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Sunday, Parshas Kedoshim, 1 Iyar — 'B'tzeil HaKodesh' with the Satmar Rebbe shlit"a

In the morning, before Shacharis, a bris took place for the newborn son of R' Aryeh, son of R' Meir Herskowitz, where the Rebbe served as sandek and mohel.

The Rebbe shlit"a davened Shacharis in the main beis medrash. Before davening, the Rebbe put tefillin on the bar mitzvah bochurim.
The twin sons of R' Yoshe Kahn.
The bochur Bentzion Mezei.
The bochur Menachem Zev Stern.

The Rebbe shlit"a led the davening for Hallel, and was called up as the fourth aliyah during the Torah reading. After davening, a lechayim was held with the bar mitzvah bochurim in the hall of the beis medrash. Afterwards, the Rebbe walked home.

In the evening, at around 8:15, the Rebbe davened Mincha in his holy home on Ohel Court. Afterwards, there were yechidus hours (entry times to the Rebbe) until 12:30 after midnight.

The Rebbe shlit"a read the tenaim in the tenaim room in his holy home for the following mechutanim:
R' Yoel, son of R' Meir Markowitz - R' Yaakov Wiesel.
R' Chaim Pollak - R' Moshe Hersh Klein.

During the yechidus hours, the Rebbe also examined the chassan Mordechai Shmuel HaKohen Binder of the holy city Yerushalayim, one of the outstanding talmidim of the holy Mesivta, on all of Hilchos Shabbos.

At around 12:30 the Rebbe shlit"a davened Maariv in his holy home, and afterwards approached the amud for the counting of the Omer.


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Shabbos Kodesh, Parshas Acharei, Mevarchim Chodesh Iyar — 'B'tzeil HaKodesh' with the Satmar Rebbe shlit"a.

On Friday night at around 8:30 the Rebbe shlit"a entered the beis medrash wrapped in his tallis and approached the amud for Mincha. Kabbalas Shabbos: R' Yisroel Yaakov Brach.

The davening finished at around 10:00. An appeal was held for Yeshivas Nesivos HaTorah in Bnei Brak. The crowd went over to wish a gut Shabbos, and the Rebbe shlit"a went home.

At around 12:15 the Rebbe shlit"a entered the Friday night seudah in Heichal HaShulchanos and began "Shalom Aleichem" with feeling and sweetness.

Eishes Chayil: the Rebbe's grandson, the bochur Yisroel Dushinsky, son of HaGaon Rabbi of Beis Medrash Ohel Feiga shlit"a. Raising the cup for Kiddush: the Rebbe's grandson, Rabbi Zalman Teitelbaum shlit"a, son-in-law of HaGaon Rav of Beis Medrash Avnei Tzedek shlit"a.

The Rebbe shlit"a honored people with the zemiros. Kol Mekadesh: R' Chaim Yakob (Williamsburg); Menucha V'Simcha: the Rebbe's grandson, Rabbi Lipa Teitelbaum shlit"a (Yerushalayim).

The Rebbe shlit"a said Torah on the verse "Acharei mos shnei bnei Aharon" and explained, in the manner of derush, the topic of whether mitzvos require intent.

Ka Echsof: the Rebbe's grandson, HaGaon R' Zalman Teitelbaum shlit"a. Birkas Hamazon: the son-in-law of HaGaon Rav of Beis Medrash Berech Moshe shlit"a.

Stories and accounts: this week the Rebbe shlit"a related about the holy Rabbi R' Shmelke of Nikolsburg zy"a, whose yahrzeit falls on Monday, 2 Rosh Chodesh Iyar. Ka Ribon Olam: the Rebbe's grandson, Rabbi Baruch Rokeach shlit"a.

The new chasanim passed by to take fruit, and the Shalom Zachor took place at the home of the bochur Chaim Yechezkel Landau. Bayom Hashvi'i: R' Mordechai Yitzchok Moskowitz (Williamsburg). It finished at around 2:15.

On Shabbos Kodesh

On Shabbos morning the Rebbe shlit"a entered at 9:40. Pesukei D'Zimra: R' Shmuel Leibush Weinberger. The Rebbe shlit"a said Vechoros verse by verse and approached the amud for Shacharis.

Hotzaah and Hachnasah: R' Mendel Wertheimer (Williamsburg). Pesukei Shema Yisroel: R' Yisroel Yaakov Sofer.

Aliyos. Kohen: R' Mordechai Yitzchok Moskowitz; Levi: R' Yaakov Eli Reisman; Shlishi: HaGaon Rabbi Yaakov Zeida shlit"a, dayan of Kehal Tzemach Tzaddik Vizhnitz, Williamsburg; Revi'i: HaGaon Rabbi Meir Eliezer Friedman shlit"a; Chamishi: R' Moshe Aharon Steinberg; Shishi: the Rebbe shlit"a; Shevi'i: R' Avrohom Massri — the Rebbe shlit"a recited the Mi Sheberach and named the daughter in honor of the birth of his daughter, mazel tov; Acharon: R' Henoch Kraus; Maftir: R' Lipa Gross; Hagbah: R' Wolf Farkash; Gelilah: R' Yitzchok Yuda Forgacs (Williamsburg).

The Rebbe shlit"a blessed Rosh Chodesh, and Av Harachamim was not recited.

Mussaf: HaGaon Rabbi Meir Eliezer Friedman shlit"a. Opening of Ano'im Zemiros: R' Yisroel Rosenfeld (Monsey).

After davening the bris of the son of R' Amram Brach took place, at which the Rebbe shlit"a served as sandek and mohel. It finished at around 12:30.
In the afternoon at 7:00 the Rebbe shlit"a entered the main beis medrash for Pirkei Avos. The Rebbe took up the Mishnah in perek 1, mishnah 7, "Harchek mishachein ra'ah v'al tischaber l'rasha," and explained it in several ways in the manner of derush, on the topic of whether mitzvos require intent, the disgrace of associating with the wicked, the praise of cleaving to honest Jews, and the importance of every Jew. At the end he spoke forcefully about the greatness of conducting oneself according to the customs of Yisroel, and brought out that the stumbling blocks that occurred this past Pesach, and such things that occur every year, come from not conducting ourselves as in the past; we must uphold the custom of our fathers not to mix on Pesach. He also urged people to remain living among honest Jews in Kiryas Joel, and not to move out to the outlying areas if one does not know who the neighbors are. It finished at 8:10.

Seudas Shlishis

The Rebbe shlit"a entered the beis medrash for Mincha and Shalosh Seudos at around 8:25. Mincha: R' Eli Brach Spitzer. Hotzaah and Hachnasah: R' Dovid Wertheimer. Kohen: R' Levi Yitzchok Schonbrun; Levi: R' Shmuel Dovid Weinberger; Shlishi: HaGaon Rabbi Dovid Lieberman shlit"a, Rav of Kehal Shaarei Nia, Williamsburg; Hagbah: the Rebbe shlit"a; Gelilah: R' Aharon Hersh Mittelman (Boro Park).

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

In the Torah, the Rebbe shlit"a took up the verse "Bezos yavo Aharon el hakodesh" and explained that through the power of shemiras Shabbos Kodesh, the barrier created by sins is removed and one can come to love of Hashem.

Yedid Nefesh: R' Yaakov Hersh Wertheimer; Kel Mistater: R' Mendel Wertheimer. The Rebbe shlit"a blessed over the cup.

Maariv for Motzei Shabbos: HaGaon Rabbi Meir Eliezer Friedman shlit"a. After Havdalah the crowd went over to wish a gutte voch. It finished at 10:50.

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Friday, Parshas Acharei — 'B'tzeil HaKodesh' with the Satmar Rebbe shlit"a

Before davening, a bris took place for the newborn son of R' Lipa Neiman, at which the Rebbe served as sandek.

The Rebbe shlit"a davened Shacharis in the main beis medrash. Before davening, the Rebbe put tefillin on the bar mitzvah bochurim:
The bochur Bentzion Lichtenstein.
The bochur Naftali Yosef Weiss.
The bochur Yaakov Shalom Steinberg.

After davening, the Rebbe shlit"a spoke brief words of mussar and rebuke about upright character traits between man and his fellow, and condemned improper behavior.
The Rebbe said: 'Who is honored? One who honors others. Whoever honors another is honored, and whoever disgraces another is himself despised. A few young bochurim from outside come to try to disgrace others who come to town, out of their own foolish thinking and judgment. Local bochurim must not be dragged along, and one must conduct oneself with growth, gradually, with good middos.'

Afterward a lechayim was held with the bar mitzvah bochurim in the hall of the beis medrash.

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

Before davening, a bris took place for the newborn son of R' Zalman Leib Schwartz, at which the Rebbe served as sandek.

After the bris, HaRav HaChassid R' Shlomo Eliezer Glickman entered the inner chamber, the Rebbe's private room, where he showed the Rebbe shlit"a a Siddur HaShelah bearing a signature, which had belonged to the holy Chavos Daas zy"a, of whom the Rebbe is a descendant. The Rebbe examined the signature and looked through the siddur with great emotion, and with great arousal recited from the siddur the Leshem Yichud before putting on tefillin.

The Rebbe shlit"a davened Shacharis in the main beis medrash. Before davening, the Rebbe put tefillin on the bar mitzvah bochurim:
The bochur Shlomo Eliezer Glickman.
The bochur Pinchas Frankel.
The bochur Moshe Basul.
The bochur Yoel Hirsch.
The bochur Yeshaya Yitzchak Rubin.
The bochur Mendel Gershon Indig.
The bochur Yoel Indig.
The bochur Avrohom Dov Deutsch.
The bochur Chaim Baruch Yoel Diamond.

During the Torah reading, the Rebbe went up for Hagbah. After davening, a lechayim was held with the bar mitzvah bochurim in the hall of the beis medrash. Afterward the Rebbe walked home, and on the way a conversation developed about the Tzehlimer Rav zt"l, whose yahrzeit it was, and about various towns in the old country that were called by a name other than their real one, because the town had been named after an idol.

In the afternoon hours, the Rebbe shlit"a paid a condolence call by telephone to HaGaon Rabbi Ezriel Meir Kahn shlit"a, Av Beis Din of Sanjorge, on the passing of his daughter a"h, the wife of Rabbi Baruch Yekusiel shlit"a; to the family of the late R' Moshe Yechezkel Shraga Goldenberg a"h; and to R' Yaakov Pesach Hopfer and his family on the passing of his wife, their mother a"h.

In the evening, the Rebbe paid a condolence call to HaRav HaGaon R' Naftali Hersh Kahn shlit"a, a moreh tzedek in our holy kehilla, on the passing of his sister a"h; to the Roth family on the passing of their brother a"h; and to the Nawi family a"h on the passing of their mother a"h.

In the afternoon, by direction of the Rebbe shlit"a, drashos were held in all 9 branches of the yeshiva ketana of our holy mosdos in Kiryas Joel, on the severity of the sanctity of the cemetery, the resting place of our holy Rebbes zy"a. The talmidim of the yeshiva were urged in the future to conduct themselves with refined behavior toward their fellow man, and not to let themselves be dragged into any vulgar conduct by the few individuals who come looking for provocations, but rather to behave as befits the talmidim of our holy yeshivos.

In the evening, around 8:30, the Rebbe davened Mincha in his holy home at the Ohel, Kiryas Joel. Afterward there were times for entry to the inner chamber until 12:45 at night.

The Rebbe shlit"a read the tenaim in the tenaim hall of his holy home, between the mechutanim R' Eliezer Zusya Reis and R' Berel Rosenberg.

The Rebbe shlit"a davened Maariv around 12:45 in his holy home and approached the amud for the Sefirah count.

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Wednesday, after the 26th of Nissan, the yahrzeit of the Rebbe, the Beirach Moshe zy"a — "B'tzeil HaKodesh" with his eldest son, the continuer of his holy path, the Satmar Rebbe shlit"a

The Rebbe shlit"a davened Shacharis in the Large Beis Medrash together with the yeshiva students. Before davening, the Rebbe put tefillin on the bar mitzvah bochurim.
The son of HaGaon Rabbi Aharon Teitelbaum shlit"a, Rav of the Beis Medrash Eitz Chaim Sigut in Monsey, son of the Gaon Hatzaddik, Av Beis Din of our kehilla in Boro Park 15 shlit"a.
The bochur Avrohom Meir Wertzberger (Montreal).
The bochur Yoel Greenfeld.

The Rebbe shlit"a lit 5 candles and descended before the amud with outpouring of the soul and recited Kaddish in honor of the yahrzeit. Accompanying the Tehillim was the Rebbe's grandson, the young man Meir Eliezer Teitelbaum, son of the Rebbe's son-in-law, the Gaon Hatzaddik R' Baruch shlit"a.

After davening, a lechayim gathering took place before the aliyah l'tzion hakadosh. The Rebbe shlit"a drank lechayim and bestowed his holy blessings upon the entire assembly. Afterward, the Rebbe concluded Maseches Horayos, which had been learned at the Rebbe's directive by the students of the Mesivta since Rosh Chodesh Nissan. The Rebbe made the siyum and recited the Hadran and Kaddish. The Rebbe then distributed shirayim to the bar mitzvah bochurim and to the grandchildren of the baal hahilula, and the gathering continued with songs of arousal.

After the lechayim gathering, around 12:00, the Rebbe shlit"a went up to visit the holy kever. Upon arriving at the cemetery, the Rebbe recited the blessing "Mechayei HaMeisim." The Rebbe shlit"a entered the ohel and lit 5 candles along with a neshama candle. The Rebbe recited the prayer of "Shalom Aleichem" of the Yismach Moshe zy"a with great arousal. Then the Rebbe shlit"a recited with outpouring of the soul the chapters of Tehillim from 90 until 107, and the Yehi Ratzon, and then recited Kaddish. The Rebbe then read the kvitlach at the holy kever while the assembly sang songs of arousal that were sung in the beis medrash of the holy Rebbe, the baal hahilula zy"a. Afterward, the Rebbe shlit"a prostrated himself on the holy kever for a lengthy time as is his custom, and effected all good for us and for all Yisroel.

In the evening at 8:10, the Rebbe shlit"a davened Mincha in his holy home. Before davening, the Rebbe lit 5 candles and went to the amud in honor of the holy hilula.
After Mincha, the Rebbe shlit"a entered the Large Beis Medrash for the hilula seudah. The Rebbe washed for the seudah, and then made the siyum on Maseches Horayos and Seder Nezikin, which had been learned in the chaburah "Torasecha Sha'ashuai," and spoke in praise of the chaburah, which is already beginning Seder Kodshim, and blessed that in that merit we should already merit to make a siyum on Seder Nezikin in the literal sense. Then the Rebbe made a siyum on the six orders of Mishnah and a siyum on the entire Shas, which had been learned by members of the kehilla in honor of the yahrzeit, and recited Kaddish.
After the fish, the Rebbe wished lechayim to the entire assembly: "His merit should protect us and all Yisroel." Throughout the entire tish, they sang songs of deveikus and yearning that were sung in the beis medrash of the holy Rebbe, the baal hahilula zy"a. The Rebbe honored HaGaon R' Baruch Weiss shlit"a with the Michtam L'Dovid.

Afterward, the Rebbe shlit"a delivered holy words on the teachings of the baal hahilula, and spoke about his greatness and righteousness, his power of holiness as one of the three pillars of the world, his greatness in Torah, and the holy work of establishing batei medrash and yeshivos throughout the world to elevate the glory of Torah, his power of avodah, the warm tefillos that inflamed the hearts of Yisroel toward their Father in Heaven, and his power in acts of kindness: he was a merciful father to broken hearts and distributed huge sums of tzedakah, both to those who knew and those who did not. Just as he stands and serves here, so does he stand and serve there, especially for the members of our kehilla and particularly for the residents of Kiryas Joel, who were engraved on his heart with special affection. "And it was, when Moshe raised his hand" — the war of utter dedication that he waged for the sake of Hashem's honor, particularly against the impurity of Zionism. He also mentioned Kollel Eitz Chaim in Bnei Brak, which he established in the name of his father, the Eitz Chaim zy"a, and which was close to his pure heart. "Moshe is true and his Torah is true" — his attributes of truth and how he fought against falsehood, and where you find his greatness, there you find his humility.

The Rebbe then spoke in praise of and strengthened the chaburos of our holy kehilla, mentioning the chaburah "Torasecha Sha'ashuai," which is now concluding Seder Nezikin and beginning Kodshim. He urged tefilla, tzedakah and chesed, and highlighted the great, beneficial efforts that members of the kehilla took the lead in doing to rescue the Jews of Ukraine, which is an honor and glory for our kehilla, which is founded on chesed. The Torah institutions in all places are growing, and the yeshivos are producing beautiful fruits for the glory of Hashem. He also urged strengthening in tznius in the women's sections, regarding hair, sheitels, and clothing, and regarding technological devices.

The Rebbe then spoke about terrible stumbling blocks that took place on Yom Tov of Pesach, where Jews unknowingly stumbled with chametz on Pesach, Rachmana litzlan. He explained that this comes because of laxity among people in buying everything for Pesach that they see, which was not the case in the past. Likewise, one must be careful when traveling away not to eat just anywhere and not to buy just anywhere. He also urged regarding the sanctity of Chol HaMoed: "Chol HaMoed is not a weekday." Not every business may be open, and not everything may be purchased on Chol HaMoed. The Rebbe then spoke about the decree against chinuch, saying we cannot know how far things will go, and called on everyone to sign the petitions to the government against the guidelines. We must be prepared for generations with tefilla and with battle, and he emphasized that we must never, chas v'shalom, make any compromises on the chinuch of our children. He concluded with his holy blessings to the entire assembly in the merit of that tzaddik, the holy Rebbe, the baal hahilula zy"a.

For Birkas Hamazon, the Rebbe honored his brother, the Gaon Hatzaddik, Av Beis Din of our kehilla in Boro Park 15 shlit"a.

After the hilula seudah, the Rebbe shlit"a davened Maariv and went to the amud for the Sefirah.

His great and holy merit should protect us and all Yisroel

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

The Rebbe shlit"a davened Shacharis in the Beis Medrash Rav Tuv of our holy kehilla on the occasion of the simcha of the bris milah of the newborn son of his grandson HaGaon Rabbi R' Chaim Hersh Ashkenazi shlit"a, the Rav of the beis medrash.

Before davening, the Rebbe put on tefillin for the bar mitzvah bochurim.
The bochur Nachum Shimshon Schwartz.
The bochur Nesanel Kaufman.
Afterwards the Rebbe lit 5 candles on the occasion of the holy hilula of his ancestor, the Holy Rebbe, the Divrei Chaim of Sanz zy"a.

After davening the simcha of the bris milah took place. Sandekaus: the HaGaon, Rav of our holy kehilla, of Boro Park shlit"a; Mohel: the father of the baby, HaGaon R' Chaim Hersh shlit"a; Sandek standing: the co-father-in-law (mechutan), HaGaon, Rav of Beis Medrash Avnei Tzedek shlit"a.

Afterwards the Rebbe shlit"a recited the blessings, and the name "Shalom Eliezer" was given in Yisroel, after the baby's great-grandfather, the holy Rebbe R' Shalom Eliezer of Ratzfert zy"a.

Afterwards the Rebbe went over to the Beis Medrash HaGadol, where the bris of the newborn son of R' Mordechai Barzesky took place, and the Rebbe served as sandek.

Afterwards the Rebbe returned to the seudas bris in Beis Medrash Rav Tuv. The baal simcha, HaGaon R' Chaim Hersh shlit"a, spoke words of Torah. The Rebbe honored his grandson Rabbi Menachem Shlomo Ashkenazi shlit"a with "Yom LeYabasha," and with the "Michtam LeDavid," on the occasion of the yahrzeit of the Divrei Chaim zy"a, his grandson Rabbi Meshulam Zusha Rosenbaum shlit"a.

Afterwards the Rebbe delivered holy words in honor of the simcha, spoke in praise of the beis medrash, and gave blessings to the baal simcha, to the grandfathers, and to the entire kehilla. He then continued with holy stories about the Holy Rebbe, the Divrei Chaim zy"a.

For Birkas Hamazon the Rebbe honored his grandson Rabbi Yoel Ashkenazi shlit"a, and the Harachamans were recited by the family members. The seudah concluded at around 1:30.

In the evening at around 8:30 the Rebbe davened Mincha in his holy home on Sanz Street, Kiryas Joel. Maariv was at around 9:15; before davening the Rebbe lit 5 candles, approached the amud and recited Kaddish, on the occasion of the holy yahrzeit of his father, the holy Rebbe zy"a.

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Monday, after "B'tzeil HaKodesh" with the Satmar Rebbe shlit"a

The Rebbe shlit"a davened Shacharis in the Great Beis Medrash. Before davening, the Rebbe put tefillin on the bar mitzvah bochurim:
the bochur Yoshe Chaim Goldberger.
the bochur Yoel Zabel.
the bochur Moshe Yoel Kaufman.
the bochur Dovid Ehrenthal.
During the Torah reading the Rebbe went up for Hagbah, and after davening a lechayim was held with the bar mitzvah bochurim in the Heichal of the Beis Medrash.

After davening, the Rebbe shlit"a recited the blessing on the blossoming trees in the courtyard of R' Avrohom Leib Brach, for a speedy recovery, on Filmore Street, and afterwards held a lechayim gathering in his home and bestowed of his holy blessings.

Afterwards the Rebbe shlit"a made his weekly visit to the glatt kosher slaughterhouse.

In the evening at around 8:15 the Rebbe davened Mincha in his holy home on Ohel Court. Afterwards there were times of entry for yechidus until 11:50, then the Rebbe davened Maariv. Before davening, the Rebbe lit 5 candles and went to the amud and recited Kaddish, on the occasion of the hilula of his ancestor, the holy Divrei Chaim of Sanz zy"a.

Around 12:15 the Rebbe arrived at the Vachnacht celebration in the home of his grandson HaRav R' Chaim Hersh Ashkenazi shlit"a, Rav of Beis Medrash Rav Tuv, son of HaGaon Rabbi, Rav of Beis Medrash Avnei Tzedek shlit"a, son-in-law of HaGaon Rabbi, Rav of our kehilla in Boro Park shlit"a. A lengthy conversation took place about the journeys of the Rebbe shlit"a together with the holy Beirach Moshe zy"a to the holy places in Europe, especially in Sanz. The Rebbe drank a lechayim and bestowed of his holy blessings upon the baal simcha, the grandfathers and the entire assembly, and upon leaving wished the mother and the whole family well.

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