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Sunday, Parshas Acharei Mos-Kedoshim, "B'tzeil HaKodesh" with the Satmar Rebbe shlit"a

The Rebbe shlit"a davened Shacharis in the Heichal HaMesivta, Divrei Yoel branch. Before davening, the Rebbe put tefillin on the bar mitzvah bochurim.
The bochur Mordechai Leib Landau.
The bochur Shmuel Moshe Ehrenfeld.
The bochur Avrohom Klein.
The bochur Moshe Shmuel Rubinfeld.
After davening, a lechayim was held with the bar mitzvah bochurim in his private room.

The Rebbe shlit"a also called in the menahel of the yeshiva, HaGaon Rabbi Dovid Shlomo Eckstein shlit"a, and instructed him to convey his holy directive to all the members of the kehilla: this coming Wednesday, the day of 5 Iyar, the order of reciting Tehillim after davening should be changed. On Tuesday, one should say from chapter 111 until chapter 119, and on Wednesday one should say chapter 119, so that on Wednesday, in the daily Tehillim, the chapters of Hallel should not be said.

In the morning, the Rebbe shlit"a went on his weekly visit to the mehudar slaughterhouse.

In the afternoon, the Rebbe went up to the Heichal HaYeshiva, Divrei Yoel branch, where the Rebbe learned with a chavrusa from the talmidim of the yeshiva in his private room, and at 6:10 the Rebbe davened Mincha in the yeshiva.

Entry hours to the Rebbe were from approximately 8:30 until 12:00 at night in his holy home on Uhel Court.

The Rebbe shlit"a read the tenaim in the tenaim hall in his holy home for the following mechutanim:
Rabbi Yehuda Ber Teller shlit"a (of Williamsburg) - R' Yisroel Schwartz.
R' Lipa Falkowitz - R' Naftali Chaim Fried.

During entry hours, the Tosh Rebbe shlit"a came for a visit. A lovely conversation developed about stories of tzaddikim from his grandfather, the holy Rebbe R' Elimelech zy"a, and about the past Yom Tov of Pesach in Canada, where there was no electricity in the first days. The Tosh Rebbe shlit"a also spoke in praise of the holy city of Kiryas Joel, and strongly encouraged the Rebbe shlit"a to continue standing on guard to elevate the sanctity of the city. The Rebbe honored him with a lechayim, bestowed his holy blessings upon him, and accompanied him out to the street.

The Rebbe davened Maariv at around 12:00 in his holy home.

In the late night hours, the Rebbe shlit"a connected by phone with the administration of our holy mosdos in Yerushalayim to hear a detailed report on the order of the Talmud Torah in the new temporary location, where the Talmud Torah has finally settled in and organized itself after the bitter fire, Rachmana litzlan, in the buildings of the mosdos during the past month of Adar. The Rebbe asked about all the details, encouraged the administration in their holy work, and bestowed his blessing that they should increase Torah and glorify it.

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Shabbos Kodesh, Parshas Tazria-Metzora, Rosh Chodesh Iyar — 'B'tzeil HaKodesh' with the Satmar Rebbe shlit"a

On Friday night at around 8:20, the Rebbe shlit"a entered the beis medrash wrapped in his tallis and approached the amud for Mincha and Kabbalas Shabbos: R' Amram Acker.
They finished at around 9:50, the crowd went over to wish a gut Shabbos, and the Rebbe went into his private room.

A short time after davening, the Rebbe shlit"a came in to the Friday night tish in the Heichal HaShulchanos together with the talmidim of the Mesivta, Divrei Yoel branch, and began, as is his custom, with Shalom Aleichem, with feeling and sweetness.
Eishes Chayil: the Rebbe's grandson, the bochur Meir Eliezer, son of HaGaon Rabbi Beirach Moshe shlit"a, Rav of the beis medrash.

The Rebbe shlit"a honored people with the zemiros. Kol Mekadesh: his grandson Rabbi Yoel shlit"a, son of the Williamsburg Av Beis Din shlit"a; Menucha V'Simcha: HaGaon R' Naftali Hirtzka Zwebel shlit"a, Rosh Kollel in Williamsburg.

The Rebbe shlit"a said Torah on the Midrash "The mind of Iyov was not settled until he saw the parsha of 'When a woman conceives'," and explained it in a derush style in the sugya of aseh docheh lo sa'aseh.

Kah Echsof: HaGaon R' Yitzchak Shalom Friedman shlit"a, moreh tzedek; Birkas Hamazon: the Williamsburg Av Beis Din shlit"a.

This week the Rebbe shlit"a related stories and episodes about HaGaon HaKadosh R' Shmelka of Nikolsburg zy"a, and about HaGaon HaKadosh the Chacham Tzvi zy"a, whose yahrzeits were on Shabbos Kodesh, 1 Iyar.

Kah Ribon Olam: R' Yosef Moshe Gelbstein (Williamsburg). The new chasanim went around taking fruit, and Ba'Yom HaShevi'i: R' Yaakov Chaim Moskowitz (Williamsburg). They finished at around 1:20.

On the Holy Shabbos Day

On Shabbos Kodesh morning, the Rebbe shlit"a entered the beis medrash at around 9:30. Pesukei D'Zimra: Rabbi Yochanan Henoch Teitelbaum shlit"a (Yerushalayim). The Rebbe recited Vechoros verse by verse and approached the amud for Shacharis, sent the Williamsburg Av Beis Din shlit"a for the chazaras hashatz, and approached the amud for Hallel.

Hotza'ah and Hachnasah: the Rebbe's grandsons Rabbi Mordechai Yehuda Halberstam shlit"a, son-in-law of the Av Beis Din of Sighet shlit"a, and Rabbi Yoel shlit"a, son of the Williamsburg Av Beis Din shlit"a. Pesukei Shema Yisroel: HaGaon R' Naftali Hirtzka Zwebel shlit"a.

Aliyos. Kohen: R' Ari Katz — the Rebbe recited the Mi Sheberach and gave the name in honor of the birth of his daughter, mazel tov. Levi: R' Dovid Yitzchak Wertzberger; Shlishi: the Williamsburg Av Beis Din shlit"a; Revi'i: R' Yirmiyahu Buchinger (Williamsburg); Chamishi: R' Yisroel Goldberger; Shishi: the Rebbe shlit"a.

After his aliyah, the Rebbe recited the Mi Sheberach and gave the name in honor of the birth of a daughter to:
R' Shlomo Wertzberger (Williamsburg).
R' Amram Acker.
R' Yoel Bleich.
R' Aharon Zaldan.
R' Baruch Yitzchak Wertheimer.

Shevi'i: R' Avrohom Brach (Williamsburg). Acharon: HaGaon R' Nosson Dov Schwartz shlit"a, moreh tzedek. Hagbah of the first sefer Torah: R' Yosef Moshe Gelbstein. Gelilah: R' Hershel Wertheimer (Monsey).
Maftir, the reading for Rosh Chodesh: R' Lipa Gross. Hagbah of the second sefer Torah: R' Kalman Weiss (Montreal). Gelilah: R' Wolf Meir Weiss (Williamsburg).

The Rebbe shlit"a approached the amud for Mussaf of Shabbos Rosh Chodesh. Opening of Ane'im Zemiros: R' Menli Shoher.

After davening, the brisos took place.
For the newborn son of R' Yoel Eliyahu Niederman, where the Rebbe was sandek.
For the newborn son of R' Yonason Binyamin Kaufman, where the Rebbe was sandek and mohel.
They finished at around 1:25.
In the afternoon at around 7:05, the Rebbe shlit"a came in for the Pirkei Avos learning. The Rebbe took up Perek 2, Mishnah 9, "Go out and see which is the proper path to which a man should cling," and explained it with words of derush, aggadah and mussar.
"Rabbi Eliezer says, a good eye," in 7 ways: one should look at every thing and see how the power of the Eibershter is hidden within it; through the 7 [words] of Krias Shema one nullifies the evil eye of the chitzonim; through increasing in the physical, the spiritual power is weakened; Torah is a spice against the yetzer hara, but only if one guards his eyes; thus the tzaddikim have the power to transform "death of hunger" into "much money"; "the eye of Hashem" is Hashem's providence; besides the segulos of gazing at a tzaddik, through the opinions a tzaddik looks at, he imparts holiness.
"Rabbi Yehoshua says, a good friend," in 4 ways: through love of friends the Name Hashem is aroused and brings mercy; through public teshuva, willful sins are turned into merits; through joining together the mitzvos of Klal Yisroel, an entire angel is created; through performing mitzvos with the intent of the tzaddikim, one can fulfill the mitzvos in their entirety.
"Rabbi Yose says, a good neighbor": in galus one must indeed be sorrowful in his heart, but joyful on his face.
"Rabbi Shimon says, one who foresees the outcome," in 3 ways: one should improve his deeds so as not to need to be reincarnated again; now, in the time of galus, one must already look forward to the bright time that will come to Klal Yisroel; tzaddikim recognize deeds on a person's face.
"Rabbi Elazar says, a good heart": the main avodah of a person is the desire in the heart; one should make use of the 32 days of the Sefirah period for the avodas Hashem properly.
They finished at around 8:00, and the Rebbe went into his private room.

Re'ava D'Re'avin

The Rebbe came in for Mincha and Shalosh Seudos at around 8:15. Mincha: R' Aharon Hersh Mittelman (Boro Park); Hotza'ah and Hachnasah: R' Asher Yeshaya Feierstein; Kohen: HaGaon R' Leibush Weinfeld shlit"a; Levi: R' Yisroel Avrohom Shapiro (Shikun Skvira); Shlishi: R' Aharon Hersh Mittelman; Hagbah: the Rebbe shlit"a; Gelilah: R' Avrohom Mordechai Gross (Williamsburg).

The Rebbe honored people with the zemiros at Shalosh Seudos. Odeh: R' Noach Gefen; Shir HaMaalos: R' Moshe Goldstein.

The Rebbe shlit"a said Torah on the verse "This shall be the law of the metzora," and explained that through clinging to the attributes of truth one can arrive at complete teshuva, and even through a resolution in the heart, Hakadosh Baruch Hu already bestows all good, especially now after Pesach, when we ate matzah, which hints to truth, and eliminated the chametz, which is falsehood.

Yedid Nefesh: R' Shmuel Dovid Markowitz; Kel Mistateir: R' Aharon Hersh Mittelman. The Rebbe recited the bracha over the cup.

Maariv for Motzei Shabbos: HaGaon R' Meir Eliezer Friedman shlit"a. After Havdalah, the crowd went over to wish a gutte voch. They finished at around 10:35.

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Friday, Parshas Tazria-Metzora, 1 Iyar

In the morning, before Shacharis, a bris was held for the newborn son of R' Yaakov Yisroel Elimelech Weiss, at which the Rebbe served as sandek and mohel.

The Rebbe shlit"a davened Shacharis in the Heichal HaMesivta, Divrei Yoel branch. The Rebbe went up to Hallel, and during the Torah reading was called up for Revi'i.

After davening, at around 12:30, the Rebbe shlit"a went over to the hall of his holy home at Ohel Kt., and held a Rosh Chodesh seudah together with dozens of bochurim of the "V'Talmudo B'Yado" group from the branches of the yeshivos ketanos in Kiryas Joel, who were tested on hundreds of pages of Gemara, bli ayin hara.
The Rebbe washed for the seudah. During the seudah, Rosh Chodesh melodies and songs of attachment to the Torah were sung. HaRav Alexander, son of R' Shimon, Landau shlit"a, director of the group, spoke about the goals of the group and expressed the merit of the bochurim to hold a Rosh Chodesh seudah together with the Rebbe shlit"a. The Rebbe honored HaRav Alexander Landau shlit"a with Borchu Nafshi.
The Rebbe shlit"a said Torah on the verse in the Midrash of this week, "Achor v'kedem tzartanu," and emphasized the importance of reviewing old learning and devoting free time to the study of Torah, and concluded with abundant blessings.
The Rebbe honored the patron of the group, the distinguished philanthropist R' Yitzchak Schwartz (of Williamsburg), with leading Birkas Hamazon. The seudah concluded at around 2:00.

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Wednesday, Parshas Tazria-Metzora — 'B'tzeil HaKodesh' with the Satmar Rebbe shlit"a

The Rebbe shlit"a davened Shacharis in the Beis Medrash HaGadol. Before davening, the Rebbe put on tefillin for the following bar mitzvah bochurim.
The bochur Avrohom Shlomo Kahana.
The bochur Yoel Beramad Weider.
After davening, a lechayim took place with the bar mitzvah bochurim in the Rebbe's private room.

In the morning, the Rebbe went on his weekly visit to the mehudar slaughterhouse.

During the afternoon hours, the Rebbe shlit"a visited by telephone his brother-in-law, the Belz Rebbe shlit"a, who is ill. The Rebbe inquired about his state of health and bestowed his blessing for a complete and total recovery.

In the afternoon at around 7:45, the Rebbe davened Mincha in his holy home.

In the evening, the Rebbe participated in the bar mitzvah simcha of the son of R' Yoel Beramad Weider in the halls of Ateres P"Z. The Rebbe listened to the bar mitzvah bochur recite the pshetl, and afterwards drank a lechayim and bestowed his holy blessings.

Entry times for yechidus took place from around 8:45 until 12:45 at night, in his holy home, also at Ohel Kt.

During the entry times, a gathering of principals of the upper grades, from the 6th grade and up in all branches of the mosdos of Kiryas Joel, was held in preparation for the large asifa "V'atahar V'esKadesh" on the plague of the harms of technology, this coming Sunday, IY"H.

The Rebbe shlit"a read the tenaim at the tenaim ceremony in his holy home between the mechutanim R' Yaakov Klepner (of Williamsburg) and R' Moshe Yitzchak Rosenfeld.

The Rebbe davened Maariv at around 12:45 in his holy home.

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Tuesday, Parshas Tazria-Metzora — "B'tzeil HaKodesh" with the Satmar Rebbe shlit"a

In the morning, before Shacharis, the bris of the newborn son of R' Wolf Berish Feierstein took place, at which the Rebbe served as sandek and mohel.

The Rebbe shlit"a davened Shacharis in the main beis medrash. Before davening, the Rebbe put tefillin on the following bar mitzvah bochurim:
The bochur Yitzchak Isaac Lebowitz.
The bochur Shlomo Zelka Moskowitz.

After davening, the students of Yeshivas Ateres Torah of Flatbush entered the Rebbe's private room. The Rebbe inquired about their learning and bestowed his holy blessings, after which a lechayim was held with the bar mitzvah bochurim.

Afterward, the Rebbe shlit"a went over to the Or HaChaim beis medrash, where the bris of the newborn son of R' Yoel Markowitz took place, at which the Rebbe served as sandek. The Rebbe drank a lechayim and wished the baal simcha well.

From there, at around 12:30, the Rebbe went to a birkas ilanos in the courtyard of R' Avrohom Leib Brach, for a refuah shleimah. Afterward, the Rebbe went into the house, drank a lechayim, and bestowed his holy blessings.

In the afternoon at around 7:00, the Rebbe davened Mincha in his home.

In the evening, the Rebbe shlit"a traveled into Williamsburg for the weekly reception hours.
The reception hours took place from around 8:30 until 11:30 at night in his home on Hewes St.

The Rebbe davened Maariv at around 10:15, and then continued receiving the public.

After the reception hours, the Rebbe paid a shiva call to the family of R' Meir Apfeldorfer a"h.

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