Shabbos Kodesh, Parshas Mikeitz, Shabbos Chanukah, 1 Teves — 'B'tzeil HaKodesh' with the Satmar Rebbe shlit"a in the midst of our holy kehilla in Williamsburg.

On Erev Shabbos afternoon, after the fifth hour, the Rebbe shlit"a lit the menorah in his holy home and recited the Haneiros until Maoz Tzur, as is customary.

On Friday night at around 5:10, the Rebbe shlit"a entered the beis medrash wrapped in his tallis and went up to daven Mincha.

After Mincha, the appeal for the Beis Din of our holy kehilla in Williamsburg took place, with HaGaon Rabbi Hersh Leib Bernstein shlit"a, dayan and moreh tzedek of our beis medrash Beis Menachem Tzvi and rav of the Vaad HaKashrus of Kiryas Joel, speaking.

Kabbalas Shabbos: R' Chaim Heller. After davening, the crowd went over to wish a "Gut Shabbos" and greet the Rebbe with "Shalom," and the Rebbe shlit"a went home to his holy residence.

At around 9:35, the Rebbe shlit"a entered the tish in the hall of the great beis medrash and began, as is his holy custom, "Shalom Aleichem" with emotion and sweetness.

Eishes Chayil: the Rebbe's grandson, the bochur Yisroel Dushinsky, son of the Gaon, rav of Beis Medrash Ohel Feiga shlit"a. Lifting of the cup for Kiddush: the Gaon Av Beis Din of Williamsburg shlit"a.

The Rebbe shlit"a honored people with the zemiros. Kol Mekadesh: HaGaon Rabbi Chaim Dovid Rubin shlit"a, rav of Beis Medrash Ohel Torah; Menuchah V'Simchah: Rabbi Mordechai Dov Meisels shlit"a, grandson of the Gaon Av Beis Din of Montreal shlit"a.

The Rebbe shlit"a said Torah on the verse "U'tavach tevach v'hachein," by way of pilpul and derush, and explained that since the eighth day is on account of the miracle of the victory in the war, it is indeed counted as a salvation of the body, and one makes seudos.

Kah Echsof: HaGaon Rabbi Meir Halberstam shlit"a, dayan and moreh tzedek of our beis medrash Binyan Barach. Birkas Hamazon: the Gaon Av Beis Din of Williamsburg shlit"a.

Stories and anecdotes: this week the Rebbe shlit"a related about the holy Divrei Yechezkel of Shinova zy"a, whose yahrzeit falls on Friday, 6 Teves. Kah Ribon Olam: HaGaon Rabbi Chaim Aharon Ungar shlit"a, dayan and moreh tzedek of our beis medrash South 8.

The new chassanim passed by to take fruit, and the Shalom Zachor also took place at the following baalei simcha:
HaGaon Rabbi Yoel Heiman shlit"a, moreh tzedek in our kehilla.
R' Kalman Eliezer Kaira.
R' Yoel Fruchs.
R' Lipa Markowitz.
R' Eliezer Berkowitz.
R' Yitzchak Karpen.

Az B'yom HaShevi'i: HaGaon Rabbi Shalom Teitelbaum shlit"a, dayan and moreh tzedek of Beis Medrash V'Yoel Moshe. The tish concluded at around 11:55.

U'vYom HaShabbos Kodesh

On Shabbos Kodesh morning, the Rebbe shlit"a entered at 9:25. Pesukei D'zimra: R' Avrohom Moshe Falkowitz. The Rebbe shlit"a went up to daven Shacharis and Hallel, and for Chazaras HaShatz he sent his grandson, Rabbi Chaim Hersh Teitelbaum shlit"a of Boro Park.

Hotzaah and Hachnasah were given as honors to: HaGaon Rabbi Nachum Elisha Horowitz shlit"a, HaGaon Rabbi Aharon Silberstein shlit"a, and HaGaon Rabbi Mordechai Yitzchak Lazar shlit"a.
Baal Koreh: R' Yehuda Aryeh Kaufman.

Aliyos. Kohen: R' Yaakov HaKohen Glick; Levi: R' Yoel Tirnauer; Shlishi: the Gaon Av Beis Din shlit"a; Revi'i: the chassan, the bochur Elimelech Daskal — a bochur being thrown candy; Chamishi: R' Avrohom Moshe Falkowitz; Shishi: the Rebbe shlit"a.

After his aliyah, the Rebbe shlit"a recited the Mi Sheberach and named the baby girls at the following baalei simcha, in honor of the birth of a daughter:
HaGaon Rabbi Nachum Elisha Horowitz shlit"a.
R' Avrohom Shmuel Scheer.
R' Yitzchak Eizik Silberstein.
Shevi'i: R' Yosef Mordechai Kahana; Hagbah of the first sefer: R' Moshe Weinstock; Gelilah: R' Shmuel Freund.
Acharon — Rosh Chodesh: R' Avrohom Barach; Hagbah of the second sefer: R' Mordechai Yitzchak Maskowitz; Gelilah: R' Yeshaya Shalom Silberstein.
Maftir — Chanukah: R' Moshe Eliezer Landau; Hagbah of the third sefer: R' Yehuda Leib Friedman; Gelilah: R' Elimelech Daskal.

The Rebbe shlit"a went up to daven Mussaf in honor of Shabbos Rosh Chodesh. Opening of Ane'im Zemiros: R' Shlomo Grossbard (London). The davening concluded at around 12:50.
Ra'avah D'Ra'avin

For Mincha and Shalosh Seudos, the Rebbe shlit"a entered the beis medrash at around 5:10. Mincha: R' Akiva Hirsch; Hotzaah and Hachnasah: R' Shlomo Zalman Stein; Kohen: R' Yaakov Yehoshua Sander; Levi: R' Chaim Levy (Vienna); Shlishi: HaGaon Rabbi Yehuda Ber Teller shlit"a; Hagbah: the Rebbe shlit"a; Gelilah: R' Yoel Frankel.

The Rebbe shlit"a honored people with the zemiros at Shalosh Seudos. Odeh: R' Yudel Wertzberger; Shir HaMaalos: R' Chaim Levy.

In his Torah, the Rebbe shlit"a took up the verse "U'tavach tevach v'hachein" and explained that at the miracle of Chanukah, the Jews attained such a great level that the seven heavens and the earth were opened to them, in the manner of "Atah horei'sa lada'as ki Hashem hu haElokim ein od milvado," as at Matan Torah, and they merited great levels of understanding through the holy Chashmonaim, and through this, all kinds of spiritual and material salvations are bestowed until today.

Yedid Nefesh: R' Menachem Gershon Lebovitz; Kel Mistateir: R' Chaim Heller. The Rebbe shlit"a recited the blessing over the cup.

Before Maariv, the shamash, R' Shlomo Wertzberger, lit the menorah. Maariv of Motzei Shabbos: R' Shlomo Zalman Stein. After Havdalah, people went over to wish a good week, and the tish concluded at around 7:30.

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