 blatt, from Rosh Chodesh Nissan, one blatt of Gemara with Rashi each day, in memory of his holy grandfather, the Beirach Moshe zt"l, and in preparation for the upcoming yahrzeit of the holy Rebbe on the 26th of Nissan, and concluded with his holy blessings.

After the holy words, the Rebbe shlit"a performed hagbah with the Sefer Torah and danced with the Torah in the hall for a longer time. Afterwards, R' Nechemya Neiman performed gelilah, and the Rebbe shlit"a stood up and danced with the Sefer Torah with great fervor and the joy of the Torah for a longer time. The Rebbe then honored the yeshiva's director and R' Nechemya to dance with the Sefer Torah. It ended at around 9:20.

"Let us rejoice and be glad with this Torah, for it is our strength and light"

In the evening, there were times for entry to the inner sanctum from 9:30 until 11:30.

The Rebbe shlit"a read the tenaim at the tenaim in his holy home, and at around 11:30 the Rebbe shlit"a davened Maariv in his holy home.

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

The Satmar Rebbe shlit"a davened Shacharis in the Heichal of Yeshiva Gedolah, Shiur Daled. Before davening, the Rebbe put tefillin on the bar mitzvah bochur, the bochur Yoel Yermiash.

After davening, a lechayim gathering was held with the bar mitzvah bochur in the Heichal of the beis medrash. A pleasant conversation ensued, and the Rebbe spoke in praise of the yeshiva, which is open until Yom Tov of Pesach, and warmly blessed the roshei yeshiva and the bochurim.

In the morning at 1:45, the Rebbe shlit"a delivered the fifth shiur on the sugya of "mitzvos require intent," in preparation for the Shabbos HaGadol derasha, in the Heichal of the Mesivta, Kedushas Yoel branch. It concluded at around 2:20. On his way out, the Rebbe responded to questions and engaged in lengthy give-and-take with the bochurim in the depth of the sugya.

In the afternoon, the kiddushin celebration (vort) took place for a granddaughter of the Satmar Rebbe shlit"a, the kallah, daughter of HaGaon Rabbi Yoel shlit"a, rav of Beis Medrash Beis Boruch, in the home of the kallah's father, HaGaon Rabbi Yoel shlit"a. The Rebbe arrived at around 4:00. The distinguished grandfathers, the Rabbanim HaTzadikim shlit"a, were also present. Joyous melodies were sung, and a lengthy conversation developed about the lineage of the chosson and kallah, which reaches back to the holiest of sources, and about stories and deeds of the great grandfathers, the founders of the dynasty. Afterward the chosson and kallah performed the kinyan. The Rebbe drank a lechayim and bestowed his holy blessings upon the chosson, the mechutanim, the grandfathers, and the entire gathering.

On his way out, the Rebbe wished the kallah well, and afterward davened Mincha. After Mincha, the Rebbe arranged the tenaim and the chosson performed the kinyan, and the time of the vort celebration was set for the coming Chol HaMoed Pesach.

Afterward, the Rebbe shlit"a paid a visit at the home of HaGaon Rabbi Yoel shlit"a to HaGaon Rabbi Leibish Halberstam shlit"a, Av Beis Din of Zanz-Gribov in Boro Park, on the occasion of the wedding of his daughter, the kallah. A pleasant conversation developed, and the Rebbe bestowed his holy blessings.

From there the Rebbe shlit"a traveled to Monsey, where the Rebbe comforted the distinguished philanthropist R' Binyamin Filipsohn on the passing of his wife a"h. From there the Rebbe traveled to Williamsburg. Upon arrival, the Rebbe went to comfort R' Zalman Leib and his brother R' Mendel Meir Glick on the passing of their mother a"h.

From there the Rebbe shlit"a went to our magnificent beis medrash, the Brach building, to the Sheva Brachos celebration arranged by the administration of Yeshiva L'Tze'irim of Williamsburg in honor of the chosson Rabbi Yaakov Aharon Krasnefeld, especially for the early-risers group of Yeshiva L'Tze'irim. The Rebbe drank a lechayim and bestowed his holy blessings upon the chosson and the mechutan, upon HaGaon the Av Beis Din shlit"a, and upon the rebbeim of the yeshiva. The Rebbe also spoke briefly words of kodesh about the greatness of rising early in the morning to learn Torah.

Afterward, entry times for yechidus took place from 8:30 until 1:00 in his dwelling in Williamsburg. At 11:50 the Rebbe davened Maariv and then continued receiving the public. During the entry times, a brief meeting was held with several esteemed askanim and communal figures regarding the situation of our Jewish brethren, refugees from Ukraine, who are arriving in Eretz Yisroel.

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

This morning, before Shacharis, the bris of the newborn son of R' Shlomo Zalman Epstein took place, with the Rebbe serving as sandek and mohel.

The Rebbe shlit"a davened Shacharis in the Heichal HaMesivta, Divrei Yoel branch. During the Torah reading, the Rebbe was called up for Shlishi.

After davening, the Rebbe learned the daily Tehillim shiur, on chapter 10, verse 2. Afterwards, the foreign bochurim, students of the yeshiva, went in to bid farewell in the inner sanctum, in the Rebbe's private room.


In the late morning at 1:45, the Rebbe shlit"a entered the Heichal HaMesivta, Kedushas Yoel branch, where the Rebbe delivered the sugya shiur on the sugya of "mitzvos need kavana," in preparation for the Shabbos HaGadol drasha. It concluded around 2:30. On the way out, the Rebbe responded to the bochurim and engaged in lively give-and-take with them, delving deeply into the sugya.

In the afternoon around 6:30, the Rebbe received a visit from HaGaon HaTzaddik Rabbi Yoshe Katz shlit"a, Av Beis Din of Magerov. He conveyed greetings from our kehilla's mehudar matzah bakery in Kiryas Joel, where he had baked matzos for Yom Tov Pesach, and he highly praised its hiddurim. A fine conversation ensued on matters of sofrus, regarding the problems with mezuzos that the Rebbe shlit"a had raised, during which the Rebbe showed a mezuzah that was, chas v'shalom, "printed" on the parchment. They also discussed the kashrus of Pesach-certified products, and the Rebbe bestowed his holy blessings. At 7:00 the Rebbe davened Mincha in his holy home.

In the evening, there were visiting hours in the inner sanctum from 8:00 until 12:20, and afterwards the Rebbe davened Maariv in his holy home.

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