First Day of Pesach, 'B'tzeil HaKodesh' with the Satmar Rebbe shlit"a

On the first day of Yom Tov, the Rebbe shlit"a entered at 10:45. Pesukei D'Zimra: HaGaon Rabbi Yoel Gutman shlit"a, moreh tzedek. The Rebbe then approached the amud for Shacharis and Hallel.

Removing and returning the Torah: HaGaon Rabbi Alexander Yekusiel Landa shlit"a, dayan and moreh tzedek of Beis Medrash Noam Elimelech, and HaGaon Rabbi Wolf Aharon Teller shlit"a, director of Mivtzar HaKollelim.

Aliyos. Kohen: R' Avrohom Yoshe Glanz, Levi: R' Shmuel Berger (of Williamsburg), Shlishi: the Gaon HaGadol, the moreh tzedek shlit"a, Revi'i: the chosson Yitzchak son of R' Yosef Mittelman (of Williamsburg), Chamishi: the Rebbe shlit"a.

After his aliyah, the Rebbe shlit"a recited the Mi Sheberach and the naming for the birth of a daughter for:
R' Berl Gandel, son of R' Shraga Dovid.
R' Moshe Yoel Landa.
R' Chaim Yehuda Friedman, son of R' Aharon Zalman.
R' Avrohom Samet, son of R' Meir Yehuda.
R' Nosson Karpel Margulies.
R' Moshe Teitelbaum, son of R' Leib.
R' Meir Fried.

Hagbah of the first Sefer Torah: R' Yaakov Hersh Friedman (of Williamsburg), Gelilah: R' Mordechai Wechter (of Williamsburg), Maftir: R' Moshe Dovid Friedman, Hagbah of the second Sefer Torah: R' Shlomo Fargus, Gelilah: R' Shalom Weberman shlit"a.

After a break of several minutes, the Rebbe entered wearing the kittel and silver kapel and approached the amud for Mussaf, and recited Tal with great fervor.

Opening the Aron for Tal: R' Moshe Goldstein. Leading Kah Keili: R' Yitzchak Ehrenfeld. Opening of Nanim Zemiros: R' Sender Eckstein, son of R' Yisroel (of London).

After davening, a bris took place for the newborn son of R' Avrohom Zwibel, at which the Rebbe served as sandek. The davening concluded at approximately 2:45.

At the afternoon seudah at his holy home, hundreds of out-of-town chassanim participated. During the seudah, several Yom Tov nigunim were sung, and the chosson Moshe son of R' Avrohom Shlomo Katz (of London) was honored with leading the piyut "Barech Dodi".
During the singing, the Rebbe said that his father, the Rebbe zy"a, would sing Barech Dodi with great fervor and weeping, and would recount the sufferings the Jewish people endured that the piyut speaks of.

The Rebbe shlit"a delivered a Torah thought on the verse "V'haya ki yomru aleichem bneichem," and explained in the manner of a derush the sugya of the claim of "moda'ah."

Birkas Hamazon: the chosson Lipa, son of HaGaon Rabbi Yoel Chanoch Horowitz shlit"a, son-in-law of HaGaon HaTzaddik, Rav of our kehilla in Boro Park, shlit"a. The seudah concluded at approximately 4:30.

In the afternoon at approximately 8:20, the Rebbe shlit"a entered the beis medrash for Mincha. Mincha: R' Yaakov Chaim Gutman. After Mincha, HaGaon Rabbi Leibush Weinfeld shlit"a spoke on behalf of the appeal for Kollel Shomrei HaChomos.

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