Night of the Last Day of Pesach, 'B'tzeil HaKodesh' with the Satmar Rebbe shlit"a

At around 8:40 the Rebbe entered for Mincha. The baal tefillah was R' Elisha Horowitz, and for Maariv: R' Chaim Shlomo Kraus. After Maariv the Rebbe counted Sefirah before the amud.

The davening concluded at around 9:35. The congregation came over to wish a good Yom Tov, and the Rebbe went home to his holy residence.

At around 12:15 the Rebbe entered the holy table in the main beis medrash, on the north side. Lifting the cup: HaGaon Rabbi Dovid Yitzchak Wertzberger shlit"a, Dayan of Beis Medrash Divrei Yoel. The Rebbe uncovered the matzah and also dipped the matzah in the gravy after the fish. In the soup there were knaidlach as is customary, and matzah farfel and matzah kugel were brought in, made in the homes of prominent members of the kehilla.

For the zemiros the Rebbe honored HaGaon Rabbi Yitzchak Eizik Fuchs shlit"a, a moreh tzedek.

The Rebbe shlit"a said a Torah thought on the Midrash "The sea saw and fled; what did it see? The Baraisa of R' Yishmael: it saw," and explained it in the manner of derush in the sugya of safek d'oraisa.

Matzah crumbs were brought in and the entire congregation came over to take shirayim for an extended time.

Birkas Hamazon: HaGaon Rabbi Dovid Yitzchak Wertzberger shlit"a. It concluded at around 2:00.

The Last Day of Pesach

The Rebbe shlit"a entered for Shacharis at around 10:50. Pesukei Dezimra: R' Avrohom Meir Markowitz shlit"a. The Rebbe approached the amud for Shacharis, Yotzer and Hallel.
Taking out and returning the Torah: HaGaon Rabbi Ezra Moshe Caira shlit"a, moreh tzedek in our holy kehilla of Williamsburg, and HaGaon Rabbi Yosef Shmuel Berkowitz shlit"a, moreh tzedek. The verses of Shema Yisroel: HaGaon Rabbi Moshe Teitelbaum shlit"a, Dayan of Beis Medrash Beis Shmuel Binyamin.

Aliyos. Kohen: R' Chaim Binyamin Kahana shlit"a of Spinka, Kiryas Joel. Levi: R' Moshe Ber Landau. Shlishi: R' Itamar Meisels shlit"a. Revii: the Rebbe's grandson Rabbi Menachem Shlomo Ashkenazi shlit"a, son of the Rebbe's son-in-law, HaGaon HaTzaddik, Rav of Beis Medrash Avnei Tzedek shlit"a. The Rebbe called the name in honor of the birth of his daughter, mazel tov, and she will be named in Yisroel "Miril" after the Rebbetzin of Zalisha a"h.

Chamishi: the Rebbe shlit"a. Hagbah: the Rebbe's grandson Rabbi Lipa Teitelbaum shlit"a, son of the Rebbe's son-in-law, HaGaon HaTzaddik, Rav of Beis Medrash Berach Moshe shlit"a. Gelilah: the Rebbe's grandson Rabbi Lipa Ashkenazi shlit"a, son of the Rebbe's son-in-law, HaGaon HaTzaddik, Rav of Beis Medrash Avnei Tzedek shlit"a.
Maftir: R' Dovid Eckstein. Hagbah: the Rebbe's grandson Rabbi Moshe Meisels shlit"a, son-in-law of the Rebbe's son-in-law, HaGaon HaTzaddik, Rav of Beis Medrash Avnei Tzedek shlit"a. Gelilah: the Rebbe's grandson Rabbi Anshil Ashkenazi shlit"a (of Manchester), son of the Rebbe's son-in-law, HaGaon HaTzaddik, Rav of Beis Medrash Avnei Tzedek shlit"a.
After the Torah reading, Yizkor was recited.

Mussaf: the Rebbe's grandson HaGaon Rabbi Chaim Hersh Ashkenazi shlit"a, Rav of Beis Medrash Rav Tuv. The opening for Ane'im Zemiros: R' Moshe Schwartz (Williamsburg). It concluded at around 2:30.

At the afternoon tish the Rebbe honored his grandson, the baal simcha, Rabbi Menachem Shlomo Ashkenazi shlit"a, with the piyut.
The Rebbe said a Torah thought on the Midrash "The sea saw and fled; what did it see? The Baraisa of R' Yishmael: it saw," and explained it in the manner of derush in the sugya of kinyan peiros.
The Rebbe made the blessing over the cup.

In the afternoon at around 8:00 the Rebbe shlit"a entered the main beis medrash for Mincha and Neilas HaChag. Mincha: R' Yaakov Yosef Pilaf.

After Mincha the Rebbe shlit"a sat down at the tish and several Yom Tov niggunim were sung. The shamash, R' Yoel Kaufman, poured lechayim, and the Rebbe, as is customary, blessed the Chevra Kadisha and the entire congregation.

Fruit was distributed, and Ani Maamin and niggunim of Geulah were sung.

After nightfall the Rebbe shlit"a recited Baruch HaMavdil and had the Divrei Kodesh broadcast over a microphone. The Rebbe stood up at the piyut "Chasal Seder Pesach K'hilchaso" and explained that by conducting oneself with humility, a "kol" is decreed in Heaven, and a "kol" ("a little") is not sent from Heaven, not even a bit of troubles. Regarding matzah, the Chasam Sofer says it is an acronym: "mikol tzarah Hashem tzileinu" (may Hashem save us from every trouble). The verse "and Hashem will bless you in all that you do" means that even with only a minimal effort, an abundance of livelihood will come, and "all the sickness that I placed upon Egypt I will not place upon you" means that not even a bit of illness should come. A healthy summer will come with great abundance. He concluded with many blessings.

The Rebbe shlit"a stood up and danced "Chasal Seder Pesach" for an extended time, and at the conclusion the Rebbe declared three times "Next year in Yerushalayim," as is customary.

Maariv for Motzei Yom Tov: the Rebbe's son-in-law, HaGaon HaTzaddik, Rav of Beis Medrash Yismach Moshe shlit"a. After Maariv the Rebbe counted Sefirah before the amud. After Havdalah the Rebbe wished the entire congregation a good week and a healthy summer, and the Rebbe shlit"a was accompanied out with song and music. It concluded at around 10:15.

Immediately upon arriving home at his holy residence, the Rebbe shlit"a bought back the chametz from the non-Jew.

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