Tuesday, Parshas Vayikra — 'B'tzeil HaKodesh' with the Satmar Rebbe shlit"a

The Satmar Rebbe shlit"a davened Shacharis together with the talmidim of Yeshiva Gedolah Osek HaTorah of Monsey in the Maharsha beis medrash in Kiryas Joel.

After davening, a lechayim and siyum celebration took place for the end of the zman. The Rebbe drank lechayim and warmly blessed the rabbeim of the yeshiva and all the bochurim, and delivered a yeshiva shiur in Maseches Pesachim. Afterwards, the Rebbe distributed his sefer Lev Aharon on Pesachim to all the bochurim.

On his way out, the Rebbe looked over the mikvah of the beis medrash, which has just recently been put into use.

At midday, at 1:50, the Satmar Rebbe shlit"a entered the Heichal HaMesivta, Divrei Yoel branch, where the Rebbe delivered the seventh sugya shiur, on the sugya of "shelo k'derech hanasan," in preparation for the Shabbos HaGadol drasha. It concluded at around 2:40.

In the afternoon, at around 5:30, the Rebbe davened Mincha in his holy home.

In the evening, the Satmar Rebbe shlit"a traveled to Williamsburg for the weekly yechidus hours.

Upon arrival, the Rebbe took part in the Sheva Brachos celebration of the grandson of his brother-in-law, the Vizhnitz Rebbe of Eretz Yisroel shlit"a, at the home of his father-in-law HaRav HaGaon R' Moshe Mordechai Katz shlit"a, son of the Viener Rebbe shlit"a. A pleasant conversation ensued. The Rebbe drank lechayim and warmly blessed the chassan, the mechutanim, and the grandfathers, the Vizhnitz Rebbe shlit"a and the Viener Rebbe shlit"a, and went out in a dance with the chassan and the mechutanim.

From there, the Satmar Rebbe shlit"a went to visit his mechutan, HaGaon HaTzaddik, the Av Beis Din of Beis Aharon shlit"a, on the occasion of the wedding of his granddaughter, the kallah, daughter of his son HaGaon HaTzaddik R' Hersh Elimelech Teitelbaum shlit"a, rav of our beis medrash Tefillah L'Moshe in Boro Park. A longer conversation took place about the history of the family of our holy rabbeim, the Eitz HaTemarim zy"a. The Rebbe drank lechayim and warmly blessed the mechutan, the HaGaon HaTzaddik shlit"a, and the entire family.

Afterwards, the Satmar Rebbe shlit"a went to the new magnificent location of "Geder" in Williamsburg. The Rebbe affixed a mezuzah and looked over the entire space. A lechayim celebration then took place, where the Rebbe heard a report on Geder's activities for the sanctity of Klal Yisroel, and conveyed words of his holy speech and encouragement to the administration and askanim, emphasizing the merit they have in helping Jews be protected from technological devices, and concluded with his holy blessings.

Yechidus hours took place from around 8:45 until 12:45 at night in his holy home on Hewes St.

During the yechidus hours, the talmidim of Yeshivas Maor HaChaim of Boro Park came over, and a lechayim celebration and the writing of letters for the Sefer Torah being written by the yeshiva's talmidim took place. The Rebbe wrote in the letters, drank lechayim, and several niggunim were sung. The Rebbe conveyed words of his holy speech and encouragement to the bochurim, and all the bochurim went over to receive the holy blessing.

Also coming in to the Rebbe was the administration of Hisachdus Avreichim of Williamsburg and Boro Park, regarding the siyum of Maseches Nedarim within the framework of the Yesodei HaTorah chaburah, which will take place Motzei Shabbos in Boro Park, and this coming Sunday in the halls of the Continental in Williamsburg, with the participation of the Satmar Rebbe shlit"a. The Rebbe heard a report on the work the askanim are investing to increase and glorify Torah, and warmly blessed them.

Also visiting the Rebbe was the sharp HaGaon Rabbi Moshe Trachtman shlit"a of Eretz Yisroel, chairman of Machon Maaseh Choshev. A longer Torah conversation took place, with analytical discussion on several sugyos of Shas. HaGaon R' Moshe shlit"a presented the Rebbe shlit"a with several volumes of chiddushei Torah. The Rebbe in turn sent him off with his holy blessings and gave him as a gift all the volumes of Lev Aharon on drush and pilpul, and the Rebbe wrote in them words of blessing with great warmth.

The Rebbe davened Maariv at around 12:45 in his holy home.

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