The Night of the First Day of Shavuos 'B'tzeil HaKodesh' with the Satmar Rebbe shlit"a

Before Yom Tov, the Rebbe made an eruv tavshilin and lit a yahrzeit candle.

At around 8:50 the Rebbe shlit"a entered wrapped in his tallis and approached the amud for Mincha. Maariv: HaRav R' Yosef Dovid Levi shlit"a.

The davening ended at around 10:00. The congregation went over to wish a gut Yom Tov, and the guests took leave for a very long time. The Rebbe went home to his holy residence, where the Rebbe engaged in Tikkun Leil Shavuos as is customary, until the tish.

At around 1:40 the Rebbe shlit"a entered the holy table in the great beis medrash. Raising the cup for Kiddush: HaGaon HaTzaddik, the Av Beis Din of Williamsburg shlit"a.

During the tish, the singing of inspiring and prayerful melodies in honor of Kabbalas HaTorah was prolonged, as the Rebbe shed rivers of tears in prayer to the living G-d.

With great love the Rebbe shlit"a honored HaRav R' Avrohom Shlomo Katz shlit"a, one of the rabbonim of our kehilla in Bnei Brak. With the piyut of Maariv, the Rebbe honored HaGaon HaTzaddik R' Mendel Wertzberger shlit"a, dayan and moreh tzedek of our kehilla in Montreal. The "V'haer Eineinu" was sung for an extended time with great arousal.

The Rebbe shlit"a said Torah on the verse "U'Moshe alah el HaElokim" and explained that when the Torah was given, the Jewish people merited to receive a feeling of the sweetness of the Torah. This is a power that Avrohom Avinu brought about on Har HaMoriah, and until today, when Jews gather on Yom Tov of Shavuos, they come with this power. For this we pray "V'haarev na Hashem Elokeinu," that when one feels the true taste of the holy Torah, there is no room for any laxity.

Birkas Hamazon: HaGaon HaTzaddik, the Av Beis Din of Williamsburg shlit"a. The tish ended at 3:40. Before going to bed, the Rebbe went to the mikvah, and afterwards went home to his holy residence.
First Day of Shavuos

In the morning the Rebbe entered the beis medrash for Shacharis at around 10:50.

Birchos HaShachar: HaGaon HaTzaddik R' Meir Zwibel shlit"a. Pesukei D'Zimra: HaGaon HaTzaddik, the dayan and moreh tzedek of our kehilla in Yerushalayim shlit"a. The Rebbe approached the amud for Shacharis, Yotzer and Hallel. At Ahavah Rabbah, the melody of the holy R' Hersh of Rimanov zy"a was sung as is customary, with great arousal, while the Rebbe prolonged it with weeping. After Shacharis the Rebbe left for a short time.

Hotzaah and Hachnasah (taking out and returning the Torah): HaRav R' Bentzion Laub shlit"a, moreh tzedek in our kehilla in Williamsburg, and HaRav R' Yosef Moshe Stauber shlit"a, moreh tzedek in the holy community of Kiryas Joel. Pesukei Shema Yisroel: HaGaon HaTzaddik R' Yoel Halberstam shlit"a, rav of our beis medrash Beis Shmuel in Kiryas Joel.

The kohen HaRav R' Berl Glantz shlit"a of Bardiov, Kiryas Joel, was called up, and the Rebbe recited Akdamus in a voice like flames of fire, with excitement and longing, and then read the Torah with great arousal.

Levi: HaRav R' Chaim Levi (Vienna), Shlishi: HaGaon HaTzaddik, the Av Beis Din of Williamsburg shlit"a, Revii: HaRav R' Aharon Weltz (Boro Park), Chamishi: the Rebbe shlit"a.

After his aliyah, the Rebbe shlit"a recited the Mi Sheberach and naming for the birth of a daughter for the following baalei simcha:
R' Yaakov Saal.
R' Shimon Yisroel Kahana.
R' Avrohom Eliyahu Friedrich.
R' Shimon Dovid Kohn.
R' Alter Indig.

Hagbahah of the first Sefer Torah: HaGaon HaChassid R' Mordechai Gelber (Yerushalayim), Gelilah: HaRav R' Avrohom Yitzchak Yuda HaKohen Kohn (Williamsburg).

Maftir: HaRav R' Asher Low (London). Hagbahah of the second Sefer Torah: R' Ari Weiss (Williamsburg), Gelilah: HaRav R' Moshe Yeshaya Wertzberger (Montreal). The Rebbe recited the Haftarah standing.

Mussaf: HaGaon HaGadol, the dayan and moreh tzedek shlit"a. Opening of Naim Zemiros: HaRav R' Shmuel Low (London).

After a few minutes, the Rebbe shlit"a entered the beis medrash for the kreplach tish at the Aron Kodesh. The Rebbe made Kiddush and tasted from the mezonos and the fish. Afterwards the milchige kreplach were distributed as is customary, and then the Rebbe drank a coffee.

The Rebbe shlit"a read aloud the Tenaim between Yisroel and their Father in Heaven, and Yom Tov melodies were sung.

Then the Rebbe began to say a pshetl, with the "bris'cha d'Oraisa" and the joy of the Torah, on the sugya of "mitoch shehutra l'tzorech." It ended at around 4:00.

At the afternoon meal in his holy residence, the Rebbe shlit"a honored his grandson Rabbi Avrohom Yeshua Heshil Rokeach shlit"a, son-in-law of HaGaon HaTzaddik, the Av Beis Din of Sighet shlit"a, with the piyut of Ahavah Rabbah.

The Rebbe shlit"a said Torah on the verse "Vayichan sham Yisroel neged hahar" and explained that through the power of Yaakov Avinu, who instilled yirah in Jewish children, so that "his fear precedes his wisdom," we merited Matan Torah.
Birkas Hamazon: the Rebbe's grandson Rabbi Mordechai Yuda Halberstam shlit"a, son-in-law of HaGaon HaTzaddik, the Av Beis Din of Sighet shlit"a.

On Yom Tov afternoon the Rebbe shlit"a placed the shtreimel on the grooms:
The groom Yoel, son of HaRav R' Dovid Lichtenstein shlit"a.
The groom Chaim, the bochur Moshe Simon.

Later in the evening, the Rebbe shlit"a went to the mikvah in honor of Shabbos Kodesh.

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