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

The Rebbe shlit"a davened Shacharis in the Heichal HaMesivta, Divrei Yoel branch. Before davening, the Rebbe put tefillin on the bar mitzvah bochurim.
The bochur Avrohom Gavra.
The bochur Yoel Glanzer.

During davening, Tachanun was said as is the custom of our holy Rebbes on the bitter and swift day, the 5th of Iyar, even on Erev Shabbos. After davening, a lechayim gathering was held with the bar mitzvah bochurim in his private room.

During the morning hours, the Rebbe of Kahal Chassidei Yerushalayim shlit"a, who is spending Shabbos in Kiryas Joel, came for a private visit in the Rebbe's home. He conveyed warm regards to the Rebbe shlit"a from the yeshiva ketana of our holy institutions in the holy city of Yerushalayim, where he had recently tested the bochurim. A pleasant conversation ensued about the customs of the Bnei Eretz Yisroel outside Eretz Yisroel regarding the differences in the parshiyos. The Rebbe honored him with a lechayim, bestowed his holy blessings, and then accompanied him out to the street.

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

The Rebbe shlit"a davened Shacharis in the Heichal HaMesivta, Beirach Moshe branch. Before davening, the Rebbe put tefillin on the bar mitzvah bochurim.
The twins, sons of HaRav R' Chaim Yaakov Herskovits shlit"a.
The bochur Yoel Tabak.

During the Torah reading, the Rebbe went to Hagbah. After davening, the Rebbe delivered the weekly in-depth shiur from the yeshiva's shiurim, and afterwards the yeshiva students went over to greet him, and a lechayim was held with the bar mitzvah bochurim in his private room.

In the evening around 8:15 the Rebbe davened Mincha in his home at the Ohel Court. Afterwards there were times for entering for private audiences until 11:00 at night.

The Rebbe davened Maariv around 11:00 and then went to the amud for Sefiras HaOmer. After Maariv, several askanim on behalf of the Ohel Hachnasas Orchim under the auspices of our holy kehilla's chevra kadisha, who had just returned from the Ohel in Hungary, came to greet him and gave a report of the full activities within the hachnasas orchim for the benefit of the many travelers.

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

In the morning, before Shacharis, the brissen took place.
For the son born to R' Shlomo Meshulam Landau, where the Rebbe was sandek and mohel.
For the son born to R' Chaim Dovid Forgács, where the Rebbe was sandek and mohel.
For the son born to R' Eli Fried, where the Rebbe was sandek.

The Satmar Rebbe shlit"a davened Shacharis in the Heichal HaMesivta, Yoel Moshe branch. Before davening, the Rebbe put tefillin on the bar mitzvah bochur, the bochur Yoel Moshe Yitzchak Herskowitz.

After davening, the Rebbe recited the daily Tehillim shiur, on chapter 10, verse 2, and afterwards the talmidei hayeshiva went over to greet him. A lechayim was held with the bar mitzvah bochur in the Rebbe's private room.

At around 1 in the afternoon (8 at night, Eretz Yisroel time), the Rebbe shlit"a delivered holy words and guidance via a hook-up to the talmidei of our holy yeshiva Maharit in Bnei Brak, on the occasion of the start of the summer zman, IY"H.

In the afternoon, the Rebbe shlit"a went up to the Heichal HaYeshiva, Divrei Yoel branch, where the Rebbe learned with a chavrusa from among the talmidei hayeshiva in his private room.

In the evening, at around 8:20, the Rebbe davened Mincha in his holy residence on Ayhel Court. Afterwards there were yechidus hours until 12:30 at night.

The Rebbe shlit"a read the tenaim in the tenaim hall in his holy residence for the following mechutanim.
R' Aharon Shaul Sandel – R' Shlomo Schonbrun.
R' Naftali Yaakov Dresner – R' Yoel Bermel Roth.

During the yechidus hours, the rabbanim of the Vaad HaEruv of Kiryas Joel and the surrounding areas entered the inner sanctum together with the learners of the Halachos Eruvin chaburah of the Mivtzar HaKollelim of Kiryas Joel, where they went over the plans to expand the eruv, and also asked questions that arose in practice and in halacha.

Also entering the inner sanctum was Rabbi Daniel Cohen shlit"a, rav of Kehal Divrei Emes of the Sephardic community in Queens. A conversation developed about his youth in the city of Samarkand, where he learned under the Iron Curtain. The rav shlit"a presented the Rebbe shlit"a with a minchas bikkurim of fruits and wine, and showed the Rebbe the new Shas 'Mamleches Kohanim,' which contains the rulings of the Rishonim, from the Rambam, Raavad, Tur, Shulchan Aruch, etc., all on the page of the sugya.
The Rebbe examined it for a longer time and discussed the details of the printing, and bestowed his holy blessings that he should be successful in the holy work.

The Rebbe davened Maariv at around 12:30 and then approached the amud for the Sefirah.

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

The Satmar Rebbe shlit"a davened Shacharis in the Heichal HaMesivta, Kedushas Yoel branch. Before davening, the Rebbe put tefillin on the bar mitzvah bochurim.
The bochur Yoel Menachem Yuda Gandel.
The bochur Moshe Eliezer Schwartz.

After davening, the Rebbe recited the daily Tehillim shiur, on chapter 10, verse 4, and afterwards the talmidei hayeshiva went over to greet him. A lechayim was held with the bar mitzvah bochurim in the Rebbe's private room.

In the afternoon, the Rebbe went up to the Heichal HaYeshiva, Divrei Yoel branch, where the Rebbe learned with a chavrusa from among the talmidei hayeshiva in his private room.

In the evening, at around 7:45, the Rebbe arrived at his holy residence in Williamsburg, where the Rebbe held a meeting with the menahalim ruchaniim of all the branches of the yeshivos ketanos of our mosdos in Williamsburg, regarding the necessity of shortening the empty days of bein hazmanim.

Afterwards the Rebbe davened Mincha, and the yechidus hours in the inner sanctum continued until 1:00 at night.

During the yechidus hours, the students of the 9th-grade mechina l'yeshiva of our holy mosdos in Williamsburg also entered, having brought in larger sums for the benefit of the mosdos during the days of Purim just past. The Rebbe shlit"a distributed gifts and bestowed his holy blessings.

The Rebbe davened Maariv at around 11:45 in his holy residence, and approached the amud for the Sefirah, and afterwards continued to receive the public.

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Monday, Parshas Kedoshim, 2 Iyar — 'B'tzeil HaKodesh' with the Satmar Rebbe shlit"a

The Rebbe shlit"a davened Shacharis in the hall of the Mesivta, Divrei Yoel branch. Before davening, the Rebbe put tefillin on the bar mitzvah bochurim.
The bochur Yitzchak Nosson Gandel.
The bochur Yoel Mordechai Berkowitz.

The Rebbe shlit"a led the davening for Hallel, and was called up as the fourth aliyah during the Torah reading, after which the foreign bochurim, talmidim of the yeshiva, recited Birkas HaGomel. After davening, the talmidim of the yeshiva went to greet the Rebbe, and afterwards a lechayim was held with the bar mitzvah bochurim in his private room.

After davening, a bris took place for the newborn son of R' Yitzchak Jospe, in the home of his father, R' Yom Tov Jospe, where the Rebbe served as sandek.

In the evening, at around 8:20, the Rebbe shlit"a came for a surprise visit to the new beis medrash 'Beis Elazar' in the Vyoel Moshe neighborhood, where the Rebbe looked around the beis medrash with great satisfaction and inquired at length with the mispallelim and residents of the neighborhood. Afterwards, the Rebbe davened Mincha there, and then observed the daily shiur given there in the hall of the beis medrash by HaGaon R' Yechezkel Lax shlit"a, moreh tzedek in our holy kehilla.

Yechidus hours were until 11:45 after midnight.

The Rebbe shlit"a read the tenaim in the tenaim room in his holy home, for the mechutanim R' Avrohom Yuda Lebovits - R' Aharon Schwartz.

During the yechidus hours, the Rebbe shlit"a examined on all of Hilchos Shabbos the chassan Menachem Gershon, son of Berish Feldman (of Kiryas Joel), and the chassan Chaim Aryeh, son of Avrohom Shmuel Moskowitz (of Kiryas Joel), outstanding talmidim of the holy Mesivta.

The Rebbe shlit"a davened Maariv at around 11:45 in his holy home on Ohel Court, and afterwards approached the amud for the counting of the Omer.

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