Shabbos Kodesh, Parshas Bereishis, Shabbos Mevarchim Cheshvan — 'B'tzeil HaKodesh' with the Satmar Rebbe shlit"a, at a private setting in Warsaw, where the Rebbe is staying for rest and rejuvenation.

The Rebbe davened the Shabbos tefillos in his holy residence.

On Friday night at around 6:35, the Rebbe shlit"a entered the beis medrash wrapped in his tallis. HaGaon R' Menachem Binyon Warfman shlit"a, Av Beis Din of Buchach, davened before the amud. Kabbalas Shabbos: Rabbi Yaakov Nachman Warfman shlit"a (Williamsburg).

The Rebbe shlit"a conducted the tish in his holy residence.
Before the zemiros, a small number of the community's men entered for the minyan, and the Rebbe shlit"a honored them. Kol Mekadesh: Rabbi Yitzchak Eizik Warfman shlit"a (Kiryas Joel); Menucha V'Simcha: R' Yoel Amram Gruber.

The Rebbe shlit"a said Torah, connecting the end of the Torah to its beginning, and explained in the manner of a derush the sugya of whether an "asei d'rabim" (a positive commandment of the community) overrides a prohibition together with a positive commandment.

Ka Echsof: R' Hershel son of R' Meir Wertheimer; Birchas Hamazon: the HaGaon, Av Beis Din of Buchach shlit"a.

Stories and Anecdotes: This week the Rebbe shlit"a told over about the Holy Rozhin Rebbe zy"a, whose yahrzeit fell on Friday, 3 Cheshvan. Ka Ribon Olam: Rabbi Yoel Yisroel Wagshal shlit"a.

Fruit was served, and "Ba'yom Hashvi'i" was led by R' Yechezkel Heimlich. The tish ended at around 11:00.

On the Holy Day of Shabbos

The Rebbe shlit"a entered for Shacharis in his holy residence. Pesukei D'Zimra: R' Dovid Farkash; Shacharis of Shabbos: HaRav HaChasid R' Yehoshua Mendlowitz.

Removing and returning the Torah: the bochur Avrohom son of Binyon Weinberger; the baal korei was the bochur Avrohom Dovid Warfman.
Aliyos. Kohen: R' Shlomo Menashe Glick; Levi: HaRav HaChasid R' Binyon Weinberger; Shlishi: Rabbi Yaakov Nachman Warfman; Revi'i: HaRav HaChasid R' Chaim Meir Marach; Chamishi: Rabbi Yitzchak Eizik Warfman; Shishi: the Rebbe shlit"a; Shevi'i: the bochur Mordechai Farkash; Acharon: the bochur Shneur son of Yoel Eckstein; Maftir: the bochur Chanani Yom Tov Lipa Deutsch, the Shabbos chasan; Hagbah: R' Avrohom Masri; Gelilah: the bochur Avrohom Aharon son of Chaim Nosson Heller.
After the Torah reading, the Rebbe shlit"a blessed Rosh Chodesh with great emotion.

Mussaf: Rabbi Yitzchak Eizik Warfman shlit"a; Pesicha for Na'im Zemiros: the bochur, son of Binyon Weinberger.

Ra'avah D'Ra'avin

The Rebbe shlit"a davened Mincha in his holy residence. The baal tefillah was R' Shlomo Menashe Glick; removing and returning the Torah: the bochur, son of Binyon Weinberger; Kohen: R' Shlomo Menashe Glick; Levi: the bochur, son of Chaim Nosson Heller; Shlishi: HaRav HaChasid R' Moshe Yitzchak Landau; Hagbah: the Rebbe shlit"a; Gelilah: the bochur Avrohom Dovid Warfman.

After Mincha, the Rebbe shlit"a washed for Shalosh Seudos in his holy residence. About ten minutes after the time, the Rebbe shlit"a entered the Buchach beis medrash and continued with Shalosh Seudos.
The Rebbe shlit"a honored others with the zemiros at Shalosh Seudos. Odeh: HaRav HaGaon R' Yaakov Yosef Moskowitz shlit"a, Av Beis Din of Baranov; Shir HaMaalos: Rabbi Naftali Horowitz shlit"a (London).

In the Torah, the Rebbe shlit"a focused on the verse "Bereishis bara Elokim" and explained that "Bereishis" is "bris esh" — the Torah is fire, as in "Halo ko devari ka'esh." Fire has great power, and the holy Torah has great power. Jewish children throughout the generations in exile faced powerful trials, and with the strength of the Torah they overcame everything. Now, after the holy days, when we accepted good resolutions, we must bring them from potential into action and draw the vitality of holiness from the Torah.

Yedid Nefesh: HaRav HaChasid R' Avrohom Liebermann; Kel Mistater: HaRav HaChasid R' Simcha Aharon Asher Gold. The Rebbe shlit"a blessed over the cup.

Maariv of Motzei Shabbos: HaRav HaChasid R' Avrohom Moshe Gottesman. After Havdalah, everyone went over to wish a good week. It concluded at about 9:00.

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