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Tuesday, Parshas Bamidbar, Rosh Chodesh Sivan — 'B'tzeil HaKodesh' with the Satmar Rebbe shlit"a

The Satmar Rebbe shlit"a davened Shacharis in the beis medrash of the Yeshiva Ketana "Sniff Hashev Moshe," under the direction of HaRav HaGaon R' Shimon Avrohom Rotte shlit"a. Before davening, the Rebbe put tefillin on the bar mitzvah bochur, the bochur Chaim Tzvi Levy.

The Rebbe approached the amud for Hallel, and during the Torah reading was called up as the fourth aliyah.

After davening, a lechayim gathering took place in the beis medrash. Several niggunim were sung, and the Rebbe drank lechayim and wished the bar mitzvah bochur well, as well as the rebbeim of the yeshiva and all the bochurim. The Rebbe then delivered holy words regarding preparation for Yom Tov Shavuos. In the course of his remarks, he urged the bochurim to participate in the gathering of continuous hours of learning on the second day of Shavuos before davening, as a proper preparation for kabbalas haTorah and for Ahavah Rabbah, and concluded with his holy blessing.

The Rebbe then went up to the beis medrash of the ninth-grade talmidim of the Mechina L'Yeshiva, where the bochurim were sitting and learning. The Rebbe walked among the bochurim and looked around with great nachas.

At about 1:30 in the afternoon, the Rebbe arrived at the hall at his holy residence on Ohel St., where the Rebbe held a Rosh Chodesh seudah together with the rabbanim and learners of our Kollel, "Kollel Divrei Yoel" of Boro Park.
The Rebbe washed for the seudah, and the foods were served as on Yom Tov. During the seudah, Rosh Chodesh niggunim and Shavuos niggunim were sung. After the soup, the Rebbe's grandson, Rabbi Hershel Meisels shlit"a, son of HaGaon Rabbi, Rav of Beis Medrash Yismach Moshe shlit"a, posed questions on various topics relevant to the kollel members, which the Rebbe answered and discussed with good reasoning and insight for an extended time. The Rebbe honored HaRav R' Chaim Moshe Lev shlit"a, Rosh Kollel, with Borchi Nafshi.
The Rebbe then delivered holy words, first a lengthier drush and pilpul on the topics of Chag HaShavuos, and then spoke words of guidance to the kollel members regarding preparation for the upcoming Chag HaShavuos.

The Rebbe honored HaRav R' Elazar Nissan Strahli shlit"a, Rosh Kollel and dayan of our beis medrash on 36th St., with Birkas Hamazon. The seudah concluded at about 3:15.

In the afternoon at about 6:00, the Rebbe davened Mincha at his holy residence on Zanz St., and then traveled to Williamsburg for the weekly reception hours.

Upon arrival, the Rebbe paid a condolence call to the family of the late R' Eliezer Shaul Glanzer a"h.

From there, the Rebbe went to the home of the esteemed chossid R' Hershel Kahn, where a lechayim gathering and completion of the writing of a Sefer Torah took place, which will be donated to our beis medrash Beis Menachem Tzvi of Kehal Yitav Lev in Williamsburg. The Rebbe wrote in the letters, then drank lechayim and warmly wished R' Hershel and the entire family well.

The Rebbe then participated in the siyum of Maseches Kesubos of the Yesodei HaTorah chaburah for the chaburah's learners in our beis medrash Birch Moshe in Williamsburg, in the La Shato hall. The Rebbe drank lechayim and wished the entire gathering well, and delivered holy words about the greatness of Torah learning, bringing out that making a siyum on a masechta before Shavuos is a proper preparation for kabbalas haTorah. He concluded with abundant blessings for the entire gathering.

Afterwards, there were private reception hours from 8:45 until 12:30 at night at the Rebbe's holy residence in Williamsburg. The Rebbe davened Maariv at about 11:30, and after Maariv approached the amud for Sefiras HaOmer, and then continued receiving the public.

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

In the morning, before Shacharis, the bris was held for the newborn son of R' Yisroel Meir Feldman, at the home of his father-in-law, HaRav R' Benzion Klein, where the Rebbe was sandek.

The Rebbe shlit"a davened Shacharis in the Heichal of the Yeshiva Gedolah, Shiur Dalet. Upon arriving at the yeshiva, the Rebbe entered the beis medrash, where he looked on with nachas at the shiur of the rosh yeshiva, HaGaon Rabbi Aryeh Dov Kornbluh shlit"a. Before davening, the Rebbe lit 5 candles in honor of the yahrzeit of the holy Rebbe R' Meirel of Premishlan zy"a. During the Torah reading, the Rebbe was given the aliyah of Shlishi.

After davening, a lechayim celebration was held in honor of the yahrzeit. The Rebbe drank lechayim and gave blessings to the roshei yeshiva and to all the bochurim. Several niggunim were sung, and the Rebbe delivered words of chizuk to the bochurim and warmly blessed all the bochurim with shidduchim speedily. Afterwards, the Rebbe spoke about the Baal HaHilula, the holy Rebbe R' Meirel Premishlaner zy"a, and about the situation in Premishlan, Ukraine. The Rebbe praised the activities of HaGaon R' Yisroel Hersh Reich shlit"a, a maggid shiur of the yeshiva, who heads the hachnasas orchim in the city of Premishlan, and warmly blessed that the situation should calm down and that he should soon be able to continue his work in Premishlan for the benefit of the klal.

In the evening at around 8:30, the Rebbe davened Mincha in his holy home on Ohel Court. Afterwards, there were times of entry to the Rebbe's room until 12:00 after midnight.

The Rebbe shlit"a read the tenaim at the tenaim ceremony in his holy home for the mechutanim R' Yisroel Shalom Pollack - R' Avrohom Shmuel Brach.

The Rebbe davened Maariv at around 12:00 and afterwards approached the amud for Sefiras HaOmer.

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

In the morning, before Shacharis, the Rebbe shlit"a accompanied the funeral procession of R' Eliezer Shaul HaKohen Glantzer a"h in front of the Beis Medrash HaGadol.

The Rebbe shlit"a davened Shacharis in the Beis Medrash HaGadol. Before davening, the Rebbe put tefillin on the bar mitzvah bochurim:
The bochur Yekusiel Aharon Rubin.
The bochur Yoshe Budek.
The bochur Yosef Goldberger.
The bochur Isamar Tuvia Wieder.
The bochur Yuda Mittelman.

After davening, a lechayim was held with the bar mitzvah bochurim in the Rebbe's private room.

In the evening at around 8:30, the Rebbe davened Mincha in his holy home on Ohel Court. Afterwards, there were times of entry to the Rebbe's room until 1:00 after midnight.

The Rebbe shlit"a read the tenaim at the tenaim ceremony in his holy home for the following mechutanim:
R' Dovid Eli Katina - HaRav R' Yekusiel Tzvi Levy shlit"a.
R' Nosson Meir Lichtenstein - R' Yosef Kahn.

The Rebbe davened Maariv at around 12:15, and afterwards approached the amud for Sefiras HaOmer.

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Shabbos Kodesh, Parshas Bechukosai, "B'tzeil HaKodesh" with the Satmar Rebbe shlit"a, in our holy kehilla in Williamsburg.

On Erev Shabbos afternoon the Rebbe shlit"a put the shtreimel on the chassan Moshe Ber, son of R' Akiva Yosef Neustadt.

On Friday night at around 8:40 the Rebbe shlit"a entered the beis medrash wrapped in his tallis and approached the amud for Mincha. Kabbalas Shabbos: HaGaon R' Elazar Mendel Filaf shlit"a, and after Maariv the Rebbe approached the amud for Sefirah.

Davening ended at around 10:15. The crowd went over to wish a good Shabbos and to greet the Rebbe, and the Rebbe shlit"a went into his private room.

A short time after davening, the Rebbe shlit"a entered the Shabbos table in the Hillman building beis medrash, in Heichal Tehillas Yehosef, together with the talmidim of Shiur Gimmel of the branches of the Yeshivos Ketanos, and began, as is his holy custom, "Shalom Aleichem" with feeling and sweetness.

Before the fish the Rebbe said a Torah thought on the verse "Im bechukosai teileichu," and explained that with Torah, the more one learns, the more one senses its sweetness, unlike other pleasures of this world. He invited the bochurim to a special learning seder of 2 hours on the second day of Shavuos in the Beis Medrash HaGadol, which will be the proper preparation for Kabbalas HaTorah, as we rule, "On the day Torah was given" (the second day of Shavuos).

Before the soup the Rebbe again said a Torah thought and urged a return to learning when the bochurim travel away for the summer to the camps.

During the zemiros the Rebbe shlit"a honored the directors of the yeshivos. Kol Mekadesh: HaGaon R' Hershel Ashkenazi shlit"a, director of the Be'er HaTorah branch; Menucha V'Simcha: HaGaon R' Yudel Stolzberg shlit"a, director of the Heichal HaTorah branch.

The Rebbe shlit"a said a Torah thought on the verse "Im bechukosai teileichu" and explained it by way of derush in the sugya of "adding from the weekday to the holy."

Kah Echsof: HaGaon R' Nate Moskowitz shlit"a, director of the Mivtzar HaTorah branch. Birkas Hamazon: the Av Beis Din of Williamsburg shlit"a.

Stories and anecdotes: this week the Rebbe shlit"a related stories about the holy Rabbi R' Meir'l of Premishlan zy"a, whose yahrzeit falls on Monday, 29 Iyar. Kah Ribon Olam: HaGaon R' Moshe Asher Zeller shlit"a, director of the Chochmas HaTorah branch.

The new chassanim passed by to take fruit, and a Shalom Zachar took place at the home of the newborn son of R' Shmuel Shmelka Mittelman. Uv'yom Hashvi'i: HaGaon R' Chaim Dovid Rubin shlit"a, rav of Beis Medrash Ohel Torah. It ended at around 1:40.

On the holy day of Shabbos

On Shabbos morning the Rebbe shlit"a entered at 9:40. Pesukei D'zimra: R' Yaakov Barzel Glick. The Rebbe shlit"a approached the amud for Shacharis.

Hotzaah and Hachnasah: HaGaon R' Menachem Zev Stern shlit"a, moreh tzedek in our kehilla; the pesukim of Shema Yisroel: HaGaon R' Yoel Schwartz shlit"a, dayan of Beis Medrash Binyan Gelbstein. Baal koreh: R' Mendel Mittelman.

Aliyos. Kohen: R' Yaakov Barzel Glick; Levi: R' Nachman Dov Heller; Shlishi: R' Yaakov Hersh Neustadt; Revi'i: R' Isaac Stein; Chamishi: baal simcha R' Yoel, son of R' Hirsh — the Rebbe shlit"a made the Mi Sheberach and naming for the birth of his daughter, mazel tov; Shishi: the Rebbe shlit"a.

After his aliyah, the Rebbe shlit"a made the Mi Sheberach and naming for the birth of a daughter for the following baalei simcha:
R' Moshe, son of R' Yosef Scheer.
R' Chaim Elazar Kaufman.

Shevi'i: baal simcha R' Dovid Aharon Spielman — the Rebbe shlit"a made the Mi Sheberach and naming for the birth of his daughter, mazel tov; Acharon — Chazak: the Av Beis Din shlit"a; Maftir: R' Shlomo Zalman Stein. Hagbah: R' Avrohom Friedman; Gelilah: R' Avrohom Wolf Kaufman (Montreal).

After the leining the Rebbe shlit"a blessed Rosh Chodesh with great arousal.

The Rebbe shlit"a approached the amud for Mussaf in honor of the yahrzeit of his grandfather, the holy Rebbe of Volova zt"l, coming Thursday, 3 Sivan. Introduction to Ano'im Zemiros: R' Yisroel Scheer. It ended at 12:35.
In the afternoon at around 7:15 the Rebbe shlit"a entered for the Pirkei Avos shiur in our great beis medrash. The Rebbe focused on Perek 5, Mishnah 6, "Ten things were created on Erev Shabbos at twilight," and explained several approaches by way of derush on the matter of whether following the majority is certain or a doubt, "yesh em l'mikra," and a doubt in a Torah law is ruled according to Torah law. Then, by way of aggadah and mussar, he spoke about preparing for a mitzvah, especially for Shabbos and Yom Tov, particularly now before Yom Tov of Shavuos, that one should conduct himself like proper Jews of old. He also asked the baalei batim to join the learning seder on the second day of Shavuos in the morning, which will be a true preparation for Ahavah Rabbah. He urged that people look after the chinuch of their children, not to send them to work in unsuitable places for more money, to dress them in proper clothing, and not to neglect the preparations during the summer weeks but on the contrary to increase in Torah learning. He mentioned the decrees against chinuch, saying we need Heavenly mercy, and concluded with his holy blessings to all the assembled people. It ended at around 8:20.

Raava D'Raavin

The Rebbe shlit"a entered the beis medrash for Mincha and Shalosh Seudos at around 8:50. Mincha: R' Dovid Shimon Pramovitz; Hotzaah and Hachnasah: R' Dovid Aryeh Kaufman; baal koreh: R' Chaim Heller. Kohen: R' Yoel Hopfer; Levi: R' Bentzion Aharon Wertzberger; Shlishi: HaGaon R' Shimon Yoel Brach shlit"a, moreh tzedek for sofrus matters in our kehilla in Bnei Brak. Hagbah: the Rebbe shlit"a; Gelilah: R' Mordechai Scheer.

During the zemiros at Shalosh Seudos the Rebbe shlit"a honored: Odeh: R' Yudel Wertzberger; Shir HaMaalos: R' Meir Stern.

During the Torah thought the Rebbe shlit"a focused on the verse "Im bechukosai teileichu" and explained that when Hashem helps and the true Redeemer comes, we will merit the light only by first being engaged in Torah in the beis medrash. How great will the shame be if someone is not let into the Beis Hamikdash because he did not yet engage enough in Torah.

Yedid Nefesh: R' Menachem Gershon Lebovitz; Kel Mistaser: R' Avigdor Frenkel. The Rebbe shlit"a made a blessing over the cup.

The Rebbe approached the amud for Maariv on Motzei Shabbos. After Havdalah people went over to wish a good week. It ended at 11:05.

On Motzei Shabbos at around 12:15 the Rebbe shlit"a went to a ksivas ha'osiyos at the home of R' Chaim Yehoshua Gelbstein, Rosh Kehilla Etz Chaim Sighet.
It was for the new Sefer Torah that will IY"H be brought in after Shavuos to our magnificent beis medrash, Binyan Gelbstein.
The Rebbe wrote in the letters, and a longer conversation developed with R' Chaim Yehoshua and his family, may they live, with memories from days of old. Then the Rebbe drank lechayim and warmly blessed R' Chaim Yehoshua and the whole family. From there the Rebbe shlit"a traveled home to his holy residence in Kiryas Joel.

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