Shabbos Kodesh, Parshas Ki Savo — 'B'tzeil HaKodesh' with the Satmar Rebbe shlit"a

Before candle-lighting time, the Rebbe put on the shtreimel for the chasanim:
The chasan Yitzchak Tuvia, the bochur, son of Yoel Wolf Schwartz.
The chasan Avrohom Yosef, the bochur, son of Meir Berger.

On Friday night at around 7:25, the Rebbe entered the beis medrash wrapped in his tallis and approached the amud for Mincha. Kabbalas Shabbos: R' Moshe Siman. The davening concluded at around 9:00; the congregation went over to wish a gut Shabbos, and the Rebbe went into his private room.

At around 9:30, the Rebbe entered the holy tish in the Heichal HaShulchanos together with the talmidim of the mesivta, and began, in his usual way, Shalom Aleichem with feeling and sweetness.
Eishes Chayil: the Rebbe's grandson, the bochur Yissachar Ber Tov, son of the Rebbe's son-in-law HaGaon HaTzaddik, the Rav of the beis medrash Berach Moshe shlit"a. Raising of the cup: R' Yitzchak HaKohen Friedman.

The Rebbe shlit"a honored people with the zemiros. Kol Mekadesh: R' Yisroel HaKohen Landau (of Williamsburg). Menucha V'Simcha: HaGaon R' Avrohom Wolf Friedman shlit"a.

The Rebbe shlit"a said Torah on the verse "And now behold, I have brought the first of the fruit of the ground," and explained, in the manner of a derush, the sugya of the mitzvos not being given for personal benefit.

Kah Echsof: HaGaon R' Shlomo Hersh, son of HaGaon R' Avrohom Eckstein shlit"a, a moreh tzedek. Birchas Hamazon: HaTzaddik R' Berel Glanz shlit"a of Bardiov, Kiryas Joel.

Stories and accounts: this week the Rebbe shlit"a told over about the holy Rebbe R' Matele Horenstipler zy"a, whose yahrzeit falls on Wednesday, 22 Elul.

Kah Ribon Olam: R' Yuda Engel (Boro Park). Az B'Yom HaShevi'i: R' Yudel Katz. The tish concluded at around 12:00.

And on the holy day of Shabbos

On Shabbos morning the Rebbe entered the beis medrash at around 9:40. Birchos and Pesukei D'Zimra: HaGaon R' Chaim Leib Silberstein shlit"a; the Rebbe approached the amud for Shacharis.

Hotzaah and Hachnasah: R' Ezra Bennett (Boro Park). The verses of Shema Yisroel: the bochur, R' Yehoshua Mendlowitz.

Due to the many simchas, may they increase, and because of Parshas HaTochacha, when it is difficult to add additional aliyos, the Rebbe did not receive an aliyah at Shacharis and instructed that his aliyah be given away; only the chasanim were called up. The Rebbe received an aliyah at Mincha.

Aliyos. Kohen: R' Naftali Hirtzka Kohn. Levi: the chasan Moshe Eliezer, son of Hersh Elimelech Rubinfeld. Shlishi: the chasan Avrohom Yosef, son of Meir Berger — bombarded with candy. Revi'i: the chasan Yitzchak Tuvia, son of Yoel Wolf Schwartz — bombarded with candy. Chamishi: the chasan Hershel, son of R' Chaim Leib Silberstein shlit"a — bombarded with candy. Shishi: the chasan Levi Yitzchak, son of Mordechai Elazar Breuer. Shevi'i: the chasan Asher Lemel, son of Wolf Landau. Hosafos: the chasan Naftali Hirtzka, son of Chaim Yechezkel Shraga Steinmetz. The chasan Asher Yonah, son of Benzion Lichtenstein. The chasan Chaim Mordechai, son of Lipa Steinberg. Parshas HaTochacha: R' Yitzchak Ehrenfeld. The chasan Yisroel Zev, son of Yoel Zevel. Acharon: the chasan Shimon Yisroel, son of HaGaon R' Yoel Yitzchak Stern shlit"a. Maftir: the chasan Avrohom Yehoshua, son of Yitzchak Isaac Schwartz.

After the Torah reading, the Rebbe announced names in honor of the birth of a daughter to:
R' Shmuel Zanvil Kraus.
R' Yoel Baruch Stern.
R' Aviezer Mordechai Gestetner.
R' Yoel Oppenheim.
R' Aryeh Herskowitz.
R' Mordechai Acker.

Hagbah: the Rebbe shlit"a. Gelilah: R' Efraim Stern (of Williamsburg).

Musaf: HaGaon R' Mordechai Mendel Schwartz shlit"a, Rosh Kollel Brod, Williamsburg. Opening of Anim Zemiros: R' Sundel Drommer. The davening concluded at around 12:40.

Ra'avah D'Ra'avin

For Mincha and Shalosh Seudos, the Rebbe entered the beis medrash at around 7:25. Mincha: R' Yaakov Yosef Pilaf. Hotzaah and Hachnasah: R' Mechel Greenfeld (of Williamsburg). Kohen: R' Aharon Shmuel Glanz. Levi: R' Mechel Friedman (Manchester). Shlishi: the Rebbe shlit"a. Hagbah: HaGaon R' Shlomo Zevel shlit"a, moreh tzedek of the Beis Dov beis medrash. Gelilah: R' Ozer Friedman (Antwerp).

At Shalosh Seudos, the Rebbe honored people with the zemiros. Odeh: R' Noach Gefen. Shir HaMaalos: R' Moshe Goldstein.

The Rebbe shlit"a said Torah on the verse "And now behold, I have brought the first of the fruit of the ground," and explained that Hashem forgives and pardons through teshuva and good deeds, by overlooking [sins] one by one and nullifying the few aveiros within the abundance of mitzvos. But if, chas v'shalom, there are no mitzvos, because the external forces have taken them away, the counsel is through accepting the yoke of Heaven, by reciting Krias Shema morning and evening properly, which brings back all the mitzvos and good deeds, and thus teshuva works.
Yedid Nefesh: R' Efraim Stern. Kel Mistater: R' Sundel Drommer. The Rebbe made the blessing over the cup and recited Sheva Brachos.

Maariv of Motzei Shabbos: R' Naftali Hirtzka Kohn. After Havdalah, the congregation went over to wish a gutte voch. The davening concluded at around 9:50.

At around 12:15, HaGaon Rabbi Moshe Trachtman shlit"a, chairman of Maaseh Choshev of Eretz Yisroel, came to visit the Rebbe in his home. A learned conversation ensued on various sugyos of the Shas, and the Rebbe bestowed his holy blessing upon him and invited him to come and take part in the siyum on Maseches Kiddushin by the ninth-grade "Machina L'Yeshiva" class.

After the visit, the Rebbe went over to the halls of Beis Rochel Paradise for the siyum on Maseches Kiddushin by over 450 talmidim of the ninth-grade "Machina L'Yeshiva" class, may they increase, from both branches of the mosdos of Kiryas Joel, with the participation of the parents and grandfathers of the bochurim.
HaGaon R' Wolf Aharon Teller shlit"a continued with his address, and rhymes were sung. The Rebbe drank a lechayim and wished the entire gathering well, and delivered words of holy inspiration, emotionally emphasizing the greatness of so many hundreds of bochurim completing Maseches Kiddushin, which is a great source of nachas for the holy Rebbe zy"a, founder of the city, in the World Above. He concluded with many blessings to the parents, grandfathers and all the bochurim.
Afterwards the Rebbe distributed a Zemiros Berach Moshe to all the bochurim. The event concluded at around 1:10.

Afterwards the Rebbe went over to the Dinov beis medrash in Kiryas Joel for the Sheva Brachos simcha arranged by the beis medrash in his honor, by the dayan of the beis medrash, HaGaon R' Yoel Yitzchak Stern shlit"a. The Dinov Rebbe shlit"a also participated. A pleasant conversation ensued, and the Rebbe related holy stories about the connection between the holy Kedushas Yom Tov zy"a and the holy Darchei Teshuva of Munkatch zy"a. The Rebbe drank a lechayim and wished the Dinov Rebbe shlit"a an extra mazel tov on the simcha of the marriage of his granddaughter, and then wished the chasan, the mechutanim and the entire gathering well.

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