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Sunday, Parshas Behar, Pesach Sheni — 'B'tzeil HaKodesh' with the Satmar Rebbe shlit"a

In the morning, before Shacharis, the brissen took place.
For the son born to R' Yoel Levy, where the Rebbe was sandek and mohel.
For the son born to R' Binyomin Eliezer Franzoys, where the Rebbe was sandek.
For the son born to R' Avrohom Yoshe Teller, where the Rebbe was sandek.

The Rebbe shlit"a davened Shacharis in the Heichal HaMesivta, Kedushas Yoel branch. Before davening, the Rebbe put tefillin on the bar mitzvah bochurim:
The bochur Gershon Mendel Feldman.
The bochur Yoel Wertzberger.
The bochur Yeshaya Menachem Aharon Friedman.
The bochur Chaim Tzvi Roth.

After davening, the Rebbe recited the Tehillim shiur, on chapter 12, verse 1. Afterwards a lechayim took place with the bar mitzvah bochurim in his private room.

During the morning hours, HaGaon Rabbi Yisroel Yitzchak Mendelsohn shlit"a, Av Beis Din of Kommemiyus Yerushalayim, who is a guest in Kiryas Joel to participate in the Hramas Keren HaTorah gathering for the rabbonim and learners of the Mivtzar HaKollelim in the city, came for a visit to the Rebbe's holy home. A splendid conversation developed in words of Torah and Chassidus. He also conveyed greetings from our holy mosdos in Beit Shemesh, where he recently listened in on the Talmud Torah. The Rebbe honored him with a lechayim and bestowed his holy blessings.

At around 2:10 the Rebbe arrived at the main beis medrash for the 'gathering marking the opening of the summer zman and the Hramas Keren HaTorah' for the eight hundred rabbonim and learners of the Mivtzar HaKollelim. HaGaon HaTzaddik, Av Beis Din of Kommemiyus Yerushalayim shlit"a, continued with his address. Afterwards the Rebbe delivered lengthy holy words. He first welcomed the distinguished guest, the Kommemiyus Rav shlit"a, and then delivered lengthy words of drush and pilpul on Pesach Sheni. He highlighted the importance of the kollel avreichim and the fruits that have already come out of the kollel, noting that it protects the entire city and is a shield for the whole city. The Rebbe concluded with words of blessing for the kollel's administration, who exert themselves to attend to the kollel men, especially with the recent increase of the stipend for the men, and concluded with his holy blessings. It ended at around 3:00.

In the afternoon at around 5:40, the Rebbe went over to Kinor David Hall, where the Rebbe held his pure tish in honor of Pesach Sheni together with the talmidim of the Yeshiva Ketana, Heichal HaTorah branch, of our holy mosdos in Williamsburg, under the direction of HaRav R' Yuda Stolzenberg shlit"a. The Rebbe washed and ate challah and matzah, and the foods were served as on Yom Tov. During the tish, melodies of Pesach and Yom Tov were sung. The Rebbe delivered holy words in drush and pilpul in honor of the day, and words of guidance for the bochurim, and concluded with his holy blessings.

Afterwards, matzah with cream was served, and all the participants went over to take shirayim. For Birkas HaMazon the Rebbe honored the director, HaRav R' Yuda Stolzenberg shlit"a. It ended at around 7:20.

In the evening at around 8:30, the Rebbe davened Mincha in his holy home at the Ohel Kat. Afterwards there were yechidus hours in the inner sanctum until 11:00 at night. The Rebbe davened Maariv at around 11:00 and afterwards went to the amud for Sefiras HaOmer.

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

On Erev Shabbos afternoon, the Rebbe shlit"a placed the shtreimel on the chassan Meir Yoel, the bochur, son of Moshe Yekusiel Schwartz.

On Friday night at around 8:40, the Rebbe shlit"a entered the beis medrash wrapped in his tallis and approached the amud for Mincha. Kabbalas Shabbos: R' Shalom Yitzchak Weider. After Maariv, the Rebbe went to the amud for Sefirah.

Davening concluded at around 10:10, and an appeal was made for the institution Menucha V'Kedusha in the holy city of Beit Shemesh. The crowd then went over to wish a gut Shabbos, and the Rebbe shlit"a entered his private room.

A short time after davening, the Rebbe shlit"a entered the tish in the Heichal HaShulchanos together with the talmidim of the mesivta, and began, in his holy manner, 'Sholom Aleichem' with feeling and melody.

Eishes Chayil: the Rebbe's grandson, the bochur Meir Eliezer, son of HaGaon Rabbi Rav of the beis medrash Barech Moshe shlit"a. Raising the cup for Kiddush: Rabbi Moshe Aharon Davidovits shlit"a of Sekelheid, Bnei Brak. At the soup, matzah was served, as is customary.

The Rebbe shlit"a honored people with the zemiros. Kol Mekadesh: HaGaon R' Yosef Leib Kahn shlit"a. Menucha V'Simcha: HaGaon R' Avrohom Wolf Friedman shlit"a.

The Rebbe shlit"a delivered a Torah discourse on the parsha of the festivals and explained, in the manner of a derush, the sugya of "aseh docheh lo sa'aseh."


Kah Echsof: R' Moshe Yosef Wertheimer (of Williamsburg). Birkas Hamazon: Rabbi Moshe Aharon Davidovits shlit"a of Sekelheid, Bnei Brak.

Stories and Accounts: This week the Rebbe shlit"a related stories on the parsha of the week. Kah Ribon Olam: R' Yisroel Landau (of Williamsburg).

The newly married chassanim went around taking fruit, as it is the seventh day: Rabbi Meir Panet shlit"a, son of the Deesh Rebbe shlit"a. Afterwards the tish continued with dancing to Toraso Magen Lanu in honor of Lag B'Omer and the Baal Shem Tov. It concluded at around 1:20.

On the Holy Day of Shabbos

On Shabbos morning the Rebbe shlit"a entered to daven at 9:30. Pesukei D'Zimra: R' Yosef Kahn. The Rebbe shlit"a approached the amud for Shacharis.

Hotzaah and Hachnasah: R' Shimshon Baum (of Williamsburg). Pesukei Shema Yisroel: Rabbi Moshe Aharon Davidovits shlit"a of Sekelheid, Bnei Brak.

Aliyos. Kohen: Rabbi Yaakov Barzel Glick (of Williamsburg). Levi: HaGaon R' Shmuel Efraim Gold shlit"a. Shlishi: the chassan, the bochur Yoel Ungar – bewarfen. Revii: R' Moshe Yitzchak Landau (of Monsey). Chamishi: the baal simcha R' Shmuel Meir Deutsch – the Rebbe shlit"a recited the Mi Sheberach and the naming in honor of the birth of his daughter, mazel tov. Shishi: the Rebbe shlit"a. Shevii: R' Avrohom Eber, son of R' Yisroel Schwartz. Acharon: R' Amram Ungar (of Monsey). Maftir: R' Isaac Silberstein. Hagbah: R' Yoel, son of R' Ber Ungar. Gelilah: R' Yoel Baum (of Monsey).

Mussaf: HaGaon R' Avrohom Hersh Zaldan shlit"a. Opening of Ani'im Zemiros: R' Pinchas Teichman. Davening concluded at around 12:20.

Raava D'Ravin

The Rebbe shlit"a entered the beis medrash for Mincha and Shalosh Seudos at around 8:30. Mincha: Rabbi Naftali Moshe Weiss. Hotzaah and Hachnasah: R' Moshe Yehuda, son of R' Shlomo Hirsch (of Williamsburg). Kohen: R' Yisroel Meir Kahn. Levi: R' Chaim Yehoshua Lowy. Shlishi: R' Baruch Yitzchak Weiss. Hagbah: the Rebbe shlit"a. Gelilah: R' Yitzchak Chaim, son of R' Yehuda Friend. Tzidkascha was not recited.

The Rebbe shlit"a honored people with the zemiros at Shalosh Seudos. Odeh: R' Noach Gafen. Shir HaMaalos: R' Moshe Goldstein.

In the Torah discourse, the Rebbe shlit"a focused on the verse "And when you reap the harvest of your land," and explained that when one conducts himself with kindness, when one Jew feels for another Jew when something is lacking for his fellow, then attributes of mercy are aroused in the heavens above, and it brings all kinds of blessings.

Yedid Nefesh: R' Moshe Meir Teitelbaum. Kel Mistater: HaGaon R' Dovid Perl shlit"a. The Rebbe shlit"a recited the blessing over the cup.

Maariv of Motzei Shabbos: R' Shlomo Zalman Stein. After Maariv, the Rebbe went to the amud for Sefirah. After Havdalah, the crowd went over to wish a gut voch. It concluded at 10:50.

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

The Satmar Rebbe shlit"a davened Shacharis in the hall of the Yeshiva Ketana, Zera Kodesh branch, under the direction of HaGaon Rabbi Yoel Asher Vider shlit"a, which is stationed in the Rapshitz beis medrash. Before davening, the Rebbe put tefillin on the bar mitzvah bochur, the bochur Lipa Falkowitz.

Afterwards, the Rebbe lit 5 candles in honor of the yahrzeit of the holy Baal Zera Kodesh of Rapshitz zy"a. During the Torah reading, the Rebbe went up for Hagbah.

After davening, a lechayim gathering took place. The Rebbe drank a lechayim and wished the bar mitzvah bochur well. Afterwards, several nigunim were sung, and the Rebbe delivered words of holy Torah and guidance, followed by stories and anecdotes about the Baal HaHilula, and concluded with his holy blessing to all the bochurim and to the host of the yeshiva, HaRav HaTzaddik R' Elchanan Horowitz shlit"a, Rav of the Rapshitz beis medrash.

Afterwards, the Rebbe shlit"a went upstairs for a visit to the home of HaRav HaTzaddik R' Elchanan shlit"a, where a pleasant conversation took place, and the Rebbe bestowed his holy blessings.

In the evening, around 8:20, the Rebbe arrived at the Beis Medrash HaGadol, on the second floor next to the ezras nashim, where the affixing of the mezuzah took place for the new offices of our holy kehilla and its many departments. The Rebbe looked around the place and then davened Mincha. After Mincha, a lechayim gathering took place. HaRav HaChassid R' Dovid Eckstein addressed the gathering as president of our holy kehilla, presenting the plans to further expand and beautify the Beis Medrash HaGadol. The Rebbe drank a lechayim and distributed shirayim to the gabbaim and askanim of the Beis Medrash HaGadol, delivered brief holy words and words of blessing to the heads of the kehilla, and spoke with esteem about the askanim of our holy kehilla. Afterwards, the Rebbe affixed a mezuzah at the central office of our holy kehilla and looked around at the new offices of our holy kehilla and its departments, among them the Kviyus Ittim program, the Vaad HaKashrus, the Bais Neeman program, and more.
It concluded around 9:00.

Afterwards, there were times of entry for private audiences until 11:45 at night, at his holy residence on Uhel Ct.

During the private audiences, the Rebbe's mechutan, HaRav HaTzaddik R' Meir Itamar shlit"a of Trebisov, son of the Kretchnif Yerushalayim Rebbe shlit"a, entered the Rebbe's private room.

The Rebbe shlit"a read the tenaim in the tenaim hall at his holy residence for the mechutanim.
R' Yoel son of R' Yisroel Mittelman – R' Yudel Friedman.
R' Yoel son of R' Hirsh Katz – R' Shlomo Leib Glick.

Around 10:15, the Rebbe davened Maariv, and after Maariv went to the amud for Sefiras HaOmer, and then continued receiving the public.

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