Thursday, Parshas Chukas-Balak — 'B'tzeil HaKodesh' with the Satmar Rebbe shlit"a

The Satmar Rebbe shlit"a davened Shacharis in the Heichal HaMesivta, Beirach Moshe branch. Before davening, the Rebbe put tefillin on the bar mitzvah bochur, son of R' Yoel Meir Friedman shlit"a.
During the Torah reading the Rebbe went up for hagbah, and after davening he delivered a shiur on a sugya in the yeshiva's shiurim, after which a lechayim was held with the bar mitzvah bochur in the Rebbe's private room.

After Shacharis the Rebbe went on his weekly visit to the mehudar slaughterhouse.

During the morning hours, the students of Yeshiva L'Tze'irim Beis Avrohom of Lakewood, under the direction of R' Avrohom Villiger shlit"a, entered the Rebbe's room. The Rebbe questioned them about their studies and spoke words of blessing to the bochurim, who then went over to receive the Rebbe's blessing.
Afterwards, the students of the ninth grade entered the Rebbe's room. The Rebbe heard the bochurim and they went over to receive the Rebbe's blessing. The Rebbe extended of his holy blessings to the principal of the institution, R' Avrohom Villiger shlit"a, and gave him a gift, the sefer Lev Aharon on Pirkei Avos.

In the evening the Rebbe shlit"a officiated at the kiddushin at the chuppah of the following mechutanim:
R' Avrohom Wolf Kaufman (Montreal) – R' Yeshaya Hersh Spitzer, at Kinor David hall.
R' Pinchas Brach (Montreal) – R' Yechezkel Shraga Hirsch, at Beis Rachel Paradise hall.

The reception hours in the Rebbe's room ran from about 8:15 until 12:45 at night, in his holy home on Ohel Court.

At around 8:50 the Rebbe davened Mincha, and then continued receiving the public.

During the reception hours, the students of Yeshiva Ketana Skver Monsey entered the Rebbe's room. The Rebbe heard the bochurim, delivered a droshe on the parsha and concluded with words of guidance, and the bochurim then went over to receive the Rebbe's blessing.

Also entering the Rebbe's room was HaGaon Rabbi Tzvi Yaakov Brizel shlit"a, rav of the beis medrash in the Lake Shore neighborhood of Kiryas Joel, to receive the Rebbe's blessing on the occasion of the laying of the cornerstone for the new beis medrash, taking place this Sunday, Parshas Pinchas. A pleasant conversation developed about the expansion of the borders of kedusha in the area, and the Rebbe warmly extended of his holy blessings to the rav of the beis medrash and to the residents of the neighborhood who were present.

Also entering the Rebbe's room were the rabbonim of the Vaad HaKashrus of Kiryas Joel, led by HaGaon Rabbi Hersh Leib Bernstein shlit"a, chairman of the Vaad HaKashrus. They discussed various questions and obstacles regarding kashrus, among them the recent problem of worms in the factory and more.

The Rebbe shlit"a read the tenaim at a tenaim celebration in his holy home for the following mechutanim:
R' Yoel Katz – R' Chaim Weiss.
R' Yoel Cohen – R' Zalman Leib Peketa.

The Rebbe davened Maariv at around 12:45.

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