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

In the morning, a bris took place for the newborn son of R' Moshe Yaakov Markowitz, where the Rebbe served as sandek.

The Rebbe davened Shacharis in Yeshiva Gedolah, Divrei Yoel branch. During the Torah reading, the Rebbe was called up as the third aliyah.
After davening, the Rebbe led the daily Tehillim shiur, on chapter 33, verse 13.

In his private room, the Rebbe appointed several bochurim from each branch to serve as monitors, to pay attention and to encourage the chassanim to take only proper music at their weddings. The Rebbe stressed the importance of singing and dancing only to proper, chassidish music at a wedding, and bestowed his holy blessing.

At around 1:45, a special reception took place in the Rebbe's holy home for the esteemed Governor Hochul, may she live and be well, to express the gratitude that the chareidi community has toward the Governor for passing the favorable law last year for the benefit of pure chinuch in New York.
Present were the leadership of the Kiryah, the heads of the kehilla and its mosdos, together with askanim of our holy kehilla and community activists from other cities, among them R' Naftali Moshe Indig, R' Yehuda Leib Zarger, and the chareidi Assemblyman from Boro Park, R' Simcha Eichenstein.
Before the reception, the Governor went over to the Beis HaBayis Rachel building, where, at the directive of the Rebbe shlit"a, a royal reception was held by over 6,500 students, may they live long, in honor of the Governor. Afterward the Governor came to the holy home of the Rebbe shlit"a, where she was received by the Rebbetzin, the righteous tali"ta, and her daughters, with the proper honor due to royalty.

The entire reception was set up with honor in the private room of the Rebbe shlit"a, where the Rebbe sat at one table with all the askanim and the heads of the kehilla and mosdos, while the Governor sat at a separate table together with the Rebbetzin, the righteous tali"ta, and her daughters.
First, the Rebbe shlit"a expressed his gratitude for the help in defending pure chinuch, and thanked the Governor for her constant assistance with every problem. Then the askanim and the Kiryah leadership spoke and thanked her for the favorable housing assistance from the government, which greatly helps in building larger apartment projects, and provides funding for the infrastructure, water, and sewer projects that come along with them. They also asked the Governor to ensure that bureaucratic obstacles not stand in the way of affordable housing projects. At the end, the Rebbe bestowed a holy blessing for the upcoming elections, and the Governor promised to stand ready to help with everything possible during the coming four years. The Rebbe bestowed his holy blessing upon the askanim present. The meeting concluded at around 2:10.

Afterward, the askan R' Simcha Eichenstein remained in the Rebbe's private room and discussed various matters for the benefit of the community and individuals, and the Rebbe blessed him in light of the upcoming elections, in which he is running for re-election as Assemblyman from Boro Park.
After this visit, the Rebbe went to the mikvah.

The wedding simcha of the Rebbe's grandson, the chassan Rabbi Yoel Dushinsky shlit"a, son of the Rebbe's mechutan HaGaon Rabbi, Rav of the beis medrash Ohel Piga shlit"a, son of the Dushinsky Rebbe shlit"a; the kallah is the daughter of HaGaon Rabbi Yechezkel Dovid Singer shlit"a, son of HaGaon Rabbi Shmuel Tzvi Singer shlit"a of Alexander, and granddaughter of HaGaon Rabbi Yechiel Halberstam shlit"a, Av Beis Din of Paskavitz Czenskovitz, and of HaGaon Rabbi Yekusiel Teitelbaum shlit"a

At around 3:10 the Rebbe traveled into Williamsburg.
Upon arrival, at approximately 4:40, the Rebbe went to his holy home at the entrance of the Beis Medrash HaGadol.

At around 5:20, the Rebbe entered the Beis Medrash HaGadol, Heichal Meir Zelig, for Mincha.
- Baal tefillah: R' Avrohom Moshe Lebovitch (Kiryas Joel).
After Mincha, the entire congregation, old and young, came forward to bless and be blessed on the day of the chuppah.

After Mincha, at around 5:55, the Rebbe shlit"a entered the reception in the Heichal of the Beis Medrash HaGadol. During the reception, warm songs of inspiration were sung, and R' Mordechai Dovid Oestreicher spoke words of inspiration, enumerating the great lineage of the chassan and kallah and the holy grandfathers who come down to rejoice at the simcha.
The Rebbe drank a lechayim and offered blessings to the chassan, the mechutanim, the grandfathers, and the entire assembly, delivered warm holy words and invoked the merit of the forefathers, and at the conclusion bestowed abundant blessings upon the entire assembly.

Afterward, everyone went to the badeken in the halls of Apiryon Krasna. The Rebbe blessed the chassan, and after tzeis hakochavim arranged the kesuba. The witnesses to the kesuba were R' Moshe Goldstein (Kiryas Joel) and R' Yekusiel Dovid Aharon Weiss.

At around 7:20 everyone went out to the chuppah, where the Rebbe shlit"a was honored.
- Reciting the kiddushin: the elder grandfather, HaGaon, Av Beis Din of Paskavitz Czenskovitz shlit"a.
- Reading the kesuba: the grandfather HaGaon Rabbi Shmuel Tzvi Singer shlit"a of Alexander.
- First blessings: the grandfather, the Dushinsky Rebbe shlit"a.
- Final blessing: the grandfather HaGaon Rabbi Yekusiel Teitelbaum shlit"a, Rosh HaKollel.
- Witnesses to the kiddushin: HaGaon Rabbi Zalman Leib Rubin shlit"a, the Dinov Rebbe of Monsey, and HaGaon Rabbi Meir Eliezer Friedman shlit"a.
- Witnesses to the yichud: HaGaon Rabbi Binyon Laub shlit"a and HaGaon Rabbi Yehoshua Gelb shlit"a.
After the chuppah, the Rebbe shlit"a bestowed holy blessings upon the entire assembly, and broke out in a mitzvah dance with the grandfathers and mechutanim.

Afterward, the Rebbe davened Maariv in his holy home at the entrance of the Beis Medrash HaGadol.

At around 8:30, the Rebbe entered the wedding seudah. The Rebbe danced for several minutes on the spot and then washed for the seudah. After the fish, the Rebbe drank a lechayim and wished lechayim to all the people gathered.

At around 9:10 the chassan entered and the Rebbe danced with the chassan for an extended time, and honored the grandfathers and the mechutanim, the Rabbanim HaGeonim shlit"a, to dance with the chassan, and then danced with the entire assembly at the head. Afterward the entire assembly came forward to wish mazel tov to the Rebbe shlit"a.
The Rebbe left the beis medrash at around 10:15 and went to his holy home at the entrance of the Beis Medrash HaGadol.

At his holy home, HaGaon Av Beis Din of Beis Aharon shlit"a came to wish a blessing of mazel tov on the occasion of the wedding simcha. A pleasant conversation ensued about the holy Rebbe R' Shmuel of Gorlitz zy"a, whose yahrzeit fell on the night of 9 Cheshvan, and the Rebbe bestowed upon him from his holy blessing.

Also entering the Rebbe's private room was HaGaon Av Beis Din of Williamsburg shlit"a together with the new directors who were appointed this zman at two branches of the yeshivos ketanos in Williamsburg: HaGaon Rabbi Simcha Rubin shlit"a, son of HaGaon Av Beis Din of Ropshitz shlit"a and son-in-law of the Bobov 45 Rebbe shlit"a, as director of Yeshiva branch Nezer HaTorah, and HaGaon Rabbi Chaim Dovid Panet shlit"a, son of the Karlsburg Rebbe of Montreal shlit"a, as director of Yeshiva branch Chochmas HaTorah, and several members of Mamleches HaTorah.
The Rebbe shlit"a heard a report from the directors on how the new zman has begun with great success, and the Rebbe bestowed his holy blessing upon the new directors and upon the members of the Mamleches HaTorah leadership.

At around 11:25 the Rebbe shlit"a entered the beis medrash for Birkas Hamazon and the mitzvah tantz.
- Birkas Hamazon: HaGaon Av Beis Din and Rosh Yeshiva of Alexander shlit"a.
- First blessings: HaGaon, Rav of our kehilla in Boro Park 15 shlit"a.
- Final blessing: HaGaon Rabbi Anshil Scheer shlit"a, Av Beis Din of Kleusen.

The badchan of the king, R' Mordechai Dovid Oestreicher, summoned the Rebbe shlit"a to the dancing before the kallah with warm rhymes and invoked the merit of the holy forefathers. They continued with songs of inspiration. The Rebbe drank a lechayim and offered blessings to the chassan, the mechutanim, the grandfathers, and all the people gathered, and then performed the holy dancing before the kallah with fiery enthusiasm for an extended time, and then danced with the chassan and with the Rebbe's mechutan HaGaon, Rav of the beis medrash Ohel Piga shlit"a, and his family.
Afterward the Rebbe broke out in a joyous dance with the Dushinsky Rebbe shlit"a, and then continued with the entire royal family, the grandchildren of the holy Rebbe, the Beirach Moshe zy"a, and danced extra with the Rebbe's mechutan HaGaon, Rav of the beis medrash Ohel Piga shlit"a.
Afterward the Rebbe bestowed blessings upon the chassan and kallah and traveled home to his holy home in Kiryas Joel.

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Friday, Erev Shabbos, Parshas Noach — 'B'tzeil HaKodesh' with the Satmar Rebbe shlit"a

This morning a bris took place for a newborn son of R' Yitzchak, son of R' Efraim Teitelbaum, where the Rebbe served as sandek and mohel.
Afterwards the Rebbe went to the home of HaRav R' Avrohom Leib Brach, l'refuah shleimah, where a bris took place for a newborn son of his grandson R' Shimon, son of R' Yaakov Kapel Siman, where the Rebbe again served as sandek and mohel.

The Rebbe davened Shacharis together with the kollel avreichim for chassanim of "Mivtzar HaKollelim" in the Argentina beis medrash. Before davening the Rebbe put tefillin on the bar mitzvah bochurim:
- The bochur Naftali Yechezkel Shraga Landau.
- The bochur Shimon Schwartz.
- The bochur Aryeh Weinberger.

After davening a lechayim took place in the hall of the beis medrash. The Rebbe drank a lechayim and wished mazel tov to the bar mitzvah bochurim, to HaGaon Rabbi Wolf Aharon Teller shlit"a, director of Mivtzar HaKollelim, and to all the chassanim learning in the kollel. He delivered words of Torah and guidance, urging them to make use of these months as chassanim to prepare themselves for the wedding with seriousness and with learning Torah, and to distance themselves from all technological devices, and he concluded with his holy blessing.
Afterwards the Rebbe walked home to his holy residence.

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Shabbos Kodesh, Parshas Noach — A Shabbos of simcha, the Shabbos aufruf of the grandson of the Rebbe, the chassan Rabbi Yoel Dushinsky shlit"a, son of the Rebbe of Beis Medrash Ohel Piga shlit"a, whose kallah is the daughter of HaGaon Rabbi Yechezkel Dovid Singer shlit"a, son of HaGaon Rabbi Shmuel Tzvi shlit"a of Alexander and a son-in-law of HaGaon Rabbi Yekusiel Teitelbaum shlit"a

Before candle-lighting time the Rebbe placed the shtreimel on the chassanim.
- The chassan Naftali Tzvi, son of Rabbi Nachum Shimshon Schwartz shlit"a.
- The chassan Dovid, son of R' Yaakov Yosef Hoffman.
- The chassan Avrohom Yaakov, son of R' Shalom Moshe Feldman.

After candle-lighting time the Rebbe placed the shtreimel on his grandson, the chassan Rabbi Yoel Dushinsky shlit"a, and gave his holy blessing. Present were the grandfathers, the Dushinsky Rebbe shlit"a and the other grandfathers, the Rabbanim shlit"a, and a fine conversation ensued. Afterwards the Rebbe went to the beis medrash accompanied by the chassan and the mechutanim, and the customary song was sung.

At around 6:50 the Rebbe entered the beis medrash wrapped in his tallis and approached Mincha.
- Kabbalas Shabbos: HaGaon Rabbi Aharon Shmuel Dushinsky shlit"a, Rosh Yeshiva of Dushinsky in Eretz Yisroel.
It ended at around 8:20. An appeal took place for Mosdos Tiferes Yaakov in Bnei Brak, the holy city. The congregation went to wish a good Shabbos and the Rebbe went home to his holy residence.

At around 9:10 the Rebbe came to the pure tish in the hall of the Mesivta together with the yeshiva students, and began, as is his holy custom, Shalom Aleichem with feeling and sweetness.

- Eishes Chayil: the Rebbe's grandson, the bochur Yissachar Ber Tov, may he live, son of the Rebbe of Beis Medrash Berach Moshe shlit"a.
- Raising the cup: the Rebbe's grandson Rabbi Meir Yehuda Ashkenazi shlit"a, son-in-law of the Rebbe of Beis Medrash Avnei Tzedek shlit"a.
- Kol Mekadesh: HaGaon Rabbi Shmuel Tzvi Singer shlit"a of Alexander.
- Menucha V'Simcha: HaGaon Rabbi Yekusiel Teitelbaum shlit"a of Uhel.

The Rebbe said Torah on the verse "Eileh toldos Noach" and explained, in the manner of drush, the topic of davar shehu lo matirin.

- Kah Echsof: the mechutan HaRav R' Yechezkel Dovid Singer shlit"a.
- Birkas Hamazon: the Dushinsky Rebbe shlit"a.

Stories and anecdotes: this week the Rebbe shlit"a told of the holy Ma'or Einayim zy"a, whose yahrzeit falls on Thursday, 11 Cheshvan.

- Kah Ribon Olam: HaRav R' Shmuel Zalman Spitz shlit"a, Av Beis Din of Dushinsky Har Yonah.
The new chassanim went to take fruit.
- Az Beyom HaShevii: Rabbi Aharon Singer shlit"a (Yerushalayim).
The dancing continued with joyous melodies.
It ended at around 11:55.

And on Shabbos day

The Rebbe came in to daven at around 9:40.
- Birchos HaShachar: R' Shlomo Zalman Gelb.
- Pesukei D'zimra: R' Moshe Chaim Berkowitz (of the Williamsburg Beis Din).
The Rebbe approached Shacharis.

- Hotzaa and Hachnasa: R' Yaakov Yoshe Friedman.
- Pesukei Shema Yisroel: HaGaon Rabbi Michel Friedman shlit"a, dayan of our kehilla in Bnei Brak.
- Carrying the Sefer Torah to the bimah: R' Aryeh Hoffman (Monsey).
Aliyos.
- Kohen: R' Avrohom Yehuda Katz, and the Rebbe called out the name in honor of the birth of his daughter, mazel tov.
- Levi: R' Mordechai Levinger.
- Shlishi: the Dushinsky Rebbe shlit"a.
- Revi'i: HaGaon Rabbi Shmuel Tzvi Singer shlit"a.
- Chamishi: the chassan, grandson of the Rebbe, Rabbi Yoel Dushinsky shlit"a.
- Shishi: the Rebbe shlit"a.

After his aliyah the Rebbe called out names for the birth of a daughter for:
- R' Avrohom Eliyahu Friedman.
- R' Menachem Nachum Rosenberg.
- R' Efraim Fishel Mendlowitz.
- R' Avrohom Bermoz Stern.
- R' Yaakov Berav Glanz.

- Shevi'i: HaGaon Rabbi Yekusiel Teitelbaum shlit"a.
- Hosafos: the chassan Shmuel Zanvil, son of Rabbi Yitzchak Kaufman shlit"a - bombarded with candy.
- The chassan Dovid, son of R' Yaakov Yosef Hoffman - bombarded with candy.
- The chassan Avrohom Yaakov, son of R' Shalom Moshe Feldman - bombarded with candy.
- The chassan Aharon Daniel, son of R' Yoel Masri - bombarded with candy.
- The chassan Shimon, son of R' Yoel Beril Moskowitz - bombarded with candy.
- The Rebbe of Beis Medrash Ohel Piga shlit"a.
- HaRav R' Yechezkel Dovid Singer shlit"a.
- R' Meir Hirsch.
- The chassan Moshe, son of R' Yaakov Yoshe Kahana.
- The chassan Benzion, son of R' Avrohom Amram Markowitz.
- The chassan Yoel Yoshe, son of Rabbi Eliezer Berich Grunwald shlit"a.
- The chassan Chizkiyahu Feivel, son of R' Simcha Yisroel Weinberger.
- The chassan Efraim Moshe, son of R' Yoel Berel Gross.
- R' Dovid Eckstein.
- Acharon: HaGaon Av Beis Din of Williamsburg shlit"a.
- Maftir: R' Yaakov Moshe Goldberger.
- Hagbah: Rabbi Yitzchak Kaufman shlit"a.
- Gelilah: R' Yoel Masri.
- Returning the Sefer Torah: R' Yeshaya Mordechai Bleich.

- Mussaf: R' Meir Hirsch.
- Opening of Anim Zemiros: R' Zalman Leib Feldman (Williamsburg Beis Din).

After davening a bris took place for a newborn son of R' Yisroel, son of R' Yoel Berav Palatschek, where the Rebbe served as sandek.

After a few minutes the Rebbe came to the Kiddush Rabbah celebration in the large beis medrash, northern side. The Rebbe made Kiddush, tasted mezonos and fish, and joyous melodies were sung.
The Rebbe drank a lechayim and wished mazel tov to the chassan, the mechutanim, and the entire congregation, and said Torah on the masoros "u'atem pru u'revu," "v'atem hadevekim bah," "v'atem tihyu li mamleches kohanim," explaining that even though women are not commanded in peru u'revu, since it cannot be fulfilled without them, they too have a mitzvah in it; likewise by a Jew, since the soul cannot fulfill any mitzvos without the body, the body too has kedusha. He concluded with abundant blessings.
It ended at around 1:10.

The Rebbe conducted the afternoon seudah together with the family members in the hall of his holy residence.
They prolonged the singing of zemiros, and the Rebbe honored people with the zemiros.
- Baruch Hashem Yom Yom: Rabbi Mordechai Zev Dushinsky shlit"a (Boro Park).
- Baruch Kel Elyon: Rabbi Yoshe Shalom Friedman shlit"a, son-in-law of the Dushinsky Rebbe shlit"a.

The Rebbe said Torah on the verse "Eileh toldos Noach" and explained, in the manner of drush, the topic of chatzi shiur.

- Birkas Hamazon: HaGaon Rabbi Shmuel Tzvi Singer shlit"a.
It ended at around 2:40.

Raava D'raavin

The Rebbe came in to Mincha at around 6:50.
- Baal Tefillah: Rabbi Avrohom Leib Landau shlit"a.
- Hotzaa and Hachnasa: R' Moshe Yitzchak Itzkowitz.
- Kohen: Rabbi Yisroel Meir Berash Friedman shlit"a.
- Levi: R' Simcha Bera Hirsch.
- Shlishi: R' Yoel Epstein.
- Hagbah: the Rebbe shlit"a.
- Gelilah: Rabbi Aharon Singer shlit"a.
After the reading the shamash, R' Yoel Kaufman, recited the Mi Sheberach for those fasting Monday, Thursday, Monday.

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

The Rebbe said Torah on the verse "Eileh toldos Noach" and explained that every Jew is connected to a letter in the holy Torah, and this draws vitality to every Jew, and thus he has the status of a living being, and teshuva is effective, and one does not say that one who was seen and rejected does not return and become seen. He continued with words of mussar and urged that since we have now begun a new season, each according to his level, we should keep our good resolutions in learning Torah, especially learning Torah during the early morning hours, and in this way we will merit to receive a holy vitality from the holy Torah.

- Yedid Nefesh: R' Mordechai Landau.
- Kel Mistatter: R' Yaakov Yoshe Friedman.
The singing continued with joyous melodies in honor of the simcha in the Rebbe's family.
The Rebbe recited Birkas Hamazon over a cup and recited Sheva Berachos.

- Maariv Motzei Shabbos: the Rebbe of Beis Medrash Yismach Moshe shlit"a.
After Havdalah the congregation went to wish a good week.
It ended at around 9:05.

After Havdalah the Rebbe distributed remnants of the sukkah decorations to the askanim who helped with building and taking down the sukkah at his holy residence. The Rebbe thanked them and gave his holy blessing.

At around 10:45 HaGaon Rabbi Chaim Yehuda Deutsch shlit"a, Av Beis Din of Chug Chasam Sofer Petach Tikva, who was spending Shabbos in Kiryas Joel for the wedding of his granddaughter, the daughter of his son Rabbi Peretz Tuvia Deutsch shlit"a, paid a visit to the Rebbe. A fine conversation took place about memories of the city of Satmar after World War II. The Rebbe honored him with a lechayim and bestowed his holy blessing.

At around 12:20 the Rebbe went to the home of R' Yoel Bernath, a member of the board of baalei batim of Mosdos Yatev Lev, for the wedding of his son, mazel tov. Present were the members of the board of baalei batim of Mosdos Yatev Lev.
A fine conversation took place in praise of our kehilla and our holy mosdos in Eretz Yisroel, and about the draft decree in Eretz Yisroel and the upcoming impure elections in Eretz Yisroel.
A signing of pledges took place, where the members of the board of baalei batim signed pledges to purchase large merits in the building of our kehilla and holy mosdos in Bnei Brak, may it be rebuilt, which is being magnificently rebuilt.
Among others, the distinguished philanthropist R' Yechezkel Dovid Berkowitz and the distinguished philanthropist R' Avrohom Brach together pledged the fantastic sum of 2.5 million dollars, and purchased the merit of the building of the Talmud Torah.
The distinguished philanthropist R' Yoel Berosh Schwartz, the distinguished philanthropist R' Yoel Bernath, the distinguished philanthropist R' Avrohom Yehoshua Glanz, the distinguished philanthropist R' Chaim Hersh Oberlander, and 2 other Jews who wished to remain anonymous together pledged the fantastic sum of over 3 million dollars and purchased the merit of the building of the beis medrash.
In total the sum raised came to a whole six million dollars!
The Rebbe signed the pledges together with each one individually and warmly gave abundant blessings. Joyous melodies were sung, and the Rebbe drank a lechayim and wished mazel tov to the chassan, the mechutanim, the grandfathers, and the entire family. It ended at around 1:10.

From there the Rebbe went to the home of R' Yoel Epstein for the wedding of his daughter, mazel tov. A fine conversation took place about wedding takanos and wedding customs.
The Rebbe drank a lechayim and wished mazel tov to the chassan, the mechutanim, the Rebbe of Beis Medrash Yismach Moshe shlit"a, and the whole family. It ended at around 1:35.

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

In the morning, a bris took place for the newborn son of R' Hershel, son of Yitzchak Elyakim Schwartz, where the Rebbe served as sandek.

The Rebbe davened Shacharis in Yeshiva Gedolah, the Eitz Chaim branch - Shiur Gimmel. Before davening, the Rebbe put tefillin on the bar mitzvah bochur, the bochur Meir Mordechai Glantzer.

After davening, the Rebbe recited the daily Tehillim shiur, on chapter 33, verse 18. Afterwards, the bochurim went over to wish the Rebbe shlit"a well on the new zman, and a lechayim was held with the bar mitzvah bochur in the heichal of the beis medrash.

At around 6:00 the Rebbe davened Mincha in his holy home on Rodney St.

In the evening, the Rebbe traveled into Williamsburg for the weekly reception hours.
The reception hours in the Rebbe's holy home on Hewes St. were from 8:15 until 12:30 after midnight.

During the reception hours, the simcha of the chalaka took place for the Rebbe's grandson, the child Moshe, may he live and be well, son of Rabbi Yoel Teitelbaum shlit"a, son of the Gaon, Av Beis Din of Williamsburg shlit"a. The Rebbe cut off a few hairs, put on the kappel and tzitzis, and bestowed a blessing of holiness.

Also entering the Rebbe's room was HaGaon R' Yechezkel Dovid Singer shlit"a together with his daughter the kallah, to receive the Rebbe's holy blessing on the occasion of the wedding taking place this coming Monday, with the chosson, Rabbi Yoel Dushinsky shlit"a, grandson of the Gaon, Rav of the Beis Medrash Ohel Feiga shlit"a. A pleasant conversation developed regarding the great yichus of the chosson and kallah, and the Rebbe then bestowed his holy blessing upon him.

Also entering was HaGaon R' Gavriel Yuda Ilovitch shlit"a, rebbi in Yeshiva Be'er HaTorah, together with the talmidim of Shiur Alef of the year 5786, who brought a sefer containing the chiddushim that were innovated in the iyun shiur in Maseches Pesachim over the past year. The Rebbe looked through the sefer with great pleasure and discussed several chiddushim in various sugyos in the maseches. He then bestowed his holy blessing.

The Rebbe davened Maariv at around 11:50 and then continued receiving the public.

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Shabbos Kodesh, Parshas Bereishis – Mevarchim Chodesh Cheshvan – 'B'tzeil HaKodesh' with the Satmar Rebbe shlit"a, at the guest residence of R' Yechezkel Dovid Berkowitz in Kiryas Joel HaMeuchedes

In the afternoon hours, a siyum on the writing of a Sefer Torah took place at the guest residence, for the Sefer Torah that was written by R' Naftali Hirtzka Stein, specially for the aron kodesh in the Rebbe shlit"a's holy home. It was brought in this Shabbos to the beis medrash at the guest residence. The Rebbe wrote in the final letters and offered blessings to R' Naftali Hirtzka and his family. Afterwards the Rebbe went for hagbah and danced with the open Sefer Torah for several minutes. His father, the Shabbos guest R' Shlomo Zalman Stein, was honored with gelilah. Afterwards the Rebbe broke out in a joyous dance in honor of the Torah.

At around 6:50 the Rebbe entered the beis medrash wrapped in his tallis and approached the amud for Mincha. Kabbalas Shabbos: R' Shlomo Zalman Horowitz. They finished at around 8:15, and the assembled crowd came over to wish a good Shabbos.

The Rebbe held the Shabbos seudah in a private setting at the guest residence.
At around 10:00 the doors were opened for the zemiros and divrei Torah.
- Kol Mekadesh: Rabbi Levi Yitzchak Borzesky shlit"a.
- Menucha V'Simcha: Rabbi Binyamin Lichtenstein shlit"a (of Williamsburg).

The Rebbe said a Torah thought on the connection of the end of the Torah to its beginning, "before the eyes of all Israel" – "Bereishis bara," and explained it in a homiletic manner on the topic of "yesh em lamesores."

- Kah Echsof: R' Chaim Hersh Oberlander.
- Birkas Hamazon: HaGaon R' Shimon Deutsch shlit"a, rav of Beis Medrash Shaarei Chaim in the Chacham Tzvi neighborhood of Kiryas Joel.

Stories and anecdotes: This week the Rebbe shlit"a related stories about the Rozhin Rebbe zy"a, whose yahrzeit falls on Wednesday, 3 Cheshvan.

- Kah Ribon Olam: R' Gershon Schlesinger (of Williamsburg).
- Az B'Yom HaShevi'i: R' Yoel Klein (of Yerushalayim).
They finished at around 12:00.

U'v'Yom HaShabbos

On Shabbos morning the Rebbe entered for davening at around 10:00.
- Berachos and Pesukei D'Zimra: Rabbi Binyamin Lichtenstein shlit"a.
- Shacharis: the Rebbe's grandson Rabbi Meir Eliezer Meisels shlit"a, son of the Rav of Beis Medrash Yismach Moshe shlit"a.

Before the Torah reading, the simchas hachnasas Sefer Torah took place. The Rebbe led the holy dancing with joy and elevation, and afterwards recited "L'Dovid Mizmor" as is customary.

- Pesicha: R' Yaakov Menachem Berkowitz.
- Baal Korei: Rabbi Avrohom Leib Landau shlit"a.
Aliyos:
- Kohen: Rabbi Levi Yitzchak Borzesky shlit"a.
- Levi: R' Simcha Yisroel Apfel.
- Shlishi: the Shabbos guest R' Shlomo Zalman Stein.
- Revi'i: R' Yoel Klein.
- Chamishi: R' Avrohom Yaakov Weinberger.
- Shishi: the Rebbe shlit"a.
- Shevi'i: R' Naftali Hirtzka Stein.
- Acharon: the Rebbe's grandson Rabbi Meir Eliezer Meisels shlit"a.
- Maftir: the Shabbos guest bochur Shneur Zalman Eckstein.
- Hagbah: Rabbi Avrohom Leib Landau shlit"a.
- Gelilah: the bochur Avrohom Abba son of R' Wolf Perl.
After the reading the Rebbe blessed the new month with great inspiration.
- Carrying the Sefer Torah to the aron kodesh: R' Avrohom Yehoshua Heshel Goldstein.

- Mussaf: R' Yoel Klein.
- Opening of Anim Zemiros: R' Yoel Weider.

After davening, a Kiddusha Rabba was held in the hall of the beis medrash in honor of the hachnasas Sefer Torah. The Rebbe made Kiddush, joyous and Torah niggunim were sung, and the Rebbe warmly blessed R' Naftali Hirtzka and his family.
Joyous niggunim were also sung in honor of the kiddusha rabba of the Rebbe's granddaughter, the daughter born to his grandson Rabbi Chaim Tzvi Teitelbaum shlit"a, held in our great beis medrash in Williamsburg. She was named in Israel "Malka" after the righteous Rebbetzin, wife of the Sar Shalom of Belz zy"a, and the crowd came over to wish mazel tov to the Rebbe shlit"a.
They finished at around 12:50.

Raava D'Raavin

The Rebbe entered for Mincha at around 6:50.
- Baal Tefillah: R' Hersh Leib Fogel.
- Hotzaah and Hachnasah: R' Avrohom Yitzchak Markowitz.
- Baal Korei: the Shabbos guest R' Shlomo Zalman Stein.
- Kohen: R' Eliezer Dovid Glick.
- Levi: R' Avrohom Yehoshua Wertzberger.
- Shlishi: R' Dovid Eckstein.
- Hagbah: the Rebbe shlit"a.
- Gelilah: Rabbi Nachman Brach shlit"a (Beit Shemesh).
- Carrying the Sefer Torah to the aron kodesh: R' Chaim Hersh Oberlander

The Rebbe honored zemiros at Shalosh Seudos.
- Odeh: HaGaon R' Yoel Weiss shlit"a, rav of Beis Medrash Pekudas HaLevi in the Beis Yosef neighborhood (Jefferson).
- Shir HaMaalos: R' Dovid Eckstein.

The Rebbe said a Torah thought on the verse "Bereishis bara Elokim" and explained that through learning Torah, as even one who sits and learns has Hashem with him, Hashem in His abundant mercy and kindness views a blemish of sin as it appears in this world, and not as grave as it appears in the upper worlds, and thus teshuva is effective. He roused the crowd that we now stand after the month of Elul and Tishrei and before the long winter season. Every Jew did teshuva for his sins, and likewise each one accepted upon himself good resolutions in learning Torah. Now is the time to pay off these resolutions and be engaged in Torah study, and thus merit that Hashem is with him, and through this we will merit that our teshuva of the days of Elul and Tishrei be accepted by Hashem.

- Yedid Nefesh: R' Naftali Hirtzka Stein.
- Kel Mistateir: R' Yoel Klein.
The Rebbe blessed over the cup.

- Maariv of Motzei Shabbos: R' Naftali Sofer.
After Maariv the crowd came over to wish a good week.
They finished at around 8:45, after which the Rebbe made Havdalah at the guest residence.

At around 12:30 the Rebbe addressed, via a hookup, a siyum on Maseches Kiddushin by graduates of our holy mosdos in Williamsburg, ninth grade, which took place in the halls of Gan Esther. The Rebbe spoke in praise of the bochurim who toiled in Torah the entire year, completed Maseches Kiddushin and rose ever higher in the service of Hashem, and blessed all the bochurim who are now entering the yeshivos ketanos abundantly, that they continue to succeed in growing in Torah and yiras Shamayim.

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Friday, Erev Shabbos Parshas Bereishis, 'B'tzeil HaKodesh' with the Satmar Rebbe shlit"a

The Rebbe davened Shacharis in the beis medrash at the Achsanya building. Before davening, the Rebbe put tefillin on the bar mitzvah bochurim.
- The bochur Shalom Neufeld.
- The bochur Menachem Mendel Oppenheim.
Baal tefillah: the bochur Aharon Menachem, son of R' Naftali Hirtzka Stein.
After davening, a lechayim was held with the bar mitzvah bochurim.

After davening, the simcha of the bris milah of the Rebbe's grandson took place, a son born to HaRav Dovid Teitelbaum shlit"a, son of the HaGaon Rav of the beis medrash Yisroel Shalom shlit"a, and son-in-law of HaGaon Rabbi Avrohom Yuda Lev shlit"a, Av Beis Din and Rosh Yeshiva of Tiferes Eliezer.
The Satmar Rebbe shlit"a was honored with sandekaus and mohel.
- Sandek standing: the HaGaon Av Beis Din of Tiferes Eliezer shlit"a.
- Brachos and naming: the grandfather, the HaGaon Av Beis Din of Beis Aharon shlit"a. "V'yikarei shmo b'Yisroel": 'Yekusiel', after the great-grandfather, the HaGaon Av Beis Din of Sighet zt"l.
After the bris, the entire crowd went over to wish the Rebbe shlit"a mazel tov.

A few minutes later, the seudas bris took place at the Achsanya building together with the family. The Rebbe washed for the seudah and tore the challah by hand, as is customary on Erev Shabbos. During this, lovely conversations developed with the grandfathers, the Rabbonim shlit"a, about the source of the name 'Yekusiel Yehuda' and about the minhag of the Sanzer Rav zy"a to conduct a tish on Erev Shabbos.
At the seudah, the baal simcha, the father of the baby shlit"a, spoke.
The Rebbe honored his grandson HaRav Avrohom Yosha Heshel Rokeach shlit"a, son-in-law of the HaGaon Rav of the beis medrash Yisroel Shalom shlit"a, with "yom libeshah".

The Rebbe delivered words of Torah on the topic of bris milah, and gave brachos to the baal simcha, the grandfathers, and the entire family.
- Birkas Hamazon: the HaGaon Rav of the beis medrash Yisroel Shalom shlit"a, and the family members recited the Harachaman prayers.

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Leil Shemini Atzeres, Z'man Simchaseinu — 'B'tzeil HaKodesh' with the Satmar Rebbe shlit"a

At around 8:50 the Rebbe shlit"a entered the beis medrash wrapped in a borrowed tallis. Maariv: HaGaon HaTzaddik R' Moshe Friedman shlit"a, dayan and moreh tzedek of our kehilla in Boro Park.

At 9:30 the Rebbe shlit"a began "Atah Hareisa" with a holy fiery fervor, which was followed by a heavenly outcry from tens of thousands of Jews, elders and youths alike. Opening of the Aron: HaRav HaChassid R' Yitzchak Schwartz (Williamsburg).

The sifrei Torah were brought in, the Rebbe went up to the bima and said the Leshem Yichud, and the singers began to sing "Lamnatze'ach."

"Migdal Oz Shem Hashem, Bo Yarutz Tzaddik V'nisgav"
At about 9:45 the Rebbe shlit"a began his holy service with the dancing of the elevated Hakafos, "running like a ram, bowing toward the way," with fiery holy enthusiasm and joy of a mitzvah, at the head of a holy, stirring congregation, of over ten thousand talmidim and chassidim, for hour upon hour in the joy of the Torah. Fortunate is the eye that saw our tent in the joy of our kehilla.

At 11:15 the introductory verses concluded and the first Hakafa began.
Due to the late hour, the Rebbe danced the sixth and seventh Hakafos only on the bima.
Throughout Yom Tov, during all the Hakafos that the Rebbe danced on the bima, HaGaon HaTzaddik, Rav of our kehilla in Boro Park, 15th Avenue, shlit"a, and the sons of the Rebbe shlit"a came up onto the bima as the Rebbe circled the bima while the Hakafos were recited.

At the seventh Hakafa, all the guests from Eretz Yisroel were honored with a sefer Torah.

After the Hakafos and after Aleinu, the Rebbe, with a radiant countenance, wished a good Shabbos and a good Yom Tov to the entire congregation, on all sides of the beis medrash. It concluded at 1:05.

At around 2:15 the Rebbe came to the pure table in the hall of his holy abode.
Upon entering, the Rebbe sat down and for a longer time related recollections of the tefillos and tishen of the holy Rebbe, the Divrei Yoel zy"a, on Shabbosos and Yamim Tovim, and recollections of Yom Tov Hoshana Rabbah and Simchas Torah.

At around 2:40 the Rebbe began, in his holy manner, "Shalom Aleichem" with feeling and melody, until "Melech Tamim Darko."
- Eishes Chayil: the Rebbe's grandson, the chassan Yechezkel Shraga Teitelbaum, son of HaGaon HaTzaddik, Rav of the beis medrash, Yisroel Shalom shlit"a.
- Raising the cup: HaRav HaGaon Rabbi Moshe Horowitz shlit"a (Boro Park), son-in-law of HaGaon HaTzaddik, Rav of the beis medrash on 15th Avenue shlit"a.
Torah melodies were sung with great joy.

- Kol Mekadesh: R' Yoel, son of HaGaon HaTzaddik R' Shmuel Binyamin Krausz shlit"a (London).
- Menucha V'simcha: R' Yoel Stern (Williamsburg).

The Rebbe said Torah on the verse "U'vayom Hashemini Atzeres Tihiye Lachem" and explained that on Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur, the blemish of the aveiros is atoned for, and through dancing in joy on Shemini Atzeres, the blemish of the time during which one committed an aveira is atoned for, and one regains the mitzvos that the external forces had taken away.

- Kah Echsof: R' Yosef Meir Schmidman shlit"a (Monsey).
- Birkas Hamazon: the baal simcha, his grandson Rabbi Dovid Teitelbaum shlit"a.
The new chassanim went over to take fruit. Afterwards the Shalom Zachar took place for the newborn son of the Rebbe's grandson Rabbi Dovid Teitelbaum shlit"a. The Rebbe tasted from the baked goods and beer, joyous melodies were sung, and warm wishes were extended to the baal simcha and to the entire assembly.
Also held was a Shalom Zachar for the newborn son of R' Yekusiel Menashe, son of R' Yoel Friedman.
- Az B'yom HaShevi'i: R' Yisroel Yaakov (Yerushalayim).
It concluded at around 4:00.

Yom Shemini Atzeres

On Shemini Atzeres morning, at around 11:15, the Rebbe shlit"a entered the beis medrash.

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

- Birchos Hashachar: HaGaon HaTzaddik R' Naftali Horowitz shlit"a of Rachov, London.
- Pesukei D'zimra: HaGaon HaTzaddik R' Meir Zwiebel shlit"a, one of the rabbonim of our holy kehilla in Williamsburg.
The Rebbe then proceeded to Shacharis and Hallel.

- Hotza'ah and Hachnasah: Rabbi Chaim Hersh, son of HaRav HaGaon Rabbi Sinai Teitelbaum shlit"a (Boro Park), and Rabbi Zalman Leib, son of HaRav HaGaon Rabbi Aharon Teitelbaum shlit"a (Williamsburg), grandsons of HaGaon HaTzaddik, Rav of our kehilla in Boro Park, 15th Avenue shlit"a.
- Pesukei Shema Yisroel: HaRav HaGaon R' Shalom Teitelbaum shlit"a, dayan and moreh tzedek of Kiryas Yoel Moshe.
- Carrying the Sefer Torah to the bima: R' Yosef Binyamin Stern shlit"a (Boro Park) and R' Yisroel Yaakov Pollak (Williamsburg).

- Kohen: R' Yoel Shimon Rubin (Williamsburg).
- Levi: HaGaon HaTzaddik, Av Beis Din of Monsey shlit"a.
- Shlishi: HaGaon HaTzaddik, Rav of our kehilla in Boro Park, 15th Avenue shlit"a.
- Revi'i: HaGaon HaTzaddik, Av Beis Din of Williamsburg shlit"a.
- Chamishi: R' Yoel Epstein.
- Shishi: the Rebbe shlit"a.

After his aliyah, the Rebbe recited a Mi Shebeirach for the birth of a daughter for:
- R' Shmuel, son of R' Aharon Hersh Mittelman (Boro Park).
- R' Mendel, son of R' Yoel Weiss.
- R' Yoel, son of R' Yitzchak Teitelbaum.
- R' Yisroel Dovid Kappel.
- R' Yaakov, son of R' Avrohom Moshe Landau.
- R' Yechiel Alter, son of R' Avrohom Moshe Taub.

- Shevi'i: R' Nachum Mordechai Weinberger (London).
- Hagbah on the first sefer: R' Moshe Aryeh Freund of Eretz Yisroel, in London.
- Gelilah: R' Menachem Yuda Schlesinger (Williamsburg).
- Maftir: R' Avrohom Yoel Loeffler shlit"a (Williamsburg).
- Hagbah on the second sefer: R' Mordechai Weiss (Sighet).
- Gelilah: R' Yosef Leib Kahana (Williamsburg).

Yizkor was recited. Due to the great crush of the many thousands of men entering after Yizkor, special barriers were set up on all wings and on the south and north sides of the beis medrash, to prevent dangers to life when so many thousands of Jews go out and come in at once.

After a few minutes the Rebbe returned, wearing his kittel and white stockings and bekitshe, and at around 2:45 he approached the amud and recited the Tefilas Geshem, followed by Ledavid Mizmor and Kaddish. The attendant, R' Yoel Kaufman, called out "Mashiv Haruach Umorid Hagashem."
The Rebbe shlit"a blessed for rain with great arousal.

Opening of Geshem: R' Yehoshua Wertzberger; at Kavei: R' Yitzchak Ehrenfeld; opening of Ane'im Zemiros: R' Yaakov Wiesel (Williamsburg). It concluded at around 3:40.

After a few minutes the Rebbe shlit"a entered the great sukka for Kiddush as is customary. The Rebbe made Kiddush and tasted from the mezonos, fish and kinder, and Yom Tov melodies were sung.

The Rebbe said Torah on "Chag HaSukkos Ta'aseh Lecha" and explained that through the dancing of joy, when one dances and rectifies all 248 limbs and 365 sinews, Hashem must bestow parnassa, and he concluded with abundant blessings for generous parnassa for the entire congregation.
It concluded at around 4:00.

The Rebbe held the afternoon meal together with his family, and his brother, HaGaon HaTzaddik, Rav of our kehilla in Boro Park, 15th Avenue shlit"a, and his family, in the sukka in his holy abode, with the sukka's roof open.
The Rebbe honored various people with the zemiros.
- The piyut: his son HaRav HaGaon R' Yoel Teitelbaum shlit"a (Boro Park).
- Baruch Hashem Yom Yom: his son-in-law HaRav HaGaon R' Moshe Horowitz shlit"a.
- Baruch Kel Elyon: his grandson Rabbi Zalman Leib, son of HaRav HaGaon Rabbi Aharon Teitelbaum shlit"a.

The Rebbe said Torah on the verse "Higaleh Na U'furos Chavivi Alai Es Sukkas Shlomecha" and explained that the minimum size of a sukka is two walls of seven tefachim and a third of even one tefach. The Shulchan Aruch states that there are seven names that may not be erased, and the Gemara says there are seven books in the Torah; Klal Yisroel is "one nation in the land." Thus the three walls of the sukka correspond to Hakadosh Baruch Hu, the Torah, and Yisroel. This is what we pray: "U'furos Chavivi Alai Es Sukkas Shlomecha" — without the third wall the sukka is not kosher; therefore "Ta'ir Eretz Mikvodecha" must come to be, and Hashem must connect Himself to Klal Yisroel.
- Birkas Hamazon: HaGaon HaTzaddik, Rav of our kehilla in Boro Park, 15th Avenue shlit"a.

In the afternoon, at around 6:45, the Rebbe entered the great beis medrash for Mincha.
- Baal tefilla: R' Meir Margaliot shlit"a (Monsey).
- Pesicha: R' Yeshaya Gross shlit"a (Williamsburg).
- Baal koreh: R' Yaakov Stern (Williamsburg).
- Kohen: R' Yoel Glick (Williamsburg).
- Levi: R' Yisroel Yuda Wertzberger shlit"a.
- Shlishi: R' Avigdor Frankel (Williamsburg).
- Hagbah: the Rebbe shlit"a.
- Gelilah: R' Avrohom Weisman (Boro Park).

After Mincha the Rebbe shlit"a entered the great sukka for the third meal and took leave of the sukka.
The Rebbe washed, and after the fish the Rebbe tasted from the apples. The attendant R' Yoel Kaufman poured the cups for the Rebbe, and the Rebbe wished the chevra kadisha and the entire assembly of thousands of men a lechayim.

- Odeh: R' Mordechai Landau.
- Shir Hamaalos: R' Moshe Goldstein.

The Rebbe said Torah on "Higaleh Na U'furos Chavivi Alai" and explained that the mitzva of sukka is called a "light mitzva." We see with Titus HaRasha that Hashem said, "I have a light creature," because it enters and does not leave. The same is true of the mitzva of sukka: one enters the sukka but does not leave; the kedusha of the mitzva of sukka remains with a person and he carries it with him for the entire year. "Higaleh Na U'furos Chavivi Alai Es Sukkas Shlomecha" — one spreads the mitzva of sukka over himself, and "Ta'ir Eretz Mikvodecha" remains for the entire year. He concluded with abundant blessings that everyone be able to take along the mitzva of sukka and its influences for the whole year.

- Yedid Nefesh: R' Yudel Wertzberger (Williamsburg).
- Kel Mistateir: HaRav HaGaon R' Naftali Hirtzka Zwiebel shlit"a, Rosh Av Beis Din of Williamsburg.
The Rebbe made a bracha on the cup.


The singing of "Higaleh Na" continued with great arousal.
The Rebbe shlit"a began throwing apples, following the minhag of the Beirach Moshe zy"a and, earlier, of the Divrei Chaim zy"a, and then asked the attendant to finish throwing whatever remained. Then he recited with feeling the prayer upon leaving the sukka and the Yehi Ratzon. The Rebbe stood up and declared "L'shana Haba'a B'Yerushalayim" with holy fire, and set out in a fiery dance in the joy of a mitzva, to take leave of Yom Tov Sukkos.

The Rebbe left the sukka in holy dance and entered the beis medrash and danced around the beis medrash several times, leaning on his brother, HaGaon HaTzaddik, Rav of our kehilla in Boro Park, 15th Avenue shlit"a, and HaGaon HaTzaddik, Av Beis Din of Monsey shlit"a. Afterwards the Rebbe sat down in his place and the singing continued for several minutes. It concluded at around 8:25. The Rebbe wished a good Yom Tov and went home to his holy abode.

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The night of Tuesday of Chol HaMoed – Ushpizin of Aharon HaKohen – 'B'tzeil HaKodesh' with the Satmar Rebbe shlit"a

The Rebbe davened Maariv at around 8:10 in his holy home.

At around 11:00, HaGaon Rabbi Avrohom Shmuel Englander shlit"a, dayan of our holy kehilla in Lakewood, entered the Rebbe's room. A pleasant conversation took place about the halachos and minhagim of Yom Tov Sukkos, and about the great success of the Yeshiva Ketana, the Beirach Moshe branch in Lakewood, where the dayan shlit"a serves as rosh yeshiva. The Rebbe bestowed his holy blessing upon him.

The Rebbe entered the holy table in the large sukkah at around 11:15.
The Rebbe recited the Ushpizin order and washed. The foods were served as on Yom Tov, the Ushpizin hosts set out wine, and after the meat course the Ushpizin hosts served kugels, and the Rebbe distributed shirayim.

The Rebbe honored the following with the Shir HaMaalos:
- R' Moshe Gross shlit"a of Kerestir, Monsey.
- HaRav HaGaon R' Meshulam Nosson Spiegel shlit"a, rav of the Tefilah L'Moshe Kalashin beis medrash in Monsey.
- HaGaon Rabbi Avrohom Shmuel Englander shlit"a, dayan of our kehilla in Lakewood.

The Rebbe delivered divrei Torah on the verse "El mul pnei hamenorah yairu shivas haneiros" ("Toward the face of the Menorah shall the seven lamps shed light"), and explained that when Aharon HaKohen lit the Menorah, he bestowed both spiritual and material blessings. Since without material abundance it is difficult to fulfill all the mitzvos, wealth that comes as a blessing from Hashem Himself cannot harm and does not carry the test of wealth. The blessings that Aharon HaKohen bestowed, and that are drawn down through Birkas Kohanim, come from Hashem and bring only good. Likewise, the mitzvah of sukkah brings wealth, as explained in the holy sefarim, and this too comes from the shade of faith of Hashem Himself and is a powerful blessing. The Rebbe wished abundant blessings for the entire gathering.
The Rebbe continued and repeated from the Chasam Sofer that the reason we eat dairy foods on Yom Tov of Shavuos is that milk is good for all people, young and old, and from milk one can make various foods: from the best one makes sour cream, and from the weaker one makes cheese, etc. Similarly, the holy Torah was given to all of Klal Yisroel, young and old, and not only to the sour cream, the elite, but to everyone without exception. When Aharon HaKohen bestowed wisdom of the Torah at the lighting of the Menorah, he bestowed it upon all of Klal Yisroel; everyone whose soul desires Torah is entitled to come to the beis medrash. This is what Aharon HaKohen taught us, "to tell the praise of Aharon, that he did not change": that we must provide yeshivas for everyone and not only for the select few. And likewise that we must light "until the flame rises on its own"; we must light and kindle all the souls of Yisroel until the flame rises on its own and a flame ignites within the heart. The Rebbe concluded with abundant blessings for the entire gathering.

Immediately after the divrei Torah, the Rebbe went into his private room next to the sukkah together with the Gaon HaGadol, the dayan shlit"a. Several members of Hatzolah and other askanim were present, and they presented the latest developments regarding the pressing question that was awaiting the Rebbe's decision.
After some time, the Rebbe returned to the holy table and continued with the dancing.
- Birkas Hamazon: HaRav HaGaon R' Berel Glanz shlit"a of Bardiov.
They concluded at around 1:00.

A few minutes later, the Rebbe entered the large beis medrash for the grand Simchas Beis HaSho'eva, holy dancing by the chassidim and men of deed, elders together with youths. The Rebbe sat down on the honored platform, watched, and encouraged the dancing for a while. At around 1:25 the Rebbe left the beis medrash and went home to his holy residence.

Wednesday – Tuesday of Chol HaMoed Sukkos

After the Rebbe and the dayan shlit"a had gone through the matter and all its complicated halachic aspects during the night, in the early morning hours the Gaon HaGadol, the dayan shlit"a, came over together with HaRav HaGaon R' Yosef Hersh Soffer shlit"a, a moreh tzedek. They deliberated for a longer time and worked out the various sides of the issue. Then the Rebbe gave his holy opinion and psak halacha, together with the dayanim shlit"a, on the difficult, complicated question.

The Rebbe entered for Shacharis at around 10:45.
- Baal tefillah: R' Yuda Eliezer Gottesman.
The Rebbe proceeded to Hallel and performed the holy service of the naanuim, and afterwards recited the Hoshanos.
The Spinka Rebbe shlit"a was present at Hallel and the naanuim, and after the Hoshanos the Rebbe greeted him warmly and wished him his holy blessing.

- Kohen: grandson of the Rebbe, Rabbi Nachman Kahana shlit"a, son-in-law of HaGaon HaTzaddik, rav of the Beirach Moshe beis medrash shlit"a.
- Levi: R' Moshe Yaakov Aharon Levi.
- Shlishi: the baal bris, grandson of the Rebbe, Rabbi Shalom Yechezkel Shraga Rubin shlit"a, son-in-law of HaGaon HaTzaddik, rav of the Yisroel Shalom beis medrash shlit"a.
- Revii: the Rebbe shlit"a.
- Hagbah: HaRav HaGaon R' Chaim Dovid Rubin shlit"a, rav of the Ohel Torah beis medrash in Williamsburg.
- Gelilah: grandson of the Rebbe, Rabbi Mordechai Yuda Halberstam shlit"a, son-in-law of HaGaon HaTzaddik, rav of the Yisroel Shalom beis medrash shlit"a.
After the Torah reading, dozens of guests who came for Simchas Torah b'tzeil hakodesh recited Birkas Hagomel.

- Mussaf: HaGaon HaTzaddik, Av Beis Din of Beis Aharon shlit"a.
They concluded at around 1:15.

After davening, the simcha of the bris milah took place in the hall of the beis medrash.
The Rebbe shlit"a was honored with the roles of sandek and mohel.
- Sandek standing: HaGaon HaTzaddik Rabbi Yekusiel Teitelbaum shlit"a.
- Brachos and naming: the grandfather, HaGaon HaTzaddik, Av Beis Din of Beis Aharon shlit"a. "V'yikarei shemo b'Yisroel": 'Moshe,' after the holy Rebbe, the Beirach Moshe zy"a.
After the bris, mazel tov wishes were extended to the Rebbe shlit"a.

A few minutes later, the Rebbe entered the seudas bris in the large sukkah. The Rebbe recited the Ushpizin order and washed for the seudah. At the seudah, the baal simcha, the father of the baby, Rabbi Shalom Yechezkel Shraga Rubin shlit"a, spoke.
- The Rebbe honored the following with the zemiros: R' Yoshe Chaim Rubin shlit"a and Rabbi Elchanan Rubin shlit"a.
- Shir HaMaalos: Rabbi Mordechai Dov Rubin shlit"a.
- Grandson of the Rebbe, Rabbi Mordechai Yuda Halberstam shlit"a.
- Rabbi Elchanan Chaim Teitelbaum shlit"a.
- Yom Levashah: Rabbi Yechiel Menachem Rubin shlit"a.

The Rebbe delivered divrei kodesh and explained the connection between the mitzvah of milah and the mitzvah of sukkah. When Avrohom Avinu circumcised himself, he placed a power of mesiras nefesh into his children and grandchildren until the end of all generations. The four species correspond to the four limbs of a person, and we shake them toward the four directions to show that we are ready to give over all our limbs to Hashem and ready to sacrifice ourselves for Hashem. The Rebbe concluded with abundant blessings.

Before bentching, the Ushpizin hosts served kugels in honor of Yom Tov, and the Rebbe distributed shirayim.
For bentching, the Rebbe honored the grandfather, HaGaon HaTzaddik, rav of the Yisroel Shalom beis medrash shlit"a, and the family members recited the Harachaman's. They concluded at around 2:40.

After the bris, HaGaon HaTzaddik Rabbi Yekusiel Teitelbaum shlit"a came for a Yom Tov visit. A pleasant conversation took place about the holy Sanzer Rav zy"a and about the minhagim of Yom Tov Sukkos, and the Rebbe bestowed his holy blessing upon him.

The Rebbe davened Mincha at around 7:10 in his holy home, at the Zanz Kehillah Ketana.
Between Mincha and Maariv there was an entry time for chassidim from overseas who came for Yom Tov of Simchas Torah b'tzeil hakodesh.

The Av Beis Din of Monsey shlit"a also entered the Rebbe's room after a shiur in the large beis medrash. A pleasant halachic conversation took place on several areas of Torah, and the Rebbe bestowed his holy blessing upon him.

Second Day of Rosh Hashana 'B'tzeil HaKodesh' with the Satmar Rebbe shlit"a

On the second day of Yom Tov in the morning, the Rebbe entered at around 8:25.

As on the first day, the Rebbe conducted the holy service. The Rebbe recited the brachos beforehand, and the baal tefillah began singing Adon Olam. Pesukei D'Zimra: HaRav HaTzaddik R' Yitzchak Tzvi Weiss shlit"a, Av Beis Din of Uhel. The Rebbe recited "V'chorus" verse by verse. Shacharis: R' Berish Apfel.
The following were honored with the Pesichos at Shacharis:
- R' Yoshe Wertzberger.
- R' Yudel Katz.
- R' Moshe Chaim Schreiber.
- R' Hershel Feierstein.
- Rabbi Chaim Berish Filaf shlit"a.
- R' Yosef Schreiber.
They finished at around 11:50.

After a short break, the Rebbe entered wearing the kittel, the silver kapel, and the white bekitshe with stripes.
- Hotza'ah and Hachnasah (taking out and returning the Torah): Rabbi Meir Leib Katina shlit"a and Rabbi Shmuel, son of Rabbi Friedman shlit"a.
- Verses of Shema Yisroel: the baal bris, grandson of the Rebbe, Rabbi Avrohom Yoshe Heshel Rokeach shlit"a, son-in-law of HaGaon HaTzaddik Rabbi Yisroel Shalom shlit"a, Rav of the beis medrash.
- Carrying the Sefer Torah to the bimah: Rabbi Yisroel Hersh Weiss shlit"a and R' Asher Weider (Montreal).
The Rebbe shlit"a was the baal koreh, and read with tears and great arousal.

Aliyos.
- Kohen: R' Yitzchak Elkim Schwartz.
- Levi: R' Elazar Gruber.
- Shlishi: R' Yeshaya Binyamin Spielman.
- Revi'i: R' Aharon Hersh Mittelman.
- Chamishi: the Rebbe shlit"a.
- Hagbah of the first Sefer: R' Shabsi Oberlander.
- Gelilah: R' Yoel Bernath.
- Maftir: R' Meir Hirsch.
- Hagbah of the second Sefer: R' Yehuda Weiss.
- Gelilah: R' Yitzchak Shlomo Palatchek.
They finished at 12:35. There was a pause; the Rebbe went to the mikvah and then into his private room.

At around 1:35 the Rebbe shlit"a entered the beis medrash wrapped in the tallis and kapel of the holy Divrei Yoel zy"a, and wearing the kittel of his father, the holy Beirach Moshe zy"a. The Rebbe ascended to the Aron Kodesh and prayed a silent prayer, then began the festive drasha before the blowing of the shofar, on the verse "Ashrei ha'am yodei teruah." He explained that when Hashem looks upon a person, a blessing descends; therefore we ask "Hashkifah mi'meon kodshecha u'varech es amcha Yisroel," and this is what Avrohom Avinu prayed with the words "asher yei'amer hayom b'har Hashem yeira'eh," that Hashem should look upon Klal Yisroel,

and he spoke at length with words of mussar: when one considers that Hashem is looking at us, and how we look, sadly, smeared with aveiros, one must feel great shame. This feeling of shame alone is a remedy for a person, as Chazal say: "Whoever commits a sin and is ashamed, all his sins are forgiven." But one needs merit to be able to reach true shame. He urged that now, before the blowing of the shofar, we make a true cheshbon hanefesh, and perhaps in this way merit complete teshuva and true shame. He concluded with a blessing.

After the drasha the Rebbe recited Kaddish D'Rabbanan; they finished at around 1:55.
A bris for a newborn son took place at R' Yechezkel Shraga Landau (Montreal), where the Rebbe served as sandek and mohel.

Afterward the Rebbe shlit"a ascended to the bimah.
The Sifrei Torah were held by:
- R' Mendel Levy.
- R' Aharon Spitzer.
The Rebbe recited "Min HaMeitzar," made the blessings with holy fire, and blew the tekios d'meyushav. The baal makri was HaGaon HaGadol, the Dayan and Moreh Tzedek shlit"a.

The Rebbe shlit"a approached the Mussaf prayer and recited "Hineni He'ani Mima'as." Kaddish was at 2:45. The baal tokei'a for the tekios d'me'umad was HaGaon HaTzaddik R' Shlomo Zevil shlit"a, Dayan and Moreh Tzedek of Beis Dov beis medrash.

"Shluchei amcha Beis Yisroel ha'omdim levakesh tefillah v'sachanunim..." As on the first day, the prayers were one piece of holy emotion, with weeping from time to time and a voice hewing flames of fire, which stirred the entire expanse of the beis medrash.

The following were honored with the Pesichos at Mussaf:
- R' Avrohom Shalom Landau.
- R' Avrohom Meir Rosenwasser.
- R' Dovid Shmuel Goldberger.
- Rabbi Eliyahu Shlomo Kahn shlit"a.
- R' Moshe Eliezer Katz.

R' Avrohom Yoshe Gefen and R' Yekusiel Yosef Neiman were honored with supporting the Rebbe at the kneeling.

R' Yitzchak Ehrenfeld led the Kuh, and the opening of Na'im Zemiros was led by R' Wolf Farkash. They finished at around 5:35.

After Mussaf a bris for a newborn son took place at the grandson of the Rebbe, Rabbi Avrohom Yoshe Heshel Rokeach shlit"a.
The Rebbe shlit"a was honored with sandek and mohel. The sandek who held the baby while standing: HaGaon HaTzaddik Rabbi Yisroel Shalom shlit"a, Rav of the beis medrash. Brachos and naming: the Rebbe shlit"a. "V'yikarei shemo b'Yisroel": Meir, after the grandfather, HaGaon HaTzaddik, Av Beis Din of Kozlov zt"l.
After the bris, joyous melodies were sung and the Rebbe wished the congregation "Mazel tov."
Then Mincha was davened. Baal tefillah: Rabbi Isamar Meizlish shlit"a. For Shemoneh Esrei the Rebbe davened with the tallis over his head. They finished at around 6:10.

The Rebbe washed for the seudas bris in his holy home together with the family.

At around 7:45 the Rebbe shlit"a entered for the continuation of the holy tish, the closing of the days of Rosh Hashana and the seudas bris, in the main beis medrash.

Kugel and sweet carrots were brought in. Melodies of the Yamim Noraim were sung, and Rabbi Hershel Kahn shlit"a sang a traditional melody of the holy R' Yisroel of Pikov zy"a, son of the holy Kedushas Levi zy"a.

- Atah Nigleisa: HaGaon HaTzaddik Rabbi Yisroel Shalom shlit"a, Rav of the beis medrash.
- Yom L'Yabasha: the baal bris, Rabbi Avrohom Yoshe Heshel Rokeach shlit"a.

The Rebbe said Torah on the verse "Tiku vachodesh shofar bakeseh l'yom chageinu," explaining that Hashem has the law of a husband toward a wife in relation to Klal Yisroel: a wife who broke a vessel in her husband's house is exempt. When a Jew commits an aveira, even though he damages the upper worlds, he is exempt. Likewise, a get given when the husband is near is not effective; since Hashem's glory fills the whole earth, no get from Hashem to Klal Yisroel can take effect. And Klal Yisroel has the law of a wife toward her husband with respect to Hashem, and is therefore obligated in the obligations of a husband to a wife. He concluded with abundant blessings, saying that "zman cheiruseinu" has the numerical value of the year 5787, and that this year should be a "zman cheiruseinu": freedom from the yetzer hara, freedom from the Malach HaMaves, freedom from every worry and anguish, and freedom from the golus. "There is no free person except one who engages in Torah," a year of Torah study, until the coming of the true Redeemer, b'Bias Go'el Tzedek, Amen.

The Rebbe recited the blessing over the cup, and honored the family members with the Harachaman prayers.

- Maariv of Motzei Yom Tov: R' Shalom Meir Eckstein.
After Havdalah the Rebbe wished the entire congregation "a gutte voch, a gut yahr," and thanked the singers.
They finished at around 9:00, and the Rebbe shlit"a was escorted out with song and music.

May our prayers be accepted with mercy and favor.

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

On Erev Shabbos in the afternoon at around 6:00, the Rebbe went over to the new 'simcha halls' near his holy home in Kiryas Joel, where this week, for the first time, Shabbos sheva brachos simchas took place in the standard halls at the low price of $2,700. The Rebbe looked around at all the halls and heard a report from the askanim about the great success of the new halls, where there are already over 100 bookings, barely a month after they began accepting simchas, and the Rebbe bestowed his holy blessing.

Before candle lighting, the Rebbe put the shtreimel on the chassanim.
- The chassan Moshe, son of Meir Mendel Weiss.
- The chassan Chaim Shalom, son of Avrohom Eli Feigel.
- The chassan Moshe, son of Yechezkel Teller.
- The chassan Yisroel Meir, son of Yoel Berish Schwartz.

At around 8:10 the Rebbe entered the beis medrash wrapped in his tallis and went to Mincha. Kabbalas Shabbos: R' Shalom Meir Eckstein. They finished at around 9:50. The congregation went over to wish a good Shabbos and the Rebbe went home to his holy residence.

At around 10:50 the Rebbe entered the holy tish in the Heichal HaMesivta together with the talmidei hayeshiva, and began Shalom Aleichem with emotion and sweetness, as is his holy custom.
- Eshes Chayil: the Rebbe's grandson, the bochur Yissachar Ber Teitelbaum, son of the Rebbe's son-in-law HaGaon Rabbi Teitelbaum, rav of Beis Medrash Berach Moshe shlit"a.
- Hagbahas HaKos: R' Moshe Yosef Wertheimer (Williamsburg).

Before the fish, the Rebbe delivered a dvar Torah-style address on the matters currently on the agenda, regarding the invitation received this week from the White House to come and meet with the President, may he be exalted. The Rebbe said that at first he declined, saying that there is no greatness at all in sitting with a gentile, such that one should give away so much time for it, especially now, when we are in the month of Elul and need to prepare for the Yamim Noraim and to learn the shiurim in the sugya of 'Chatzi Shiur' in the Heichal HaYeshiva. However, since it was said that help could come out of it for our fellow Jews who are in distress, it was agreed that he will indeed go, and hopefully it will be possible to accomplish what is needed. The Rebbe concluded with a request to the bochurim that they not lie in the news and not get worked up over it, as bochurim tend to do, but rather occupy themselves with the sugya of Chatzi Shiur, and recommended that one shiur in the sugya of Chatzi Shiur is worth more than the whole matter. They then continued with the lively tune of 'Asher Bachar Banu MiKol Am.'

- Kol Mekadesh: HaRav R' Simcha Shalom Steinberger shlit"a, rav of Beis Medrash Divrei Chaim.
- Menucha V'Simcha: HaRav R' Yeshaya Gedalya Kaufman shlit"a, dayan of Krali, Williamsburg.

The Rebbe said Torah on the verse 'V'atah hinei heveisi es reishis pri ha'adama' and explained that since Klal Yisroel has the status of a wife to her husband in relation to Hashem, and the halacha is that a wife who broke a vessel in her husband's house is exempt, therefore Klal Yisroel too is exempt, despite the fact that with every aveira one damages the upper worlds.

- Kah Echsof: HaRav Moshe Aharon Davidovits shlit"a, of Boro Park.
- Birkas Hamazon: HaGaon Rabbi Hersh Elimelech Teitelbaum shlit"a, rav of Beis Medrash Tefilla L'Moshe, Boro Park.

Stories and anecdotes: This week the Rebbe shlit"a told about HaGaon Rabbi Yonasan Eybeschutz zt"l, whose yahrzeit falls on Thursday, 21 Elul.
- Kah Ribon Olam: HaRav R' Shalom Leifer shlit"a, av beis din of Dinov Beit Shemesh.
The new chassanim went over to take fruit, and a Shalom Zachor took place at R' Yehoshua Kornblit.
- Az B'Yom HaShevi'i: HaRav Moshe Eli Green shlit"a (Williamsburg).
They finished at around 1:50.

And on Shabbos day

On Shabbos morning the Rebbe entered to daven at around 9:40.
- Berachos: R' Aryeh Meir Hershkowitz.
- Pesukei D'Zimra: R' Avrohom Gutman (Williamsburg).
The Rebbe went to Shacharis.

- Hotzaah V'Hachnasa: R' Daniel Buchinger (Monsey).
- Pesukei Shema Yisroel: HaRav Moshe Aharon Davidovits shlit"a.
- Holachas HaSefer Torah to the bimah: R' Meir Siman.
Aliyos.
- Kohen: the chassan Moshe, son of Meir Mendel Weiss - Ufruf.
- Levi: R' Chaim Hersh Apfel.
- Shlishi: HaGaon R' Hersh Elimelech Teitelbaum shlit"a.
- Revi'i: the chassan Chaim Shalom, son of Avrohom Eli Feigel - Ufruf.
- Chamishi: the chassan Moshe, son of Yechezkel Teller - Ufruf.
- Shishi: the Rebbe shlit"a.

After his aliya, the Rebbe named baby girls born to:
- R' Chaim Hersh Glanzer.
- R' Mendel Klein.

- Shvi'i: the chassan, son of Yoel Gutman.
- Hosafos: the chassan Yehoshua, son of Yisroel Henich Kraus.
- The chassan Dovid Eli, son of Yoel Weiss.
- R' Yitzchak Ehrenfeld.
- Acharon: the chassan Kalman Eliezer, son of Meir Zaldan.
- Maftir: HaRav R' Yitzchak Shalom Friedman shlit"a, moreh tzedek.
- Hagbah: R' Dovid Stuhl.
- Gelila: R' Meir Mendel Weiss.
- Hachzaras HaSefer Torah: R' Yehuda Aryeh Mashkowitz.

- Musaf: R' Moshe Goldstein.
- Opening of Anim Zemiros: R' Kapil Schoenbrun.
They finished at around 12:35.

At the Kiddush Rabba in his holy home, joyous melodies were sung in honor of the simcha of the Kiddush Rabba for the Rebbe's granddaughter, a baby girl born to Rabbi Chaim Shlomo Horowitz shlit"a, son-in-law of HaGaon Rabbi Yisroel Shalom shlit"a, rav of the beis medrash, which took place in Williamsburg.

Raava D'Raavin

The Rebbe entered for Mincha at around 8:15.
- Baal Tefilla: R' Elchonon Taub.
- Hotzaah V'Hachnasa: R' Yaakov Dov Levy.
- Kohen: R' Eliezer Dovid Glick.
- Levi: R' Eliezer Dovid Einzlicht.
- Shlishi: HaRav Yehuda Ber Teller shlit"a (Williamsburg).
- Hagbah: the Rebbe shlit"a.
- Gelila: R' Shlomo Stuhl (Williamsburg).

At Shalosh Seudos the Rebbe honored the singing of the zemiros.
- Odeh: R' Noach Gefen.
- Shir HaMaalos: R' Moshe Goldstein.

The Rebbe said Torah on the verse 'V'atah hinei heveisi es reishis pri ha'adama' and explained that if one has a vitality of kedusha, he is called a "baal chai," and it is not said "one who has been seen and rejected is not seen again," and so teshuva works. This is what we pray, 'Kasveinu b'sefer hachaim,' that we be called "living" and not like the wicked, who "even in their lifetimes are called dead." He also quoted R' Shmelke of Nikolsburg zy"a that when the Beis HaMikdash stood, the ketores had two segulos, wealth and prevention of death, and in our times these two segulos have passed over to the mitzvah of Krias Shema. Through the mitzvah of Krias Shema one merits not to be written in the books of the dead, but to be called a baal chai, and for teshuva to work. He urged that now, in the second half of the month of Elul, one should make a cheshbon hanefesh about what he has accomplished in the first half of the month, and be careful to read Krias Shema properly, and thus merit teshuva.

- Yedid Nefesh: R' Yitzchak Markowitz.
- Kel Mistateir: HaRav Meir Meyer shlit"a (Boro Park).
The Rebbe recited the blessing over the cup and said Sheva Brachos.

- Maariv Motzei Shabbos: R' Eliezer Weiss.
After Havdalah the congregation went over to wish a good week.
They finished at around 10:40.

At around 12:00, a writing of the letters for a Sefer Torah that is being written by the distinguished philanthropist R' Moshe Goldstein took place in his holy home. The Rebbe wrote several letters and Simchas Torah melodies were sung. A conversation ensued with his son-in-law R' Chaim Hersh Mittelman about various housing projects in Kiryas Joel. The Rebbe drank a lechayim and bestowed his holy blessing.

Also, the beginning of the writing of a Sefer Torah took place, which is being written by R' Shalom Meir Eckstein. The Rebbe wrote several letters and Simchas Torah melodies were sung. A pleasant conversation ensued about the subject of sofrus and memories of R' Aharon Pollak a"h, an expert sofer. The Rebbe drank a lechayim and bestowed his holy blessing.

Also visiting the Rebbe in his holy home was HaGaon Rabbi Naftali Elimelech Reich shlit"a, av beis din of Przeworsk, Antwerp. A pleasant conversation ensued about the holy Yetev Lev zy"a, and he showed the Rebbe shlit"a a letter with an original signature of the Yetev Lev, which the Rebbe studied for an extended time. The Rebbe honored him with a lechayim and bestowed his holy blessing.

Also coming in to the Rebbe were members of the 'Mifal Chezkas Taharas' under the auspices of the Vaad HaMikvaos of the Beis Horaah of Kiryas Joel, who give hashgachos on many mikvaos throughout America. They delivered a report on their many activities to increase taharah among Jews and asked various halachic questions about how to conduct themselves in various situations, and the Rebbe blessed them with his holy blessing.

Afterwards a lechayim took place in honor of the simcha of the engagement of the mechutanim R' Yitzchak Eliakim Schwartz and R' Yoel Landau, among the leading askanim of our holy community everywhere. A kinyan was made and joyous melodies were sung. The Rebbe drank a lechayim and bestowed his holy blessing.

Likewise, askanim of the Vaad L'Tahareinu came in to the Rebbe and delivered a report on the campaign in the kollel fortress to go up a level in matters of technology. The Rebbe reviewed the commitments and the list of the hundreds of married men who took upon themselves not to own a device with text, and bestowed his holy blessing.

At around 12:45 the Rebbe went over to the halls of the Beis Rochel auditorium for the siyum on Maseches Kiddushin by over 400 talmidim of the ninth grade from both branches of Mosdos Kiryas Yoel, may Hashem protect them, with the participation of the parents and grandfathers of the bochurim.
A public examination on the entire Maseches Kiddushin took place, given by HaGaon Rabbi Meir Zwiebel shlit"a, one of the rabbonim of our community in Williamsburg, and during it the Rebbe also asked many questions of the bochurim, which the bochurim answered with good reasoning and understanding. Afterwards the bochurim together reviewed the entire masechta.
The honor of making the siyum was given to the Rebbe's grandson, the bochur Yosef, son of HaRav R' Chaim Yaakov Rokeach shlit"a, rav of Beis Medrash Kol Eliyahu; for the recital of the Hadran, the Rebbe's grandson, the bochur Elimelech, son of HaRav R' Chaim Hersh Ashkenazi shlit"a, rav of Beis Medrash Rav Tuv; and for Kaddish, R' Fishel, son of Yaakov Yisroel Freund. Afterwards the entire crowd broke out in a festive dance for an extended time.
The Rebbe drank a lechayim and wished the bochurim and the entire crowd well, and especially the menahalim, HaRav Yoel Spitzer shlit"a and HaRav Binyamin Ber Berkowitz shlit"a. He then delivered a dvar Torah and expressed the joy of so many bochurim completing a masechta, and said that there are 408 bochurim in the ninth grade, which is the gematria of "tzum kol mamon" ("to the voice of money") — when 408 bochurim are engaged in Torah, this arouses the "kol mamon," and we merit a good inscription and sealing. He concluded with abundant blessings.
Afterwards the Rebbe distributed to all the bochurim a Zemiros Berach Moshe. They finished at around 1:30.

From there the Rebbe went to be menachem avel at HaGaon Rabbi Kalman Halberstam shlit"a, rav of Beis Medrash Zanz, Kiryas Joel, who is sitting shiva for his brother HaGaon Rabbi Baruch z"l, the Zanz Rebbe of Boro Park. A pleasant conversation developed about stories of the house of Zanz, and the Rebbe wished the words of consolation.

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Friday, Erev Shabbos Parshas Ki Seitzei — 'B'tzeil HaKodesh' with the Satmar Rebbe shlit"a

This morning a bris took place for a newborn son of R' Mordechai Yosef Brader, at which the Rebbe served as sandek and mohel.

The Rebbe davened Shacharis in the Talmud Torah Building Klein together with the students of the 9th grade of the branch of Rabbi Binyamin Ber Berkowitz shlit"a.
Before davening, the Rebbe put tefillin on the bar mitzvah bochurim:
- the bochur Meir Eli Goldberger.
- the bochur Yoel Rosinger.
- the bochur Yitzchak Eizik Powell.
The Rebbe blew the shofar and said ten chapters of Tehillim, as is customary in the month of Elul.

After davening, the simcha of the bris milah took place for the grandson of the Rebbe, the newborn son of Rabbi Meir Eliezer Meisels shlit"a, son-in-law of the Rebbe's brother, HaGaon, the Rav of Beis Medrash Yismach Moshe shlit"a, and son-in-law of HaGaon R' Aharon Shmuel Dushinsky shlit"a, Rosh Yeshiva of Dushinsky.
The Rebbe shlit"a was honored with sandekaus.
- Mohel: the Rebbe's brother, HaGaon, the Rav of Beis Medrash Beirach Moshe shlit"a.
- Standing sandek: the Rebbe's brother, HaGaon, the Rav of Beis Medrash Yismach Moshe shlit"a.
The Rebbe recited the brachos and the naming, "and his name shall be called in Yisroel": 'Yekusiel Yehuda', after the grandfather, HaGaon, the Av Beis Din of Sighet zt"l, who was named for the holy Yetev Lev zy"a.

After the bris, people went over to wish mazel tov to the Rebbe shlit"a.

Afterward the Rebbe went down to the fourth floor, where the gathering "Birnah Yiktzoru" and siyum of the review of this year's learning took place with close to 500 fifth-grade students from all the branches of the Kiryas Joel mosdos.
Several songs and rhymes were sung in honor of the occasion. The Rebbe drank a lechayim and blessed the bar mitzvah bochurim, the rebbeim and all the children, delivered holy words of preparation for the days of mercy and favor, and concluded with his holy blessing.

After several minutes the Rebbe entered the seudas bris together with the 9th-grade students. The Rebbe washed for the seudas bris and tore the challah by hand, as is customary on Erev Shabbos.
At the seudah, the baal simcha, the father of the baby shlit"a, spoke. One of the bochurim also sang rhymes in honor of the occasion, and the principal presented a kvitel of the collective learning of the bochurim, who together learned over 2,000 consecutive hours in preparation for the Rebbe's visit.
The Rebbe honored the principal, Rabbi Binyamin Ber Berkowitz shlit"a, with the Yom Libashah.

The Rebbe delivered holy words and guidance: the mitzvah of milah brings wisdom into a person, so that he can discern when to make use of humility and when he does need to make use of pride. He concluded with his holy blessing.
The Rebbe led the bentching over the cup and honored the rebbeim with the Harachaman's. It ended around 2:00.

Afterward the Rebbe went over to the home of the baal bris and wished well to the mother.

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Shabbos Kodesh, Parshas Shoftim, 'B'tzeil HaKodesh' with the Satmar Rebbe shlit"a

Before candle-lighting time, the Rebbe put on the shtreimel for the grooms.
- The chassan Avrohom Yehuda Aryeh, the bochur, son of Shimon Moshe Neustein.
- The chassan Moshe Avrohom, the bochur, son of Yaakov Berish Klein.
- The chassan Yechezkel Shraga, son of Rabbi Naftali Stern shlit"a.
- The chassan Mordechai, the bochur, son of Aharon Dovid Yitzchak Rubinstein a"h.

At around 8:30 the Rebbe entered the beis medrash wrapped in his tallis and approached the amud for Mincha. Kabbalas Shabbos: R' Bentzion Mandelbaum (Boro Park).
The davening concluded at around 10:05. After davening, an appeal was held for a mosad doing great good, for the rescue of refugees from Iran and Ukraine. The congregation went over to wish a good Shabbos, and the Rebbe went home to his holy residence.

At around 11:05 the Rebbe entered the holy tish in the Heichal HaMesivta together with the talmidei hayeshiva, and began, as is his holy custom, with Shalom Aleichem, with emotion and sweetness.
- Eishes Chayil: the bochur Yissachar Ber Tov, son of the chassan, the Gaon Rav of the beis medrash Beirach Moshe shlit"a.
- Lifting of the cup: the Leipnik Rebbe shlit"a of Bnei Brak.
- Kol Mekadesh: HaGaon Rabbi Eliezer Mordechai Sofer shlit"a, Rav of our kehilla in Linden.
- Menucha V'Simcha: Rabbi Eliyahu Zev Yaakov shlit"a (Bnei Brak).

The Rebbe said Torah on the verse "Is anything too wondrous for Hashem?" and explained, in the manner of derush, the sugya of "shelo k'derech achilaso".

- Kah Echsof: HaGaon R' Lipa Berkowitz shlit"a, moreh tzedek.
- Birkas Hamazon: the Leipnik Rebbe shlit"a.

Stories and anecdotes: This week the Rebbe shlit"a related stories about his grandfather, the holy Gaon, the Yetev Lev zy"a, whose yahrzeit falls on Wednesday, 6 Elul.

- Kah Ribon Olam: R' Yaakov Yitzchak Moskowitz (Beit Shemesh).
The new grooms went over to take fruit.
A Shalom Zachar was also held for the newborn son of the Rebbe's grandson, Rabbi Mordechai Yehuda Halberstam shlit"a, son-in-law of the Gaon Rav of the beis medrash Yisroel Shalom shlit"a. Bundles and beer were distributed, joyous melodies were sung, and the Rebbe wished the baal simcha and the entire gathering well.
- Az B'Yom HaShevii: the baal simcha, Rabbi Mordechai Yehuda Halberstam shlit"a.
The tish concluded at around 2:00.

On Shabbos day

On Shabbos morning the Rebbe entered at around 9:45.
- Birchos HaShachar: Rabbi Meir Zev Stern shlit"a.
- Pesukei D'Zimra: R' Chaim Yaakov Gutman.
The Rebbe said Vechoros pasuk by pasuk, and approached the amud for Shacharis.

- Hotzaah and Hachnasah: R' Michael Dov Krausz (Boro Park).
- Pesukei Shema Yisroel: Rabbi Yosef Binyamin Stern shlit"a (Boro Park).
- Carrying the Sefer Torah to the bimah: R' Yisroel Elimelech Klein (Williamsburg).

Aliyos.
- Kohen: R' Yoel Berish Friedman; the Rebbe called him by name in honor of the birth of his daughter, mazel tov.
- Levi: R' Yoel Yom Tov Jozsef; the Rebbe called him by name in honor of the birth of his daughter, mazel tov.
- Shlishi: HaGaon, Rav of our kehilla in Linden shlit"a.
- Revii: the chassan Yoel Baruch, the bochur, son of Yaakov Yitzchak Steinmetz - was showered with candy.
- Chamishi: the chassan Eliezer Zusman, son of Rabbi Meir Zev Stern shlit"a - was showered with candy.
- Shishi: the Rebbe shlit"a.

After the aliyah, the Rebbe called by name, in honor of the birth of a daughter:
- R' Yoel Berish Landau.
- R' Mendel Gershon Berish Friedman.
- R' Yosef Mordechai Oberlander.
- R' Yoel Nosson Friedman.
- R' Yekusiel Yitzchak Meisels (Williamsburg).
- Shevii: the chassan Moshe Avrohom, the bochur, son of Yaakov Berish Klein - was showered with candy.
- Hosafos: the chassan Avrohom Yehuda Aryeh, the bochur, son of Shimon Moshe Neustein - was showered with candy.
- The chassan Yechezkel Shraga, son of Rabbi Naftali Stern shlit"a - was showered with candy.
- The chassan Elimelech, the bochur, son of Avrohom Yisroel Herskovits.
- The chassan Menachem Zev, the bochur, son of Yisroel Shalom Ungar.
- Acharon: R' Dovid Eckstein.
- Maftir: R' Moshe Meir Teitelbaum.
- Hagbah: R' Yudel Steinmetz.
- Gelilah: R' Berish Feldman.

The Rebbe approached the amud for Mussaf in honor of the holy hilula this week of his grandfather, the holy Gaon, the Yetev Lev zy"a.
- Opening of Ane'im Zemiros: R' Yosef Meir Stern (Monsey).

After davening a bris was held for the newborn son of R' Yaakov Ber Friedrich (Williamsburg), where the Rebbe served as sandek and mohel.
The davening concluded at around 12:45.

At the Kiddush Rabbah in his holy residence, joyous melodies were sung in honor of the simcha of the Kiddush Rabbah for the Rebbe's granddaughter, the daughter born to Rabbi Yoel Meisels shlit"a, son of the Gaon Rav of the beis medrash Yismach Moshe shlit"a, which took place in Monsey.

Seudah Shlishis, Parshas Re'eh

The Rebbe entered for Mincha at around 8:30.
- Baal Tefilla: R' Yaakov Yosef Filipp.
- Hotzaah and Hachnasah: Rabbi Avrohom Yehoshua Oesterreicher shlit"a (London).
- Kohen: R' Moshe Chaim Friedman.
- Levi: R' Nachman Dov Heller (Williamsburg).
- Shlishi: Rabbi Eliyahu Zev Yaakov shlit"a.
- Hagbah: the Rebbe shlit"a.
- Gelilah: R' Shlomo Hersh Dovid Eckstein.

At Shalosh Seudos the Rebbe honored the singing of the zemiros.
- Odeh: R' Noach Gefen.
- Shir HaMaalos: R' Yudel Wertzberger (Williamsburg).

The Rebbe said Torah on the verse "Hashem has said to you, you shall not return on this path again", which the darshanim of remazim say has the initials of Elul. He repeated the reason why Moshiach does not come after the month of Elul and Tishrei, when Klal Yisroel is engaged in teshuva and rectifying their deeds: after the holy days, "the children return to their borders" and everyone goes back to his old ways and does not maintain the good resolutions. However, the Yetev Lev says that the way to remain with the good resolutions is to be engaged in Torah, and that enables one to stand firm on the resolutions for an entire year.

- Yedid Nefesh: R' Shimon Yisroel Kahana (Montreal).
- Kel Mistateir: R' Aharon Brief (Monsey).
The Rebbe made the bracha over the cup and recited Sheva Brachos.

The Rebbe approached the amud for Maariv in honor of the holy hilula of 6 Elul this week.
After Havdalah, the congregation went over to wish a good week.
The davening concluded at around 10:50.

At around 12:30, a hachnasas sefer Torah beginning of writing took place in his holy residence, for a Sefer Torah being written by R' Shmuel Eckstein. The Rebbe wrote the first letters, drank a lechayim, and bestowed his holy blessing.

Afterwards, another beginning of writing of a Sefer Torah took place, being written by the family of Rabbi Avrohom Dovid Wagschal z"l. The Rebbe wrote the first letters, drank a lechayim, and bestowed his holy blessing.

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

Before candle lighting, the Rebbe put on the shtreimel for the chosson Hershel, son of R' Dovid Chanani Weiss shlit"a.

On Friday night at around 8:50 the Rebbe entered the beis medrash wrapped in his tallis and approached the amud for Mincha.
- Kabbalas Shabbos: R' Yaakov Yosef Filaf.
They finished at around 10:20. An appeal took place for the holy institution Keren Hatzalah for the mosdos of the Eidah HaChareidis in Eretz Yisroel. Afterwards the congregation went over to wish a good Shabbos, and the Rebbe went home to his holy residence.

At around 11:20 the Rebbe entered the pure tish in the Heichal HaMesivta together with the yeshiva students, and began, as is his custom, with Shalom Aleichem with feeling and sweetness.
- Eishes Chayil: a grandson of the Rebbe, the bochur Yoel Dushinsky, son of the Rebbe's son-in-law, HaGaon HaTzaddik, rav of Beis Medrash Ohel Feiga shlit"a.
- Hagbahas HaKos: R' Yisroel Hersh Weiss shlit"a.
- Kol Mekadesh: R' Shmuel Frenkel shlit"a (Boro Park).
- Menucha V'Simcha: R' Chaim Azriel Jozsef (Boro Park).

The Rebbe said Torah on the verse "And I will write on the tablets the words that were on the first tablets, which you broke," and explained, in the manner of derush, the topic of ta'am k'ikar.
Afterwards the Rebbe honored his brother-in-law, HaGaon HaTzaddik, the Av Beis Din of Montreal shlit"a, to say divrei Torah.

- Kah Echsof: HaGaon HaTzaddik R' Shlomo Rubin shlit"a, rav of the Ciechanów beis medrash in Kiryas Joel.
- Birkas HaMazon: HaGaon HaTzaddik, the Av Beis Din of Montreal shlit"a.

Stories and anecdotes: This week the Rebbe shlit"a related stories about HaGaon Rabbi Efraim Zalman Margulies zt"l, author of Matteh Efraim, whose yahrzeit fell on Friday, 24 Av.

- Kah Ribon Olam: R' Shlomo Kowalski (Beitar).
The new chassanim went over to take fruit. Bundles were brought in and joyous melodies were sung in honor of the shalom zachar for the newborn son of a grandson of the Rebbe, Rabbi Meir Eliezer Meisels shlit"a, son of the Rebbe's son-in-law, HaGaon HaTzaddik, rav of Beis Medrash Yismach Moshe shlit"a.
- Az B'Yom HaShvi'i: R' Yechezkel Teitelbaum (Monsey).
They finished at around 2:05.

And on the day of Shabbos

On Shabbos morning the Rebbe came in to daven at around 9:40.
- Birchos HaShachar: R' Avrohom Simcha Gottlieb shlit"a.
- Pesukei D'Zimra: R' Avrohom Goldberger shlit"a.
The Rebbe approached the amud for Shacharis.

- Hotzaah V'Hachnasah: R' Alter Falkowitz (Williamsburg).
- Pesukei Shema Yisroel: HaGaon R' Avrohom Shalom Friedman shlit"a, Mara D'Asra.
Aliyos:
- Kohen: R' Avrohom Mattisyahu Kahn.
- Levi: HaGaon HaTzaddik R' Mordechai Eisen shlit"a, Lizhensk Rebbe in Boro Park.
- Shlishi: the chosson Moshe Yosef, son of Yoel Mittelman — bombarded with candies.
- Revi'i: the chosson Yaakov, son of R' Avrohom Goldberger shlit"a — bombarded with candies.
- Chamishi: the chosson Moshe Yoel, son of Shlomo Mandlowitz — bombarded with candies.
- Shishi: the Rebbe shlit"a.

After his aliyah the Rebbe called up for a Kriah Shem on the occasion of the birth of a daughter to:
- R' Leib Spielman.
- R' Pinchas Yochanan Rotter.
- R' Binyamin Yosef Gutman.
- R' Asher Anshel Jozsef.
- R' Hershel Mittelman.
- R' Avrohom Samet.
- R' Hersh Leib Gottlieb.

- Shevi'i: the chosson Lipa, son of R' Avrohom Simcha Gottlieb shlit"a — bombarded with candies.
- Acharon: the chosson Hershel, son of R' Dovid Chanani Weiss shlit"a — bombarded with candies.
- Maftir: R' Yoel Mittelman.
- Hagbah: R' Dovid Chanani Weiss shlit"a.
- Gelilah: R' Akiva Gestettner.

- Mussaf: R' Shmuel HaKohen Friedman.
- Opening of Ane'im Zemiros: R' Shmuel Frenkel shlit"a.
They finished at around 12:30.

Re'uvah D'Re'uvin

The Rebbe came in for Mincha at around 8:45.
- Baal Tefillah: R' Yoel Stern shlit"a (Williamsburg).
- Hotzaah V'Hachnasah: R' Shraga Yitzchak Weiss (Williamsburg).
- Kohen: R' Mendel Meir Glick (Williamsburg).
- Levi: R' Moshe Ber Landau shlit"a.
- Shlishi: HaGaon HaTzaddik R' Boruch Berger shlit"a of Miskolc.
- Hagbah: the Rebbe shlit"a.
- Gelilah: R' Shalom Chananel Mandlowitz (Boro Park).

At Shalosh Seudos the Rebbe honored the following with zemiros.
- Odeh: R' Noach Gefen.
- Shir HaMaalos: HaGaon R' Lipa Teitelbaum shlit"a, dayan in our kehilla in Antwerp.

The Rebbe said Torah on the verse "And it shall be, because you will listen to these laws," and explained what the Bnei Yissaschar writes in the way of mussar, that this alludes to the end of the year, to make a cheshbon hanefesh and to prepare properly for the Day of Judgment. He continued with the well-known parable that our holy Rebbes zy"a would repeat on Hoshana Rabba about a king who would come to visit his province: the wise people would prepare as is fitting and go out to greet the king with great joy, whereas the unwise would arrive on the last day in great shame. We are now after Tu B'Av, when the heralds begin to go out, and now is the time to prepare for Rosh Hashana with teshuva and rectifying one's deeds, and thus to bring about a good year, and not, Heaven forbid, to push it off and arrive in great shame at the last minute.

- Yedid Nefesh: R' Yitzchak Markowitz.
- Kel Mistatter: R' Yaakov Yosha Friedman (Williamsburg).
The Rebbe recited the blessing over the cup.

- Maariv Motzei Shabbos: HaGaon R' Berel Glanz shlit"a of Bardejov.
After Havdalah the congregation went over to wish a good week.
They finished at around 11:10.

At around 12:30 a meeting took place in his holy residence together with HaGaon HaGadol the Dayan shlit"a and HaGaon HaTzaddik Rabbi Menachem Meir Weissmandl shlit"a, Av Beis Din of Nitra Monsey, where they deliberated at length and with great seriousness over various complicated matters concerning the mehudar shechita of large animals for our holy kehilla. A lengthy discussion on several halachic matters that were deliberated also ensued, and the Rebbe warmly bestowed of his holy blessing and escorted them out with great friendliness.

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Motzei Shabbos, Second Day of Shavuos — 'B'tzeil HaKodesh' with the Satmar Rebbe shlit"a

In the morning at 8:45 the Satmar Rebbe shlit"a arrived at the Beis Medrash HaGadol to participate in the exalted gathering of 'Na'aseh V'Nishma' – public Torah learning. The Rebbe walked around to all the sections of the beis medrash, beginning with the gigantic main hall of the beis medrash, the galleries, and the Heichal HaTorah, and looked around for a longer time with great satisfaction at the thousands of learners, old and young. How splendid was the sight as the Rabban shel Yisroel walked among the thousands learning Torah, in the manner of "Moshe descended from the mountain to the people."

Afterwards the Rebbe went into Cheder David, where the Tehillim society was taking place together with the Talmud Torah students, and the Rebbe looked around for a while.
Afterwards the Rebbe went into his private room, where the Rebbe was engaged in learning until davening.

The Rebbe came in to daven at around 11:15.
- Recital of the Birchos HaShachar: HaRav HaTzaddik R' Yitzchak Tzvi Weiss shlit"a of Uhel, Boro Park.
- Pesukei D'Zimra: HaGaon R' Zalman Leib Meisels shlit"a, moreh tzedek in our kehilla in Boro Park.
- For Shacharis the Rebbe sent his son, HaGaon HaTzaddik, the Av Beis Din of Williamsburg shlit"a, and at Ahavah Rabbah the Rebbe approached the amud and began the Ahavah Rabbah melody, then continued with great fervor until "ul'ahavah es shemecha," and later approached for Hallel.

After the Shir Shel Yom, Megillas Rus was recited, and the Rebbe said Kaddish in memory of the family of his father, the holy Rebbe, the Beirach Moshe zy"a, Hy"d.

Before the Torah reading, the hachnasas sefer Torah took place, brought in by the family of HaRav HaChassid R' Chaim Shmuel Spielman a"h. The Rebbe took the Sefer Torah and led holy dancing on the east side, and then recited "L'Dovid Mizmor" as customary.

- Removing and returning the Torah: HaGaon R' Aryeh Asher Indig shlit"a, dayan of Beis Medrash Maharsha, and HaGaon R' Yosef Moshe Stauber shlit"a, moreh tzedek.
- Verses of Shema Yisroel: HaGaon R' Avrohom Meir Halberstam shlit"a, dayan of our beis medrash on 18th Avenue, Boro Park.
- Carrying the Torah to the bimah: R' Leibel Tauber shlit"a (Manchester), and HaRav HaChassid R' Meir Stern (Williamsburg).

Aliyos:
- Kohen: the chassan, the bochur Yoel Gavra.
- Levi: the chassan Nachman, son of Yoel Berish Landau – Bobover.
- Shlishi: the chassan Shraga Feivel, son of Amram Tirnauer – Bobover.
- Revi'i: the chassan Mendel Gershon, son of Yoel Bar"a Siman – Bobover.
- Chamishi: the chassan Yaakov, son of Nechemya Neiman – Bobover.
- Shishi: the Rebbe shlit"a.
- Shevi'i: the chassan Moshe, son of R' Yoel Hersh Lichtenstein shlit"a – Bobover.
- Acharon: the chassan Mendel, son of Yehoshua Pinchas Schonfeld – Bobover.
- Hagbah of the first Sefer: HaRav HaChassid R' Yoel Epstein.
- Gelilah: the chassan Yosef, son of Zalman Weider.
- Maftir: the chassan Moshe, son of Shalom Goldman – Bobover.
- Hagbah: HaRav HaChassid R' Yekusiel Dovid Aharon Weiss (Williamsburg).
- Gelilah: HaRav HaChassid R' Baruch Lipa Levy.
After the reading, Yizkor was recited.

- Mussaf: HaGaon HaTzaddik, the Rav of the beis medrash, Yisroel Shalom shlit"a.
- Opening of Ana'im Zemiros: HaRav HaChassid R' Avrohom Gottesman (London).
The davening concluded at around 3:30.


At the afternoon tish in his holy home, the Rebbe honored the bochur Moshe, son of HaGaon R' Zalman Leib Meisels shlit"a, with Ahavah Rabbah.
The Rebbe said Torah on the verse "These are the words that you shall speak to the Children of Israel," and explained that every Jew is alluded to in a letter of the Sefer Torah, and just as we know that there is no earlier or later in the Torah and all the letters are equally important, so too all Jews are equally important before the Ribbono Shel Olam.
For Birchas Hamazon the Rebbe honored his grandson, the bochur Chaim Hersh Rokeach, son of his son-in-law, HaGaon HaTzaddik, the Rav of Beis Medrash Beis Chaim Yaakov shlit"a.

In the evening at around 8:45 the Satmar Rebbe shlit"a came into the beis medrash for Mincha, Seudah Shlishis and the closing of the Yom Tov.
- Baal Tefillah: HaRav HaChassid R' Yoel Bar"a Hirsch.
- Opening: HaRav HaChassid R' Mordechai Gelber (Yerushalayim).
- Kohen: HaRav HaChassid R' Yitzchak Zev Pilipf (Williamsburg).
- Levi: HaRav HaChassid R' Moshe Yeshaya Wertzberger (Montreal).
- Shlishi: HaRav HaChassid R' Shalom Yitzchak Jacobowitz (Williamsburg).
- Hagbah: the Rebbe shlit"a.
- Gelilah: HaRav HaChassid R' Tzvi Akiva Breitstein


At Seudah Shlishis, HaRav HaChassid R' Shlomo Wertzberger, shamash of our holy kehilla in Williamsburg, poured the cup for the Rebbe. The Rebbe wished "lechayim" to the chevra kadisha and to the entire tzibur.

The Rebbe honored the following with the zemiros at Seudah Shlishis:
- Odeh: HaGaon R' Avrohom Wolf Schnebalg shlit"a, dayan of Beis Medrash Ohr Yisroel Elimelech of our kehilla in Williamsburg.
- Shir HaMaalos: HaGaon R' Yisroel Shlomo Lichtenstein shlit"a, dayan of Beis Medrash Divrei Yoel of our kehilla in Boro Park.
- Yedid Nefesh: HaGaon HaTzaddik Rabbi Meir Zwiebel shlit"a, one of the rabbonim of our holy kehilla in Williamsburg.
- Kel Mistatter: HaGaon R' Naftali Hirtzka Zwiebel shlit"a, Rosh Av Beis Din of Williamsburg.

They continued with song and praise, the Yom Tov Shavuos melodies and the melodies of Simchas HaTorah, and the Rebbe stood up and danced with holy fire for a while.
The Rebbe made a bracha on the cup and recited the Sheva Brachos for several chassanim.

The Rebbe read the kesuba between Israel and their Father in Heaven, and they sang "U'vau Kulam" and "Elyonim Sasu."
They continued with Yom Tov melodies, and with Ahavah Rabbah the Rebbe honored Rabbi Chaim, son of HaGaon Rabbi Avrohom Meir Halberstam shlit"a.

The Rebbe delivered divrei Torah on the verse "And Israel camped there opposite the mountain," and explained that every Jew at Matan Torah heard the voice of Hashem, "Hashem spoke one thing, I heard two," but each one on a different level. At that time it was for each one on the level of the bnei aliyah, and each one was prepared to give his life to fulfill the entire Torah. So too, the Birchas Hashem is a general blessing and also contains a particular blessing for each person, "whatever he lacks." He concluded with a story of the holy Bnei Yissaschar zy"a, who blessed a Jew with all good things.

They continued with several melodies and the Rebbe stood up again to dance with fiery enthusiasm, and at the end the Rebbe recited three times "L'shana Haba'a B'Yerushalayim."

- Maariv: HaRav HaChassid R' Shlomo Moshe Klagsbrun.
After Maariv the Rebbe made Havdalah.

"And the Yom Tov would be made as he departed in peace from the holiness"

After Havdalah the Rebbe appeared on the bimah of honor in front of the Beis Medrash HaGadol in the presence of thousands of our chassidim, men, women and children.
Several melodies were sung, and after a few minutes the Rebbe delivered the "Birchas HaKodesh" on the verse "Thus shall you say to the House of Yaakov and tell the Children of Israel": every Jew needs to know that he is a child of Yaakov Avinu, and this alone should obligate him to conduct himself as befits a child of Yaakov Avinu in all matters. He concluded with abundant blessings for young and old in all good things.
It concluded at around 11:50.

As the Yom Tov was being escorted out, thousands of Jews remained in the street in the courtyard of the Beis Medrash HaGadol for an extended time, dancing joyously in dozens of circles of chassidim and men of deeds, with great praise and thanks to Hashem for the elevated times they had merited.

On Motzei Yom Tov, bochurim of our community from Montreal, who had spent Yom Tov b'tzeil hakodesh, came in to bid farewell at his holy home. The Rebbe asked them about their learning and bestowed his holy blessings.

Also held was the upsherin of the Rebbe's grandson, the child Elazar Rokeach, son of Rabbi Avrohom Yehoshua Heshil Rokeach shlit"a, son-in-law of HaGaon HaTzaddik, the Rav of the beis medrash, Yisroel Shalom shlit"a. The Rebbe cut several hairs, put on the yarmulke and tzitzis, and bestowed his holy blessing.

May Hashem help that we be able to continue the holiness and influence of the Yom Tov throughout the entire year, and grant strength and health to the Satmar Rebbe shlit"a to continue influencing us for many long, healthy years, and lead us toward our righteous Moshiach speedily in our days.

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Tuesday, Beis Iyar — Lag B'Omer, 'B'tzeil HaKodesh' with the Satmar Rebbe shlit"a

The Rebbe davened Shacharis in Yeshiva Gedolah, the Birach Moshe branch. Before davening, the Rebbe lit five oil candles in honor of the Tanna, the Godly Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai.
Afterwards, the Rebbe put tefillin on the bar mitzvah bochurim:
- The bochur Yudel Acker
- The bochur Menachem Mendy Brach
- The bochur Yitzchak Tambor
After davening, a lechayim reception was held with the bar mitzvah bochurim in the Rebbe's private room.

At around 12:30, the Rebbe entered a grand lechayim reception in honor of the day, combined with a lechayim in honor of the kiddushin celebration of his grandson, the chasan HaRav Yechezkel Shraga Teitelbaum shlit"a, among the outstanding talmidim of the yeshiva, son of HaGaon Rabbi Yisroel Shalom shlit"a, Rav of the beis medrash.
Upon entering, the Rebbe danced in place for several minutes; then niggunim of inspiration were sung, and HaGaon Rabbi Yisroel Shalom shlit"a, Rav of the beis medrash, spoke.
The Rebbe drank a lechayim and bestowed blessings upon the chasan, the mechutanim, and the entire gathering.

The Rebbe honored individuals with the zemiros of the day.
- Bar Yochai and V'amartem: HaRav R' Meir Eliezer Friedman shlit"a, rebbi in our holy yeshiva.
- Amar Rabbi Akiva: the bochur Yechezkel son of Eliezer Dov Engel (Yerushalayim).

The Rebbe delivered words of Torah in honor of the day and expressed the emotions of the uplifting lighting ceremony, where thousands of Jews rejoiced with such fervor and joy beyond the natural order. This is only through the power of the Tanna Rabbi Shimon, who imparts holiness into everyone's heart—"Ashreinu mah tov chelkeinu." He continued with words of joy in honor of the kiddushin celebration, and noted that "Vayar Elokim es ha'or ki tov" has the same numerical value as "Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai"; "tov" refers to a shidduch, as in "matza ishah matza tov." This is the connection between Lag B'Omer and a shidduch. He blessed all the bochurim with good shidduchim.
The Rebbe recalled the uplifting Shabbos at the holy site of Meron this past Shabbos Parshas Toldos, which was an elevated Shabbos with elevated Jews, and its impact still lingers to this day. He said that at that time, all members of the kehilla were encouraged to be careful with reciting the Ketores, both at Shacharis and at Mincha. Its source is in the holy Zohar, where Rabbi Shimon says that the Ketores brings down all good and is among the most precious things before Hashem. The Rebbe learned the Zohar with the bochurim inside, in its holy language, and encouraged the bochurim to take upon themselves to be careful with reciting the Ketores, saying that this is a segulah of Rabbi Shimon himself and surely a segulah that helps. He concluded with his holy blessing.

The chasan said the pshetl and the traditional singing was sung. The celebration continued with joyous niggunim, and the Rebbe stood up and danced for an extended time, then danced with the chasan and in a circle with the chasan and the mechutanim. It concluded at around 2:00.

At around 6:00, the Rebbe traveled to Williamsburg for the tish in honor of Lag B'Omer.
The Rebbe arrived at around 7:20 at his residence next to the Great Beis Medrash. At around 8:00, the Rebbe entered for Mincha in the Great Beis Medrash, upper level, Meir Zelig. Before Mincha, the Rebbe lit five oil candles in honor of the Tanna, the Godly Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai. Baal tefilla: R' Shlomo Zalman Stein.

After Mincha, at around 8:20, the Rebbe entered the tish in honor of the day, in the presence of thousands of members of the kehilla, together with the tenaim celebration of the Rebbe's grandson, the chasan HaRav Yechezkel Shraga Teitelbaum shlit"a, son of HaGaon Rabbi Yisroel Shalom shlit"a, Rav of the beis medrash, and son-in-law of the Beis Aharon Rebbe shlit"a. The kallah is the daughter of HaGaon Rabbi Moshe Horowitz shlit"a, son of HaGaon Rabbi Naftali Horowitz shlit"a of Rachov, London, and son-in-law of the Rav of our kehilla, Boro Park 15, shlit"a.
Upon entering, the Rebbe greeted the distinguished grandfathers and rabbonim shlit"a and danced in place for several minutes, then washed for the seudah in honor of the day. During the seudah, there was extended singing and zemiros.
The merit of lighting the candles in honor of Rashbi was auctioned, and R' Yisroel Stern and R' Aharon Tzvi Mittelman were honored with lighting them.

At around 9:00, the reading of the tenaim took place.
A kinyan was made.
- Witnesses to the tenaim: R' Shaul Friedman and R' Aharon Moshe Schlager.
- Guarantors: R' Avrohom Brach and R' Yosef Mordechai Kahana.
- The Rebbe honored his mechutan, the Beis Aharon Rebbe shlit"a, with reading the tenaim.

Afterwards, the Rebbe warmly blessed the chasan, the mechutanim, the grandfathers, and the entire gathering. The celebration continued with joyous niggunim, and the Rebbe stood up and danced. The seudah continued, and after the meat course, the zemiros of Bar Yochai, V'amartem, and Amar Rabbi Akiva were sung.

The Rebbe delivered words of Torah in honor of the tenaim celebration, linking the joy of a chasan and kallah to Rashbi, and bestowed abundant blessings upon the chasan, the mechutanim, and the distinguished grandfathers, the rabbonim shlit"a. He then continued with aggadah and Torah thoughts in honor of the day, explaining that if a Jew, Heaven forbid, commits a transgression, the forces of impurity come and snatch away all his mitzvos; but if one performs mitzvos with affection, the forces of impurity cannot snatch them away. All this is according to the view of Rabbi Shimon, who holds that a "davar sheein miskaven" is permitted, since we follow intent. Similarly, when a person works with the aim of having money to be able to fulfill mitzvos with it, the work demonstrates his love of the mitzvah and is precious before Hashem.
The Rebbe continued with fiery words of chizuk: Rabbi Shimon instills holiness in every Jew so that we should have the strength to fight against impurity and the tests in the streets, both in the gentile streets and in the Jewish streets, the "camp of coarse people" etc. We must not conduct ourselves like them, nor learn from them, nor from their conduct, their melodies, their clothing, etc. The Rebbe spoke with pain about the melodies and dances sung and danced at many so-called frum weddings, which disgust every upright Jew, and said that it is a disgrace and a shame that this takes place at chassidic weddings: "You shall utterly detest it and abhor it."
The Rebbe praised the askanim of our holy kehilla in Williamsburg who brought about an awakening in matters of tznius among righteous women, with lectures and gatherings, both regarding women's hair and women's clothing. Likewise regarding boys' clothing, to make garments that close right over left, as the holy Rebbe R' Mendele of Rimanov zy"a, whose yahrzeit falls this evening, the 19th of Iyar, strongly urged.
The Rebbe continued and said that twenty years ago, on Lag B'Omer 5766, on the site of our Great Beis Medrash, the "Chaburas Yesodei HaTorah" was founded. Baruch Hashem, we stand today twenty years later, and the number of those learning Torah has multiplied, both in our holy kehilla and throughout the world. They learn daf after daf, perek after perek, and masechta after masechta; they review and are tested. "Ve'atah hayisi li'shnei machanos": our holy kehilla, Baruch Hashem, has two chaburos, and most members of the kehilla are connected to one of them. He spoke words of preparation for the upcoming Yom Tov of Shavuos and encouraged learning the holy sefer Bnei Yissaschar as preparation for receiving the Torah.
The Rebbe mentioned the Yetev Lev institutions that the Rebbe, the holy Divrei Yoel zy"a, established right after the war, which later ignited all the institutions of our holy kehilla around the world. He said that this must be the first priority for every member of the kehilla, and that it should be supported with a generous spirit, because it is the father of all our institutions! He concluded with abundant blessings for the entire gathering.

The celebration continued with Lag B'Omer niggunim, and the Rebbe stood up and danced with fiery enthusiasm.
For bentching, the Rebbe honored the grandfather, HaGaon Rabbi Naftali Horowitz shlit"a.
It concluded at around 10:30. On his way out, the Rebbe blessed the kallah.

A few minutes later, the Rebbe entered for Maariv in Heichal Tehillos Yosef. Before Maariv, the Rebbe lit candles on the occasion of the holy hilula of the holy Rebbe R' Mendele of Rimanov zy"a. Baal tefilla: R' Shlomo Zalman Stein.

After Maariv, the Rebbe comforted the mourners of the Peketa family, who were sitting shiva for their father, R' Shalom Peketa a"h.

Afterwards, the Rebbe comforted the mourners of the Franzoz family, who were sitting shiva for their father, R' Dovid Franzoz a"h.
Then, at around 11:45, the Rebbe traveled home to Kiryas Joel.

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