Shabbos Parshas Vayikra, Shabbos HaChodesh, Blessing of the Month of Nissan, 'B'tzeil HaKodesh' with the Satmar Rebbe shlit"a

On Erev Shabbos afternoon, the Rebbe shlit"a placed the shtreimel on the chassan Shalom, the bochur son of Yoel Avrohom Breier.

On Friday night at around 7:45, the Rebbe shlit"a entered the beis medrash wrapped in his tallis and proceeded to Mincha and Kabbalas Shabbos, led by R' Asher Yaakov Eckstein.

The davening concluded at around 9:15. An appeal was made for the Talmud Torah Shir Chadash in Tel Aviv, the holy city. The congregation then went over to wish a gut Shabbos, and the Rebbe went into his private room.

A short time after davening, the Rebbe shlit"a entered the Shabbos table in the Heichal HaShulchanos together with the talmidei hamesivta, and began, as is his custom, with Shalom Aleichem with feeling and sweetness.
Eishes Chayil: the Rebbe's grandson, the bochur Meir Eliezer (may he be well), son of HaGaon HaTzaddik Rabbi Baruch Moshe shlit"a, the Rav of the beis medrash. Raising the cup for Kiddush: R' Eliezer Dov Engel (Boro Park).

The Rebbe honored various people with the zemiros. Kol Mekadesh: R' Eliezer Dov Engel; Menucha V'Simcha: R' Shalom Brown (Boro Park).

The Rebbe shlit"a said Torah on the verse "Sheishes yamim taaseh melacha" and explained in the manner of a derush the sugya of "shelo k'darka" and "shnayim sheasaoh."

Kah Echsof: R' Yaakov Zalman Hollander (Williamsburg). Birchas Hamazon: HaGaon Rabbi Aharon Yaakov Kahana shlit"a (Monsey).

Stories and accounts: This week the Rebbe shlit"a told over about the holy Tiferes Shlomo zy"a, whose yahrzeit falls on Wednesday, 29 Adar.
Kah Ribon Olam: HaGaon Rabbi Avrohom Wolf Friedman shlit"a.

The new chassanim went around to take fruit, as at the seventh day: R' Chaim Yaakov Gutman. The seudah concluded at around 12:25.

On Shabbos Kodesh

On Shabbos morning the Rebbe shlit"a entered the beis medrash at around 9:30. Pesukei D'Zimra: R' Avrohom Moshe Falkowitz (Williamsburg). The Rebbe shlit"a recited "V'karos" verse by verse, and proceeded to Shacharis and Yotzer.

Hotzaah and Hachnasah: HaGaon Rabbi Yoshe Gelb shlit"a, a moreh tzedek in our kehilla in Williamsburg, and HaGaon Rabbi Yoel Gutman shlit"a, moreh tzedek. The verses of Shema Yisroel: HaGaon Rabbi Yosef Moshe Stauber shlit"a, moreh tzedek.

Aliyos. Kohen: R' Yoel Berish Kahn. Levi: the chassan, the bochur Shlomo Eliyahu Weiss. Shlishi: the chassan, the bochur Yoel Avrohom Breier – with the bewarfing. Revii: the chassan, the bochur Avigdor Herskowitz. Chamishi: the chassan, the bochur Yaakov Yechezkel Markowitz. Shishi: the chassan, the bochur Yitzchak Brach. Shevii: the chassan, the bochur Yoel Teichman. Hosafah: the chassan, the bochur Yeshaya Shabsi Brach. Acharon: R' Moshe Goldstein. Hagbah of the first sefer: R' Yisroel Knopfler (Williamsburg). Gelilah: R' Yaakov Yechezkel Markowitz (Monsey).

Maftir – Kriyas HaChodesh: the Rebbe shlit"a.
After his aliyah, the Rebbe shlit"a recited the Mi Sheberach and name-giving on the birth of a daughter for the following baalei simcha.
R' Yeshaya Shalom Palatschek.
R' Mordechai Berish Friedman – twins.
R' Naftali Yitzchak Kahana.
R' Moshe Azriel Schwartz.
R' Yoel, son of R' Henoch Fried.
R' Yisroel Yuda Wertzberger.
R' Mendel Meisels.

Hagbah of the second sefer: R' Anshil Goldberger. Gelilah: R' Yoel Avrohom Breier (Nitra).

The Rebbe shlit"a blessed Rosh Chodesh and proceeded to Musaf in honor of Shabbos HaChodesh. Opening of Anim Zemiros: R' Moshe Yoel Mizrachi (Williamsburg).

After davening, the brissin took place.
For the son born to R' Shmuel, son of R' Henoch Kraus, where the Rebbe was sandek and mohel.
For the son born to R' Chaim Yechezkel Hirsch, where the Rebbe was sandek and mohel.
For the son born to R' Shlomo Noach Heilbrun, where the Rebbe was sandek and mohel.
The seudah concluded at around 1:50.
Raava D'Raavin

The Rebbe shlit"a entered the beis medrash for Mincha and Seudah Shlishis at around 7:40. Mincha: R' Yoel Berish Falkowitz. Hotzaah and Hachnasah: R' Shmuel Binyamin Falkowitz. Kohen: HaGaon Rabbi Aharon Yaakov Kahana shlit"a. Levi: R' Shlomo Wertzberger – the shamash. Shlishi: R' Avrohom Mendlowitz. Hagbah: the Rebbe shlit"a. Gelilah: R' Moshe Teichman (Williamsburg).

At Seudah Shlishis, the Rebbe honored the following with the zemiros: Odeh – R' Noach Gafen; Shir HaMaalos – R' Moshe Goldstein.

The Rebbe shlit"a said Torah on the verse in the reading, "HaChodesh hazeh lachem," and explained that a person can be full of mitzvos and good deeds, yet through aveiros the chitzonim can have power over him. However, Hashem is with the one who fulfills the mitzvah of returning a lost object, going beyond the letter of the law. Since Jews conduct themselves beyond the letter of the law, especially now in the days of Nissan before Yom Tov Pesach, when they exert themselves with toil of money and toil of body to fulfill the mitzvos of biur chametz, eating matzah and baking matzah with extra stringencies and hiddurim, through this merits are increased for Jewish children.

Yedid Nefesh: R' Moshe Teichman. Kel Mistater: R' Shmuel Dovid Markowitz (Williamsburg). Shoshanas Yaakov: R' Meir Leib Weiss (Williamsburg). The Rebbe shlit"a recited the blessing over the cup and said Sheva Brachos.

Maariv of Motzei Shabbos: R' Yitzchak Teitelbaum. After Havdalah, the congregation went over to wish a gutte voch. The davening concluded at around 10:10.

After Havdalah, the Rebbe shlit"a went to pay a visit to the distinguished philanthropist R' Yisroel Goldberger at the home of his son, the distinguished philanthropist R' Yaakov Moshe, ahead of the wedding of his grandson, the bochur (may he be well). R' Yisroel and his son R' Yaakov Moshe pledged a large sum for the new mikvah tahara. A pleasant conversation unfolded about the early years in America in the shadow of the holy Rebbe zy"a. The Rebbe drank a lechayim and bestowed of his holy blessings.

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