The night of Yom Tov – Second Seder Night 'B'tzeil HaKodesh' with the Satmar Rebbe shlit"a

Before the Seder, the Rebbe went to the mikvah, and afterwards distributed matzos to the grandchildren.

At around 10:30 the Rebbe shlit"a entered for the Seder wrapped in a borrowed tallis and a kittel and a silver kappel; as he had done at the first Seder, so he did at the second, and the Rebbe performed the holy service.

The Rebbe arranged the Seder plate and said Torah.
During the Seder the Rebbe said divrei Torah 16 times, on: Kadesh, Karpas, Yachatz, Ha Lachma Anya, Avadim Hayinu, Baruch HaMakom, the Rasha — what does he say, the one who does not know how to ask, "In the beginning our fathers were idol worshippers," "and it is that which stood," "and there he became a great nation," "and our toil — these are the children," Rabbi Akiva says, Rabban Gamliel used to say, "this matzah," and Shefoch Chamascha.

During the Seder the grandchildren recited the simanim of the Seder in Yiddish.
Raising the cup for Kiddush: HaGaon HaTzaddik, Rav of the Beis Medrash Beis Boruch shlit"a

At Mah Nishtana, the questions were asked first by HaGaon HaTzaddik, Rav of the Beis Medrash Beis Boruch shlit"a, and then by all the grandchildren together.

The kezeisim were eaten shortly before chatzos. At Shulchan Orech the meal was suitably prolonged. The egg was brought in as is customary, and the meal was as on every Yom Tov. The Rebbe looked into several sefarim during the meal.

At around 1:45 the Rebbe recited Leshem Yichud with fervor and ate the afikoman with deveikus. The afikoman was "stolen" by the faithful house bochur Shneur Zalman Eckstein.
At Shefoch Chamascha the door was opened, and they continued with the recitation of Hallel with tremendous hischazkus, and then the piyutim. It concluded at around 3:55.

After the Seder the Rebbe went over to the Beis Medrash HaGadol and approached the amud to count the first night of the Omer with holy fiery enthusiasm. He then continued the Seder at the Shulchan Orech on the north side of the Beis Medrash HaGadol. The Rebbe led the singing of the nigun for Echad Mi Yodea and Chad Gadya, and said Torah on the piyut "Tzaddikav Yomru Lo," explaining that tzaddikim follow the kri and expound "lo" with a vav, meaning that even if we do not yet have enough merits, since we are going to have them, it is as if we already have them now, and Hakadosh Baruch Hu can redeem Klal Yisroel.
It concluded at around 4:30.

Monday, second day of Pesach

On the second day of Yom Tov the Rebbe entered the beis medrash at around 11:25.
- Berachos and Pesukei D'Zimra: R' Chaim Leib Silberstein shlit"a.
The Rebbe said Vechoros verse by verse and proceeded to Shacharis, and for Chazaras HaShatz he sent HaGaon HaTzaddik, Rav of the Beis Medrash Berach Moshe shlit"a, the son of the Rebbe. Afterwards the Rebbe went on to Hallel with great hischazkus.

- Hotzaah and Hachnasah: the Rebbe's grandsons Rabbi Elazar Teitelbaum shlit"a and Rabbi Yoel Teitelbaum shlit"a, sons of HaGaon HaTzaddik, the Av Beis Din of Williamsburg shlit"a.
- Pesukei Shema Yisroel: HaRav HaGaon R' Avrohom Shalom Friedman shlit"a, one of the heads of Mivtzar HaKollelim.
- Carrying the Sefer Torah to the bimah: R' Nachum Shimshon Schwartz shlit"a and R' Lipa Falkowitz.
Aliyos:
- Kohen: R' Shlomo Katz.
- Levi: R' Yehoshua Wertzberger.
- Shlishi: HaGaon HaTzaddik, Av Beis Din of Williamsburg shlit"a.
- Revi'i: R' Yaakov Zusman Sofer.
- Chamishi: the Rebbe shlit"a.

After his aliyah, the Rebbe recited a Mi Sheberach and gave a name to the newborn daughter of R' Mendel Meir Friedman.

- Hagbah of the first Sefer Torah: the Rebbe's grandson Rabbi Lipa Teitelbaum shlit"a, son of the Rebbe's son, HaGaon HaTzaddik, Rav of the Beis Medrash Berach Moshe shlit"a.
- Gelilah: the Rebbe's grandson Rabbi Mordechai Yuda Halberstam shlit"a, son-in-law of HaGaon HaTzaddik, Rav of the Beis Medrash Yisroel Shalom shlit"a.
- Maftir: R' Yechezkel Dovid Berkowitz (Williamsburg).
- Hagbah of the second Sefer Torah: the Rebbe's grandson Rabbi Yokel Teitelbaum shlit"a (Williamsburg), son of the Rebbe's son, HaGaon HaTzaddik, Rav of the Beis Medrash Berach Moshe shlit"a.
- Gelilah: the Rebbe's grandson Rabbi Boruch Rokeach shlit"a, son-in-law of the Rebbe's son, HaGaon HaTzaddik, Rav of the Beis Medrash Ohel Feiga shlit"a.

- Mussaf: HaGaon HaTzaddik, Av Beis Din of Williamsburg shlit"a.
- Opening of Ane'im Zemiros: R' Chaim Berish Filipp.
It concluded at around 2:50.

After davening, the brissin took place:
- For the newborn son of R' Shlomo Zalman Epstein, where the Rebbe served as sandek and mohel.
- For the newborn son of R' Moshe Menachem Schwartz, where the Rebbe served as sandek.

At the afternoon meal in his holy home, the chassanim from out of town joined. During the meal, Yom Tov nigunim were sung.
- Piyut Berach Dodi: the bochur Moshe Halberstam, son of HaGaon Rabbi Avrohom Meir shlit"a, dayan and moreh tzedek of the Beis Medrash 18 in Boro Park.
- Asher Heni: the bochur Moshe Yosef, son of Yaakov Parkash.
- Shoshanas Yaakov: the bochur Yaakov, son of Chaim Wolf Falkowitz.
A kugel was brought in in honor of Seudas Esther.

The Rebbe delivered holy words on the Midrash, "'One who keeps a mitzvah will know no evil thing' — this is Esther, who was engaged in the removal of chametz," explaining that in the merit of Queen Esther fulfilling the removal of chametz, which is only a rabbinic obligation for women, Hakadosh Baruch Hu also fulfilled the obligations of a husband toward his wife, to redeem a woman when she is taken captive, and in that merit the miracle of Purim occurred.

They continued with Purim nigunim.
- Birkas Hamazon: HaGaon HaTzaddik, Rav of the Beis Medrash Beis Chaim Yaakov shlit"a, son of the Rebbe.
It concluded at around 5:00.

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