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Monday, Parshas Balak — 'B'tzeil HaKodesh' with the Satmar Rebbe shlit"a

Before davening, a bris of a newborn son took place for R' Yosef Mendel Kohn, where the Rebbe served as sandek and mohel.

The Rebbe davened Shacharis in the Yeshiva Gedolah Branch Divrei Yoel. During the Torah reading, the Rebbe was called up as the third aliyah (Shlishi).

After davening, the Rebbe delivered the daily Tehillim shiur on chapter 26, verse 12, where the Rebbe spoke about the intensified decrees of the draft in Eretz Yisroel, and greatly strengthened our brethren, the inhabitants of Eretz Yisroel, to stand like a fortified wall and to get through the bitter decree with the help of Heaven, just as we have come through all the difficult decrees throughout the long exile. Afterwards, a lechayim took place in the Rebbe's private room in honor of the siyum on Shas by the bochur Elkim Yuda, son of R' Eliezer Berman Herskovits, one of the outstanding talmidim of the yeshiva.

In the afternoon, the Rebbe went up to the Yeshiva Branch Birkas Moshe, where the Rebbe learned with a chavrusa in his private room.

In the evening, the Rebbe officiated at kiddushin at the chuppah of the mechutanim R' Mordechai Yaakov Felberbaum and R' Yitzchak Lipa Gutman in the halls of Kinor David.
And at the chuppah of the mechutanim R' Yoel Berish Greenfeld and R' Lipa Sandel in the halls of Beis Rachel Paradise.
And at the chuppah of the mechutanim Rabbi Chaim Eliezer Davidovitch shlit"a and R' Chaim Shlomo Ackerman in the halls of Ginas Klein.

Between the chuppos, at around 8:10, the Rebbe davened Mincha in his holy home at Ohel Court.

Yechidus hours ran from 8:40 until 12:50 at night in his holy home at Ohel Court.

The Rebbe shlit"a read the tenaim for the mechutanim Rabbi Itamar Tuvia Wieder shlit"a and HaGaon R' Yoel Gutman shlit"a, a moreh tzedek of Kiryas Joel.
And for the mechutanim R' Daniel Yonason Aghami and R' Yoel Masri, in the tenaim halls in his holy home.

During the yechidus hours, a document-signing ceremony took place in the Rebbe's private room, where HaGaon R' Yoel Farkash shlit"a, rav of the beis medrash Avodas Aharon in the Jefferson neighborhood of expanded Kiryas Joel, donated a plot of land to enable the building of a mikvah tahara for our holy kehilla in the Jefferson neighborhood. A pleasant conversation developed about the neighborhood and the importance of increasing taharah among Klal Yisroel. The Rebbe signed the documents together with the donor, HaGaon R' Yoel shlit"a, and warmly wished his holy blessing to the donor and to the residents of the neighborhood.

Also entering the private room was the Bonei Olam administration, headed by director Rabbi Shlomo Buchner shlit"a, to receive his holy blessing in honor of the upcoming annual campaign for Bonei Olam in Kiryas Joel. The Rebbe inquired and reviewed the details of the organization, and warmly wished his holy blessing to the askanim and especially to the director, R' Shlomo.

Also, a meeting took place in the private room together with the Gaon HaGadol, the av beis din of Kiryas Joel shlit"a, and with the participation of Rabbi Yerucham Silver of Agudath Israel of America, R' Menachem Horowitz and R' Berish Fried of the 'Chaim Aruchim' organization, which helps patients whom the doctors have already given up on, may Hashem protect us, askanim of Kiryas Joel Hatzalah, and askanim of several other refuah organizations, together with several doctors and chaplains from hospitals, among them Memorial, Cornell, Columbia ICU, and others, where they discussed pressing matters regarding the bitter situation in the hospitals, among them the new assisted-suicide law in New York, which would allow doctors to give poison to patients who wish to end their lives, Heaven forbid. The askanim and doctors discussed the current situation in the hospitals, the severe neglect and other mistreatment there, and the pressure placed on patients to stop fighting for their lives, Heaven forbid, and how such a law could, Heaven forbid, make things worse. They consulted about what can be done to stop it, through intervention with elected officials and the governor. The Rebbe strengthened the askanim to continue with their holy work and bestowed from his holy blessing.

The Rebbe davened Maariv at around 12:50.

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Sunday, Parshas Balak, 'B'tzeil HaKodesh' with the Satmar Rebbe shlit"a

Before davening, a bris took place for the newborn son of R' Yaakov Yochanan Brown, at which the Rebbe served as sandek.

The Rebbe davened Shacharis in Yeshiva Gedolah, Kedushas Yoel branch. Before davening, the Rebbe put tefillin on the bar mitzvah bochurim:
- the bochur Yoel Perlman.
- the bochur Kalman Eliezer Sapdi.
- the bochur Yoel, son of R' Yaakov Chaim Moskowitz.
- the bochur Yoel, son of R' Moshe Weiss.
- the bochur Dovid Leib Glick.
- the bochur Yaakov Hillel Lichtenstein.

After davening, the Rebbe recited the daily Tehillim shiur, on chapter 26, verse 12. Afterward, a lechayim was held with the bar mitzvah bochurim in the Rebbe's private room.

After Shacharis, the Rebbe went over to the beis medrash of Binyan Ariel Amsterdam, where a bris took place for the newborn son of R' Meir Alexander Kleinman, at which the Rebbe served as sandek.
After the bris, the Rebbe drank a lechayim and extended blessings to the baal bris and his family.

In the afternoon, the Rebbe went up to the yeshiva, Kedushas Yoel branch, where the Rebbe learned with a chavrusa in his private room.

In the evening, the Rebbe officiated at the kiddushin at the chuppah of the mechutanim HaRav R' Shmuel Landau and HaRav R' Feivel Sofer in the halls of Kinor Dovid.
And at the chuppah of the mechutanim HaRav R' Eliyahu Kraus and HaRav R' Moshe Shmuel Samet in the halls of Beis Rachel Paradise.

Entry times were from 8:00 until 11:40 at night at the Rebbe's holy home on Ohel Court.

Around 9:15 the Rebbe davened Mincha in his holy home.

The Rebbe shlit"a read the tenaim for the mechutanim HaRav R' Yoel Dana and HaRav R' Avrohom Gabbai in the tenaim hall at his holy home.

After the tenaim, the Rebbe davened Maariv, and then continued receiving the public.

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Shabbos Kodesh, Parshas Chukas — 'B'tzeil HaKodesh' with the Satmar Rebbe shlit"a

Before candle-lighting, the Rebbe put on the shtreimel for the chasanim:
- The chasan Mordechai, son of Rabbi Chaim Eliezer Davidovitch shlit"a.
- The chasan Moshe Dovid, son of Aharon Zev Glauber.
- The chasan Yosef, son of Zalman Mendlowitz.
- The chasan Yitzchak, son of Chaim Yisroel Weider.
- The chasan Dovid Ari, son of Asher Yitzchak Weider.
- The chasan Avrohom Tzvi, son of Shmuel Landau.
- The chasan Yaakov, son of Aharon Schwartz.

On Friday evening at around 9:05 the Rebbe entered for Mincha, wrapped in his tallis, and approached the amud for Mincha. Kabbalas Shabbos: R' Chaim Heller (of our kehilla in Williamsburg). Davening ended at around 10:35. The tzibur went over to wish a good Shabbos, and the Rebbe went into his private room.

At around 11:05 the Rebbe entered the holy table in the Heichal HaShulchanos together with the talmidim of the mesivta and began Shalom Aleichem with emotion and sweetness.
Eishes Chayil: the Rebbe's grandson, the bochur Yechezkel Shraga Tov Bi'yom Nir'eh, son of the Gaon Av Beis Din of Sighet shlit"a.
Raising the cup: the Rebbe's grandson Rabbi Meir Yuda Ashkenazi shlit"a, son-in-law of the Rebbe's brother-in-law, HaGaon HaTzaddik, the rav of Beis Medrash Avnei Tzedek shlit"a.
During the zemiros the Rebbe honored, Kol Mekadesh: R' Lipa Friedman (of our kehilla in Williamsburg). Menucha V'Simcha: R' Yisroel HaKohen Landau (of our kehilla in Williamsburg).
Afterwards the Rebbe

The Rebbe shlit"a said Torah on the verse "Zos chukas haTorah" and explained, in the manner of a derush, the sugya of whether we follow the majority.

Kah Echsof: HaGaon R' Nete Zilberstein shlit"a, rav of Beis Medrash Yismach Moshe in Brazil.
Birkas Hamazon: HaGaon R' Naftali Hirtzka Zwibel shlit"a, a member of our kehilla in Williamsburg.

Stories and accounts: This week the Rebbe related the bitter history of the sixth of Chukas and spoke at length about that period, and then continued with stories of the holy Ohr HaChaim HaKadosh zy"a, whose yahrzeit falls this coming Friday, 15 Tammuz.

Kah Ribon Olam: R' Yechiel Michel Brizel (Beit Shemesh).
The new chasanim went over to take fruit.
A shalom zachor was also held at the home of R' Meir Alexander Kleinman.

Az Beyom Hashvi'i: Rabbi Yosef Panet shlit"a (Monsey).
The meal ended at around 1:45.

On Shabbos Day

On Shabbos morning the Rebbe entered the beis medrash at around 9:40.
Brachos: R' Moshe Falkowitz. Pesukei D'Zimra: R' Shmuel Landau.
The Rebbe recited "Vechoros" verse by verse, and then approached the amud for Shacharis.

- Removing and returning the Sefer Torah: R' Mendel Ber Weider.
- Verses of Shema Yisroel: R' Yoshe Glick (Monsey).
- Carrying the Sefer Torah to the bimah: R' Yoshe Pinchas Weiss.
- Kohen: the chasan Moshe, son of Yisroel Leib Cohen — Ufruf.
- Levi: the chasan Yissachar Ber, son of Rabbi Yosef Dovid Levi shlit"a.
- Shlishi: the Komarno Rebbe of Boro Park shlit"a.
- Revi'i: the chasan Yitzchak, son of Chaim Yisroel Weider — Ufruf.
- Chamishi: the chasan Elimelech, son of Aharon Zev Palachek — Ufruf.
After the aliya, the Rebbe made a mi sheberach in honor of the birth of a daughter for:
- R' Yoel Moshkowitz.
- R' Yechiel Stessel.

- Shevi'i: the chasan Mordechai, son of Rabbi Chaim Eliezer Davidovitch shlit"a — Ufruf.
- Hosafos: the chasan Dovid Ari, son of Asher Yitzchak Weider — Ufruf.
- The chasan Avrohom Tzvi, son of Shmuel Landau — Ufruf.
- The chasan Moshe Dovid, son of Aharon Zev Glauber — Ufruf.
The chasan Aharon, son of Alter Moshe Klein.
- The chasan Shmuel Moshe, son of HaGaon R' Yaakov Elazar Mendlowitz z"l.
- Rabbi Yoel Berkowitz shlit"a, son of the Gaon HaGadol, the Dayan and Moreh Tzedek shlit"a, and the Rebbe made a mi sheberach in honor of the birth of his daughter, mazel tov.
- Rabbi Yoel Weinberger shlit"a.
- Acharon: the chasan Moshe, son of Yoel Mermelstein.
- Maftir: R' Shmuel Dovid Markowitz (of our kehilla in Williamsburg).
- Hagbah: Rabbi Chaim Eliezer Davidovitch shlit"a.
- Gelilah: R' Yaakov Farkash.

Mussaf: R' Moshe Dovid Ackerman. Opening of Ein Keloheinu... Anim Zemiros: R' Yonah Lebowitz.
After davening, a bris was held for the newborn son of R' Elimelech Landau, where the Rebbe served as sandek and mohel. And a bris for the newborn son of R' Shmuel Naftali Hirtzka Gold, where the Rebbe served as sandek. Davening ended at around 12:50.

Ra'avah D'Ra'avin

The Rebbe entered for Mincha and Shalosh Seudos at around 8:55.
Mincha: R' Yoel Hirsch.
Removing and returning the Sefer Torah: R' Meshulam Shimon Friedman.
Kohen: R' Yisroel Leib Cohen.

Levi: R' Yoel Mermelstein.
Shlishi: HaGaon R' Menachem Zev Stern shlit"a, moreh tzedek in our kehilla in Williamsburg.
Hagbah: the Rebbe shlit"a.
Gelilah: R' Anshil Gandel.
During the zemiros at Shalosh Seudos the Rebbe honored, Odeh: R' Noach Gefen. Shir HaMaalos: R' Yaakov Yoshe Friedman.
The Rebbe shlit"a said Torah on the verse "Al kein yei'amer b'sefer milchamos Hashem" and explained that every Jew needs both the middah of humility and the middah of holy pride, and one must know when to use which middah.
The counsel for how to be wise and knowledgeable is through going to the mikvah, which brings da'as, and then one can use each middah as it should be. He continued to urge going to the mikvah every day, as the holy Baal Shem Tov and the holy Rebbe R' Elimelech zy"a instituted, and especially one who teaches Torah to students; the holy Maor VaShemesh zy"a says that one must go to the mikvah every day in order to be a teacher of Torah in purity.

Yedid Nefesh: R' Yitzchak Dovid Landau (of our kehilla in Williamsburg).
Kel Mistater: HaGaon R' Menachem Zev Stern shlit"a.
The Rebbe recited Birkas Hamazon over a cup.
Raising the cup: the chasan Moshe, son of Yoel Mermelstein.
Afterwards the Rebbe recited the Sheva Brachos.
Maariv on Motzei Shabbos: R' Avrohom Hersh Klein.
After Havdalah the tzibur went over to wish a gutte voch.
Afterwards the Rebbe recited Kiddush Levana in front of the Beis Medrash HaGadol, and wished the entire tzibur "a gutte voch and a gutten chodesh."
It ended at around 11:25.

After Havdalah, the Komarno Rebbe of Boro Park shlit"a came for a visit to the Rebbe's home,
a pleasant conversation ensued, and the Rebbe bestowed his holy blessing upon him.

At around 12:25 the Rebbe arrived at the mezuzah-affixing ceremony for the newly built wing of Beis Medrash Beis Chaim Yaakov of our kehilla, located in the "Icon" business center,
the Rebbe affixed a mezuzah on the entrance of the beis medrash and then looked around the entire beis medrash, and heard a report from the beis medrash administration regarding the plans to build a mikvah in the beis medrash,
afterwards a lechayim gathering took place in the hall of the beis medrash,
several nigunim were sung and the Rebbe's brother-in-law, HaGaon HaTzaddik, rav of the beis medrash shlit"a, spoke.
The Rebbe drank lechayim and warmly wished the Rebbe's brother-in-law, HaGaon HaTzaddik, rav of the beis medrash shlit"a, the benefactor of the beis medrash, the esteemed philanthropist R' Akiva Tzvi Klein, and the entire tzibur,
afterwards the Rebbe delivered divrei Torah and emphasized the importance of going to the mikvah on Shabbos morning, and the benefit of building a temporary mikvah until the central magnificent beis medrash and mikvah for the neighborhood are completed, adding that one cannot say Nishmas without first going to the mikvah, and then spoke at length in praise of the esteemed benefactor, Rabbi Akiva Hersh Klein, and concluded with his holy blessing,
it ended at around 12:50.

Afterwards, at the Rebbe's home, the writing of letters in a Sefer Torah took place, which is being written by R' Mendel Ber Weider and will be brought in tomorrow, Sunday, to the Catskills.
The Rebbe wrote several letters and bestowed his holy blessing upon R' Mendel Ber, his father R' Avrohom, and the entire family.

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Thursday, Parshas Chukas, "B'tzeil HaKodesh" with the Satmar Rebbe shlit"a

Before davening, a bris took place for the newborn son of R' Fishel Sofer, where the Rebbe served as sandek and mohel.
And a bris for the newborn son of R' Yosef Eliyahu Bikel, where the Rebbe served as sandek.

The Rebbe davened Shacharis in Beis Medrash Rav Tov in the Eitz Chaim neighborhood, on the occasion of the simcha of the bris milah of his grandson, the newborn son of HaGaon R' Chaim Hersh Ashkenazi shlit"a, the rav of the beis medrash.
Before davening, the Rebbe put tefillin on the bar mitzvah bochur, the bochur Shalom Zusha Kessler.
During the Torah reading, the Rebbe went up for Hagbah.

After davening, the simcha of the bris milah took place in the main hall of the beis medrash.
- The mohel was the father of the baby shlit"a.
- The Rebbe shlit"a was honored with sandekaus.
- Standing sandek: the Rebbe's mechutan, HaGaon HaTzaddik, the rav of Beis Medrash Avnei Tzedek shlit"a.
- Blessings and naming: HaGaon HaTzaddik, the Av Beis Din of Boro Park shlit"a.
The baby was named in Yisroel: "Yekusiel Yehuda," after the Baal Yitav Lev zy"a.
After the bris, the entire congregation came over to wish the Rebbe shlit"a and the distinguished grandfathers "Mazel tov," and a lechayim gathering took place together with the bar mitzvah bochur in his private room.

After a short while, the Rebbe went up to the top floor of the building to the Yeshiva Ketana, Zera Kodesh branch, under the direction of R' Yoel Asher Weider shlit"a, where the seudas bris took place. At the seudah, the baal simcha, the father of the baby, HaGaon R' Chaim Hersh shlit"a, spoke, as did the grandfathers, HaGaon HaTzaddik, the Av Beis Din of Boro Park shlit"a, and the Rebbe's mechutan, HaGaon HaTzaddik, the rav of Beis Medrash Avnei Tzedek shlit"a.
For Yom Libeshah, the Rebbe honored his grandson Rabbi Meshulam Zusha Rosenbaum shlit"a, the son-in-law of the Rebbe's mechutan, HaGaon HaTzaddik, the rav of Beis Medrash Avnei Tzedek shlit"a. Afterwards the Rebbe delivered holy words on the subject of bris milah and spoke words of guidance to the talmidim of the yeshiva, and warmly wished the baal simcha shlit"a, the distinguished grandfathers, and the rebbeim and talmidim of the yeshiva.
At the end, the Rebbe spoke about the expansion of the boundaries of holiness in Kiryas Joel and in Kiryas Joel HaMurchevres, and said that apartments are being built here nearby, more Jewish apartments, more apartments where people will serve Hashem and do the will of the Creator. The Rebbe named the Carlsburg street, where the beis medrash and the yeshiva are located together with the neighboring apartment projects, in the name of his grandfather, the Holy Gaon zy"a, with the name "Shechunas Eitz Chaim."
Likewise, there is a new neighborhood being built by R' Yozefa Landau, located on Route 208 right at the border of the city of Kiryas Joel ("whatever is attached to the pure is pure"), and the Rebbe named it "Shechunas Or HaChaim," after the holy Or HaChaim zy"a, whose yahrzeit falls next week on 15 Tammuz. The Rebbe concluded with his holy blessings that the city of Kiryas Joel may continue to grow in quantity and quality, which the Rebbe, its founder, already sanctified and purified until the coming of the Redeemer.
For Birkas HaMazon, the Rebbe honored R' Yoel Asher Weider shlit"a, and with the Harachaman's, the rebbeim of the yeshiva and the family members. They concluded at around 1:45.
Afterwards the Rebbe went over to the home of his grandson HaGaon R' Chaim Hersh shlit"a, where the Rebbe wished the mother mazel tov, as is customary.

In the evening, the Rebbe officiated at kiddushin at the chuppah of the mechutanim R' Yoel Meremelstein and R' Yoel Gandel in the Kinor Dovid halls.
And at the chuppah of the mechutanim R' Bentzion Mezei and R' Pinchas Shlomo Perlmutter in the Gina Klein halls.

Between the chuppahs, the Rebbe went over to the home of R' Bentzion Klein, where a bris took place for the newborn son of R' Yoel Yaakov Kahn, where the Rebbe served as sandek and mohel.
After the bris, the Rebbe drank a lechayim and wished mazel tov to the baal bris and his family.

Entry hours (zmanei kenisah) were from 8:15 until 2:00 at night at his holy residence on Ohel Court.

At around 9:00, the Rebbe davened Mincha at his holy residence.

During the entry hours, the Rebbe connected by phone with Rabbi Eliyahu Shlomo Kahn shlit"a, director of Bais Rachel Kiryas Joel, and Rabbi Meir Yosef Gross shlit"a, director of Camp Bais Rachel, where the Rebbe inquired how the first week in camp had gone, discussed various matters, and gave his holy blessing.

At around 10:45, the Rebbe read the tnaim of the mechutanim R' Fishel Rispler and R' Binyomin Aryeh Leibush Hirsch in the tnaim hall at his holy residence.

The Rebbe davened Maariv at around 12:45, and after Maariv continued receiving the public.

In the late night hours, HaGaon R' Hersh Leib Bernstein shlit"a, chairman of the Kiryas Joel Kashrus Committee, entered together with several members of the committee for a meeting, where they discussed several matters on the agenda regarding kashrus, about which the Rebbe gave them his holy instructions.

Likewise, the members of the committee for expanding the city's boundaries entered and discussed various matters on the agenda in the new neighborhoods in Kiryas Joel, and the Rebbe bestowed his holy blessing upon them.

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