Shabbos Kodesh, Parshas Bamidbar — Mevarchim Chodesh Sivan, 'B'tzeil HaKodesh' with the Satmar Rebbe shlit"a

Before candle-lighting time, the Rebbe put the shtreimel on the chassanim.
- The chassan Eli son of R' Meir Moshe Spitzer.
- The chassan Moshe Ari son of R' Yoel Gebra.

On Friday night at around 8:45 the Rebbe entered the beis medrash wrapped in his tallis and approached the amud for Mincha. Kabbalas Shabbos: R' Yaakov Yechezkel Gandel, and the Rebbe approached the amud for Sefiras HaOmer. They finished at around 10:20. The congregation went over to wish a good Shabbos, and the Rebbe went home to his holy residence.

At around 11:15 the Rebbe entered the tish in the Heichal HaMesivta together with the talmidim of the yeshiva, and began, as is his holy custom, with Shalom Aleichem with feeling and sweetness.
- Eishes Chayil: the Rebbe's grandson, Rabbi Yissachar Ber Teitelbaum, son of the Rebbe's brother-in-law, HaGaon HaTzaddik, Rav of the beis medrash Barech Moshe shlit"a.
- Hagbahas HaKos: the honor was given to R' Yechezkel Shraga Katz.
- Kol Mekadesh: HaGaon R' Nachum Ladinsky shlit"a, Rosh Yeshiva of Ohr Torah in Lakewood.
- Menucha V'Simcha: Rabbi Yechiel Weiss shlit"a (Lakewood).

The Rebbe said a Torah thought on the Midrash, "When Hashem gave the Torah to Israel, the nations of the world became envious of them," and explained that only because Klal Yisroel has the trait of truth rooted in them from Yaakov Avinu, could they accept the Torah. This must be our preparation for Kabbalas HaTorah: to be very careful with the trait of truth and to distance ourselves entirely from the trait of falsehood.

- Kah Echsof: HaGaon R' Shalom Starik shlit"a (Beit Shemesh).
- Birkas HaMazon: the Rebbe's grandson, Rabbi Asher Anshil Ashkenazi shlit"a (Manchester).

Afterward the Rebbe spoke about the halachos and the procedure of the mitzvah of chalitzah that took place this week, and the Rebbe discussed the entire procedure of this rare mitzvah with all its details and finer points.

- Kah Ribon Olam: R' Asaf Wallberg (Boro Park).
The new chassanim went over to take fruit.
- Az B'Yom HaShevi'i: R' Yaakov Chaim Moskowitz (Williamsburg).
They finished at around 2:00.

On Shabbos Day

On Shabbos morning the Rebbe entered the beis medrash at around 9:30.
- Berachos and Pesukei D'Zimra: R' Mendel Frenkel.
The Rebbe approached the amud for Shacharis.

- Hotza'ah and Hachnasah: R' Anshil Gandel.
- Pesukei Shema Yisroel: Rabbi Chaim Leib Silberstein shlit"a.
- Carrying the Sefer Torah to the bimah: R' Yudel Katz.
Aliyos.
- Kohen: R' Eliezer Dovid Glick.
- Levi: Rabbi Aharon Moskowitz shlit"a (Williamsburg).
- Shlishi: R' Mendel Frenkel.
- Revi'i: R' Mendel son of R' Meir Wertheimer, and the Rebbe called the name for the birth of his daughter, mazel tov.
- Chamishi: R' Moshe son of R' Dovid Fried, and the Rebbe called the name for the birth of his daughter, mazel tov.
- Shishi: the Rebbe shlit"a.

After the aliyah, the Rebbe called the name for the birth of a daughter for: R' Naftali Hirtzka son of R' Hirsch Weiss.

- Shevi'i: R' Shlomo Yoel Lux, and the Rebbe called the name for the birth of his daughter, mazel tov.
- Acharon: the chassan, the bochur Shneur Zalman Eckstein.
- Maftir: R' Yitzchak Moshe Frenkel.
- Hagbah: R' Chaim Yechezkel Herskowitz.
- Gelilah: R' Chaim Menachem Lux (Williamsburg).

After the Torah reading, the Rebbe shlit"a blessed the new month with great fervor.
For Mussaf the Rebbe approached the amud in honor of the yahrzeit of his ancestor, the holy R' Aharon Teitelbaum zt"l, Av Beis Din of Volove, which falls on Tuesday, 3 Sivan.
- Opening of Anim Zemiros: R' Yaakov Hersh Neustadt (Williamsburg).
They finished at around 12:40.

At around 7:30 the Rebbe entered the beis medrash for Pirkei Avos.
The Rebbe began with Perek 6, Mishnah 6, "The Torah is acquired through forty-eight things." The Rebbe explained it in many ways in the manner of derush and aggadah, then continued with words of mussar, and among other things spoke about immersing in the mikvah every day and singing only proper melodies at weddings, and concluded with abundant blessings.
The Rebbe finished at around 8:30 and went into his private room.

Ra'avah D'Ra'avin

The Rebbe entered for Mincha at around 8:45.
- Baal Tefillah: R' Avrohom Moshe Taub.
- Hotza'ah and Hachnasah: R' Asaf Wallberg.
- Kohen: R' Dovid Yuda Kohn.
- Levi: R' Yonah Tzvi Hoffman.
- Shlishi: R' Shaul Friedman (Boro Park).
- Hagbah: the Rebbe shlit"a.
- Gelilah: R' Lipa Epstein (Montreal).

At Shalosh Seudos the Rebbe honored the following with the zemiros.
- Odeh: R' Shlomo Hersh son of R' Meir Eckstein.
- Shir HaMa'alos: R' Moshe Goldstein.

The Rebbe said a Torah thought on the Midrash, "When Hashem gave the Torah to Israel, the nations of the world became envious of them," and explained that in order to understand the Torah, which is exceedingly deep, one can only do so if one davens. This is what Klal Yisroel did at Har Sinai during the three days of preparation. But in order to daven, one needs a kosher mouth, and not, chas v'shalom, one that is soiled with forbidden speech, lies, vulgar language, and so on. This is our work as we stand on Rosh Chodesh Sivan: to make sure that we possess a proper and kosher mouth so that we can daven, "and enlighten our eyes in Your Torah," and merit to understand the Torah.

- Yedid Nefesh: R' Yitzchak Markowitz.
- Kel Mistatter: R' Aharon Moshe Slager (Williamsburg).
The Rebbe recited Birkas HaMazon over the cup.

For Maariv on Motzei Shabbos the Rebbe approached the amud in honor of this week's yahrzeit of his ancestor, the holy R' Aharon Teitelbaum zt"l, Av Beis Din of Volove.
After Havdalah the congregation went over to wish a good week.
They finished at around 10:55.

After Havdalah, a group of bochurim, talmidim of Yeshiva Gedolah Bobov 45 of Boro Park, entered the Rebbe's holy residence after choosing to spend Shabbos b'tzeil hakodesh. The Rebbe inquired about their learning, and all the bochurim went over to receive the holy blessing.

At around 12:10, at the Rebbe's holy residence, there was a Kesivas HaOsiyos for the Sefer Torah being written by the family of R' Chaim Shmuel Spielman a"h, which will be brought into the Beis Medrash HaGadol on Yom Tov Shavuos. The Rebbe wrote several letters, Torah melodies were sung, and the Rebbe drank a lechayim and bestowed of his holy blessing.

At around 12:30 the Rebbe went over to the shul of HaGaon R' Yaakov Shlomo Panet shlit"a, Rav of the beis medrash Shaarei Tefilla in the Helf Hollow neighborhood in Kiryas Joel Expansion, where a Kesivas HaOsiyos took place for the Sefer Torah being written by the mispallelim of the beis medrash. The Rebbe wrote several letters and Torah melodies were sung. The Rebbe drank a lechayim and wished HaGaon R' Yaakov Shlomo shlit"a and the mispallelim of the beis medrash well, and delivered words of chizuk to the residents of the neighborhood and the mispallelim, saying that in a small beis medrash the participation of every individual makes the difference, and each person bears responsibility to make sure he comes on time to daven and stands together with the whole congregation, and so on. The Rebbe bestowed abundant blessings upon the entire congregation.

Then, at around 12:50, the Rebbe went over to our new beis medrash in the Chasam Sofer neighborhood in Kiryas Joel Expansion. The Rebbe affixed a mezuzah on the main entrance of the newly built wing, and then entered for a lechayim gathering in the heichal of the beis medrash. Joyous melodies were sung, and R' Dovid Eckstein of Eretz Yisroel performed.
The Rebbe drank a lechayim and wished the rabbanim of the neighborhood and the mispallelim of the beis medrash well, and delivered words of chizuk, bringing out that Kabbalas HaTorah can only come about through tefillah, and therefore the expansion of the borders of holiness of a beis medrash is a good preparation for Yom Tov Shavuos. He spoke in praise of the mispallelim of the beis medrash, proper and distinguished mispallelim as befits a Satmar beis medrash. The Rebbe continued with words of homiletic wit and repeated a play on the words "B'veis Elokim nehalech b'ragesh" (we walk in the house of G-d with feeling). "Ragesh" is an acronym for "Blotte, Regn, Glitsh, Shnee" (mud, rain, slush, snow), meaning that one must go to the beis medrash in all conditions. The Rebbe said that mud is no longer around, so nowadays one can say that the Beis stands for "Berg" (mountain), that even if the beis medrash is on a steep hill, one still exerts oneself to go to the beis medrash. The Rebbe also brought out the problems of forming minyanim in houses: the "ragesh," the warmth, is missing there. By contrast, here in such a distinguished beis medrash with such distinguished mispallelim, there is certainly "ragesh," and the tefillos are with warmth. The Rebbe concluded with abundant blessings.

Afterward the Rebbe went down to the lowest floor of the beis medrash, where he looked over the mikvah and heard a report from the beis medrash administration about further plans for expanding the borders of the beis medrash. They finished at around 1:15.

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