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Sunday28 Shevat 57832/19/2023

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That Hashem Should Remember Us With Mercy and Bless Them Upon Their Coming to My Home

Shabbos Kodesh Parshas Mishpatim — Shekalim, Shabbos Mevarchim Chodesh Adar, the Shabbos before the holy hilula of our master and teacher, the Holy Rebbe, the Kedushas Yom Tov zy"a, B'tzeil HaKodesh with the continuer of the dynasty of the House of Etz HaTamarim, the Satmar Rebbe shlit"a, in the city of the forefathers, Sighet, Romania, during the holy journey and the Shabbos of "Yeshiva Shel Maalah."

With holy trepidation, excitement and great spiritual elevation, the uplifting, historic Shabbos of "Yeshiva Shel Maalah" was held, a Shabbos Kodesh resembling the World to Come, with the leader of the congregation of Yeshurun, the great Rosh Hayeshiva, the Satmar Rebbe shlit"a, together with close to 400 talmidim from the 6 holy yeshivos of Eretz Yisroel and Europe, who for the first time merited to experience an elevated Shabbos B'tzeil HaKodesh, where the Rebbe descended from the mountain to the people and spent many hours with the talmidim from abroad, in the very place where his forebears, our holy Rebbes of Etz HaTamarim zy"a, davened, where our holy Rebbes carried out their holy service for many years, particularly in teaching Torah to talmidim.

It is difficult, and there are no words, to convey the elevated feelings of the hundreds of talmidim of "Yeshiva Shel Maalah" after experiencing this uplifting Shabbos Kodesh, which will accompany them for many years. Nevertheless, for the benefit of the public, the thousands of our fellow chassidim, we will try to report only the events and honors that took place throughout the Shabbos B'tzeil HaKodesh.

On Erev Shabbos, at candle-lighting time, the Rebbe shlit"a lit the Shabbos Kodesh candles in the Heichal of the Etz HaTamarim beis medrash.

About 15 minutes after the time, a derasha to open Shabbos was delivered to all the bochurim by HaGaon Rabbi Lipa Teitelbaum shlit"a, dayan of our holy kehilla in Antwerp.

On Friday night at about 6:20, the Rebbe shlit"a entered the beis medrash wrapped in his tallis, approached the amud for Mincha, and prolonged it for some time with awesome weeping and great arousal. Kabbalas Shabbos was led by HaGaon Rabbi Yoshe Klein shlit"a, director of our holy yeshiva in Yerushalayim. Mizmor LeDovid Havu LaHashem was said verse by verse, following the custom of the holy community of Sighet.

After davening, the Rebbe shlit"a went up to the Aron Kodesh and, with a radiant countenance, wished a good Shabbos to all the talmidim on all sides of the beis medrash.

Afterward HaGaon Rabbi Yoel Kellner shlit"a, director of our holy yeshiva in Manchester, led and announced the sedarim throughout the Shabbos.

Immediately afterward, all the bochurim went down to the dining hall to review the sedra, and then a wonderful shiur was given by HaGaon Rabbi Yoel Langberg shlit"a, maggid shiur in our holy yeshiva in London.
Meanwhile, the beis medrash was set up for the occasion with platforms on all 3 sides so that all the bochurim could participate. At each person's place was prepared a splendid Zemiros booklet with the Imra Tevo'a LeShabbos Kodesh pamphlet, with special challah covers and the like.
The entire great beis medrash, from end to end, was set up with the hundreds of places packed closely together in a special manner so that everyone, without exception, could sit and take part from all sides.
At all 3 tables during the Shabbos Kodesh, the beis medrash was indeed filled to capacity, and everyone sat. The servers were only chassidic bochurim, "and no stranger shall mingle in our camp."

At about 9:10 the hundreds of bochurim came in; each was arranged in his place by a special system of cards by the esteemed directors, who distributed a special card to each one showing where his seat was. In addition, along the sides above, the Rebbe's attendants were arranged, along with the several generous donors who financed the Shabbos of "Yeshiva Shel Maalah."

At about 9:30 the Rebbe shlit"a entered for the Shulchan Aruch, which was conducted on an exceedingly elevated level, with great spiritual elevation and excitement, and it extended for close to 5 hours!

The Rebbe shlit"a began, in his holy manner, with Shalom Aleichem, with feeling, sweetness and burning fire.

Eishes Chayil: the Rebbe's grandson, the bochur Meir Eliezer ט"ב, son of HaGaon HaTzaddik, Rav of the beis medrash, Rabbi Berach Moshe shlit"a. Hagbahas HaKos: the Rebbe's grandson, the bochur Meir Eliezer ט"ב, ני"ו, of the Rebbe shlit"a, who made Kiddush and fulfilled the obligation for the entire congregation.

During the seudah, between the courses, before the fish, the soup, the meat, and after the meat, the Rebbe shlit"a said 4 Torah thoughts and explained the four categories of damages: shor, bor, mav'eh, and hev'er, with wonderful explanations in derush style, continuing from one Torah thought to the next, filled with mussar and chizuk.
During the tish, several niggunim were sung for long periods, and twice the chassidim stood up to dance fiery dances. They also sang several timely songs in Yiddish about the bond between Israel and our Father in Heaven during the days of Shovavim, with great arousal.

The Rebbe shlit"a honored people to lead the Zemiros. Kol Mekadesh: HaGaon Rabbi Pinchas Schlesinger shlit"a, director of our holy yeshiva in London. Menucha VeSimcha: HaGaon Rabbi Mordechai Yozef shlit"a, director of Yeshiva Gedola Maharit in Bnei Brak.

After the Zemiros, the Rebbe shlit"a delivered a longer Torah discourse on the sugya of shelo kederech hanaasan and "aseh lifnei hadibbur."

Kah Echsof: HaGaon Rabbi Yitzchak Dovid Yakov shlit"a, director of the yeshiva ketana in Bnei Brak. Birkas Hamazon: HaGaon Rabbi Lipa Teitelbaum shlit"a, dayan of our kehilla in Antwerp, grandson of the Kedushas Yom Tov zy"a.

The Rebbe shlit"a related stories and episodes about his ancestor, our master and teacher, the Kedushas Yom Tov zy"a, whose yahrzeit falls on Monday, 29 Shevat.

Kah Ribon Olam: HaGaon Rabbi Yoel Kellner shlit"a, director of our holy yeshiva in Manchester.

After the fruit, bundles were brought in and joyous niggunim were sung in honor of the Shalom Zachor of the Rebbe's grandson, Rabbi Mordechai Yuda Halberstam shlit"a.

Ohr Panecha in honor of Shabbos Shekalim: HaGaon Rabbi Yoshe Klein shlit"a, director of our holy yeshiva in Yerushalayim, the holy city, which was sung with arousal and deveikus.

Az Beyom Hashvi'i: HaGaon Rabbi Yisroel Klein shlit"a, director of our holy yeshiva in Antwerp. Then they continued with Uvau Kulam and Naaseh VeNishma. It ended at about 2:05.

After the tish, the talmidim of Yeshiva Gedola Maharit in Bnei Brak came in as a group and engaged in pilpul with the Rebbe shlit"a on the sugya of shelo kederech hanaasan, on the Friday-morning shiur sugya, for a longer time, and the Rebbe greatly marveled at their knowledge and depth.

Also, HaGaon Rabbi Yosef Aron Israel shlit"a, maggid shiur in Yeshiva Gedola in Bnei Brak, brought a letter from his rebbi, the great Gaon Rabbi Dov Landau shlit"a, Rosh Yeshivas Slabodka, containing a chiddush on the sugya of shelo kederech hanaasan that he sent in honor of the Shabbos of "Yeshiva Shel Maalah." Having heard that the Rebbe would spend the Shabbos with the bochurim and be engaged in this sugya, in the letter he refers to the Shabbos Kodesh in Sighet, sends regards to the Satmar Rebbe shlit"a, and concludes with a blessing. In return, the Satmar Rebbe shlit"a sent back greetings and his holy blessing.

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