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

Before candle-lighting time, the Rebbe put on the shtreimel for the chasanim.
- The chasan Shimon, son of Moshe Chaim Friedman.
- The chasan Shimon, son of Fishel Katz.
- The chasan Moshe, son of Yeshaya Shabsi Brach.

At about 5:20 the Rebbe entered the beis medrash wrapped in his tallis and approached the amud for Mincha. Kabbalas Shabbos: HaGaon Rabbi Meir Zwibel shlit"a, one of the rabbonim of our kehilla in Williamsburg. They finished at about 6:50. The congregation went over to wish a gut Shabbos, and the Rebbe went home to his holy residence.

At about 8:25 the Rebbe entered the shulchan hatahor in the hall of the Hamesivta, Yoel Moshe branch, together with the talmidei hayeshiva, and began, as is his holy custom, with Shalom Aleichem with feeling and sweetness.
- Eishes Chayil: the Rebbe's grandson, the young man Yissachar Ber Taub, may he live, son of the Rebbe's mechutan, HaGaon Rabbi, the Rav of the Beis Medrash Birach Moshe shlit"a.
- Hagbahas HaKos: R' Zusia Aryeh Stern (Yerushalayim).

The Rebbe shlit"a honored the following with the zemiros.
- Kol Mekadesh: R' Zusia Aryeh Stern.
- Menucha V'Simcha: Rabbi Nachman Brach (Beit Shemesh).

The Rebbe shlit"a said Torah on the verse "And I will take a morsel of bread," and explained it in the manner of a derush on the sugya of aseh docheh lo sa'aseh.

- Kah Echsof: the Rebbe's grandson Rabbi Levi Yitzchak Taub shlit"a, son-in-law of the Rebbe's mechutan, HaGaon Rabbi, the Rav of the Beis Medrash Yismach Moshe shlit"a.
- Birkas Hamazon: HaGaon Rabbi, the Rav of the Beis Medrash Beis Shmuel shlit"a.

Stories and Anecdotes: this week the Rebbe shlit"a related stories about the holy Rabbi Yissachar Dov of Belz zy"a, whose yahrzeit falls on Thursday, 22 Cheshvan.
- Kah Ribon Olam: the Rebbe's grandson Rabbi Lipa Teitelbaum shlit"a, son of the Rebbe's mechutan, HaGaon Rabbi, the Rav of the Beis Medrash Birach Moshe shlit"a.
The fresh chasanim went over to take fruits.
- Az Beyom HaShevi'i: Rabbi Elazar, son of HaGaon R' Yoel Halberstam shlit"a (Boro Park).
They finished at about 11:15.

And on the day of Shabbos

On Shabbos morning the Rebbe came in to daven at about 9:25.
- Brachos: R' Yudel Katz.
- Pesukei D'Zimra: R' Avrohom Hertz Herskovits.
The Rebbe approached the amud for Shacharis.

- Hotzaah V'Hachnasah: R' Asher Farkash (Monsey).
- Pesukei Shema Yisroel: Rabbi Elazar Yonah Zilberman shlit"a (Skver housing).
Aliyos.
- Kohen: the chasan Shimon, son of Moshe Chaim Friedman - bombarded with sweets.
- Levi: R' Dovid Yermiash.
- Shlishi: the baal simcha, the Rebbe's grandson Rabbi Dovid Dov Meisels shlit"a, son-in-law of the Rebbe's mechutan, HaGaon Rabbi, the Rav of the Beis Medrash Yismach Moshe shlit"a. The Rebbe gave a name on the occasion of the birth of his daughter, mazel tov. "And her name shall be called in Yisroel": Chaya, after the Rebbetzin's grandmother, wife of HaGaon Rabbi, the Av Beis Din of Boro Park shlit"a.
- Revi'i: HaGaon Rabbi, the Rav of the Beis Medrash Beis Shmuel shlit"a.
- Chamishi: the chasan Shalom, son of Menachem Shmuel Frenkel - bombarded with sweets.
- Shishi: the Rebbe shlit"a.
After his aliyah, the Rebbe gave names on the occasion of the birth of a daughter to:
- R' Yoel Berkovits.
- R' Yitzchak Menachem Masri.
- R' Mordechai Shmaya.
- R' Lipa Fried.
- R' Avrohom Hersh Herskovits.
- R' Yehuda Brach.
- R' Yoel, son of Yitzchak Feierstein.
- Rabbi Anshil Karpen shlit"a.

- Shevi'i: the chasan Mordechai Aharon, son of Yom Tov Berger - bombarded with sweets.
- Hosafos: the chasan Moshe, son of Yeshaya Shabsi Brach - bombarded with sweets.
- The chasan Elimelech, son of Nosson Meir Lichtenstein.
- The chasan Meir, son of Avrohom Leib Klein.
- The chasan Yaakov, son of Rabbi Chaim Elazar Teller shlit"a.
- Acharon: the chasan Shimon, son of Fishel Katz - bombarded with sweets.
- Maftir: the Rebbe's mechutan, HaGaon Rabbi, the Rav of the Beis Medrash Yismach Moshe shlit"a.
- Hagbah: Rabbi Anshil Karpen shlit"a.
- Gelilah: R' Yom Tov Berger.

- Musaf: R' Shaul Leib Zaldan.
- Opening of Ane'im Zemiros: R' Nosson Meir Lichtenstein (Williamsburg).

A few minutes later the Rebbe entered the simchas Kiddush Rabbah in the northern hall of the beis medrash. The Rebbe made Kiddush and tasted mezonos and fish; joyous melodies were sung, and the baal simcha, Rabbi Dovid Dov Meisels shlit"a, danced.
The Rebbe drank lechayim and gave blessings to the baal simcha, to the Rebbe's mechutan, HaGaon Rabbi, the Rav of the Beis Medrash Yismach Moshe shlit"a, and to the entire congregation. He delivered holy words on the verse "G-d has made laughter for me," explaining that when a salvation comes through the attribute of din, the salvation remains eternal. This was the case with Sarah Imeinu: when she was remembered, many barren women were remembered with her, and for all later generations Sarah Imeinu brought about salvation. He concluded with his holy blessing. They finished at about 12:45.

Ra'avah D'Ra'avin

The Rebbe entered for Mincha at about 5:20.
- Baal Tefillah: Rabbi Mordechai Shmaya Kaufman shlit"a.
- Hotzaah V'Hachnasah: R' Yechiel Klein (Boro Park).
- Kohen: R' Moshe Chaim Friedman.
- Levi: HaRav HaGaon R' Moshe Shimon Wosner shlit"a, Rav of the Beis Medrash Shatoyfark in Lakewood.
- Shlishi: R' Yosef Zev Moskowitz (Williamsburg).
- Hagbah: the Rebbe shlit"a.
- Gelilah: R' Moshe Tabak (Monsey).

The Rebbe honored the following with the zemiros at Shalosh Seudos.
- Odeh: R' Noach Gefen.
- Shir HaMaalos: R' Moshe Goldstein.

The Rebbe said Torah on the verse "Let a little water be taken," explaining that learning Torah together with teshuva works for all four categories of kappara, and there is no need for suffering to atone.

- Yedid Nefesh: Rabbi Aharon Kaufman shlit"a (Montreal).
- Kel Mistatter: R' Hershel Teller (Williamsburg).
The Rebbe recited Birkas Hamazon over a cup, and the Rebbe recited Sheva Brachos.

Maariv of Motzei Shabbos: from Shabbos, R' Shlomo Zalman Stein. After Havdalah the congregation went over to wish a gut voch. They finished at about 7:45.

In his holy residence, the Rebbe heard a group of bochurim graduating from the Yeshiva Ketana, Heichal HaTorah branch, of Williamsburg, on their studies of the past three years, and then bestowed his holy blessing and distributed a cup to all the bochurim.

At about 10:00 the reading of the tenaim took place in the Rebbe's presence between the mechutanim R' Shmelka Mittelman (Williamsburg) and R' Chaim Eichler (Williamsburg). The Rebbe read the tenaim, joyous melodies were sung, and the Rebbe drank lechayim and bestowed his holy blessing.

At about 10:30 the Rebbe went over to the Beis Medrash Avnei Tzedek for the Melaveh Malkah gathering of the "V'Hechinu" group, under the auspices of the bochurim of Beis Medrash Avnei Tzedek. The Rebbe drank lechayim and gave blessings to the Rebbe's mechutan, HaGaon Rabbi, the Rav of the Beis Medrash shlit"a, to the heads of the group, and to all the bochurim. He delivered holy words in praise of the members of the group who engage in Torah study on Erev Shabbos and Motzei Shabbos, and concluded with his holy blessing.

From there the Rebbe went over to the halls of Beis Rochel Paradise, where the public examination took place by the "V'Talmido B'Yado" group, under the auspices of the yeshivos ketanos of our holy mosdos from across Greater New York.
HaGaon Rabbi Binyamin Breuer shlit"a, dayan and moreh tzedek of Zichron Yehuda Vienna in Boro Park, and HaGaon Rabbi Avrohom Schwartz shlit"a examined the bochurim orally, and during this the Rebbe also asked several questions of the bochurim and watched with great nachas.
The Rebbe drank lechayim and gave blessings to the heads and administration of the group, to R' Yitzchak Schwartz, patron of the group, and to all the bochurim.
Afterwards the Rebbe delivered holy words on the verse "And I will take a morsel of bread," bringing out the importance of learning and reviewing the masechtos of Shas, which nullifies the yetzer hara, and blessed that they should be able to continue on, masechta after masechta, and concluded with his holy blessing.

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