The night of the second day of Yom Tov 'B'tzeil HaKodesh' with the Satmar Rebbe shlit"a

- Maariv: R' Yosef Dovid Levi shlit"a.
The davening concluded at around 8:50. After davening, the Rebbe went up to the Aron Hakodesh and wished the entire congregation together "a gut Yom Tov," and the Rebbe then went home to his holy residence.

Because of the expected rain, the Rebbe held the Yom Tov seudah in the sukkah at his holy residence. The Rebbe made Kiddush with great emotion at around 10:45.
- Raising the cup: HaRav HaChassid R' Simcha Yisroel Apfel.
Sukkos Yom Tov melodies were sung. The Rebbe distributed shirayim from the delicacies to those present, and the guests offered kugels in honor of Yom Tov.
- Birkas Hamazon: the Rebbe's grandson, Rabbi Asher Anshel Ashkenazi shlit"a (Manchester).
The seudah concluded at around 11:30.

At around 12:00 the Rebbe entered for the zemiros and divrei Torah in the Mivtzar HaKollelim.
Upon entering, the Rebbe danced in place for several minutes, and the singing of Sukkos Yom Tov melodies, with praises and songs, was extended.
- With the zemiros, the Rebbe honored HaGaon R' Berish Kahn shlit"a.

The Rebbe said a Torah thought on the verse "And he smelled the scent of his garments," and explained that by not blowing the shofar and not shaking the lulav on Shabbos Kodesh, which is only a decree lest one carry it, there is a direct plea on behalf of all of Klal Yisroel: a person is only human and can sometimes forget, and therefore one always judges a person favorably when he commits a sin, since he forgot.

The singing continued with several melodies, and the Rebbe stood up and danced in honor of Simchas Beis HaShoeivah for an extended time.
It concluded at around 12:40.

The second day of Yom Tov

The Rebbe entered for davening at around 10:15.
- Brachos and Pesukei D'zimra: R' Chaim Leib Silberstein shlit"a.
The Rebbe proceeded to Shacharis, Yotzer and Hallel, and performed the holy service with the Nanuim (shaking the lulav) for an extended time with holy fire. After Hallel, he recited the Hoshanos with great inspiration.

- Taking out and returning the Torah: HaGaon R' Moshe Teitelbaum shlit"a, dayan of Beis Medrash Beis Shmuel Binyomin, and HaGaon R' Yoel Heiman shlit"a, moreh tzedek in our kehilla in Williamsburg.
- Verses of Shema Yisroel: R' Shimon Zev Meisels shlit"a, son-in-law of the Av Beis Din of Montreal shlit"a.
- Carrying the Sefer Torah to the bimah: HaRav HaChassid R' Yisroel Elazar Tabak and HaRav HaChassid R' Yaakov Saul.
Aliyos.
- Kohen: HaRav HaChassid R' Nachman Kahana.
- Levi: R' Yosef Dovid Levi shlit"a.
- Shlishi: HaRav HaChassid R' Yaakov Sussman Sofer.
- Revi'i: HaRav HaChassid R' Avrohom Shalom Landau.
- Chamishi: the Rebbe shlit"a.

After his aliyah, the Rebbe made a Mi Sheberach for the birth of a daughter to R' Moshe Aharon Friedrich.

- Hagbah on the first Sefer Torah: HaRav HaChassid R' Yechezkel Goldstein.
- Gelilah: HaRav HaChassid R' Moshe Kappel (London).
- Maftir: HaRav HaChassid R' Avrohom Yehuda Rosenberg.
- Hagbah on the second Sefer Torah: HaRav HaChassid R' Moshe Yitzchak Sternlicht (London).
- Gelilah: HaRav HaChassid R' Yosef Bermah Freund (London).
- Returning the Sefer Torah: HaRav HaChassid R' Yisroel Spielman.

- Mussaf: the Rav of Beis Medrash Avnei Tzedek shlit"a, the Rebbe's son-in-law.
- Opening of Anim Zemiros: HaRav HaChassid R' Betzalel Binyomin Friedrich.
It concluded at around 2:05.

At the afternoon tish at his holy residence, the Rebbe honored his grandson Rabbi Baruch Rokeach shlit"a, son-in-law of the Rav of Beis Medrash Ohel Feiga shlit"a, with the zemiros.

The Rebbe said a Torah thought on the verse "And he smelled the scent of his garments," and explained that in the merit of Avrohom Avinu not asking any questions against Hashem at the Akeidah, Hashem does not ask any questions against Klal Yisroel.
- Birkas Hamazon: the Rav of Beis Medrash Ohel Feiga shlit"a, the Rebbe's son-in-law.

The Rebbe entered for Mincha at around 7:40.
- Baal tefillah: R' Yechezkel Gelbstein shlit"a.
At the time of Rabbeinu Tam, at around 8:00, Maariv was davened.
- Baal tefillah: HaRav HaChassid R' Yitzchak Feuerstein.

After Maariv, the Rebbe went into his private room together with the HaGaon HaGadol, the Dayan shlit"a, and for over half an hour they went over various questions that arose during the first days of Sukkos.
The Rebbe then went over to the great sukkah, where he made Havdalah. After Havdalah, the Rebbe wished the entire congregation together a good Moed. It concluded at around 8:55.



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