Sunday, Parshas Mishpatim — 'B'tzeil HaKodesh' with the Satmar Rebbe shlit"a

This morning, before Shacharis, a bris took place for the newborn son of R' Lipa Ackerman, at which the Rebbe served as sandek and mohel.

The Rebbe shlit"a davened Shacharis in the Beis Medrash HaGadol. Before davening, the Rebbe put tefillin on the bar mitzvah bochurim:
The bochur Hershel Wertheimer, bar mitzvah (Monsey).
The bochur Zalman Leib Waldman (Williamsburg).
The bochur Yoel Guttman.
The bochur Yoel Fuchs.
After davening, a lechayim was held with the bar mitzvah bochurim in the Rebbe's private room.

At around 1:15 the Rebbe shlit"a set out on the way to Boro Park, and at around 2:45 the Rebbe shlit"a arrived at the event of affixing the mezuzah and a lechayim gathering for the new beis medrash Tefilah L'Moshe of our holy kehilla in Boro Park. The Rebbe affixed the mezuzah on the main entrance, after which a lechayim gathering took place. The Rebbe drank lechayim and bestowed blessings upon the rav of the beis medrash, HaGaon Rabbi Tzvi Elimelech Teitelbaum shlit"a, and upon the entire community, and then delivered words of Torah and a blessing. It concluded at around 3:15.

From there the Rebbe shlit"a set out on the way to Williamsburg.
The Rebbe arrived at around 3:45 at the new building of the yeshivos ketanos, the "Mivtzar HaTorah" branch under the direction of HaRav R' Nata Moskowitz shlit"a and the "Ahavas HaTorah" branch under the direction of HaRav R' Chaim Shlomo Rottenberg shlit"a. First, a lechayim gathering was held in the hall of the beis medrash of the Mivtzar HaTorah branch, attended by the bochurim of both branches. Several niggunim were sung, and the Rebbe delivered words of Torah and encouraged learning Torah for uninterrupted hours from Rosh Chodesh Adar until Purim as a preparation for the great Yom Tov. He also spoke words of mussar about impure vessels and about singing melodies from unkosher sources, and concluded with words of praise for the yeshivos and gave his holy blessing.

Afterwards the Rebbe went down to the "Ahavas HaTorah" branch, where the Rebbe affixed a mezuzah on the gate of the beis medrash and looked around the yeshiva. It concluded at around 4:15.

From there the Rebbe shlit"a went over to the new building of the Bais HaOfeh of our holy kehilla. The Rebbe looked around for an extended time throughout the entire new building and everything around it, all the rooms, storage areas, and so on, as the director of the Bais HaOfeh, R' Baruch Yuda Spitzer, pointed out the many hiddurim and chumros. Afterwards the Rebbe separated challah.
A lechayim gathering was held in the corridor. The Rebbe drank lechayim and bestowed blessings upon the entire community, and especially upon the director of the Bais HaOfeh, and delivered words of Torah and praised the effort and the chumros that the esteemed director invested to establish this for the sake of Hashem's name and glory, under the personal supervision of HaGaon Av Beis Din of the holy community shlit"a, who stands guard, and concluded with his holy blessing to all the workers and those engaged in the holy work. On the way out, the Rebbe gave a gift of a Kos Shel Eliyahu to the director of the Bais HaOfeh, R' Baruch Yuda Spitzer, and then affixed a mezuzah on the main entrance. It concluded at around 4:50.

From there the Rebbe shlit"a went over to our great beis medrash in Williamsburg. The Rebbe looked in on the Kollel Ahavas Kadumim, which takes place in one of the davening halls, and afterwards davened Mincha in Room 2 of the newly renovated davening halls on the Rispler floor.

After Mincha the Rebbe went over to the building of the Beis Medrash HaGadol, where the Rebbe looked into the great hall, which was filled to capacity with the kollel learners, and derived great nachas from the majestic sight.

Then the Rebbe went up to the ezras nashim of the Beis Medrash HaGadol to the simcha of the pidyon haben of the son of his grandson, HaRav Shalom Yechezkel Shraga Rubin shlit"a, son-in-law of HaGaon Av Beis Din of Sighet shlit"a.
As the Kohen, the one redeeming, served the Rebbe's grandson, HaRav R' Yoel HaKohen Glantz shlit"a, son-in-law of HaGaon Av Beis Din of Williamsburg shlit"a. Joyous niggunim were sung, and the Rebbe drank lechayim and bestowed blessings upon the baal simcha, the grandfathers, the mechutanim, and the entire community. At around 5:50 the Rebbe left the hall.

From there the Rebbe shlit"a went to comfort the mourners, the Rabbanim HaGeonim, sons of HaGaon Rabbi Berish Laufer z"l, on the passing of their mother, the Rebbetzin a"h. Afterwards, at around 6:10, the Rebbe set out on the way home to Kiryas Joel.

In the evening the Rebbe shlit"a officiated at the kiddushin at the chuppah of the following mechutanim:
R' Shimshon Gefen - R' Meir Wertheimer, at Kinor David hall.
R' Dovid Meir Friedman - R' Yoel Ber Yakubovitch, at Beis Rachel Paradise hall.
The times for entering the Rebbe's room were from around 8:15 until 12:00 at night, in his holy home at the Ohel Court.

The Rebbe shlit"a read the tenaim at the tenaim hall in his holy home between the mechutanim R' Hillel Rosenberg (Williamsburg) - R' Yoel Berger.

The Rebbe davened Maariv at around 12:10 in his holy home.

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