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

On Erev Shabbos afternoon, the Satmar Rebbe shlit"a placed the shtreimel on the chassan Yisroel Meir, son of R' Yoel Eckstein shlit"a.

On Friday night at around 5:05, the Rebbe shlit"a entered the beis medrash wrapped in his tallis and approached the amud for Mincha. Kabbalas Shabbos: R' Moshe Yisroel Schwartz (Williamsburg). The davening concluded at around 6:40.
After davening, an appeal was held for Talmud Torah Bas Ayin in the holy city of Tzfas, the congregation went over to wish a gut Shabbos, and the Rebbe went home to his holy residence.

At around 8:35, the Rebbe shlit"a entered the tish in the Heichal HaShulchanos together with the talmidei hamesivta, and began, as is his holy custom, with Shalom Aleichem with emotion and sweetness.
Eishes Chayil: the grandson of the Rebbe's brother, the chassan Meir Eliezer t"b, son of HaGaon HaTzaddik, the Rav of the beis medrash, Rabbi Berach Moshe shlit"a.

The Rebbe shlit"a honored people with the zemiros. Kol Mekadesh: Rabbi Uri Halberstam shlit"a (Monsey); Menucha V'Simcha: R' Betzalel Tussig (Yerushalayim).

The Rebbe shlit"a said Torah on the verse "And she said, Hashem has taken away my disgrace," and explained, in the manner of a derush, the sugya of kinyan peiros k'kinyan haguf.

Kah Echsof: R' Anshil Ilowitz (Bnei Brak); Birkas Hamazon: R' Tzvi Akiva Breitstein, president of our kehilla and holy mosdos in Beit Shemesh.

Stories: This week the Rebbe shlit"a told a story related to the parsha about the holy R' Meir of Premishlan zy"a, and, one thing leading to another, more stories about R' Meirel zy"a.

Kah Ribon Olam: R' Zalman Leib Klein (London); the new chassanim went over to take fruit; Ba'Yom HaShevi'i: R' Yoel Jacob (Yerushalayim). The tish concluded at around 11:30.

On Shabbos Kodesh

On Shabbos morning, the Rebbe shlit"a entered the beis medrash at around 9:20. Pesukei D'Zimra: R' Yisroel Knopfler; the Rebbe approached the amud for Shacharis.

Hotza'ah and Hachnasah: R' Zalman Leib Klein; the verses of Shema Yisroel: R' Aharon Eckstein (Antwerp).

Aliyos. Kohen: R' Eliezer Dovid HaKohen Glick. Levi: the chassan, the bochur Aharon Yosef HaLevi Berger. Shlishi: the chassan, the bochur Yoel Eckstein – bewarfen. Revi'i: the chassan, the bochur Chaim Hersh Kohn – bewarfen. Chamishi: the chassan, the bochur Dovid Chaim Moskowitz. Shishi: the Rebbe shlit"a.

After his aliyah, the Rebbe called out names in honor of the birth of a daughter for:
R' Yuda Asher Roth.
R' Yitzchak Naftali Knopfler.
R' Moshe Yaakov Aharon Buxbaum.
R' Binyamin Shalom.
R' Yoel Halpert.
R' Mordechai Schwartz.
R' Meir Hersh Zeldan.

Shevi'i: the chassan, the bochur Yoel, son of R' Michel Weiss. Hosafah: the chassan, the bochur Levi Yitzchak Landau. Acharon: the chassan, the bochur Yom Tov Lipa Weinberger. Maftir: HaGaon R' Yosef Leib Kohn shlit"a. Hagbah: R' Ari Roth (Williamsburg). Gelilah: R' Yitzchak Menachem Berger.

Mussaf: HaGaon R' Meir Eliezer Friedman shlit"a; Pesicha for Ane'im Zemiros: Rabbi Eliezer Nisan Friedrich shlit"a. The davening concluded at around 12:20.

Ra'ava D'Ra'avin

The Rebbe shlit"a entered the beis medrash for Mincha and Shalosh Seudos at around 5:00. Mincha: R' Yisroel Spitzer. Hotza'ah and Hachnasah: R' Binyamin Hirsch. Kohen: R' Hirtzka Kohn. Levi: R' Shmuel Berger (Williamsburg). Shlishi: R' Dovid Shlomo Berger. Hagbah: the Rebbe shlit"a. Gelilah: R' Bentzion Zeldan.

The Rebbe honored people with the zemiros at Shalosh Seudos. Odeh: R' Noach Gafen; Shir HaMaalos: R' Moshe Goldstein.

The Rebbe shlit"a said Torah on the verse "And Yaakov went out from Be'er Sheva," and explained that Yaakov Avinu at first held that if one has, chas v'shalom, sunk into the 50 gates of impurity, there is no hope of recovery; it was then revealed to him that no, "Hashem is indeed in this place" — even when one is in the deepest darkness, through the holy Torah one can emerge from there, and one must never lose hope.

Yedid Nefesh: R' Zalman Leib Glick (Williamsburg); Kel Mistatter: R' Yeshaya Sander Glick (Monsey). The Rebbe blessed over the cup and recited Sheva Brachos.

Maariv of Motzei Shabbos: R' Moshe Goldberger. After Havdalah, the congregation went over to wish a gutte voch. The davening concluded at around 7:25.

Immediately after Havdalah, the Rebbe shlit"a comforted the mourner R' Zalman Leib Kapel on the passing of his mother a"h.
In our holy kehilla in Boro Park, the annual dinner "Haben Yakir Li" took place for the benefit of our holy mosdos, with their thousands of children, bli ayin hara, in the halls of Ateres Chaya in the city.
At around 10:55, the nasi of the mosdos, the Satmar Rebbe shlit"a, was received. The honored speaker, HaGaon HaTzaddik R' Avrohom Shmuel Englander shlit"a, dayan of our magnificent beis medrash in Lakewood, concluded his address; also speaking were HaGaon HaTzaddik, the Av Beis Din of Boro Park, shlit"a, and the director of the mosdos, R' Aharon Weltz.

The Rebbe shlit"a then delivered holy words, and after the divrei Torah spoke in praise of the mosdos in Boro Park, and spoke about the expansion of the borders of kedusha, which is growing in quantity and quality, in the talmud torah, Beis Rachel, the kollel, and the entire kehilla. He shared the news of the finalized purchase for the beis medrash, mikvah, heichal haTorah, and a beis horaah on the enormous property on 18th Avenue. He also announced the good news that a third yeshiva ketana will open under the administration of our holy mosdos in Boro Park, which will be based in Lakewood with a dormitory and a full schedule, and will be led by the HaGaon HaTzaddik, dayan of our Lakewood kehilla, shlit"a.
The Rebbe then spoke words of preparation for Yom Tov Chanukah, to prepare for the Yom Tov with warmth by engaging in the holy sefarim, especially by learning the holy sefer Kedushas Levi until Chanukah as preparation for the Yom Tov, and concluded with his holy blessings. The event concluded at around 12:05.

After the dinner, the Rebbe shlit"a went to the Sheva Brachos simcha of the granddaughter of the Munkatch Rebbe shlit"a, the kallah, daughter of his son-in-law HaGaon R' Yosef Horowitz shlit"a, Rosh Kollel Chaim V'Shalom Munkatch, held at the home of the distinguished philanthropist R' Alter Asher Yisroel Frankel, director of Talmud Torah Munkatch. A lengthy conversation took place with stories of tzaddikim; the Rebbe drank l'chaim and shared of his holy blessings, and then went out to a holy dance with the Munkatch Rebbe shlit"a and then with the chassan and the mechutanim.

During the Sheva Brachos, the Rebbe greeted HaGaon HaTzaddik Rabbi Mordechai Gelber shlit"a, Rav of the Munkatch beis medrash in Bnei Brak, who was present for the simcha in the holy court of Munkatch, where he conveyed a warm greeting from our holy kehilla in Bnei Brak, and the Rebbe shared of his holy blessing with him.

At around 12:45, the Rebbe left the Sheva Brachos on his way home to his holy residence in Kiryas Joel.

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