Sunday, Parshas Vayikra — 'B'tzeil HaKodesh' with the Satmar Rebbe shlit"a — The Wedding of the Rebbe's Grandson, Son-in-Law of HaGaon Rabbi, Av Beis Din of Sighet shlit"a

The Rebbe shlit"a davened Shacharis in our great beis medrash in Kiryas Joel. Before davening, the Rebbe shlit"a put tefillin on the bar mitzvah bochur, the bochur Avrohom Yaakov Mermelstein. After davening, a lechayim took place with the bar mitzvah bochur in the Rebbe's private room.

In the afternoon, upon arriving in Williamsburg, the Rebbe shlit"a paid a condolence call to the family of the late R' Yehoshua Mermelstein a"h.

Afterwards, a small meeting took place in his holy home in Williamsburg regarding the difficult situation of our fellow Jews in Ukraine.

The Sound of Joy and Salvation in the Tents of the Righteous

At 5:10 the Rebbe shlit"a entered our great beis medrash in Williamsburg for the great wedding in our holy courts. The kallah is the daughter of HaGaon Rabbi, Av Beis Din of Sighet shlit"a, and the chosson is HaGaon Rabbi, Av Beis Din of Beis Aharon shlit"a, with the chosson, the young man Rabbi Shalom Yechezkel Shraga shlit"a, son of HaGaon Rabbi Chaim Dovid Rubin shlit"a, rav of Beis Medrash Ohel Torah in Williamsburg, son of HaGaon Rabbi Yitzchak Tuvia Rubin zt"l of Ciechanów, and son-in-law of HaGaon Rabbi Yekusiel Teitelbaum shlit"a of Uhel.

The Rebbe shlit"a davened Mincha in the great beis medrash, and immediately afterward the entire kehilla, old and young, passed by in a line to receive a blessing on the day of the chuppah.

The reception took place in the main hall of the great beis medrash. Inspiring melodies were sung for an extended time, and R' Moshe Yehoshua Weiss spoke with heartfelt words of mussar. Afterward, the inspiring melodies continued and the Rebbe drank a lechayim and bestowed his holy blessings upon the chosson, the esteemed mechutanim and grandfathers. The Rebbe extended special wishes to the Vizhnitz Rebbe of Williamsburg shlit"a, an uncle of the kallah, on the occasion of his grandson's wedding this week in London. Afterward, the Rebbe shlit"a delivered holy words to awaken the merit of the forefathers on the day of the chuppah, as is customary.

They went to the badeken in the hallowed hall of the Krasna kehilla, and afterward the Rebbe arranged the kesubah and blessed the chosson. The chuppah took place in front of the great beis medrash. The Rebbe shlit"a honored the grandfather, HaGaon Av Beis Din of Beis Aharon shlit"a, with reciting the kiddushin; with the reading of the kesubah, HaGaon Av Beis Din of Nepilmetz shlit"a, an uncle of the chosson; with the first blessings, the grandfather HaGaon R' Yekusiel Teitelbaum shlit"a; and with the final blessing, HaGaon Av Beis Din of Ciechanów shlit"a, an uncle of the chosson.
Witnesses to the kiddushin: R' Yehoshua Nachman Berger shlit"a, rosh yeshiva of Ohel Torah, and R' Nata Moskowitz shlit"a, director of our yeshiva's branch Mivtzar HaTorah in Williamsburg.
Witnesses to the yichud: Rabbi Avrohom Yosef Rosenbaum shlit"a, and R' Yosef Moshe Gelbstein.

After the chuppah, the Rebbe bestowed his holy blessings on the entire holy congregation and broke into a dance of the righteous with the mechutanim and grandfathers.

After the chuppah, at 7:45, the Rebbe shlit"a davened Maariv in his holy home.
"And so the righteous shall see and rejoice"

At about 9:40 the Rebbe shlit"a arrived at the wedding seudah. The Rebbe broke into a fiery dance on the floor, then washed for the wedding seudah and after the fish wished lechayim to the entire gathering.

A few minutes later the chosson entered. The Rebbe danced with the chosson and honored the grandfathers and mechutanim to dance. Afterward, the Rebbe danced in an elevated dance with his son, HaGaon Av Beis Din of Sighet shlit"a. During the festive dancing, the kehilla came over to wish the Rebbe shlit"a mazel tov.

At about 11:15 the Rebbe shlit"a came in for Birkas Hamazon and the mitzvah tantz. For Birkas Hamazon, the Rebbe honored HaGaon Av Beis Din of Williamsburg shlit"a. First blessings: HaRav HaTzaddik Rabbi Chaim Dovid Blum shlit"a. Final blessing: HaGaon Av Beis Din of our kehilla in Boro Park, 15th Avenue shlit"a.

After bentching, the badchan of the king, Rabbi Mordechai Dovid Eistricher, called up the Rebbe shlit"a for the mitzvah tantz. The Rebbe drank a lechayim and bestowed his holy blessings on the chosson, mechutanim and grandfathers, and on the entire gathering. He then danced the elevated mitzvah dances before the kallah with fiery holy enthusiasm for an extended time, and then danced with the chosson, with HaGaon Av Beis Din of Sighet shlit"a and his family, and with the entire family of the grandchildren of his holy ancestor, the Beirach Moshe zt"l.

Afterward, the grandfathers were called up to the mitzvah tantz: HaGaon Av Beis Din of Beis Aharon shlit"a, HaGaon R' Yekusiel Teitelbaum shlit"a of Uhel, the father of the chosson shlit"a, and the father of the kallah, HaGaon Av Beis Din of Sighet shlit"a. Then the badchan recited words of badchanus and called up the chosson, and Eishes Chayil was danced. On his way out, the Rebbe wished mazel tov to the kallah. At 3:20 the Rebbe arrived at his holy home in Kiryas Joel.

May abundant blessing flow from this simcha to us and to all Israel

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