Monday, Parshas Devarim, 28 Tammuz, the yahrzeit of the Yismach Moshe zy"a — 'B'tzeil HaKodesh' with the Satmar Rebbe shlit"a

The Rebbe shlit"a entered the beis medrash for Shacharis at around 8:45. The Rebbe lit 5 candles and davened at the amud.

Opening: R' Moshe Baruch Schwartz (Williamsburg); Kohen: HaGaon R' Levi Yitzchak Berzevsky shlit"a; Levi: R' Yehoshua Zalman Wertzberger shlit"a (Kiryas Joel); Shlishi: the Rebbe shlit"a; Hagbah: R' Yehoshua Mendlowitz; Gelilah: R' Yitzchak Yosef Grad (Williamsburg).

After davening, a lechayim gathering took place on the occasion of the yahrzeit. The Rebbe drank lechayim, wished the entire community well, and told stories of holiness about the Baal Hilula for an extended time.

Afterward the Rebbe walked home, and a conversation developed about various matters concerning the Baal Hilula zy"a.

In the afternoon, at around 5:15, HaGaon HaTzaddik Rabbi Hillel Weinberger shlit"a, Av Beis Din of Sardahely and Rav of the Hechsher Committee of the Association of Rabbanim, who is currently traveling on behalf of kashrus, came for a visit at the Rebbe's residence. The Rebbe received him with great honor, and instructed the house bochur to bring in refreshments, since he had come from such a long distance, and honored him to partake. A longer conversation in halacha on various questions lasted close to half an hour, after which the Rebbe escorted him out to the street.

Later, at around 6:00, the Rebbe delivered brief divrei Torah through a telephone hookup to members of our community in London at the urgent gathering 'Mesoraseinu,' convened by directive of the Rebbe shlit"a.

The Rebbe entered the beis medrash for Mincha at around 8:30. On the way to the beis medrash, the talmidei hayeshiva gedola, shiur 4, together with the roshei yeshiva HaGaon R' Aryeh Dov Kornbluh shlit"a and HaGaon R' Yitzchak Yaakov Rosenfeld shlit"a, greeted him.
The Rebbe lit 5 candles and davened at the amud.

After Mincha the Rebbe extended his holy tish on the occasion of the holy hilula together with the talmidei hayeshiva gedola, shiur 4.
The Rebbe washed for the seudah, and before the fish the rosh hayeshiva HaGaon R' Aryeh Dov Kornbluh shlit"a made a siyum on Maseches Sukkah, which had been learned as part of the yeshiva, and recited Kaddish.
At the lechayim after the fish the Rebbe said, "May his merit protect us." During the seudah, songs of galus and geulah were sung, and the Rebbe honored R' Anshil Gruber shlit"a, a maggid shiur in our holy community of Monsey, with the song Michtam L'Dovid.

The Rebbe shlit"a delivered holy words interwoven with stories about the Baal Hilula, and concluded with abundant blessings to the bochurim.
The Rebbe shlit"a recited the blessing over the cup; Hagbahas HaKos: HaGaon R' Yitzchak Yaakov Rosenfeld shlit"a, one of the roshei hayeshiva. It concluded at around 9:50.

After the yahrzeit seudah, Maariv was davened. After Maariv, a group of community members from Montreal, who had come to take part in the yahrzeit seudah, bid farewell, and the Rebbe walked home.

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