Shabbos Kodesh, Parshas Tazria-Metzora — 'B'tzeil HaKodesh' with the Satmar Rebbe shlit"a

On Erev Shabbos before candle-lighting, the Rebbe delivered words of chizuk and guidance via a hookup to the hundreds of widows shetichyeh, as part of a Shabbos Malchesa program at the Armon Hotel in Connecticut, organized by the Rebbetzin tlita and her distinguished daughters shetichyeh.

On Friday night at around 8:30 the Rebbe entered the beis medrash wrapped in his tallis and approached the amud for Mincha. Kabbalas Shabbos: R' Shalom Yitzchak Shaer (Antwerp).
After davening, an appeal was held for the mosdos Torah v'Yirah of the holy city of Yerushalayim. It concluded at around 10:00. The congregation went over to wish a good Shabbos, and the Rebbe went into his private room.

At around 10:30 the Rebbe entered the holy tish in the Heichal HaShulchanos together with the talmidim of the Mesivta, and began, in his holy way, Shalom Aleichem with emotion and sweetness.
Eishes Chayil: the grandson of the Rebbe, the bochur Yissachar Ber Teitelbaum, son of the Rebbe's brother-in-law HaGaon Rabbi Rav of the Beirach Moshe beis medrash shlit"a. Lifting of the cup: R' Yeshaya Asher Zelig Eisenbach (Beit Shemesh).

The Rebbe shlit"a honored people with the zemiros. Kol Mekadesh: Rabbi Nachman Brach shlit"a (Beit Shemesh). Menucha V'Simcha: R' Yeshaya Asher Zelig Eisenbach.

The Rebbe shlit"a said Torah on the Midrash "Iyov's mind was not put at ease until he saw the parsha of 'when a woman conceives,'" and explained, in the manner of a derush, the topic of "an positive commandment overrides a negative commandment."

Kah Echsof: R' Betzalel Tausig (Beit Shemesh). Birkas Hamazon: HaGaon R' Kalman Halberstam shlit"a, Rav of the Sanz beis medrash in Kiryas Joel.

Stories and Accounts: This week the Rebbe shlit"a told over about the Rapshitzer Rav zy"a, whose yahrzeit fell on Friday, 11 Iyar.

Kah Ribon Olam: R' Moshe
Yosef Wertheimer (Williamsburg). The newly married chasanim went over to take fruit. Az Beyom Hashvi'i: R' Mendel Eckstein. It concluded at around 1:20.

On the Holy Shabbos Day

On Shabbos morning the Rebbe entered the beis medrash at around 9:40. Birchos and Pesukei D'Zimra: R' Hershel Fried (Williamsburg). The Rebbe approached the amud for Shacharis.

Hotza'ah and Hachnasah: HaGaon R' Yoel Friedman shlit"a, moreh tzedek of our holy kehilla in Monsey. Pesukei Shema Yisroel: R' Shimon Kessler (Williamsburg).

Aliyos.
- Kohen: R' Moshe Chaim Friedman.
- Levi: R' Yaakov Yoshe Apfel - the Rebbe called him up in honor of the birth of his daughter, mazel tov.
- Shlishi: R' Shlomo Yaakov Neustadt - the Rebbe called him up in honor of the birth of his daughter, mazel tov.
- Revi'i: R' Aharon Yaakov Reichman - the Rebbe called him up in honor of the birth of his daughter, mazel tov.
- Chamishi: HaGaon R' Yechezkel Lax shlit"a, moreh tzedek of our holy kehilla.
- Shishi: the Rebbe shlit"a.
- Shevi'i: R' Berel Stein.
- Acharon: R' Chaim Eliyahu Teitelbaum.
- Maftir: R' Asher Anshel Gandel.
- Hagbah: R' Wolf Elazar Reichman (Williamsburg).
- Gelilah: R' Dovid Wertheimer.

Mussaf: R' Shlomo Moshe Klagsbrun. Opening of Ana'im Zemiros: R' Yoshe Wolf Mittelman. It concluded at around 12:30.

At the Shabbos afternoon tish in his holy home, the talmidim of the Mesivta, Eitz Chaim branch, under the direction of Rabbi Mordechai Aharon Zabel shlit"a, joined the seudah. During the seudah the Rebbe spoke words of holy conversation and stories of tzaddikim.
The Rebbe honored people with the zemiros. Baruch Hashem Yom Yom: the bochur Aharon Tzvi Landau, son of HaGaon R' Shalom Noach shlit"a of Wereczky, Flatbush. Baruch Kel Elyon: R' Yaakov Berish Friedman, mashgiach in the yeshiva. Shir HaYichud (as is customary between Pesach and Shavuos): the bochur Yechezkel Shraga Teitelbaum, son of the Av Beis Din of Sighet shlit"a.

The Rebbe shlit"a said Torah on the Midrash "Iyov's mind was not put at ease," and explained, in the manner of a derush, the topic of how the nights made up for the servitude in Egypt.

Birkas Hamazon: the director HaGaon R' Mordechai Aharon shlit"a. It concluded at around 3:10.

Ra'avah D'Ra'avin

For Mincha and Shalosh Seudos the Rebbe entered the beis medrash at around 8:25.
- Mincha: R' Yisroel Yaakov Brach.
- Hotza'ah and Hachnasah: R' Yoel Klein­berger (Williamsburg).
- Kohen: R' Hershel Katz (Williamsburg).
- Levi: R' Chaim Heller (Williamsburg).
- Shlishi: Rabbi Yehuda Horowitz shlit"a, son of the Spinka Beis Yitzchak Rebbe shlit"a.
- Hagbah: the Rebbe shlit"a.
- Gelilah: R' Yisroel Yaakov Pollak (Williamsburg).

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

The Rebbe shlit"a said Torah on the Midrash "The story of a peddler: 'Who wants the elixir of life?'" and explained that for a blessing to rest, there must first be something for it to take effect upon; and when one does not have it, through being united, one Jew with another, one Jew is counted on behalf of the other, and there is a blessing both materially and spiritually.

Yedid Nefesh: R' Shlomo Moshe Klagsbrun. Kel Mistateir: R' Chaim Heller. The Rebbe made Borei Pri Hagafen on the cup.

Maariv of Motzei Shabbos: R' Avrohom Filipp. After Havdalah the congregation went over to wish a good week. It concluded at around 10:45.

At around 12:00 the Rebbe went to the Icon Business Center in the Beirach Moshe neighborhood for the affixing of a mezuzah in the new third location of 'Kiryas Joel Fleish Store.' The Rebbe affixed a mezuzah, and went around the entire store, the kitchen and all the rooms, and heard a report from R' Chaim Hersh Oberlander and R' Shlomo Zalman Weiss, CEO of the mosdos. Afterwards a lechayim gathering took place in the store, a fine conversation developed on matters of shechita, several niggunim were sung, and the Rebbe drank lechayim and bestowed of his holy blessing.

Afterwards the Rebbe went to the neighboring 'Hello Lighting' store, owned by R' Chaim Wolf Friedman. The Rebbe affixed a mezuzah, looked around the store and bestowed of his holy blessing upon the owners and their families.

Afterwards the Rebbe went up to the new 'Chasuna Mall' store, owned by R' Yoel Goldstein. The Rebbe went around and toured all the departments of the store, and then affixed a mezuzah. Afterwards a lechayim gathering took place, a fine conversation developed about the expenses of making a wedding, and the Rebbe drank lechayim and bestowed of his holy blessing upon the owner R' Yoel, his father R' Moshe Goldstein and his father-in-law R' Yoshe Teller. It concluded at around 12:50 and the Rebbe returned to his holy home.

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