Wednesday, Parshas Shoftim 'B'tzeil HaKodesh' with the Satmar Rebbe shlit"a

In the morning, the brisos took place.
- For the son born to R' Lipa Berish"l Weinberger, where the Rebbe served as sandek and mohel.
- For the son born to R' Chaim Yaakov Lebowitz, where the Rebbe served as sandek and mohel.
- For the son born to R' Yaakov Ber"l Falkowitz (the grandson of the Rebbe's chassid), where the Rebbe served as sandek and mohel.

The Rebbe davened Shacharis in the Yeshiva Gedolah, Yoel Moshe branch. Before davening, the Rebbe put tefillin on the bar mitzvah bochurim.
- The bochur Chaim Yechezkel Lazar.
- The bochur Yaakov Feldman.
- The bochur Yaakov Chaim Pollack.

After davening, the Rebbe led the daily Tehillim shiur, on chapter 32, verse 2.

At around 1:00, the Rebbe entered the beis medrash for the recital of Yom Kippur Katan, as is customary on Erev Rosh Chodesh Elul, and recited it with great inspiration and weeping, especially during the recital of the Viduy of Rabbeinu Nissim.
- Baal tefillah: HaGaon Rabbi Meir Zwibel shlit"a, a rebbe in the yeshiva.
They concluded at around 1:45.

At around 3:00, the Rebbe arrived at the taharah room in the Kiryas Joel cemetery, and the Kashnov Rebbes shlit"a, the brothers sitting shiva for their mother, the Kashnov Rebbetzin a"h, were comforted. A pleasant conversation ensued about stories and customs of the House of Sanz, and the Rebbe offered the blessing of consolation.

In the afternoon, the hachnasas sefer Torah took place through the talmidim of the Mesivta, Yoel Moshe branch, in memory of the bochur Yehuda a"h, son of Rabbi Eliyahu Zev Yakob shlit"a of Bnei Brak, one of the outstanding students of the yeshiva.

At around 4:50, the Rebbe brought the Sefer Torah out of his holy home. The Rebbe danced with the Sefer Torah in his holy home for several minutes, and then brought the Sefer Torah out into the street, and danced under the chuppah for several minutes, and then returned to his holy home.

At around 6:40, the Rebbe went up to the Heichal of the Mesivta, Yoel Moshe branch, for the hachnasas sefer Torah. The Rebbe took the Sefer Torah and led the holy dancing as is customary, and then honored the HaGaon HaGadol, the Av Beis Din shlit"a, the family members and the members of the Mesivta's administration to dance, and then recited L'Dovid Mizmor as is customary. He then davened Mincha in the Heichal of the beis medrash. They concluded at around 7:15.

Yechidus hours at the Rebbe's holy home on Ahel Court ran from 8:30 until 1:50 after midnight.

At around 9:20, the Rebbe went down to the tenaim hall in his holy home, where the Rebbe read the tenaim of the mechutanim.
- R' Yoel Dovid Deutsch and R' Yekusiel Eliyahu Eigner.
- R' Mordechai Yehoshua Landau and R' Yisroel Aryeh Hollander.
- R' Baruch Yosef Braun and R' Dovid Blum.

During the yechidus hours, a group of developers, baalei batim, entered the Rebbe's room. They own hundreds of acres of land in Monticello, with a plan to build close to thirteen thousand housing units in the coming years! They are already in the final stages of obtaining permits to build the first several thousand units at affordable prices for chareidi Jews. The Rebbe spoke with them at length, went over many details of the massive plans, and warmly bestowed his holy blessing.

The Rebbe davened Maariv at around 12:50 and then continued receiving the public.

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