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Tuesday25 Menachem Av 57858/19/2025

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Occasions of honor and elevation in our holy kehillos in Eretz Yisroel, may it be rebuilt:

- The laying of the cornerstone for the building of our holy kehilla in the holy city of Yerushalayim, may it be rebuilt.
- A Siyum HaShas as part of the Toras'cha Sha'ashuai program in our holy kehilla in Bnei Brak.
- A Siyum HaShas as part of the Toras'cha Sha'ashuai program in our holy kehilla in Beit Shemesh.

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

This morning the Rebbe davened Shacharis in the Yeshiva Gedolah, Divrei Yoel branch. Before davening, the Rebbe put tefillin on the bar mitzvah bochurim:
- the bochur Eli Goldberger.
- the bochur Yisroel Yuda Gutman.
During the Torah reading, the Rebbe went up for Hagbah.

After davening, the Rebbe learned the daily Tehillim shiur, on chapter 27, verse 3. Afterwards a lechayim was held with the bar mitzvah bochurim in his private room.

In the morning hours, a signing of documents took place in the Rebbe's holy home, where R' Moshe Shmuel Frankel pledged a large sum to rebuild the mikvah in Beis Medrash Beis Mordechai of our holy kehilla. The members of the building fund committee of the beis medrash presented a report on the project to magnificently rebuild the mikvah along with other parts of the beis medrash. A pleasant conversation ensued about the many donations of the esteemed donor to the beis medrash and to our holy mosdos. The Rebbe signed the documents together with the donor, and extended his holy blessing to the donor, to HaGaon Rabbi Shalom Moshe Lipschitz shlit"a, the Dayan and Moreh Hora'ah of the beis medrash, and to the members of the beis medrash's administration.

At about 8:10, the Rebbe davened Mincha in his holy home, in the Ohel Kodesh.
Afterwards, yechidus continued in his holy home until 12:50 at night.

During yechidus, HaGaon Rabbi Yitzchak Elazar Moskowitz shlit"a, Av Beis Din of Shatz Monsey and president of Mosad Noam Elimelech in Bnei Brak, came for a visit. A pleasant conversation took place about the chinuch mosdos in Eretz Yisroel, and especially about Talmud Torah Noam Elimelech in Bnei Brak, which the Rabbi shlit"a carries on his shoulders, and the Rebbe extended his holy blessing.

The talmidim of Machane Ohr Shraga of Lakewood also entered the Rebbe's private room (kodesh penimah). The Rebbe questioned them about their studies, and the bochurim went over to receive the holy blessing.

R' Shmuel Aharon Troiba shlit"a, one of the heads of the Vaad Mishmeres HaSTa"M in Boro Park, also entered the private room together with members of the STa"M committee under the auspices of the Beis Horaah of our holy kehilla. A pleasant conversation took place about matters of sofrus, particularly about the recent scandal of printed mezuzos. Various approaches were discussed to improve the problems with the mezuzos from Eretz Yisroel and the corrections that have already been made regarding this, and the Rebbe extended his holy blessing.

At about 10:45, the Rebbe shlit"a went down to the tenaim hall in his holy home, where the Rebbe read the tenaim of the mechutanim R' Yechezkel Shraga Glantz and R' Lipa Schonbrun.

The Rebbe davened Maariv at about 12:50.

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R' Shmuel Aharon Troiba shlit"a, one of the heads of the Vaad Mishmeres STa"M in Boro Park, in the Rebbe's private room (kodesh penimah) together with members of the STa"M committee under the auspices of the Beis Horaah of our holy kehilla, during the time of yechidus.

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The talmidim of Machane Ohr Shraga of Lakewood in the Rebbe's private room (kodesh penimah), during the time of yechidus.

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HaGaon Rabbi Yitzchak Elazar Moskovits shlit"a, Av Beis Din of Shatz Monsey, on a visit with the Satmar Rebbe shlit"a, during the reception hours.

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Signing of the documents, Monday, Parshas Eikev, in the morning hours, in the Satmar Rebbe's home, where R' Moshe Shmuel Frankel pledged a very generous sum to beautify and enhance the mikvah in the Beis Medrash Beis Mordechai of our holy kehilla.

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Monday24 Menachem Av 57858/18/2025

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

In the morning before davening, a bris took place for the newborn son of R' Zalman Leib Freund, at which the Rebbe served as sandek.

The Rebbe davened Shacharis in the Yeshiva Gedolah, Kedushas Yoel branch. Before davening, the Rebbe put tefillin on the bar mitzvah bochurim:
- The bochur Avrohom Nosson Nete Sofer.
- The bochur Elyakim Getzel Pesach Landinsky.
- The bochur Dovid Leibush Jakobovits.

After davening, the Rebbe recited the daily Tehillim shiur, on chapter 27, verse 1. Afterward, a lechayim was held with the bar mitzvah bochurim in the Rebbe's private room.

In the afternoon hours, the Rebbe's grandson HaGaon Rabbi Yoel HaKohen Glantz shlit"a, son-in-law of the Gaon Av Beis Din of Vamsb"g shlit"a, entered the Rebbe's room to receive his blessing in honor of his upcoming trip (especially for Kohanim) to the holy sites in Europe, ahead of the wedding of his daughter, l'mazel tov. The Rebbe asked about the details of the trip arranged for Kohanim, gave his guidance on various details, and bid him a warm farewell with his blessing.

At around 7:15 the Rebbe went over to the Beis Medrash HaGadol for the simcha of the hachnasas sefer Torah donated by R' Eliezer Dovid Epstein. The Rebbe took the sefer Torah and danced with it for an extended time. After the dancing, the Rebbe recited "L'Dovid Mizmor" as customary, and then wished the donor well with his blessing.

From there, the Rebbe went over to the Beis Medrash Ohel Feiga for the simcha of the hachnasas sefer Torah donated by R' Nachman Fish.
The Rebbe took the sefer Torah and danced with it for an extended time. The Rebbe then honored the Gaon, the rav of the beis medrash shlit"a, to dance with the sefer Torah, and afterward HaGaon Rabbi Shmuel Binyamin Kraus shlit"a, nasi of Yeshiva Toras Chaim London. After the dancing, the Rebbe recited "L'Dovid Mizmor" as customary, and then wished the donor well with his blessing.

At around 8:15 the Rebbe davened Mincha in his home, on the Ohel Kodesh.
Afterward, reception hours were held in his home until 1:40 at night.

During the reception hours, HaGaon Rabbi Gavriel Neufeld shlit"a, a moreh tzedek in the Edah HaChareidis and one of the heads of the kashrus committee of the Edah HaChareidis, entered the Rebbe's room. A pleasant conversation took place about the full stringencies of the Kiryas Joel slaughterhouse and the differences between here and Eretz Yisroel in matters of shechita. He gave the Rebbe his sefer Responsa Marbeh Chaim, and the Rebbe wished him well with his blessing.

Also entering the Rebbe's room was the administration of the holy institution Rav Tov, to invite the Rebbe to the annual event taking place this Thursday in the home of R' Avrohom Wieder, where they discussed the institution's latest activities on behalf of our Jewish brethren in Ukraine, and the Rebbe wished them well with his blessing.

Also entering the Rebbe's room was the administration of the "Avoseinu" project to save cemeteries in Europe, where they presented a report of their many beneficial activities and asked for the Rebbe's guidance on various matters, and the Rebbe wished them well with his blessing.

At around 10:45 the Satmar Rebbe shlit"a went down to the tenaim hall in his home, where the Rebbe read the tenaim of the mechutanim:
- R' Yosef Felberbaum and R' Meir Shaul Yechezkel Hecht.
- R' Elazar, son of HaGaon R' Mordechai Betzalel Klein shlit"a, and R' Yehoshua Yehuda Friedman shlit"a (Vamsb"g).

The Rebbe davened Maariv at around 12:50, and after Maariv continued to receive the public.


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HaGaon Rabbi Gavriel Neufeld shlit"a, a moreh tzedek and one of the heads of the kashrus committee of the Edah HaChareidis in Eretz Yisroel, in the Rebbe's private room (kodesh penimah) in his home with the Satmar Rebbe shlit"a, during the reception hours.

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Sunday23 Menachem Av 57858/17/2025

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The Satmar Rebbe shlit"a at the simcha of the hachnasas sefer Torah donated by R' Nachman Fish in the Beis Medrash Ohel Feiga, Kiryas Joel.

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The Satmar Rebbe shlit"a at the simcha of the hachnasas sefer Torah donated by R' Eliezer Dovid Epstein in the Beis Medrash HaGadol, Kiryas Joel.

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מוצאי שב"ק 'בצל הקודש' פון כ''ק רבינו הגה''ק שליט''א

ארום 12:30 איז דער רבי אריבערגעגאנגן אין שטוב פון הרה"ח ר' נחמן פיש הי"ו ווי עס איז פארגעקומען א כתיבת האותיות פאר די ספר תורה וואס ווערט אריינגעגעבן מארגן זונטאג ראה אין ביהמ"ד אהל פיגא,
דער רבי האט אריינגעשריבן עטליכע אותיות און עס האט זיך פארמירט א שיינע שמועס בעניני סת"ם, דערביי האט דער רבי געוויזן א מזוזה וואס ער האט היינט באקומען פון איינעם וואס האט געהאנגן אויף א איד'ס טיר און איז געווען א גענצליך ליידיגע שטיקל פארמעט!

מען האט געזינגען עטליכע ניגונים און דער רבי האט געטרינקן לחיים און אנגעוואונטשן פאר הרה"ח ר' נחמן הי"ו ובני משפחתו, פאר חדב"ן הגה"צ רב דביהמ"ד אהל פיגא שליט"א און פארן גאנצן ציבור, דערביי האט דער רבי איבערגעגעבן א תעודה פאר הרה"ח ר' נחמן הי"ו בשם הנהלת ביהמ"ד אהל פיגא אלץ הכרת הטוב פאר זיינע פילע נדבות און עסקנות פארן ביהמ"ד, אויך איז דארט פארגעקומען די חאלאקע פאר נכדו בן לבנו ר' שלמה פיש הי"ו חתן הרה"ח ר' מאיר הירש הי"ו,
דער רבי האט אפגעשניטן עטליכע האר און אנגעטוהן דאס קאפל און די ציצית און האט מאציל געווען מברכת קדשו.

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שב"ק פרשת עקב 'בצל הקודש' פון כ''ק רבינו הגה''ק שליט''א

פרייטאג צו נאכטס ארום 8:35 איז דער רבי אריינגעקומען אין ביהמ"ד מעוטף בטליתו און איז צוגעגאנגען צו מנחה. קבלת שבת: הר"ר יושע יודא פריעדמאן שליט"א (וומסב"ג). נאכן דאווענען איז פארגעקומען אן אפיעל פארן מוסד הק' קרן הצלה. מען האט געענדיגט דאווענען ארום 10:05. דער ציבור איז אריבער זאגן גוט שבת און דער רבי איז אריין לחדרו הפרטי.

ארום 10:40 איז דער רבי אריינגעקומען צום שלחן הטהור בהיכל השלחנות אינאיינעם מיט די תלמידי המתיבתא און אהנגהויבן שלום עליכם ברגש ובנעימה. אשת חיל: נכד רבינו הב' ישכר בער ט"ב ני"ו בן חדב"ן הגה"צ רב דביהמ"ד ברך משה שליט"א. הגבהת הכוס: הרה"ג ר' יוסף דוד כוואן שליט"א (ראה"כ בארגענטינע).

מיט די זמירות האט דער רבי מכבד געווען:
- כל מקדש: האט דער רבי מכבד געווען הרה"ג ר' יוסף דוד כוואן שליט"א.
- מנוחה ושמחה: הר"ר אלכסנדר אשר באב"ד שליט"א (ב"פ).

רבינו שליט"א האט געזאגט תורה אויף די הפטורה הביטו אל אברהם אביכם און עס אויסגעטייטשט בדרך דרוש אין די סוגיא פון נראה ונדחה.

- קה אכסוף: הרה"ח ר' עקיבא הירש הי"ו (וומסב"ג).
- ברהמ"ז: חדב"ן הגה"צ רב דביהמ"ד ברך משה שליט"א.

עובדות וסיפורים די וואך האט רבינו שליט"א דערציילט פון רביה"ק בעל דברי יואל זיע"א וואס די יארצייט געפאלט דעם מיטוואך כ"ו אב.

- קה רבון עלם: הרה"ח ר' אברהם נייפעלד הי"ו (ב"פ).
די פרישע חתנים זענען אריבער נעמען פירות.
- אז ביום השביעי: הרה"צ רבי אהרן קאהן שליט"א - אב"ד תולדות אהרן מאנסי, בן כ"ק אדמו"ר מתולדות אהרן שליט"א.
מען האט געענדיגט דעם טיש ארום 1:30.

וביום השבת קודש

שב"ק אינדערפרי איז דער רבי אריינגעקומען אין ביהמ"ד ארום 9:45. ברכות ופסוקי דזמרה: הרה"ח ר' יקותיאל ישראל פריעד הי"ו.
צו שחרית איז דער רבי איז צוגעגאנגען צום עמוד כרגיל.

- הוצאה והכנסה: הרה"ח ר' שמואל בערגער הי"ו (וומסב"ג).
- פסוקי שמע ישראל: הרה"ג ר' עזרא משה כאירה שליט"א - מו"ץ בקהלתינו הק' וומסב"ג.
- כהן: הרה"ג ר' אהרן ברוך לעבל שליט"א מנאסויד.
- לוי: החתן מאיר דוב ב"ר אהרן אלעזר רובינפעלד הי"ו.
- שלישי: החתן אהרן בהר"ר דוד לייב קרויס שליט"א.
- רביעי: החתן משה ב"ר יקותיאל ישראל פריעד הי"ו.
- חמישי: החתן מרדכי ב"ר שלמה זלמן יצחק עפשטיין הי"ו.

נאכן עולה זיין שישי האט דער רבי קורא שם געווען לרגל הולדת הבת אצל:
- ר' יואל ברמ"ד לאנדא הי"ו.
- ר' ישראל יעקב אייזנבאך הי"ו (לעיקוואד).
- ר' שלמה ברח"י ווערצבערגער הי"ו (וומסב"ג).
- ר' זלמן ברא"א זאלדאן הי"ו.
- ר' יואל ברי"ה שעהר הי"ו.
- שביעי: הרה"ח ר' יצחק אייזיק זילבערשטיין הי"ו.
- אחרון: החתן נחום מרדכי ב"ר יעקב פנחס פריעדמאן הי"ו.
- מפטיר: הר"ר חיים לייב זילבערשטיין שליט"א.
- הגבה: הרה"ח ר' דוד פריעד הי"ו (וויען).
- גלילה: הרה"ח ר' ישראל פישער הי"ו.

צו מוסף איז דער רבי צוגעגאנגען לרגל די יומדה"ק פון רביה"ק בעל דברי יואל זיע"א. פתיחה צו אנעים זמירות: הרה"ח ר' יעקב קעלנער הי"ו. מען האט געענדיגט ארום 12:35.

רעוא דרעווין

צו מנחה ושל"ס איז דער רבי אריינגעקומען ארום 8:30. מנחה: הרה"ח ר' עקיבא הירש הי"ו.

- הוצאה והכנסה: הר"ר דוד חנני' ווייס שליט"א.
- כהן: הרה"ח ר' מענדל ברא"ש פריעדמאן הי"ו.
- לוי: הרה"ח ר' יודא הערש בערגער הי"ו.
- שלישי: הרה"ג ר' לייבוש טייטלבוים שליט"א, בן הגה"צ אבד"ק נעפלעמיץ שליט"א.
- הגבה: רבינו שליט"א
- גלילה: הרה"ח ר' יואל ברש"י ליבערמאן הי"ו.

זמירות ביי של"ס האט דער רבי מכבד געווען:
- אודה הרה"ג ר' ישראל שלום טויב שליט"א - אב"ד באלטימאר וומסב"ג.
- שיר המעלות: הרה"ח ר' משה גאלדשטיין הי"ו.
ביי די תורה האט זיך דער רבי געשטעלט אויף די הפטורה 'הביטו אל אברהם אביכם' און ארויסגעברענגט אז ווען א איד טוהט ח"ו אן עבירה כאפן די חיצונים אוועק זיינע מצוות און זכותים אבער מיטן כח פון מצות קרי"ש באקומט מען צוריק די מצוות פון די חיצונים, און דער רבי האט שטארק מעורר געווען זאגענדיג אז מען שטייט שוין נאך חמשה עשר באב און מען גרייט זיך שוין צו די הייליגע טעג דארף מען זען נזהר צו זיין צו ליינען קרי"ש של שחרית וערבית כהלכתה און מיט דעם זכות וועט מען ארויסגיין זכאי בדין.

- ידיד נפש: הרה"ג ר' בעריש ראזענבערג שליט"א (וומסב"ג).
- קל מסתתר: הרה"ח ר' שמואל בערגער הי"ו.
דער רבי האט געבענטשט על הכוס. הגבהת הכוס: החתן אהרן בהר"ר דוד לייב קרויס שליט"א. און דערנאך האט דער רבי געזאגט שבע ברכות פאר מערערע חתנים.

פאר מעריב האט זיך דער רבי באגריסט מיט הגה"צ רבי שמואל בנימין קרויס שליט"א - נשיא ישיבת תורת חסד לאנדאן, וועלכע וויילט אין קר"י אין די יעצטיגע טעג. צו מעריב איז דער רבי צוגעגאנגען צום עמוד לרגל די יומדה"ק פון רביה"ק בעל דברי יואל זיע"א וואס געפאלט די וואך מיטוואך. נאך הבדלה איז דער ציבור אריבער זאגן א גוטע וואך. מען האט געענדיגט ארום 10:55.

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The Satmar Rebbe shlit"a yesterday, Motzei Shabbos, at the writing of the letters in the home of R' Nachman Fish in Kiryas Joel, in the Sefer Torah that he is bringing in IY"H today, Sunday, Parshas Re'eh, to the Beis Medrash Ohel Feiga.

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Schedule of the holy hilula of the Beirach Moshe... correction: of the holy Rebbe, the Divrei Yoel zy"a — Wednesday, 26 Av, may it come to us for good

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The Satmar Rebbe shlit"a at the writing of the letters, Thursday, Parshas Eikev, in the home of R' Eliezer Dovid Epstein in Kiryas Joel, in the Sefer Torah that he is bringing in IY"H this coming Sunday, Parshas Re'eh, to the Beis Medrash HaGadol.

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The Satmar Rebbe shlit"a at Shacharis and at the simcha of the bris milah of the newborn son of his grandson R' Yisroel Dushinsky shlit"a, Thursday, Parshas Eikev, in the Beis Medrash Ohel Feiga in Kiryas Joel.

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The Satmar Rebbe shlit"a at the gathering "Kinus HaSofrim" for over 60 sofrim from Kiryas Joel, Thursday afternoon at his holy residence.

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HaGaon HaTzaddik, Av Beis Din of Hybnov shlit"a, on a visit Thursday night to the Satmar Rebbe shlit"a.

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The Shinova Rebbe shlit"a on a visit Thursday night to the Satmar Rebbe shlit"a.

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The Satmar Rebbe shlit"a at the lechayim gathering Friday after Shacharis with the talmidim of the Yeshiva Ketana, Ahavas HaTorah branch of Williamsburg, in the Beis Medrash Imrei Noam in the Divrei Yoel neighborhood, Kiryas Joel.

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Friday, Parshas Eikev — 'B'tzeil HaKodesh' with the Satmar Rebbe shlit"a

The Rebbe shlit"a davened Shacharis in the Beis Medrash Imrei Noam in the Divrei Yoel neighborhood together with the talmidim of the Yeshiva Ketana, Ahavas HaTorah branch of Williamsburg, under the leadership of HaRav R' Yechiel Michel Sekula shlit"a.

Before davening, the Rebbe put tefillin on the bar mitzvah bochurim:
- the bochur Mordechai Yitzchak Rosenberg.
- the bochur Aharon Elazar Elimelech Klein.

After davening, a lechayim gathering took place in the hall of the beis medrash. Several niggunim were sung, and the Rebbe drank lechayim and wished the bar mitzvah bochurim, the rebbeim and the talmidim of the yeshiva well. The Rebbe then delivered divrei Torah on the verse "V'hayah eikev tishmeun," bringing out that one of the mitzvos that "a person tramples with his heels" is rising before dawn to learn. He spoke at length about how rising before dawn is a form of mesirus nefesh, and that this is how chassidic Jews conducted themselves in all generations. He continued with words of guidance for the talmidim to make use of the last weeks of the zman, and concluded with a blessing from his holy lips for the rebbeim and talmidim of the yeshiva.
The Rebbe then distributed his sefer Lev Aharon - Bereishis to all the bochurim.

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

Before davening, the following brissim took place:
- The son born to R' Moshe Yosef Friedman, where the Rebbe served as sandek and mohel.
- The son born to HaRav Chaim Yoshe Levi shlit"a, where the Rebbe served as sandek.

The Rebbe davened Shacharis in the Ohel Piga beis medrash on the occasion of the simcha of the bris milah of his grandson, born to Rabbi Yisroel Dushinsky shlit"a, son of his relative (mechutan) HaGaon HaTzaddik, the Rav of the Ohel Piga beis medrash shlit"a, and son-in-law of HaRav HaTzaddik Rabbi Avrohom Yehoshua Eiger shlit"a of Lublin.
Before davening, the Rebbe put tefillin on the bar mitzvah bochurim:
- The bochur Yoel Kornbluh shlit"a, son of Rabbi Yoel Kornbluh.
- The bochur Binyomin HaKohen Landau.
- The bochur Hillel Neiman.
- The bochur Meir Mordechai Budek.

The following were honored during the Torah reading:
- Petucha: R' Naftali Hersh Zahler.
- Kohen: the bar mitzvah bochur Binyomin Landau.
- Levi: Rabbi Yekusiel Hersh Levi shlit"a.
- Shlishi: the baal bris, HaRav Yisroel Dushinsky shlit"a.
- Hagbah: the Rebbe shlit"a.
- Gelilah: Rabbi Yoel Kornbluh shlit"a.

After davening, the simchas bris milah took place in the main hall of the beis medrash, and the Rebbe shlit"a was honored with sandek.
- Sandek (standing): his relative (mechutan) HaGaon HaTzaddik, the Rav of the Ohel Piga beis medrash shlit"a.
- Brachos and naming: HaGaon HaTzaddik, the Av Beis Din of Lublin shlit"a. The child was named in Yisroel: 'Mordechai Menachem,' after the grandfather, HaGaon HaTzaddik, the Av Beis Din of Lublin zt"l.
After the bris, the entire congregation came over to wish mazel tov to the Rebbe shlit"a and to the distinguished grandfathers. Afterward, a lechayim was held with the bar mitzvah bochurim in the Rebbe's private room.

A few minutes later, the Rebbe shlit"a entered the seudas bris in the main hall of the beis medrash. At the seudah, the baal simcha, the father of the baby, HaRav Yisroel shlit"a, spoke, as did the grandfathers, the Rav of the Ohel Piga beis medrash shlit"a and HaRav HaTzaddik Rabbi Avrohom Yehoshua Eiger shlit"a. The Rebbe honored R' Naftali Hersh Zahler with Yom Liyabasha. Afterward, the Rebbe shared holy words on the topic of bris milah, and wished blessings to the baal simcha shlit"a, to the distinguished grandfathers, and to the entire congregation.

The Rebbe recited the blessing over the cup and honored the family members with the Harachaman's. The seudah ended at about 1:45.

On his way out of the beis medrash, the Rebbe looked over the construction work on the adjacent grand new building, which is progressing at a very rapid pace for the benefit of the students of Beis Rochel in our holy institutions. Afterward, the Rebbe went over to the home of the Rav of the Ohel Piga beis medrash shlit"a, where the Rebbe wished mazel tov to the new mothers.

At about 4:00 in the afternoon, an assembly, 'Kinus Sofrim,' took place in the hall of the Rebbe's holy home on Zanz St., for over sixty sofrim, residents of Kiryas Joel, headed by the Rebbe shlit"a and HaGaon HaGadol, the Av Beis Din shlit"a.

HaRav R' Wolf Aharon Teller shlit"a, chairman of the Beis Din, opened the assembly and called upon HaRav R' Yoel Gutman shlit"a, chairman of the Vaad HaSTa"M of the Beis Din, to say a few opening words.
Afterward, the Rebbe delivered a lengthy address and words of guidance to the sofrim, and emphasized the tremendous responsibility of a sofer, especially regarding mezuzos, a mitzvah that a person fulfills every moment it is on his door, and which brings the blessing of "so that your days may be increased." The Rebbe strongly urged the sofrim to regularly review the halachos, as is the practice with a shochet.
The Rebbe then spoke at length about bringing in mezuzos from outside sources, especially from Eretz Yisroel. The Rebbe laid down the principle: a sofer is not a merchant! If someone cannot keep up with his orders, he should take them from another local sofer or, b'dieved, from a sofer in Eretz Yisroel who is certified as reliable by the Vaad HaSTa"M.

The Rebbe concluded with abundant blessings for all the sofrim. Afterward, a pleasant conversation about sofrus developed with HaGaon HaGadol, the Av Beis Din shlit"a, and the Deesh Rebbe of Kiryas Joel shlit"a, one of the distinguished sofrim. Several sofrim posed various questions, to which the Rebbe responded with sound reasoning and insight. The gathering ended at about 4:45.

Afterward, the Rebbe went over to the home of R' Eliezer Dovid Epstein, where the writing of the letters for the sefer Torah took place, which he will be bringing in this coming Sunday, Parshas Korach, to the main beis medrash. Songs of inspiration were sung and the Rebbe wrote several letters in the sefer Torah.
The Rebbe drank a lechayim and warmly wished blessings to R' Eliezer Dovid and his family and to the entire congregation.
In the evening, the Rebbe officiated at kiddushin at the chuppah of the mechutanim:
- R' Daniel Masri and R' Yoel Masri, in the Beis Rochel Paradise halls.
- Rabbi Shmuel Yuda Paskes shlit"a and Rabbi Pinchas Hersh Reich shlit"a, in the Ginas Klein halls.

At about 8:20 the Rebbe davened Mincha in his holy home on Eihel St.
Afterward, there was yechidus until 1:45 at night in his holy home.

During yechidus, the Shinover Rebbe shlit"a, who is spending Shabbos in Kiryas Joel, came for a visit. A pleasant conversation about stories of tzaddikim ensued, and the Rebbe honored him with a lechayim and wished him a blessing.

Also visiting was HaGaon HaTzaddik, the Av Beis Din of Hibnov shlit"a, who is vacationing in Kiryas Joel these days. A pleasant conversation developed about the holy Baal Ach Pri Tevuah of Liska zt"l, and the Rebbe warmly wished him a blessing.

Also entering the Rebbe's room was HaGaon HaTzaddik, the Av Beis Din of London shlit"a, who is in New York these weeks. A conversation took place about the expansion of the boundaries of holiness of our holy kehilla in London. In this connection, the Rebbe blessed larger sums of money, which will be distributed to the members of our kollel in London, donated by the philanthropist R' Moshe Yaakov Yosef Brach. The Rebbe warmly wished blessings to the Rav shlit"a and to the donor, the philanthropist R' Moshe Yaakov Yosef.

At about 10:30 the Rebbe went down to the tenaim hall in his holy home, where the Rebbe read the tenaim of the mechutanim:
- HaRav R' Naftali Hirtzka Zwebel shlit"a, and Rabbi Shmuel Dovid Horowitz shlit"a
- R' Azriel Yuda Katz and R' Shlomo Zalman Schwartz.

The Rebbe davened Maariv at about 12:50, and after Maariv continued to receive the public.

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