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

Before davening, a bris for a newborn son took place for R' Yoel the son of R' Shimon Herskovits, where the Rebbe served as sandek and mohel.

The Rebbe davened Shacharis in Yeshiva Gedolah, the Birach Moshe branch. Before davening, the Rebbe put tefillin on the bar mitzvah bochurim:
- The bochur Yoel Weissman.
- The bochur Nosson Yoel Schwartz.
- The bochur Naftali Hirtzka Friedman, son of R' Shimon.
During the Torah reading, the Rebbe went up for Hagbah.

After davening, the Rebbe recited the daily Tehillim shiur, on chapter 26, verse 12. Afterwards, a lechayim was held with the bar mitzvah bochurim in his private room.

In the morning hours, the children of Talmud Torah Beis Avrohom of Lakewood entered for a visit to his holy home. The Rebbe listened to their learning, and the children then went over to receive the Rebbe's blessing.

In the evening, the Rebbe officiated at the kiddushin at the chuppahs of the mechutanim:
- HaRav HaChassid R' Aharon Schwartz and HaRav HaChassid R' Yoel Kaufman, in the Kinor David halls.
- HaRav HaChassid R' Meshulam Shimon Friedman and HaRav HaChassid R' Lipa Rosenfeld, in the Beis Rachel Paradise halls.
- HaRav HaChassid R' Avrohom Yaakov Minkoff and HaRav HaChassid R' Yitzchak Leib Weiss, in the Ginas Klein halls.

The times for entry to the Rebbe were from 7:50 until 1:00 at night, in his holy home at the Ohel. The Rebbe davened Mincha around 9:15 and Maariv around 12:55 in his holy home.

Friday, Erev Shabbos Parshas Balak

The Rebbe davened Shacharis in the Talmud Torah 'Binyan Klein' together with the students of grades 6, 7 and 8, the branch of HaRav R' Shlomo Noach Heilbrun shlit"a.

Upon arrival, the Rebbe first entered the beis medrash hall and looked in on the learning.
Before davening, the Rebbe put tefillin on the bar mitzvah bochur, the bochur Shmuel Ezer Weiss.

After davening, a lechayim gathering was held in the beis medrash hall, where several songs and rhymes were sung in honor of the occasion. The Rebbe drank l'chaim and wished the bar mitzvah bochur and all the rebbeim and children well. The Rebbe then delivered words of Torah, emphasizing the importance of the young years, in which one must learn to study Gemara with Rashi and to daven with kavana. The Rebbe concluded with his holy blessing.

After Shacharis, the Rebbe went over to the main beis medrash, where a bris for a newborn son took place for R' Yechezkel Shraga Hirsch, where the Rebbe served as sandek and mohel. After the bris, a lechayim gathering was held in the beis medrash hall.

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