'Tichal Shana U'virchoseha'

Yom Tov Rosh Hashana 5784, B'tzeil HaKodesh with the Satmar Rebbe shlit"a, in the midst of the holy community of Kiryas Joel.

On Friday, Erev Yom Tov, at around 5:15 in the morning, the Rebbe shlit"a entered the Great Beis Medrash for the recital of Selichos, 'Zechor Bris.'
The Rebbe shlit"a descended before the amud with great arousal, wrapped in the tallis and the kapel of the Rebbe, the holy Baal Divrei Yoel zy"a.
The honors of the Pesichos were given to R' Akiva Weinstock and R' Asher Weider (Montreal). They concluded at around 7:35, and the Rebbe went home to his holy residence.

Before Shacharis, a bris took place for the newborn son of R' Yoel Weider, at which the Rebbe served as sandek and mohel.

At around 10:00, the Rebbe shlit"a entered the Great Beis Medrash for Shacharis. The baal tefillah was R' Hersh Leib Fogel.
The Rebbe recited the verses (Zechoros) verse by verse, and after davening, Tehillim was completed as is customary during the month of Elul.
After removing his tefillin, the Rebbe shlit"a performed Hatoras Nedarim before a minyan and recited the Moseras Modaos, thanked them, and wished them a good kesiva v'chasima.

Afterwards, a bris took place for the newborn son of R' Mordechai Parkash, at which the Rebbe served as sandek and mohel.

On the night of Yom Tov, at around 7:40, the Rebbe shlit"a entered the beis medrash wrapped in his tallis and approached Mincha with great arousal, after which the piyut 'Achos Ketana' was recited as customary.
After Mincha, the annual appeal for 'Mivtzar HaKollelim' took place, with the director of the kollelim, HaGaon Rabbi Wolf Aharon Teller shlit"a, speaking.
At around 8:30, the Rebbe shlit"a approached Kabbalas Shabbos and Maariv. At Lecha Dodi the singers sang the new melodies, and after davening the Rebbe recited, as is customary, Mizmor L'Dovid with fiery intensity.

After davening, the Rebbe shlit"a went up to the Aron Kodesh for the 'Birchas HaKodesh' and delivered a Torah thought on the verse 'Yisa verachah me'es Hashem,' prefaced by the Yetev Lev zy"a: that by thanking Hashem for the future, Hashem joins the good of the future; similarly, by rejoicing in Hashem's kindness in the future, a person's merits and good deeds of the future are joined together. Therefore, we indeed have something to rejoice about now. May Hashem help that this year 5784 be a well-blessed year, and he wished it for the entire congregation present in the beis medrash and for all of Klal Yisroel in all their dwelling places: 'Leshana tova tikasevu vsichasemu l'alter l'chaim tovim ul'shalom,' a good and blessed year, and he concluded with abundant blessings. "And all the people answered in a loud voice 'Amen,'" and in response "they said Baruch," the thousands of Yidden wished the Rebbe a leshana tova in return, and he too answered Amen to those who blessed, and then wished 'a good Shabbos, a good Yom Tov.'
After descending, the Rebbe shlit"a gave a special leshana tova wish to the HaGaon HaGadol, the Av Beis Din shlit"a, and then the Rebbe went home to his holy residence.

At around 11:35, the Rebbe shlit"a entered the Shabbos seudah in the Heichal HaShulchanos and began, as is his way, with Shalom Aleichem, with emotion and sweetness, through Modeh Ani.
Eishes Chayil and raising the cup: the Rebbe's grandson, Rabbi Dovid, son of the HaGaon HaTzaddik, Av Beis Din of Sighet shlit"a.
After Kiddush, the Rebbe shlit"a cut the challah with a new knife and dipped the hamotzi in honey, devash chai, and then made the Borei Pri HaEitz on apples, dipped them in honey and recited the yehi ratzon "that a good and sweet year be renewed upon us," and distributed shirayim of the apple to the entire congregation.
Afterwards a sheep's head was brought in, and the Rebbe recited the yehi ratzon "that we be the head and not the tail." After tasting it, the Rebbe drank l'chaim and wished 'L'chaim, a well-blessed year.' After the meat, sweet carrots were brought in.

The Rebbe shlit"a honored R' Moshe Aryeh Freund (London) with the zemiros and Mizmor L'Dovid.

The Rebbe shlit"a delivered a Torah thought on the verse 'Yisa verachah me'es Hashem' and explained that through Shabbos one becomes attached to Hashem, one can come to teshuva, and one merits blessings from Hashem.

Birkas Hamazon: the Rebbe's grandson, the baal simcha, Rabbi Yehoshua Lavin shlit"a, son-in-law of the HaGaon HaTzaddik, Rav of the beis medrash Barach Moshe shlit"a.

After the fruit, kugels and beer were brought in in honor of the Shalom Zachor of the Rebbe's grandson, Rabbi Yehoshua Lavin shlit"a. Songs of simcha were sung, and the Rebbe gave his holy blessings.
A Shalom Zachor also took place at R' Avrohom Masri.

As for the bris on the eighth day: Rabbi Mendel Gross (Boro Park). They concluded at 1:10.

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