Thursday, Parshas Shoftim — 1 Rosh Chodesh Elul — 'B'tzeil HaKodesh' with the Satmar Rebbe shlit"a

In the morning, a bris took place for a newborn son of R' Moshe Herskowitz, where the Rebbe served as sandek and mohel.

The Rebbe davened Shacharis at Yeshiva Ketana, the Yismach Moshe branch, under the leadership of HaGaon Rabbi Avrohom Hersh Zaldan shlit"a. Before davening, the Rebbe put tefillin on the bar mitzvah bochurim:
- The bochur Yoel, son of R' Aharon Weinberger.
- The bochur Yaakov Yoshe Klein.

The Rebbe proceeded to Hallel, and during the Torah reading was called up as the fourth aliya.

After davening, a lechayim gathering took place in the Heichal HaBeis Medrash. Several niggunim were sung, and the Rebbe drank a lechayim and blessed the bar mitzvah bochurim, the rebbeim and the talmidim of the yeshiva. The Rebbe conveyed in his holy words that the study of Torah is the best advocate on the Day of Judgment and that this is the most fitting preparation for the month of Elul, and concluded with his holy blessing.

In the evening, the Rebbe officiated at the kiddushin at the chuppah of the mechutanim:
- R' Yisroel Shalom Ungar and R' Shlomo Hersh Eckstein in the halls of Beis Rachel Paradise.
- R' Avrohom Yisroel Herskowitz and R' Berish Feldman in the halls of Ginas Klein.

Between the chuppos, the Rebbe went over to the home of R' Avrohom Wieder for the annual gathering for the benefit of the Mosad Rav Tuv for the rescue of refugees from Iran and Ukraine. A conversation developed about the latest activities on behalf of the refugees. The Rebbe drank a lechayim and blessed R' Avrohom and the other members of the board.

At around 8:20, the Rebbe davened Mincha in his holy home on Ahel Street.
Afterwards, there were yechidus hours until 12:40 at night in his holy home.

At around 9:30, the Rebbe went down to the tnaim hall in his holy home, where the Rebbe read the tnaim of the mechutanim:
- R' Yechiel Alter Taub and R' Avrohom Meir Eckstein.
Afterwards, the Rebbe went in to the tnaim of the mechutanim R' Naftali Hirtzka Stein and R' Shmuel Mordechai Stein. The Rebbe read the tnaim, then drank a lechayim and shared of his holy blessing.

During the yechidus hours, HaGaon Rabbi Levi Yitzchak Greenberg shlit"a, Av Beis Din of Mihalovitz in Lakewood, came in for a private audience. A pleasant conversation ensued and the Rebbe shared his holy blessing with him.

The Rebbe davened Maariv at around 12:40.

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