Leil Vav of Chanukah, 'B'tzeil HaKodesh' with the Satmar Rebbe shlit"a

The Rebbe davened Maariv at around 6:00 in his holy home. Before Maariv, the bochur Moshe Yosef son of Yaakov Farkash lit the menorah.

At around 9:10 the Rebbe shlit"a entered the Beis Medrash HaGadol for the lighting of the Chanukah candles before a large crowd, in royal splendor. The Rebbe poured in the oil and recited the brachos of the lighting.
Afterward the Rebbe recited the zemiros and they sang niggunim of awakening, and the band sang the piyutim as is customary.

Then the Rebbe shlit"a delivered divrei Torah, a discourse with pilpul, on the sugya in Maseches Shabbos of "kavsah zekuk lah," and then continued in the way of aggadah, that the Chanukah candles bring abundant parnassah, and concluded with many blessings.

After the discourse they continued to sing niggunim. The Rebbe drank a lechayim and bestowed his holy blessings. It ended at around 10:30.

Tuesday, Parshas Vayigash, 6th day of Chanukah - 1st day of Rosh Chodesh Teves

The Rebbe davened Shacharis in Heichal HaMesivta, Eitz Chaim branch - shiur 3. Before davening, the Rebbe put tefillin on the bar mitzvah bochurim:
- the son of Rabbi Yechiel Michel Berkowitz shlit"a, son of the HaGaon, the Av Beis Din, shlit"a.
- the bochur Moshe Hersh Klein.
- the bochur Yoel son of R' Aharon Weinberger.

The Rebbe proceeded to Hallel, and during the Torah reading the hagbah was performed.
After davening, a lechayim was held with the bar mitzvah bochurim in the hall of the beis medrash.

In the afternoon at around 5:20 the Rebbe davened Mincha in his holy home.

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