Wednesday, Parshas Matos-Masei, 'B'tzeil HaKodesh' with the Satmar Rebbe shlit"a in the Resort Town of Bethlehem, New Hampshire

The Rebbe entered the beis medrash for Shacharis at around 8:50. Before davening, the simcha of the first laying of tefillin took place for the Rebbe's dear grandson, the bar mitzvah bochur Chaim Tzvi ny"u, son of Rabbi Meir Yehuda Ashkenazi shlit"a, son-in-law of the Rebbe's son, HaGaon Rabbi, the Rav of Beis Medrash Avnei Tzedek shlit"a. The Rebbe put tefillin on the bar mitzvah bochur and then wound the straps around his fingers.
Afterwards the Rebbe put tefillin on the bar mitzvah bochur, the bochur Wolf Bar Mitzvah Landau (Kiryas Joel).
Baal tefillah: R' Yaakov Eliezer Rubin (Kiryas Joel).

After davening, a lechayim gathering took place in the main hall of the beis medrash. A beautiful conversation unfolded with stories of tzaddikim about the holy Baal Ohr LaShamayim of Apta zy"a and the holy Sha'agas Aryeh zy"a, whose yahrzeits it was.
The Rebbe drank lechayim and warmly wished the bar mitzvah bochur and the entire assembly well, and delivered words of Torah on the verse "And it shall be for you as a sign upon your hand," explaining that teshuva out of love remains forever. Tefillin is a sign of love from Hashem to Klal Yisroel and brings about Klal Yisroel's love for Hashem. The Rebbe brought out the joy that a grandson began laying tefillin today and wished abundant blessings. The Rebbe continued, saying that IY"H he will travel to Europe to visit the holy graves in Sighet, Uhel, and Zanz. Fear and trembling grip one at the thought of going up to the grave of the holy Divrei Chaim zy"a, and the same in Sighet and Uhel. May Hashem help that he travel with success, return home with success, and accomplish all good, "and the upright shall rejoice in us, the fiery creatures."

Afterwards the entire assembly came over to bid farewell.

At around 1:15 the Rebbe left his holy residence for an 18-minute drive to Mount Washington Regional Airport, from which the Rebbe's private plane took off at around 1:45 on the way to Boston International Airport. The plane landed at around 2:35, and the Rebbe entered a side room where he davened Mincha with a small minyan of several kehilla leaders and attendants. Baal tefillah: the bochur Yehuda son of Naftali Hirtzka Stein.

At around 5:15 the plane took off from Boston on the way to Amsterdam.

About 3 hours after takeoff, the Rebbe davened Maariv on the plane. Baal tefillah: the Shabbos Kodesh attendant Chananya Yom Tov Lipa Deutsch ny"u.

On the plane the Rebbe learned Torah in Maseches Bava Kamma for an extended time, and afterwards studied the wondrous sefarim Otzros Yismach Moshe and Darkei Yismach Moshe.

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Report of the holy journey of the Satmar Rebbe shlit"a for the holy hilula of the head of the holy dynasty, the holy Yismach Moshe zy"a

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

Visit of Chizuk in Antwerp Among the Chassidim

On Thursday at 5:25 a.m. Amsterdam time (11:25 New York time), the Rebbe's plane landed at Amsterdam airport, where the Rebbe was greeted by a small number of the leaders and prominent members of the kehilla, who took shalom. The Rebbe went down to the train station at the airport. Since the plane had landed earlier than planned, the Rebbe sat down on a side bench and learned during the morning watch until the train arrived.

At about 6:25 the Rebbe boarded the Eurostar high-speed train, on which the Rebbe traveled for a short hour to Antwerp.

At about 7:30 the Rebbe's train arrived at Antwerp Central train station, where the Rebbe was greeted with song and music by hundreds of residents of the city and Chassidim, the rabbonim and dayanim of our holy kehilla, and people came over to take shalom.

The Rebbe traveled straight to his lodgings at the home of the Chassid R' Lipa Berkowitz for a refuah shleimah, where the Rebbe learned for a while until the time set for davening.

Before Shacharis the Rebbe went to the private mikvah of HaRav HaChassid R' Chaim Yuda Weiss.
At about 8:50 the Rebbe arrived at the main beis medrash of our holy kehilla in Antwerp. The Rebbe first entered the yeshiva's hall, "Heichal Beirach Moshe," where a learning session was taking place before davening for the bochurim, the talmidim of our holy yeshiva. The Rebbe greeted the menahel, HaGaon Rabbi Yisroel Klein shlit"a, and heard a short report about the yeshiva. The Rebbe walked among the bochurim and looked over the learning for an extended time with great nachas, and engaged in lively give-and-take in learning with the bochurim with delight in Torah, in Maseches Pesachim and Maseches Kiddushin.

At about 9:05 the Rebbe entered the main sanctuary of the beis medrash for Shacharis. The Rebbe put on tallis and tefillin in the beis medrash. Before davening the Rebbe put tefillin on the bar mitzvah bochur, son of R' Yaakov Pesach Hirshler shlit"a, a rebbi in the Vizhnitz yeshiva ketana.
Baal tefillah: the bochur Leibish, son of Anshil Kalish.

Pesicha: HaRav HaChassid R' Meir Hirsch of Eretz Yisroel and the mosdos of Kiryas Joel. Baal korei: HaRav HaChassid R' Yaakov Schreiber.
Kohen: R' Shmuel HaKohen Friedman. Levi: HaRav HaChassid R' Yitzchak, son of Chaim Lowy (Antwerp). Shlishi: the Rebbe shlit"a. The Rebbe bentched Gomel and was motzi the guests, and afterwards recited a Mi Sheberach for a baby girl born mazel tov to R' Yuda Eli Rota.
Hagbah: R' Chaim Shlomo Fischer. Gelilah: the bochur Chananya Yom Tov Lipa Deutsch.

About ten minutes after davening, the Rebbe shlit"a appeared in the beis medrash sanctuary for a lechayim gathering and reception, where hundreds of Chassidim and residents of the city, headed by the rabbonim and dayanim of the city, greeted the Rebbe with song and music.
Several niggunim were sung. The Rebbe drank lechayim and delivered words of kodesh, giving lengthy guidance to conduct oneself as the founder of the kehilla, the Rebbe zy"a, demanded in all matters. He then spoke at length in praise of the kehilla, the beis medrash for Torah and tefillah, the learning of Torah in purity, the rabbonim and those who spread Torah, the morei horaah who serve the public with heart and soul, and the kollel for avreichim where the young men toil in the tent of Torah, and he wished great success. But the crown of the kehilla is the yeshiva. The Rebbe spoke in praise of the yeshiva and blessed the rebbeim and parents with all good.
Then the Rebbe, in a voice choked with tears, continued: "I am on the way, Hashem has led me." We came here for a brief stop on the way to the city of the forefathers, Sighet, for Shabbos, the holy yahrzeit of the progenitor of the dynasty, Maran the Yismach Moshe zy"a. On Sunday we will go to the tziyun in Uhel, and then to Zanz to the tziyun of the holy Divrei Chaim zy"a. "Trembling has seized me" as one thinks about where we are traveling. May Hashem help that we be successful. We are traveling on a mission for Jewish children. Jewish children need yeshuos and refuos in many matters. May Hashem help that we be able to daven as is proper and accomplish for Jewish children what they need. "And may the upright intercede on our behalf, the fiery beings," all the tzaddikim, the exalted angels, each one worthy in his own right. May Hashem help that their merit protect us and all Israel, and that we be helped in all good matters. The Zeide, the Yismach Moshe, davened so much for the redemption and so longed for the redemption. May Hashem help that we bring about the complete redemption with the coming of Moshiach Tzidkeinu, speedily in our days, amen.

Afterwards the talmidim of the mosdos and prominent members of the Chassidim came over to take shirayim. After the gathering the Rebbe left the beis medrash and went to the home of HaRav HaChassid R' Yoel Fogel, one of the leading askanim of our holy kehilla, for a morning meal.

At about 2:20 a gathering took place at the lodgings for the benefit of the yeshiva ketana, together with the yeshiva's administration and the donors and supporters of the yeshiva. The Rebbe heard a report from the administration, drank lechayim, and warmly blessed the donors and the yeshiva's administration.

At about 3:00 the Rebbe arrived at the main beis medrash, where the Chassidim, residents of the city, had the opportunity to enter the Rebbe's room with a kvitel to be remembered for yeshuah and mercy.

During the yechidus hours, a group of bochurim from our holy yeshiva entered together and were tested on the entire Maseches Pesachim by heart. The Rebbe tested the bochurim for an extended time with visible nachas, and presented the outstanding ones with a blessed silk gartel as a gift.

After the yechidus hours, at about 4:45, the Rebbe went up to the hall of the yeshiva ketana. The Rebbe first davened Mincha together with the talmidim of the yeshiva. Baal tefillah: the bochur Eliezer Stern.
Afterwards a lechayim gathering took place with the bochurim. The Rebbe drank lechayim and gave blessings to the roshei yeshiva and rebbeim of the yeshiva, and then wished lechayim to the talmidim of the yeshiva and to the entire public.
The Rebbe then said, "A person should not take leave of his friend except with a halachic matter," and delivered a short but profound shiur on a sugya in the yeshiva's shiurim, leaving the bochurim with a question and asking them to clarify the sugya by heart.

The Rebbe left the yeshiva building at 5:15 on the way to the airport in the Dorne area of Antwerp, escorted by Chassidim, bochurim and young children, who accompanied the Rebbe with song and music.

At about 6:05 in the evening in Antwerp, the Rebbe's private plane took off on the way to Baia Mare airport, a flight of about two and a quarter hours.

The plane landed at the Baia Mare airport in Romania at about 9:15 (local time). From there the Rebbe traveled about an hour and fifteen minutes to the city of the forefathers, Sighet, may it be rebuilt.

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Continuation of the Holy Journey of the Satmar Rebbe shlit"a for the Holy Hilula of the Progenitor of the Dynasty, Maran HaGaon HaKadosh, Baal Yismach Moshe zy"a

The City of the Forefathers, Sighet

On Thursday at about 10:45 at night, the Rebbe shlit"a arrived in the city of the forefathers, Sighet, and traveled straight to the Shul Hoif, the place where our forefathers and holy rebbeim zy"a davened, and entered the magnificent building with a feeling of holiness.

Upon arrival the Rebbe greeted his brother, HaGaon HaTzaddik, the Rav of our kehilla in Boro Park 15 shlit"a, and the assembled crowd of guests from everywhere came over to take shalom.

At about 11:00 the Rebbe entered for Maariv with a great crowd, "the glory of the King," in the sanctuary of the Eitz HaTemarim beis medrash. Baal tefillah: HaRav HaChassid R' Bentzion Lebovitch (London). After Maariv the crowd came over to take shalom.

Afterwards the Rebbe went out to view the construction work on the new guest-house building, "Landau Building," which is being built for the benefit of thousands of Chassidim. The Rebbe observed the construction work and heard a report from HaRav HaChassid R' Asher Yeshaya Horowitz, chairman of the Shul Hoif, and bestowed from his holy blessing.
Then the Rebbe shlit"a went into his holy residence in the Shul Hoif.

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

In the morning at around 7:00, the Rebbe went to the mikvah and then returned to his private room in his holy home in the shul courtyard.

At around 7:50, the Rebbe went up to the beis hachaim in the ancestral city of Sighet, to visit the holy graves of his forebears, our holy Rebbes, the Eitz HaTemarim zy"a, together with hundreds of community members, to pray for the klal and the individual, to be remembered for salvation and mercy.
Upon arriving at the beis hachaim, the Rebbe recited the blessing Mechayei HaMeisim. The Rebbe entered the holy ohel with awe, reverence and holy emotion, and lit five candles at each of the graves of our holy Rebbes, the Yetev Lev, the Kedushas Yom Tov, and the Eitz Chaim zy"a, and also at the grave of the holy Rebbe R' Moshe Yosef of Uhel zt"l, while the stirring melody "Middas HaRachamim Aleinu Hisgalgelu" was sung, and the Rebbe wept stormily, breaking all hearts.
The Rebbe returned to the grave of the Yetev Lev, and after a few minutes the Rebbe began the prayer of Shalom Aleichem, composed by the holy Yismach Moshe zy"a, with great weeping. He then recited the chapters of Tehillim from the fourth book, from chapter 90 until 107, as is customary, and recited the Yehi Ratzon prayers with weeping for a long time, and the Rebbe said Kaddish.
Afterwards the Rebbe read kvitlach for a longer time while several melodies from the beis medrash of our holy Rebbes zy"a were sung, and then the Rebbe prostrated himself on the holy grave for a long time. The Rebbe then went to the grave of the Kedushas Yom Tov zy"a, read kvitlach and prostrated himself on the holy grave, and then at the grave of the Eitz Chaim zy"a. At all three holy graves, the Rebbe took the kvitlach of the community members, read them and placed them at the holy grave.
At around 9:15, the Rebbe left the holy ohel, having accomplished everything good for us and for all Yisroel. The Rebbe washed his hands and walked back to the shul courtyard.

At around 10:15, the Rebbe entered the beis medrash for Shacharis.
Before davening, the Rebbe greeted the HaGaon, Av Beis Din of London shlit"a.
The Rebbe put on tefillin in the heichal of the beis medrash. The baal tefillah was R' Akiva Hirsch (of Williamsburg).
After davening, the entire congregation went over to greet the Rebbe, and the Rebbe went down to his holy home in the shul courtyard.

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Report of the holy journey of the successor to the golden chain of the Eitz HaTamarim dynasty, the Satmar Rebbe shlit"a, for the holy hilula of the founder of the holy lineage, Maran Moshe Ish HaElokim, author of the Yismach Moshe zy"a

Shabbos Kodesh, Parshas Matos-Masei — blessing the month of Menachem Av — Shabbos of the holy hilula in the city of the forefathers, Sighet

With holy awe, excitement and the highest elevation, an exalted, historic Shabbos, a taste of the World to Come, was held with the leader of the congregation of Yeshurun, the fruit of the tree of life, the successor to the golden chain of the Eitz HaTamarim dynasty, the Satmar Rebbe shlit"a, in the very place where his forefathers, our holy Rebbes, the tzaddikim of the house of Sighet, generation after generation zy"a, davened. Together with hundreds of chassidim from around the world who merited to take part in these uplifting moments that will accompany them for many years.

No words can capture the experience of this elevated Shabbos. There are no words to express the lofty feelings of the hundreds of participants in the trip. Nevertheless, for the benefit of the thousands of chassidim, we will try to report just the events and honors that took place throughout the Shabbos in the holy shadow of the Rebbe.

The magnificent great beis medrash Eitz HaTamarim was masterfully arranged, with hundreds of places packed together and platforms on both sides in a special way, so that everyone without exception could sit and take part from all sides of the hall, which was indeed full to capacity.

At every place a beautiful siddur, zemiros and special challah covers and the like had been prepared.

All the places were assigned with special cards by the askanim before davening in the beis medrash, and "no man said, 'The place is too tight for me'"; everyone was arranged, "each man by his camp and each man by his flag."
On the dais appeared the full complement of rabbonim of our holy kehilla, some of the sons and sons-in-law of the Rebbe shlit"a, and the hall of the beis medrash was packed with hundreds of our chassidim who came from near and far to take part in the elevated hilula Shabbos in the holy shadow of the Rebbe.

On Erev Shabbos afternoon, before the Rebbe went to the mikvah, several members of the editorial board of "Mishulchan Melachim," in the Kol HaTaachdusenu publication of Kollel Eitz Chaim in Bnei Brak, entered for a private audience. The Rebbe praised the work that goes into the publication, from which thousands of Jews, chassidim of ours in particular and chassidim and men of action from all circles and backgrounds in general, benefit every week. The Rebbe gave several instructions and comments and imparted his holy blessing.

At about 8:20, twenty minutes before candle-lighting time, the Rebbe lit the Shabbos candles in the hall of the beis medrash with a blessing.

Before Mincha, HaGaon HaTzaddik, the Av Beis Din of Sighet shlit"a, spoke with warm words of preparation for the elevated Shabbos.

On Friday night at about 9:20 the Rebbe entered the beis medrash wrapped in his tallis, approached the amud for Mincha and began in a loud voice and holy fire "Hodu laHashem ki tov." He lingered greatly during Shemoneh Esrei and the chazzan's repetition with awesome weeping, several times choking with tears for a few minutes. Mincha concluded after 10:00.
For Kabbalas Shabbos the Rebbe sent his son-in-law, HaGaon HaTzaddik, the Rav of the beis medrash Ohel Feiga shlit"a, and reminded him to recite "Mizmor L'Dovid, Havu laHashem" verse by verse, as is the custom of the holy community of Sighet.
During all the tefillos the Rebbe recited Kaddish in honor of the holy hilula. Davening concluded at about 11:00.

After davening the Rebbe wished a good Shabbos to the rabbonim and dayanim on the dais, and then went down to his holy residence, where the whole assembly came to wish a good Shabbos and greet him, and with a radiant face the Rebbe returned the blessing of good Shabbos.

HaGaon HaTzaddik R' Meir Zwibel shlit"a, one of the rabbonim of our holy kehilla in Williamsburg, delivered a discourse on the greatness of the holiness of the place and the time, in the dining hall. Meanwhile the devoted askanim quickly prepared the hall of the beis medrash for the seudah and the setting of the pure table.

For a private audience entered HaGaon HaTzaddik, the Av Beis Din of London, with the administration of the yeshiva gedola of our holy institutions in London, together with the new menahel of the yeshiva, HaGaon Rabbi Avrohom Shlomo Padwa shlit"a. The Rebbe asked about various details regarding the plans for the new zman and imparted his holy blessing.
Seudas D'Chakal Tapuchin Kadishin

At about 11:50 the Rebbe shlit"a entered the pure table in the hall of the beis medrash, which was held in an extremely elevated manner, with exceptional elevation and excitement. The Rebbe, as is his holy custom, began Shalom Aleichem with holy excitement and tremendous sweetness.

Eishes Chayil: the Rebbe's grandson, the bochur Yissachar Ber Teitelbaum, son of the Rebbe's son-in-law HaGaon HaTzaddik, the Rav of the beis medrash Berach Moshe shlit"a. The Rebbe made Kiddush with a fiery flame and fulfilled the obligation for the entire assembly.

During the tish, several niggunim were sung with songs and praises in elevation of the soul, led by R' Amram Acker, chairman of the singers.

With the zemiros the Rebbe shlit"a honored the grandchildren of the baal hilula. Kol Mekadesh: his grandson Rabbi Elazar Teitelbaum shlit"a (London), son of HaGaon HaTzaddik, the Av Beis Din of Williamsburg shlit"a. Menucha V'Simcha: Rabbi Naftali, son of HaGaon R' Yoel Chanoch Horowitz shlit"a (London).

The Rebbe shlit"a delivered a Torah thought on the tradition "Nachnu Naavor Chalutzim" and explained, in the teachings of the baal hilula zy"a, in the manner of drush, within the topic of "Darshinan Taama D'Kra."

Kah Echsof: the Rebbe's grandson Rabbi Asher Anshil Ashkenazi shlit"a (Manchester), son of the Rebbe's son-in-law HaGaon HaTzaddik, the Rav of the beis medrash Avnei Tzedek shlit"a. Birchas Hamazon: HaGaon HaTzaddik, the Rav of our kehilla in Boro Park 15 shlit"a.

The Rebbe told stories and accounts of his ancestor, the baal hilula, our master and teacher the holy Yismach Moshe zy"a. Kah Ribon Olam: Rabbi Chaim Meir Teitelbaum shlit"a (Boro Park).
From the fruit the Rebbe distributed shirayim to the children.
Afterward, bundles were brought in for the Shalom Zachar celebration of a grandson of the Rebbe, a newborn son born to Rabbi Boruch Rokeach shlit"a, son-in-law of HaGaon HaTzaddik, the Rav of the beis medrash Ohel Feiga shlit"a. Joyous niggunim were sung, and the Rebbe tasted and distributed shirayim to the family members and to other chassidim of ours for the simchas of their newborn grandchildren, mazel tov.

Az Beyom HaShvi'i: R' Yaakov Shlomo Rubinfeld shlit"a (Kiryas Joel), publisher of the sefer Otzros V'Darkei Yismach Moshe. The tish concluded at about 2:50.

And on Shabbos Kodesh

On Shabbos Kodesh morning before Shacharis, the Rebbe's grandson HaGaon Rabbi Zalman Teitelbaum shlit"a, Rav of the beis medrash Beis Menachem Zev in Kiryas Joel, delivered a shiur on the teachings of the baal hilula.

The Rebbe entered for davening at about 10:15. Berachos: his grandson Rabbi Dovid Teitelbaum shlit"a, son of HaGaon HaTzaddik, the Av Beis Din of Sighet shlit"a. Pesukei D'Zimra: Rabbi Chaim, son of HaGaon R' Avrohom Meir Halberstam shlit"a (Boro Park). Hallel HaGadol and the Shiras HaYam were recited verse by verse, as is the custom of the holy community of Sighet.
The Rebbe shlit"a descended before the amud for Shacharis with outpouring of the soul and great arousal, especially at Ahavah Rabbah and at "Mimkomcha," with tremendous weeping.

Before the Torah reading, R' Shlomo Hersh Eckstein, one of the askanim of the Shul Hoif, sold the aliyos and honors of the Torah reading, which were sold for enormous sums for the Shul Hoif.

Hotzaah and Hachnasah: R' Yaakov Sussman Sofer (Kiryas Joel). Pesukei Shema Yisroel: HaGaon R' Meir Weinberger shlit"a, moreh tzedek in our holy kehilla in Antwerp.
Baal Koreh: HaGaon HaTzaddik, the Rav of the beis medrash Beis Boruch shlit"a.

The aliyos were purchased by the following. Kohen: the Shabbos chassan R' Shmuel HaKohen Friedman. Levi: R' Moshe Yitzchak Reisman (Kiryas Joel). Shlishi: HaGaon HaTzaddik, the Rav of our kehilla in Boro Park 15 shlit"a. Revi'i: R' Meir Hirsch (Kiryas Joel). Chamishi: R' Meir Yaakov Indig (Kiryas Joel). Shishi: the Rebbe shlit"a. The Rebbe's aliyah was purchased by R' Avrohom Widder; the Rebbe thanked him and instructed that a Mi Sheberach be made. Shvi'i: R' Aharon Tzvi Mittelman (Boro Park). Acharon, "Chazak": R' Meir Wertheimer (Kiryas Joel). Maftir: R' Yisroel Weinstock (Boro Park). Hagbah: R' Simcha Shlomo Yitzchak, son of R' Yisroel Weinstock (Boro Park). Gelilah: R' Chaim Hersh Oberlander (Kiryas Joel).

After the Torah reading the Rebbe shlit"a blessed the new month with great arousal, and R' Chaim Levi (Vienna) was honored with taking the Sefer Torah after the blessing of Rosh Chodesh.

The Rebbe approached the amud for Musaf in honor of the holy hilula. Petichah to Anim Zemiros: R' Yisroel Yissachar Lev shlit"a (Antwerp). Davening concluded at about 1:50.

The Rebbe went down to his holy residence and made Kiddush privately together with family members.

At the Kiddush for the entire holy congregation, HaGaon HaTzaddik R' Naftali Hirtzka Zwibel shlit"a, Rosh Av Beis Din of Williamsburg, spoke with stories and accounts of the baal hilula zy"a.

Seudas D'Atika Kadisha

As soon as the beis medrash was arranged for the seudah, the entire assembly washed for the seudah. R' Lipa Teitelbaum shlit"a, moreh tzedek in our holy kehilla in Antwerp, spoke with a fiery discourse.
At about 2:40 the Rebbe entered the afternoon table in the hall of the beis medrash. The Rebbe washed for the seudah, and R' Lipa Teitelbaum shlit"a continued his discourse.

As at the first meal, the seudah was held together in an elevated manner. They lingered over songs and praises and niggunim of exile and redemption, during which the Rebbe shed tears in anticipation of the Redemption.

After the Zwibel eggs the Rebbe sang "Chai Hashem," and concluded with the movement of "Galus, Galus" as is customary.

With the zemiros the Rebbe honored the members of the committee that the Rebbe appointed to find a solution for creating affordable housing in Kiryas Joel. Baruch Hashem Yom Yom: R' Yoel Bernath. Baruch Keil Elyon: R' Chaim Shlomo Kraus. Yom Zeh Mechubad: R' Gedalya Szegedin, Village Administrator.

The Rebbe shlit"a delivered a Torah thought on the tradition "Nachnu Naavor Chalutzim" and explained, in the teachings of the baal hilula zy"a and our holy Rebbes of the Eitz HaTamarim dynasty zy"a, in the manner of drush, within the topic of "Yesh Em L'Mikra O L'Masores."

For Birchas Hamazon the Rebbe honored HaGaon HaTzaddik, the Av Beis Din of London shlit"a. The seudah concluded at about 4:30.

At about 7:30 in the evening, HaGaon HaTzaddik, the Av Beis Din of Williamsburg shlit"a, taught Pirkei Avos in the hall of the beis medrash, in the teachings of the baal hilula, about the great power of the tzaddikim even when they are already in the World to Come, and that "tzaddikim are greater in their death than in their lifetime."

Right after the perek, a minyan for Mincha was arranged in the beis medrash.

Raava D'Raavin

The Rebbe entered the beis medrash for Mincha and Shalosh Seudos at about 9:05. Mincha: R' Yoel Asher Widder shlit"a (Kiryas Joel). The aliyos and honors were sold: Hotzaah and Hachnasah: R' Moshe Goldstein (Kiryas Joel). Baal Koreh: R' Meir, son of R' Yaakov Schreiber (London).
Kohen: R' Avrohom Yehoshua Glantz (Kiryas Joel). Levi: Rabbi Asher Yeshaya Horowitz, chairman of the Shul Hoif. Shlishi: R' Avrohom Widder (Kiryas Joel). Hagbah: the Rebbe shlit"a. Gelilah: HaGaon R' Yitzchak Shalom Friedman shlit"a, moreh tzedek in Kiryas Joel.
And the Rebbe thanked R' Yoel Mittelman (Kiryas Joel), who purchased the aliyos and honors.

At Shalosh Seudos the Rebbe tasted dairy, as is customary during one week of the Bein HaMetzarim period. The Rebbe spoke at length about this custom among the tzaddikim of the house of Sighet and Sanz, and then spread butter on the challah and drank a coffee.

With the zemiros the Rebbe honored: Odeh: R' Moshe Aryeh Freund, Rosh Av Beis Din's representative in London. It was sung to the tune of "Hayah Im Pipiyos" of Maran the holy Eitz Chaim zy"a. Shir HaMaalos: R' Avrohom Widder.

The Rebbe shlit"a delivered a Torah thought on the verse "Lo yachel devaro," and with a voice of tears explained that the power of the tefillah of the tzaddikim endures forever, and that with their merit one can be helped even today. He spoke for an extended time about the greatness of the holiness of the place, where our holy Rebbes served in the rabbinate and continue to daven here to bring about salvations. The grandfather, the Yismach Moshe, blesses with Birchas Kohanim all who come to the tziyon. A fear and dread seizes one when thinking "before Whom you are entering"; one enters the four cubits of their resting place and begins to contemplate the greatness of their holiness and power, how they shone a bright light in the heavens for thousands of Jews. One looks and says "What am I, what is my life, I am a worm and a maggot, I am ashamed of my sins." He urged everyone to take upon themselves good resolutions here in this place where his holy ancestors aroused Jewish children to teshuva, as it is auspicious to take upon oneself good resolutions. We ask the grandfather, the Yismach Moshe, "Lo yachel devaro, lo yaaseh devarav chulin," that he fulfill the promise to bring about the complete salvation. He concluded with many blessings.

After the Torah thought several arousing niggunim were sung. Yedid Nefesh: R' Yisroel Weinstock (Boro Park). Keil Mistater: R' Meir Hirsch (Kiryas Joel). The Rebbe recited the blessing over the cup.

Maariv for Motzei Shabbos: R' Yisroel Weinstock. After Havdalah the Rebbe wished a good week to the entire assembly together. It concluded at about 11:40.
At about 12:30 there were times for private audiences in his holy residence, in the very place where the holy residence of our holy Rebbes stood, and from there many salvations go forth to those who come early to his door and to all of Israel. Hundreds of our chassidim entered with kvitlach and pidyonos to receive the holy blessing and hand over their notes to be remembered for salvation and mercy. The Rebbe took them along and placed them on the holy tziyon of his ancestor, the holy Yismach Moshe zy"a.

During the times of entry, a ceremony of signing contracts took place for the Heichal HaTorah "Heichal Lev Aharon" of our holy kehilla in Manchester, where R' Moshe Aryeh Freund, deputy of the Rosh Av Beis Din in London, purchased a merit in the sifrei heichal, and R' Eliezer Lev purchased the merit of the study hall, and the Rebbe named it "Dameshek Eliezer" in honor of the donor. The Rebbe signed the contracts together with the donors and imparted blessings to the donors and their families and to the askanim of the heichal.
Likewise a contract signing took place where R' Yitzchak Parnes purchased a merit in the Shul Hoif, and the Rebbe imparted his holy blessing to him.

At about 1:50 the Rebbe shlit"a left the city of the forefathers, Sighet, taking with him heaps of requests for salvations and cures.

From Sighet the group set out for the town of Uhel in Hungary, the resting place of the founder of the holy lineage, Rabbeinu Moshe Ish HaElokim, Maran the Yismach Moshe zy"a.

Along the way the Rebbe shlit"a stopped in the town of Csenger.
First the Rebbe affixed a mezuzah in the guesthouse building in Csenger, and then the Rebbe rested for a short 3 hours.
In the morning at 7:30 the Rebbe went to the mikvah, and then affixed a mezuzah in the new beis medrash building.

Afterward the Rebbe walked over to the cemetery, where the Rebbe visited the tziyon of the holy Baal Menuchas Asher of Csenger zt"l. The Rebbe lit 5 candles and recited 5 chapters of Tehillim, from 90 to 95, and then continued on a two-hour journey to Uhel.

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Report of the holy journey of the Satmar Rebbe shlit"a on the occasion of the holy hilula of the head of the holy dynasty, the Hagaon Hakadosh, the Yismach Moshe zy"a

Sunday, Parshas Devarim — 'B'tzeil HaKodesh' with the Satmar Rebbe shlit"a
The Ohel, Sanz

On Sunday at around 10:15 the Rebbe shlit"a arrived in the city of Uhel, at the lodging.
At around 10:30 the Rebbe shlit"a entered for Shacharis in the large tent, "Ohel HaTefillos," which was specially set up in honor of the holy hilula.
The Rebbe put on the Shel Rosh and then laid tefillin for the bar mitzvah bochur Yehuda Aryeh, son of R' Meir Tzvi Weiss (Bnei Brak).
Baal tefillah: R' Hersh Leib Fogel (Kiryas Joel).

After davening, dozens of distinguished guests, rabbanim, chassidim and men of deeds who had come from all over Europe, among them guests who had stayed in the city of Uhel for Shabbos Kodesh, greeted the Rebbe. Also greeting him was HaRav Daniel Rokeach shlit"a of Lizhensk, who invited the Rebbe shlit"a to visit the guest-house building in Lizhensk, which stands under his leadership.

After davening a lechayim gathering and a session of pleading for mercy took place. Niggunim were sung for a longer time with great arousal, and the Rebbe shed tears. The Rebbe drank a lechayim and blessed the entire gathering, "May his merit protect us and all Israel," and gave a special blessing to the bar mitzvah bochur.

After the lechayim, at around 12:30, the Rebbe shlit"a went up to the holy tziyon together with the hundreds of men present. The Rebbe lit 5 candles with a neshama light and then leaned on the holy tziyon with awesome weeping while the assembled sang Ani Maamin in the coming of Moshiach.
After a few minutes the Rebbe said, with intense weeping, both the prayer attributed to the Yismach Moshe, "Shalom Aleichem," and the Yehi Ratzon before reciting Tehillim composed by the baal hahilula. He then recited aloud the chapters of the fourth book from 90 through 107 as is customary. After the Yehi Ratzon, said in a weeping voice, the Rebbe said Kaddish. The Rebbe then read kvitlach while the assembled sang niggunim of arousal, and afterward prostrated himself for a longer time with tremendous weeping. They concluded at around 1:40.

The Rebbe then returned to the lodging for the morning meal.
At the lodging, the guards of both batei chaim of our holy kehilla in Uhel entered, as well as from the city of Kalov, who are under the askanim of our holy kehilla, R' Avrohom Yoshe Glantz and R' Avrohom Brach. Together with HaRav Isamar Meizlish shlit"a, R' Avrohom Yoshe presented the many projects provided for the benefit of the thousands and tens of thousands of Jews who visit the holy kevarim throughout the year, and the Rebbe bestowed from his holy blessing.

After a short rest, at around 4:10, the Rebbe set out on the road to Sanz. On the way the Rebbe engaged in Torah and related beautiful things about Sanz.

Meanwhile, the Rebbe went through the daily schedule according to the clock and decided to make the change that the next day they would cross over before dawn to Lizhensk. The askanim immediately began making arrangements so that whoever wished could come along and take part in the holy tefillos at the holy place.
A trembling came over the mekuravim when, approaching Sanz, the Rebbe pointed with awe and fear at every village and town, with a feeling of how close they already were to Sanz.

At around 7:10 they arrived in Sanz. The Rebbe expressed his holy wish to go once more to the mikvah. The Rebbe went to the mikvah in the building of the Bnei Sanz, under the leadership of HaGaon Rabbi Yoel Halberstam shlit"a, Rav of the Beis Shmuel beis medrash in Kiryas Joel. When he came out, the Rebbe was already awesomely aflame.

After the mikvah the Rebbe went up to the upper floor of the building. The Rebbe greeted HaGaon Rabbi Yoel Halberstam shlit"a and spoke about the holy avodah of the Sanzer Rav zy"a, how at this very place the holy Kedushas Yom Tov would regularly come to stop on his way from Tetch.
The Rebbe shlit"a davened Mincha with intense arousal and devekus, and prolonged the Shemoneh Esrei with awesome weeping. Baal tefillah: R' Avrohom Moshe Landau (Williamsburg).

Immediately after Mincha, at around 7:45, the Rebbe went over to the beis hachaim. On the way a beautiful conversation took place with HaGaon Rabbi Yoel Halberstam shlit"a about the connection of our holy Rebbes of the Sighet house zy"a to the holy Sanzer Rav zy"a.
With awe, reverence and extraordinary fear, the Rebbe entered the holy ohel like a servant before his master, approached the holy tziyon and lit 5 candles with a neshama light. They began singing niggunim of arousal for a while as the Rebbe shed rivers of tears. The Rebbe then said the prayer of Shalom Aleichem and recited Tehillim of the fourth book from 90 through 107, and said the Yehi Ratzon while shedding tears from beginning to end. The Rebbe then read kvitlach while the assembled sang niggunim of arousal, and the Rebbe prostrated himself on the holy tziyon. They concluded at around 9:00.

The Rebbe then went over to the guest-house building Linas HaTzedek, under the direction of HaRav Rabbi Kalman Halberstam shlit"a, Rav of the Sanz beis medrash in Kiryas Joel. The Rebbe viewed the building, affixed a mezuzah, and davened Maariv. Baal tefillah: HaRav Rabbi Kalman Halberstam shlit"a, on the yahrzeit of his grandfather, the Gaon Hakadosh the Kreizer Rav zt"l.
After Maariv a lechayim gathering took place and the Rebbe related holy stories about Sanz.

They concluded at around 10:00 and the Rebbe returned to the central guest-house building of the Bnei Sanz. The Rebbe washed for a private Rosh Chodesh seudah with a select few mekuravim.

The assembled went over to the hall of the Best Western hotel, where a rich Rosh Chodesh seudah took place.
At the end of the seudah, at 11:00, the Rebbe entered. Niggunim of acceptance of prayers were sung, "May Hashem fulfill our requests," and all good things were pleaded for.
The Rebbe drank a lechayim, a food was given out in honor of Rosh Chodesh, and the Rebbe related several holy stories about the Gaon Hakadosh, the Divrei Chaim zy"a. He blessed the entire gathering that all good things be accomplished and that they return home with salvations and cures. They concluded at around 11:15.
On his way out the Rebbe expressed his admiration at the elevated spirit and warmth of the assembled, and the Rebbe traveled to the lodging.

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Monday, Parshas Devarim, Rosh Chodesh Av — 'B'tzeil HaKodesh' with the Satmar Rebbe shlit"a
Lizhensk

At around 4:45 in the morning the Rebbe went to the mikvah in the Bnei Tzanz building, and afterwards thanked HaGaon Rabbi Yoel Halberstam shlit"a profusely, and wished that he be able to broaden the boundaries of kedusha with his expansive plans for the future.

At 5:40 the Rebbe traveled from Tzanz to Lizhensk.

Arriving in Lizhensk at around 7:40, the Rebbe first went up to the Hachnasas Orchim building "Rebbe R' Elimelech's Court," under the direction of R' Daniel Rokeach shlit"a of Lizhensk, where the Rebbe rested for a few minutes from the fatigue of the journey, and in the meantime heard a report of his beneficial activities.
At 8:00 the Rebbe went up to the holy tziyun of the Rebbe R' Elimelech zy"a. Upon arriving at the cemetery, the Rebbe set aside tzedakah and said that it should be l'iluy nishmas the soul who will go announce to the tzaddik that people have come to his kever, just as the Yismach Moshe zy"a instructed his emissaries to do at the tziyun of the Rebbe R' Elimelech zy"a.

The Rebbe entered the holy ohel, lit 5 candles and recited the Tefilla Kodem HaTefilla of the Rebbe R' Elimelech zy"a at the place of the master, weeping profusely for an extended time. The Rebbe first recited the chapters of the fourth book of Tehillim, from 90 until 107, and recited the yehi ratzon for Shabbos and Yom Tov on account of Rosh Chodesh. Afterwards the Rebbe read kvitlach for an extended time while the crowd sang stirring melodies of inspiration, and then prostrated himself on the holy tziyun for a while. They finished at around 9:10 and the Rebbe went over to the guest quarters of the Hachnasas Orchim of Rabbi Simcha Krakowski, and greeted Rabbi Menashe Lipschitz, the director of the central Hachnasas Orchim of Lizhensk.

At around 9:45 the Rebbe entered for Shacharis in the beis medrash building of the Hachnasas Orchim of Lizhensk. The Rebbe put on tefillin in the heichal of the beis medrash. Baal tefilla: HaGaon Rabbi Kalman Halberstam shlit"a. The Rebbe proceeded to Hallel with great fervor.

Pesicha: R' Yeshaya, son of R' Dovid Wertheimer (Kiryas Joel). Baal koreh: the bochur Lipa, son of HaGaon R' Meir Weinberger shlit"a (Antwerp).
Kohen: HaGaon R' Berel Glanz shlit"a of Bardiov, Kiryas Joel. Levi: R' Simcha Yisroel Apfel (Kiryas Joel). Shlishi: R' Yitzchak Isaac Weiss, one of the leaders of our kehilla in Bnei Brak. Revi'i: the Rebbe shlit"a. Hagbah: R' Yoel Epstein (Kiryas Joel). Gelilah: R' Aharon Meir Weiss, one of the heads of the editorial staff of Kol HaHisachdus (Bnei Brak).

Mussaf: HaGaon R' Yechezkel Gelbstein shlit"a (Kiryas Joel).
Due to the late hour, the Rebbe left immediately after Mussaf and took leave of the entire tzibur once more, and the Rebbe shlit"a was escorted out with song and music.

Out on the street, the Toldos Aharon Rebbe shlit"a, who is currently in Lizhensk, was waiting for the Rebbe. The Rebbe greeted him with a blessing of Shalom, and he too blessed the Rebbe in return. The Rebbe said that today is a fitting day for the blessing of "Shalom," as it is Rosh Chodesh Av, the yahrzeit of Aharon HaKohen, who was a lover of peace and pursuer of peace. To this the Rebbe replied with a clever remark: "My name is 'Aharon' and you are a 'Kohen,' so together it is 'Aharon HaKohen'...." They then wished each other success in accomplishing all good for the klal and the prat. The Toldos Aharon Rebbe accompanied the Rebbe to the car and waited until the Rebbe drove off.

At around 11:15 they traveled from the holy city of Lizhensk to Rzeszow, arriving at around 11:55.

After a few minutes the Rebbe boarded the private plane together with a small number of kehilla leaders and mekurovim, on the way to Munich.

The Rebbe landed in Munich at around 2:15 and was driven by car that was waiting at the terminal. After some time, at around 4:30, the plane took off on the way to Boston.
En route, after a short rest, the Rebbe learned Torah for an extended time, and later discussed the trip and praised the askanim who invested so much work, and Baruch Hashem everything went smoothly. He said that one feels that the trip to the tzaddikim was made into an experience and feeling like the holy days, and expressed hope that they accomplished all good.

The plane landed in Boston at around 6:30, and the Rebbe davened Mincha in a side room. Baal tefilla: R' Chaim Avrohom Moskowitz (Kiryas Joel).

After Mincha the Rebbe set out on the way to Bethlehem, New Hampshire, a journey of about two and a half hours.

Upon arrival at around 9:45, the Rebbe immediately went over to the local beis medrash where the Rebbe davened Maariv. Baal tefilla: the bochur Pinchas Nachman, son of R' Yoel Glauber (Monsey).

After Maariv the assembled tzibur came over to greet the Rebbe, and the bochur Pinchas Nachman, son of R' Yoel Glauber, offered an answer to the question the Rebbe had left in yeshiva before leaving, l'menuchas hanefesh. The Rebbe then went home to his holy residence.

May the merit of the fathers protect us, and may Hashem fulfill all the wishes of our hearts for good, in good measure, with salvation and mercy.

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