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

This morning after the mikvah, the Rebbe shlit"a greeted the Kosov Rebbe shlit"a, who is staying in Kiryas Joel these days for a period of rest. A pleasant conversation ensued, and the Rebbe bestowed his holy blessings upon him.

Before Shacharis, the brisos took place.
For the newborn son of R' Shalom Yosef Mendlowitz, where the Rebbe served as sandek and mohel.
For the newborn son of R' Avrohom Dov Farges, where the Rebbe served as sandek and mohel.

The Rebbe shlit"a davened Shacharis at the new 'Eitz Chaim' branch of the Yeshiva Gedolah, under the leadership of HaGaon Rabbi Mordechai Aharon Zeibel shlit"a, in the Beis Shalom beis medrash on Shinover Street. Upon arrival, the Rebbe looked around with great nachas at the learning.

Before davening, the Rebbe put tefillin on the bar mitzvah bochur, son of HaGaon Rabbi Efraim Fishel Berkowitz shlit"a, a dayan in our kehilla.

After davening, a lechayim was held in honor of the start of the zman. The Rebbe drank lechayim and delivered words of divrei bracha v'hischazkus to the bochurim, and spoke words of praise about the esteemed menahel and the maggidei shiur, concluding with his holy blessings for a successful zman, b'ezras Hashem.

Then, around 12:00, the Rebbe shlit"a traveled up together with the bochurim to the kevarim of our holy Rebbes, on the occasion of the wedding of his grandson, which takes place today, Wednesday, in the Beis Medrash HaGadol in Kiryas Joel. Upon arrival at the cemetery, the Rebbe recited the blessing, then entered the holy ohel and lit 5 candles at the holy graves and at the kever of his mother, the Rebbetzin a"h. The Rebbe recited the tefilla of the Yismach Moshe zy"a and recited the chapters of Sefer Revi'i as customary. After Kaddish, the Rebbe read kvitlach while nigunei hisorerus were sung, and then the Rebbe prostrated himself at the graves of our holy Rebbes and of his mother the Rebbetzin a"h. They concluded at around 12:30.

In the afternoon, the Rebbe went up to the Heichal HaYeshiva, the Yoel Moshe branch, where the Rebbe learned with a chavrusa from among the yeshiva's talmidim in his private room.
Upon arriving at the yeshiva, the Rebbe looked over the construction work on the top floor of the building, which is being magnificently completed for the benefit of the bochurim. Around 6:00 the Rebbe davened Mincha in the yeshiva.

Around 7:00 the Rebbe shlit"a traveled into Williamsburg for the weekly reception hours.
Upon arrival, the Rebbe offered words of consolation to the sons of R' Ezra Moshe Berkowitz a"h, on the passing of their mother a"h.

Afterward, the Rebbe offered words of consolation to the Melitz Rebbe shlit"a and his sons, the Rabbanim shlit"a, on the passing of his wife / their mother, the Melitz Rebbetzin a"h.

The reception hours in the holy inner chamber lasted from around 9:00 until 1:00 at night, in his esteemed home on Hooper St.

During the reception hours, the Skulen Rebbe of Williamsburg shlit"a came for a visit, to receive the Rebbe's holy blessings on his move to Williamsburg and the opening of the Rebbe's court. A pleasant conversation ensued, and the Rebbe honored him with a lechayim and bestowed his holy blessings.

Later, the writing of the letters took place for the Sefer Torah being written by HaRav Yeshaya Sacks shlit"a in the Deesh beis medrash. After the letters were written, the Rebbe drank lechayim and honored the sons of the Deesh Rebbe shlit"a with a lechayim, and bestowed his holy blessings on the donor of the Sefer Torah and on all the participants.

The Rebbe shlit"a also heard a brief report from the Vaad HaChinuch of our holy mosdos in Williamsburg, regarding various improvements in the curriculum that were introduced for the new year at the Talmud Torah building at the Rebbe's request.

The Rebbe shlit"a davened Maariv around 12:00, and then continued receiving the public.

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