The night of the second day of Yom Tov — 'B'tzeil HaKodesh' with the Satmar Rebbe shlit"a

At the time, the Rebbe entered the beis medrash for Maariv. R' Zalman Leib Filaf shlit"a davened before the amud. They finished davening at around 9:40, after which the Rebbe went up to the Aron Kodesh and wished the entire congregation a good Yom Tov, and then went to the mikvah.

At around 10:40 the Rebbe shlit"a came in to the Seder. "As he did the first time, so he did the second time," the Rebbe conducted the holy service, and during the Seder the Rebbe said divrei Torah 16 times: at Kadesh, Karpas, Yachatz, Ha Lachma Anya, Hashata Avdei L'shana Haba'a B'nei Chorin, Mozgin HaKos and Kan HaBen Shoel, Avadim Hayinu, Baruch SheNasan Torah, Rasha Mah Hu Omer, V'hi SheAmdah, L'gur B'Aretz, Kol HaBen HaYilod, R' Yosi HaGelili Omer, Yegi'einu L'moadim V'regalim Acherim, at Tzafun on Mah HaAvodah HaZos, and at Shfoch Chamascha.

The Rebbe arranged the Seder plate, sat down, and said the first Torah thought.

The Rebbe's grandson, the child Meir Yuda Ashkenazi, son of HaGaon Rabbi, Rav of Beis Medrash Avnei Tzedek shlit"a, recited the simanim in Yiddish. Raising the cup for Kiddush: Rabbi Meir Yuda Ashkenazi shlit"a.

At Mah Nishtana the Rebbe had all the grandchildren ask together. After pouring out the drops of wine for the Makkos, the Rebbe said it was the minhag of the Rebbe zt"l, the Divrei Yoel zy"a, to wait until the wine is brought out.

The kezeisim of Motzi Matzah were eaten shortly before chatzos. At around 2:00 the Rebbe said the Leshem Yichud with fervor and ate the Afikoman with deveikus. The Afikoman was "stolen" by the loyal house bochur Lipa Deutsch.

At Shfoch Chamascha the door was opened, and they continued with the recitation of Hallel with tremendous hislahavus, followed by the piyutim. They finished at around 3:45.
After the Seder the Rebbe went over to the great beis medrash, approached the amud and counted the first Sefira with holy fiery fervor, and then continued the Seder at the shulchan in the northern side of the great beis medrash. The Rebbe sang to a melody Echad Mi Yodea and Chad Gadya, said Torah on the song 'Asa Maya V'chava L'nura,' and then they continued with songs in honor of Yom Tov. They finished at 4:30.

Second day of Pesach

On the second day of Yom Tov, the Rebbe shlit"a entered at 11:20. Pesukei D'zimra: HaRav R' Yechezkel Lax shlit"a, Moreh Tzedek. The Rebbe shlit"a approached the amud for Shacharis; for the Chazaras HaShatz, Yotzer was sent up by HaRav R' Yosef Dovid Levy shlit"a, and then went on to Hallel.

Hotzaah and Hachnasah (of the Torah): the Rebbe's grandson Rabbi Lipa Rubin shlit"a, son-in-law of HaGaon Rabbi, Rav of Beis Medrash Birkas Moshe shlit"a, and Rabbi Elchanan Chaim Taub shlit"a, son-in-law of HaGaon Av Beis Din of Ziditshov, Kiryas Joel shlit"a. The verses of Shema Yisroel: the Rebbe's grandson Rabbi Lipa Ashkenazi shlit"a, son of HaGaon Rabbi, Rav of Beis Medrash Avnei Tzedek shlit"a.

Aliyos. Kohen: the chosson Moshe, son of Avrohom Shlomo Katz (London). Levi: the elderly R' Gedalya Yermiash (Boro Park). Shlishi: R' Shlomo Neustadt. Revi'i: R' Meir Hirsch. Chamishi: the Rebbe shlit"a.

The Rebbe's grandchildren were honored with Hagbah and Gelilah.
Hagbah of the first Sefer Torah: Rabbi Yechezkel Shraga Taub shlit"a, son of HaGaon Rabbi, Rav of Beis Medrash Birkas Moshe shlit"a. Gelilah: Rabbi Baruch Rokeach shlit"a, son-in-law of HaGaon Rabbi, Rav of Beis Medrash Ohel Feiga shlit"a.
Maftir: R' Dovid Eckstein. Hagbah: Rabbi Nachman Kahana shlit"a, son-in-law of HaGaon Rabbi, Rav of Beis Medrash Birkas Moshe shlit"a. Gelilah: the bochur Lipa, son of HaRav R' Yoel Henach Horowitz shlit"a, son-in-law of HaGaon Rabbi, Rav of our kehilla in Boro Park 15 shlit"a.

Musaf: the HaGaon HaGadol, the Dayan and Moreh Tzedek shlit"a. Opening of Ane'im Zemiros: R' Avrohom Dovid Gottlieb (Williamsburg). They finished at around 2:45.

At the afternoon tish in his home, the hundreds of out-of-town chasanim ate together with the Rebbe. An extra kugel was brought in in honor of the Seudas Esther, and the Purim melodies were sung as is customary. The Rebbe sang the piyut Barech Dodi with the voice of a child, in tears, and honored the chasanim from Bnei Brak with Asher Heni'a, and the chasanim from Yerushalayim, the holy city, with Shoshanas Yaakov.

The Rebbe shlit"a said Torah on the Midrash "'One who keeps a mitzvah will know no evil thing' — this is Esther, who was engaged in the removal of chametz," and explained, in the manner of a drasha, the sugya of "shelo k'derech achilah," and, in the manner of aggadah, a reason why chametz is forbidden even when eaten in an unusual manner.

Birkas Hamazon: the chosson Rabbi Yosef Yuda, son of HaRav R' Avrohom Shlomo Katz shlit"a, one of the rabbonim of our kehilla in Bnei Brak. They finished at around 5:00.

After the time, the Rebbe went to the mikvah in honor of Shabbos Kodesh.

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