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

At around 6:10 the Rebbe shlit"a davened Maariv in his holy home. Before Maariv, the Gabbai HaMishpacha, R' Chananya Yom Tov Lipa Deitsch lit the menorah.

At around 9:15 the Rebbe shlit"a entered the Beis Medrash HaGadol for the lighting of the Chanukah candles, in the presence of thousands of chassidim. The Rebbe poured in the oil and recited the brachos with great fire and fervor.
Afterwards the Rebbe sang the zemiros while stirring melodies of hisorerus were sung, and the choir sang the piyutim as customary. R' Moshe Levi Braun delighted with chazzanus at the "Yonim" passage, and R' Shlomo Hersh Eckstein led the singing of Mizmor Shir Chanukas as customary, accompanied by song and music.
The Rebbe shlit"a went to the tish and the singing of melodies of hisorerus and deveikus continued for an extended time.
Afterwards the Rebbe shlit"a delivered divrei Torah, words of derush and pilpul on the sugya in Maseches Shabbos of "kibsa zakuk lah," and then continued with words of aggadah, that through the mitzvos of tefillin and lighting the menorah one subdues the seven names of the yetzer hara and becomes sanctified and connected to Hashem, and concluded with holy brachos.

After the divrei Torah the singing of melodies of Hallel and thanksgiving continued. The Rebbe drank lechayim and bestowed holy brachos, and once again delivered words of Torah, explaining that Zos Chanukah shows that Hashem is our God and is singular and unique, and that it brings down parnassah, and concluded with abundant brachos.

Afterwards the Rebbe shlit"a went into Cheder Yosef Eliyahu, where the Rebbe distributed coins to the children of the choir and a set of Lev Aharon to the singers. It ended at around 11:15.

In his holy home a distribution of Chanukah money took place for several groups of yungerleit learning in the Mivtzar HaKollelim Kiryas Joel, through the donation of R' Moshe Yaakov Yosef Brach. Several melodies were sung and the Rebbe distributed stipends to the yungerleit. Then the Rebbe drank lechayim and warmly extended his holy brachos to the distinguished donor and to the entire community.
Monday, Parshas Vayigash, Zos Chanukah

The Rebbe shlit"a davened Shacharis in the Heichal of Yeshiva Gedolah, Shiur 4. Before davening, the Rebbe laid tefillin with the bar mitzvah bochurim:
the son of R' Michel Berkowitz shlit"a.
the bochur Shimon Moshe Neustein.
the bochur Yoel Levinger.
The Rebbe shlit"a went up to Hallel with great hisorerus, and during the Torah reading there was a hagbah.

After davening a lechayim gathering took place, and a pleasant conversation developed with the HaGaon HaGadol, the Av Beis Din shlit"a, and the Serednye Rebbe shlit"a, both grandfathers of a bar mitzvah bochur, and with the roshei yeshiva. The Rebbe drank lechayim, bestowed holy brachos, and distributed Chanukah coins to the bochurim.
Afterwards the Rebbe shlit"a delivered holy words and chizuk to the bochurim and concluded with his holy bracha.

Then the ceremony of burning the wicks took place in the yeshiva courtyard together with the talmidei hayeshiva. The Rebbe placed the kvitlach into the bonfire and danced holy dances for several minutes.

In the afternoon at around 4:30 the Rebbe shlit"a davened Mincha in his holy home.

At 5:05 the Rebbe shlit"a arrived at the Talmud Torah building, the Hirsch-Goldberger-Landau building on Rachmistrivka Street, for the pure seudah in honor of Zos Chanukah together with hundreds of talmidim of Shiur 3 from the 9 branches of the yeshivos ketanos of Kiryas Joel.
The Rebbe washed for the seudah in honor of the day.
During the seudah, Chanukah melodies and Yamim Noraim melodies were sung. For Mizmor Shir Chanukas the Rebbe honored HaGaon R' Baruch Shlomo Weinberger shlit"a, head administrator.

The Rebbe shlit"a delivered divrei Torah, words of derush and pilpul on the sugya in Maseches Shabbos of "kibsa zakuk lah," then continued with words of aggadah, and then spoke at length with words of guidance for the bochurim, and concluded with his holy bracha.
Afterwards the singing of melodies of Hallel and thanksgiving continued. Birkas Hamazon: HaGaon R' Wolf Landau shlit"a, administrator of the Rav Tov branch. It ended at around 7:00.

In the evening the Rebbe shlit"a officiated at the kiddushin at the chuppah of the following mechutanim:
R' Chaim Hersh Kohn – HaRav R' Yechiel Yitzchak Spitzer shlit"a, at Kinor David hall.
R' Aharon Shaul Sandel – R' Shlomo Schonbrun, at Beis Rachel Paradise hall.

Times of entry for yechidus were from around 8:00 until 11:45 at night, in his holy home on Uhel Court.

The Rebbe shlit"a read the tenaim in the tenaim hall in his holy home for the mechutanim R' Michel Greenfeld – R' Meir Zaldan.

The Rebbe shlit"a davened Maariv at around 11:45.

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