Thursday, Parshas Pekudei — 'B'tzeil HaKodesh' with the Satmar Rebbe shlit"a

This morning before Shacharis, the following brissim took place:
- The son born to R' Avrohom Yehoshua Heshel Friedman, where the Rebbe served as sandek and mohel.
- The son born to HaRav R' Yechezkel Shraga Bri"a Stein shlit"a, where the Rebbe served as sandek.
- The son born to R' Aharon Mann, where the Rebbe served as sandek.

The Rebbe davened Shacharis in the Heichal HaMesivta, Branch Beirach Moshe. Before davening, the Rebbe put tefillin on the bar mitzvah bochurim:
- The bochur Boruch Simon.
- The bochur Daniel Masri.
During the Torah reading, the Rebbe went up for Hagbah.

After davening, the Rebbe delivered the eighth sugya shiur in the sugya of "Mitoch," along with preparation for the Shabbos HaGadol drasha. At the end, the Rebbe continued with words of preparation for Yom Tov Pesach, IY"H, and encouraged all the bochurim to prepare for Yom Tov Pesach by learning chassidic sefarim. He told all the yeshiva students that a seder has been set up to learn the holy sefer Derech Pikudecha by the Bnei Yissaschar zy"a, which lays out the mitzvos of the Yom Tov very beautifully, and that it is worthwhile to learn it through. He concluded with his holy blessing.

Afterward, a lechayim gathering took place in honor of the end of the zman. Several songs were sung, and the Rebbe drank lechayim and wished all the yeshiva students well.

At about 6:30, the Rebbe davened Mincha in his holy home.

Entry times at the Rebbe's home on Ohel Court were from 8:30 until 12:30 at night.

The Rebbe shlit"a read the tenaim of the mechutanim, HaRav R' Yitzchak Elyakim Schwartz and HaRav R' Eliezer Dovid Glick.

At about 11:00, a select group of rabbanim and lomdim of our kollelim in Eretz Yisroel, Kollel Eitz Chaim in Bnei Brak and Kollel Vayoel Moshe in the holy city of Yerushalayim, headed by the roshei hakollelim, entered for a private audience. Among them were HaGaon Rabbi, the Av Beis Din of Rizhin, and HaGaon Rabbi, a dayan and rosh av beis din of our holy kehilla in Bnei Brak, along with other distinguished rabbonim of our holy kehilla in Bnei Brak and Yerushalayim. They traveled to spend Shabbos Kodesh "Shabbos HaChodesh" in the shadow of the Rebbe shlit"a, in anticipation of the Kavod HaTorah event and distribution of portions this Sunday, Parshas Vayikra, under the leadership of the Rebbe shlit"a, sponsored by the distinguished philanthropist R' Yosef Brach.
The distinguished guests came over to greet the Rebbe, and the Rebbe honored the roshei hakollelim shlit"a to be seated. A longer conversation in halacha developed on various areas of Torah learned in the kollelim, especially regarding various questions that arise on Yom Tov Pesach, particularly this year, when Shabbos falls on Erev Pesach. The Rebbe gave his holy blessing, and it concluded at about 11:30.

Also entering for a private audience was HaRav R' Boruch Pinchas Schick shlit"a, son of the Ostrov Rebbe shlit"a of Monsey. A pleasant conversation ensued, and he presented the Rebbe shlit"a with the new Blazov Haggadah that he recently published with the Torah teachings of his ancestors, the Rebbes of Blazov zt"l. The Rebbe looked through it, spoke about the holy Baal Tzvi LaTzaddik of Blazov zt"l, and bestowed his holy blessing.

The Rebbe davened Maariv at about 12:30.

In the late night hours in his holy home on Zanz Court, the Rebbe arranged the first part of the lists for the Chalukas Kemach D'Pischa, which is sent to the poor of Eretz Yisroel, members of our holy kehillos throughout Eretz Yisroel, in anticipation of Yom Tov Pesach, IY"H.

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