First day of Sukkos — 'B'tzeil HaKodesh' with the Satmar Rebbe shlit"a

The Rebbe entered for Shacharis davening at around 10:20.
- Brachos and Pesukei D'Zimra: R' Dovid Perl shlit"a.
The Rebbe approached the amud for Shacharis and Hallel, and after Hallel recited Hoshanos.
- Opening the Aron during Hoshanos: R' Yitzchak Yuda Heiman.

- Hotzaah and Hachnasah (taking out and returning the Torah): R' Meir Mayer shlit"a (the bochur) and HaGaon Rabbi Dovid Hirsch shlit"a, a moreh d'asra in our holy kehilla of Williamsburg.
- The pesukim of Shema Yisroel: HaGaon Rabbi Berish Kohn shlit"a, rosh kollel of our kollel in Antwerp.
- Carrying the Sefer Torah to the bimah: R' Akiva Hirsch (Williamsburg) and R' Nachum Weberman (London).
Aliyos:
- Kohen: HaGaon Rabbi Yoel Kohn shlit"a, moreh d'asra.
- Levi: R' Baruch Lipa Levy.
- Shlishi: the Gaon HaGadol, the Av Beis Din shlit"a.
- Revi'i: the baal simcha, the Rebbe's grandson R' Lipa Rubin shlit"a, son-in-law of the Rebbe's son, HaGaon HaTzaddik, the Rav of the Beis Medrash Beirach Moshe shlit"a. The Rebbe named his newborn daughter, born with mazel tov, and she shall be called in Yisroel: Chana, after the grandmother, the Rebbetzin of Mozsháu a"h.
- Chamishi: R' Dovid Shmuel Goldberger.
- Shishi: the Rebbe shlit"a.

After the aliyah, the Rebbe named daughters in honor of the births at the homes of:
- R' Moshe Bitman.
- R' Shmuel, son of R' Wolf Dovid Wertzberger.
- R' Baruch Mordechai Schwartz.
- R' Mordechai Yuda Falkowitz (Williamsburg).
- R' Mendel Wolf Dromer.

- Shevi'i: R' Meir Mendel Fisher, and the Rebbe named his newborn daughter, born with mazel tov.
- Hagbah: R' Anshil Lichtenstein (Williamsburg).
- Gelilah: R' Leib Lebovitch (London).
- Maftir: R' Meir Hirsch.
- Hagbah: R' Moshe Yuda Teitelbaum (Williamsburg).
- Gelilah: R' Shlomo Salaman (London).
- Returning the Sefer Torah: R' Avrohom Moshe Landau (Williamsburg).

- Mussaf: the Gaon HaGadol, the Av Beis Din shlit"a.
- Opening of Ane'im Zemiros: R' Yisroel Weiss.
The davening concluded at around 2:00.

After davening, the Rebbe went over to the great sukkah for the Kiddush Rabbah simcha in honor of the birth of a daughter to his grandson R' Lipa Rubin shlit"a. Joyous melodies were sung and the baal simcha, R' Lipa Rubin shlit"a, stepped forward. The Rebbe then wished the baal simcha, his father-in-law, HaGaon HaTzaddik, the Rav of the Beis Medrash Beirach Moshe

shlit"a, and the entire tzibbur mazel tov. It concluded at around 2:15.

At the afternoon seudah at the Rebbe's holy home, the Rebbe honored his grandson Rabbi Yoel Meizlish shlit"a, son of the HaGaon HaTzaddik, the Rav of the Beis Medrash Yismach Moshe shlit"a, with leading the zemiros.
The Rebbe delivered a Torah thought on the Midrash, 'You said, "and rest beneath the tree"; as you live, I will repay your children with the mitzvah of sukkah,' and explained that the mitzvah of sukkah, in which one enters with his entire body, is in the merit of Avrohom Avinu, who received the blessing "And Hashem blessed Avrohom with everything."
- Birkas Hamazon: the HaGaon HaTzaddik, the Rav of the Beis Medrash Yismach Moshe shlit"a.

The Rebbe entered for Mincha davening at around 6:40.
- Baal tefillah: R' Yoel Wertzberger shlit"a.
- Hotzaah and Hachnasah: R' Yuda Eliezer Gottesman.
- Kohen: the Rebbe's grandson Rabbi Nachman Kahana shlit"a, son-in-law of the HaGaon HaTzaddik, the Rav of the Beis Medrash Beirach Moshe shlit"a.
- Levi: R' Shlomo Moshe Klausenburger.
- Shlishi: R' Mordechai Landau.
- Hagbah: the Rebbe shlit"a.
- Gelilah: R' Yaakov Hersh Neustadt (Williamsburg).

Afterwards, the Rebbe went over to the great sukkah for Shalosh Seudos.
- Odeh: R' Yechezkel Landau shlit"a (London).
- Shir HaMaalos: Rabbi Shlomo Kahana shlit"a.

The Rebbe delivered a Torah thought on the Midrash, 'You said, "and rest beneath the tree"; as you live, I will repay your children with the mitzvah of sukkah,' and explained, in the way of aggadah, within the sugya of chatzi shiur, bringing out the importance of even half a mitzvah.

- Yedid Nefesh: R' Moshe Yuda Teitelbaum.
- Keil Mistateir: R' Yaakov Hersh Neustadt.
The Rebbe recited the blessing over the cup.
It concluded at around 8:10, and the Rebbe returned to the beis medrash for Maariv davening.

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