Tuesday, Parshas Tzav — 'B'tzeil HaKodesh' with the Satmar Rebbe shlit"a

The Rebbe davened Shacharis in the Beis Medrash HaGadol. Before davening, the Rebbe put tefillin on the bar mitzvah bochurim.
- The bochur Avrohom Hecht.
- The bochur Shlomo Itzkowitz.
- The bochur Chaim Yekusiel Halpert.
- The bochur Naftali Yosef Mendlowitz.
- The bochur Yoel Shalomon.
After davening, a lechayim was held with the bar mitzvah bochurim in the Rebbe's private room.

At around 6:15 the Rebbe davened Mincha in his holy home.

After Mincha, the leaders of our Kiryas Joel kehilla, together with the askanim of the committee for expanding the city's borders and the administration of our kehilla's new beis medrash in the Brigadoon neighborhood of expanded Kiryas Joel, entered for a private audience to receive a blessing on the occasion of the opening of the beis medrash on Yom Tov Pesach. The Rebbe inquired about all the details and about the full activities of the committee for expanding the borders, and bestowed of his holy blessing.

In the evening the Rebbe traveled into Williamsburg for the weekly reception hours.

Upon arriving in Williamsburg, the Rebbe went to affix a mezuzah in the new, magnificent Beis Medrash Ohr HaChaim Ribnitz, built by the esteemed philanthropist R' Yoel Landau. The Rebbe affixed a mezuzah, then entered the magnificent building and looked around the entire beis medrash.
Afterward, a lechayim gathering took place in one of the davening rooms of the beis medrash. A pleasant conversation ensued, discussing the many acts of tzedakah and chesed of the philanthropist R' Yoel, especially the large distributions in Williamsburg for Yom Tov Pesach, as well as the large donation for the construction of the guest house 'Landau Building' in the city of the Avos, Sighet, may it be rebuilt. The Rebbe drank lechayim and warmly bestowed of his holy blessing.
Afterward, a conversation took place in a private setting, during which the philanthropist R' Yoel undertook to donate the huge sum of five million dollars to purchase the merit of the new wedding hall being built in the 'Klein Building' of the Kiryas Joel institutions, and an additional huge sum of one million dollars for the new mikvah tahara of the holy community of Kiryas Joel. The Rebbe warmly wished him abundant blessings.

Afterward, the Rebbe went to affix a mezuzah and attend a lechayim gathering at the new offices of the P&G insurance firm in Williamsburg, owned by R' Berel Perlstein and R' Yekusiel Yuda Powell. The Rebbe affixed a mezuzah, a pleasant conversation took place, and the Rebbe drank lechayim and wished the owners and all the employees well.

The private reception hours were from 9:15 until 12:00 at night, in his holy home on Hewes St.

During the reception hours, HaGaon Rabbi Pinchas Friedman shlit"a, rosh hakollelim of the Belz chassidim in Eretz Yisroel, entered for a private audience. A pleasant conversation took place about various minhagim and chumros of Pesach, and he gave the Satmar Rebbe shlit"a his new Haggadah, Bishvilei Pinchas, and the Rebbe gave him the Haggadah Lev Aharon and bestowed of his holy blessing.

The Rebbe davened Maariv at around 11:00 and then continued receiving the public. After the reception hours, the Rebbe recited Kiddush Levana in front of his holy home.

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