Shabbos Kodesh, Parshas Vayishlach — Shabbos Sheva Berachos in Our Holy Courts; the Kallah, Daughter of HaGaon Rabbi Rav of Beis Medrash Beis Boruch shlit"a; 'B'tzeil HaKodesh' with the Satmar Rebbe shlit"a

On Erev Shabbos afternoon, the Satmar Rebbe shlit"a placed the shtreimel on the chassan, the bochur Shlomo Menashe, son of Avrohom Yuda Lebovitch.

The Rebbe shlit"a left his holy residence together with the chassan and the mechutanim on the way to the beis medrash, and they were accompanied with song and music. At around 5:05 the Rebbe shlit"a entered the Beis Medrash HaGadol, wrapped in his tallis, and approached the amud for Mincha.

After Mincha, R' Eliyahu Shlomo Kohn shlit"a, director of Beis Rochel, spoke in advance of the 'Lanetzach' dinner for the benefit of 'Mosdos Kiryas Yoel,' which took place on Motzei Shabbos.

Kabbalas Shabbos: HaGaon HaKadosh Av Beis Din of Bertsh shlit"a. Davening ended at around 6:35. The crowd went over to wish a gut Shabbos, and the Rebbe shlit"a returned to his holy residence.

At around 9:40 the Rebbe shlit"a entered the Beis Medrash HaGadol for the Shabbos seudah and began, as is his holy custom, 'Shalom Aleichem' with feeling and melody.

Eishes Chayil: the Rebbe's grandson, the bochur Yechezkel Shraga, son of HaGaon Rabbi Rav of Beis Medrash Beis Boruch shlit"a. Raising the cup for Kiddush: HaGaon Av Beis Din of Bertsh shlit"a.

During the zemiros, the Rebbe shlit"a honored the children of the mechutan, the Av Beis Din of Bertsh shlit"a. Kol Mekadesh: R' Meir Yosef Eichenstein shlit"a. Menucha V'Simcha: R' Dovid Eichenstein shlit"a.

The Rebbe shlit"a said Torah on the verse "Yesh li rav achi, yehi lecha asher lecha," and explained, in the manner of pilpul and drush, the sugya of chadash.

Kah Echsof: HaRav HaGaon R' Zalman Leib Rubin shlit"a (Monsey). Birkas Hamazon: HaGaon Rav of our kehilla in Boro Park shlit"a. Sheva Berachos, the first berachos: the Gorlitz Rebbe shlit"a. The final berachah: HaGaon HaGadol, the Dayan and Moreh Tzedek shlit"a.

Stories and anecdotes: This week the Rebbe shlit"a related stories about the holy Maggid HaGadol, the Rebbe R' Ber zy"a, whose yahrzeit falls on Tuesday, 19 Kislev.
Kah Ribon Olam: R' Yitzchak Eizik Weiss shlit"a. The new chassanim went around to take fruits.

Afterwards R' Shmuel Kraus shlit"a called up the Rebbe shlit"a for the mitzvah tantz, and the Rebbe shlit"a performed the dancing before the kallah with holy fire and danced with the chassan. He honored the grandfathers to dance: HaGaon Rav of our kehilla in Boro Park shlit"a, the Gorlitz Rebbe shlit"a, HaGaon Av Beis Din of Bertsh shlit"a, and then the two mechutanim, the father of the chassan and the father of the kallah shlit"a, together.

Az Beyom HaShevi'i: R' Meir Yehosef Rottenberg shlit"a, and the Rebbe danced a dance in the middle of the beis medrash. They concluded at around 12:50.

On the holy day of Shabbos

On Shabbos Kodesh morning the Rebbe shlit"a entered at approximately 9:20. Reciting the berachos: R' Avrohom Moshe Falkowitz. Pesukei D'Zimra: R' Elazar Eichenstein shlit"a (Boro Park). The Rebbe shlit"a approached the amud for Shacharis.

Removing and returning the Torah: R' Yisroel Perl. Pesukei Shema Yisroel: R' Avrohom Schwartz (London).

Aliyos. Kohen: the chassan, the bochur Yisroel Binyomin Lichtenstein. Levi: the Gorlitz Rebbe shlit"a. Shlishi: HaGaon Rav of our kehilla in Boro Park shlit"a. Revi'i: HaGaon Av Beis Din of Bertsh shlit"a. Chamishi: the chassan, the Rebbe's grandson, Rabbi Boruch shlit"a. Shishi: the Rebbe shlit"a.

After his aliyah, the Rebbe shlit"a recited the Mi Sheberach and the naming for the birth of a daughter for the following baalei simcha.
R' Yoel Avigdor Kahana.
R' Shmuel Meir Schreiber.
R' Yosef Pinchas Strulowitz, of Boro Park.
R' Gershon Gefen.
R' Hillel Dov Spitzer.
R' Asher Anshel Eckstein.

Shevi'i: HaGaon Rabbi R' Efraim Zalman Sternbuch shlit"a, son of the Posek HaDor, the Rav Av Beis Din of Yerushalayim shlit"a. Hosafos: HaGaon Av Beis Din of Williamsburg shlit"a, the chassan, the bochur Avrohom Yuda Lebovitch (bavorfen), HaGaon Rabbi Rav of Beis Medrash Beis Boruch shlit"a, the chassan, the bochur Yoel Markowitz, the chassan, the bochur Avrohom Hersh Scheer (Williamsburg). Acharon: the chassan, the bochur Yisroel Shalom HaKohen Pollack. Maftir: the mechutan, HaRav HaGaon R' Yoel Teitelbaum shlit"a. Hagbah: R' Yitzchak Eizik Wiesel. Gelilah: R' Shimon Lebovitch (Montreal).

Mussaf: the Gorlitz Rebbe shlit"a. Opening of Ane'im Zemiros: R' Pinchas Brach. They concluded at around 12:35.
Raava D'Raavin

The Rebbe shlit"a entered for Mincha and Shalosh Seudos at around 5:05. Mincha: R' Meir Perl (Williamsburg). Removing and returning the Torah: R' Yisroel Weiss. Kohen: R' Yoel, son of Kapel Schonbrun. Levi: R' Elisha Jungreis shlit"a. Shlishi: the Chadvan, HaGaon Rav of Beis Medrash Yismach Moshe shlit"a. Hagbah: the Rebbe shlit"a. Gelilah: R' Avrohom Shalom Strulowitz (Williamsburg).

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

In his Torah, the Rebbe shlit"a took the verse "Im Lavan garti" and explained that with every mitzvah a Jew performs, he sanctifies a limb with which he fulfills the mitzvah. But the mitzvah of tefillin, where the tefillin shel yad sanctifies the heart and the tefillin shel rosh sanctifies the mind, and since these are the organs on which the neshama depends, the kedusha spreads throughout the entire person, and he sanctifies the whole person; he can hear the bas kol and be drawn close to kedusha.

Yedid Nefesh: Rabbi Mendel Eichenstein shlit"a. Kel Mistater: Rabbi Meir Eichenstein shlit"a. Afterwards they sang in honor of the simcha, and the Rebbe recited the blessing over the cup and said the Sheva Berachos.

Maariv of Motzei Shabbos: R' Shaul Leib Zaldan. After Havdalah the crowd went over to wish a gutte voch. They concluded at around 7:45.

On the Motzei of the Day of Joy

On Motzei Shabbos at around 8:55, the Rebbe's mechutan, the Gorlitz Rebbe shlit"a, paid a visit to the Rebbe shlit"a in his holy chamber. A pleasant conversation took place, and the Rebbe bestowed upon him from his holy blessings.

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