Shabbos Kodesh, Parshas Shelach, Mevarchim Chodesh Tammuz — 'B'tzeil HaKodesh' with the Satmar Rebbe shlit"a

On Friday night at around 9:10 the Rebbe entered the beis medrash wrapped in his tallis and approached the amud for Mincha, Kabbalas Shabbos: R' Asher Zelig Bleich.
The davening concluded at around 10:35. The tzibbur went over to wish a gut Shabbos, and the Rebbe went into his private room.

At around 11:00 the Rebbe entered the holy table in the Heichal HaShulchanos together with the talmidei hamesivta, and began, as is his custom, with Shalom Aleichem, with feeling and with a sweet melody.
Eshes Chayil: the grandson of the Rebbe, the bochur Yissachar Ber Teitelbaum, son of the Rebbe's son, HaGaon Rabbi Av Beis Din of Beis Medrash Beirach Moshe shlit"a. Lifting the cup: R' Yosef Leib Yakobovits (Yerushalayim).

The Rebbe shlit"a honored people with the zemiros. Kol Mekadesh: R' Yosef Leib Yakobovits; Menucha V'Simcha: R' Yoel Yisroel Wagschal (Monsey).

The Rebbe shlit"a said Torah on the verse "Send for yourself men," and explained in the manner of derush the sugya of "a positive commandment overrides a negative commandment" (aseh docheh lo saaseh).

Kah Echsof: R' Yirmiyah Dushinsky (Yerushalayim). Birkas Hamazon: the Rebbe's grandson, the chassan Rabbi Dovid Dov Meisels shlit"a, son of the Rebbe's son, HaGaon Rabbi Av Beis Din of Beis Medrash Yismach Moshe shlit"a.

Stories and accounts: This week the Rebbe shlit"a related stories about the holy Rabbi Michel of Kerem zt"l, whose yahrzeit falls on Wednesday, 27 Sivan.

Kah Ribon Olam: R' Mordechai Mittelman (Williamsburg). The new chassanim went over to take fruit. Ki Yom HaShevii: Rabbi Meir Simon shlit"a. The seudah concluded at around 1:35.

On Shabbos Kodesh Day

On Shabbos Kodesh morning the Rebbe entered the beis medrash at around 9:40. Berachos and Pesukei D'Zimra: R' Yoel Meir Friedman. The Rebbe recited Vechoros verse by verse and then approached the amud for Shacharis.

Hotzaah and Hachnasah: R' Yehoshua Aryeh Grunwald; verses of Shema Yisroel: R' Tuvia Schreiber.

Aliyos. Kohen: R' Yoel Berish Kahn. Levi: R' Meshulam Yissachar Lowy. Shlishi: the chassan Elazar, son of Lipa Spielman. Revii: the chassan Lipa, son of Yoel Meir Friedman. Chamishi: the chassan Shmuel Meir, son of Yechezkel Meshulam Glauber. Shishi: the Rebbe shlit"a.

After his aliyah the Rebbe recited a name for the birth of a daughter to:
R' Asher Zelig Bleich.
R' Yoel Acker.
R' Aharon Silberstein.

Shevii: R' Yoel Landau — the Rebbe recited a name for his newborn daughter, l'mazel tov. Acharon: R' Yoel Ezra Lowy. Maftir: R' Chaim Kornbluh. Hagbah: R' Aharon Shmuel Schreiber. Gelilah: R' Eliyahu Mordechai Brach.
After the Torah reading the Rebbe shlit"a blessed the new month with great arousal.

Musaf: R' Shalom Yitzchak Shaer. Introduction to Anim Zemiros: R' Yaakov Yitzchak Winkler (Williamsburg).

After davening the brisos took place:
For the newborn son of R' Meshulam Yissachar Lowy, where the Rebbe was sandek and mohel.
For the newborn son of R' Baruch Samet, where the Rebbe was sandek and mohel.
The seudah concluded at around 12:45.

Raava D'Raavin

For Mincha and Shalosh Seudos the Rebbe entered the beis medrash at around 9:00. Mincha: R' Yosef Moshe Glantz. Hotzaah and Hachnasah: R' Betzalel Moshe Goldberger. Kohen: R' Yosef Leib Sander (Williamsburg). Levi: R' Yisroel Simcha Landau. Shlishi: R' Moshe Dovid Gutman (Williamsburg). Hagbah: the Rebbe shlit"a. Gelilah: R' Avrohom Shmuel Weinberger.

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

The Rebbe shlit"a said Torah on the verse "And you shall strengthen yourselves and take of the fruit of the land," and explained that one must take to heart that the days of teshuva are already approaching, and that teshuva draws its power from the complete faith in the coming of Moshiach year after year. One must strengthen oneself not to fall asleep, and whoever is sleeping should have a friend wake him; a Day of Judgment is coming, when every deed and thought is judged, and especially now in the summer days, that we should not be drawn after the vanities of this world.

Yedid Nefesh: R' Yaakov Yehoshua Friedman (Williamsburg). Kel Mistatter: R' Shmuel Leib Brach (Williamsburg). The Rebbe recited the blessing over the cup and said Sheva Brachos.

Maariv of Motzei Shabbos: HaGaon Rabbi Yitzchak Shalom Friedman shlit"a, moreh tzedek. After Havdalah the tzibbur went over to wish a gutte voch. The davening concluded at around 11:20.

At around 12:30 a siyum on the writing of the letters took place at the Rebbe's holy home, for the Sefer Torah being written by R' Chaim Avrohom Weiss, which will be brought into Beis Medrash Beis Baruch on Thursday. The Rebbe wrote in several letters, drank lechayim, and bestowed of his holy blessings.

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