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

In the early morning hours, the Rebbe connected by telephone with his brother-in-law, the Vizhnitz Rebbe shlit"a, Yisroel ben Leah Esther, for a refuah sheleimah. The Rebbe inquired about his well-being and wished him a complete and total recovery, that he be renewed like the days of his youth. The Vizhnitzer Rebbe wished the Rebbe shlit"a a mazel tov on the occasion of the wedding of his granddaughter, the kallah tichyeh.

In the morning, the brissin took place.
- For the newborn son of R' Alexander Yisroel Miller, where the Rebbe served as sandek and mohel.
- For the newborn son of R' Yoel Halpert, where the Rebbe served as sandek and mohel.
- For the newborn son of R' Aryeh Leib Levy, where the Rebbe served as sandek and mohel.

The Rebbe davened Shacharis in Yeshiva Gedolah, the Beirach Moshe branch. Before davening, the Rebbe put tefillin on the bar mitzvah bochurim.
- The bochur Yisroel Eckstein.
- The bochur Yoel Yitzchak Spitzer.
- The bochur Zalman Wolf Grossberg.

At the Torah reading, the Rebbe was called up as Shlishi. After davening, he delivered the daily Tehillim shiur on chapter 33, verse 3, and spoke about the importance and power of a proper nigun. He strongly condemned and warned against today's vulgar tunes, music, and dances.
Afterwards, a lechayim was held with the bar mitzvah bochurim in his private room.

In the afternoon hours, the Rebbe made his weekly visit to the mehudar slaughterhouse.

At around 6:10, the Rebbe davened Mincha in his holy home on Zanz Street.

In the evening, the Rebbe officiated at kiddushin at the chuppahs of the mechutanim.
- R' Mordechai Hersh Goldman and R' Yoel Brach in the halls of Kinor David.
- R' Nachum Klagsbrun and R' Yoel Feuerwerker in the halls of Beis Rochel Paradise.

After the chuppahs, the Rebbe paid a shiva call to R' Moshe Wertzberger (Montreal) and his brother R' Lipa Wertzberger, and the sons of R' Yitzchak Chaim Freund a"h, who were sitting shiva for their sister/mother, the widow of R' Yitzchak Chaim Freund a"h.

Reception hours (kabbalas kahal) were from 8:15 until 11:30 at night in his holy home on Uhel Street.

During the reception hours, the writing of letters for the Sefer Torah being written by R' Dovid Neustadt (Monsey) took place. The Rebbe wrote in several letters. A pleasant conversation ensued, and the Rebbe drank a lechayim and shared from his holy blessing.

The Rebbe davened Maariv at around 9:30 and then continued receiving the public.

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Wednesday 'B'tzeil HaKodesh' with the Satmar Rebbe shlit"a

The Rebbe davened Shacharis in Yeshiva Gedolah, Branch Yoel Moshe. Before davening, the Rebbe put tefillin on the bar mitzvah bochurim.
- The bochur Yekusiel Yuda Schwartz.
- The bochur Yosef Zev Moizkopf.

After davening, the Rebbe recited the daily Tehillim shiur, on chapter 33, verse 3. Afterward, a lechayim was held with the bar mitzvah bochurim in the Rebbe's private room.

During the morning hours, the Rebbe went on a visit to our holy kehilla's matzah bakery, which began massive production last week in preparation for Yom Tov of Pesach, which is coming to us for good, in order to meet the demand for the mehudar "Kiryas Joel matzos." The Rebbe looked around the entire bakery and heard a report from R' Yoel Shlomo Zaldan, manager of the bakery, about this year's fresh innovations. Afterward, the Rebbe separated challah.

In the afternoon, the Rebbe went up to the Yeshiva, Branch Kedushas Yoel, where the Rebbe learned with a chavrusa from among the talmidim of the yeshiva in his private room. At around 5:50, the Rebbe davened Mincha in the yeshiva.

In the evening, the Rebbe officiated at the kiddushin at the chuppah of the mechutanim:
- HaGaon R' Shlomo Yoel Moskowitz shlit"a, a moreh tzedek in our holy kehilla, and Rabbi Nechemya Wertzberger shlit"a, in the halls of Kinor David.
- R' Yisroel Yaakov Oppenheim and R' Meir Yitzchak Weiss, in the halls of Beis Rachel Paradise.
- R' Yoel Berel Moskowitz and R' Avrohom Klein, in the halls of Ginas Klein.

The times for receiving the Rebbe shlit"a were from 8:10 until 12:20 at night, in his holy home at Ohel Court.

At around 9:50, the Rebbe went down to the halls in his holy home, where the Rebbe read the tnaim of the mechutanim:
- R' Naftali Hirtzka Brill and R' Yitzchak Farkash.
- R' Yosef Neta Teller and R' Aryeh Perl.

The Rebbe davened Maariv at around 12:20.

Tuesday, Parshas Lech Lecha — 'B'tzeil HaKodesh' with the Satmar Rebbe shlit"a

In the morning, the brisos took place.
- For the son born to R' Shmuel Yuda Herskowitz, where the Rebbe served as sandek.
- For the son born to R' Avrohom Zanvil Drummer, where the Rebbe served as sandek.

After the brisos, the Rebbe greeted the Spinka Beis Yitzchak Rebbe shlit"a, who davened Shacharis together with the Satmar Rebbe shlit"a on the occasion of the bris of his grandson, which took place after davening.

The Rebbe davened Shacharis in the Beis Medrash HaGadol. Before davening, the Rebbe put tefillin on the bar mitzvah bochurim:
- the bochur Yisroel Menachem Schnitzler.
- the bochur Shmuel Leib Fried.
- the bochur Meir Yekusiel Yuda Lax.
- the bochur Yoel, son of R' Yosef Dromer.
- the bochur Shmuel Binyamin Sofer.

Afterwards, the Rebbe lit 5 candles in honor of the yahrzeit of his ancestor, the holy R' Shmuel Garlitzer zt"l. And the Rebbe recited the Vechoros.

After davening, a bris took place for the son born to a grandson of the Spinka Beis Yitzchak Rebbe shlit"a and a grandson of the Mishkenos HaRoim Rebbe shlit"a, to their grandson HaRav Berish Horowitz shlit"a, where the Rebbe served as sandek and mohel.

Afterwards, a lechayim took place in Cheder Avrohom Yuda. The Rebbe drank lechayim and extended blessings to the Spinka Beis Yitzchak Rebbe shlit"a, to the baal habris and his family, to the bar mitzvah bochurim, and to the entire congregation. The attendant, R' Yoel Kaufman, recited the Mi Sheberach as customary. Afterwards, the Rebbe connected by telephone with the grandfather, the Mishkenos HaRoim Rebbe shlit"a, and bestowed upon him from his holy blessing.

Afterwards, the Rebbe went over to Beis Medrash Halacha Brurah, where a bris took place for a great-grandson of the esteemed R' Yoshe Mendlowitz, the son born to his grandson HaRav Aharon Mendlowitz shlit"a, son of HaGaon R' Yaakov Elazar z"l, the rav of the beis medrash. The Rebbe served as sandek and mohel.
Afterwards, a lechayim gathering took place in the main hall of the beis medrash. A lovely conversation ensued, the Rebbe drank a lechayim and extended his holy blessings, and the attendant, R' Yoel Kaufman, recited the Mi Sheberach as customary.

At about 6:15, the Rebbe davened Mincha in his holy residence on Zaunz Street (Keap Street).

In the evening, the Rebbe traveled to Williamsburg for the weekly reception hours.
The reception hours took place from 8:30 until 12:00 at night in his holy residence on Hewes Street.

During the reception hours, HaGaon R' Shaul Yechezkel Schwartz shlit"a, dayan of Beis Medrash Lev Aharon of our holy kehilla, came in privately to receive the Rebbe's blessing on the occasion of his daughter's engagement, mazel tov. A longer conversation in halacha took place, and the Rebbe bestowed upon him from his holy blessing.

The Rebbe also consoled by telephone HaGaon Rabbi Eliyahu Ber Wachtfogel shlit"a, rosh yeshiva of South Fallsburg, who is sitting shiva for his son a"h. The Rebbe inquired about his state of health and wished him a complete recovery and a blessing of consolation.

The Rebbe davened Maariv at about 11:00 and afterwards continued receiving the public.

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

In the morning, a bris took place for the newborn son of R' Moshe Yaakov Markowitz, where the Rebbe served as sandek.

The Rebbe davened Shacharis in Yeshiva Gedolah, Divrei Yoel branch. During the Torah reading, the Rebbe was called up as the third aliyah.
After davening, the Rebbe led the daily Tehillim shiur, on chapter 33, verse 13.

In his private room, the Rebbe appointed several bochurim from each branch to serve as monitors, to pay attention and to encourage the chassanim to take only proper music at their weddings. The Rebbe stressed the importance of singing and dancing only to proper, chassidish music at a wedding, and bestowed his holy blessing.

At around 1:45, a special reception took place in the Rebbe's holy home for the esteemed Governor Hochul, may she live and be well, to express the gratitude that the chareidi community has toward the Governor for passing the favorable law last year for the benefit of pure chinuch in New York.
Present were the leadership of the Kiryah, the heads of the kehilla and its mosdos, together with askanim of our holy kehilla and community activists from other cities, among them R' Naftali Moshe Indig, R' Yehuda Leib Zarger, and the chareidi Assemblyman from Boro Park, R' Simcha Eichenstein.
Before the reception, the Governor went over to the Beis HaBayis Rachel building, where, at the directive of the Rebbe shlit"a, a royal reception was held by over 6,500 students, may they live long, in honor of the Governor. Afterward the Governor came to the holy home of the Rebbe shlit"a, where she was received by the Rebbetzin, the righteous tali"ta, and her daughters, with the proper honor due to royalty.

The entire reception was set up with honor in the private room of the Rebbe shlit"a, where the Rebbe sat at one table with all the askanim and the heads of the kehilla and mosdos, while the Governor sat at a separate table together with the Rebbetzin, the righteous tali"ta, and her daughters.
First, the Rebbe shlit"a expressed his gratitude for the help in defending pure chinuch, and thanked the Governor for her constant assistance with every problem. Then the askanim and the Kiryah leadership spoke and thanked her for the favorable housing assistance from the government, which greatly helps in building larger apartment projects, and provides funding for the infrastructure, water, and sewer projects that come along with them. They also asked the Governor to ensure that bureaucratic obstacles not stand in the way of affordable housing projects. At the end, the Rebbe bestowed a holy blessing for the upcoming elections, and the Governor promised to stand ready to help with everything possible during the coming four years. The Rebbe bestowed his holy blessing upon the askanim present. The meeting concluded at around 2:10.

Afterward, the askan R' Simcha Eichenstein remained in the Rebbe's private room and discussed various matters for the benefit of the community and individuals, and the Rebbe blessed him in light of the upcoming elections, in which he is running for re-election as Assemblyman from Boro Park.
After this visit, the Rebbe went to the mikvah.

The wedding simcha of the Rebbe's grandson, the chassan Rabbi Yoel Dushinsky shlit"a, son of the Rebbe's mechutan HaGaon Rabbi, Rav of the beis medrash Ohel Piga shlit"a, son of the Dushinsky Rebbe shlit"a; the kallah is the daughter of HaGaon Rabbi Yechezkel Dovid Singer shlit"a, son of HaGaon Rabbi Shmuel Tzvi Singer shlit"a of Alexander, and granddaughter of HaGaon Rabbi Yechiel Halberstam shlit"a, Av Beis Din of Paskavitz Czenskovitz, and of HaGaon Rabbi Yekusiel Teitelbaum shlit"a

At around 3:10 the Rebbe traveled into Williamsburg.
Upon arrival, at approximately 4:40, the Rebbe went to his holy home at the entrance of the Beis Medrash HaGadol.

At around 5:20, the Rebbe entered the Beis Medrash HaGadol, Heichal Meir Zelig, for Mincha.
- Baal tefillah: R' Avrohom Moshe Lebovitch (Kiryas Joel).
After Mincha, the entire congregation, old and young, came forward to bless and be blessed on the day of the chuppah.

After Mincha, at around 5:55, the Rebbe shlit"a entered the reception in the Heichal of the Beis Medrash HaGadol. During the reception, warm songs of inspiration were sung, and R' Mordechai Dovid Oestreicher spoke words of inspiration, enumerating the great lineage of the chassan and kallah and the holy grandfathers who come down to rejoice at the simcha.
The Rebbe drank a lechayim and offered blessings to the chassan, the mechutanim, the grandfathers, and the entire assembly, delivered warm holy words and invoked the merit of the forefathers, and at the conclusion bestowed abundant blessings upon the entire assembly.

Afterward, everyone went to the badeken in the halls of Apiryon Krasna. The Rebbe blessed the chassan, and after tzeis hakochavim arranged the kesuba. The witnesses to the kesuba were R' Moshe Goldstein (Kiryas Joel) and R' Yekusiel Dovid Aharon Weiss.

At around 7:20 everyone went out to the chuppah, where the Rebbe shlit"a was honored.
- Reciting the kiddushin: the elder grandfather, HaGaon, Av Beis Din of Paskavitz Czenskovitz shlit"a.
- Reading the kesuba: the grandfather HaGaon Rabbi Shmuel Tzvi Singer shlit"a of Alexander.
- First blessings: the grandfather, the Dushinsky Rebbe shlit"a.
- Final blessing: the grandfather HaGaon Rabbi Yekusiel Teitelbaum shlit"a, Rosh HaKollel.
- Witnesses to the kiddushin: HaGaon Rabbi Zalman Leib Rubin shlit"a, the Dinov Rebbe of Monsey, and HaGaon Rabbi Meir Eliezer Friedman shlit"a.
- Witnesses to the yichud: HaGaon Rabbi Binyon Laub shlit"a and HaGaon Rabbi Yehoshua Gelb shlit"a.
After the chuppah, the Rebbe shlit"a bestowed holy blessings upon the entire assembly, and broke out in a mitzvah dance with the grandfathers and mechutanim.

Afterward, the Rebbe davened Maariv in his holy home at the entrance of the Beis Medrash HaGadol.

At around 8:30, the Rebbe entered the wedding seudah. The Rebbe danced for several minutes on the spot and then washed for the seudah. After the fish, the Rebbe drank a lechayim and wished lechayim to all the people gathered.

At around 9:10 the chassan entered and the Rebbe danced with the chassan for an extended time, and honored the grandfathers and the mechutanim, the Rabbanim HaGeonim shlit"a, to dance with the chassan, and then danced with the entire assembly at the head. Afterward the entire assembly came forward to wish mazel tov to the Rebbe shlit"a.
The Rebbe left the beis medrash at around 10:15 and went to his holy home at the entrance of the Beis Medrash HaGadol.

At his holy home, HaGaon Av Beis Din of Beis Aharon shlit"a came to wish a blessing of mazel tov on the occasion of the wedding simcha. A pleasant conversation ensued about the holy Rebbe R' Shmuel of Gorlitz zy"a, whose yahrzeit fell on the night of 9 Cheshvan, and the Rebbe bestowed upon him from his holy blessing.

Also entering the Rebbe's private room was HaGaon Av Beis Din of Williamsburg shlit"a together with the new directors who were appointed this zman at two branches of the yeshivos ketanos in Williamsburg: HaGaon Rabbi Simcha Rubin shlit"a, son of HaGaon Av Beis Din of Ropshitz shlit"a and son-in-law of the Bobov 45 Rebbe shlit"a, as director of Yeshiva branch Nezer HaTorah, and HaGaon Rabbi Chaim Dovid Panet shlit"a, son of the Karlsburg Rebbe of Montreal shlit"a, as director of Yeshiva branch Chochmas HaTorah, and several members of Mamleches HaTorah.
The Rebbe shlit"a heard a report from the directors on how the new zman has begun with great success, and the Rebbe bestowed his holy blessing upon the new directors and upon the members of the Mamleches HaTorah leadership.

At around 11:25 the Rebbe shlit"a entered the beis medrash for Birkas Hamazon and the mitzvah tantz.
- Birkas Hamazon: HaGaon Av Beis Din and Rosh Yeshiva of Alexander shlit"a.
- First blessings: HaGaon, Rav of our kehilla in Boro Park 15 shlit"a.
- Final blessing: HaGaon Rabbi Anshil Scheer shlit"a, Av Beis Din of Kleusen.

The badchan of the king, R' Mordechai Dovid Oestreicher, summoned the Rebbe shlit"a to the dancing before the kallah with warm rhymes and invoked the merit of the holy forefathers. They continued with songs of inspiration. The Rebbe drank a lechayim and offered blessings to the chassan, the mechutanim, the grandfathers, and all the people gathered, and then performed the holy dancing before the kallah with fiery enthusiasm for an extended time, and then danced with the chassan and with the Rebbe's mechutan HaGaon, Rav of the beis medrash Ohel Piga shlit"a, and his family.
Afterward the Rebbe broke out in a joyous dance with the Dushinsky Rebbe shlit"a, and then continued with the entire royal family, the grandchildren of the holy Rebbe, the Beirach Moshe zy"a, and danced extra with the Rebbe's mechutan HaGaon, Rav of the beis medrash Ohel Piga shlit"a.
Afterward the Rebbe bestowed blessings upon the chassan and kallah and traveled home to his holy home in Kiryas Joel.

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

The Rebbe davened Shacharis in Yeshiva Gedolah, the Kedushas Yoel branch. Before davening, the Rebbe put tefillin on the bar mitzvah bochurim.
- The bochur Yoel, son of R' Yitzchak Weiss.
- The bochur Lipa Gottlieb.
- The bochur Moshe Yuda Goldberger.
- The bochur Lipa Gross.

After davening, the Rebbe learned the daily Tehillim shiur, on chapter 33, verse 13. Afterwards a lechayim was held with the bar mitzvah bochurim in the Rebbe's private room.

Around 6:10 the Rebbe davened Mincha in his holy home, at the Zanz Kiryas Joel address.

In the evening the Rebbe officiated at kiddushin at the chuppah of the mechutanim.
- R' Yaakov Yosef Hoffman and R' Chaim Eli Felberbaum, in the halls of Kinor Dovid.
- R' Yosef Sruga and R' Avrohom Yitzchak Kaira, in the halls of Beis Rachel Paradise.

The yechidus hours were from 7:45 until 11:50 at night in the Rebbe's holy home on Uhel, Kiryas Joel.

The Rebbe davened Maariv around 8:00, and after Maariv recited Kiddush Levana in front of his holy home and then continued receiving the public.

During the yechidus hours, the letters were written for the Sefer Torah that is being written by the Gorlitz Rebbe shlit"a and will be brought in on Shabbos Kodesh Parshas Toldos in the city of Csenger in Hungary. The Rebbe wrote several letters, and a pleasant conversation ensued about the holy Baal Menuchas Asher of Csenger zt"l, whose yahrzeit falls on Sunday, Vayeitzei, in Kislev, and about the building of the guesthouse and the beis medrash that is being renewed in the city of Csenger in honor of the yahrzeit. The Rebbe honored those present with a lechayim and bestowed from his holy blessing.

Around 9:30 the Rebbe went down to the halls in his holy home, where the Rebbe read the tnaim of the mechutanim R' Naftali Freund and R' Aharon Shmuel Glantz.

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

This morning a bris took place for a newborn son of R' Yitzchak, son of R' Efraim Teitelbaum, where the Rebbe served as sandek and mohel.
Afterwards the Rebbe went to the home of HaRav R' Avrohom Leib Brach, l'refuah shleimah, where a bris took place for a newborn son of his grandson R' Shimon, son of R' Yaakov Kapel Siman, where the Rebbe again served as sandek and mohel.

The Rebbe davened Shacharis together with the kollel avreichim for chassanim of "Mivtzar HaKollelim" in the Argentina beis medrash. Before davening the Rebbe put tefillin on the bar mitzvah bochurim:
- The bochur Naftali Yechezkel Shraga Landau.
- The bochur Shimon Schwartz.
- The bochur Aryeh Weinberger.

After davening a lechayim took place in the hall of the beis medrash. The Rebbe drank a lechayim and wished mazel tov to the bar mitzvah bochurim, to HaGaon Rabbi Wolf Aharon Teller shlit"a, director of Mivtzar HaKollelim, and to all the chassanim learning in the kollel. He delivered words of Torah and guidance, urging them to make use of these months as chassanim to prepare themselves for the wedding with seriousness and with learning Torah, and to distance themselves from all technological devices, and he concluded with his holy blessing.
Afterwards the Rebbe walked home to his holy residence.

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Shabbos Kodesh, Parshas Noach — A Shabbos of simcha, the Shabbos aufruf of the grandson of the Rebbe, the chassan Rabbi Yoel Dushinsky shlit"a, son of the Rebbe of Beis Medrash Ohel Piga shlit"a, whose kallah is the daughter of HaGaon Rabbi Yechezkel Dovid Singer shlit"a, son of HaGaon Rabbi Shmuel Tzvi shlit"a of Alexander and a son-in-law of HaGaon Rabbi Yekusiel Teitelbaum shlit"a

Before candle-lighting time the Rebbe placed the shtreimel on the chassanim.
- The chassan Naftali Tzvi, son of Rabbi Nachum Shimshon Schwartz shlit"a.
- The chassan Dovid, son of R' Yaakov Yosef Hoffman.
- The chassan Avrohom Yaakov, son of R' Shalom Moshe Feldman.

After candle-lighting time the Rebbe placed the shtreimel on his grandson, the chassan Rabbi Yoel Dushinsky shlit"a, and gave his holy blessing. Present were the grandfathers, the Dushinsky Rebbe shlit"a and the other grandfathers, the Rabbanim shlit"a, and a fine conversation ensued. Afterwards the Rebbe went to the beis medrash accompanied by the chassan and the mechutanim, and the customary song was sung.

At around 6:50 the Rebbe entered the beis medrash wrapped in his tallis and approached Mincha.
- Kabbalas Shabbos: HaGaon Rabbi Aharon Shmuel Dushinsky shlit"a, Rosh Yeshiva of Dushinsky in Eretz Yisroel.
It ended at around 8:20. An appeal took place for Mosdos Tiferes Yaakov in Bnei Brak, the holy city. The congregation went to wish a good Shabbos and the Rebbe went home to his holy residence.

At around 9:10 the Rebbe came to the pure tish in the hall of the Mesivta together with the yeshiva students, and began, as is his holy custom, Shalom Aleichem with feeling and sweetness.

- Eishes Chayil: the Rebbe's grandson, the bochur Yissachar Ber Tov, may he live, son of the Rebbe of Beis Medrash Berach Moshe shlit"a.
- Raising the cup: the Rebbe's grandson Rabbi Meir Yehuda Ashkenazi shlit"a, son-in-law of the Rebbe of Beis Medrash Avnei Tzedek shlit"a.
- Kol Mekadesh: HaGaon Rabbi Shmuel Tzvi Singer shlit"a of Alexander.
- Menucha V'Simcha: HaGaon Rabbi Yekusiel Teitelbaum shlit"a of Uhel.

The Rebbe said Torah on the verse "Eileh toldos Noach" and explained, in the manner of drush, the topic of davar shehu lo matirin.

- Kah Echsof: the mechutan HaRav R' Yechezkel Dovid Singer shlit"a.
- Birkas Hamazon: the Dushinsky Rebbe shlit"a.

Stories and anecdotes: this week the Rebbe shlit"a told of the holy Ma'or Einayim zy"a, whose yahrzeit falls on Thursday, 11 Cheshvan.

- Kah Ribon Olam: HaRav R' Shmuel Zalman Spitz shlit"a, Av Beis Din of Dushinsky Har Yonah.
The new chassanim went to take fruit.
- Az Beyom HaShevii: Rabbi Aharon Singer shlit"a (Yerushalayim).
The dancing continued with joyous melodies.
It ended at around 11:55.

And on Shabbos day

The Rebbe came in to daven at around 9:40.
- Birchos HaShachar: R' Shlomo Zalman Gelb.
- Pesukei D'zimra: R' Moshe Chaim Berkowitz (of the Williamsburg Beis Din).
The Rebbe approached Shacharis.

- Hotzaa and Hachnasa: R' Yaakov Yoshe Friedman.
- Pesukei Shema Yisroel: HaGaon Rabbi Michel Friedman shlit"a, dayan of our kehilla in Bnei Brak.
- Carrying the Sefer Torah to the bimah: R' Aryeh Hoffman (Monsey).
Aliyos.
- Kohen: R' Avrohom Yehuda Katz, and the Rebbe called out the name in honor of the birth of his daughter, mazel tov.
- Levi: R' Mordechai Levinger.
- Shlishi: the Dushinsky Rebbe shlit"a.
- Revi'i: HaGaon Rabbi Shmuel Tzvi Singer shlit"a.
- Chamishi: the chassan, grandson of the Rebbe, Rabbi Yoel Dushinsky shlit"a.
- Shishi: the Rebbe shlit"a.

After his aliyah the Rebbe called out names for the birth of a daughter for:
- R' Avrohom Eliyahu Friedman.
- R' Menachem Nachum Rosenberg.
- R' Efraim Fishel Mendlowitz.
- R' Avrohom Bermoz Stern.
- R' Yaakov Berav Glanz.

- Shevi'i: HaGaon Rabbi Yekusiel Teitelbaum shlit"a.
- Hosafos: the chassan Shmuel Zanvil, son of Rabbi Yitzchak Kaufman shlit"a - bombarded with candy.
- The chassan Dovid, son of R' Yaakov Yosef Hoffman - bombarded with candy.
- The chassan Avrohom Yaakov, son of R' Shalom Moshe Feldman - bombarded with candy.
- The chassan Aharon Daniel, son of R' Yoel Masri - bombarded with candy.
- The chassan Shimon, son of R' Yoel Beril Moskowitz - bombarded with candy.
- The Rebbe of Beis Medrash Ohel Piga shlit"a.
- HaRav R' Yechezkel Dovid Singer shlit"a.
- R' Meir Hirsch.
- The chassan Moshe, son of R' Yaakov Yoshe Kahana.
- The chassan Benzion, son of R' Avrohom Amram Markowitz.
- The chassan Yoel Yoshe, son of Rabbi Eliezer Berich Grunwald shlit"a.
- The chassan Chizkiyahu Feivel, son of R' Simcha Yisroel Weinberger.
- The chassan Efraim Moshe, son of R' Yoel Berel Gross.
- R' Dovid Eckstein.
- Acharon: HaGaon Av Beis Din of Williamsburg shlit"a.
- Maftir: R' Yaakov Moshe Goldberger.
- Hagbah: Rabbi Yitzchak Kaufman shlit"a.
- Gelilah: R' Yoel Masri.
- Returning the Sefer Torah: R' Yeshaya Mordechai Bleich.

- Mussaf: R' Meir Hirsch.
- Opening of Anim Zemiros: R' Zalman Leib Feldman (Williamsburg Beis Din).

After davening a bris took place for a newborn son of R' Yisroel, son of R' Yoel Berav Palatschek, where the Rebbe served as sandek.

After a few minutes the Rebbe came to the Kiddush Rabbah celebration in the large beis medrash, northern side. The Rebbe made Kiddush, tasted mezonos and fish, and joyous melodies were sung.
The Rebbe drank a lechayim and wished mazel tov to the chassan, the mechutanim, and the entire congregation, and said Torah on the masoros "u'atem pru u'revu," "v'atem hadevekim bah," "v'atem tihyu li mamleches kohanim," explaining that even though women are not commanded in peru u'revu, since it cannot be fulfilled without them, they too have a mitzvah in it; likewise by a Jew, since the soul cannot fulfill any mitzvos without the body, the body too has kedusha. He concluded with abundant blessings.
It ended at around 1:10.

The Rebbe conducted the afternoon seudah together with the family members in the hall of his holy residence.
They prolonged the singing of zemiros, and the Rebbe honored people with the zemiros.
- Baruch Hashem Yom Yom: Rabbi Mordechai Zev Dushinsky shlit"a (Boro Park).
- Baruch Kel Elyon: Rabbi Yoshe Shalom Friedman shlit"a, son-in-law of the Dushinsky Rebbe shlit"a.

The Rebbe said Torah on the verse "Eileh toldos Noach" and explained, in the manner of drush, the topic of chatzi shiur.

- Birkas Hamazon: HaGaon Rabbi Shmuel Tzvi Singer shlit"a.
It ended at around 2:40.

Raava D'raavin

The Rebbe came in to Mincha at around 6:50.
- Baal Tefillah: Rabbi Avrohom Leib Landau shlit"a.
- Hotzaa and Hachnasa: R' Moshe Yitzchak Itzkowitz.
- Kohen: Rabbi Yisroel Meir Berash Friedman shlit"a.
- Levi: R' Simcha Bera Hirsch.
- Shlishi: R' Yoel Epstein.
- Hagbah: the Rebbe shlit"a.
- Gelilah: Rabbi Aharon Singer shlit"a.
After the reading the shamash, R' Yoel Kaufman, recited the Mi Sheberach for those fasting Monday, Thursday, Monday.

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

The Rebbe said Torah on the verse "Eileh toldos Noach" and explained that every Jew is connected to a letter in the holy Torah, and this draws vitality to every Jew, and thus he has the status of a living being, and teshuva is effective, and one does not say that one who was seen and rejected does not return and become seen. He continued with words of mussar and urged that since we have now begun a new season, each according to his level, we should keep our good resolutions in learning Torah, especially learning Torah during the early morning hours, and in this way we will merit to receive a holy vitality from the holy Torah.

- Yedid Nefesh: R' Mordechai Landau.
- Kel Mistatter: R' Yaakov Yoshe Friedman.
The singing continued with joyous melodies in honor of the simcha in the Rebbe's family.
The Rebbe recited Birkas Hamazon over a cup and recited Sheva Berachos.

- Maariv Motzei Shabbos: the Rebbe of Beis Medrash Yismach Moshe shlit"a.
After Havdalah the congregation went to wish a good week.
It ended at around 9:05.

After Havdalah the Rebbe distributed remnants of the sukkah decorations to the askanim who helped with building and taking down the sukkah at his holy residence. The Rebbe thanked them and gave his holy blessing.

At around 10:45 HaGaon Rabbi Chaim Yehuda Deutsch shlit"a, Av Beis Din of Chug Chasam Sofer Petach Tikva, who was spending Shabbos in Kiryas Joel for the wedding of his granddaughter, the daughter of his son Rabbi Peretz Tuvia Deutsch shlit"a, paid a visit to the Rebbe. A fine conversation took place about memories of the city of Satmar after World War II. The Rebbe honored him with a lechayim and bestowed his holy blessing.

At around 12:20 the Rebbe went to the home of R' Yoel Bernath, a member of the board of baalei batim of Mosdos Yatev Lev, for the wedding of his son, mazel tov. Present were the members of the board of baalei batim of Mosdos Yatev Lev.
A fine conversation took place in praise of our kehilla and our holy mosdos in Eretz Yisroel, and about the draft decree in Eretz Yisroel and the upcoming impure elections in Eretz Yisroel.
A signing of pledges took place, where the members of the board of baalei batim signed pledges to purchase large merits in the building of our kehilla and holy mosdos in Bnei Brak, may it be rebuilt, which is being magnificently rebuilt.
Among others, the distinguished philanthropist R' Yechezkel Dovid Berkowitz and the distinguished philanthropist R' Avrohom Brach together pledged the fantastic sum of 2.5 million dollars, and purchased the merit of the building of the Talmud Torah.
The distinguished philanthropist R' Yoel Berosh Schwartz, the distinguished philanthropist R' Yoel Bernath, the distinguished philanthropist R' Avrohom Yehoshua Glanz, the distinguished philanthropist R' Chaim Hersh Oberlander, and 2 other Jews who wished to remain anonymous together pledged the fantastic sum of over 3 million dollars and purchased the merit of the building of the beis medrash.
In total the sum raised came to a whole six million dollars!
The Rebbe signed the pledges together with each one individually and warmly gave abundant blessings. Joyous melodies were sung, and the Rebbe drank a lechayim and wished mazel tov to the chassan, the mechutanim, the grandfathers, and the entire family. It ended at around 1:10.

From there the Rebbe went to the home of R' Yoel Epstein for the wedding of his daughter, mazel tov. A fine conversation took place about wedding takanos and wedding customs.
The Rebbe drank a lechayim and wished mazel tov to the chassan, the mechutanim, the Rebbe of Beis Medrash Yismach Moshe shlit"a, and the whole family. It ended at around 1:35.

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

In the morning, a bris took place for a newborn son of R' Mendel Goldberger, where the Rebbe served as sandek.

The Rebbe davened Shacharis in the Yeshiva Gedolah, Beirach Moshe branch. Before davening, the Rebbe put tefillin on the bar mitzvah bochur, the bochur Yitzchak Shaul Kwan.

During the Torah reading, the Rebbe was called up as the third aliyah. After davening, a lechayim took place with the bar mitzvah bochur in the Rebbe's private room.

At around 12:55, the Rebbe arrived at the Yismach Moshe beis medrash, where the Rebbe delivered the opening-of-the-zman address to the approximately 1,700 choice bochurim, may they live and be well, of the 7 branches of the Mesivta.
The Rebbe began with words of Torah and aggadah on the weekly parsha and the yeshiva's shiurim in Maseches Kesubos, and awakened the bochurim to conduct themselves as befits a Chassidic bochur in all matters. He brought out the obligation of every bochur to keep all the yeshiva's regulations, both the learning curriculum and the yeshiva's schedules, and especially the regulations of the holy Rebbe, the Divrei Yoel zt"l, founder of the yeshiva, not to drive a car, not to attend weddings and tenaim, to refrain from all technological devices, and all the other yeshiva regulations. The Rebbe continued about today's melodies and dances at weddings, and urged to maintain weddings and simchas in the earlier manner, with proper melodies and refined dances. He likewise spoke about the obligation to stand apart from the impurity of Zionism with all its matters, not to be dragged along after their propaganda and their news, in accordance with the tradition handed down to us from the holy Rebbe zt"l. The Rebbe concluded with abundant blessings. It ended at around 1:50.

In the afternoon hours, at around 3:45, Congressman Pat Ryan, who represents Kiryas Joel and is running for re-election, entered the Rebbe's holy home for a private audience together with the Kiryas Joel administration. The Rebbe first thanked him for his critical help in advancing the new law for the benefit of the home-style chinuch in New York and for his constant help with many other matters. They spoke at length about many matters for the benefit of the thousands of residents of Kiryas Joel, and he also promised to help with Kiryas Joel's ongoing expansion of the boundaries of holiness in order to keep apartment prices affordable.

At around 6:15, the Rebbe davened Mincha in the Rebbe's holy home on the Zanz floor.

In the evening, the Rebbe officiated at kiddushin at the chuppah of the mechutanim:
- R' Yaakov Yosha Kahana and R' Mushulam Shmiya Friedman in the Kinor David halls.
- R' Dovid Daniel Kibudi and R' Ezra Ariel Mizrachi in the Beis Rochel Paradise halls.
- R' Yoel Gross and R' Shlomo Zalman Gelb in the Ginas Klein halls.

The time for private audiences was from 8:00 until 11:40 at night in the Rebbe's holy home, on the Ohel floor.

At around 9:00, the Rebbe went down to the halls in the Rebbe's holy home, where the Rebbe read the tenaim of the mechutanim:
- HaRav R' Meir Yisroel Spitzer shlit"a and HaRav R' Elimelech Eckstein shlit"a.
- R' Mordechai Leib Zwibel and R' Yaakov Kessler.
- HaRav R' Yisroel Meir Friedman shlit"a and R' Chaim Yechezkel Rosenberg.
- HaRav R' Mordechai Weberman shlit"a and R' Shlomo Klein.

During the audiences, HaGaon Rabbi Mordechai Friedman shlit"a, rav of the Yirei Hashem beis medrash in the Boruch Taam neighborhood of Kiryas Joel HaMeurachas, entered for a private audience to receive a blessing in honor of his son's wedding next week. A warm conversation developed with the beis medrash administration and neighborhood residents about the many Torah shiurim held in the beis medrash during the past month of Tishrei, and the Rebbe extended his holy blessing to him and to his son, the chosson.

The Rebbe davened Maariv at around 11:40.

After Maariv, the Rebbe went to the kever of our holy Rebbes in honor of the simcha of the wedding of his grandson, the chosson Rabbi Yoel Dushinsky shlit"a, son of his brother-in-law, the HaGaon HaTzaddik, rav of the Ohel Feiga beis medrash shlit"a, which is taking place this coming Monday, IY"H, in our great beis medrash in Williamsburg.
The Rebbe made the bracha, entered the ohel, and lit candles at the kevarim of the holy Rebbes, the Divrei Yoel and the Beirach Moshe zy"a, and at the kever of his mother, the Rebbetzin a"h. Afterwards the Rebbe recited the tefilla of the holy Yismach Moshe zy"a, recited the chapters of Sefer Revi'i as customary, and said Kaddish. He then read kvitlach for an extended time, during which songs of inspiration were sung. Afterwards the Rebbe prostrated himself at the kevarim of our holy Rebbes and of his mother, the Rebbetzin a"h.

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

In the morning, a bris took place for the newborn son of R' Simcha Yisroel Apfel, where the Rebbe served as sandek and mohel.

The Rebbe davened Shacharis in Yeshiva Gedolah, the Veyoel Moshe branch. Before davening, the Rebbe put tefillin on the bar mitzvah bochurim.
- The bochur Aharon Yosef Klein.
- The bochur Eliezer Dovid Hoffman.
- The bochur Yaakov Simcha Shaer.

After davening, the Rebbe recited the daily Tehillim shiur, on chapter 33, verse 9. Afterwards, all the bochurim went over to wish the Rebbe shlit"a well on the new zman, and a lechayim was held with the bar mitzvah bochurim in his private room.

Afterwards, a mezuzah affixing took place for the newly built wing of the yeshiva. The Rebbe affixed a mezuzah and bestowed a blessing of holiness upon the yeshiva's administration.

In the afternoon, the Rebbe went up to Yeshiva, the Divrei Yoel branch, where the Rebbe learned with a chavrusa from among the yeshiva's talmidim in his private room. At around 5:50 the Rebbe davened Mincha in the yeshiva.

In the evening, the Rebbe officiated at the kiddushin at the chuppahs of the mechutanim.
- R' Simcha Yisroel Weinberger and Rabbi Yoel, son of R' Moshe Siman shlit"a, in the halls of Kinor Dovid.
- R' Hersh Elimelech Klein and R' Yoel Epstein, in the halls of Beis Rochel Paradise.

The reception hours in the Rebbe's holy home on Ohel St. were from 8:00 until 12:30 after midnight.

At around 9:30 the Rebbe went down to the halls of his holy home, where the Rebbe read the tenaim of the mechutanim, Rabbi Shmuel Shlomo Teller shlit"a and R' Yoel, son of R' Shimon Friedman.

During the reception hours, the Kretchnif-Sigut Rebbe shlit"a, who is currently staying in the Chester neighborhood of Kiryas Joel, paid a visit to the Rebbe. A pleasant conversation unfolded about the holy Yetev Lev zy"a and recollections of the tzaddik Rabbi Itamar'l of Nadvorna zt"l in America. The Rebbe honored him with a lechayim and bestowed his holy blessing, and the Kretchnif-Sigut Rebbe shlit"a presented his sefer Nahararei Halacha to the Rebbe shlit"a.

Also entering was the Gaon, Rav of our kehilla in Boro Park, shlit"a, together with his son-in-law HaGaon R' Moshe Horowitz shlit"a, to offer a mazel tov blessing on the birth of his son/grandson, mazel tov, and on the engagement of his granddaughter, mazel tov, the kallah, daughter of his son HaGaon R' Yoel Teitelbaum shlit"a, principal of Yeshiva Ketana, the Maayan HaTorah branch in Boro Park.

The Rebbe davened Maariv at around 12:30.

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

In the morning, a bris took place for the newborn son of R' Hershel, son of Yitzchak Elyakim Schwartz, 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 Meir Mordechai Glantzer.

After davening, the Rebbe recited the daily Tehillim shiur, on chapter 33, verse 18. Afterwards, the bochurim went over to wish the Rebbe shlit"a well on the new zman, and a lechayim was held with the bar mitzvah bochur in the heichal of the beis medrash.

At around 6:00 the Rebbe davened Mincha in his holy home on Rodney St.

In the evening, the Rebbe traveled into Williamsburg for the weekly reception hours.
The reception hours in the Rebbe's holy home on Hewes St. were from 8:15 until 12:30 after midnight.

During the reception hours, the simcha of the chalaka took place for the Rebbe's grandson, the child Moshe, may he live and be well, son of Rabbi Yoel Teitelbaum shlit"a, son of the Gaon, Av Beis Din of Williamsburg shlit"a. The Rebbe cut off a few hairs, put on the kappel and tzitzis, and bestowed a blessing of holiness.

Also entering the Rebbe's room was HaGaon R' Yechezkel Dovid Singer shlit"a together with his daughter the kallah, to receive the Rebbe's holy blessing on the occasion of the wedding taking place this coming Monday, with the chosson, Rabbi Yoel Dushinsky shlit"a, grandson of the Gaon, Rav of the Beis Medrash Ohel Feiga shlit"a. A pleasant conversation developed regarding the great yichus of the chosson and kallah, and the Rebbe then bestowed his holy blessing upon him.

Also entering was HaGaon R' Gavriel Yuda Ilovitch shlit"a, rebbi in Yeshiva Be'er HaTorah, together with the talmidim of Shiur Alef of the year 5786, who brought a sefer containing the chiddushim that were innovated in the iyun shiur in Maseches Pesachim over the past year. The Rebbe looked through the sefer with great pleasure and discussed several chiddushim in various sugyos in the maseches. He then bestowed his holy blessing.

The Rebbe davened Maariv at around 11:50 and then continued receiving the public.

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Monday, Parshas Noach — 2 Cheshvan, 'B'tzeil HaKodesh' with the Satmar Rebbe shlit"a

The Rebbe davened Shacharis in the beis medrash at the guesthouse.
Before davening, a bris was held for a newborn son of R' Shalom Yosef Mendlowitz, at which the Rebbe served as sandek and mohel.

The Rebbe put on tefillin for the bar mitzvah bochurim.
- The bochur Shlomo Zalman Greenfeld.
- The bochur Yosef Leib Elimelech Wertzberger.
- The bochur Yoel, son of R' Moshe Yosef Friedman.

- Baal tefillah: R' Hersh Leib Fogel.
The Rebbe proceeded to Hallel.

- Pesicha: R' Yeshaya Wertheimer.
- Baal korei: HaRav Yoel Weinberger shlit"a.
- Rishon: the bar mitzvah bochur Yosef Leib Elimelech Wertzberger.
- Sheni: the bar mitzvah bochur Shlomo Zalman Greenfeld.
- Shlishi: the bar mitzvah bochur Yoel Friedman.
- Revi'i: the Rebbe shlit"a.
- Hagbah: HaRav R' Moshe Yosef Friedman.
- Gelilah: R' Mordechai Dov Gruber.

- Mussaf: R' Hillel Fogel.
After davening, a lechayim was held with the bar mitzvah bochurim.

In the morning hours, the Rebbe went on his weekly visit to the mehudar slaughterhouse, where a mezuzah was affixed on the newly built wing of the slaughterhouse, which was established especially for the production of turkeys. The Rebbe affixed a mezuzah and toured the entire new wing.

The Rebbe davened Mincha at around 6:30 in the beis medrash at the guesthouse.
After Mincha, the Rebbe returned to his holy home after spending the last week at a place of rest.

In the evening, the Rebbe officiated at kiddushin at the chuppah of the mechutanim HaRav R' Dovid Schischa and HaRav R' Yechiel Fisher, in the halls of Ginas Klein.

Yechidus hours were from 8:15 until 12:15 at night at his holy home on Ohel Court.

At around 9:30, the Rebbe went down to the halls of his holy home, where the Rebbe read the tenaim of the mechutanim HaRav Daniel Dovid Steinberg shlit"a and HaRav R' Yonason Bleier.

The Rebbe davened Maariv at around 10:20 and then continued to receive the public.

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Sunday, Parshas Noach — 1 Cheshvan, 'B'tzeil HaKodesh' with the Satmar Rebbe shlit"a

The Rebbe davened Shacharis in the beis medrash at the guesthouse.
Before davening, a bris was held for a newborn son of R' Meshulam Isser Weingarten, at which the Rebbe served as sandek and mohel.

The Rebbe put on tefillin for the bar mitzvah bochurim.
- The bochur Moshe, son of R' Chaim Elimelech Jacob.
- The bochur Hershel Spitzer.
- The bochur Binyomin Zaldan.
- The bochur Avrohom Yuda Weinfeld.

- Baal tefillah: R' Shimon Oestreicher.
The Rebbe proceeded to Hallel.

- Pesicha: HaRav R' Moshe Chaim Spitzer.
- Baal korei: HaGaon R' Shlomo Yaakov Herman shlit"a, dayan and moreh tzedek of the Ohel Basi beis medrash.
- Kohen: the bar mitzvah bochur Avrohom Yuda Weinfeld.
- Levi: R' Nachman Landau.
- Shlishi: the bar mitzvah bochur Binyomin Zaldan.
- Revi'i: the Rebbe shlit"a.
- Hagbah: HaRav R' Chaim Elimelech Jacob.
- Gelilah: the bar mitzvah bochur Hershel Spitzer.

- Mussaf: HaGaon R' Shlomo Yaakov Herman shlit"a.
After davening, a lechayim was held with the bar mitzvah bochurim.

The Rebbe davened Mincha at around 6:30.
- Baal tefillah: the bochur Yudel, son of R' Yoel Frankel (London).

In the evening, the Rebbe officiated at kiddushin at the chuppah of the mechutanim.
- HaRav Eliezer Greenwald shlit"a and HaRav Chaim Eliezer Davidowitz shlit"a, in the halls of Kinor David.
- HaRav R' Yisroel Chaim Berger and HaRav R' Yoel Glick, in the halls of Ginas Klein.

The Rebbe davened Maariv at around 8:30.
- Baal tefillah: the bochur Yosef, son of R' Chaim Yekusiel Halpert.


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Shabbos Kodesh, Parshas Bereishis – Mevarchim Chodesh Cheshvan – 'B'tzeil HaKodesh' with the Satmar Rebbe shlit"a, at the guest residence of R' Yechezkel Dovid Berkowitz in Kiryas Joel HaMeuchedes

In the afternoon hours, a siyum on the writing of a Sefer Torah took place at the guest residence, for the Sefer Torah that was written by R' Naftali Hirtzka Stein, specially for the aron kodesh in the Rebbe shlit"a's holy home. It was brought in this Shabbos to the beis medrash at the guest residence. The Rebbe wrote in the final letters and offered blessings to R' Naftali Hirtzka and his family. Afterwards the Rebbe went for hagbah and danced with the open Sefer Torah for several minutes. His father, the Shabbos guest R' Shlomo Zalman Stein, was honored with gelilah. Afterwards the Rebbe broke out in a joyous dance in honor of the Torah.

At around 6:50 the Rebbe entered the beis medrash wrapped in his tallis and approached the amud for Mincha. Kabbalas Shabbos: R' Shlomo Zalman Horowitz. They finished at around 8:15, and the assembled crowd came over to wish a good Shabbos.

The Rebbe held the Shabbos seudah in a private setting at the guest residence.
At around 10:00 the doors were opened for the zemiros and divrei Torah.
- Kol Mekadesh: Rabbi Levi Yitzchak Borzesky shlit"a.
- Menucha V'Simcha: Rabbi Binyamin Lichtenstein shlit"a (of Williamsburg).

The Rebbe said a Torah thought on the connection of the end of the Torah to its beginning, "before the eyes of all Israel" – "Bereishis bara," and explained it in a homiletic manner on the topic of "yesh em lamesores."

- Kah Echsof: R' Chaim Hersh Oberlander.
- Birkas Hamazon: HaGaon R' Shimon Deutsch shlit"a, rav of Beis Medrash Shaarei Chaim in the Chacham Tzvi neighborhood of Kiryas Joel.

Stories and anecdotes: This week the Rebbe shlit"a related stories about the Rozhin Rebbe zy"a, whose yahrzeit falls on Wednesday, 3 Cheshvan.

- Kah Ribon Olam: R' Gershon Schlesinger (of Williamsburg).
- Az B'Yom HaShevi'i: R' Yoel Klein (of Yerushalayim).
They finished at around 12:00.

U'v'Yom HaShabbos

On Shabbos morning the Rebbe entered for davening at around 10:00.
- Berachos and Pesukei D'Zimra: Rabbi Binyamin Lichtenstein shlit"a.
- Shacharis: the Rebbe's grandson Rabbi Meir Eliezer Meisels shlit"a, son of the Rav of Beis Medrash Yismach Moshe shlit"a.

Before the Torah reading, the simchas hachnasas Sefer Torah took place. The Rebbe led the holy dancing with joy and elevation, and afterwards recited "L'Dovid Mizmor" as is customary.

- Pesicha: R' Yaakov Menachem Berkowitz.
- Baal Korei: Rabbi Avrohom Leib Landau shlit"a.
Aliyos:
- Kohen: Rabbi Levi Yitzchak Borzesky shlit"a.
- Levi: R' Simcha Yisroel Apfel.
- Shlishi: the Shabbos guest R' Shlomo Zalman Stein.
- Revi'i: R' Yoel Klein.
- Chamishi: R' Avrohom Yaakov Weinberger.
- Shishi: the Rebbe shlit"a.
- Shevi'i: R' Naftali Hirtzka Stein.
- Acharon: the Rebbe's grandson Rabbi Meir Eliezer Meisels shlit"a.
- Maftir: the Shabbos guest bochur Shneur Zalman Eckstein.
- Hagbah: Rabbi Avrohom Leib Landau shlit"a.
- Gelilah: the bochur Avrohom Abba son of R' Wolf Perl.
After the reading the Rebbe blessed the new month with great inspiration.
- Carrying the Sefer Torah to the aron kodesh: R' Avrohom Yehoshua Heshel Goldstein.

- Mussaf: R' Yoel Klein.
- Opening of Anim Zemiros: R' Yoel Weider.

After davening, a Kiddusha Rabba was held in the hall of the beis medrash in honor of the hachnasas Sefer Torah. The Rebbe made Kiddush, joyous and Torah niggunim were sung, and the Rebbe warmly blessed R' Naftali Hirtzka and his family.
Joyous niggunim were also sung in honor of the kiddusha rabba of the Rebbe's granddaughter, the daughter born to his grandson Rabbi Chaim Tzvi Teitelbaum shlit"a, held in our great beis medrash in Williamsburg. She was named in Israel "Malka" after the righteous Rebbetzin, wife of the Sar Shalom of Belz zy"a, and the crowd came over to wish mazel tov to the Rebbe shlit"a.
They finished at around 12:50.

Raava D'Raavin

The Rebbe entered for Mincha at around 6:50.
- Baal Tefillah: R' Hersh Leib Fogel.
- Hotzaah and Hachnasah: R' Avrohom Yitzchak Markowitz.
- Baal Korei: the Shabbos guest R' Shlomo Zalman Stein.
- Kohen: R' Eliezer Dovid Glick.
- Levi: R' Avrohom Yehoshua Wertzberger.
- Shlishi: R' Dovid Eckstein.
- Hagbah: the Rebbe shlit"a.
- Gelilah: Rabbi Nachman Brach shlit"a (Beit Shemesh).
- Carrying the Sefer Torah to the aron kodesh: R' Chaim Hersh Oberlander

The Rebbe honored zemiros at Shalosh Seudos.
- Odeh: HaGaon R' Yoel Weiss shlit"a, rav of Beis Medrash Pekudas HaLevi in the Beis Yosef neighborhood (Jefferson).
- Shir HaMaalos: R' Dovid Eckstein.

The Rebbe said a Torah thought on the verse "Bereishis bara Elokim" and explained that through learning Torah, as even one who sits and learns has Hashem with him, Hashem in His abundant mercy and kindness views a blemish of sin as it appears in this world, and not as grave as it appears in the upper worlds, and thus teshuva is effective. He roused the crowd that we now stand after the month of Elul and Tishrei and before the long winter season. Every Jew did teshuva for his sins, and likewise each one accepted upon himself good resolutions in learning Torah. Now is the time to pay off these resolutions and be engaged in Torah study, and thus merit that Hashem is with him, and through this we will merit that our teshuva of the days of Elul and Tishrei be accepted by Hashem.

- Yedid Nefesh: R' Naftali Hirtzka Stein.
- Kel Mistateir: R' Yoel Klein.
The Rebbe blessed over the cup.

- Maariv of Motzei Shabbos: R' Naftali Sofer.
After Maariv the crowd came over to wish a good week.
They finished at around 8:45, after which the Rebbe made Havdalah at the guest residence.

At around 12:30 the Rebbe addressed, via a hookup, a siyum on Maseches Kiddushin by graduates of our holy mosdos in Williamsburg, ninth grade, which took place in the halls of Gan Esther. The Rebbe spoke in praise of the bochurim who toiled in Torah the entire year, completed Maseches Kiddushin and rose ever higher in the service of Hashem, and blessed all the bochurim who are now entering the yeshivos ketanos abundantly, that they continue to succeed in growing in Torah and yiras Shamayim.

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

The Rebbe davened Shacharis in the beis medrash at the Achsanya building. Before davening, the Rebbe put tefillin on the bar mitzvah bochurim.
- The bochur Shalom Neufeld.
- The bochur Menachem Mendel Oppenheim.
Baal tefillah: the bochur Aharon Menachem, son of R' Naftali Hirtzka Stein.
After davening, a lechayim was held with the bar mitzvah bochurim.

After davening, the simcha of the bris milah of the Rebbe's grandson took place, a son born to HaRav Dovid Teitelbaum shlit"a, son of the HaGaon Rav of the beis medrash Yisroel Shalom shlit"a, and son-in-law of HaGaon Rabbi Avrohom Yuda Lev shlit"a, Av Beis Din and Rosh Yeshiva of Tiferes Eliezer.
The Satmar Rebbe shlit"a was honored with sandekaus and mohel.
- Sandek standing: the HaGaon Av Beis Din of Tiferes Eliezer shlit"a.
- Brachos and naming: the grandfather, the HaGaon Av Beis Din of Beis Aharon shlit"a. "V'yikarei shmo b'Yisroel": 'Yekusiel', after the great-grandfather, the HaGaon Av Beis Din of Sighet zt"l.
After the bris, the entire crowd went over to wish the Rebbe shlit"a mazel tov.

A few minutes later, the seudas bris took place at the Achsanya building together with the family. The Rebbe washed for the seudah and tore the challah by hand, as is customary on Erev Shabbos. During this, lovely conversations developed with the grandfathers, the Rabbonim shlit"a, about the source of the name 'Yekusiel Yehuda' and about the minhag of the Sanzer Rav zy"a to conduct a tish on Erev Shabbos.
At the seudah, the baal simcha, the father of the baby shlit"a, spoke.
The Rebbe honored his grandson HaRav Avrohom Yosha Heshel Rokeach shlit"a, son-in-law of the HaGaon Rav of the beis medrash Yisroel Shalom shlit"a, with "yom libeshah".

The Rebbe delivered words of Torah on the topic of bris milah, and gave brachos to the baal simcha, the grandfathers, and the entire family.
- Birkas Hamazon: the HaGaon Rav of the beis medrash Yisroel Shalom shlit"a, and the family members recited the Harachaman prayers.

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