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

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

On Erev Shabbos after the mikvah, the yeshiva students presented answers to the Rebbe's question.
The bochur Yoel, son of HaGaon HaTzaddik R' Mendel Wertzberger shlit"a, dayan of our kehilla in Montreal.
The bochur Refael, son of Nachum Elisha Horowitz (Williamsburg).
The bochur Asher Yonah, son of Bentzion Lichtenstein (Williamsburg).
The bochur Yosef Menachem, son of Yoel Katz (Williamsburg).
The bochur Chaim Eli, son of Moshe Avrohom HaKohen Schonbrun (Kiryas Joel).
The bochur Yaakov Eliezer, son of R' Lipa Berkowitz shlit"a (Kiryas Joel).
The bochur Mordechai Ephraim Fishel, son of Simcha Landau (Kiryas Joel).
The bochur Avrohom Yehoshua, son of Yitzchak Isaac Schwartz (Kiryas Joel).
The bochur Meir Pinchas Chaim, son of R' Moshe Yosef Ashkenazi shlit"a (Monsey).
The bochur Yitzchak, son of Yoel Gutman (Kiryas Joel).
The bochur Aharon, son of Yoel Yitzchak Grunwald (Kiryas Joel).

On Friday night at around 8:50, the Rebbe shlit"a entered the beis medrash wrapped in his tallis and approached the amud for Mincha and Kabbalas Shabbos. The chazan was HaRav R' Aharon Meisels shlit"a, rav of Beis Medrash Beirach Moshe, son of the HaGaon HaTzaddik, Av Beis Din of Montreal shlit"a.

Davening ended at around 10:20. The tzibbur went over to wish a gut Shabbos and shake hands, and the Rebbe went home to his holy lodging.

At around 11:00, the Rebbe shlit"a entered the hall of the beis medrash for the Friday night seudah together with the yeshiva students and many guests, and began, as is his custom, with Shalom Aleichem with feeling and sweetness.

Eishes Chayil: the Rebbe's grandson, the chassan Meir Eliezer may he have a good year, son of the HaGaon HaTzaddik, rav of the Beirach Moshe beis medrash shlit"a. Lifting the cup: the son-in-law of the Rebbe, the HaGaon HaTzaddik, rav of the Beirach Moshe beis medrash shlit"a.

The Rebbe shlit"a honored people with the zemiros. Kol Mekadesh: HaGaon Rabbi R' Aharon Mordechai Brisk shlit"a, dayan of Tashnad Monsey. Menucha V'Simcha: the Rebbe's grandson Rabbi Yechezkel Shraga, may he have a good year, shlit"a, son of the HaGaon HaTzaddik, rav of the Beirach Moshe beis medrash shlit"a.

The Rebbe shlit"a said Torah on the verse 'Va'eschanan el Hashem ba'eis hahi laimor' and explained, in the manner of a drush, the topic of whether one follows quantity or quality.

Kah Echsof: HaRav R' Chaim Elimelech Yakov shlit"a, rebbe in the yeshiva. Birkas Hamazon: the son-in-law of the Rebbe, the HaGaon HaTzaddik, rav of the Beirach Moshe beis medrash shlit"a.

Stories and anecdotes: this week the Rebbe shlit"a told about the holy Rabbi Hershele Liska zy"a, whose yahrzeit falls on Tuesday, 14 Av.

Kah Ribon Olam: R' Zalman Leib Friedman shlit"a (Montreal). The new chassanim went over to take fruit. Ki Bayom Hashvi'i: R' Hershel Kohn shlit"a, rebbe in the yeshiva. The seudah ended at around 1:50.

Uvyom HaShabbos Kodesh

On Shabbos morning the Rebbe shlit"a entered the beis medrash at around 9:45. Pesukei D'Zimra: R' Hershel Kohn shlit"a. The Rebbe shlit"a approached the amud for Shacharis, and the chazan for the chazaras hashatz was the son-in-law of the Rebbe, the HaGaon HaTzaddik, rav of the Beirach Moshe beis medrash shlit"a.

Hotzaah and Hachnasah: R' Shalom Moshe Feldman (Kiryas Joel). Pesukei Shema Yisroel: HaRav R' Hillel Rabinowitz shlit"a, menahel of the yeshiva.
Baal Koreh: the Shabbos guest R' Yehoshua Mandelowitz.

Aliyos — Kohen: the bochur Chaim Eli, son of Moshe Avrohom Schonbrun (Kiryas Joel). Levi: the bochur, son of Yom Tov Lipa Weinberger (Kiryas Joel). Shlishi: R' Lipa Fried (Kiryas Joel). Revi'i: the bochur, son of Aharon Dovid Greenfeld (London). Chamishi: R' Yaakov Yitzchak Steinmetz (Kiryas Joel). Shishi: the Rebbe shlit"a. The Rebbe's aliyah was purchased by R' Avrohom Meir Wertzberger (Montreal); the Rebbe thanked him and had a Mi Sheberach made.

Shevi'i: R' Shlomo Zalman Schwartz (Kiryas Joel). Hosafos: the son-in-law of the Rebbe, the HaGaon HaTzaddik, rav of the Beirach Moshe beis medrash shlit"a; HaRav R' Aharon Meisels shlit"a; the HaGaon, dayan of Tashnad shlit"a; the bar mitzvah bochur, son of Amram Tirnauer (Kiryas Joel); HaRav R' Hillel Rabinowitz shlit"a; the bochur, son of Yoel Retek (Williamsburg); R' Berish Gross shlit"a (Montreal); R' Lipa Sofer (Kiryas Joel); R' Yisroel Yaakov Brach (Kiryas Joel); the Shabbos guest Lipa Deutsch; the bochur, son of Yosef Chaviv Masri (Williamsburg). Acharon: R' Yaakov Glanz (Kiryas Joel). Maftir: R' Yisroel Yaakov Deutsch (Kiryas Joel). Hagbah: the bochur Shneur Zalman, son of Yoel Eckstein. Gelilah: the bochur, son of R' Hershel Kohn shlit"a.

Mussaf: the HaGaon, dayan of Tashnad shlit"a. Opening of Ane'im Zemiros: R' Amram Tirnauer. Davening ended at around 1:00.
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 nechama and geulah were sung, as well as Yiddish niggunim.

The Rebbe honored people with the zemiros. Baruch Hashem Yom Yom: R' Yisroel Yaakov Deutsch. Baruch Kel Elyon: R' Yaakov Eliezer Wertzberger (Kiryas Joel).

The Rebbe shlit"a said Torah on the verse 'Va'eschanan el Hashem ba'eis hahi laimor' and explained, in the manner of a drush, the topic of whether Jews have the din of banim to Hashem.

Birkas Hamazon: the menahel of the yeshiva, HaRav R' Hillel Rabinowitz shlit"a. The seudah ended at around 3:55.

Ra'avah D'Ra'avin

The Rebbe entered for Mincha and Shalosh Seudos at around 8:40. Mincha: R' Elchanan Taub. Hotzaah and Hachnasah: R' Avrohom Yosef Shalomon (Williamsburg). Baal Koreh: the Rebbe's grandson, the chassan Meir Eliezer, may he have a good year, shlit"a.
Kohen: R' Yechezkel Shraga Katz (Kiryas Joel). Levi: the bochur, son of Eli Yuda Roth (Kiryas Joel). Shlishi: R' Chaim Elimelech Yakov shlit"a. Hagbah: the Rebbe shlit"a; it was purchased by R' Yosef Masri, and the Rebbe thanked him. Gelilah: the bochur Yosef Masri.

The Rebbe honored people with the zemiros at Shalosh Seudos. Odeh: R' Berish Gross shlit"a. Shir HaMaalos: R' Shlomo Rubinstein (Kiryas Joel).

The Rebbe shlit"a said Torah on the verse in the haftarah 'Nachamu nachamu ami yomar Elokeichem' and explained that through the mitzvah of tefillin, one merits that when he davens, Hashem, so to speak, davens along, and one merits teshuva and, through knowledge, the complete redemption.

Yedid Nefesh: R' Avrohom Meir Wertzberger. Kel Mistater: R' Amram Tirnauer. The Rebbe made a bracha on the cup.

Maariv for Motzei Shabbos: R' Hershel Kohn shlit"a. After Havdalah, people went over to wish a gut voch.

The yeshiva students also presented answers to the Rebbe's question.
The bochur Meir, son of R' Anshil Karpen shlit"a (Kiryas Joel).
The bochur Dovid, son of Eliezer Zusia Sofer (Kiryas Joel).
The bochur Levi Yitzchak, son of Moshe Yosef Landau (Kiryas Joel).
The bochur Yosef Zundel, son of R' Dovid Hirsch shlit"a (Williamsburg).

Afterwards the Rebbe shlit"a went out to the parking lot next to the hotel, where the Rebbe recited Kiddush Levanah, and the Rebbe was accompanied out with the niggun "Ki Malachav." It ended at around 11:30.

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