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

At about 9:45 the Rebbe shlit"a arrived at the Yeshiva Ketana of Manchester, where the Rebbe davened Shacharis together with the nearly one hundred bochurim of the yeshiva, with the participation of HaGaon Rabbi, Av Beis Din and Rav of Manchester shlit"a. During the Torah reading the Rebbe was called up for shlishi and bentched Gomel. After Kaddish, all the guests from overseas went over to bentch Gomel.

After davening, a lechayim gathering took place in the yeshiva's hall. Also participating was HaRav R' Yisroel Friedman shlit"a, Rav of the Chortkov beis medrash, who is the host of Torah of the yeshiva. Several niggunim were sung. Then the yeshiva's menahel, HaRav R' Yoel Kellner shlit"a, spoke and presented the Rebbe with a "minchas bikkurim" of 4,106 consecutive hours learned by the bochurim in recent weeks, and handed over a collective kvitel with all their names.

The Rebbe drank a lechayim and wished holy blessings to the Rav shlit"a, the melamdim and all the bochurim. He then delivered holy words, first a lengthy discourse on the sugya of chatzi shiur, and then spoke words of guidance to the bochurim, especially about the importance of the bochur years: learning with diligence and with the mind, what it means to be a proper chassidishe bochur, rising early to learn before davening, being guarded from impure devices, the trait of kindness, and not speaking while wearing tefillin. He expressed his great nachas from the precious gift of the consecutive hours of the bochurim, mentioned the good name that the yeshiva carries, and then greeted the Av Beis Din of Chortkov, the host of the yeshiva, and concluded with his holy blessings.
After the address, the Rebbe shlit"a distributed holy coins to all the bochurim. It ended at about 1:20.

Afterwards the Rebbe shlit"a went to visit the Talmud Torah building. First the Rebbe went up through all the floors and entered all the classrooms of all grades. The Rebbe took great nachas and listened to the children. Then the Rebbe entered the beis medrash, where the children of grades 7 and 8 were gathered. Several niggunim were sung, and the Rebbe distributed certificates to the children who had been tested on their studies.

From there the Rebbe shlit"a went to the neighboring Talmud Torah building, "Beis Yeshaya Zev Low." First the Rebbe entered the kindergarten classes, where the little children sang niggunim. Then the Rebbe went up to the beis medrash of the mechina for yeshiva, where all the classes were gathered. The Rebbe looked in on the learning with nachas and listened to the children. It ended at about 2:05.

Later the Rebbe shlit"a will visit the new yeshiva building and Beis Rochel.

At 5:30 the Rebbe shlit"a will daven Mincha, and from 9:00 in the evening there will be times of entry to the Rebbe's holy room for the Satmar chassidim of Europe.

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Report on the Holy Journey of the Satmar Rebbe shlit"a to Manchester, England - Part 2

On Wednesday afternoon at 5:30 the Rebbe shlit"a davened Mincha at the residence.

After Mincha, the Rebbe shlit"a went to pay a friendly visit at the home of HaGaon Rabbi, Av Beis Din and Rav of our Manchester kehilla shlit"a. A lengthy Torah conversation on halachic topics and stories of tzaddikim continued for over half an hour. The Rav shlit"a honored the Rebbe with a lechayim, and the Rebbe shlit"a warmly bestowed his holy blessings.

Afterwards, the Rebbe shlit"a visited the home of HaGaon Rabbi Chaim Heimlich shlit"a, Av Beis Din of the Machzikei Hadas Kehilla of Manchester, where the heads of the Machzikei Hadas kehilla also took part. A pleasant conversation on halacha continued, touching on various interesting questions. The Gaon honored the Rebbe with a lechayim, and the Rebbe shlit"a bestowed his holy blessings.

At about 8:00 the Rebbe shlit"a davened Maariv at his holy residence. Afterwards there were times of entry to the Rebbe's holy room for the Satmar chassidim residing in Manchester, until 11:30.

After the times of entry, the Rebbe shlit"a visited the home of HaRav R' Dov Mordechai Warfman shlit"a, Rav of Beis Medrash Zichron Yechezkel and a dayan and moreh tzedek of Manchester. A pleasant conversation took place about stories of tzaddikim and memories of earlier times. The Rav shlit"a honored the Rebbe with a lechayim, and the Rebbe shlit"a bestowed his holy blessings.

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

Early in the morning, before Shacharis, the bris of the newborn son of R' Chaim Landau took place, where the Rebbe shlit"a served as sandek and mohel.

The Rebbe shlit"a davened Shacharis in our beis medrash, at an early hour, together with the talmidim of Yeshiva Gedolah Esek HaTorah, Monsey branch. Before davening, the Rebbe lit 5 candles in honor of the holy hilula of the holy Rebbe R' Elimelech zy"a.

After davening, the Rebbe shlit"a taught the daily Tehillim shiur, interwoven with holy words about the great holiness and radiant light of the one whose hilula it is, zy"a.

Afterward, a lechayim gathering took place in honor of the hilula. At the lechayim, the rebbeim of the yeshiva presented the answers to the Rebbe's question, which had been worked out by the talmidim of the yeshiva. The Rebbe looked them over with great nachas, drank lechayim, and warmly gave his holy blessings to the rebbeim and the bochurim.

In the afternoon at 4:20, the Rebbe shlit"a davened Mincha in his holy home, and before davening lit 5 candles in honor of the holy hilula.

Report from the holy trip to Manchester, England - Part 1

After Mincha, at 4:45, the Rebbe shlit"a left his holy home on the way to the holy trip to Manchester. At 7:00 the Rebbe shlit"a arrived at JFK Airport. After all the formalities were arranged, the Rebbe shlit"a entered a private room where he davened Maariv.

At 9:15, after a slight delay, the plane took off, b'ezras Hashem, on its way to Manchester. On the plane, the Rebbe shlit"a engaged in Torah study, in Maseches Kesubos and Maseches Bava Kamma.

Baruch Haba B'Shem Hashem

On Wednesday at 8:00 in the morning in Manchester, the plane landed safely at the local airport. As the Rebbe descended from the plane, he was greeted by R' Yosef Sandler, the airport chaplain, and accompanied by Rabbi Yoel Horowitz shlit"a, son of the HaGaon, Av Beis Din of our Manchester kehilla shlit"a.

Outside the airport, a large crowd of chassidim waited with song and music to greet the holy countenance of the Rebbe shlit"a, along with the elders and dignitaries of the community, baalei batim, yungerleit and fine bochurim, headed by the HaGaon, Av Beis Din of our Manchester kehilla shlit"a, and HaGaon R' Dov Mordechai Warfman shlit"a, rav of Beis Medrash Zichron Yechezkel, and the entire crowd came over to greet him with Shalom.

From there the Rebbe shlit"a arrived at the guest residence in the home of HaGaon R' Leibel Tauber shlit"a, and after a few minutes of rest, the Rebbe went to the private mikvah of R' Binyamin Lebrecht.

At around 10 o'clock the Rebbe shlit"a arrived at our great beis medrash in Manchester, where the Rebbe davened Shacharis together with hundreds of talmud torah boys from the older grades. After davening, a festive lechayim gathering and reception took place with song and music by the over 500 students of our holy mosdos. Several children recited rhymes in honor of the occasion. The HaGaon, Av Beis Din of our kehilla shlit"a, warmly welcomed the Rebbe with the blessing of Shehecheyanu and spoke heartfelt words in honor of the occasion. Then the Rebbe shlit"a delivered longer holy words and guidance to the children, particularly on the quality of truth, on davening in a measured voice, and on walking with the tzitzis out, and concluded with his holy blessings.
After the holy address, the singing continued in honor of the elevated occasion, and the children of the older grades presented the Rebbe with a gift of 3,147 consecutive hours of learning, studied with diligence in just the last two weeks. Afterward all the children came to greet the Rebbe shlit"a, and the Rebbe gave each one a gift as a lasting memento. The event ended around 1:00, and the Rebbe returned to his residence.

At 5:30 the Rebbe shlit"a will daven Mincha, and from 7:00 in the evening there will be times for entering to the Rebbe for the chassidim residing in Manchester.

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

The Satmar Rebbe shlit"a davened Shacharis in the Heichal HaMesivta, "Snif Divrei Yoel." Before davening, the Rebbe lit 5 candles in honor of the yahrzeit of his father-in-law, the Vizhnitz Rebbe, author of the Yeshuas Moshe, z"l. During the Torah reading, the Rebbe was called up as Shlishi. After davening, he learned the daily Tehillim shiur, chapter 9, verse 12.

After davening, the Rebbe paid a shiva call to the family of the late R' Shlomo Hersh Eckstein a"h, son of R' Moshe Zev shlit"a.

In the afternoon at 6:00, the Satmar Rebbe shlit"a davened Mincha in his holy home.

In the evening, the Satmar Rebbe shlit"a officiated at the kiddushin at the chuppah of the following mechutanim:
R' Yisroel Dov Meir Stern (of Williamsburg) - R' Moshe Chaim Berkowitz, at Kinor David hall.
R' Yoel Friedman (of Williamsburg) at Beis Rochel Paradise hall.

At night there were times for entering the Rebbe's room (yechidus) from 8:15 until 11:15.

Around 9:30, the Satmar Rebbe shlit"a davened Maariv in his holy home and afterwards continued receiving the public.

The Satmar Rebbe shlit"a read the tenaim in the tenaim hall in his holy home, at the tenaim of the following mechutanim:
R' Shlomo Elazar Berkowitz - R' Avigdor Hershkowitz.
R' Yoel Steuber - R' Meir Dovid Goldberger.

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