Sunday, Parshas Ki Savo — 'B'tzeil HaKodesh' with the Satmar Rebbe shlit"a

This morning a bris took place for the newborn son of R' Kalman Eliezer Rubinstein, at which the Rebbe served as sandek.

The Rebbe davened Shacharis in Yeshiva Gedolah, Kedushas Yoel branch. Before davening, the Rebbe put tefillin on the bar mitzvah bochurim:
- The bochur Yisroel Boruch Kleinberger.
- The bochur Mendel Farkash.
- The bochur Chaim Yuda Friedman.
- The bochur Shmuel Eliezer Chaim Perl.
- The bochur Aharon Weinberger.
The Rebbe blew the shofar and recited ten chapters of Tehillim, as is customary during the month of Elul.

After davening, the Rebbe studied the daily Tehillim shiur, on chapter 32, verse 2. Afterward a lechayim was held with the bar mitzvah bochurim in his private room.

At around 1:40 the Rebbe traveled to Linden, New Jersey, for the Chumash seudah of the students of our holy mosdos in Linden, which took place in our great beis medrash in Linden, with the participation of the children's parents and grandfathers.
The Rebbe arrived at around 2:50 and greeted the rabbonim at the head of the room. The children sang several melodies and rhymes in honor of the occasion. The Rebbe drank a lechayim and offered blessings to HaGaon, the Rav of our kehilla shlit"a, to the rabbonim present, to the children and to the entire assembly. He also delivered words of Torah about the joy of the occasion, as the children begin learning Chumash, which is a beginning for everything, spoke at length in praise of the kehilla, and concluded with his holy blessing.
Afterward the children who were beginning Chumash came forward, and the Rebbe distributed a siddur to every child. The Rebbe also distributed blessed coins to the students of the older grades of our holy mosdos.

After the Chumash seudah, the Rebbe went down to the top floor and viewed the construction work at the mikvah and Heichal HaTorah, and in the course of this heard a report from the administration of the beis medrash. It concluded at around 3:30.

The Rebbe then traveled to the mikvah tahara of our holy kehilla, which was completed in recent days with great splendor. The Rebbe toured the entire mikvah with all its hiddurim, affixed a mezuzah, and bestowed his holy blessing on the askanim.

From there the Rebbe went to the guest residence in the home of HaRav R' Yaakov Yoel Weiss, where there were times of private audiences (yechidus) from 3:50 until 6:15. Many members of the community and residents of the city entered for a private audience in preparation for the Days of Mercy and Favor.
Upon arrival, the Rebbe drank a lechayim in honor of the chanukas habayis of the new home, and offered blessings to the host, R' Yaakov Yoel, to his grandfather R' Mordechai Weiss, and to the entire family.

During the private audiences, the Kasha Rebbe shlit"a came for a visit. A pleasant conversation ensued in praise of the city of Linden. The Rebbe honored him with a lechayim and bestowed his holy blessing, and in particular offered a blessing of Mazel tov, as he is in the Sheva Brachos week of his grandson, l'mazel tov.

Also entering for a private audience was HaRav Nosson Dovid Ashkenazi shlit"a, Av Beis Din of Stanislav-Linden, to receive his holy blessing in preparation for the Days of Mercy and Favor, may they come upon us. A pleasant conversation ensued, and the Rebbe bestowed his holy blessing upon him.

After the private audiences, signing ceremonies for pledge documents took place, where many members of the community and residents of Linden pledged larger sums for the benefit of the Talmud Torah building of our holy mosdos. The Rebbe signed the documents together with each donor individually and bestowed his holy blessing.

The Rebbe then went to the new home of the avreich R' Amram Fishman, where a pledge signing took place for a classroom in the Talmud Torah building of our holy mosdos. HaGaon R' Yoshe Peretz Schnebalg shlit"a, Av Beis Din of Zidichov-Linden, was present.
A pleasant conversation about stories of tzaddikim ensued. The Rebbe signed the documents together with the donor, drank a lechayim and bestowed his holy blessing. Afterward he affixed a mezuzah to one of the doorposts.
At around 6:30 the Rebbe left the home, leaving his blessing for the leaders and askanim of our kehilla and holy mosdos, and traveled home to Kiryas Joel.

Upon arriving in Kiryas Joel, the Rebbe went to the Gineth Klein halls for the wedding of the chosson, a grandson of the Rebbe of Achistrivka shlit"a of Bnei Brak and a grandson of the Poltishan Rebbe shlit"a, to the kallah, daughter of HaGaon HaTzaddik R' Kalman Halberstam shlit"a, Rav of the Zanz beis medrash in Kiryas Joel.
The Rebbe arrived at around 7:30 dressed in Shabbos garments. The Rebbe drank a lechayim and offered blessings to the chosson, the mechutanim, the grandfathers, the Rebbes shlit"a, and the entire assembly. Afterward the Rebbe accompanied the chosson to the badeken and from there to the chuppah. The Rebbe served as mesader kiddushin, and after the chuppah offered blessings to the entire assembly and joined in a mitzvah dance for tzaddikim.

At around 8:20 the Rebbe davened Mincha in his home on Ahel Court.
Afterward there were times of private audiences in his home until 12:15 at night.

During the private audiences, the Rebbe of Achistrivka of Ukraine shlit"a came for a visit. A pleasant conversation ensued with memories of his grandfather, the holy Skvira Rebbe zt"l. The Rebbe honored him with a lechayim and bestowed his holy blessing, and in particular offered his holy blessing in honor of the opening of his new beis medrash in Ukraine.

Also entering for a private audience was HaGaon HaTzaddik, Av Beis Din of Glogov shlit"a, to receive his holy blessing in preparation for the Days of Mercy and Favor, may they come upon us. A pleasant conversation ensued, and the Rebbe bestowed his holy blessing upon him.

The Rebbe davened Maariv at around 11:40 and then continued receiving the public.

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