Shabbos Parshas Shelach, Mevarchim Chodesh Tammuz — 'B'tzeil HaKodesh' with the Satmar Rebbe shlit"a

On Erev Shabbos afternoon, the Rebbe shlit"a put the shtreimels on the chasanim.
The chasan Lipa, the bochur, son of Chaim Dovid Fried.
The chasan Shlomo Dovid, the bochur, son of Yoel Wolf Schwartz.

On Friday night at around 9:00, the Rebbe shlit"a entered the beis medrash wrapped in his tallis and approached the amud for Mincha and Kabbalas Shabbos: R' Yitzchak Elkim Schwartz.
They finished at around 10:30, 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 Shulchan Hall together with the talmidei hamesivta and began, as is his holy custom, with Shalom Aleichem, with feeling and melody.
Eishes Chayil: the Rebbe's grandson, the bochur Meir Eliezer, may he be well, son of HaGaon HaTzaddik, Rav of the beis medrash, Barech Moshe shlit"a. Lifting of the cup: HaGaon Rabbi Avrohom Meir Dirnfeld shlit"a, director of our holy institutions in Beit Shemesh.

The Rebbe shlit"a honored people with the zemiros. Kol Mekadesh: HaGaon Rabbi Yosef Shmuel Berkowitz shlit"a, a moreh tzedek. Menucha V'Simcha: R' Yisroel HaKohen Landau (of Williamsburg).

The Rebbe shlit"a said Torah on the verse "Shelach lecha anashim" and explained, in the manner of a derush, the sugya of one who seizes property for a creditor in a case where it harms others.

Kah Echsof: Rabbi Chaim Meir Stein shlit"a. Birkas Hamazon: the Rebbe's son-in-law, the son of HaGaon HaTzaddik, Rav of the beis medrash, Barech Moshe shlit"a.

Stories and accounts: This week the Rebbe shlit"a told over about HaRav HaKadosh R' Yehoshua Heshel zt"l, son of HaRav HaKadosh, the Baruch Taam zt"l, whose yahrzeit fell on Friday, the 4th of Tammuz.

Kah Ribon Olam: HaGaon Rabbi Avrohom Meir Dirnfeld shlit"a. The new chasanim went over to take fruit, as Bayom Hashvi'i: HaGaon Rabbi Yoel Kellner shlit"a (Manchester). They finished at around 1:40.

Uvayom HaShabbos Kodesh

On Shabbos morning, the Rebbe shlit"a entered the beis medrash at around 9:40. Pesukei D'Zimra: R' Shlomo Rubinstein. The Rebbe shlit"a said Vechrois verse by verse, and then approached the amud for Shacharis.

Hotzaah and Hachnasah: R' Avrohom Yaakov Fried (of Williamsburg). The verses of Shema Yisroel: R' Moshe Yuda Hirsch.

Aliyos. Kohen: R' Aharon Yosef Schwartz. Levi: the chasan, the bochur Yaakov Pinchas Friedman - with a bewarfen. Shlishi: the chasan, the bochur Michoel Moshe Brill - with a bewarfen. Revi'i: the chasan, the bochur Yoel Wolf Schwartz - with a bewarfen. Chamishi: the chasan, the bochur Yoel Peketa - with a bewarfen. Shishi: the Rebbe shlit"a.

After his aliyah, the Rebbe shlit"a recited the Mi Sheberach and gave the name in honor of the birth of a daughter for:
R' Hershel Hollander.
R' Meir Hersh Levi.

Shvi'i: the chasan, the bochur Chaim Dovid Fried - with a bewarfen. Hosafos: the chasan, the bochur Shalom Moshe Eckstein - with a bewarfen. The chasan, the bochur Yoel, son of Rabbi N. Greenfeld. Acharon: the elderly R' Shalom Peketa (of Williamsburg). Maftir: HaGaon Rabbi Yosef Leib Kahn shlit"a. Hagbah: R' Avrohom Hersh Klein. Gelilah: R' Yaakov Pinchas Friedman.

The Rebbe shlit"a blessed the new month with great arousal.

Musaf: R' Shaul Leib Zaldan. Introduction to Ane'im Zemiros: R' Chaim Peketa (of Williamsburg).

After davening, a bris took place for the newborn son of R' Eizik Hersh Spielman, at which the Rebbe was sandek and mohel. They finished at around 12:45.

In the afternoon at around 7:45, the Rebbe shlit"a entered the beis medrash for Pirkei Avos. The Rebbe took up Perek 3, Mishnah 3: "Rabbi Shimon says: three who ate at one table and did not speak words of Torah over it, it is as if they ate from sacrifices of the dead; but three who ate at one table and spoke words of Torah over it, it is as if they ate from the table of Hashem." The Rebbe explained it in many ways in the manner of derush, aggadah and mussar, and spoke out about various matters needing correction, among them the breach of a male photographer at the kallah, which is not tolerated according to the Torah, and he urged parents to stand guard so that it should not happen. He concluded with words of blessing for the coming summer days, IY"H, and urged that no one let up even slightly when traveling away, in the kashrus of foods and in Torah learning. They finished at around 8:45 and the Rebbe went into his private room.
Ra'avah D'Ra'avin

The Rebbe shlit"a entered for Mincha and Seudah Shlishis at around 9:00. Mincha: R' Yaakov Yosef Filaf. Kohen: R' Avrohom Mattisyahu Kahn. Levi: R' Efraim Friedman (of Williamsburg). Shlishi: R' Chaim Elazar Spitzer (of Williamsburg). Hagbah: the Rebbe shlit"a. Gelilah: R' Moshe Dovid Weingarten.

At Seudah Shlishis, the Rebbe honored people with the zemiros. Odeh: R' Noach Gefen. Shir HaMaalos: R' Moshe Goldstein.

The Rebbe shlit"a said Torah on the verse "And it shall be, when you eat of the bread of the land, you shall set aside a portion for Hashem," and explained that in order to be able to daven, one needs an opening, both an opening of the mouth and an opening of the heart, and through engaging in Torah one merits "Yiftach libeinu b'sorasecha," that the heart should open to the Creator. Therefore it was the custom of Yisroel to learn before davening, so that the openings of the heart should open.

Yedid Nefesh: R' Shalom Peketa. Kel Mistateir: R' Chaim Azriel Yazshef (Bnei Brak). The Rebbe recited the blessing over the cup.

Maariv of Motzei Shabbos: R' Shaul Leib Zaldan. After Havdalah, the congregation went over to wish a gutte voch. They finished at around 11:25.

On Motzei Shabbos, a group of yeshiva students from Lakewood who had spent Shabbos b'tzeil hakodesh entered the Rebbe's holy home. The Rebbe inquired about their studies and bestowed his holy blessings upon them.

At around 12:45, the Rebbe shlit"a went to the home of the distinguished philanthropist R' Moshe Yosef Wertheimer for a lechayim celebration in honor of his son's engagement, mazel tov. There, a document signing took place in which R' Moshe Yosef purchased a gate in the new hall in the Mivtzar HaKollelim building, and pledged a large sum for the mikvah in Kiryas Joel. A lengthy conversation ensued about the housing shortage in Kiryas Joel and various plans currently on the table, with hope that soon it will be possible to build apartments at a very low price of under two hundred dollars per square foot! - as already widely reported.
The Rebbe signed the documents together with the donor, and R' Moshe Yosef handed over a large portion of the money on the spot. The Rebbe praised him for giving the check on the spot and not waiting to be chased for the money. The Rebbe drank lechayim and bestowed his holy blessings upon the donor, the chasan, the mechutanim, and the whole family.

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