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

On Erev Shabbos afternoon, the Satmar Rebbe shlit"a placed the shtreimels on the chassanim:
The chassan Avrohom Yitzchak, son of HaRav HaGaon R' Nasan Dov Schwartz shlit"a, a moreh tzedek.
The chassan Shabsai, the bochur Dovid Wertheimer.
The chassan Itamar Tuvi, the bochur Yoel Friedman.

On Friday night at about 9:05, the Rebbe shlit"a entered the beis medrash wrapped in his tallis and approached the amud for Mincha and Kabbalas Shabbos: R' Chaim Heller (of Williamsburg).
The davening concluded at about 10:45, the congregation came over to wish a good Shabbos, and the Rebbe went into his private room.

A short time after davening, the Rebbe came to the pure table in the Heichal HaShulchanos together with the talmidim of the Mesivta, and began, as is his custom, with Shalom Aleichem with feeling and sweetness.
Eishes Chayil: the Rebbe's grandson, the bochur Meir Eliezer ט"ב, son of HaGaon HaTzaddik, Rav of the beis medrash, the Beirach Moshe shlit"a. Lifting the cup: R' Shimon Shisha, president of Merkaz Ezra V'Yaatz.

The Rebbe shlit"a honored people with the zemiros. Kol Mekadesh: HaRav HaGaon R' Naftali Hirtzka Zwebel shlit"a, Rosh Av Beis Din of Williamsburg. Menucha V'Simcha: the bochurim, grandsons of the Toras Mordechai of Vizhnitz Rebbe zt"l, and the Rebbe had them sing the Vizhnitz Menucha V'Simcha.

The Rebbe shlit"a said Torah on the verse "Vayikach Korach," and explained in the manner of a derush the topic of whether kohanim are our agents or agents of the Merciful One.

Kah Echsof: the Rebbe's grandson HaRav R' Chaim Hersh Teitelbaum shlit"a of Ratzfert. Birkas Hamazon: R' Shimon Shisha.

Stories and anecdotes: this week the Rebbe shlit"a related about the holy Baruch Taam zy"a, whose yahrzeit falls on Monday, 7 Tammuz.

Kah Ribon Olam: R' Shimon Diamond (Yerushalayim). The new chassanim went over to take fruit, and for Bayom HaShevii: R' Shlomo Yosef Landau (London). It concluded at about 2:10.

On Shabbos Kodesh Day

On Shabbos morning the Rebbe entered at about 9:40. Pesukei D'Zimra: R' Akiva Hirsch (of Williamsburg). The Rebbe approached the amud for Shacharis.

Hotzaah and Hachnasah: R' Mendel Wertheimer (of Williamsburg). Pesukei Shema Yisroel: the Rebbe's grandson HaRav Chaim Hersh Teitelbaum shlit"a.

Aliyos. Kohen: the chassan, the bochur Chaim Moshe Katz. Levi: the chassan, the bochur Yaakov Pinchas Friedman. Shlishi: the chassan, son of HaRav HaGaon R' Nasan Dov Schwartz shlit"a - bewarfen. Revii: the chassan, the bochur Dovid Wertheimer - bewarfen. Chamishi: the chassan, the bochur Dovid Leibush Jacobowitz - bewarfen. Shishi: the Rebbe shlit"a.

After his aliyah, the Rebbe shlit"a made the Mi Sheberach and naming on the occasion of the birth of a daughter for:
R' Mordechai Yuda Friedman.
R' Avrohom Lowy.
R' Binyamin Lowy.
R' Yehoshua Schwartz.

Shevii: the chassan, the bochur Yoel son of R' Shlomo Friedman - bewarfen. Additional aliyos: the chassan, the bochur Yonah Gutman. The chassan, the bochur Chaim Dovid Fried. The chassan, the bochur Shalom Moshe Eckstein. HaRav HaGaon R' Nasan Dov Schwartz shlit"a, moreh tzedek. Acharon: HaGaon HaRav R' Yosef Chaim Greenwald shlit"a. Maftir: HaRav HaGaon R' Binyamin Gruber shlit"a (Monsey). Hagbah: R' Yisroel Jacobowitz (of Williamsburg). Gelilah: R' Yoel Berish Halpert.

Mussaf: R' Shimon Shisha. Opening of Anim Zemiros: R' Meir Spitzer. It concluded at about 12:30.

Raava D'Raavin

For Mincha and Seudah Shlishis the Rebbe entered at about 9:00. Mincha: R' Elchanan Taub. Hotzaah and Hachnasah: R' Dovid Wertheimer. Kohen: R' Shlomo Katz. Levi: R' Yitzchak Tirnauer. Shlishi: R' Dovid Eckstein. Hagbah: the Rebbe shlit"a. Gelilah: R' Oizer Friedman (Manchester).

At Seudah Shlishis the Rebbe honored people with the zemiros. Odeh: R' Noach Gefen. Shir HaMaalos: R' Asher Weider (Montreal).

The Rebbe shlit"a said Torah on the verse "Vayichar L'Moshe Meod, Vayomer El Hashem Al Teifen El Minchasam," and explained that there are four types of atonement, and even if teshuva alone does not help, teshuva together with tefillah always helps. However, this is only if one conducts himself with humility, for then Hashem davens together with the person; likewise, if one is careful with immersion in the mikvah before davening, for then the Shechina rests there.

Yedid Nefesh: R' Yitzchak Markowitz. Kel Mistater: R' Oizer Friedman (Manchester). The Rebbe recited the blessing over the cup and said Sheva Brachos.

Maariv on Motzei Shabbos: R' Moshe Meir Gottlieb. After Havdalah the congregation came over to wish a good week. It concluded at about 11:30.

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