Shabbos Kodesh, Parshas Bereishis, Mevarchim Chodesh Cheshvan — 'B'tzeil HaKodesh' with the Satmar Rebbe shlit"a — In Monsey, Where the Rebbe Is Staying for Rest

On Friday night at around 6:45, the Satmar Rebbe shlit"a entered the Buchach beis medrash wrapped in his tallis and approached the amud for Mincha. Kabbalas Shabbos: HaRav Yaakov Nachman Warfman (Williamsburg). It concluded at around 8:05. The congregation went over to wish a good Shabbos, and the Rebbe went home to his lodgings.

The Rebbe shlit"a conducted the Shabbos meal in private at his lodgings.
At around 10:15 the door was opened for the zemiros and Divrei Torah.
The Rebbe shlit"a honored people with the zemiros. Kol Mekadesh: HaRav Nachman Warfman (Boro Park); Menucha V'Simcha: HaRav Yaakov Nachman Warfman.

The Rebbe shlit"a said Torah on "the connection between the end of the Torah and its beginning," and explained, in the manner of a derush, the matter of the breaking of the Luchos.

Kah Echsof: R' Hershel Werthheimer; Birkas Hamazon: HaGaon HaTzaddik R' Menachem Binyomin Warfman shlit"a, Av Beis Din of Buchach.

Stories and Accounts: This week the Rebbe shlit"a related stories about the holy R' Eliezer'l of Dzikov zy"a.

Kah Ribon Olam: R' Yoel Appel. After the fruit, the Rebbe related stories about the holy Rebbe of Ruzhin zy"a, whose yahrzeit falls on Wednesday, 3 Cheshvan.
Az Beyom Hashvi'i: R' Shlomo Brown. It concluded at around 11:45.

Shabbos Day

On Shabbos morning the Rebbe shlit"a went to the mikvah in the Lelov-Chernobyl beis medrash.

The Rebbe shlit"a entered the beis medrash at around 9:40. Pesukei D'Zimra: R' Yoel Weinberger. The Rebbe approached the amud for Shacharis.

Hotza'ah and Hachnasah: HaRav Yitzchak Eizik Warfman. Baal Koreh: the bochur Avrohom Dovid Warfman.

Aliyos. Kohen: R' Yitzchak Yeshaya Schaberd. Levi: R' Avrohom Arzel. Shlishi: HaRav Nachman Warfman shlit"a. Revi'i: R' Moshe Weingarten. Chamishi: R' Avrohom Yaakov Offman. Shevi'i: R' Moshe Yehoshua Weiss. Acharon: R' Naftali Hirtzka Stein. Maftir: R' Menachem Schenker. Hagbah: R' Refoel Rakovsky. Gelilah: the bochur Chanani Yom Tov Lipa Deutsch.

The Rebbe shlit"a blessed the new month with great fervor.

Musaf: HaGaon HaTzaddik, Av Beis Din of Buchach shlit"a. Introduction to Ano'im Zemiros: R' Yitzchak Rosenfeld. It concluded at around 12:10.

Ra'avah D'Ra'avin

The Rebbe entered for Mincha and Shalosh Seudos at around 6:45. Mincha: HaRav Moshe Kahana shlit"a. Hotza'ah and Hachnasah: R' Shneur Zalman Hecht. Kohen: HaRav Shmuel Hersh Kahana shlit"a. Levi: R' Yoel Hoffman. Shlishi: R' Yoel Friedman. Hagbah: the Rebbe shlit"a. Gelilah: the bochur Chaim Eliezer Heller (Williamsburg).

The Rebbe honored people with the zemiros at Shalosh Seudos. Odeh: R' Binyomin Klein; Shir HaMaalos: R' Simcha Aharon Asher Gold.

The Rebbe shlit"a said Torah on the verse "Bereishis bara Elokim" and explained that through learning Torah one regains the tzelem Elokim on one's face and one's tefillos are accepted. In particular, he mentioned our brothers in Eretz Yisroel, who are in a time of distress and need abundant heavenly mercy; we must daven and plead that the Guardian of Israel guard and rescue Jewish children in all their places of residence. He also demanded that now, at the beginning of the year, we must strengthen ourselves in learning Torah, each according to his level.

Yedid Nefesh: R' Refoel Perlmutter; Kel Mistateir: R' Avrohom Yaakov Offman
Maariv of Motzei Shabbos: R' Moshe Yitzchak Landau. After Havdalah the congregation went over to wish a good week. Among others who came was HaGaon HaRav Moshe Friedman shlit"a, dayan of our kehilla in Boro Park, who is in Monsey for recuperation; the Rebbe greeted him warmly and wished him blessings. It concluded at around 8:45.
At around 11:00 the Rebbe shlit"a went to the Nitra beis medrash, where the Rebbe honored the vort celebration of the chassan, son of HaGaon Rabbi Menachem Meir Weissmandl shlit"a, Av Beis Din of Nitra Monsey. A fine conversation developed, the Rebbe drank lechayim and shared his blessings, and then a dance was held for the tzaddikim at the head table, together with the Nitra Monsey Rebbe shlit"a.

Afterward the Rebbe shlit"a visited our new beis medrash in the Jill neighborhood in Monsey. The Rebbe looked around the entire beis medrash and sat down at a lechayim gathering with the mispallelim of the beis medrash. A fine conversation developed about the expansion of the borders of holiness. The Rebbe drank lechayim and shared his blessings with HaRav Efraim Moshe Levy shlit"a, dayan of the beis medrash, R' Yechezkel Landau, the pillar of the beis medrash, the other leaders of the kehilla, and the entire congregation.

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