Shabbos Kodesh Parshas Bo, Yahrzeit of Maran V'Rabanah HaGaon HaKadosh, the Baal Eitz Chaim zy"a — 'B'tzeil HaKodesh' with the Satmar Rebbe shlit"a, in the Resort Town of Palm Springs, California

On Friday afternoon at around 4:07, at the time of the visible sunset, the Rebbe shlit"a, as is his custom, ceased from work.

On Friday night at around 5:55, the Rebbe shlit"a entered the Chabad beis medrash wrapped in his tallis and went to the amud for Mincha. The Rebbe shlit"a then led Kabbalas Shabbos and recited Kaddish in honor of the hilula, and recited "Havu LaHashem" verse by verse.

Davening ended at around 7:20. The congregation went over to wish a gut Shabbos, and the Rebbe walked home to his holy residence.

At the Erev Shabbos seudah in his holy residence, the doors were opened to the public at around 9:40.
The Rebbe shlit"a honored the following with the zemiros. Kol Mekadesh: R' Moshe Ungar shlit"a (Skver neighborhood); Menucha V'Simcha: R' Yoel Hersh Rottenberg shlit"a, son of the Salka Rebbe of Monsey.

The Rebbe shlit"a said a Torah thought on the verse "Mi u'Mi HaHolchim" and explained, in the manner of derush, the sugya of "Dibra Torah k'lashon bnei adam."

Kah Echsof: HaGaon R' Aryeh Dov Kornbluh shlit"a, rosh yeshiva of Shiur Daled; Birkas HaMazon: the Rebbe's grandson Rabbi Yokel Teitelbaum shlit"a, son of HaGaon HaTzaddik, rav of the beis medrash Berach Moshe shlit"a.

Stories and Anecdotes: This week the Rebbe shlit"a related stories about the baal hilula, his grandfather HaGaon HaKadosh, the Baal Eitz Chaim zy"a.

Kah Ribon Olam: HaGaon R' Yitzchak Yaakov Rosenfeld shlit"a, one of the roshei yeshiva of Yeshiva Gedolah Shiur Daled; Az B'Yom HaShvi'i: HaGaon R' Alter Weberman shlit"a (Monsey). The seudah ended at around 11:25.

On Shabbos Kodesh

On Shabbos morning the Rebbe shlit"a entered the beis medrash at around 9:30.
Before Pesukei D'Zimra the Rebbe recited Kaddish and sent his grandson Rabbi Yokel Teitelbaum shlit"a to lead Pesukei D'Zimra, and then went to the amud for Shacharis.

Hotza'ah and Hachnasah (removing and returning the Torah): R' Chaim Peketa (Williamsburg); the verses of Shema Yisroel: R' Yaakov Hoffman (London).
Baal Koreh: R' Yehoshua Mendlowitz.
Aliyos. Kohen: R' Meir Gross; Levi: HaGaon R' Yissachar Berish Friedman shlit"a, rav of Kehal Beis Yisroel, Cedarhurst; Shlishi: HaGaon R' Aryeh Dov Kornbluh shlit"a; Revi'i: R' Yosef Mordechai Kahana (Williamsburg); Chamishi: R' Yitzchak Dovid Landau (Williamsburg); Shishi: the Rebbe shlit"a.

The Rebbe's aliya was purchased by R' Refael Perlmutter together with his brother-in-law R' Yosef Mordechai Kahana. The Rebbe thanked them and instructed that a Mi Shebeirach be recited.

Shevi'i: R' Efraim Fishel Kish (Boro Park); Hosafos: R' Avrohom Meir Itzkowitz (Kiryas Joel), the Rebbe's grandson Rabbi Yokel Teitelbaum shlit"a, and HaGaon R' Yitzchak Yaakov Rosenfeld shlit"a; Acharon: R' Yitzchak Tzvi Klein (Williamsburg); Maftir: HaGaon HaTzaddik, the Av Beis Din of Hivnov shlit"a; Hagbah: R' Uziel Lefkowitz (Kiryas Joel); Gelilah: R' Mendel Gershon Indig (Williamsburg).

For Mussaf the Rebbe shlit"a went to the amud in honor of the hilula. The opening of Ane'im Zemiros: HaGaon R' Moshe Yosef Ashkenazi shlit"a (Monsey). Davening ended at around 12:25.

Ra'avah D'Ra'avin

The Rebbe shlit"a entered the beis medrash for Mincha and Shalosh Seudos at around 5:55.
The Rebbe shlit"a went to the amud for Mincha, and after Kaddish put on his tallis over his shoulders with a bracha.
Hotza'ah and Hachnasah: R' Shalom Eliezer Weber (Kiryas Joel); Baal Koreh: Rabbi Yokel Teitelbaum shlit"a; Kohen: R' Yisroel Meir Friedman shlit"a (Kiryas Joel); Levi: R' Yoel Levy (Kiryas Joel); Shlishi: R' Refael Perlmutter; Hagbah: the Rebbe shlit"a; Gelilah: R' Yoel Falkowitz (Kiryas Joel).

The Rebbe shlit"a honored the following with the zemiros at Shalosh Seudos. Odeh: R' Yehoshua Mendlowitz, and the Nenuim melody of the baal hilula, the Baal Eitz Chaim zy"a, was sung; Shir HaMaalos: R' Chaim Rothstein (Boro Park).

The Rebbe shlit"a said a Torah thought on the verse "V'higadta l'vincha bayom hahu leimor," and explained that a Jew is created with a tzelem Elokim, and that is how his tefillos are accepted. But when one, chas v'shalom, damages it, he loses the tzelem Elokim and cannot daven and avert evil decrees from the Jewish children. He said to consider that we are already through half of the Shovavim days, and how much better one has become; if so, one has already regained the tzelem Elokim through teshuva for the past and a commitment for the future. Shabbos is gematria "yefeh to'ar" and is a segulah for regaining the tzelem Elokim. Likewise, by going to the mikvah one can wash away the face, and the tefillos are accepted.
Yedid Nefesh: HaGaon R' Yissachar Berish Friedman shlit"a; Kel Mistatter: R' Yoel Hersh Rottenberg shlit"a.
The Rebbe shlit"a recited the bracha over the cup.

Maariv of Motzei Shabbos: HaGaon R' Alter Weberman shlit"a. After Havdalah the congregation went over to wish a gutte voch. Davening ended at around 8:15.

At around 10:30 the Rebbe shlit"a entered the Chabad beis medrash for the tish in honor of the yahrzeit of his grandfather, Maran V'Rabanah HaGaon HaKadosh, the Baal Eitz Chaim zy"a. The Rebbe washed for the seudah.
At the fish course HaGaon R' Aryeh Dov Kornbluh shlit"a, rosh yeshiva of Shiur Daled, made a siyum on Maseches Beitzah, which was completed within the yeshiva.
The zemiros for Motzei Shabbos were sung. The Rebbe drank a lechayim and wished "zechuso yagen aleinu."
Also participating in the seudah were the Beis Yitzchak Spinka Rebbe shlit"a, who is vacationing in Arizona, and the Av Beis Din of Monsey shlit"a.

The Rebbe shlit"a delivered divrei Torah from the teachings of the baal hilula zy"a, emphasizing the importance and greatness of going to the mikvah every day, and continued with holy stories about the baal hilula for an extended time.

The Rebbe honored the Av Beis Din of Monsey shlit"a with Michtam L'Dovid, and afterward the Rebbe recited the bracha over the cup.
On his way out, the Rebbe greeted HaGaon HaTzaddik R' Menashe Rubin shlit"a, Av Beis Din of Dinov, Casa Grande, Arizona.
The tish ended at around 12:00.

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