Monday, Parshas Chukas-Balak — 'B'tzeil HaKodesh' with the Satmar Rebbe shlit"a

This morning, before Shacharis, a bris took place for the newborn son of R' Avrohom Chaim Shimenovitch, where the Rebbe served as sandek and mohel.

The Rebbe shlit"a davened Shacharis in the Heichal of the Mesivta, Divrei Yoel branch. Before davening, the Rebbe put tefillin on the bar mitzvah bochurim:
the bochur Shmuel Zanvil Frankel (Montreal).
the bochur Mendel Parkash.
During the Torah reading the Rebbe went up for hagbah, and after davening he recited the daily Tehillim shiur, on chapter 17, verse 15. Afterwards a lechayim was held with the bar mitzvah bochurim in the Rebbe's private room.

A signing of documents also took place, in which the distinguished R' Aharon Hersh Mittelman of Boro Park purchased a share in an immersion pool in the new mikvah taharah in Kiryas Joel. The Rebbe signed the documents together with the donor, drank a lechayim, and bestowed his holy blessings.

Afterwards, a ceremony of pouring the foundations took place for two new pools in the new mikvah taharah. The Rebbe walked around the entire building for an extended time together with the HaGaon HaGadol, Av Beis Din of Kiryas Joel shlit"a, the rabbanim of the Vaad HaMikvaos, and the donors of the pools, and pointed out various stringencies that had been implemented. The Rebbe also went up to the roof of the building and looked over the rainwater system.
Then the Rebbe poured the pools and honored the HaGaon, the Av Beis Din shlit"a, the esteemed rabbanim, and the donors of the pools, the distinguished philanthropist R' Aharon Hersh Mittelman of Boro Park and the distinguished philanthropist R' Avrohom Brach of Williamsburg.

A lechayim gathering was then held, and a fine discussion on matters of mikvaos took place; the distinguished R' Dovid Eckstein of Eretz Yisroel spoke.
The Rebbe drank a lechayim and bestowed abundant blessing upon the donors.

In the afternoon hours the Rebbe set out for Lakewood, where the Rebbe participated in the chuppah of a grandchild of the distinguished philanthropist R' Chaim Hersh Friedman of Montreal.
Upon arriving in Lakewood, the Rebbe went up to the home of the distinguished R' Yaakov Hersh Teitelbaum, one of the prominent members of our kehilla, and at the designated time proceeded to the Lakewood Terrace hall. The Rebbe greeted the esteemed visiting rabbanim who had come to travel to the wedding, among them HaGaon R' Shlomo Kanievsky shlit"a, Rosh Yeshiva of Kiryat Melech in Eretz Yisroel; HaGaon Rabbi Binyamin (HaTzaddik) Finkel shlit"a, mashgiach of the Mir Yeshiva in Eretz Yisroel; the HaGaon HaTzaddik, Av Beis Din of Zhibiv shlit"a of Montreal. The Rebbe also warmly greeted HaGaon Rabbi Aryeh Malkiel Kotler shlit"a, Rosh Yeshiva of Beth Medrash Govoha of Lakewood, and other esteemed rabbanim, philanthropists, and communal leaders.

The Rebbe officiated at the kiddushin, and after the chuppah warmly bestowed his holy blessings upon the distinguished philanthropist R' Chaim Hersh, the chosson, the mechutanim, the esteemed grandfathers, and the family.

Afterwards the Rebbe shlit"a proceeded to our great beis medrash in Lakewood, where the Rebbe davened Mincha together with the chassidim. Upon arriving at the front of the beis medrash, he was greeted by HaGaon HaTzaddik R' Avrohom Shmuel Engelander shlit"a, Av Beis Din of our kehilla, together with the heads of the kehilla. The Rebbe inquired about the growth of the city and the expansion of the boundaries of kedusha of our holy kehilla. Also waiting in the beis medrash was the rav, HaGaon HaTzaddik R' Mordechai Betzalel Klein shlit"a. The baal tefillah was R' Mordechai son of R' Nechemya Markovitch.
After Mincha the congregation went over to greet the Rebbe for an extended time. Afterwards the Rebbe walked around the entire beis medrash building and the mikvah, where he looked over the immersion pools accompanied by the HaGaon HaTzaddik, the Av Beis Din shlit"a, who showed the expansion of the boundaries of kedusha and further plans for the future. The Rebbe wished well to the Rav of the holy city, R' Yisroel Weltz, and the heads and prominent members of our kehilla.
At around 9:00 the Rebbe set out on the way home to Kiryas Joel.

Yechidus hours were from around 10:45 until 12:30 at night, in his holy home on Ohel Court.

The Rebbe davened Maariv at around 12:30.

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