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Sunday, Parshas Emor — 'B'tzeil HaKodesh' with the Satmar Rebbe shlit"a

This morning, before Shacharis, a bris took place for the newborn son of R' Yoel Shaer, where the Rebbe served as sandek.

The 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 Eizik Hersh Spielman.
The bochur Ari Dov Kornbluh.
The bochur Yoel Teller.
The bochur Yoel Neiman.
The bochur Zelig Schreiber a"h.
The bochur Eliezer Teller.
The bochur Yoel Schwartz.

After davening, the Rebbe recited the daily Tehillim shiur, on chapter 10, verse 4. Afterwards, a lechayim gathering was held with the bar mitzvah bochurim in the Heichal HaBeis Medrash.

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 home on Ohel Court. Afterwards there were yechidus hours until 12:00 at night.

At around 10:00 the Rebbe davened Maariv and then approached the amud for the Sefirah count. After Maariv, the Rebbe read the tnaim in the tnaim hall of his holy home, between the mechutanim R' Avrohom Yehoshua Glauber and R' Moshe Rubin.

After the tnaim, the Rebbe recited Kiddush Levana in front of his holy home, and then continued receiving the public.

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Shabbos Kodesh, Parshas Kedoshim — 'B'tzeil HaKodesh' with the Satmar Rebbe shlit"a.

On Friday night at around 8:40 the Rebbe shlit"a entered the beis medrash and approached the amud for Mincha. Kabbalas Shabbos: R' Chaim Shlomo Krois.

After davening, an appeal was held on behalf of the mosdos Darchei Shmuel in the holy city of Bnei Brak. Davening concluded at around 10:10. The congregation went over to wish a "Gut Shabbos," and the Rebbe shlit"a went into his private room.

A short time after davening, the Rebbe shlit"a entered the Shabbos seudah in the Heichal HaShulchanos together with the talmidim of the Mesivta, and began, as is his custom, with "Shalom Aleichem," with emotion and sweetness.

Eishes Chayil: the Rebbe's grandson, the bochur Meir Eliezer, son of HaGaon Rabbi, the Rav of the beis medrash, the Beirach Moshe shlit"a. Lifting the cup for Kiddush: HaRav HaTzaddik R' Chaim Binyamin Kahana shlit"a. At the soup, matzah was distributed, as is customary.

The Rebbe shlit"a honored people with the zemiros. Kol Mekadesh: R' Yisroel Meir Hecht (Yerushalayim); Menucha V'Simcha: R' Michael Neiman (Yerushalayim).

The Rebbe shlit"a said Torah on the verse "Kedoshim tihyu" and explained, in the manner of a derush, the sugya of safek d'Oraisa.

Kah Echsof: HaGaon R' Yosef Shmuel Berkowitz shlit"a, moreh tzedek in our kehilla. Birchas Hamazon: HaGaon R' Meir Siman shlit"a.

Stories and anecdotes: this week the Rebbe shlit"a told about the holy R' Naftali Tzvi of Ropshitz zt"l, whose yahrzeit fell on Thursday, 11 Iyar. Kah Ribon Olam: R' Nosson Dov, son of R' Shraga Zev Schwartz shlit"a.

The new chasanim passed by to take fruit, as the Rebbe went through "Ba'yom HaShevi'i": HaGaon R' Yitzchak Shalom Friedman shlit"a, moreh tzedek in our kehilla. The seudah concluded at around 1:25.

And on Shabbos Kodesh

On Shabbos Kodesh morning the Rebbe shlit"a entered at 9:30. Pesukei D'Zimra: R' Shmuel Landau. The Rebbe shlit"a approached the amud for Shacharis.

Hotza'ah and Hachnasah: R' Menachem Broda (Williamsburg). Pesukei Shema Yisroel: R' Efraim Schwartz (Monsey).

Aliyos. Kohen: HaRav HaTzaddik R' Chaim Binyamin Kahana shlit"a. Levi: the baal simcha R' Yechezkel Shraga, son of R' Yosef Wertzberger — the Rebbe shlit"a recited the Mi Sheberach and named the daughter born to him, mazel tov. Shlishi: HaGaon R' Nosson Dov Schwartz shlit"a, moreh tzedek in our kehilla. Revi'i: the baal simcha R' Yoel Dovid Schwartz — the Rebbe shlit"a recited the Mi Sheberach and named the daughter born to him, mazel tov. Chamishi: the baal simcha R' Shalom, son of R' Shraga Landau — the Rebbe shlit"a recited the Mi Sheberach and named the daughter born to him, mazel tov. Shishi: the Rebbe shlit"a. Shevi'i: the baal simcha R' Aryeh Simcha Kaufman — the Rebbe shlit"a recited the Mi Sheberach and named the daughter born to him, mazel tov. Acharon: HaGaon R' Dovid Perl shlit"a. Maftir: R' Shaul Friedman (Boro Park). Hagbah: R' Shlomo Wertzberger (Williamsburg). Gelilah: R' Yoel Berish Eckstein (Williamsburg).

The haftarah of Acharei was recited, and the Mi Sheberach for the kehilla was made.

Mussaf: R' Shlomo Moshe Klagsbrun. Introduction to Anim Zemiros: R' Avrohom Hersh Shehr. Davening concluded at 12:30.

Seudah Shlishis

For Mincha and Shalosh Seudos the Rebbe shlit"a entered the beis medrash at around 8:30. Mincha: R' Yosef Yoel Levy. Hotza'ah and Hachnasah: R' Yehoshua Zalman Wertzberger shlit"a. Kohen: R' Yosef Raphael Hopper. Levi: Rabbi Shmuel Dovid Horowitz shlit"a (Williamsburg). Shlishi: R' Avrohom Filipp. Hagbah: the Rebbe shlit"a. Gelilah: R' Berel, son of R' Moshe Palatchek.

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

In his Torah, the Rebbe shlit"a addressed the verse "Kedoshim tihyu" and explained that although the rule is that there is no reward for a mitzvah in this world, for the preparation for mitzvos there is reward even in the World to Come, and it protects even from a thought of sin. Therefore one must be especially careful to go to the mikvah every day, and through this merit an invitation to kedusha.

Yedid Nefesh: R' Shaul Friedman. Kel Mistater: R' Shlomo Wertzberger. The Rebbe shlit"a recited the blessing over the cup.

Maariv of Motzei Shabbos: R' Shlomo Moshe Klagsbrun. After Havdalah the congregation went over to wish "a gutte voch." Davening concluded at 10:55.

After Havdalah, a group of bochurim, talmidim of Yeshivas Bobov, who had spent Shabbos b'tzeil hakodesh, entered the Rebbe's holy home. The Rebbe inquired about their yeshiva studies and what is being learned in Yeshivas Bobov, and shared of his holy blessings with them.

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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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