Report of the Visit and Holy Journey of the Satmar Rebbe shlit"a to Montreal, Canada – Part 5

Motzei Shabbos Chayei Sarah

After Havdalah, the Rebbe shlit"a delivered holy words of chizuk and guidance via a hook-up to the hundreds of widows who had taken part in the magnificent Shabbos "Oneg HaRuchos," at the candle-lighting gathering at the holy burial place in Meron, may it be rebuilt.

At around 8:20, at the guest residence, a gathering of appreciation was held by Chevra Hatzolah of Montreal in honor of the distinguished philanthropist R' Menachem Liberman, who donated an ambulance to Hatzolah. R' Menachem Meir Feig, one of the leading askanim in Montreal, spoke in praise of R' Menachem and of the other askanim of our kehilla who stand ready to help with whatever is needed. The Rebbe drank a lechayim, warmly blessed all the volunteers, and presented a silver wine bottle to R' Menachem on behalf of Hatzolah, as an expression of appreciation for his many good deeds for Hatzolah in particular and for Montreal in general.

Afterwards, there was a time of entry into the Rebbe's private chamber for the members of our community from Kiryas Tash, until around 9:30.

After the entry times, the Rebbe shlit"a went to the home of the family of R' Yaakov Yehoshua Wertzberger a"h, whose widow, may she live, together with her children, donated a large sum to the beis medrash in memory of her husband / their father. A pleasant conversation developed about various historical writings that R' Yaakov Yehoshua had in his possession. The Rebbe drank a lechayim and bestowed his holy blessings upon the widow and the entire family.

From there, the Rebbe shlit"a went to the home of R' Aharon Moshe Schwartz shlit"a, whose children donated a considerable sum to the beis medrash. A pleasant conversation developed about the relatives, HaGaon Rabbi Shmuel Schwartz zt"l, who served for many years as Av Beis Din of Satmar Montreal, and R' Asher Schwartz z"l, known as R' Asher the gabbai, who was a close attendant of our holy Rebbes of the house of Sighet. The Rebbe drank a lechayim and bestowed his holy blessings.

From there, the Rebbe shlit"a went to visit HaGaon Rabbi Wolf Ber Lerner shlit"a, dayan of Belz Montreal, where all the dayanim and moros horaah of the Belz kehilla were also present. A lengthy conversation developed on various areas of Torah, and on various interesting questions, holy practices, and customs of the holy Rebbe, the Maharid of Belz zy"a. The dayan shlit"a honored the Rebbe with a lechayim, and the Rebbe bestowed his holy blessings.

After the visit, at around 11:00, the Rebbe shlit"a arrived at the giant tent structure for the gathering marking the completion of the writing of the letters of the Sefer Torah that was written by the distinguished philanthropist R' Yaakov Zussman, sofer. Upon arrival, the Rebbe danced in place for several minutes. During the gathering, stirring melodies were sung, and the young married man R' Dovid Klein sang special verses composed in honor of the occasion. Then the donor, the distinguished philanthropist R' Yaakov Zussman, brought in the Sefer Torah and placed it on the Rebbe's table, and the stirring melodies continued. The Rebbe washed his hands and wrote in the letters.
Afterwards, the Rebbe drank a lechayim, warmly blessed the esteemed donor and the entire public, and delivered holy words on the mitzvah of writing a Sefer Torah, bringing out the importance of a single word, a line of Gemara, davening, and so on, but that this is only possible if one minimizes worldly vanities and physical desires. The Rebbe concluded with words of praise for the esteemed donor, noting his many good deeds, and bestowed abundant blessings upon the esteemed donor and the entire public.

After the holy words, the Rebbe shlit"a went to the hagbah and broke out into a joyous dance with the open Sefer Torah. R' Eliezer Spitzer was honored with gelilah, and R' Yaakov Leib Sofer (son-in-law of the distinguished…) with dressing the Torah in its mantle. Then the donor took the Sefer Torah, and the Rebbe crowned the Sefer Torah with the crown, then took the Sefer Torah and danced for a lengthy time. Afterwards, the Rebbe honored the donor to dance with the Sefer Torah. It ended at around 12:40. The Rebbe wished the entire public a good week and was escorted out with song and music.
At the guest residence, HaGaon Rabbi Yochanan Wosner shlit"a, Rosh Av Beis Din of Skver, came for a return visit. A pleasant conversation developed, and the dayan shlit"a gave the Rebbe his sefer, Shu"t Chayei HaLevi, volume 11. The Rebbe honored him with a lechayim, bestowed his holy blessings, and escorted him out to the street.

Afterwards, the group of singers from among our chassidim, who had led the gatherings over the past days, entered the Rebbe's private chamber. The Rebbe spoke words of blessing, and all the singers went in, and the Rebbe warmly blessed them.

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