Tuesday, Parshas Behar-Bechukosai, Lag B'Omer — 'B'tzeil HaKodesh' with the Satmar Rebbe shlit"a

In the morning, before Shacharis, the brissim took place.
For the son born to R' Lipa Forgacs (Williamsburg), at which the Rebbe served as sandek and mohel.
For the son born to R' Hershel Mittelman, at which the Rebbe served as sandek.
For the son born to R' Yoel Fish, at which the Rebbe served as sandek.

The Rebbe shlit"a davened Shacharis in the Heichal HaMesivta, Kedushas Yoel branch.
Before davening, the Rebbe lit 5 candles in honor of the Tanna, the Godly Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai.
The Rebbe shlit"a put tefillin on the bar mitzvah bochur, son of HaGaon R' Dovid Shlomo Laub shlit"a, a rebbi in the mesivta.

At around 12:05, the Rebbe shlit"a entered the festive lechayim gathering in honor of Lag B'Omer together with the talmidim of the mesivta. Upon entering, the Rebbe danced in place for several minutes, and they continued with inspiring nigunim.
The Rebbe shlit"a drank lechayim and wished the entire gathering well, and honored people with the zemiros of the day. Bar Yochai: HaGaon R' Meir Eliezer Friedman shlit"a, a rebbi in the mesivta; "V'amartem Koh L'Chai": HaGaon R' Mendel Friedman shlit"a, son of the Hagaon Hatzaddik, dayan of our holy kehilla, shlit"a, and a rebbi in the mesivta; "Amar Rabbi Akiva": R' Shmuel Kraus shlit"a, a rebbi in the mesivta.

The Rebbe shlit"a delivered holy words, a longer discourse on the teachings of Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai, and concluded with abundant blessings.

After the holy words, they continued with joyous nigunim as the Rebbe encouraged the singing, and the Rebbe stood up and danced with great vigor and strength for a lengthy time. It ended at around 1:10.

In the afternoon at around 6:20, the Rebbe shlit"a traveled to Williamsburg for the holy tish in honor of the day.

At around 7:40, the Rebbe shlit"a came to Mincha in Cheder Aleph on the Riesfeller floor of our great beis medrash in Williamsburg. Before davening, the Rebbe lit 5 candles in honor of the Godly Tanna.
At around 8:05, the Rebbe shlit"a entered the holy tish in honor of the day in the great beis medrash, in the presence of thousands of chassidim, old and young. Upon arrival, the Rebbe shlit"a danced in place for several minutes with joy and deveikus, and then the Rebbe washed for the seudah in honor of the day.
During the tish, the privilege of lighting the candles in honor of the Godly Tanna was given to R' Aharon Tzvi Mittelman (Boro Park) and R' Avrohom Brach.

Before the fish, the Rebbe shlit"a said a short dvar Torah and related a story about the Holy Divrei Chaim zy"a: once on Rosh Hashana, before the tekias shofar, he made the bracha right away and did not recite the psalms as is customary. His son, the Shinover Rav zy"a, said that people should not think that this is the minhag; rather, his father the Divrei Chaim was so overwhelmed with excitement that he simply forgot and made the bracha right away. The Rebbe continued that last week, at the bar mitzvah celebration of the eldest grandson, the Rebbe stood up and danced for a few minutes, as out of great emotion it was simply overlooked that it is during the days of the Sefirah.

After the fish, the Rebbe drank lechayim and wished the entire gathering well. During the seudah, many inspiring and joyous nigunim were sung with song and praise. With the zemiros of the day, the Rebbe honored the Zidichov Chareidim Rebbe shlit"a.

The Rebbe shlit"a delivered holy words twice on the teachings of the Godly Tanna, on both the revealed and hidden parts of the Torah.
The first Torah thought came right after the zemiros of Bar Yochai. The Rebbe began with: Bereishis is the acronym of "Ohr Toras Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai." Through Rabbi Shimon, who influences us to perform mitzvos with vitality and enthusiasm, the holiness of the soul enters the body, and this is the entire sustenance in exile, and through this we merited receiving the Torah. "V'keiravtanu" has the numerical value of Rabbi Shimon ben Yochai; in the merit of the holy Tanna, Jews merit to be drawn close to the service of Hashem, and to be "Chelek Hashem Amo."
Afterwards they continued with "Amar Rabbi Akiva" and further joyous nigunim for a longer time. Then came the second Torah thought, by way of allusion, on the verse "Pikudei Hashem yesharim mesamchei lev", which has the numerical value of the Tanna Rabbi Shimon ben Yochai. It was explained that physical matters have a yud-heh, such as eating, drinking and sleeping, while spiritual matters have a vav-heh, such as Torah, avodah and mitzvos. The Name Havaya has first a yud-heh and afterwards a vav-heh, and Hashem must first provide physical blessings and afterwards spiritual ones. The Rebbe concluded with abundant blessings in the merit of the Godly Tanna.

After the holy words, they continued singing joyous nigunim in honor of the day, and the Rebbe shlit"a encouraged the entire gathering to dance with fiery enthusiasm, and stood up and danced in a flaming, fiery holy dance for a lengthy time.

The Rebbe shlit"a recited Birkas Hamazon over a cup, and after bentching, the Rebbe shlit"a gave the kos shel bracha to the Zidichov Chareidim Rebbe shlit"a. It ended at around 10:45.

After the tish, the Zidichov Chareidim Rebbe shlit"a went in for a private audience in the Rebbe shlit"a's private room in the beis medrash, and after several minutes the Rebbe shlit"a came to Maariv in Heichal Tehillos Yehosef. Before davening, the Rebbe lit 5 candles on the occasion of the holy hilula of the Holy Rabbi Menachem Mendel of Rimanov zy"a.

After Maariv, the Rebbe shlit"a went to visit the ill HaGaon Rabbi Shmai Grünbaum shlit"a, author of Siyata Dishmaya. A fine conversation developed about the directives of the Holy Rebbe zy"a regarding the curricula in the girls' school, and about various other matters in the spirit of the Holy Rebbe zy"a. HaGaon Rabbi Shmai shlit"a showed the Rebbe his sefer "Siyata Dishmaya," and the Rebbe warmly bestowed his holy blessings upon him for a complete and total recovery, and that he be able to complete his well-known commentary on all 60 tractates of the six orders of Mishna, with expansive understanding.
The Rebbe shlit"a also made a short visit to the ill R' Dovid Aharon Weinstock, and at around 12:30 the Rebbe traveled home to his holy residence in Kiryas Joel.

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