Report on the Exalted Visit and Holy Journey of the Satmar Rebbe shlit"a to Montreal, Canada - Part 7

Monday, Parshas Toldos

At about 10:00 the Rebbe shlit"a entered for Shacharis in the great beis medrash, together with the rabbanim and the learners of our kollel.

At the Torah reading, the oleh for Kohen was R' Yoel Kohn, Levi: R' Leibush ben R' Chaim Levi, Shlishi: the Rebbe shlit"a, Hagbah: HaRav HaChassid R' Yitzchak Frankel, Gelilah: R' Hershel Klein.

After davening, a "Pas Shacharis" gathering was held in the host residence for the kollel's administration and the heads of the chaburos. The kollel director, HaGaon Rabbi Yudel Stern shlit"a, spoke and expressed praise for the kollel's administration, who give of themselves for the success of the kollel, both materially and spiritually. The kollel askanim informed the Rebbe that, in light of the Rebbe's holy call to open a morning kollel for Torah learning during the early morning hours, the distinguished philanthropist R' Yaakov Zussman Sofer had undertaken the expenses of the kollel in memory of his father, HaRav HaChassid R' Shmuel Binyamin a"h. The Rebbe drank a lechayim and bestowed from his holy blessings, and afterwards distributed a leather siddur with his handwritten inscription to the heads of the chaburos and the kollel administration.

At about 1:15 in the afternoon the Rebbe shlit"a arrived at the kollel avreichim in the hall of our great beis medrash. The Rebbe walked around among the learners and looked over their studies with great satisfaction. Afterwards a lechayim gathering was held, at which the Rebbe delivered a shiur on the topic of "ed echad ne'eman be'issurin," which is currently being learned in the kollel, and then continued with words of guidance to the kollel men. Among other things he spoke about rising to learn before davening in the early morning, and praised the heartwarming news that, in the spirit of "before they call, I will answer," there is already a donor for the new morning kollel.

After the words of Torah, the Rebbe drank a lechayim and wished the rabbanim and learners of the kollel well. It concluded at about 2:15.

On his way out, the Rebbe shlit"a went down to the lowest floor of the beis medrash, accompanied by HaRav HaChassid R' Avrohom Meir Wertzberger, a mainstay of our holy kehilla. The Rebbe looked around at the spacious "Heichal HaTorah" and the magnificent mikvah.

Afterwards the Rebbe shlit"a went over to the home of the philanthropist R' Mechil Rosenberg, who gave over his property to erect the huge tent for the elevated tishen and gatherings. There R' Mechil showed the Rebbe various historical manuscripts of the Noda BiYehuda and others, which the Rebbe examined for an extended time, and he presented the Rebbe shlit"a with a leather set of freshly printed Chiddushei Noda BiYehuda. The Rebbe drank a lechayim and bestowed from his holy blessings.

In the afternoon, bochurim of Yeshiva Ketana Skver Montreal came over to the host residence as a group. The Rebbe tested the bochurim on their studies, gave the bochurim a talk, and bestowed from his holy blessings.
Later, the older classes of Talmud Torah Skver Montreal came over. The children came to greet the Rebbe, and the Rebbe delivered words of guidance and blessing.

At about 4:20 the Rebbe davened Mincha in the host residence.
After Mincha, HaGaon HaTzaddik R' Yonason Binyamin Weiss shlit"a, Av Beis Din of Montreal, came for a return visit. A conversation developed in words of Torah and Chassidus, and the Rebbe honored him with a lechayim and bestowed from his holy blessings.

At about 5:15 the times of entry to the Rebbe's room began for the members of the Montreal community, who entered according to a pre-arranged schedule, and it continued until about 8:30.

During the entry times, the Wiznitz Montreal Rebbe shlit"a came for a return visit. A pleasant conversation developed about stories of tzaddikim, and the Rebbe honored him with a lechayim and bestowed from his holy blessings.
After the entry times, a meeting of the administration of our holy kehilla in Montreal was held in the host residence, at which various matters were discussed concerning the avreichim's association, the role of the gabbaim in the beis medrash, the morei hora'ah, and the opening of the beis horaah, as well as other matters concerning the future of our holy kehilla. The Rebbe shlit"a gave various directives and guidance, and bestowed from his holy blessings.

Afterwards a small meeting was held with the morei hora'ah, whom the Rebbe shlit"a appointed to serve in holiness and to rule "the word of Hashem, this is the halacha" in the new beis horaah of our holy kehilla, under the supervision of the Rav and Dayan of our kehilla shlit"a.
The distinguished talmidei chachamim, God-fearing and among the finest of our holy kehilla, are HaGaon Rabbi Yoel Asher Fischer shlit"a, HaGaon Rabbi Efraim Zalman Margulies shlit"a, and HaGaon Rabbi Chaim Elazar Hirshfeld shlit"a.
The Rebbe shlit"a gave various directives and guidance and bestowed his holy blessing upon the new dayanim shlit"a.

Before leaving the host residence, the Rebbe shlit"a thanked the host, the distinguished philanthropist R' Moshe Yeshaya Wertzberger of Eretz Yisroel, and his family, and warmly wished them abundant blessings.

At about 9:10 the Rebbe shlit"a left the host residence on the way to the airport, accompanied with song and music by the members of the Montreal community, who bade a difficult farewell, taking with them the uplifting days full of chizuk and guidance, which will be remembered for a long time and will accompany the members of the Montreal community.

On the way to the airport the Rebbe shlit"a stopped at the office of the philanthropist R' Yoel Yuda Rubinfeld (of Williamsburg), where the Rebbe affixed a mezuzah. Afterwards a lechayim gathering was held. R' Yoel Yuda spoke, and the Rebbe delivered brief words of guidance to the workers, drank a lechayim, and bestowed from his holy blessings.

At about 9:50 the Rebbe set out on the way to YUL airport, arriving at about 10:05, and at about 10:25 the private plane took off on the way to Teterboro airport.
At about 11:15 the plane landed, and after a few minutes the Rebbe davened Maariv at the airport.
At about 11:50 the Rebbe set out for his holy residence in Kiryas Joel, arriving at about 12:30, where the Rebbe was awaited with song and music.

"When the tzaddik is in the city, he is its glory, its splendor, and its majesty"

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