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Report of the Holy Journey of the Satmar Rebbe shlit"a to the Ancestral City of Sighet, yatzlicha

Monday, Parshas Terumah, the Yahrzeit of Maran HaGaon HaKadosh, the Kedushas Yom Tov zy"a

In the early morning hours, the Rebbe shlit"a was engaged in Torah study in the library of his holy home, after which the Rebbe went to the mikvah.

After the mikvah, before leaving for the holy kever, the Rebbe studied the teachings of the Baal HaHilula in the sefer Kedushas Yom Tov. Afterwards the Rebbe instructed the house bochur to arrange the kvitlach that had been collected from over 4000 yeshiva students, young and old, as per the Rebbe's instruction to mention all the students from America at the holy kever on the day of the holy hilula.

At 7:15 the Rebbe shlit"a left on foot for the holy kever, together with a large crowd of fresh guests who had come right after Shabbos solely for the holy hilula.

Upon arriving at the cemetery the Rebbe recited the blessing, then entered the holy ohel and lit 5 candles along with a neshama candle at the kever of the Kedushas Yom Tov, and then at the graves of the Yitev Lev and Etz Chaim, and also at that of HaGaon HaKadosh Rabbi Moshe Yosef of Uhel, may their merit protect us.

The Rebbe shlit"a then returned to the kever of the Kedushas Yom Tov and began the prayer "Shalom Aleichem, my master and teacher" with awesome weeping for an extended time. Then they began reciting Tehillim, the fourth book, from chapter 90 through 107 as is customary. The Rebbe skipped some of the chapters and then recited the Yehi Ratzon with stormy weeping reaching the highest heavens. The Rebbe said Kaddish, learned Mishnayos, and then said Kaddish D'Rabbanan.

The Rebbe then read the kvitlach for a very long time, while many melodies from the beis medrash of our holy Rebbes zy"a were sung in an awakened spirit, beginning with "Bnei Heichala," which was also sung at the kever of the Kedushas Yom Tov.

Before prostrating himself, the Rebbe placed upon the kever all the sacks of kvitlach that had been brought from the yeshiva students. The Rebbe then prostrated himself for an extended time, with great weeping, and afterwards went over to the Yitev Lev and Etz Chaim, read several kvitlach from family members, and then prostrated himself.
At approximately 8:45 the Rebbe left, having accomplished all good for us and for all Israel. The Rebbe washed his hands and traveled back to his holy home.

Around 9:15 the Rebbe shlit"a entered the Shacharis davening in the heichal of the beis medrash in the Etz HaTemarim building, and led the davening as shliach tzibbur on the day of the hilula.
Pesicha: Rabbi Naftali Horowitz shlit"a (London); Baal Koreh: the Rebbe's grandson, the bochur Meir Eliezer Teitelbaum.
Aliyos: Kohen: R' Fishel Katz (Williamsburg); Levi: Rabbi Asher Yeshaya Horowitz shlit"a, a grandson of the Baal HaHilula; Shlishi: the Rebbe shlit"a; Hagbah: R' Dovid Aharon Schwartz (Boro Park); Gelilah: R' Yaakov Shlomo Rubinfeld (Kiryas Joel).
After the Torah reading the Rebbe shlit"a did recite the 5 Yehi Ratzons.

After davening the Rebbe shlit"a went into his private room and put on Rabbeinu Tam tefillin. Meanwhile the beis medrash was readied for the "Ceremony and Celebration of the Laying of the Cornerstone" for the grand and magnificent center, the "Hachnasas Orchim Building," on the grounds of the shul courtyard.
The Rebbe shlit"a arrived at the ceremony and related stories of the greatness and holiness of the Baal HaHilula, and then spoke about the matters of the occasion of the Hachnasas Orchim building, which will be built b'ezras Hashem.
The Rebbe shlit"a then laid a brick from the original building that had stood there. The Rebbe poured the cement and placed the cornerstone, and added several coins of the holy Rebbe, the Beirach Moshe zy"a. Several melodies were sung, including "Biglal Avos" and "Ahavas Olam Tavi Lahem," etc. It concluded around 11:15, and a full breakfast was served to the public, as well as provisions for the road to take along on the way.

At 12 o'clock all the buses of the chassidim left for the airport in the city of Baia Mare. Meanwhile the Rebbe shlit"a went out for a walk through the streets of Sighet and spoke about various events that he had received from his great father, the holy Rebbe, the Beirach Moshe zy"a, pointing out each thing and where and how it happened.

Around 1:10 the Rebbe left the ancestral city of Sighet with emotions of longing, and at 2:30 arrived in Baia Mare, where the special charter flight took off at 3:15 for Warsaw, and from there they immediately transferred to a flight to New York, which took off at 5:05.
On the plane, right after takeoff, the Rebbe davened Mincha on the plane and led the davening as shliach tzibbur in honor of the holy hilula and recited the Kedushos.
Afterwards the Rebbe shlit"a engaged in Torah study in the sugya of "shelo k'derech hanaasan" and wrote chiddushei Torah for several hours. Later the Rebbe spent an extended time on the plane with the select benefactors who had financed the elevated Shabbos Yeshiva of Maalah. The Rebbe related historical chapters and many holy stories and conduct from the earlier years of his youth in the shadow of the holiness of his great father, the holy Rebbe, the Beirach Moshe zy"a.

Baruch Haba B'shem Hashem! At 8:20 in the evening the plane landed safely and in a good hour at JFK Airport, and around 8:50 the Rebbe left the airport for his holy home in Kiryas Joel.

At 10:05 the Rebbe shlit"a arrived at his holy home and was awaited by the students of the Mesivta. "Baruch Haba" was sung and they came over to greet him.

Immediately afterwards the Rebbe came in to Maariv in his holy home. After Maariv, the chassidim came over to greet him.

May the merit of the holy fathers protect us, and may our requests be fulfilled in good measure, with salvation and mercy

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Report of the Holy Journey of the Satmar Rebbe shlit"a to the Ancestral City of Sighet

Sunday, Parshas Terumah

In the early morning hours, the Rebbe shlit"a studied Torah privately for several hours in the sefarim room in his holy home. The Rebbe shlit"a also reviewed the pamphlet of chiddushim that was published by the talmidim of our holy yeshiva in Yerushalayim, in which the bochurim innovated and commented on the Rebbe's chiddushim in Lev Aharon on the sugya of "Rabbi Akiva Tlas," and which the Rebbe later praised before the yeshiva's menahel.

Already from 8:00 in the morning, the upper yeshiva was packed with hundreds of bochurim for a two-hour seder, per the holy directive of the Rosh Yeshiva, the Rebbe shlit"a, despite the fact that on Motzei Shabbos they had finished very late.

At about 10:20 the Rebbe shlit"a entered the beis medrash for Shacharis. Before davening, the Rebbe put tefillin on a bar mitzvah bochur.

After davening, a light breakfast was set up in the beis medrash for the bochurim.

After a few minutes the Rebbe shlit"a entered the completely packed beis medrash and delivered another shiur on the sugya. The Rebbe began with a question that a talmid of the yeshiva ketana in Bnei Brak had sent him in writing regarding the Friday shiur. The Rebbe repeated the question and offered a beautiful answer based on an Ohr Chadash, and instructed all the bochurim to look into the Ohr Chadash in the kovtzim on the sugya.
The Rebbe then continued with a longer pilpul on the sugya, and at the end delivered words of farewell to the bochurim, expressing how much spiritual pleasure and nachas ruach they had in spending the last three days and nights with the bochurim. "One sees 'a seed blessed by Hashem'; this is what the talmidim of the Yeitev Lev look like. This is the yeshiva that the Yeitev Lev founded, and one must take care to continue to conduct oneself in a manner fitting for a talmid of this yeshiva. The Yeitev Lev said that he would not be ashamed of his talmidim 'in this world and in the next.'" The Rebbe explained that "in this world" means when the Yeitev Lev was in this world, and "in the next" means those who come here to learn in the Yeitev Lev's yeshiva when the Yeitev Lev is already in the World to Come. The Rebbe urged the bochurim not to talk while wearing tefillin, and to learn with added vigor for long, uninterrupted hours from Rosh Chodesh until Purim. He concluded with abundant blessings, that they should travel home in peace, see each other in joy, and hear only good tidings.

Afterwards the bochurim went up to the holy ziyun of the Kedushas Yom Tov zy"a, on the eve of his yahrzeit. Then a generous breakfast was prepared. At about 2:15 the bochurim boarded the buses and left the ancestral city of Sighet, the talmidim from Eretz Yisroel to Baia Mare, and the talmidim from Europe to Satmar, from where they took chartered flights on the way home, taking with them abundant influence, hands full of Torah and yiras Shamayim, chizuk and guidance in all areas of life, which will accompany them for a lifetime.

In the afternoon the Rebbe received the city officials, the governor and the mayor of the area, who stand ready to help in all matters, particularly regarding the areas belonging to the shul courtyard, in the past and in the future, so that the new buildings can be built. The Rebbe thanked them and presented a gift, and they brought a gift in return for the Rebbe's home.

Afterwards the Rebbe shlit"a davened Mincha in his holy home with a small minyan.

After Mincha, a foundation ceremony for the new Heichal HaTorah of our holy kehilla in Manchester took place in his holy home, where the distinguished philanthropist R' Chaim Yosef Greenfeld, together with his son-in-law R' Shmuel Benedikt, undertook to build a magnificent Heichal HaTorah.
Besides the first major donation for the new Heichal from the distinguished philanthropist R' Asher Zelig Lev, builder and founder of the Heichal HaTorah in London, several other philanthropists have now pledged fresh, large donations in honor of the great building.

The Rebbe signed the documents and warmly bestowed his holy blessings, and said in Lashon Kodesh: "A Heichal HaTorah in our beis medrash will, IY"H, change Manchester."
Afterwards an appointment ceremony took place, in which the Rebbe shlit"a appointed 3 new morei tzedek in our holy kehilla in Yerushalayim.

The distinguished talmidei chachamim, outstanding and God-fearing, among the select of our holy kehilla: HaGaon Rabbi Shmuel Eckstein shlit"a, moreh tzedek of the Eida HaChareidis and one of the rabbanim of our kollel; HaGaon Rabbi Shlomo Bennett shlit"a, one of the heads of our kollel; and HaGaon Rabbi Moshe Yosef Spielman shlit"a, one of the heads of our kollel.

The Rebbe explained the verse "These are the laws that you shall place before them," that "these" adds to the earlier ones: the kehilla has, Baruch Hashem, grown and there is a need to add strength to the kehilla. Besides the fact that the kehilla has a very distinguished dayan shlit"a, there is a need, Baruch Hashem, to add more morei tzedek who will engage with the distinguished young men and give shiurim on all parts of Shulchan Aruch. In this connection the Rebbe urged the establishment of a beis hora'ah, "from which Torah and halachic ruling will go forth," and concluded with his holy blessings.

The Rebbe drank a lechayim and warmly wished the new morei hora'ah "that no stumbling block should come from under their hands, and to rule the word of Hashem, this is the halacha," as well as the members of the kehilla's administration: R' Yissachar Jacob, R' Nosson Binyomin Roth, R' Aharon Hersh Heilbrunn, and especially the distinguished philanthropist R' Avrohom Yehoshua Heshel HaKohen Glantz, the "Ish Yerushalayim" of New York.
Afterwards the entire crowd left, and the Rebbe remained privately with the morei hora'ah and gave various directives to the new morei hora'ah.

Afterwards there was entry time for the hundreds of Yidden, new guests from around the world, for an extended period until 10:15 at night.

At about 10:15 the Rebbe shlit"a davened Maariv, and then continued to bless the crowd until 11:00. The Rebbe then learned privately from the sefer Kedushas Yom Tov.

Afterwards the Rebbe shlit"a entered the shulchan arba'ah in honor of the hilula kadisha of his ancestor, our master and teacher, the holy Kedushas Yom Tov zy"a. The Rebbe washed for the seudah and wished lechayim, and several nigunim composed and sung in Sighet were sung, the Eishes Chayil nigun, the Nenuim nigun, and more.

With a "Michtam L'Dovid," the Rebbe honored the grandson of the baal hahilula, HaGaon Rabbi Lipa Teitelbaum shlit"a, dayan of our kehilla in Antwerp.

The Rebbe shlit"a said a longer, warm Torah and said that he is certain that the Kedushas Yom Tov blesses all Yidden, and that the Kedushas Yom Tov said that his blessing is not a wasted blessing, not only now but for the future as well, and concluded with warm blessings for Jewish children. Afterwards the Rebbe shlit"a recited the blessing over the cup.

After the shulchan arba'ah the Rebbe shlit"a continued with entry time until the late night hours.

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