Leil Hey of Chanukah 'B'tzeil HaKodesh' with the Satmar Rebbe shlit"a

At the time of Rabbeinu Tam, the Rebbe shlit"a davened Maariv in his holy home. Before Maariv, the bochur Shneur Zalman Eckstein lit the menorah.

At around 9:55, the Rebbe shlit"a entered the great beis medrash in Williamsburg for the lighting of the Chanukah candles, amid a great crowd in the splendor of a king. The Rebbe poured in the oil and recited the brachos with holy fervor.
Afterwards, the Rebbe recited the zemiros while inspiring melodies were sung, and then the choir sang the piyutim as is customary.

Afterwards, the Rebbe shlit"a delivered words of Torah discourse and pilpul on the sugya in Maseches Shabbos regarding "kevsa zakuk la," and then continued with words of aggadah, explaining that through the mitzvah of tefillin one connects to Hashem, and consequently one is not nullified among the nations. At the conclusion of his remarks, the Rebbe spoke about matters currently on the agenda concerning the chinuch decrees in New York, and concluded with his holy blessings.

After the words of Torah, the singing of niggunim continued. The Rebbe drank lechayim and bestowed his holy blessings. It ended at around 11:30.

Friday, Parshas Miketz, Hey of Chanukah

In the morning, the Rebbe shlit"a went to the private mikvah of the Rabbani, the philanthropist R' Wolf Landau, and then engaged in Torah study in his study.

The Rebbe shlit"a davened Shacharis in the great beis medrash in Williamsburg together with the hundreds of students of the 7th, 8th and 9th grades in our holy mosdos.
Before davening, the Rebbe put tefillin on the following bar mitzvah bochurim:
The bochur Yoel Taub.
The bochur Yechiel Yuda Glick.
The bochur Yoel Glick.
The bochur Avrohom Mordechai Bosch.
The bochur Avrohom Kalman Eliezer Massri.
The Rebbe shlit"a approached Hallel with great fervor, and during the Torah reading, Hagbah took place.
After davening, a lechayim was held with the bar mitzvah bochurim in the heichal of the beis medrash.

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