Shabbos Kodesh, Parshas Behar-Bechukosai — 'B'tzeil HaKodesh' with the Satmar Rebbe shlit"a

On Friday night at around 8:35 the Rebbe shlit"a entered the beis medrash wrapped in his tallis and approached the amud for Mincha and Kabbalas Shabbos: HaGaon Rabbi Yoel Stein shlit"a. They finished at around 10:10, the congregation 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 holy tish in the Heichal HaShulchanos together with the talmidim of the Mesivta, and began, as is his custom, with Shalom Aleichem, with feeling and sweetness.
Eishes Chayil: the Rebbe's grandson the bochur Meir Eliezer ti"b, son of HaGaon HaTzaddik, the Rav of the beis medrash, Berach Moshe shlit"a.

The Rebbe shlit"a honored the following with the zemiros: Kol Mekadesh: R' Moshe Rosenai (Beit Shemesh). Menucha V'Simcha: Rabbi Yoel Yosef Teitelbaum shlit"a.

The Rebbe shlit"a delivered a Torah thought on the verse "And Hashem spoke to Moshe on Har Sinai, saying," and explained, in the manner of a drasha, the topic of the reward for a mitzvah in this world.

Kah Echsof: R' Yoel Roth (London). Birkas Hamazon: R' Yisroel HaKohen Landau (Williamsburg).

Stories and Accounts: This week the Rebbe shlit"a related about the holy Toras Chaim of Kasov zt"l, whose yahrzeit falls on Tuesday, 25 Iyar.

Kah Ribon Olam: HaGaon Rabbi Avrohom Wolf Friedman shlit"a. The new chasanim went over to take fruit. At "Ba'yom HaShevi'i": R' Meir Siman. They finished at around 1:15.

And on Shabbos Kodesh

On Shabbos morning the Rebbe shlit"a entered the beis medrash at around 9:30. Pesukei D'Zimra: Rabbi Kalman Gefen shlit"a. The Rebbe shlit"a approached the amud for Shacharis, and for Chazaras HaShatz he sent HaGaon Rabbi Yosef Shmuel Berkowitz shlit"a, moreh tzedek.

Hotza'ah V'Hachnasah: R' Moshe Baruch Stern. The pesukim of Shema Yisroel: HaGaon Rabbi Hershel Friedman shlit"a, dayan of the Satmar kehilla in Williamsburg.

Aliyos. Kohen: the chasan, the bochur Avrohom Mattisyahu Kohn. Levi: R' Moshe Wertzberger (Montreal). Shlishi: the chasan, the bochur Nachman Fish. Revi'i: the chasan, son of Rabbi Yoel Friedman shlit"a. Chamishi: R' Yitzchak Ehrenfeld. Shishi: the Rebbe shlit"a.

After his aliyah, the Rebbe shlit"a recited the Mi Sheberach and named a baby daughter for the following baalei simcha.
R' Yoel Heilbrunn.
R' Ozer Yitzchak Oberlander.

Shevi'i: R' Avrohom Pilaf. Hosafah: R' Yaakov Weiss — the Rebbe named his baby daughter, mazel tov. Acharon: R' Avrohom Wieder. Maftir: R' Nachman Fish. Hagbah: R' Feivish Mendlowitz (Boro Park). Gelilah: R' Yoel Stern.

Musaf: R' Shalom Meir Eckstein. Opening of Ani'im Zemiros: HaGaon Rabbi Yoel Friedman shlit"a. They finished at around 12:30.
At the afternoon tish in his holy home, the talmidim of the Mesivta, Sniff Eitz Chaim, third-year class, and the talmidim of the Yeshiva Gedolah Esek HaTorah of Monsey had the privilege of dining with the Rebbe. During the seudah the bochurim asked questions on hashkafa, on the customs of our Rebbes, and on history, to which the Rebbe responded and explained at length with good reasoning and insight.
The Rebbe shlit"a honored the singers to sing the zemiros. With the Shir HaYichud from Pesach until Shavuos he honored the bochur Noach HaKohen Landau, and with Birkas Hamazon the bochur Shmuel Tzvi, son of HaGaon Rabbi Elazar Ungar shlit"a. They finished at around 2:40.

Ra'avah D'Ra'avin

The Rebbe entered for Mincha and Shalosh Seudos at around 8:30. Mincha: R' Gershon Mendel Feldman. Hotza'ah V'Hachnasah: R' Bentzion Klein. Kohen: Rabbi Yaakov Glick (Williamsburg). Levi: HaGaon Rabbi Avrohom Yehoshua Wertzberger shlit"a. Shlishi: R' Avrohom Yehoshua Neiman (Williamsburg). Hagbah: the Rebbe shlit"a. Gelilah: R' Chaim Elya Lichtman (Williamsburg).

The Rebbe honored the zemiros at Shalosh Seudos. Odeh: R' Noach Gefen. Shir HaMaalos: HaGaon Rabbi Hershel Friedman shlit"a.

The Rebbe shlit"a delivered a Torah thought on the verse "If you walk in My statutes," and explained that the general rule is that there is no reward for a mitzvah in this world; however, when one learns and engages in Torah in a certain area, which is considered as if one had fulfilled it, for such a fulfillment of mitzvos one does receive reward in this world.

Yedid Nefesh: R' Moshe Wertzberger. Kel Mistater: R' Chaim Elya Lichtman. The Rebbe made the blessing over the cup and recited Sheva Brachos.

Maariv Motzei Shabbos: Rabbi Hershel Kohn shlit"a. After Havdalah, they went over to wish a gutte voch. They finished at around 10:55.

At around 11:50, HaGaon HaTzaddik Rabbi Moshe Rosner shlit"a, Av Beis Din of Tarcal, visited the Rebbe in his holy home. A pleasant conversation in Torah and Chassidus ensued; the Rebbe honored him with a lechayim and bestowed upon him his holy blessings.

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