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

In the morning, a bris for a newborn son took place by R' Yoel Berish Eckstein, where the Rebbe served as sandek and mohel.

The Rebbe davened Shacharis in Yeshiva Gedolah, Kedushas Yoel branch. Before davening, the Rebbe put tefillin on the bar mitzvah bochurim:
- The son of HaRav R' Dovid Shlomo Laub shlit"a.
- The bochur Naftali Hirtzka Horowitz.
The Rebbe blew the shofar and recited ten chapters of Tehillim, as is customary during the month of Elul.

After davening, the Rebbe reviewed the daily Tehillim shiur on chapter 32, verse 2. Afterwards, a lechayim took place with the bar mitzvah bochurim in the Rebbe's private room.

At around 1:50, the Rebbe went over to the Heichal HaMesivta, Beirach Moshe branch, where the Rebbe delivered the fifth shiur on the sugya of 'Chatzi Shiur' as preparation for the Shabbos Shuvah derasha. After the shiur, the Rebbe engaged in pilpul with the bochurim, and it concluded at around 2:40.

At around 4:30, the Rebbe arrived at Beis Medrash Yisroel Shalom in the Veyoel Moshe neighborhood for the siyum on the Chamishah Chumshei Torah by the fifth-grade talmidim of our holy mosdos, Binyan Markowitz branch, under the leadership of HaRav R' Moshe Aryeh Mark shlit"a. Several nigunim were sung, and the farher on the Chamishah Chumshei Torah took place, given by the rebbi HaRav R' Aharon Berish Weinstock shlit"a.
The Rebbe drank a lechayim and offered blessings to the rebbeim, the administration, and the children, and then delivered a few words of divrei Torah, expressing the great joy at so many children completing the Chamishah Chumshei Torah with strong proficiency, and learning in a framework where every minute is utilized for learning and understanding Torah. The siyum concluded with abundant blessings.

Entry times at the Rebbe's home on Ohel Court were from 6:30 until 12:50 at night.

At around 7:20, the Rebbe davened Mincha at his home.

After Mincha, the Rebbe officiated at the kiddushin at the chuppah of the mechutanim:
- R' Yechezkel Teller and R' Yisroel Mordechai Wanhatzker in the Kinor Dovid halls.
- R' Meir Mendel Weiss and R' Yoel Berel Mashkowitz in the Beis Rachel Paradise halls.

At around 9:30, the Rebbe went down to the halls in his home, where the Rebbe read the tenaim of the mechutanim:
- R' Hillel Elimelech Spitzer and HaRav R' Avrohom Hersh Zaldan shlit"a.
- R' Yitzchak Leipa Gutman and R' Yaakov Yoshe Kahana.
- R' Yuda Hersh Schwartz and R' Zalman Leib Felberbaum.

The Rebbe davened Maariv at around 12:50.

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

On Erev Shabbos in the afternoon at around 6:00, the Rebbe went over to the new 'simcha halls' near his holy home in Kiryas Joel, where this week, for the first time, Shabbos sheva brachos simchas took place in the standard halls at the low price of $2,700. The Rebbe looked around at all the halls and heard a report from the askanim about the great success of the new halls, where there are already over 100 bookings, barely a month after they began accepting simchas, and the Rebbe bestowed his holy blessing.

Before candle lighting, the Rebbe put the shtreimel on the chassanim.
- The chassan Moshe, son of Meir Mendel Weiss.
- The chassan Chaim Shalom, son of Avrohom Eli Feigel.
- The chassan Moshe, son of Yechezkel Teller.
- The chassan Yisroel Meir, son of Yoel Berish Schwartz.

At around 8:10 the Rebbe entered the beis medrash wrapped in his tallis and went to Mincha. Kabbalas Shabbos: R' Shalom Meir Eckstein. They finished at around 9:50. The congregation went over to wish a good Shabbos and the Rebbe went home to his holy residence.

At around 10:50 the Rebbe entered the holy tish in the Heichal HaMesivta together with the talmidei hayeshiva, and began Shalom Aleichem with emotion and sweetness, as is his holy custom.
- Eshes Chayil: the Rebbe's grandson, the bochur Yissachar Ber Teitelbaum, son of the Rebbe's son-in-law HaGaon Rabbi Teitelbaum, rav of Beis Medrash Berach Moshe shlit"a.
- Hagbahas HaKos: R' Moshe Yosef Wertheimer (Williamsburg).

Before the fish, the Rebbe delivered a dvar Torah-style address on the matters currently on the agenda, regarding the invitation received this week from the White House to come and meet with the President, may he be exalted. The Rebbe said that at first he declined, saying that there is no greatness at all in sitting with a gentile, such that one should give away so much time for it, especially now, when we are in the month of Elul and need to prepare for the Yamim Noraim and to learn the shiurim in the sugya of 'Chatzi Shiur' in the Heichal HaYeshiva. However, since it was said that help could come out of it for our fellow Jews who are in distress, it was agreed that he will indeed go, and hopefully it will be possible to accomplish what is needed. The Rebbe concluded with a request to the bochurim that they not lie in the news and not get worked up over it, as bochurim tend to do, but rather occupy themselves with the sugya of Chatzi Shiur, and recommended that one shiur in the sugya of Chatzi Shiur is worth more than the whole matter. They then continued with the lively tune of 'Asher Bachar Banu MiKol Am.'

- Kol Mekadesh: HaRav R' Simcha Shalom Steinberger shlit"a, rav of Beis Medrash Divrei Chaim.
- Menucha V'Simcha: HaRav R' Yeshaya Gedalya Kaufman shlit"a, dayan of Krali, Williamsburg.

The Rebbe said Torah on the verse 'V'atah hinei heveisi es reishis pri ha'adama' and explained that since Klal Yisroel has the status of a wife to her husband in relation to Hashem, and the halacha is that a wife who broke a vessel in her husband's house is exempt, therefore Klal Yisroel too is exempt, despite the fact that with every aveira one damages the upper worlds.

- Kah Echsof: HaRav Moshe Aharon Davidovits shlit"a, of Boro Park.
- Birkas Hamazon: HaGaon Rabbi Hersh Elimelech Teitelbaum shlit"a, rav of Beis Medrash Tefilla L'Moshe, Boro Park.

Stories and anecdotes: This week the Rebbe shlit"a told about HaGaon Rabbi Yonasan Eybeschutz zt"l, whose yahrzeit falls on Thursday, 21 Elul.
- Kah Ribon Olam: HaRav R' Shalom Leifer shlit"a, av beis din of Dinov Beit Shemesh.
The new chassanim went over to take fruit, and a Shalom Zachor took place at R' Yehoshua Kornblit.
- Az B'Yom HaShevi'i: HaRav Moshe Eli Green shlit"a (Williamsburg).
They finished at around 1:50.

And on Shabbos day

On Shabbos morning the Rebbe entered to daven at around 9:40.
- Berachos: R' Aryeh Meir Hershkowitz.
- Pesukei D'Zimra: R' Avrohom Gutman (Williamsburg).
The Rebbe went to Shacharis.

- Hotzaah V'Hachnasa: R' Daniel Buchinger (Monsey).
- Pesukei Shema Yisroel: HaRav Moshe Aharon Davidovits shlit"a.
- Holachas HaSefer Torah to the bimah: R' Meir Siman.
Aliyos.
- Kohen: the chassan Moshe, son of Meir Mendel Weiss - Ufruf.
- Levi: R' Chaim Hersh Apfel.
- Shlishi: HaGaon R' Hersh Elimelech Teitelbaum shlit"a.
- Revi'i: the chassan Chaim Shalom, son of Avrohom Eli Feigel - Ufruf.
- Chamishi: the chassan Moshe, son of Yechezkel Teller - Ufruf.
- Shishi: the Rebbe shlit"a.

After his aliya, the Rebbe named baby girls born to:
- R' Chaim Hersh Glanzer.
- R' Mendel Klein.

- Shvi'i: the chassan, son of Yoel Gutman.
- Hosafos: the chassan Yehoshua, son of Yisroel Henich Kraus.
- The chassan Dovid Eli, son of Yoel Weiss.
- R' Yitzchak Ehrenfeld.
- Acharon: the chassan Kalman Eliezer, son of Meir Zaldan.
- Maftir: HaRav R' Yitzchak Shalom Friedman shlit"a, moreh tzedek.
- Hagbah: R' Dovid Stuhl.
- Gelila: R' Meir Mendel Weiss.
- Hachzaras HaSefer Torah: R' Yehuda Aryeh Mashkowitz.

- Musaf: R' Moshe Goldstein.
- Opening of Anim Zemiros: R' Kapil Schoenbrun.
They finished at around 12:35.

At the Kiddush Rabba in his holy home, joyous melodies were sung in honor of the simcha of the Kiddush Rabba for the Rebbe's granddaughter, a baby girl born to Rabbi Chaim Shlomo Horowitz shlit"a, son-in-law of HaGaon Rabbi Yisroel Shalom shlit"a, rav of the beis medrash, which took place in Williamsburg.

Raava D'Raavin

The Rebbe entered for Mincha at around 8:15.
- Baal Tefilla: R' Elchonon Taub.
- Hotzaah V'Hachnasa: R' Yaakov Dov Levy.
- Kohen: R' Eliezer Dovid Glick.
- Levi: R' Eliezer Dovid Einzlicht.
- Shlishi: HaRav Yehuda Ber Teller shlit"a (Williamsburg).
- Hagbah: the Rebbe shlit"a.
- Gelila: R' Shlomo Stuhl (Williamsburg).

At Shalosh Seudos the Rebbe honored the singing of the zemiros.
- Odeh: R' Noach Gefen.
- Shir HaMaalos: R' Moshe Goldstein.

The Rebbe said Torah on the verse 'V'atah hinei heveisi es reishis pri ha'adama' and explained that if one has a vitality of kedusha, he is called a "baal chai," and it is not said "one who has been seen and rejected is not seen again," and so teshuva works. This is what we pray, 'Kasveinu b'sefer hachaim,' that we be called "living" and not like the wicked, who "even in their lifetimes are called dead." He also quoted R' Shmelke of Nikolsburg zy"a that when the Beis HaMikdash stood, the ketores had two segulos, wealth and prevention of death, and in our times these two segulos have passed over to the mitzvah of Krias Shema. Through the mitzvah of Krias Shema one merits not to be written in the books of the dead, but to be called a baal chai, and for teshuva to work. He urged that now, in the second half of the month of Elul, one should make a cheshbon hanefesh about what he has accomplished in the first half of the month, and be careful to read Krias Shema properly, and thus merit teshuva.

- Yedid Nefesh: R' Yitzchak Markowitz.
- Kel Mistateir: HaRav Meir Meyer shlit"a (Boro Park).
The Rebbe recited the blessing over the cup and said Sheva Brachos.

- Maariv Motzei Shabbos: R' Eliezer Weiss.
After Havdalah the congregation went over to wish a good week.
They finished at around 10:40.

At around 12:00, a writing of the letters for a Sefer Torah that is being written by the distinguished philanthropist R' Moshe Goldstein took place in his holy home. The Rebbe wrote several letters and Simchas Torah melodies were sung. A conversation ensued with his son-in-law R' Chaim Hersh Mittelman about various housing projects in Kiryas Joel. The Rebbe drank a lechayim and bestowed his holy blessing.

Also, the beginning of the writing of a Sefer Torah took place, which is being written by R' Shalom Meir Eckstein. The Rebbe wrote several letters and Simchas Torah melodies were sung. A pleasant conversation ensued about the subject of sofrus and memories of R' Aharon Pollak a"h, an expert sofer. The Rebbe drank a lechayim and bestowed his holy blessing.

Also visiting the Rebbe in his holy home was HaGaon Rabbi Naftali Elimelech Reich shlit"a, av beis din of Przeworsk, Antwerp. A pleasant conversation ensued about the holy Yetev Lev zy"a, and he showed the Rebbe shlit"a a letter with an original signature of the Yetev Lev, which the Rebbe studied for an extended time. The Rebbe honored him with a lechayim and bestowed his holy blessing.

Also coming in to the Rebbe were members of the 'Mifal Chezkas Taharas' under the auspices of the Vaad HaMikvaos of the Beis Horaah of Kiryas Joel, who give hashgachos on many mikvaos throughout America. They delivered a report on their many activities to increase taharah among Jews and asked various halachic questions about how to conduct themselves in various situations, and the Rebbe blessed them with his holy blessing.

Afterwards a lechayim took place in honor of the simcha of the engagement of the mechutanim R' Yitzchak Eliakim Schwartz and R' Yoel Landau, among the leading askanim of our holy community everywhere. A kinyan was made and joyous melodies were sung. The Rebbe drank a lechayim and bestowed his holy blessing.

Likewise, askanim of the Vaad L'Tahareinu came in to the Rebbe and delivered a report on the campaign in the kollel fortress to go up a level in matters of technology. The Rebbe reviewed the commitments and the list of the hundreds of married men who took upon themselves not to own a device with text, and bestowed his holy blessing.

At around 12:45 the Rebbe went over to the halls of the Beis Rochel auditorium for the siyum on Maseches Kiddushin by over 400 talmidim of the ninth grade from both branches of Mosdos Kiryas Yoel, may Hashem protect them, with the participation of the parents and grandfathers of the bochurim.
A public examination on the entire Maseches Kiddushin took place, given by HaGaon Rabbi Meir Zwiebel shlit"a, one of the rabbonim of our community in Williamsburg, and during it the Rebbe also asked many questions of the bochurim, which the bochurim answered with good reasoning and understanding. Afterwards the bochurim together reviewed the entire masechta.
The honor of making the siyum was given to the Rebbe's grandson, the bochur Yosef, son of HaRav R' Chaim Yaakov Rokeach shlit"a, rav of Beis Medrash Kol Eliyahu; for the recital of the Hadran, the Rebbe's grandson, the bochur Elimelech, son of HaRav R' Chaim Hersh Ashkenazi shlit"a, rav of Beis Medrash Rav Tuv; and for Kaddish, R' Fishel, son of Yaakov Yisroel Freund. Afterwards the entire crowd broke out in a festive dance for an extended time.
The Rebbe drank a lechayim and wished the bochurim and the entire crowd well, and especially the menahalim, HaRav Yoel Spitzer shlit"a and HaRav Binyamin Ber Berkowitz shlit"a. He then delivered a dvar Torah and expressed the joy of so many bochurim completing a masechta, and said that there are 408 bochurim in the ninth grade, which is the gematria of "tzum kol mamon" ("to the voice of money") — when 408 bochurim are engaged in Torah, this arouses the "kol mamon," and we merit a good inscription and sealing. He concluded with abundant blessings.
Afterwards the Rebbe distributed to all the bochurim a Zemiros Berach Moshe. They finished at around 1:30.

From there the Rebbe went to be menachem avel at HaGaon Rabbi Kalman Halberstam shlit"a, rav of Beis Medrash Zanz, Kiryas Joel, who is sitting shiva for his brother HaGaon Rabbi Baruch z"l, the Zanz Rebbe of Boro Park. A pleasant conversation developed about stories of the house of Zanz, and the Rebbe wished the words of consolation.

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

This morning the following brisos took place:
- For the newborn son of R' Shlomo Dovid Schwartz, where the Rebbe served as sandek and mohel.
- For the newborn son of R' Yosef Herskovits, where the Rebbe served as sandek.

The Rebbe davened Shacharis in Yeshiva Gedolah, Branch Divrei Yoel. Before davening, the Rebbe put on tefillin for the bar mitzvah bochurim:
- The bochur Yoel son of R' Shraga Elimelech Klein.
- The bochur Yoel Yosef Markovits.
The Rebbe lit candles on the occasion of the yahrzeit of his grandfather, the holy Rabbi Yisroel Yaakov Yokel of Wallowa zt"l. After davening, the shofar was blown and ten chapters of Tehillim were recited, as is customary in the month of Elul.

After davening, a lechayim was held with the bar mitzvah bochurim in the Rebbe's private room.
A group of chasanim from the yeshiva also entered for a private audience to receive the Rebbe's blessing on the occasion of their departure to the holy places in Europe, together with the rav of the beis medrash of Ohel Pigah shlit"a. The Rebbe inquired about the details of the trip, distributed shlichus mitzvah money, and imparted his holy blessing.

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

This morning a bris took place for the newborn son of R' Chaim Yisroel Levy, where the Rebbe served as sandek.

The Rebbe davened Shacharis in Yeshiva Gedolah, Branch Berach Moshe. Before davening, the Rebbe put on tefillin for the bar mitzvah bochurim:
- The bochur Chaim Hersh Segedin.
- The bochur Chaim Tzvi Yoel Friedman.
During the Torah reading, the Rebbe was called up as the third aliyah. After davening, the shofar was blown and ten chapters of Tehillim were recited, as is customary in the month of Elul.

After davening, the Rebbe delivered the daily Tehillim shiur on chapter 32, verse 2. Afterwards, a lechayim was held with the bar mitzvah bochurim in the Rebbe's private room.
A group of bochurim from the yeshiva also entered for a private audience to receive the Rebbe's blessing on the occasion of their departure to the holy places in Europe. The Rebbe inquired about the details of the trip, distributed shlichus mitzvah money, and imparted his holy blessing.

At around 1:40, the Rebbe went over to the Heichal HaMesivta, Branch Berach Moshe, where the Rebbe delivered the fourth sugya shiur on the sugya of 'chatzi shiur' as preparation for the Shabbos Shuvah derasha. After the sugya shiur, the Rebbe engaged in pilpul with the bochurim; it concluded at around 2:40.

The private audiences in the Rebbe's holy home on Ohel Street ran from 6:15 until 1:20 after midnight.

At around 7:15, the Rebbe officiated at the kiddushin at the chuppah of the mechutanim:
- R' Yoel Weiss and R' Aryeh Herskovits in the halls of Kinor David.
- R' Yoel Gutman and R' Moshe Yosef Dov Siman in the halls of Beis Rachel Paradise.
- R' Wolf Berger and R' Yoel Yakir Friedman in the halls of Ginas Klein.

At around 8:15, the Rebbe davened Mincha in his holy home.

During the private audiences, HaGaon Rabbi Yeshaya Schlesinger shlit"a, president of the Committee for the Rescue of Cemeteries – Admas Kodesh, and rav of the beis medrash of Kollel Chaim Oizer in London, entered. A pleasant conversation took place about the activities of the Committee for the Rescue of Cemeteries, which his father, HaGaon HaGadol Rabbi Eliakim zt"l, founded. The Rebbe imparted his holy blessing to him and gave him his sefer Lev Aharon, and then wished the members of the board who were present well.

At around 9:15, the Rebbe went down to the halls in his holy home, where the Rebbe read the tena'im of the mechutanim:
- R' Yoshe Hersh Glick and R' Shmuel Leib Fried.
- R' Yosef Refael Hopfer and R' Yoel Chaim Lebovitch.

The Rebbe davened Maariv at around 12:45. The Rebbe lit candles and approached the amud on the occasion of the hilula kadisha of his grandfather, the holy Rabbi Yisroel Yaakov Yokel of Wallowa zt"l, and after Maariv continued receiving the public.

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Wednesday, Parshas Ki Savo 'B'tzeil HaKodesh' with the Satmar Rebbe shlit"a

The Rebbe davened Shacharis in Yeshiva Gedolah, the Vayoel Moshe branch. Before davening, the Rebbe put tefillin on the bar mitzvah bochurim.
- The bochur Chaim Eliyahu Felberbaum.
- The bochur Gedalia Falkowitz.
The Rebbe blew shofar and recited ten chapters of Tehillim, as is customary during the month of Elul.

After davening, the Rebbe taught the daily Tehillim shiur on chapter 32, verse 2. Afterwards, a lechayim took place with the bar mitzvah bochurim in the Rebbe's private room.

Around 1:40, the Rebbe went over to Heichal HaMesivta, the Birkas Moshe branch, where the Rebbe delivered the third sugya shiur on the topic of 'Chatzi Shiur,' as preparation for the Shabbos Shuva derasha. After the sugya shiur, the Rebbe engaged in pilpul with the bochurim. It concluded around 2:30.

Private reception hours ran from 6:15 until 12:50 after midnight at the Rebbe's holy residence on Ohel Court.

Around 6:55, the Rebbe davened Mincha at his holy residence.

After Mincha, the Rebbe officiated at the kiddushin at the chuppah of the mechutanim.

- HaRav R' Shlomo Leib Gruber shlit"a and R' Yoel Rosenberg in the halls of Kinor David.
- R' Yuda Binder and R' Yoel Gutman in the halls of Keren Vayoel Moshe.
- R' Shalom Yosef Brach and R' Mordechai Yisroel Rosenthal in the halls of Beis Rachel Paradise.
- R' Chaim Berish Spielman and R' Moshe Yaakov Yuda Wertzberger in the halls of Ginas Klein.

During the reception hours, the Melitz Rebbe shlit"a came for a private audience to give and receive blessings in anticipation of the Days of Mercy and Favor, IY"H. A pleasant conversation ensued, with memories of his childhood years in the city of Lizhensk before the Second World War. Among other things, he conveyed greetings from Kiryas Vayoel Moshe in Monticello after his stay there during the past summer months. The Rebbe honored him with a lechayim and bestowed upon him his holy blessing, and extended good wishes to his son, HaGaon R' Elazar Horowitz shlit"a, Rav of the Beis Medrash Vayoel Moshe in Boro Park.

Around 9:30, the Rebbe went down to the halls of his holy residence, where the Rebbe read the tenaim of the mechutanim, R' Yoel Hershkowitz and R' Fishel Katz.

The Rebbe davened Maariv around 12:50.

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Tuesday, Parshas Ki Savo — 'B'tzeil HaKodesh' with the Satmar Rebbe shlit"a

In the morning, brissin took place.
- For the newborn son of R' Aharon Goldstein, where the Rebbe served as sandek and mohel.
- For the newborn son of R' Yishai Mertz (Williamsburg), where the Rebbe served as sandek and mohel.
- For the newborn son of R' Avrohom Moshe Gottesman, where the Rebbe served as sandek.

The Rebbe davened Shacharis in Yeshiva Gedolah, the Eitz Chaim branch - Shiur Gimmel. Before davening, the Rebbe put tefillin on the bar mitzvah bochur, the bochur Yaakov Yoel Glick.
The Rebbe blew shofar and recited ten chapters of Tehillim, as is customary during the month of Elul.

After davening, the Rebbe taught the daily Tehillim shiur on chapter 32, verse 2.
Afterwards, all the talmidim of the yeshiva entered for a private audience with a kvitel and pidyon, to give and receive blessings in anticipation of the Days of Mercy and Favor, and in honor of the departure to the holy places in Europe this coming Sunday, IY"H. The Rebbe wished them well and distributed shlichus mitzvah money.
Afterwards, a lechayim took place with the bar mitzvah bochur in the Rebbe's private room.

Around 1:50, the Rebbe went over to Heichal HaMesivta, the Birkas Moshe branch, where the Rebbe delivered the second sugya shiur on the topic of 'Chatzi Shiur,' as preparation for the Shabbos Shuva derasha. After the sugya shiur, the Rebbe engaged in pilpul with the bochurim. It concluded around 2:30.

In the evening, the Rebbe traveled to Williamsburg for the weekly zmanei kenisah (reception hours).
The private reception hours ran from 8:00 until 12:30 after midnight at the Rebbe's holy residence on Hewes St.

During the reception hours, HaGaon HaTzaddik R' Yitzchak Reich shlit"a, Av Beis Din of Przeworsk in Williamsburg, entered for a private audience to receive the Rebbe's blessing on the occasion of his daughter's engagement, mazel tov. A pleasant conversation ensued, and the Rebbe bestowed upon him his holy blessing.

The Rebbe davened Mincha around 8:30 and Maariv around 11:40.

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

In the morning, brissin took place.
- For the newborn son of R' Yitzchak Eizik Hirsch (of Williamsburg), where the Rebbe was sandek and mohel.
- For the newborn son of Rabbi Yoel Grubber shlit"a, where the Rebbe was sandek.

The Rebbe davened Shacharis in the Yeshiva Gedolah, Divrei Yoel branch. Before davening, the Rebbe put tefillin on the bar mitzvah bochur, the bochur Shaul Yechezkel Zev Katz.
During the Torah reading, the Rebbe was called up for Shlishi, and after davening the shofar was blown and ten chapters of Tehillim were recited, as is customary during the month of Elul.

After davening, the Rebbe delivered the daily Tehillim shiur on chapter 32, verse 2. Afterwards a lechayim was held with the bar mitzvah bochur in the Rebbe's private room.

After Shacharis the Rebbe went over to the Beis Medrash Maharsha, where a bris took place for the newborn son of Rabbi Binyamin Zev Fuchs shlit"a, principal of the 9th grade of our holy mosdos in Monsey, where the Rebbe was sandek and mohel.
Afterwards a lechayim gathering was held together with the 9th-grade talmidim. The Rebbe drank lechayim and wished mazel tov to the baal bris and his family and to all the bochurim, and shared brief words of Torah and chizuk with the bochurim, urging them to make the most of their years as bochurim, and concluded with his holy blessing.

Around 2:00 the Rebbe went over to the Heichal HaMesivta, Beirach Moshe branch, where the Rebbe delivered the first sugya shiur on the topic of 'Chatzi Shiur' as preparation for the Shabbos Shuvah derashah. After the sugya shiur the Rebbe debated in learning with the bochurim, and it ended around 2:45.

Reception hours at the Rebbe's holy home on Ohel Court were from 6:00 until 12:50 at night.

Around 7:15 the Rebbe officiated at the kiddushin at the chuppah of the mechutanim.
- R' Avrohom Shmuel Bleich and R' Yitzchak Gold in the Kinor David halls.
- R' Shalom Eliezer Grad and R' Yaakov Meir Weiss in the Beis Rachel Paradise halls.
- R' Mordechai Winkler and R' Moshe Shalom Jacobowitz in the Keren V'Yoel Moshe halls.
- R' Yisroel Henoch Kraus and R' Dovid Stahl in the Ginas Klein halls.

Around 8:30 the Rebbe davened Mincha in his holy home, and afterwards continued receiving the public.

Around 9:20 the Rebbe went down to the halls in his holy home, where the Rebbe read the tnaim of the mechutanim.
- R' Shmuel Leibush Weinberger and R' Dovid Shmuel Goldberger.
- R' Moshe Segedin and R' Yoel Yitzchak Levy.

During reception hours, the Zanz-Zmigrod Rebbe shlit"a, who is staying during the summer weeks in the Divrei Chaim neighborhood of Kiryas Joel HaMuchreves, paid a visit to the Rebbe's holy home. A pleasant conversation ensued about stories of the House of Zanz and about the Nassoid Rebbe zt"l, whose yahrzeit it was. The Rebbe honored him with a lechayim and shared of his holy blessing, and wished mazel tov to his son-in-law HaGaon Rabbi Chaim Meir Grunwald shlit"a, Av Beis Din of Tetch, on the marriage of his daughter, to take place at a good time next week. The Rebbe accompanied him out to the street.

The Rebbe davened Maariv around 12:50.

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Sunday, Parshas Ki Savo — 'B'tzeil HaKodesh' with the Satmar Rebbe shlit"a

This morning a bris took place for the newborn son of R' Kalman Eliezer Rubinstein, 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 Yisroel Boruch Kleinberger.
- The bochur Mendel Farkash.
- The bochur Chaim Yuda Friedman.
- The bochur Shmuel Eliezer Chaim Perl.
- The bochur Aharon Weinberger.
The Rebbe blew the shofar and recited ten chapters of Tehillim, as is customary during the month of Elul.

After davening, the Rebbe studied the daily Tehillim shiur, on chapter 32, verse 2. Afterward a lechayim was held with the bar mitzvah bochurim in his private room.

At around 1:40 the Rebbe traveled to Linden, New Jersey, for the Chumash seudah of the students of our holy mosdos in Linden, which took place in our great beis medrash in Linden, with the participation of the children's parents and grandfathers.
The Rebbe arrived at around 2:50 and greeted the rabbonim at the head of the room. The children sang several melodies and rhymes in honor of the occasion. The Rebbe drank a lechayim and offered blessings to HaGaon, the Rav of our kehilla shlit"a, to the rabbonim present, to the children and to the entire assembly. He also delivered words of Torah about the joy of the occasion, as the children begin learning Chumash, which is a beginning for everything, spoke at length in praise of the kehilla, and concluded with his holy blessing.
Afterward the children who were beginning Chumash came forward, and the Rebbe distributed a siddur to every child. The Rebbe also distributed blessed coins to the students of the older grades of our holy mosdos.

After the Chumash seudah, the Rebbe went down to the top floor and viewed the construction work at the mikvah and Heichal HaTorah, and in the course of this heard a report from the administration of the beis medrash. It concluded at around 3:30.

The Rebbe then traveled to the mikvah tahara of our holy kehilla, which was completed in recent days with great splendor. The Rebbe toured the entire mikvah with all its hiddurim, affixed a mezuzah, and bestowed his holy blessing on the askanim.

From there the Rebbe went to the guest residence in the home of HaRav R' Yaakov Yoel Weiss, where there were times of private audiences (yechidus) from 3:50 until 6:15. Many members of the community and residents of the city entered for a private audience in preparation for the Days of Mercy and Favor.
Upon arrival, the Rebbe drank a lechayim in honor of the chanukas habayis of the new home, and offered blessings to the host, R' Yaakov Yoel, to his grandfather R' Mordechai Weiss, and to the entire family.

During the private audiences, the Kasha Rebbe shlit"a came for a visit. A pleasant conversation ensued in praise of the city of Linden. The Rebbe honored him with a lechayim and bestowed his holy blessing, and in particular offered a blessing of Mazel tov, as he is in the Sheva Brachos week of his grandson, l'mazel tov.

Also entering for a private audience was HaRav Nosson Dovid Ashkenazi shlit"a, Av Beis Din of Stanislav-Linden, to receive his holy blessing in preparation for the Days of Mercy and Favor, may they come upon us. A pleasant conversation ensued, and the Rebbe bestowed his holy blessing upon him.

After the private audiences, signing ceremonies for pledge documents took place, where many members of the community and residents of Linden pledged larger sums for the benefit of the Talmud Torah building of our holy mosdos. The Rebbe signed the documents together with each donor individually and bestowed his holy blessing.

The Rebbe then went to the new home of the avreich R' Amram Fishman, where a pledge signing took place for a classroom in the Talmud Torah building of our holy mosdos. HaGaon R' Yoshe Peretz Schnebalg shlit"a, Av Beis Din of Zidichov-Linden, was present.
A pleasant conversation about stories of tzaddikim ensued. The Rebbe signed the documents together with the donor, drank a lechayim and bestowed his holy blessing. Afterward he affixed a mezuzah to one of the doorposts.
At around 6:30 the Rebbe left the home, leaving his blessing for the leaders and askanim of our kehilla and holy mosdos, and traveled home to Kiryas Joel.

Upon arriving in Kiryas Joel, the Rebbe went to the Gineth Klein halls for the wedding of the chosson, a grandson of the Rebbe of Achistrivka shlit"a of Bnei Brak and a grandson of the Poltishan Rebbe shlit"a, to the kallah, daughter of HaGaon HaTzaddik R' Kalman Halberstam shlit"a, Rav of the Zanz beis medrash in Kiryas Joel.
The Rebbe arrived at around 7:30 dressed in Shabbos garments. The Rebbe drank a lechayim and offered blessings to the chosson, the mechutanim, the grandfathers, the Rebbes shlit"a, and the entire assembly. Afterward the Rebbe accompanied the chosson to the badeken and from there to the chuppah. The Rebbe served as mesader kiddushin, and after the chuppah offered blessings to the entire assembly and joined in a mitzvah dance for tzaddikim.

At around 8:20 the Rebbe davened Mincha in his home on Ahel Court.
Afterward there were times of private audiences in his home until 12:15 at night.

During the private audiences, the Rebbe of Achistrivka of Ukraine shlit"a came for a visit. A pleasant conversation ensued with memories of his grandfather, the holy Skvira Rebbe zt"l. The Rebbe honored him with a lechayim and bestowed his holy blessing, and in particular offered his holy blessing in honor of the opening of his new beis medrash in Ukraine.

Also entering for a private audience was HaGaon HaTzaddik, Av Beis Din of Glogov shlit"a, to receive his holy blessing in preparation for the Days of Mercy and Favor, may they come upon us. A pleasant conversation ensued, and the Rebbe bestowed his holy blessing upon him.

The Rebbe davened Maariv at around 11:40 and then continued receiving the public.

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

Before candle-lighting time, the Rebbe put the shtreimel on the chassanim:
- The chassan Mordechai Dov, son of R' Shlomo Leib Gruber shlit"a.
- The chassan Shlomo Hersh, son of R' Chaim Berish Spielman.

At around 8:20 the Rebbe entered the beis medrash wrapped in his tallis and went up to daven Mincha.
- Kabbolas Shabbos: R' Chaim Berish Spielman.
They finished at around 9:55. An appeal was held for our holy mosdos in Montreal, the kehilla went over to wish a gut Shabbos, and the Rebbe went home to his holy residence.

At around 10:55 the Rebbe entered the holy tish in the Heichal HaMesivta together with the talmidei hayeshiva, and began, as is his custom, with Shalom Aleichem with emotion and sweetness.
- Eishes Chayil: the Rebbe's grandson, the bochur Yissachar Ber T"B, son of the Rebbe's son-in-law, HaGaon Rabbi Yoel, rav of the beis medrash, Birkas Moshe shlit"a.
- Hagbahas HaKos: R' Yechezkel Dovid Lefkowitz (Yerushalayim).
- Kol Mekadesh: R' Yechezkel Dovid Lefkowitz.
- Menucha V'Simcha: HaGaon R' Yosef Shmuel Rottenberg shlit"a - moreh tzedek.

The Rebbe said Torah on the verse "Do not wear shatnez; make yourself gedilim," and explained, in the manner of derush, the topic of "an positive commandment overrides a negative commandment."

- Kah Echsof: Rabbi Yissachar Ber Rosenbaum shlit"a, son of the Mashlau Rebbe shlit"a.
- Birkas Hamazon: the Rebbe's grandson, Rabbi Chaim Hersh Teitelbaum shlit"a of Ratzfert.

Stories and anecdotes: This week the Rebbe shlit"a told over about the holy Rabbi Yaakov Yisroel of Cherkas zy"a, whose yahrzeit falls on Thursday, 13 Elul.

- Kah Ribon Olam: Rabbi Yechiel Michel Berkowitz shlit"a, son of the Gaon HaGadol, the Dumatz shlit"a.
The new chassanim went over to take fruit.
- Az B'Yom HaShvi'i: R' Hershel Schreiber (London).
They finished at around 1:35.

U'v'Yom HaShabbos

On Shabbos morning the Rebbe entered to daven at around 9:40.
- Brachos: Rabbi Shlomo Leib Gruber shlit"a.
- Pesukei D'Zimra: R' Dovid Leib Acker (London).
The Rebbe went up to Shacharis.

- Hotzaah V'Hachnasah: R' Asher Farkash (Monsey).
- Pesukei Shema Yisroel: HaGaon R' Mendel Gold shlit"a, av beis din of Lublin.
- Holachas HaSefer Torah LaBimah: R' Shlomo Katz.
Aliyos.
- Kohen: the chassan Yoel Moshe, son of R' Chaim Reuven Schoenbrun - bavorfen.
- Levi: the chassan Mordechai Dov, son of Rabbi Shlomo Leib Gruber shlit"a - bavorfen.
- Shlishi: the chassan Chaim Elazar, son of HaGaon R' Mendel Gold shlit"a - bavorfen.
- Revi'i: the chassan Shlomo Hersh, son of R' Chaim Berish Spielman - bavorfen.
- Chamishi: HaGaon HaTzaddik R' Avrohom Moshe Gross shlit"a, av beis din of Keresztir, Berbesht, Monsey.
- Shishi: the Rebbe shlit"a.

After his aliyah, the Rebbe named baby girls born to:
- R' Yoel Eckstein.
- R' Yoel Fried.
- R' Chaim Mendel Schwartz.
- R' Gershon Rubinstein.
- R' Yitzchak Naftali Knapfler.
- R' Yosef Katz.
- R' Moshe, son of R' Yaakov Schwartz.
- R' Mordechai Efraim Fishel Landau.

- Shevi'i: R' Gershon Mendel Neiman.
- Hosafos: the chassan Yoel Boruch, son of R' Yaakov Yitzchak Steinmetz.
- The chassan Moshe Hersh, son of Rabbi Boruch Schwartz shlit"a.
- The chassan Yechezkel Shraga, son of Rabbi Naftali Stern shlit"a.
- Acharon: Rabbi Moshe Yehuda Spielman shlit"a, and the Rebbe named his baby daughter, mazel tov.
- Maftir: R' Yechezkel Dovid Lefkowitz.
- Hagbah: Rabbi Yeshaya Krauss shlit"a (Antwerp).
- Gelilah: Rabbi Boruch Schwartz shlit"a.
- Hachzaras HaSefer Torah: R' Yisroel Spielman.

- Mussaf: HaGaon R' Dovid Glick shlit"a.
- Opening of Anim Zemiros: R' Aharon Yosef Schwartz.
They finished at around 12:30.

The Rebbe entered for Mincha at around 8:15.
- Baal Tefillah: R' Yoel Hirsch.
- Hotzaah V'Hachnasah: R' Hershel Schreiber.
- Kohen: R' Shmuel HaKohen Friedman.
- Levi: R' Mendel Levi.
- Shlishi: HaGaon R' Avrohom Hersh Friedman shlit"a, dumatz of Galanta, Williamsburg.
- Hagbah: the Rebbe shlit"a.
- Gelilah: R' Zalman Leib Schreiber.

At Shalosh Seudos the Rebbe honored the singing of zemiros.
- Odeh: R' Noach Gefen.
- Shir HaMaalos: the Verdan Flatbush Rebbe shlit"a.

The Rebbe spoke on the verse "For Hashem your G-d walks in the midst of your camp," and explained that in the merit of a person conducting himself with the attribute of chesed and giving tzedakah, Hashem forgives even the sins that have already been forgotten.

- Yedid Nefesh: HaGaon R' Simcha Kornreich shlit"a (Boro Park).
- Kel Mistatter: R' Eliezer Lev (London).
The Rebbe recited the blessing over the cup and said Sheva Brachos.

- Maariv Motzei Shabbos: R' Moshe Meir Gottlieb.
After Havdalah the kehilla went over to wish a gutte voch, after which the Rebbe recited Kiddush Levana in front of the beis medrash. They finished at around 10:40.

At around 11:30, at the Rebbe's holy residence, HaGaon HaTzaddik R' Avrohom Moshe Gross shlit"a, av beis din of Keresztir, Berbesht, Monsey, who had spent Shabbos B'tzeil HaKodesh, went in for a farewell. A pleasant conversation took place and the Rebbe bestowed upon him from his holy blessing.

A kesivas ha'osiyos also took place for the Sefer Torah being written by R' Yuda Zev Klein, which will be brought, IY"H, on Sunday into the Beis Chaim Dovid beis medrash of our holy kehilla in the Pri Megadim neighborhood in Kiryas Joel HaMeurachas.
The Rebbe wrote in several letters and honored the Gaon HaGadol, the Dumatz shlit"a, to write a letter in the Sefer Torah. A pleasant conversation developed about the expansion of the boundaries of kedusha in the Pri Megadim neighborhood and about the magnificent beis medrash. The Rebbe drank lechayim and bestowed his holy blessing.

A signing of documents also took place, where R' Zalman Leib Kappel purchased the zechus of a dining hall in the new Beis Rachel building, the Klein building, in Kiryas Joel. A pleasant conversation took place about the strong expansion of the boundaries of kedusha of the Kiryas Joel mosdos. Several nigunim were sung, the Rebbe signed the documents together with the donor, drank lechayim and bestowed his holy blessing.

Afterwards a lechayim gathering was held in honor of the simcha of a marriage among the mechutanim R' Shimon Moshe Neustein and R' Yoel, son of R' Shlomo Michael Mayer, chairman of the Chaburas Toraschu Sha'ashuai Kiryas Joel branch. A pleasant conversation took place about marriage customs and about Chaburas Toraschu Sha'ashuai. The Rebbe drank lechayim and bestowed his holy blessing.

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