Sunday, Parshas Re'eh — 'B'tzeil HaKodesh' with the Satmar Rebbe shlit"a

The Rebbe davened Shacharis in the Heichal HaMesivta, Kedushas Yoel branch. Before davening, the Rebbe put tefillin on the bar mitzvah bochurim.
The bochur Hillel Rosenberg.
The bochur Yoel son of Avrohom Lebowitz.

After davening, the Rebbe recited the daily Tehillim shiur, on chapter 22, verse 16. Afterwards, a lechayim was held with the bar mitzvah bochurim in his private room.

At around 1:00, the Rebbe set out on the way to Kiryas Barach Moshe in Woodbourne, on the occasion of the chanukas habayis of the newly built wing of the Talmud Torah building.
The Rebbe arrived at around 2:00 and first went up to the home of his son, HaGaon Rabbi Moshe, the Av Beis Din of Sighet shlit"a, rav of the Kiryah, where the members of the Kiryah's administration were also present. A pleasant conversation took place regarding the expansion of the Kiryah's holy borders and the neighboring bungalow colonies. The Rebbe drank lechayim, bestowed his holy blessing, and distributed candy to the grandchildren.

Afterwards, the talmidim of the Talmud Torah of the camp welcomed the Rebbe shlit"a in the streets of the Kiryah, lined up on both sides, with song and music. The Rebbe walked over to the Talmud Torah building. Upon arrival, the Rebbe affixed a mezuzah on the main entrance and honored his son, HaGaon the Av Beis Din of Sighet shlit"a, to affix a mezuzah. He then went inside and looked around the building, and heard a report from the distinguished benefactor, builder and founder of worlds of Torah and tefillah, R' Avrohom Brach.

Afterwards, the Rebbe went up to the hall of the beis medrash, 'Binyan Yehuda,' for a lechayim gathering together with the talmidim of the Talmud Torah. The children sang several songs and rhymes, and HaGaon the Av Beis Din of Sighet shlit"a spoke.
The Rebbe drank lechayim and offered good wishes to HaGaon the Av Beis Din of Sighet shlit"a, to the benefactor R' Avrohom, and to all the children. He delivered words of Torah on a verse about the importance of the learning of Torah by schoolchildren, and concluded with his holy blessing for the distinguished benefactor and for the entire gathering.

At around 2:45, the Rebbe left the Kiryah, and heard a report from R' Avrohom Brach about the expansion of the butcher shop locations of our holy kehilla in the Catskills.

From there the Rebbe went over to a neighboring bungalow colony on a bikur cholim visit to R' Yisroel Yitzchak Bernath, for a speedy recovery. A pleasant conversation took place, and the Rebbe drank lechayim and bestowed his holy blessing.

At around 3:15, the Rebbe arrived at the Mountain Wood colony in South Fallsburg, at the home of R' Mendel Meir, may he be well, Glick, where a siyum on the writing of the letters was taking place. The Rebbe wrote letters into the Sefer Torah. A pleasant conversation took place about various customs at a hachnasas sefer Torah. The Rebbe drank lechayim and offered good wishes to the donor of the Sefer Torah, R' Mendel Meir, and his entire family. Afterwards the Rebbe stood up and danced, as on Simchas Torah, for a while together with the whole family.

From there the Rebbe went over to Machane Beis Rochel. Upon arrival at around 3:45, the Rebbe was greeted by the administration and directors of the camp.
The Rebbe first went to visit the camp's kollel of avreichim, where a reception and lechayim gathering took place. Speaking were Rabbi Eliyahu Shlomo Kahn shlit"a, director of Beis Rochel, Rabbi Meir Yosef Gross shlit"a, spiritual director, and R' Meir Hirsch, member of the camp's administration.
The Rebbe drank lechayim and offered good wishes to the camp's rabbonim and to the entire gathering. He delivered words of Torah on the verse "Look to Avraham your father and to Sarah who bore you," and brought out that here in the camp is the place where they make sure that a son and daughter of Avraham Avinu and Sarah Imeinu will grow up. He also spoke in praise of the camp's administration, which invests so much effort in the students, both materially and spiritually, and concluded with his holy blessing for the entire gathering.
Afterwards, the Rebbe distributed his sefer Chiddushei Torah Maharat Tov to the rabbonim of the kollel.
Afterwards, the Rebbe went over to the Shaarei Shalva building, where all the camp's students had gathered. The Rebbe delivered words of guidance, that one must take care to conduct oneself as a daughter of Sarah Imeinu, both in matters of tznius and in matters between man and his fellow, and that the responsibility is to continue the tradition of the Avos and Imahos. Today's girls are tomorrow's brides and the mothers of the day after tomorrow, for the coming generation. He concluded with his holy blessing.

From there the Rebbe went up to the home of R' Chaim Hersh Oberlander, where all the members of the camp's administration were present. They discussed further plans for expanding the holy borders.
On the way out, the younger children, students of the camp, were waiting and sang a niggun, and the Rebbe distributed candy to the children. At around 5:30, the Rebbe set out on the way home to his holy residence in Kiryas Joel.

In the evening, the Rebbe officiated at kiddushin at the chuppah of the following mechutanim.
R' Shlomo Hersh Feldman - R' Moshe Yechiel Yuda Mendlowitz, at Kinor David hall.
Rabbi Meir Zev Stern shlit"a - R' Yoel Feuerwerker, at Beis Rochel Paradise hall.
R' Zalman Leib Bernath - R' Yoel Weiss, at Ginas Klein hall.

At around 8:15, the Rebbe davened Mincha in his holy residence, in the Ohel Kat.
Afterwards, there were yichidus hours at the Rebbe's room until 1:20 at night.

The Rebbe shlit"a read the tenaim for the following mechutanim.
Rabbi Yoel Meir Friedman shlit"a - Rabbi Hershel Ilowitz shlit"a.
R' Amram Nosson Felberbaum - R' Avrohom Shmuel Farkash.

During the yichidus hours, HaGaon Rabbi Shmuel Binyamin Krausz shlit"a, nasi of Yeshivas Toras Chesed in London, who is staying in Kiryas Joel these days, entered the Rebbe's room. The Rebbe inquired after his well-being and warmly bestowed his holy blessing.

Also entering were students of the Lakewood bein hazmanim yeshiva, who are staying in Kiryas Joel during these bein hazmanim days. The Rebbe spoke about the topic of "kivsa zekuka lah," which the bochurim are currently learning, and gave a gift of his sefer Lev Aharon on Chanukah to the rosh chaburah, HaGaon R' Elazar Friedman shlit"a, and the bochurim went over to receive the holy blessing.

The Rebbe davened Maariv at around 12:45, and afterwards continued receiving the public.

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