Shabbos Kodesh, Parshas Devarim — Shabbos Chazon — 'B'tzeil HaKodesh' with the Satmar Rebbe shlit"a, in the resort town of Bethlehem, New Hampshire.

This week, the talmidim of the Mesivta, Kiryas Yoel branch, merited to spend Shabbos B'tzeil HaKodesh.

On Erev Shabbos after the mikvah, nearly 40 talmidim of the yeshiva presented answers to the Rebbe's question. The Rebbe received the answers with great nachas ruach. A booklet was also presented to the Rebbe, containing the 43 answers of the talmidim of the Mesivta, Kiryas Yoel branch.

On Friday night at around 8:55, the Rebbe shlit"a entered the beis medrash wrapped in his tallis and approached the amud for Mincha. Kabbalas Shabbos: HaRav R' Yoel Yitzchak Stern shlit"a, dayan of the Dinov beis medrash in Kiryas Joel and rebbi in the Mesivta.

Davening ended at around 10:30. The congregation wished a good Shabbos and shook hands, and the Rebbe went home to his holy residence.

At around 11:10 the Rebbe shlit"a entered the Shalosh Seudos... [sic] the Friday night seudah in the hall of the beis medrash together with the talmidim of the yeshiva and many guests from the community, and began, as is his custom, with Shalom Aleichem with feeling and sweetness.

Eishes Chayil: the Rebbe began it. Lifting the cup: the chasan's father-in-law... [sic] the Rav of the Even Tzedek beis medrash, HaGaon HaTzaddik shlit"a.

The Rebbe shlit"a honored people with the zemiros. Kol Mekadesh: R' Moshe Yosef Ashkenazi shlit"a (Monsey), rebbi in the yeshiva. Menucha V'Simcha: R' Mendel Friedman shlit"a (Monsey), rebbi in the yeshiva.

The Rebbe shlit"a said Torah on the verse "These are the words that Moshe spoke," and explained it in the manner of a derush on the sugya of "ad v'ad bichlal."

Kah Echsof: R' Meir Berkowitz shlit"a, Rav of Karitz in Kiryas Joel. Birkas Hamazon: the Rav of the Even Tzedek beis medrash, HaGaon HaTzaddik shlit"a.

Stories and anecdotes: This week the Rebbe shlit"a related about the holy Chozeh of Lublin zy"a, whose yahrzeit fell on Thursday, Tisha B'Av.

Kah Ribon Olam: R' Yisroel Landau (Williamsburg). The newly married chasanim went to take fruit, as "on the seventh day": R' Aharon Yosef Weiss (Boro Park). It ended at around 2:05.

And on the day of Shabbos Kodesh

On Shabbos morning the Rebbe shlit"a entered the beis medrash at around 9:45. Pesukei D'Zimra: R' Yisroel Landau. For Shacharis the Rebbe shlit"a approached the amud, and sent the Rav of the Even Tzedek beis medrash, HaGaon HaTzaddik shlit"a, to lead the chazaras hashatz.

Hotzaah and Hachnasah (taking out and returning the Torah): R' Yoel son of R' Chaim Reizman (Kiryas Joel). Pesukei Shema Yisroel: R' Mendel Friedman shlit"a.

Baal Koreh: from the Shabbos Kodesh... R' Yehoshua Mendlowitz.
Aliyos. Kohen: the chasan Moshe son of Avrohom Shlomo Katz (London). Levi: the bochur Simcha Yisroel Appel (Kiryas Joel). Shlishi: R' Avrohom Kalman Eliezer Masri (Kiryas Joel). Revii: R' Avrohom Wieder (Kiryas Joel). Chamishi: the bochur Shneur Zalman son of Yoel Eckstein (Kiryas Joel). Shishi: the Rebbe shlit"a. The Rebbe's aliya was purchased by R' Aharon Hersh Mittelman (Boro Park). The Rebbe thanked him and instructed that a Mi Sheberach be made.

Shevii: the Rav of the Even Tzedek beis medrash, HaGaon HaTzaddik shlit"a. Additional aliyos: HaGaon HaTzaddik R' Kalman Halberstam shlit"a, Av Beis Din of Zanz in Kiryas Joel and menahel of the yeshiva. HaRav R' Yoel Yitzchak Stern shlit"a. R' Mendel Friedman shlit"a. R' Mordechai Hersh Goldman shlit"a (Montreal). R' Aharon Hersh Mittelman. R' Moshe Markowitz (Kiryas Joel). R' Yoel Dov son of R' Yehuda Perlstein (Boro Park). R' Moshe Kahana (Boro Park). R' Zalman Leib Brach (Kiryas Joel). R' Chaim Moshe Landau (Kiryas Joel). R' Shlomo Sekula shlit"a (Monsey), rebbi in the yeshiva. Acharon: R' Yitzchak Yehuda Klein (Williamsburg). Maftir: R' Nachman Kahana (Williamsburg). Hagbah: R' Mordechai Leib Markowitz (Kiryas Joel). Gelilah: R' Moshe Ovadia Masri (Williamsburg).

Mussaf: HaGaon HaTzaddik R' Kalman Halberstam shlit"a. Opening of Anim Zemiros: R' Yosef Amram Markowitz shlit"a (Kiryas Joel). Davening ended at around 1:15.

At around 3:05 the Rebbe shlit"a entered the beis medrash for the zemiros at the afternoon seudah, and kugel and lechayim were brought in.

During the seudah, several niggunim of galus and geulah were sung, as well as Yiddish niggunim, with great hisorerus.

The Rebbe honored people with the zemiros. Baruch Hashem Yom Yom: R' Moshe Kahana. Baruch Kel Elyon: R' Aharon Hersh Mittelman.

The Rebbe shlit"a said Torah on the verse "These are the words that Moshe spoke to all Israel," and explained that the initials of the words spell "Adam Eichah," with a story of the holy Baal HaTanya zy"a. These were the words of mussar of Moshe Rabbeinu to the Jewish children, that one should reflect on oneself, how am I conducting myself in this world.

Birkas Hamazon: HaGaon HaTzaddik R' Kalman Halberstam shlit"a. It ended at around 3:55.
Reva D'Revin

For Mincha and Shalosh Seudos the Rebbe entered at around 8:50. Mincha: R' Chaim Moshe Landau. Hotzaah and Hachnasah: R' Aharon Schwartz (Kiryas Joel). Kohen: R' Chaim Shaul Kahn (Kiryas Joel). Levi: R' Yoel Reizman. Shlishi: R' Aharon Hersh Mittelman. Hagbah: the Rebbe shlit"a — it was purchased by R' Aharon Yosef Weiss, and the Rebbe thanked him. Gelilah: the bochur Yoel Goldberger (Williamsburg).

The Rebbe honored people with the zemiros at Shalosh Seudos. Odeh: R' Avrohom Wieder. Shir HaMaalos: R' Mordechai Klein (Williamsburg).

The Rebbe shlit"a said Torah on the verse "These are the words that Moshe spoke before all Israel," and explained that by engaging in Torah, it suffices to recite the Thirteen Attributes of Mercy to arouse Hashem's attributes of mercy. He aroused the listeners with weeping that we are already 1,955 years after the churban Beis Hamikdash and still have not been redeemed, and urged strengthening ourselves in Torah study, and through this we will merit that these days will be transformed to joy and gladness.

Yedid Nefesh: R' Mordechai Hersh Goldman. Kel Mistater: R' Yehoshua Zalman Wertzberger shlit"a. The Rebbe made the bracha on the cup.

Maariv, Motzei Shabbos: R' Mordechai Hersh Goldman. After Havdalah, people went over to wish a good week. It ended at around 11:20.

At the Rebbe's holy residence at around 12:00, the talmidim of Yeshivas Amrei Pinchas Karitz in Kiryas Joel entered together with the rosh yeshiva, R' Meir Berkowitz shlit"a, who spent Shabbos at the nearby PMR resort. The Rebbe delivered words of blessing and chizuk to the bochurim.

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