Shabbos Kodesh, Parshas Terumah – Shabbos Shekalim – Rosh Chodesh Adar, 'B'tzeil HaKodesh' with the Satmar Rebbe shlit"a

Before candle-lighting time, the Rebbe put the shtreimel on the chasanim.
- The chasan Yoshe, son of Yitzchak Friedman.
- The chasan Yechiel Shlomo, son of Yitzchak Eisik Friedman.

On Friday night at around 6:15, the Rebbe entered the beis medrash wrapped in his tallis and approached the amud for Mincha. Kabbalas Shabbos: HaRav R' Zalman Leib Berach Chaim Filaff shlit"a. They finished at around 7:55. An appeal was made on behalf of our holy mosdos in Manchester. The congregation then went over to wish a good Shabbos, and the Rebbe went into his private room.

At around 8:40, the Rebbe entered the holy table in the Heichal HaShulchanos together with the talmidim of the mesivta, and began, as is his holy custom, with Shalom Aleichem, with feeling and sweetness.
Eshes Chayil: the Rebbe's grandson, the young man Yissachar Ber T"B, son of the Rebbe's brother, HaGaon Rabbi, rav of the beis medrash Beirach Moshe shlit"a. Hagbahas HaKos: R' Dovid Shimon Frumowitz (of Williamsburg).

The Rebbe shlit"a honored people with the zemiros. Kol Mekadesh: HaGaon R' Chaim Yosef Wertzberger shlit"a, av beis din of Hunyad. Menucha V'Simcha: HaGaon R' Berish Rosenberg shlit"a (of Williamsburg).

The Rebbe shlit"a said Torah on the Tanna D'vei Eliyahu, "At the time that Israel said 'We will do and we will hear,' Hakadosh Baruch Hu immediately said, 'Let them take for Me a terumah,'" and explained it in the manner of a derush within the sugya of "there is no reward for a mitzvah in this world."

Kah Echsof: R' Leibel Tauber (Manchester). Birkas Hamazon: the Rebbe's brother, HaGaon Rabbi, rav of the beis medrash Beirach Moshe shlit"a.

Stories and accounts: this week the Rebbe shlit"a related about the holy Rabbi Baruchl of Gorlitz zy"a, whose yahrzeit fell on Shabbos Rosh Chodesh Adar.

Kah Ribon Olam: R' Ari Rota (Manchester).
For Or Panecha, in honor of Shabbos Shekalim, the Rebbe honored his grandson Rabbi Yoel Teitelbaum shlit"a, son of the Av Beis Din of Sighet shlit"a, and it was sung with great inspiration.
The new chasanim went over to take fruit. Az B'Yom HaShevi'i: Rabbi Hershel Ashkenazi shlit"a, chasan of the Spinka Beis Yitzchak Rebbe shlit"a. They finished at around 11:50.

And on the holy Shabbos day

On Shabbos morning the Rebbe entered the beis medrash at around 9:25. Berachos and Pesukei D'Zimra: HaGaon R' Yoel Gutman shlit"a, moreh tzedek. The Rebbe approached the amud for Shacharis, Yotzer, and Hallel; Mechalkel Chaim and Mimkomcha were sung as is the custom.

Hotzaah and Hachnasah (taking out and returning the Torah): R' Elisha Horowitz, R' Avrohom Zimmerman and R' Eliezer Weiss.
The verses of Shema Yisroel: from Shabbos Kodesh, R' Shmuel HaKohen Friedman.

Aliyos.
- Kohen: the chasan Yoshe, son of Yitzchak Friedman – Bavorfen (the aufruf).
- Levi: the chasan Shmuel Meir, son of Hersh Yosef Lowy – Bavorfen.
- Shlishi: the chasan Yisroel Chaim, son of Rabbi Avrohom Simcha Gottlieb shlit"a – Bavorfen.
- Revi'i: the chasan Chaim Shmuel Binyomin, son of Moshe Hersh Sofer – Bavorfen.
- Chamishi: the chasan Asher Lemel, son of Yaakov Chaim Landau – Bavorfen.
- Shishi: R' Avrohom Wieder.
- Shevi'i: the chasan Eli, son of Asher Zelig Yonason Bleich – Bavorfen.
- Hosafos: the chasan Lipa, son of Aharon Yitzchak Dovid Landau.
- The chasan Aharon, son of Rabbi Zalman Leib Filaff shlit"a.
- HaGaon R' Yechezkel Shraga Lax shlit"a, moreh tzedek – the Rebbe gave the name at the Torah on the occasion of the birth of his daughter, mazel tov.
- R' Moshe Goldberger.
- Hagbah: R' Bentzion Yoshe Kraus.
- Gelilah: R' Moshe Hersh Sofer.

- Acharon – the Rosh Chodesh reading: the chasan Yechiel Shlomo, son of Yitzchak Eisik Friedman – Bavorfen.
- Hagbah: R' Mordechai Schwartz (Boro Park).
- Gelilah: R' Yaakov Chaim Landau.

- Maftir – the reading of Parshas Shekalim: the Rebbe was called up himself. The Rebbe said the Leshem Yichud and read the portion with great inspiration.
- Hagbah: R' Yeshaya Mordechai Bleich.
- Gelilah: R' Wolf Schwartz.

After his aliyah, the Rebbe gave names at the Torah on the occasion of the birth of a daughter to:
- R' Chanania Sofer.
- R' Moshe Yuda Eckstein, son-in-law of R' Moshe Yuda (brother-in-law to be clarified: "ברש"מ").
- R' Meir Moshe Spitzer.
- R' Avrohom Chaim Heilbrun.
- R' Yaakov Yechezkel Frankel.
- R' Mordechai Pekete.

For the Haftorah, the Rebbe said the haftorah of Shabbos Shekalim and the first verse of the haftorah of Shabbos Rosh Chodesh.

The Rebbe approached the amud for Mussaf in honor of Shabbos Shekalim and Shabbos Rosh Chodesh, and the piyutim were sung as is the custom. Opening of Ane'im Zemiros: R' Meir Dovid Masri. They finished at around 1:20.

Reva D'Ra'avin

For Mincha and Seudah Shlishis, the Rebbe entered the beis medrash at around 6:20.
- Mincha: R' Mendel Mittelman (of Williamsburg).
- Hotzaah and Hachnasah: R' Chaim Pekete (of Williamsburg).
- Kohen: R' Avrohom Simcha HaKohen Friedman.
- Levi: R' Chaim HaLevi Heller (of Williamsburg).
- Shlishi: R' Mordechai Landau.
- Hagbah: the Rebbe shlit"a.
- Gelilah: R' Dovid Shimon Frumowitz.

At Seudah Shlishis 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 "Let them take for Me a terumah," and explained that through the mitzvah of tzedakah, the windows of heaven are opened, and one merits to hear the voice of Hashem and the revelation of the Divine countenance from Heaven, and all good blessings are bestowed.

Yedid Nefesh: R' Shalom Yitzchak Jacobowitz (of Williamsburg). Kel Mistater: HaGaon R' Ezra Moshe Chaira shlit"a, moreh tzedek in our Williamsburg kehilla. Shoshanas Yaakov: R' Nachman Dov Heller (of Williamsburg). The Rebbe blessed over the cup and recited the Sheva Brachos.

Maariv for Motzei Shabbos: R' Baruch Mordechai Markowitz. After Havdalah the congregation went over to wish a good week. They finished at around 8:40.

At around 10:30 the Rebbe went over to the new location of the 'Ezer' Health Center in the business center. The Rebbe entered the 'Ezer Pharmacy' and looked around the entire store, then went up to the health center and through all the departments, and heard a report from R' Yoel Mittelman, director, and R' Gedalya Segedin.
Afterward a lechayim gathering took place, and a nice conversation developed about the many activities for the benefit of the residents of the city and about future plans. The Rebbe drank lechayim and offered blessings to R' Yoel and to the entire administration.

From there the Rebbe went over to affix a mezuzah in the new Heritage Silver store in the 'Icon' business center. The Rebbe affixed a mezuzah and looked around the store, drank lechayim, a nice conversation developed, and the Rebbe warmly blessed the owner R' Avrohom Yoshe Glantz, R' Wolf Mendlowitz, and all the employees. They finished at around 11:20.

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