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Shabbos Kodesh, Parshas Re'eh, Mevarchim Chodesh Elul — 'B'tzeil HaKodesh' with the Satmar Rebbe shlit"a

On Erev Shabbos, before candle-lighting time, the Rebbe put the shtreimel on the following chasanim:
- The chasan Yisroel Aryeh, son of R' Chaim Eliezer Davidovitch shlit"a,
- The chasan Avrohom Dovid, son of R' Yoel Hersh Lichtenstein shlit"a,
- The chasan Leibush, son of Elchanan Taub.

At around 8:20 the Rebbe entered the beis medrash wrapped in his tallis and went to Mincha. Kabbalas Shabbos: R' Yaakov Yosef Schick shlit"a, son of the Ostrah-Monsey Rebbe shlit"a. The davening ended at around 9:50.

After davening, the appeal for the Vaad HaEruvin under the auspices of the Beis Horaah of our holy kehilla in Kiryas Joel took place. Afterwards the tzibbur went over to say "Gut Shabbos," and the Rebbe went into his private room.

At around 10:30 the Rebbe entered the tish at the holy table in the Heichal HaShulchanos together with the talmidei hayeshiva and began Shalom Aleichem with feeling and sweetness. Eishes Chayil: the Rebbe's grandson, the young Yissachar Ber, may he live long, son of the Gaon Rav of the beis medrash Berach Moshe shlit"a. Hagbahas HaKos: HaGaon R' Menachem Yehuda Gottlieb shlit"a, Av Beis Din of Niemetz.
During the zemiros the Rebbe honored:
- Kol Mekadesh: the HaGaon Av Beis Din of Niemetz shlit"a.
- Menucha V'Simcha: R' Moshe Jebra (Argentina).

Afterwards the Rebbe said Torah on the verse "Re'eh anochi nosein lifneichem hayom bracha," and explained it in the manner of derush in the sugya of whether one says "bal yichal" regarding a non-Jew.

- Kah Echsof: R' Yoel Warfman (Boro Park).
Birkas HaMazon: HaGaon Av Beis Din of Linden shlit"a.
The Rebbe related stories and episodes about his grandfather, the Yitev Lev zy"a, whose yahrzeit falls this coming Shabbos, 6 Elul, and about HaGaon HaKadosh Rabbi Naftali of Bator zt"l, whose yahrzeit falls on Wednesday, 3 Elul.
- Kah Ribbon Olam: R' Avrohom Mordechai Gross (Williamsburg).
The new chasanim went over to take fruit.
- Az B'yom HaShevi'i: Elimelech, son of R' Chaim Aryeh Kahana shlit"a (Boro Park).
The tish ended at around 1:10.

U'v'yom HaShabbos

On Shabbos morning the Rebbe entered the beis medrash at around 9:45.
Brachos and Pesukei D'Zimra: HaGaon R' Yisroel Shalom Taub shlit"a, Av Beis Din of Baltimore.
Shacharis: R' Dovid Eckstein shlit"a.
During the Torah reading the following were honored:
- Hotza'ah and Hachnasa: R' Anshel Lichtenstein (Williamsburg).
- Pesukei Shema Yisroel: R' Chaim Eliezer Davidovitch shlit"a.
- Kohen: R' Lipa Dresdner.
- Levi: the chasan Moshe, son of Shalom Yosef Levinger - bombarded with candies.
- Shlishi: HaGaon Av Beis Din of Linden shlit"a.
- Revi'i: the chasan Yisroel Aryeh, son of R' Chaim Eliezer Davidovitch shlit"a - bombarded with candies.
- Chamishi: the chasan Avrohom Dovid, son of R' Yoel Hersh Lichtenstein shlit"a - bombarded with candies.
The Rebbe called up by name, on the occasion of the birth of a daughter:
- R' Yaakov Friedman.
- R' Shlomo Zalman Levinger (Williamsburg).
- R' Eliezer Zusia Sofer.
- R' Moshe Aryeh Eckstein.
- R' Aryeh Hershkovitz.
- R' Yisroel Moshe Lux.
- Shevi'i: the chasan Aharon Menachem Gershon, son of Moshe Shraga Fogel - bombarded with candies.
- Acharon: the chasan Aryeh Leibush, son of Elchanan Taub - bombarded with candies.
- Maftir: R' Yaakov Hersh Friedman shlit"a.
- Hagbah: R' Mordechai Levinger.
- Gelilah: R' Moshe Shraga Fogel.

The haftarah of Parshas Re'eh was read, along with the first and last verses of the haftarah of Machar Chodesh.

The Rebbe shlit"a blessed the new month with great arousal, and approached Musaf in honor of the yahrzeit of his grandfather, the holy Yitev Lev zy"a, which falls next week on Shabbos, 6 Elul.
- Pesicha for Ane'im Zemiros: R' Dovid Hersh Seidman.

After davening, the bris of the newborn son of R' Yaakov Frankel took place, where the Rebbe was sandek. It ended at around 12:50.

At around 7:00 the Rebbe entered the beis medrash for Pirkei Avos. The Rebbe took as his topic Perek 5, Mishnah 20: "Yehuda ben Teima says: Be bold as a leopard, light as an eagle, swift as a deer, and strong as a lion." He explained it with 14 approaches in the manner of derush, aggadah and mussar. At the end the Rebbe urged everyone to prepare for the Yamim Noraim by learning the sefarim of the talmidei of the holy Baal Shem Tov, and encouraged learning the holy sefer Yitev Panim of the holy Yitev Lev zy"a, from the essays on the Yamim Noraim. Afterwards the Rebbe spoke about guarding the eyes in the offices, and strengthened Machon Avodah K'Halacha, which was established to give a hechsher to offices, and in this regard urged the business owners to implement it in their offices. At 7:55 the Rebbe concluded with his holy blessing and went into his private room.

The Rebbe entered the beis medrash for Mincha at around 8:15. R' Elchanan Taub led the davening.

- Hotza'ah and Hachnasa: R' Yechezkel Shraga Stein shlit"a.
- Kohen: R' Mordechai Yehuda Friedman.
- Levi: R' Yoel Berger.
- Shlishi: the Rebbe's grandson HaGaon R' Chaim Hersh Ashkenazi shlit"a, Rav of the beis medrash Rav Tuv.
The Rebbe went for Hagbah.
Gelilah: R' Avrohom Mordechai Gross.

At Shalosh Seudos the Rebbe honored R' Chaim Heller with Odeh. Shir HaMaalos: R' Moshe Goldstein.

In his Torah, the Rebbe took as his topic the verse "Re'eh anochi nosein lifneichem hayom bracha," and brought out that when a Jew, Heaven forbid, commits many aveiros, he is trapped by the yetzer hara, which does not let him do teshuva. What is the advice? To have emunah in Hakadosh Baruch Hu. For if one has emunah, he becomes hekdesh, and hekdesh is released from servitude, and one is redeemed from the yetzer hara and can do teshuva. The Rebbe continued with powerful words of arousal toward the month of Elul, and strongly urged everyone to strengthen himself with emunah in Hakadosh Baruch Hu and to read Krias Shema properly, and in this way one will be able to do teshuva properly and emerge innocent in judgment.

- Yedid Nefesh: R' Yitzchak Markovitch.
- Kel Mistateir: R' Anshel Lichtenstein.
The Rebbe made the blessing over the cup.
Hagbahas HaKos: the Rebbe's grandson HaGaon R' Chaim Hersh Ashkenazi shlit"a.
The Rebbe approached Maariv in honor of the yahrzeit of his grandfather, the holy Yitev Lev zy"a, which falls next week on Shabbos, 6 Elul. After Havdalah the tzibbur went over to say "A gutte vuch." It ended at around 10:30.

At around 11:45 a lechayim gathering was held in the inner sanctum together with the residents of the Shaagas Aryeh neighborhood in expanded Kiryas Joel, on the occasion of the Vaad for the Expansion of the City's Borders having purchased, this past 26 Av, a house with a lot on which a beis medrash and mikvah for all who need it will be built. A pleasant conversation unfolded with the rabbonim and neighborhood residents present regarding the expansion of the holy borders.
R' Berel Margaliyos shlit"a, chairman of the Vaad for the Expansion of the City's Borders, spoke. Joyous songs were sung, and the Rebbe drank lechayim and wished well to the rabbonim of the surrounding neighborhoods: HaGaon Rabbi Yoel Halberstam shlit"a, Rav of our beis medrash Beis Shmuel in the Divrei Chaim neighborhood; the Zablitov Rebbe shlit"a; and HaGaon R' Yoel Oppenheim shlit"a, dayan of our beis medrash in the Zera Kodesh neighborhood; and to the residents of the neighborhood. Afterwards the Rebbe delivered words of blessing and wished that the funds to build the beis medrash be raised quickly and easily, and concluded with his holy blessing to the entire tzibbur.

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Thursday, Parshas Re'eh, Rosh Chodesh Elul (first day), 'B'tzeil HaKodesh' with the Satmar Rebbe shlit"a

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

The Rebbe davened Shacharis in the Yeshiva Gedolah, Beirach Moshe branch. Before davening, the Rebbe put on tefillin for the bar mitzvah bochurim:
- The bochur Shlomo Elazar Zev Spielman.
- The bochur Moshe Yosef Rosenfeld.
- The bochur Moshe Palatchek.
During the Torah reading, the Rebbe went up for Hagbah. After davening, the Rebbe led the daily Tehillim shiur on chapter 27, verse 1.

At midday, the Rebbe entered the beis medrash for the recital of Yom Kippur Katan, as is customary on Rosh Chodesh Elul. The baal tefillah was HaRav Shmuel Kraus shlit"a, a rebbi in the yeshiva. The Rebbe recited the piyutim with great arousal, especially during the recital of the Vidui of Rabbeinu Nissim, which the Rebbe prolonged with intense weeping. It concluded at about 1:45.

At about 7:30, the Rebbe arrived for a return visit to the Shinova Rebbe shlit"a at the guest residence in the home of R' Mordechai Schlesinger, where a pleasant conversation took place about stories of the Zanz dynasty. The Shinova Rebbe shlit"a honored the Rebbe shlit"a with a lechayim, and the Rebbe bestowed upon him from his holy blessing.

Afterwards, the Rebbe arrived at the home of the distinguished R' Avrohom Wider, where the annual gathering for the benefit of the holy institution 'Rav Tov' was taking place. A pleasant conversation took place about the many activities of the holy institution, and the Rebbe drank a lechayim and wished R' Avrohom and all those present well.

At about 8:15, the Rebbe davened Mincha in his holy home on Ohel Street.
Afterwards, there were entrance times (yechidus) until 1:30 after midnight in his holy home.

During the entrance times, the Kasov-Lakewood Rebbe shlit"a came for a visit. A pleasant conversation took place, during which the Kasov-Lakewood Rebbe shlit"a conveyed greetings to the Rebbe shlit"a from our holy kehilla in Manchester and Yerushalayim, which he had visited in recent weeks, and the Rebbe bestowed upon him from his holy blessing.

Also entering the inner chamber was HaRav Yaakov Yosef Twersky shlit"a, son of HaGaon Rabbi Aharon Mendel shlit"a and son-in-law of HaGaon Rabbi Yitzchak shlit"a, sons of the Skver Rebbe shlit"a, to extend an invitation and receive the holy blessing on the occasion of the wedding of his son, mazel tov, which will take place this coming Monday, Parshas Ki Seitzei, in Shikun Skver. A conversation took place about the distinguished lineage of the chassan and kallah, and the Rebbe warmly bestowed his holy blessing upon HaRav Yaakov Yosef shlit"a and his son the chassan.

Also entering the inner chamber was HaGaon R' Aharon Zalman Jungreis shlit"a, rosh yeshiva of Sardahely, who brought, on behalf of his father-in-law the Sardahely Rebbe shlit"a, a portion of the head of the lamb with which the Rebbe shlit"a had fulfilled the mitzvah of pidyon peter chamor this past Chol HaMoed Pesach, where the Sardahely Rebbe shlit"a served as the kohen.
A pleasant conversation took place about the shechita of the lamb, which took place this past Thursday, Parshas Devarim, in the Sardahely camp, and the Rebbe expressed his thanks and instructed that a warm greeting of peace be conveyed to the Sardahely Rebbe shlit"a.

Also entering the inner chamber was the administration of Machon Avodah K'Halacha, together with HaGaon R' Wolf Aharon Teller shlit"a, chairman of the Beis Din, who work together with the Vaad Chomas HaIr of our holy kehilla to provide a hechsher for offices in Kiryas Joel. The Rebbe inquired at length about the activities of the Machon and warmly bestowed his holy blessing upon HaRav Yitzchak Mordechai Friedman shlit"a, chairman of the Machon, and upon all the staff.

At about 10:45, the Rebbe went down to the tenaim hall in his holy home, where the Rebbe read the tenaim of the mechutanim, R' Yosef Chaviv Masri and R' Yoel, son of R' Yosef Kaira.

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

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Wednesday, Parshas Re'eh, 26 Menachem Av, Yoma D'Hilula Kadisha, 'B'tzeil HaKodesh' with the Satmar Rebbe shlit"a

Early in the morning, before davening, the Rebbe broadcast brief divrei kodesh from his private room in the yeshiva, through a live hookup, to the elevated groundbreaking ceremony for the new building of Tel Talpiyot of our holy kehilla in the holy city of Yerushalayim, may it be rebuilt. He continued with words of blessing to all the generous donors among the people who traveled to the uplifting event, and to the builders and partners in the magnificent edifice for Torah and tefillah, in the merit of the holy Rebbe, the baal hilula, zy"a, and concluded with his holy blessing to the entire assembly.

The Rebbe shlit"a davened Shacharis in the heichal of the yeshiva at the kever of the baal hilula, named after him, Yeshiva Gedolah Snif Divrei Yoel, near and in sight of the distinguished tziyun of the holy Rebbe zy"a. Hundreds of balabatim, yungerleit and fine bochurim davened together with the Rebbe, as well as many guests from all over the world.
Before davening, the Rebbe put tefillin on the bar mitzvah bochurim:
- the bochur Shlomo Hersh ben R' Shiya Scheer
- the bochur Yissachar Berish Bronner
- the bochur Leib Goldberger
Afterwards the Rebbe lit 5 candles at the amud.
He led the davening as the chazan on the yoma d'hilula with great arousal.

After davening, at around 12:15, the Rebbe shlit"a entered the lechayim gathering before going up to the tziyun. The Rebbe made a siyum on the six sedarim of Mishnah, which was learned by the talmidim of the mesivta, and said Kaddish.
Songs of arousal and deveikus were sung. The Rebbe drank lechayim and wished the bar mitzvah bochurim and the entire assembly well. Then the Rebbe shlit"a delivered divrei kodesh and quoted from the holy Kedushas Yom Tov zy"a that the kedusha of Shabbos Kodesh radiates such holiness that even the stones in the street look different. The Rebbe said that a talmid chacham is in the category of Shabbos and radiates holiness even to hardened hearts; everyone merits to receive from a tzaddik. The Rebbe continued with words of preparation for going up to the tziyun, saying that we are now going up to visit the holy tziyun, and everyone has needs for which he is going, one for this and one for that. Unfortunately there is much anguish in Jewish homes, materially and spiritually, in all matters, may Hashem protect us, and we must pray that the tefillos be accepted. May the holy Rebbe in the heavenly treasuries have us in mind and plead for us for all that is best. He also told the bochurim that one must give a pidyon to a tzaddik, and that this is what brings the receipt of good things in all matters: to walk in the path he taught us and to conduct ourselves as chassidic Jews. He concluded with his holy blessing to the entire assembly.

Immediately afterwards, at around 1:10, the Rebbe shlit"a went up to the holy tziyun together with the many talmidim of the yeshiva and anshei shlomeinu.
Upon arriving at the beis hachaim, the Rebbe recited the customary blessing.
The Rebbe entered the holy ohel and lit five candles with a ner neshama. The Rebbe said the tefillah Shalom Aleichem attributed to the Simchas Moshe zy"a with intense weeping, and continued with the chapters of Tehillim from 90 until 107, the Yehi Ratzon and Kaddish, learned Mishnayos and said Kaddish D'Rabbanan.
Afterwards the Rebbe read kvitlach for an extended time while the assembly sang songs of arousal from the beis medrash of the baal hilula zy"a. During this, a special kvitel from the donors of "Keren Kiryas Yoel" was handed to the Rebbe. The Rebbe read through all the names for an extended time and placed the kvitlach at the holy tziyun. Then the Rebbe prostrated himself on the holy tziyun for an extended time. It concluded at around 2:15.

At around 8:40 the Rebbe entered for Mincha in the main beis medrash.
The Rebbe lit the 5 candles and went to the amud in honor of the yoma d'hilula kadisha.

Immediately after Mincha, the Rebbe held a tish and the Maariv-time seudah at his holy table in honor of the hilula kadisha. Soon after washing, the Rebbe made a siyum on Shas, and the six sedarim of Mishnah were learned by the Chevra Shas of our holy kehilla, after which he said Kaddish. After the fish, the Rebbe shlit"a wished lechayim to the entire assembly, "His merit should protect us and all Israel," after which the next courses were served. Throughout the entire tish, songs of deveikus and longing from the beis medrash of the baal hilula zy"a were sung. With the Michtam L'Dovid, the Rebbe shlit"a honored HaGaon Rabbi Chaim Yosef Wertzberger shlit"a, rav of the Hunyad beis medrash.

At around 9:50 the Rebbe began divrei kodesh on the theme of the day and words of guidance on current matters.
The Rebbe based himself on the verse "See, I place before you today a blessing," and explained that through talmidei chachamim engaging in Torah and learning the sugyos of Shas, they receive the power to overturn decrees, removing them from Klal Yisroel and placing them upon the nations of the world. The holy Rebbe, the baal hilula zy"a, was unique in his generation in all three pillars of the world, and with his power of Torah he could bring about salvations for Jews and remove decrees from Jewish children. This continues to this day: now that the holy Rebbe zy"a is in the heavenly treasuries and engages in Torah in the yeshiva shel maalah, he can continue to bring salvations and cures.
The Rebbe spoke at length about the greatness and the many accomplishments of the holy Rebbe zy"a in Torah, tefillah, tzedakah and chesed, tznius, and yiras shamayim. He established a legion of the King all over the world, all declaring the glory of Heaven, raising the glory of Heaven in all places, both here and in our holy land, by establishing holy mosdos that "have not bowed to the Baal," and especially by establishing the holy institution "Keren Hatzalah" to support Torah institutions in the holy land, may it be rebuilt. On the yoma d'hilula kadisha, his talmidim who heed his teaching accept upon themselves and their descendants to walk in his ways in all respects. The holy Rebbe zy"a established the holy city, a "city and mother in Israel," Kiryas Joel, in both senses of the name, and this was his life force in the last few years of his life in this world. Thank Hashem, today, fifty years later, 9,000 families live in Kiryas Joel, may they increase! New buildings are constantly being built for the chinuch of boys and girls, and for batei medrash and yeshivos. It is certain that the holy Rebbe zy"a looks down from the upper world and has nachas from the city of Kiryas Joel.

The Rebbe continued to speak about the strong efforts to make buying and renting an apartment in Kiryas Joel easier by instituting regulations on prices so that no more than three hundred dollars per square foot should be requested, and two hundred fifty dollars per square foot in expanded Kiryas Joel. The Rebbe appealed to our members living in Brooklyn, where apartment prices are sky-high, numbers one is embarrassed to say aloud. The Rebbe asked that parents should encourage their children to move out to Kiryas Joel and have mercy on them, despite the pleasure of having the children near them, and this is aside from the spiritual problems of the city, with immodesty and so on. "I want to say: the Uncle z"l built Kiryas Joel for the city Jews!" Baruch Hashem there are enough apartments throughout Kiryas Joel, and according to calculations, over five thousand more apartments will be added in the next few years, and we will stand guard to keep prices low, b'ezras Hashem. But it must be kept before our eyes that the holy Rebbe zy"a built Kiryas Joel only for his talmidim who walk in his ways and heed what he taught them, especially in matters of hashkafa, emunah and de'os, and who have no connection to any Zionist parties. It is incomprehensible how there can be Jews who try, directly or indirectly, to help outside circles move in, openly or secretly. The holy Rebbe in the heavenly treasuries will take vengeance for this, "and beware of their embers lest you be burned." The village boundary was made only for material matters; for spiritual matters there are no boundaries, and all the neighborhoods around Kiryas Joel are part of Kiryas Joel in all respects.

Then the Rebbe spoke about the obligation of everyone to set times for Torah. There are various chaburos in our holy kehilla, Chaburas Torasecha Shaashuai, Chaburas Yesodei HaTorah and more. Baruch Hashem there has been a change for the better and most people today have a shiur in learning Torah, but this must be true of every single person without exception. Likewise regarding the war of Hashem against Amalek, the impurity of Zionism, the Rebbe related, "I heard with my own ears" that I was there when the Uncle z"l said that he feared a time would come when it would not be possible to live in Eretz Yisroel because of the decree of drafting yeshiva students. Today we already see it clearly; the decree is terrible and dreadful, and preparations are being made for a battle to annul the decree. In the meantime, we must strengthen the "Merkaz Ezra V'Yeutz," which helps everyone from all circles. More branches must be opened and it must be supported generously.

Likewise regarding tznius, we must stand guard and not relax anything, from head to toe, in all matters that the holy Rebbe zy"a demanded of us. In this context, the Rebbe shlit"a praised the regulation of Beis Rochel of our holy mosdos in Kiryas Joel, which instituted special regulations regarding clothing, and preparations are being made this year to introduce it in our holy mosdos in Williamsburg as well.
Then the Rebbe spoke in praise of the holy Mesivta with its over a thousand talmidim, may they increase, divided into six branches and distinguished in all three pillars of the world, and there is an obligation upon everyone to support it generously.
The Rebbe continued speaking about the anticipated trip to Eretz Yisroel next month, Kislev, IY"H, to strengthen our holy kehilla and its mosdos in Eretz Yisroel. The Rebbe said that only one who supports the mosdos throughout the year with a respectable contribution is part of the simcha and is invited to join.

Then the Rebbe spoke strongly regarding the kashrus of mezuzos, that everyone must make sure he has kosher mezuzos. The Rebbe showed the assembly two mezuzos that he brought with him: one was "printed" on parchment, and the other was a completely empty parchment! How do such things happen? Because a sofer becomes a merchant! When he does not have enough mezuzos, he buys from a sofer in Eretz Yisroel, and when that sofer does not have enough, he buys from another. In Eretz Yisroel there are many sofrim who are light and unreliable! The advice is to buy a mezuzah only from a sofer who wrote the mezuzah himself, and in a time of need one may buy an imported mezuzah with a hechsher approved by the Agudas HaSofrim of our holy kehilla.

The Rebbe continued speaking about the chinuch decree in New York, where the government wants to interfere in the curriculum. Thank Hashem the askanim have already made it somewhat easier, but preparations are still being made for many court cases, and we must pray for success, that "they shall not harm nor destroy," that we may continue the chinuch handed down to us from generation to generation. The Rebbe concluded with abundant blessings in the merit of the baal hilula zy"a until the coming of the Redeemer, speedily in our days.

The Rebbe finished the divrei kodesh at around 10:50, and then recited the blessing over the cup.

A few minutes later, the Rebbe entered for Maariv in the heichal of the beis medrash.
Baal tefillah: Motzei Shabbos Kodesh, HaRav R' Shlomo Zalman Stein.

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