Motzei Shabbos, Second Day of Shavuos — 'B'tzeil HaKodesh' with the Satmar Rebbe shlit"a

In the morning at 8:45 the Satmar Rebbe shlit"a arrived at the Beis Medrash HaGadol to participate in the exalted gathering of 'Na'aseh V'Nishma' – public Torah learning. The Rebbe walked around to all the sections of the beis medrash, beginning with the gigantic main hall of the beis medrash, the galleries, and the Heichal HaTorah, and looked around for a longer time with great satisfaction at the thousands of learners, old and young. How splendid was the sight as the Rabban shel Yisroel walked among the thousands learning Torah, in the manner of "Moshe descended from the mountain to the people."

Afterwards the Rebbe went into Cheder David, where the Tehillim society was taking place together with the Talmud Torah students, and the Rebbe looked around for a while.
Afterwards the Rebbe went into his private room, where the Rebbe was engaged in learning until davening.

The Rebbe came in to daven at around 11:15.
- Recital of the Birchos HaShachar: HaRav HaTzaddik R' Yitzchak Tzvi Weiss shlit"a of Uhel, Boro Park.
- Pesukei D'Zimra: HaGaon R' Zalman Leib Meisels shlit"a, moreh tzedek in our kehilla in Boro Park.
- For Shacharis the Rebbe sent his son, HaGaon HaTzaddik, the Av Beis Din of Williamsburg shlit"a, and at Ahavah Rabbah the Rebbe approached the amud and began the Ahavah Rabbah melody, then continued with great fervor until "ul'ahavah es shemecha," and later approached for Hallel.

After the Shir Shel Yom, Megillas Rus was recited, and the Rebbe said Kaddish in memory of the family of his father, the holy Rebbe, the Beirach Moshe zy"a, Hy"d.

Before the Torah reading, the hachnasas sefer Torah took place, brought in by the family of HaRav HaChassid R' Chaim Shmuel Spielman a"h. The Rebbe took the Sefer Torah and led holy dancing on the east side, and then recited "L'Dovid Mizmor" as customary.

- Removing and returning the Torah: HaGaon R' Aryeh Asher Indig shlit"a, dayan of Beis Medrash Maharsha, and HaGaon R' Yosef Moshe Stauber shlit"a, moreh tzedek.
- Verses of Shema Yisroel: HaGaon R' Avrohom Meir Halberstam shlit"a, dayan of our beis medrash on 18th Avenue, Boro Park.
- Carrying the Torah to the bimah: R' Leibel Tauber shlit"a (Manchester), and HaRav HaChassid R' Meir Stern (Williamsburg).

Aliyos:
- Kohen: the chassan, the bochur Yoel Gavra.
- Levi: the chassan Nachman, son of Yoel Berish Landau – Bobover.
- Shlishi: the chassan Shraga Feivel, son of Amram Tirnauer – Bobover.
- Revi'i: the chassan Mendel Gershon, son of Yoel Bar"a Siman – Bobover.
- Chamishi: the chassan Yaakov, son of Nechemya Neiman – Bobover.
- Shishi: the Rebbe shlit"a.
- Shevi'i: the chassan Moshe, son of R' Yoel Hersh Lichtenstein shlit"a – Bobover.
- Acharon: the chassan Mendel, son of Yehoshua Pinchas Schonfeld – Bobover.
- Hagbah of the first Sefer: HaRav HaChassid R' Yoel Epstein.
- Gelilah: the chassan Yosef, son of Zalman Weider.
- Maftir: the chassan Moshe, son of Shalom Goldman – Bobover.
- Hagbah: HaRav HaChassid R' Yekusiel Dovid Aharon Weiss (Williamsburg).
- Gelilah: HaRav HaChassid R' Baruch Lipa Levy.
After the reading, Yizkor was recited.

- Mussaf: HaGaon HaTzaddik, the Rav of the beis medrash, Yisroel Shalom shlit"a.
- Opening of Ana'im Zemiros: HaRav HaChassid R' Avrohom Gottesman (London).
The davening concluded at around 3:30.


At the afternoon tish in his holy home, the Rebbe honored the bochur Moshe, son of HaGaon R' Zalman Leib Meisels shlit"a, with Ahavah Rabbah.
The Rebbe said Torah on the verse "These are the words that you shall speak to the Children of Israel," and explained that every Jew is alluded to in a letter of the Sefer Torah, and just as we know that there is no earlier or later in the Torah and all the letters are equally important, so too all Jews are equally important before the Ribbono Shel Olam.
For Birchas Hamazon the Rebbe honored his grandson, the bochur Chaim Hersh Rokeach, son of his son-in-law, HaGaon HaTzaddik, the Rav of Beis Medrash Beis Chaim Yaakov shlit"a.

In the evening at around 8:45 the Satmar Rebbe shlit"a came into the beis medrash for Mincha, Seudah Shlishis and the closing of the Yom Tov.
- Baal Tefillah: HaRav HaChassid R' Yoel Bar"a Hirsch.
- Opening: HaRav HaChassid R' Mordechai Gelber (Yerushalayim).
- Kohen: HaRav HaChassid R' Yitzchak Zev Pilipf (Williamsburg).
- Levi: HaRav HaChassid R' Moshe Yeshaya Wertzberger (Montreal).
- Shlishi: HaRav HaChassid R' Shalom Yitzchak Jacobowitz (Williamsburg).
- Hagbah: the Rebbe shlit"a.
- Gelilah: HaRav HaChassid R' Tzvi Akiva Breitstein


At Seudah Shlishis, HaRav HaChassid R' Shlomo Wertzberger, shamash of our holy kehilla in Williamsburg, poured the cup for the Rebbe. The Rebbe wished "lechayim" to the chevra kadisha and to the entire tzibur.

The Rebbe honored the following with the zemiros at Seudah Shlishis:
- Odeh: HaGaon R' Avrohom Wolf Schnebalg shlit"a, dayan of Beis Medrash Ohr Yisroel Elimelech of our kehilla in Williamsburg.
- Shir HaMaalos: HaGaon R' Yisroel Shlomo Lichtenstein shlit"a, dayan of Beis Medrash Divrei Yoel of our kehilla in Boro Park.
- Yedid Nefesh: HaGaon HaTzaddik Rabbi Meir Zwiebel shlit"a, one of the rabbonim of our holy kehilla in Williamsburg.
- Kel Mistatter: HaGaon R' Naftali Hirtzka Zwiebel shlit"a, Rosh Av Beis Din of Williamsburg.

They continued with song and praise, the Yom Tov Shavuos melodies and the melodies of Simchas HaTorah, and the Rebbe stood up and danced with holy fire for a while.
The Rebbe made a bracha on the cup and recited the Sheva Brachos for several chassanim.

The Rebbe read the kesuba between Israel and their Father in Heaven, and they sang "U'vau Kulam" and "Elyonim Sasu."
They continued with Yom Tov melodies, and with Ahavah Rabbah the Rebbe honored Rabbi Chaim, son of HaGaon Rabbi Avrohom Meir Halberstam shlit"a.

The Rebbe delivered divrei Torah on the verse "And Israel camped there opposite the mountain," and explained that every Jew at Matan Torah heard the voice of Hashem, "Hashem spoke one thing, I heard two," but each one on a different level. At that time it was for each one on the level of the bnei aliyah, and each one was prepared to give his life to fulfill the entire Torah. So too, the Birchas Hashem is a general blessing and also contains a particular blessing for each person, "whatever he lacks." He concluded with a story of the holy Bnei Yissaschar zy"a, who blessed a Jew with all good things.

They continued with several melodies and the Rebbe stood up again to dance with fiery enthusiasm, and at the end the Rebbe recited three times "L'shana Haba'a B'Yerushalayim."

- Maariv: HaRav HaChassid R' Shlomo Moshe Klagsbrun.
After Maariv the Rebbe made Havdalah.

"And the Yom Tov would be made as he departed in peace from the holiness"

After Havdalah the Rebbe appeared on the bimah of honor in front of the Beis Medrash HaGadol in the presence of thousands of our chassidim, men, women and children.
Several melodies were sung, and after a few minutes the Rebbe delivered the "Birchas HaKodesh" on the verse "Thus shall you say to the House of Yaakov and tell the Children of Israel": every Jew needs to know that he is a child of Yaakov Avinu, and this alone should obligate him to conduct himself as befits a child of Yaakov Avinu in all matters. He concluded with abundant blessings for young and old in all good things.
It concluded at around 11:50.

As the Yom Tov was being escorted out, thousands of Jews remained in the street in the courtyard of the Beis Medrash HaGadol for an extended time, dancing joyously in dozens of circles of chassidim and men of deeds, with great praise and thanks to Hashem for the elevated times they had merited.

On Motzei Yom Tov, bochurim of our community from Montreal, who had spent Yom Tov b'tzeil hakodesh, came in to bid farewell at his holy home. The Rebbe asked them about their learning and bestowed his holy blessings.

Also held was the upsherin of the Rebbe's grandson, the child Elazar Rokeach, son of Rabbi Avrohom Yehoshua Heshil Rokeach shlit"a, son-in-law of HaGaon HaTzaddik, the Rav of the beis medrash, Yisroel Shalom shlit"a. The Rebbe cut several hairs, put on the yarmulke and tzitzis, and bestowed his holy blessing.

May Hashem help that we be able to continue the holiness and influence of the Yom Tov throughout the entire year, and grant strength and health to the Satmar Rebbe shlit"a to continue influencing us for many long, healthy years, and lead us toward our righteous Moshiach speedily in our days.

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