Sunday, Parshas Re'eh — 'B'tzeil HaKodesh' with the Satmar Rebbe shlit"a

This morning, before Shacharis, a bris took place for a newborn son of R' Eli Fried, at which the Rebbe served as sandek.

The Rebbe shlit"a davened Shacharis in the Heichal HaMesivta, Kedushas Yoel branch. Before davening, the Rebbe put tefillin on the bar mitzvah bochur, the bochur Yoel Klein.

After davening, the Rebbe delivered the daily Tehillim shiur, on chapter 18, verse 18.

During the morning hours, in the Rebbe's holy home, the completion of the writing of the letters took place for the Sefer Torah being written by HaGaon R' Shmuel Chaim Brach, one of the distinguished members of our kehilla in Williamsburg, a man of action, who is esteemed in the words of the Ramban. The Rebbe wrote in the letters, drank a lechayim, and bestowed his holy blessings upon the prominent benefactor and his family. A pleasant conversation developed, during which HaGaon R' Shimon Yoel Brach shlit"a, a halachic authority for matters of sofrus for our kehilla in Boro Park, who is a member of the family, showed the Rebbe various questionable mezuzos and writings.

At around 1:30 in the afternoon, the Rebbe shlit"a went over to the halls of Beis Rachel Paradise, where the "Chumash Seudah" took place with over five hundred first-grade talmidim, may they live and be well, from all the branches of the Kiryas Joel mosdos, may they be protected.
The children sang several nigunim and recited verses of Chumash Vayikra, led by the principals Rabbi Yoel Acker shlit"a, Rabbi Dovid Chananya Weiss shlit"a, and Rabbi Dovid Falkowitz shlit"a. The Rebbe drank a lechayim and delivered brief words of divrei Torah and blessing to the children, and then distributed a gift to all the children, a Krias Shema She'al HaMitah booklet. The Rebbe also gave a gift to the esteemed R' Yoel Epstein, who had purchased the zechus of the occasion. Afterwards the children stood up and danced while the Rebbe looked on with great nachas for an extended time. It concluded at around 2:30.

In the afternoon hours, at around 5:15, the Rebbe participated in the levaya at the cemetery in Kiryas Joel of the distinguished woman, Rebbetzin Margalis a"h, granddaughter of the Atzei Chaim zy"a and longtime administrator of Beis Rachel of our holy mosdos in Williamsburg. The Rebbe delivered words of eulogy before her bier, citing her many activities for the benefit of the chinuch of girls in our holy mosdos in Williamsburg, and then accompanied the bier. Afterwards, the Rebbe davened Mincha in his holy home.

At around 6:45, the Rebbe shlit"a arrived at the beis medrash in the Achdus Country in Kiryas Joel for the Hachnasas Sefer Torah celebration, donated by the esteemed R' Shmuel Chaim Brach. The Rebbe took the Sefer Torah and danced with holy ecstasy for an extended time. Then the Rebbe honored the prominent benefactor and his sons, may they live and be well, to continue the dancing and to place the Sefer Torah in the Aron Kodesh. Then the Rebbe recited "L'Dovid Mizmor" as customary and bestowed his holy blessings upon the prominent benefactor and his family, may they live and be well.

In the evening, the Rebbe shlit"a went to visit the ill R' Yosef Weiss, where the Rebbe bestowed upon him his blessing for a complete recovery. Afterwards, the Rebbe officiated at kiddushin at the chuppah of the following mechutanim.
R' Menachem Lieberman (of Williamsburg) - R' Yosef Shmuel Rosenfeld, at Gan Kleyn Hall.
R' Yehoshua son of R' Yaakov - R' Yokel son of R' Hirsch, at Beis Rachel Paradise Hall.

The times for entering the Rebbe's private room were from around 8:15 until 12:30 at night, in the Rebbe's holy home on Ohel Court.

The Rebbe shlit"a read the tena'im in the tena'im hall in his holy home for the following mechutanim.
R' Yoel son of R' Aharon Spitzer (of Williamsburg) - R' Menachem Mendy Brach.
R' Hershel son of R' Yisroel Fish (of Boro Park) - R' Hershel son of R' Shlomo Fish.

During the times of entry, the talmidim of Yeshivas Amudei Dgirsa entered the private room together with the Rosh Yeshiva, Rabbi Shalom Landau shlit"a. The Rebbe questioned them on their studies and bestowed his holy blessing.

The Rebbe davened Maariv at around 12:30.

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