Monday, Parshas Behar-Bechukosai, 'B'tzeil HaKodesh' with the Satmar Rebbe shlit"a

This morning, before Shacharis, a bris was held for a newborn son of R' Yaakov Markovits, at which the Rebbe served as sandek.

The Rebbe davened Shacharis in the Heichal HaMesivta, Divrei Yoel branch.
During the Torah reading, the Rebbe was called up for Shlishi, and after davening he reviewed the daily Tehillim shiur, on chapter 25, verse 4.

In the afternoon hours, the Rebbe went up to the Yeshiva, Divrei Yoel branch, where the Rebbe learned with a chavrusa from among the talmidim of the yeshiva in his private room.

At around 6:00, a lechayim celebration was held in the Rebbe's home, at which the Rebbe appointed HaGaon HaMefursam Rabbi Shaul Yechezkel Schwartz shlit"a, dayan of Debrecen, as dayan of the 'Lev Aharon' beis medrash of our holy kehilla in Boro Park. Joyous songs were sung, and R' Shalom Krois spoke on behalf of the beis medrash administration, and HaGaon R' Dovid Greenfeld shlit"a spoke on behalf of the morei tzedek, the talmidim of the dayan. Afterward, the new dayan shlit"a spoke briefly and expressed with emotion the privilege of standing at the right hand of the Rebbe shlit"a and serving in holiness at the head of the new beis medrash.
The Rebbe drank a lechayim and offered good wishes to the dayan of the beis medrash and his family, to the administration and askanim of the beis medrash, and to the entire public. The Rebbe said a few words of Torah and gave a blessing of holiness to the new dayan, that he should be able to elevate the power of Torah and tefillah and to instruct Bnei Yisroel without any stumbling block in the beis medrash, and concluded with abundant blessings.
Afterward, the Rebbe spoke by telephone with his father, HaGaon HaTzaddik R' Avrohom Yonah Schwartz shlit"a, Av Beis Din of Kahal Chassidim in Vienna, and extended good wishes on the appointment.
The askanim of the beis medrash reported and showed the Rebbe the sketches and plans for the new large beis medrash, which is in the first phases of construction, and the plans to move in the coming weeks into a temporary beis medrash until the building is completed. The Rebbe offered abundant blessings and escorted the dayan to the door. The event concluded at about 6:45.

The Rebbe davened Mincha at about 8:20, in his holy home on Ohel Court.
Afterward, there were yechidus hours until about 11:10.

During the yechidus hours, HaGaon Rabbi Tzvi Friedman shlit"a, Av Beis Din of Mesores and president of Mosdos Darchei Shmuel in the holy city in Eretz Yisroel, paid a visit to the Rebbe. The Gaon expressed his tremendous emotion and admiration for the great lighting event this past Lag B'Omer, to which the Gaon had come directly from the airport. A lengthy conversation ensued about the draft decrees in Eretz Yisroel. The Rebbe expressed pain over the drastic deterioration of the situation. The Gaon asked the Rebbe shlit"a to continue to stand at the head of Diaspora Jewry to raise a storm and come out to help fight the bitter decree, and mentioned several letters that he had sent to the Rebbe shlit"a throughout the year regarding the bitter decree. The Rebbe gave him his holy blessing and escorted him out.

The Rebbe davened Maariv at about 11:30.

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