Motzei Shabbos, Parshas Tzav, 'B'tzeil HaKodesh' with the Satmar Rebbe shlit"a

Immediately after Havdalah, the Rebbe was occupied for an extended time with arranging the tzedakos and Kimcha D'Pischa, in sums approaching a million dollars, which the Rebbe raises and distributes to members of our kehilla in Eretz Yisroel and to many other needy people in our holy kehilla.

At around 11:50 the Rebbe shlit"a arrived at our great beis medrash in Williamsburg, the Hillman building, for the 'Mezuzah-Affixing Ceremony and Lechayim Gathering' for the magnificently renovated 'Riesfeler Floor' with its four prayer rooms. HaGaon Rabbi Landsberg shlit"a, Av Beis Din, of the members of our beis medrash, spoke, followed by the Av Beis Din shlit"a. The Rebbe drank l'chaim and warmly wished the esteemed donors of the prayer rooms and the entire public well. He then delivered words of holy Torah, emphasizing the importance of the donors, and wished that "a fire shall burn continually on the altar, it shall not be extinguished," that there should always be people learning and davening in the beis medrash, and that Torah, avodah and gemilus chasadim should come forth from it. He concluded with his holy blessings.
On the way out, the Rebbe affixed a mezuzah at the main entrance and warmly wished the donor of the floor, the distinguished philanthropist R' Yeruchom Fishel Chaim Riesfeler, well. It concluded at around 12:15.

From there the Rebbe shlit"a went to our magnificent beis medrash, Beis Menachem Tzvi, on Wallabout, for the 'Mezuzah-Affixing Ceremony' at the newly completed Heichal HaTorah 'Heichal Shmuel' and the library 'Otzar Yeshaya.' The Rebbe looked around the heichal with great satisfaction and then affixed a mezuzah.

Afterwards the Rebbe shlit"a walked over to the home of the donor, R' Zalman Leib Oberlander, for a lechayim gathering. A pleasant conversation ensued about the many halls of Torah in our batei medrash around the world, and R' Zalman Leib gave the Rebbe a sefer Yad Avi Shalom by his grandfather, which he had reprinted. Then R' Avrohom Brach showed the Rebbe several historical manuscripts. The Rebbe drank l'chaim and bestowed his holy blessings on the esteemed donor and on the entire public, especially the members of the beis medrash's board. On the way out, the Rebbe wished the mother, the wife of R' Shmuel Oberlander z"l, well. It concluded at around 1:00 and the Rebbe traveled home to his holy residence in Kiryas Joel.

Sunday, Parshas Shemini, first day

The Rebbe shlit"a davened Shacharis in the great beis medrash. Before davening, the Rebbe put tefillin on the following bar mitzvah bochurim.
The bochur Yechiel Michel Traeger.
The bochur Meir Margaliot.
The bochur Menachem Yuda Schlesinger.
The bochur Wolf Landau.
The bochur Yoel Polatschek.
The bochur Shlomo Klein.
After davening a lechayim took place with the bar mitzvah bochurim in the heichal of the beis medrash.

In the afternoon, at around 7:40, the Rebbe davened Mincha in his holy residence.

Entry times to the Rebbe's holy chamber were from around 8:00 until 11:30 at night, at his holy residence on Ohel Court.

The Rebbe davened Maariv at around 10:45 and then continued receiving the public.

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