Shabbos Chol HaMoed Sukkos, Ushpizin of Yosef — 'B'tzeil HaKodesh' with the Satmar Rebbe shlit"a.

On Friday night at around 6:55 the Rebbe shlit"a entered the beis medrash wrapped in his tallis and approached the amud for Mincha. They began 'Vayedaber' as customary. Kabbalas Shabbos: R' Yaakov Yosef Philipp.

Davening ended at around 8:05. The crowd went over to wish a good Shabbos, and the Rebbe shlit"a went home.

At around 10:45 the Rebbe shlit"a entered for the Shabbos seudah in the large sukkah, and began 'Shalom Aleichem' in his holy manner, with feeling and sweetness, until 'Melech tamim darko'. The Rebbe began Eishes Chayil.

Before Kiddush the Rebbe recited the order of the Ushpizin. Raising the cup for Kiddush: HaGaon Rabbi Shlomo Zevel shlit"a, dayan of Beis Medrash Beis Dov.

From the sweet fruits the Rebbe shlit"a distributed shirayim to the ba'alei ushpizin.
The ba'alei ushpizin set out wine and brought delicacies in honor of Yom Tov. The Rebbe shlit"a tasted and distributed shirayim.

During the zemiros the Rebbe shlit"a gave out honors. Kol Mekadesh: HaGaon Rabbi Shlomo Zevel shlit"a; Menucha V'Simcha: HaGaon Rabbi Yoel Weiss shlit"a (Bnei Brak).

The Rebbe shlit"a said Torah on the verse 'And of Yosef he said: Blessed of Hashem…', explaining that through believing in the Oral Torah, Eretz Yisroel is drawn forth, and this is all through the fact that Jews are children of the Almighty.

Kah Echsof: R' Simcha Yosef Hirsch (Yerushalayim). Birkas Hamazon: the Chasan of the Rav, HaGaon HaTzaddik Rabbi Yosef Rokeach shlit"a, rav of Beis Medrash Kol Eliyahu.

Stories: This week the Rebbe shlit"a told stories about the Holy Rebbe, the Kedushas Levi zy"a, and mentioned the yahrzeit of the holy Chasam Sofer zy"a, whose yahrzeits fell on Thursday, Bereishis, 25 Tishrei. Kah Ribon Olam: HaGaon Rabbi Yosef Shmuel Rottenberg shlit"a, moreh tzedek in our kehilla and member of the Beis Din.

The fruits were given out, with 'Ba'yom HaShevi'i': R' Moshe Yosef Wertheimer (Williamsburg). They ended at around 12:55.

On the holy Shabbos day

On Shabbos morning the Rebbe shlit"a entered at 9:45. Pesukei D'Zimra: R' Moshe Falkowitz. The Rebbe shlit"a approached the amud for Shacharis and Hallel, and recited the Shabbos Hoshanos verse by verse. Introduction to Hoshanos: R' Eliyahu Dovid Greenfeld (Williamsburg).
After Yom the Rebbe said Kaddish in honor of the yahrzeit of the Rebbetzin, the righteous Rochel a"h, wife of the holy Yetev Lev zy"a. Afterwards Koheles was recited.

Hotzaah and Hachnasah: HaGaon Rabbi Naftali Hirtzka Zwebel shlit"a, Rosh Av Beis Din of Williamsburg, and HaGaon Rabbi Yosef Moshe Stauber shlit"a, moreh tzedek in our kehilla. Pesukei Shema Yisroel: HaGaon Rabbi Avrohom Shalom Friedman shlit"a, one of the heads of the kollelim in Kiryas Joel.

Aliyos. Kohen: R' Mendel Gershon Schwartz - the Rebbe shlit"a recited the Mi Sheberach and naming on the birth of his daughter, mazel tov. Levi: R' Yudel Wosner (Manchester). Shlishi: the Chasan of the Rav, HaGaon HaTzaddik, rav of Beis Medrash Berach Moshe shlit"a. Revi'i: R' Yisroel Yuda Gutman - the Rebbe shlit"a recited the Mi Sheberach and naming on the birth of his daughter, mazel tov. Chamishi: R' Kalman Eliezer, son of R' Shmuel, Eckstein - the Rebbe shlit"a recited the Mi Sheberach and naming on the birth of his daughter, mazel tov. Shishi: the Rebbe shlit"a.

After his aliyah the Rebbe shlit"a recited the Mi Sheberach and naming on the birth of a daughter for R' Avrohom Shmuel Glick.

Shevi'i: R' Binyomin Zev Fuchs shlit"a - the Rebbe shlit"a recited the Mi Sheberach and naming on the birth of his daughter, mazel tov. Hagbah of the first sefer Torah: R' Mendel Eckstein. Gelilah: R' Lipa Epstein (Montreal).

Maftir: R' Avrohom Brach, of the Rabbinate of Williamsburg. Hagbah of the second sefer Torah: R' Yudel Steinmetz. Gelilah: HaGaon Rabbi Yoel Daskal shlit"a (Bnei Brak).

Mussaf: R' Yaakov Mittelman. The kohanim duchened. Introduction to Ano'im Zemiros: R' Aharon Meir Weiss (Bnei Brak). They ended at around 12:35.
Ra'avah D'Ra'avin

For Mincha and Shalosh Seudos the Rebbe shlit"a entered the beis medrash at around 6:50. Mincha: R' Yechiel Alter Taub. Hotzaah and Hachnasah: R' Shmuel Benedict (Manchester). Kohen: R' Chaim Elazar Friedman (London). Levi: R' Shlomo Wosner (Manchester). Shlishi: R' Avrohom Hersh Klein. Hagbah: the Rebbe shlit"a. Gelilah: HaGaon Rabbi Mordechai Weberman shlit"a (Montreal).

During the zemiros at Shalosh Seudos the Rebbe shlit"a gave out honors. Odeh: R' Shlomo Hersh, son of R' Moshe, Eckstein. Shir HaMaalos: R' Moshe Goldstein.

In his Torah the Rebbe shlit"a discussed the verse 'And Hashem was with Yosef, and he was a successful man', explaining that by guarding the eyes in the sukkah, when one comes into the sukkah it surely imparts clarity of mind, especially in these days of the Ushpizin of Yosef, and then the side of holiness prevails and one can easily distinguish between a mitzvah and an aveirah.

Yedid Nefesh: R' Eliezer Lev (London). Kel Mistatter: R' Asher Wieder (Montreal). The Rebbe shlit"a recited the blessing over the cup.
Maariv was davened in the sukkah. Maariv for Motzei Shabbos: R' Eliezer Weiss. After Havdalah, people went over to wish a good week. They ended at around 9:05.

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