The Night of the Seventh of Chanukah — 'B'tzeil HaKodesh' with the Satmar Rebbe shlit"a

At around 6:00 the Rebbe davened Maariv in his holy home. Before Maariv, the bochur Mendel Frenkel lit the menorah.

In the evening, the annual Chanukah seudah for the orphans of our holy kehilla took place in the Rebbe's holy home, at the Uhel Katan, at the personal invitation of the faithful father and shepherd, the Satmar Rebbe shlit"a.
A very lavish seudah was set up, with a special one for the orphan boys headed by the Rebbe shlit"a, and a special one for the orphan girls hosted by the Rebbetzin tlit"a.

These Lights Are Holy

At around 9:20 the Rebbe shlit"a entered the hall of his holy home for the private lighting of the Chanukah lights with the orphans. The Rebbe shlit"a poured in the oil and recited the brachos with holy fire.
Afterwards the Rebbe recited the zemiros, and together they sang the nigunim, melodies of inspiration, praise and thanksgiving.
After the lighting, the gathering took place with a very rich program for all the participants, with the participation of the Rebbe shlit"a. R' Yonason Schwartz performed and delighted with chazzanus selections, and gladdened the children with interesting tricks in honor of the day. The Rebbe personally spent a longer time with the children, and it was an opportunity for everyone to ask the Rebbe shlit"a questions, to which the Rebbe responded with a cheerful countenance and spoke with good taste and wisdom. Afterwards the Rebbe shlit"a delivered moving words of divrei kodesh for an extended time, full of chizuk and feeling, and along with this gave his holy brachos.

Afterwards the Rebbe personally distributed gifts and Chanukah gelt to each one according to age.
The Rebbe shlit"a warmly thanked the esteemed askanim who arrange and bring about this lavish evening year after year, among the other esteemed askanim R' Aryeh Herskovitz, R' Eliezer Roth, and R' Mordechai Scher. It concluded at around 12:00.

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