The Night of the Fourth Day of Chanukah – 'B'tzeil HaKodesh' with the Satmar Rebbe shlit"a

At around 6:15 the Rebbe shlit"a davened Maariv in his holy home. Before Maariv, the bochur Amram Yoel Shalaman lit the menorah.

In the evening, the Chanukah seudah for the orphans, boys and girls, of our holy kehilla took place in his holy home at the Ohel Katan, at the personal invitation of the faithful father and shepherd, the Satmar Rebbe shlit"a.
A very rich seudah was set out, separately for the orphan boys, headed by the Rebbe shlit"a, and separately for the orphan girls, through the Rebbetzin shlit"a.

These Candles Are Holy

At around 9:30 the Rebbe shlit"a entered his holy home for the lighting of the Chanukah candles privately with the orphans. The Rebbe shlit"a poured in the oil and recited the blessings with holy fervor.
Afterwards the Rebbe recited the zemiros and everyone together sang the melodies, melodies of inspiration, praise and thanksgiving.

After the candle lighting, the party took place with a very rich program for all the participants, with the participation of the Rebbe shlit"a. R' Yonason Schwartz performed and delighted with chazzanus selections, and cheered the children with interesting tricks in honor of the day. The Rebbe personally spent a longer time with the children, and it was an opportunity for everyone to ask the Rebbe shlit"a questions, to which the Rebbe replied with a pleasant countenance and conversed with good taste and wisdom. Afterwards the Rebbe shlit"a delivered moving holy words for an extended time, full of chizuk and emotion, and in the course of it bestowed his holy blessings.

Afterwards the Rebbe personally distributed gifts and Chanukah gelt to each one according to age. It concluded at around 12:00.
The Rebbe shlit"a warmly thanked the distinguished askanim, among the other distinguished askanim, R' Aryeh Herskowitz, R' Eliezer Roth, R' Mordechai Scheer.

Afterwards the Rebbe shlit"a went over to the lechayim of the vort celebrating the engagement of his granddaughter the kallah, daughter of the son-in-law of the Rebbe, HaGaon Rabbi, Rav of the Beis Medrash Ohel Feiga shlit"a. A longer conversation developed with the distinguished grandfathers and mechutanim of the lineage of the chosson and kallah. The Rebbe drank lechayim and shared from his holy blessings. It concluded at around 1:00.

Thursday, Parshas Miketz, Fourth Day of Chanukah

In the morning before Shacharis, brisos took place.
For the newborn son of R' Berish Laub, where the Rebbe was sandek and mohel.
For the newborn son of R' Shimon Rubinfeld, where the Rebbe was sandek and mohel.

The Rebbe shlit"a davened Shacharis in the Heichal of the Mesivta, Beirach Moshe branch. Before davening, the Rebbe helped the bar mitzvah bochur the bochur Moshe Yuda Yekusiel Hirsch (Williamsburg) put on tefillin.
The Rebbe shlit"a approached Hallel with great inspiration, and during the Torah reading, Hagbah took place.
After davening, a lechayim was held with the bar mitzvah bochurim in his private room.

In the afternoon at around 5:10, the Rebbe davened Mincha in his holy home.

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