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Friday, Erev Shabbos Parshas Mishpatim — 'B'tzeil HaKodesh' with the Satmar Rebbe shlit"a

At around 5:20 at dawn, the Satmar Rebbe shlit"a entered the Beis Medrash HaGadol for the gathering of "Bakashas Rachamim and recital of the entire Sefer Tehillim" in honor of the days of Shovavim. The baal tefillah was HaGaon Rabbi R' Berel Glantz shlit"a of Bardiov. The gathering concluded at around 7:10, and the Rebbe returned to his holy residence.

The Rebbe davened Shacharis in Beis Medrash Imrei Noam in the Divrei Yoel neighborhood, together with the Yeshiva Ketana, Maayan HaTorah branch of Boro Park, under the leadership of HaGaon R' Yoel Teitelbaum shlit"a.
Upon arrival, the Rebbe first entered the beis medrash and looked in on the learning.
Before davening, the Rebbe put tefillin on the bar mitzvah bochur, the bochur Efraim Fishel Freund.

After davening, a lechayim gathering took place in the hall of the beis medrash.
Several nigunim were sung, and the Rebbe drank lechayim and gave blessings to the menahel and the staff of the yeshiva, to the bar mitzvah bochur, and to all the talmidim of the yeshiva. The Rebbe shlit"a shared a Dvar Torah on the Midrash, "Moshe found it difficult with the half-shekel, so Hashem showed him a coin of fire," and brought out that when a mitzvah is performed with fervor and fiery enthusiasm, it carries greater significance before Hashem. He aroused the bochurim to daven with fervor and to perform all mitzvos with fiery enthusiasm, and continued with preparation for the upcoming Yom Tov of Purim, concluding with his holy blessing.

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

In the morning, a bris took place for the newborn son of R' Moshe Hillel Glick, where the Rebbe served as sandek and mohel.

The Rebbe davened Shacharis in the Yeshiva Gedolah, Bnei Moshe branch. Before davening, the Rebbe put tefillin on the bar mitzvah bochurim.
- The bochur Yoel Chaim Avrohom Ber Lebowitz.
- The bochur Chaim Yaakov Mordechai Zupnik.
- The bochur Avrohom Meir Yaakov Palatschek.

During the Torah reading, the Rebbe went up for hagbah, and after davening he said over the daily Tehillim shiur on chapter 29, verse 3. Afterwards, a lechayim was held with the bar mitzvah bochurim in his private room.

At around 3:50, the Rebbe went over to the main beis medrash for the "Yom HaIchud gathering" of the nearly one thousand students of the 9th grade Machina for Yeshiva Ketana of our holy mosdos from across Greater New York.
The Rebbe davened Mincha in the heichal of the beis medrash, and after Mincha the Rebbe went up to the place of honor in front of the Aron Kodesh. Several warm nigunim were sung, and one of the bochurim sang out rhymed verses. Afterwards, the administrators presented the Rebbe shlit"a with a "bikkurim offering," a comprehensive kvitel with the names of all the bochurim along with the thousands of consecutive hours that were learned during the Yemei HaShovavim, may they be rectified. The Rebbe delivered holy words and guidance, encouragement toward Torah learning, spoke about how a Chassidic bochur should conduct himself, and concluded with his holy blessing.
Afterwards, the Rebbe went into his private room, where the Rebbe distributed blessed coins to the bochurim who distinguished themselves with consecutive hours during the Yemei HaShovavim, may they be rectified. The Rebbe also gave blessed coins to the administrators to send for distribution to the students of the Machina for Yeshiva class in Eretz Yisroel and Europe. It concluded at around 5:20.

Reception hours were from 8:10 until 12:00 at night at his holy residence on Heyl Street.

The Rebbe davened Maariv at around 10:00 and then continued receiving the public.

At around 10:30, the Rebbe went down to the tenaim hall, where the Rebbe read the tenaim of the mechutanim.
- R' Mordechai Yechezkel Lowy and R' Yoel Tzvi Hirshfeld.
- R' Shlomo Hersh Eckstein and R' Shimon Yitzchak Pilaf.

During reception hours, Rabbi Shimon Sisha shlit"a, head of the rescuers within Merkaz Ezra V'Yeutz of the Edah HaChareidis for saving Jewish bochurim from the decree of the draft, entered for a private audience. He is currently in America because of a visit to a sick relative, together with several askanim of Merkaz Ezra V'Yeutz from America.

The Rebbe inquired about the latest developments regarding the bitter decree of drafting yeshiva students in Eretz Yisroel, where many bochurim are being arrested weekly, and at the moment close to one hundred thousand! bochurim and young married men are in the status of draft evaders and can have problems daily. The Rebbe expressed his pain over those who want to make compromises regarding the decree, which brings a coldness and a kosher stamp of approval among the weaker bochurim, and this brings about that, unfortunately, many bochurim from all circles are turning to the impure army, may Hashem protect us. The Rebbe strongly encouraged the positive activities of the Merkaz and conferred of his holy blessing.

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Wednesday, Parshas Mishpatim — 'B'tzeil HaKodesh' with the Satmar Rebbe shlit"a

Tuesday night, during the reception hours, the Rebbe made a telephone shivah call to the Rabbanim HaGeonim shlit"a, sons of HaGaon HaGadol Rabbi Elyakim Schlesinger zt"l, Rosh Yeshiva of Har Ramah in London.

In the morning the following brissen took place:
- The newborn son of R' Chaim Binyamin Eliezer Wertheimer, where the Rebbe served as sandek and mohel.
- The newborn son of R' Shabsi Rosenwasser, where the Rebbe served as sandek and mohel.

The Rebbe davened Shacharis at Yeshiva Gedolah, Yoel Moshe branch. After davening, the Rebbe led the daily Tehillim shiur, on chapter 29, verse 3.

After Shacharis, the Rebbe went to the home of his grandson, Rabbi Mordechai Yuda Halberstam shlit"a, son-in-law of HaGaon HaTzaddik Rabbi Yisroel Shalom shlit"a, Rav of the beis medrash, on the occasion of the chalaka celebration of his son, the child Baruch, ny"u. The Rebbe cut a few strands of hair, put on the yarmulke and tzitzis on the child, drank lechayim, and wished mazel tov to the chalaka boy and to his father, HaGaon HaTzaddik Rabbi Yisroel Shalom shlit"a, Rav of the beis medrash, and his family.
Afterwards, the Rebbe washed for a morning meal, during which a pleasant conversation took place about stories of tzaddikim. At the bentching, the Rebbe honored the grandfather, HaGaon HaTzaddik R' Avrohom Meir Halberstam shlit"a, Av Beis Din of our beis medrash on 18th Avenue, Boro Park.

At around 6:00 the Rebbe davened Mincha in his holy home on Zanz Court.

Reception hours that night took place from 8:15 until 12:40 in his holy home on Ohel Court.

At around 10:30 the Rebbe went down to the tenaim hall, where the Rebbe read the tenaim of the mechutanim.
- Harav Hechasid R' Yisroel Mordechai Wanchotzker and Harav Hechasid R' Yechezkel Teller.
- Harav Hechasid R' Naftali Yaakov Gottlieb and Harav Hechasid R' Shlomo Pinchas Schonbrun.

The Rebbe davened Maariv at around 12:00 and then continued receiving the public.

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