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

At around 9:00 the Rebbe shlit"a entered the Buchach beis medrash for Shacharis. Before davening, the Rebbe put tefillin on the bar mitzvah bochur Yoel Shalom Shaffer (Williamsburg).
The Rebbe then lit 5 candles in honor of the yahrzeit of the holy Kedushas Levi zy"a. During the Torah reading the Rebbe went up for hagbah, and after davening a lechayim was held with the bar mitzvah bochur in the private room.

Afterwards, Rabbi Yehoshua Klein shlit"a, head of our holy yeshiva and a member of the kehilla's administration in Yerushalayim, the holy city, was received in private audience. He gave the Rebbe shlit"a an extensive report on our holy kehilla and its mosdos in the holy city, especially on the success of the yeshiva ketana students who were examined on Maseches Bava Basra and other subjects by leading rabbanim in Eretz Yisroel, which gave the Rebbe shlit"a tremendous nachas. At the same time, the Rebbe discussed with him various matters on the agenda of the kehilla and mosdos. At the end, the Rebbe shlit"a sent a warm greeting to the entire community of our chassidim in the holy city.

At around 1:00 in the afternoon, the Rebbe shlit"a paid a brief visit to the magnificent Beis Rochel complex of our holy mosdos in Monsey on Cherry Lane. He first visited the older classes, and then the splendid new building, the 'Neustadt Building,' which was just renovated. The Rebbe was accompanied by the members of the administration and by the head of the mosdos administration, R' Shmuel Zanvil Wertheimer. The Rebbe entered all the classes on all the floors and marveled at the rapid construction of the magnificent building in just eight months. At the end, the Rebbe wished the teachers and the principal well, and gave a special blessing to R' Shmuel Zanvil. The Rebbe shlit"a also extended his blessings to the philanthropist R' Refael Perlmutter, who donated an entire floor of the building.

The Rebbe shlit"a davened Mincha at around 7:00 and Maariv at around 7:30 in the Buchach beis medrash.

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Wednesday, Parshas Bereishis, Isru Chag Sukkos — 'B'tzeil HaKodesh' with the Satmar Rebbe shlit"a

This morning, before Shacharis, a bris was held for the newborn son of R' Yoel Mittelman, where the Rebbe served as sandek.

The Rebbe shlit"a davened Shacharis in the main beis medrash. Before davening, the Rebbe put tefillin on the following bar mitzvah bochurim:
The son of HaGaon Rabbi Lipa Berkowitz shlit"a, a moreh tzedek in our kehilla.
The son of R' Itamar Tovia Schwartz.
The son of R' Yoel Spitzer shlit"a.
The bochur Moshe Klein.
The bochur Avrohom Wertheimer (Williamsburg).
The bochur Aharon Weinberger (London).
The bochur Moshe Weiss.
The bochur Yekusiel Yuda Malach.
The bochur Yoel Lebowitz (Williamsburg).
The bochur Azriel Amram Schwartz.
The bochur Dov Lebowitz.
The bochur Dovid Tzvi Mertz.
The bochur Baruch Lebowitz (Boro Park).
After davening, a lechayim was held with the bar mitzvah bochurim in the hechal of the beis medrash.

Also, several distinguished guests from overseas who had arrived during Chol HaMoed were received in private audience. Among them were HaGaon R' Yoel Daskal shlit"a and Rabbi Aharon Meir Weiss, members of the editorial board in Eretz Yisroel of the well-known publication 'Kol Hisachdusenu.' They spoke at length with the Rebbe shlit"a about various matters pertaining to the column 'M'Shulchan Melachim,' about which the Rebbe shlit"a gave them various comments and directives. The Rebbe shlit"a then sent a warm greeting to our dear chassidim in Bnei Brak.

In the morning, the Rebbe distributed fruits that had hung in the sukkah at his holy home to the bochurim who had helped build the sukkah, and the Rebbe thanked them.

In the afternoon, at around 5:30, the Rebbe shlit"a left his holy home on the way to Pershe, where the Rebbe will rest until this coming Thursday, Parshas Noach, b'ezras Hashem.

The Rebbe shlit"a davened Mincha at around 6:55 and Maariv at around 7:30 in the Buchach beis medrash.

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"Then the righteous will see and rejoice, and the upright will exult" - Leil Simchas Torah 'B'tzeil HaKodesh' with the Satmar Rebbe shlit"a

On Simchas Torah eve, before Maariv, the Rebbe went to the mikvah.
At around 12:30 the Rebbe shlit"a entered the beis medrash for Maariv davening; the baal tefillah was R' Meir Shlomo Pilaff. After Maariv the Rebbe left for a short break.
At 1:05 the Rebbe shlit"a entered wrapped in a tallis for Ata Haraisa; opening of the Aron: R' Chaim Yechezkel Weiss (Montreal).

The Rebbe shlit"a said four divrei Torah during the Hakdama.
First Torah: on the verse 'Yedid Nefesh Av HaRachaman', at the time the Beis HaMikdash stood, people would come to bow before Hashem with proper humility; in our times, through dancing and rejoicing with the holy Torah, one can arrive at bowing and humility with a peaceful heart.
Second Torah: on the verse 'Hagleh Na' the Rebbe mentioned the holy Zohar that the holy Avos come down to rejoice in the simcha of their children, and they come down to this physical world through the power of the mitzvah of sukkah, which sanctifies the bodies of Jewish children. When they come, it is not an empty visit; they leave behind a blessing in all matters. "And this is the blessing with which Moshe blessed" - the father z"l and the uncle z"l are present among us, and they bless the entire congregation that is here and rejoices on Simchas Torah.
Third Torah: on the verse 'Bereishis Torascha HaKedumah' by fulfilling the mitzvos of the Torah one is in the category of a servant, but by adding beyond what one is obligated by law, one becomes in the category of a son, and a father gives his child according to his ability. The custom of Hakafos is not explicitly mentioned in a verse or in the Mishnah; it is a custom introduced by holy tzaddikim, especially the holy Yitev Lev. He recalled an incident in which the Yitev Lev told a student that he would have him in mind at "V'chasidim berinah yagilu," and he concluded that this refers to us, who follow in his ways with the order of Hakafos.
Fourth Torah: after the first Hakafa, on the verse 'HaKel HaGadol', all the strength we have today comes from the strength of Avrohom Avinu, who brought holiness into the world; so we are able to learn and daven to Hashem today. He concluded with blessings and aroused mercy against those who wish to interfere with the holy chinuch that has been handed down from generation to generation without any change.
The Hakdama ended at 3:20.
At the first Hakafa, the hundreds of guests from Europe were honored with a Sefer Torah.

After the Hakafos, the Rebbe shlit"a led the recital of Shema Yisroel and Kesser.
For the Torah reading, the aliyos went to: Kohen: R' Eliyahu Shaul Katz (Boro Park), Levi: R' Yosef Neiman, Shlishi: the Rebbe shlit"a, Hagbah: HaGaon R' Shalom Yitzchak Kraus shlit"a (London), Gelilah: R' Shmuel Benedict (Manchester). It ended at 5:20.

The Rebbe shlit"a went home to his holy residence and immediately made Kiddush; zemiros and bentching: the Rebbe's grandson Rabbi Lipa, son of the Rav of the beis medrash Beirach Moshe shlit"a.

Yom Simchas Torah

On Simchas Torah morning at 11:45 the Rebbe shlit"a entered the beis medrash.

Before davening, the bris of the newborn son of R' Eliyahu Brach Parkash took place.

Pesukei D'zimra and Shacharis were davened quickly as is customary; baal tefillah: R' Chaim Shlomo Kraus. The Kohanim duchened. It ended at around 1:10, and the Rebbe left for a short break.

At 1:35 the Rebbe shlit"a entered the beis medrash for Ata Haraisa; opening of the Aron: R' Moshe Yitzchak Sternlicht (London). The Hakdama ended at 4:15.

The Rebbe shlit"a said 5 divrei Torah, three at the Hakdama and before the fourth and sixth Hakafos.
First Torah: on the verse 'Yedid Nefesh', that by being one who walks in the ways of the Avos, even without understanding, one merits the merit of the Avos; furthermore, through dancing, "Let Your servant run like a stag," one rectifies what he damaged through running to do evil with his feet during the year.
Second Torah: on the verse 'Hagleh Na', tzaddikim brought it about that a person should feel in this world a taste of the World to Come through fulfilling Torah and mitzvos, and through this "all of Israel have a share in the World to Come."
Third Torah: on the verse 'Bereishis Torascha HaKedumah' teshuva in the face of an accuser about the past is very hard, but through faith in the Creator one can rectify everything.
The Torah for the fourth Hakafa - the Hakafa of Moshe Rabbeinu: on the verse 'And you shall rejoice in all the good' "There is no good but Torah" - this is a command to learn Torah, but also to learn Torah with joy, to feel sweetness in the Torah. But sins create a dividing curtain; the holy Torah is a protective barrier against the yetzer hara, and through accepting good resolutions in learning Torah, each one according to his level, one can now dance and rejoice with the Torah.
The Torah for the sixth Hakafa - the Hakafa of Yosef HaTzaddik: on the verse 'And of Yosef he said: Blessed by Hashem is his land', there are two ways of teshuva to rectify damages, one through tears and the other through joy, and this is the trait of Yosef HaTzaddik. One must accept upon himself good resolutions in matters of holiness in speech, action and thought, and know the severity of even a single glance, a glance of holiness and, G-d forbid, the opposite; and through this one can arrive at teshuva out of joy and not, G-d forbid, from tears, and merit all the blessings.

Between the Hakafos, the piyutim of the Chareidim were sung with great enthusiasm, as is customary.
At the first Hakafa, all the grandchildren of the holy Rebbe, the Beirach Moshe zy"a, were honored with a Sefer Torah.
At the second Hakafa, all those who have the merit of being teachers of Torah to the Jewish people were honored.

At the sixth Hakafa the Rebbe shlit"a made the waving motions with the Sefer Torah with exaltation and deveikus, as was the custom of our holy Rebbes. After the seventh Hakafa on the bimah, while the verse 'Chazak Meyached K'echad' was being danced, the Rebbe took the Sefer Torah that he had written and continued dancing with great affection and exaltation, in lofty joy.

At the end, the Rebbe recited all the tefillos and led the recital of L'Dovid Mizmor verse by verse.

For the Torah reading, the aliyos went to the shamashim: Kohen: R' Shmuel HaKohen Perlmutter, Levi: R' Yudel Wertzberger, Shlishi: R' Yehoshua Mandelowitz, Revii: R' Chaim Shlomo Fisher, Chamishi: the Rebbe shlit"a. The Rebbe recited the berachos with tears of joy.
After his aliyah, the Rebbe shlit"a made the Mi Sheberach and naming for the birth of a daughter to R' Aharon Akiva Kahn.

Due to the shortage of time, the Rebbe shlit"a did not make Kiddush as usual, but went straight into the Polish shul for the Chassanei HaTorah.

R' Yoel Kaufman - shamash, together with the baal koreh R' Yudel Wertzberger, recited the authorization for Chasan Torah and Chasan Bereishis, and the Rebbe shlit"a received an aliyah and read Maftir.
Hagbah on the first sefer: R' Moshe Aharon Steinberg, Gelilah: R' Moshe Menachem Schlesinger.

After the aliyah, the Rebbe shlit"a instructed that a Mi Sheberach be made for R' Moshe Menachem Schlesinger.
Chasan Bereishis: R' Eliezer Lev (London), baal koreh: R' Yudel Wertzberger. A tallis was spread like a chuppah, as is customary.
Hagbah on the second sefer: R' Moshe Zusha Neustadt, Gelilah: the bochur Chananya Yom Tov Lipa Deutsch.
Chasan Maftir: R' Naftali Hirtzka Stein.
Hagbah on the third sefer: R' Chaim Yaakov (Williamsburg), Gelilah: R' Yoel Weider.

Mussaf was led at the amud by R' Avrohom Moshe Lebowitz, and they rejoiced as is customary. Immediately after Kaddish Titkabal, Korbanos and Ashrei were said and Mincha was davened. It ended at 7:05.

The Rebbe shlit"a went into his private room and made Kiddush there, then washed immediately for the Yom Tov seudah and recited Hamotzi on an elongated challah baked with raisins, as is customary, and then went home to his holy residence.

The Holy Table of Neilas HaChag - Gathering for Holy Blessings

At around 9:25 the Rebbe shlit"a entered the great beis medrash for the Neilas HaChag tish, in the presence of thousands upon thousands of Jews.
Upon entering, the Rebbe went out into a festive dance on the floor and continued the seudah. At the lechayim after the fish, the Rebbe wished a year of good blessing. Yom Tov foods and kraut were brought in.

The Yom Tov nigunim were sung, as well as nigunim of the holy Kedushas Levi, whose yahrzeit falls the day after Isru Chag, led by Rabbi Hershel Kahn shlit"a.
For the zemiros the Rebbe honored: HaGaon R' Berish Kahn shlit"a, Rosh Kehilla of Antwerp.

The Rebbe shlit"a blessed over the cup and said Baruch HaMavdil, and had the Divrei Torah broadcast over a microphone.

The Rebbe said a Torah thought on the verse 'Hagleh Na' and explained that there is a level of yeshua, with which Hashem helps His children after they daven, and then there is the level of ezra, with which Hashem helps even before they daven. In this generation, which is so lowly, Hashem, Who helps the poor, helps Jews with this level of ezra, "Before they call, I will answer." In conclusion, the Rebbe at length praised the thousands of people who conduct themselves during these holy days in the way of the holy Yitev Lev and the Yismach Moshe and going back to the Maharsha, who arranged the order of the Hakafos and also the times, with true Yom Tov joy, and wished abundant blessings.

Afterwards the Rebbe studied the Gemara, Bavli and Yerushalmi, in Maseches Berachos and explained beautiful allusions and matters interwoven with stories of tzaddikim.

After the tish, the Rebbe shlit"a stood up and said "Next year in Yerushalayim" 3 times.

Maariv of Motzei Yom Tov: shamash R' Shlomo Zalman Stein.

After Maariv the Rebbe made Havdalah and then went out to the courtyard of the great beis medrash for the gathering of holy blessings, in the presence of thousands upon thousands of Jews, for all the people assembled, both in the Ezras Yisroel and in the Ezras Nashim.

Joyous nigunim were sung; the Rebbe gave the holy blessings and strengthened all the good resolutions that were accepted during Yom Tov, that we should not, G-d forbid, take a step back but go forward and take home all the good influences of Yom Tov. It ended at around 11:40.

The Rebbe shlit"a went into his private room and bid farewell to the hundreds of guests from overseas.

"And he would make Yom Tov when leaving the holy in peace, with dancing and festivities" - unable to part from the elevated Yom Tov. May it be His will that we have accomplished all good, and may the Rebbe's blessing "V'chasidim berinah yagilu" be fulfilled for us, that we should rejoice with simcha the entire year with all blessings and salvations for each and every one, with the coming of our righteous Moshiach

Fortunate is the people for whom this is so; fortunate is the people whose G-d is Hashem

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The night of Shemini Atzeres, Zman Simchaseinu 'B'tzeil HaKodesh' with the Satmar Rebbe shlit"a

At around 8:25 the Rebbe shlit"a entered the beis medrash wrapped in a borrowed tallis. Maariv: HaGaon, the Dayan and Moreh Tzedek of our kehilla in Boro Park shlit"a.

At approximately 8:50 the Rebbe shlit"a began "Atah Haraisa" with holy fiery enthusiasm, which was followed by a heavenly outcry from thousands upon thousands of Yidden, elders along with youths. Opening of the Aron: R' Simcha Bunim Kappel.

The sifrei Torah were brought in, the Rebbe went up to the bimah and said the Leshem Yichud, and the singers began the "LaMenatzeach." At around 9:10 the Rebbe shlit"a began dancing the uplifted Hakafos.

"Yarutz avdecha k'mo ayal, yishtachaveh el mul hadarech" — which brought into every heart the joy of Simchas Torah, "ta'ir eretz mi'kevodecha" — to dance and rejoice in honor of the Torah and in honor of the Giver of the Torah

At the first Hakafah, dozens of guests from Eretz Yisroel were honored with a sefer Torah.
At the seventh Hakafah, after dancing around the beis medrash with strength and vigor, the Rebbe shlit"a, in his holy way, went up to the bimah and continued the dancing with even greater intensity and vigor.
After the Hakafos, the Rebbe shlit"a wished the entire congregation a good Yom Tov with a radiant face. They finished at 11:50.

At around 1:40 the Rebbe shlit"a entered the Yom Tov night seudah in the Heichal HaShulchanos. Lifting the cup for Kiddush: the Rebbe's grandson Rabbi Dovid shlit"a, son of the HaGaon, Av Beis Din of Sighet shlit"a.
The Rebbe honored R' Yitzchak Horowitz shlit"a with the zemiros.

The Rebbe shlit"a said Torah on the verse "Bayom hashmini atzeres tihyeh lachem" and explained that Shemini Atzeres corresponds to Yaakov Avinu, because it is a Yom Tov relating to the future.
Birkas Hamazon: his grandson Rabbi Dovid shlit"a. They finished at 2:40.

The day of Shemini Atzeres

On Shemini Atzeres morning at around 11:00 the Rebbe shlit"a entered the beis medrash for Shacharis. Pesukei Dezimra: HaGaon R' Elazar Mendel Filipf shlit"a (Williamsburg).
The Rebbe shlit"a approached Shacharis and Hallel as usual; for the Chazaras HaShatz the Rebbe sent the HaGaon, Av Beis Din of Sighet shlit"a.

Hotzaah and Hachnasah were given as honors to: HaGaon R' Avrohom Wolf Schnebalg shlit"a, a moreh tzedek in our kehilla in Williamsburg, and HaGaon R' Yaakov Weiss shlit"a, one of the rabbonim of our kehilla in Monsey. The verses of Shema Yisroel: HaGaon R' Mendel Wertzberger shlit"a, Dayan and Moreh Tzedek of our kehilla in Montreal.

Aliyos. Kohen: R' Yitzchak Zev Filipf (Williamsburg); Levi: HaGaon, Av Beis Din of Monsey shlit"a; Shlishi: HaGaon, Av Beis Din of Williamsburg shlit"a; Revi'i: R' Meir Hirsch; Chamishi: the Rebbe shlit"a.

After the Rebbe's aliyah, the Mashmish R' Yoel Kaufman recited a Mi Sheberach in the name of the Rebbe for all members of our kehilla, all the distinguished guests, and all of our brethren wherever they may be.

Hagbah of the first sefer: R' Moshe Eliyahu Weinstock (Boro Park); Gelilah: R' Avrohom Yoel Lapler (Williamsburg); Maftir: R' Yoel Yuda Rubenfeld (Williamsburg); Hagbah of the second sefer: R' Eliezer Lev (London); Gelilah: R' Chaim Avrohom Meir Wertzberger (Montreal).
Due to the great crowding upon entering after Yizkor, the Rebbe went out to put on the kittel for Tefillas Geshem even before Yizkor.

At around 1:55 the Rebbe shlit"a approached the amud and recited the prayer for rain, and afterwards blessed for rain with great inspiration.

Petichah for Geshem: the elderly R' Gedalya Yermiash (Boro Park); the kuh was approached by R' Yitzchak Ehrenfeld; the opening for Ane'im Zemiros: R' Yitzchak Isak Wiesel (Williamsburg).

After davening the Rebbe shlit"a entered the sukkah for Kiddush as customary, and tasted of the foods "kindel" and "nant."

The Rebbe shlit"a said Torah on the verse "Bayom hashmini atzeres tihyeh lachem": the Yom Tov of Shemini Atzeres relates to the future; even if there is only a desire for good, Hashem already helps and bestows all good, because in the end we will indeed be well.
They finished at 3:10.

At the afternoon seudah in his holy home, the Rebbe honored Rabbi Yechezkel Shraga Rubin, son-in-law of the HaGaon, Av Beis Din of Sighet shlit"a, with the zemiros.
The Rebbe shlit"a said Torah on the verse "Bayom hashmini atzeres tihyeh lachem" and explained by way of allusion that through the Name of Y-B-K we will merit the future redemption.
Birkas Hamazon: the HaGaon, Av Beis Din of Sighet shlit"a.

In the afternoon at 6:45 the Rebbe shlit"a entered for Mincha in his holy home. Baal Tefillah: the Mishamesh R' Yehoshua Mendelowitz.

After Mincha the Rebbe shlit"a went over to the main beis medrash because of the heavy rain, accompanied with song and music. The Rebbe entered through the small sukkah on the north side, and from there, with holy dancing and the joy of a mitzvah, took leave of the sukkah and danced around the beis medrash several times. Afterwards the Rebbe went up to the bimah, where the dancing continued.
The Rebbe shlit"a said Torah on the stanza "HaGalei Na": through the practice of going into the sukkah on Shemini Atzeres, when one is not obligated by law, Above one receives the decrees of the tzaddikim and the prayers of Jewish children with mercy and favor.

"HaGalei Na" was sung. The Rebbe recited with emotion the prayer said when leaving the sukkah, and in a resounding voice proclaimed "Leshanah haba'ah b'Yerushalayim." At the conclusion he wished the entire holy congregation a good Yom Tov. They finished at about 7:40.

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Motzei Shabbos, Hoshana Rabbah night, at around 10:20, the Satmar Rebbe shlit"a entered the Beis Medrash HaGadol for the recitation of Mishneh Torah and recited the prayer before the reading. The baal koreh was R' Yoel Hirsch. They finished at around 12:00.

After a short break, the Rebbe shlit"a entered for the setting of the pure table, in honor of the Melaveh Malkah seudah and the ushpizin of Dovid Malka Meshicha, in the large sukkah adjacent to the Beis Medrash HaGadol.

After reciting the Seder HaUshpizin, the Rebbe shlit"a washed for the Yom Tov seudah. At the lechayim said after the fish, the Rebbe wished, "A gmar chasimah tovah, a good blessed year." During the elevated tish, the Niggunim of the Yamim Noraim were sung with great arousal, while the Rebbe shlit"a shed rivers of tears.

With the Shir HaMaalos, the Rebbe shlit"a honored:
HaGaon HaTzaddik R' Yoel Halberstam shlit"a, Rav of our kehilla in Bloomingrove.
R' Naftali Horowitz shlit"a (London).
R' Yitzchak Horowitz shlit"a (London).
HaRav HaGaon R' Yitzchak Shalom Friedman shlit"a, moreh tzedek in our kehilla.
R' Shmuel Dovid Markowitz (Williamsburg).
HaRav HaGaon R' Dovid Perl shlit"a, maggid shiur in our kehilla.

The Rebbe shlit"a said a Torah thought in the voice of a child, in tears, on the verse "Shir HaMaalos, mi'maamakim kerasicha Hashem," and explained that when one does teshuva, even teshuva out of fear, one receives as a gift from Heaven the ability to do teshuva out of love. On a day like Hoshana Rabbah, when "the lion has roared," every Jew hears Hashem's call and is aroused, and his heart is warmed.

Birkas Hamazon: the Chedvah'n, HaGaon HaTzaddik, Rav of Beis Medrash Ohel Feiga shlit"a. They finished at 1:30.

After the tish, the Rebbe shlit"a entered the beis medrash before a large crowd for the recitation of Tehillim. The baal tefillah was R' Asher Yaakov Eckstein. After each sefer, the Yehi Ratzon for Hoshana Rabbah was recited. They finished at 3:40.

On the day itself, in the morning at 10:45, the Rebbe shlit"a entered the beis medrash wrapped in the tallis, kappel, kittel and vestel of the Rebbe, the Divrei Yoel zy"a.

The Rebbe shlit"a proceeded to the brachos, Pesukei D'Zimra and Shacharis, and davened in the nusach of the Yamim Noraim. The Rebbe recited the Hallel HaGadol and the Shirah verse by verse.

During Hallel, the Rebbe shlit"a led the holy service of the Nanuim with deveikus, arousal and weeping, while the entire congregation of thousands upon thousands of Jews sang the holy niggunim in tears, as is customary.

After Hallel, the Rebbe's attendant, R' Yehoshua Mendlowitz, removed the rings from the lulav.

The Rebbe shlit"a began the fiery "Drasha of Hoshana Rabbah" with the well-known parable of the holy Kedushas Yom Tov zy"a, which our holy Rebbes would recite, and spoke at length with stormy weeping and tears, which swept the entire beis medrash into awesome weeping.
Afterwards the Rebbe continued at length with elevated concepts and words of arousal, in tears, in honor of the day:
Hoshana l'maancha Elokeinu: When one esteems a Jew, even the weakest, against the nations, the Attribute of Judgment also agrees, and even teshuva out of fear helps so that intentional sins become merits. On this day of the ushpizin of Dovid, we pray "Mi'maamakim kerasicha Hashem," the prayer of Dovid HaMelech, even when one finds himself in the depths of the kelipos, "Hashem, hear my voice." We make the Nanuim back and forth to bring Jews back to closeness with Hashem.
Hoshana l'maancha Bor'einu: In Heaven each generation is judged according to its state, and in this lowly generation one can be brought close even with a small teshuva.
Hoshana l'maancha Go'aleinu: The kelipos obstruct the prayers of Yisroel, and through the mikvah their power is nullified. Chassidim and men of deed who follow the light of the Baal Shem Tov and are careful with the mikvah are worthy that all the requests of their hearts be fulfilled for the good.
Hoshana l'maancha Dorsheinu: By way of derush: with the fact that Jews are in exile, we see that one expounds according to the kri; it comes out that even if one is only destined to conduct himself well, the Jews are already worthy of being "His people and the flock of His pasture."
Hoshana l'maan Amitecha: According to one's deeds an angel is created, but only through the Torah, the Torah of truth, "Are not all My words like fire?" which separate from harm.
Hoshana l'maan Brisecha: Intentional sins become merits only through teshuva out of love. Bris milah is a sign of love from Hashem, and through it Hashem causes love to shine into the Jewish people.
Hoshana l'maan Gudlecha v'Sifarticha: The lulav in the right hand and the esrog in the left, as halacha requires, and like the minhag of the Divrei Yoel zy"a also during the Hoshanos, so that there are two times the Name Yabok, which sweetens the judgments and is the source of all blessings and good. The Rebbe concluded the drasha with abundant blessings.
The drasha ended at approximately 2:35, and they began the Hakafos around the beis medrash. The Rebbe shlit"a recited the Hoshanos with arousal and weeping. Between the Hakafos, the Av Beis Din of Williamsburg shlit"a blew the shofar as is customary. After the circling, the piyutim were recited, and after Kaddish Titkabal the Rebbe beat the Hoshanos 5 times and recited the Yehi Ratzon as is customary.

Hotzaah, Hachnasah and the verses of Shema Yisroel: R' Mordechai Leib Glick, gabbai of the Beis Medrash HaGadol. Kohen: Rabbi Shmuel Hersh Kahana shlit"a (Monsey). Levi: R' Yudel Wertzberger. Shlishi: R' Yitzchak Frankel (Montreal). Revii: the Rebbe shlit"a. Hagbah: HaRav HaGaon R' Yehoshua Klein shlit"a (menahel of Yeshiva K'tana in Yerushalayim). Gelilah: R' Avrohom Shlomo Katz (London).

Musaf: Rabbi Chaim Halberstam shlit"a. The kohanim duchened.
Immediately after Musaf, Mincha was davened. The baal tefillah was HaRav HaGaon R' Mendel Wertzberger shlit"a, dayan and moreh tzedek of our kehilla in Montreal. They finished at 4:30.

A few minutes after Mincha, the Rebbe shlit"a entered the tish in honor of the day in the large sukkah and recited the Seder HaUshpizin. The hosts of the ushpizin brought delicacies, and with the soup kreplach were served as is customary. Yom Tov niggunim were sung.

With the zemiros, the Rebbe honored: R' Yoel Krausz shlit"a, son of HaGaon HaTzaddik R' Shmuel Binyamin shlit"a (London). Birkas Hamazon: HaRav HaGaon R' Ezra Moshe Kahira shlit"a, moreh tzedek of our kehilla in Williamsburg. They finished at 5:20.

Immediately after the tish, the Rebbe went to the mikvah to purify himself in honor of Yom Tov.

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Hoshana Rabbah – Shemini Atzeres – Simchas Torah "B'tzeil HaKodesh" with the Satmar Rebbe shlit"a – together with many thousands of chassidim and men of deeds from all corners of the world under one roof.


With praise and thanks to Hashem for the great merit of being able to take part in the holy days of elevation "B'tzeil HaKodesh," permeated with the joy of a mitzvah and with a feeling of holiness, uplifting of the soul and closeness to Hashem — "A tower of strength is the Name of Hashem, the righteous one runs to it and is elevated." Fortunate is the eye that saw how "the righteous see and rejoice, the upright exult, and the chassidim sing with joy," in the accepted way of the Heitev Lev and the Yismach Moshe zy"a and on high, elders along with youths standing and bowing, crowded together for hour upon hour on Simchas Torah, "not hungry for bread and not thirsty for water, but to hear the word of Hashem," the likes of which there is none. Fortunate are we, how good is our portion and how pleasant our inheritance — the beautiful inheritance of the second days of Yom Tov.
Our prayer to the Holy Creator, the Giver of the Torah: that we receive the holy influences of the Yom Tov and that they continue for an entire year with ever greater strength and vigor, without any disturbance, and that we receive holy guidance from the Rebbe shlit"a in good health and with a radiant countenance, and that he "still bear fruit in old age, be vigorous and fresh," continuing to impart of his majesty and lead the holy congregation, and that we merit for many more years to warm ourselves by his brilliant light, until we merit the coming of the Redeemer speedily.

Here we will only relate the matters as they were and the order of the days of elevation, and "more than what we have read to you is written here."

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Shabbos Chol HaMoed Sukkos, Ushpizin of Yosef — 'B'tzeil HaKodesh' with the Satmar Rebbe shlit"a.

On Friday night at around 6:55 the Rebbe shlit"a entered the beis medrash wrapped in his tallis and approached the amud for Mincha. They began 'Vayedaber' as customary. Kabbalas Shabbos: R' Yaakov Yosef Philipp.

Davening ended at around 8:05. The crowd went over to wish a good Shabbos, and the Rebbe shlit"a went home.

At around 10:45 the Rebbe shlit"a entered for the Shabbos seudah in the large sukkah, and began 'Shalom Aleichem' in his holy manner, with feeling and sweetness, until 'Melech tamim darko'. The Rebbe began Eishes Chayil.

Before Kiddush the Rebbe recited the order of the Ushpizin. Raising the cup for Kiddush: HaGaon Rabbi Shlomo Zevel shlit"a, dayan of Beis Medrash Beis Dov.

From the sweet fruits the Rebbe shlit"a distributed shirayim to the ba'alei ushpizin.
The ba'alei ushpizin set out wine and brought delicacies in honor of Yom Tov. The Rebbe shlit"a tasted and distributed shirayim.

During the zemiros the Rebbe shlit"a gave out honors. Kol Mekadesh: HaGaon Rabbi Shlomo Zevel shlit"a; Menucha V'Simcha: HaGaon Rabbi Yoel Weiss shlit"a (Bnei Brak).

The Rebbe shlit"a said Torah on the verse 'And of Yosef he said: Blessed of Hashem…', explaining that through believing in the Oral Torah, Eretz Yisroel is drawn forth, and this is all through the fact that Jews are children of the Almighty.

Kah Echsof: R' Simcha Yosef Hirsch (Yerushalayim). Birkas Hamazon: the Chasan of the Rav, HaGaon HaTzaddik Rabbi Yosef Rokeach shlit"a, rav of Beis Medrash Kol Eliyahu.

Stories: This week the Rebbe shlit"a told stories about the Holy Rebbe, the Kedushas Levi zy"a, and mentioned the yahrzeit of the holy Chasam Sofer zy"a, whose yahrzeits fell on Thursday, Bereishis, 25 Tishrei. Kah Ribon Olam: HaGaon Rabbi Yosef Shmuel Rottenberg shlit"a, moreh tzedek in our kehilla and member of the Beis Din.

The fruits were given out, with 'Ba'yom HaShevi'i': R' Moshe Yosef Wertheimer (Williamsburg). They ended at around 12:55.

On the holy Shabbos day

On Shabbos morning the Rebbe shlit"a entered at 9:45. Pesukei D'Zimra: R' Moshe Falkowitz. The Rebbe shlit"a approached the amud for Shacharis and Hallel, and recited the Shabbos Hoshanos verse by verse. Introduction to Hoshanos: R' Eliyahu Dovid Greenfeld (Williamsburg).
After Yom the Rebbe said Kaddish in honor of the yahrzeit of the Rebbetzin, the righteous Rochel a"h, wife of the holy Yetev Lev zy"a. Afterwards Koheles was recited.

Hotzaah and Hachnasah: HaGaon Rabbi Naftali Hirtzka Zwebel shlit"a, Rosh Av Beis Din of Williamsburg, and HaGaon Rabbi Yosef Moshe Stauber shlit"a, moreh tzedek in our kehilla. Pesukei Shema Yisroel: HaGaon Rabbi Avrohom Shalom Friedman shlit"a, one of the heads of the kollelim in Kiryas Joel.

Aliyos. Kohen: R' Mendel Gershon Schwartz - the Rebbe shlit"a recited the Mi Sheberach and naming on the birth of his daughter, mazel tov. Levi: R' Yudel Wosner (Manchester). Shlishi: the Chasan of the Rav, HaGaon HaTzaddik, rav of Beis Medrash Berach Moshe shlit"a. Revi'i: R' Yisroel Yuda Gutman - the Rebbe shlit"a recited the Mi Sheberach and naming on the birth of his daughter, mazel tov. Chamishi: R' Kalman Eliezer, son of R' Shmuel, Eckstein - the Rebbe shlit"a recited the Mi Sheberach and naming on the birth of his daughter, mazel tov. Shishi: the Rebbe shlit"a.

After his aliyah the Rebbe shlit"a recited the Mi Sheberach and naming on the birth of a daughter for R' Avrohom Shmuel Glick.

Shevi'i: R' Binyomin Zev Fuchs shlit"a - the Rebbe shlit"a recited the Mi Sheberach and naming on the birth of his daughter, mazel tov. Hagbah of the first sefer Torah: R' Mendel Eckstein. Gelilah: R' Lipa Epstein (Montreal).

Maftir: R' Avrohom Brach, of the Rabbinate of Williamsburg. Hagbah of the second sefer Torah: R' Yudel Steinmetz. Gelilah: HaGaon Rabbi Yoel Daskal shlit"a (Bnei Brak).

Mussaf: R' Yaakov Mittelman. The kohanim duchened. Introduction to Ano'im Zemiros: R' Aharon Meir Weiss (Bnei Brak). They ended at around 12:35.
Ra'avah D'Ra'avin

For Mincha and Shalosh Seudos the Rebbe shlit"a entered the beis medrash at around 6:50. Mincha: R' Yechiel Alter Taub. Hotzaah and Hachnasah: R' Shmuel Benedict (Manchester). Kohen: R' Chaim Elazar Friedman (London). Levi: R' Shlomo Wosner (Manchester). Shlishi: R' Avrohom Hersh Klein. Hagbah: the Rebbe shlit"a. Gelilah: HaGaon Rabbi Mordechai Weberman shlit"a (Montreal).

During the zemiros at Shalosh Seudos the Rebbe shlit"a gave out honors. Odeh: R' Shlomo Hersh, son of R' Moshe, Eckstein. Shir HaMaalos: R' Moshe Goldstein.

In his Torah the Rebbe shlit"a discussed the verse 'And Hashem was with Yosef, and he was a successful man', explaining that by guarding the eyes in the sukkah, when one comes into the sukkah it surely imparts clarity of mind, especially in these days of the Ushpizin of Yosef, and then the side of holiness prevails and one can easily distinguish between a mitzvah and an aveirah.

Yedid Nefesh: R' Eliezer Lev (London). Kel Mistatter: R' Asher Wieder (Montreal). The Rebbe shlit"a recited the blessing over the cup.
Maariv was davened in the sukkah. Maariv for Motzei Shabbos: R' Eliezer Weiss. After Havdalah, people went over to wish a good week. They ended at around 9:05.

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Friday, 3 Chol HaMoed

The Satmar Rebbe shlit"a entered the Beis Medrash HaGadol for Shacharis at around 9:50. The baal tefillah was R' Yoel Bar"a Hirsch.
The Rebbe shlit"a approached the amud for Hallel and performed his holy service during the shaking of the lulav with deveikus and hisorerus, and afterwards recited the Hoshanos. R' Meir Leib Katina shlit"a was honored with Pesicha.

Aliyos: Kohen: the Rebbe's grandson Rabbi Nachman Kahana shlit"a; Levi: R' Yudel Wazner (Manchester); Shlishi: HaRav HaTzaddik R' Nosson Dovid Ashkenazi shlit"a of Stanislav-Monsey; Revii: the Rebbe shlit"a; Hagbah: R' Yitzchok Boruch Brown shlit"a (Monsey).
After the Torah reading, dozens of guests from overseas who had come to travel to bask in the shadow of holiness bentched Gomel for an extended time.

Mussaf: the Rebbe's grandson Rabbi Lipa Ashkenazi shlit"a. The davening concluded at around 12:15, and the Rebbe walked home to his residence.

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Night of the Ushpiza of Aharon HaKohen — 'B'tzeil HaKodesh' with the Satmar Rebbe shlit"a

The Rebbe shlit"a davened Maariv at around 8:30 in his holy home.

Due to the heavy rains, the Rebbe shlit"a held his pure table in honor of the Ushpiza privately, in the sukkah of his holy home, where only a few close followers and grandchildren joined the seudah.
At around 10:00, when the rain let up, the Rebbe shlit"a recited the Ushpizin service and then washed for the Yom Tov seudah. The Rebbe made the blessing of leishev basukkah and, Baruch Hashem, was able to eat the entire Yom Tov seudah.
Birkas Hamazon: led by HaRav R' Yoshe Mendlowitz.

At around 10:45 the Rebbe entered for the zemiros, divrei Torah, and the gathering of the great Simchas Beis HaShoeva in the main beis medrash, in the presence of thousands of Jews.
Upon entering, the Rebbe danced in his place for several minutes, and during the tish the singers sang melodies in honor of Yom Tov and the Simchas Beis HaShoeva.

During the zemiros the Rebbe honored:
HaGaon R' Meshulam Nosson Spiegel shlit"a, Av Beis Din of Tefilla L'Moshe, Kolashin, Monsey.
HaRav HaTzaddik R' Zalman Yuda Kohn shlit"a, one of the rabbonim of our kehilla in Beit Shemesh.
HaGaon Rabbi Eliezer Mordechai Sofer shlit"a, rav of our kehilla in Linden.

The Rebbe shlit"a spoke words of Torah on the verse "You shall dwell in sukkos for seven days": the mitzvah of sukkah is a remembrance of the Clouds of Glory, which came in the merit of Aharon HaKohen. He also discussed how the sukkah imparts knowledge, and that the proper preparation for Simchas Torah is through Torah study. He urged the people to make use of the holy days and engage in Torah on the night of Simchas Torah before Hakafos.

After the Shulchan Orech, at around 11:45, thousands of men joined in mitzvah dancing in honor of Simchas Beis HaShoeva. The Rebbe sat on the bimah and watched with joy. The Rebbe left the beis medrash at around 12:30.

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Thursday, the Second Day of Chol HaMoed — 'B'tzeil HaKodesh' with the Satmar Rebbe shlit"a

Before davening, the following brissim took place:
The son born to R' Elimelech Klein, where the Rebbe served as sandek and mohel.
The son born to R' Avrohom Eli, son of Yoel Berish Friedrich, where the Rebbe served as sandek and mohel.

The Satmar Rebbe shlit"a entered for Shacharis in the main beis medrash at around 9:45. Baal tefillah: HaRav R' Elchanan Taub; the Rebbe recited the verses aloud word for word.

The Rebbe shlit"a approached Hallel and performed his holy service during the shaking of the lulav with great devotion and arousal, and afterwards recited the Hoshanos. The honor of Pesicha went to HaRav R' Chaim Peketa (of Williamsburg).

Aliyos. Kohen: HaRav HaTzaddik R' Yaakov Yechezkel Shraga HaKohen Glanz shlit"a of Bardiov, Williamsburg; Levi: HaGaon Rabbi Simcha Shalom Steinberger shlit"a, rav of the Divrei Chaim beis medrash; Shlishi: the baal simcha, a grandson of the Rebbe, HaGaon Rabbi Chaim Hersh Teitelbaum shlit"a; Revii: the Rebbe shlit"a; Hagbah: HaRav R' Eliezer Lev (London); Gelilah: the bochur Meir Eliezer, son of the Gaon Rabbi, rav of the Beirach Moshe beis medrash shlit"a.
After the Torah reading, dozens of guests from overseas who had come to spend Yom Tov in the Rebbe's presence bentched Gomel.

Musaf was led by Rabbi Eli Gross shlit"a of Berbesht. Davening ended at around 12:40.

After davening, the bris took place of the son born to R' Eliezer Herskowitz, where the Rebbe served as sandek and mohel.

Afterwards, the simcha of a bris milah was held for a grandson of the Rebbe, the son born to Rabbi Chaim Hersh Teitelbaum shlit"a, son-in-law of the Gaon Rabbi, rav of the Beirach Moshe beis medrash shlit"a.
Mohel: the grandfather, the Gaon Rabbi, rav of the Beirach Moshe beis medrash shlit"a. Sandek: the grandfather, the Gaon Rabbi, Av Beis Din of Wolova shlit"a. Standing sandek: the grandfather, the Gaon Rabbi, Av Beis Din of Oistila shlit"a.
The Rebbe shlit"a recited the blessings, and the child was named Yisroel Yitzchak after his grandfather, the Alesk Rebbe zt"l.
After the bris, the congregation passed by in a line to wish the Rebbe shlit"a mazel tov.

After the bris, the Rebbe shlit"a went over to the seudas bris in the sukkah of the home of the Gaon Rabbi, rav of the Beirach Moshe beis medrash shlit"a, and recited the Ushpizin service. He washed for the seudah, and during the seudah the father of the baby shlit"a delivered words of Torah.
For the zemiros, "Shir HaMaalos" in honor of the day and "Yom LeYabasha" in honor of the bris, the Rebbe honored his grandsons, the sons of the Gaon Rabbi, rav of the Beirach Moshe beis medrash shlit"a.
The Rebbe shlit"a delivered a Torah thought, connecting the mitzvah of bris milah with the mitzvah of sukkah.
Birkas Hamazon: the mohel, rav of the Beirach Moshe beis medrash shlit"a, and the Harachaman's by the sons-in-law of the rav of the Beirach Moshe beis medrash shlit"a. The seudah ended at around 2:30.

The Rebbe davened Mincha at around 7:00 in his holy home.

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