Sunday, Parshas Shoftim, 26 Menachem Av, the Yom HaHilula of the Divrei Yoel zy"a — 'B'tzeil HaKodesh' with the Satmar Rebbe shlit"a, who continues in his holy path

The Satmar Rebbe shlit"a davened Shacharis in the yeshiva building at his kever, in the Heichal HaMesivta, Divrei Yoel branch, together with a large crowd of chassidim and talmidim of the Mesivta. Before davening, the Rebbe put on tefillin for the bar mitzvah bochurim.
The son of HaGaon Rabbi Shlomo Rubin shlit"a, Av Beis Din of Ciechanów, Kiryas Joel, and son-in-law of the Gaon, Av Beis Din of Montreal shlit"a.
The bochur Yaakov Mordechai Gross.
The bochur Avigdor Bleich.
The bochur Avrohom Yisroel Herskowitz.
The bochur Baruch Markowitz.

Afterwards the Rebbe shlit"a lit 5 candles and went down before the amud with an outpouring of the soul.

After davening, at around 12:05, the Rebbe shlit"a entered the lechayim gathering before going up to the holy Ziyun, amid a great crowd, in royal splendor. Songs of inspiration were sung, and the Rebbe drank lechayim and wished the bar mitzvah bochurim and the entire gathering well.

The Rebbe shlit"a delivered holy words, a preparation and arousal before visiting the holy Ziyun, on the verse "Tzedek, tzedek tirdof": a tzaddik can bestow greater influences in the next world than during his lifetime. He quoted from the Divrei Yoel zy"a that his name Yoel ben Chanani, Yud-Vav-Tes, is an acronym of "Yaalzu chassidim b'chavod, yeranenu" ("Let the chassidim exult in glory, let them sing"). In a voice choked with tears, he asked that as he goes to pray at the Ziyun, healing, salvations and joy be bestowed upon Jewish homes. He expressed the strong bond and the special affection and closeness toward the bochurim and the yeshiva, and urged the bochurim to conduct themselves as true students of his yeshiva. He concluded with abundant blessings for the entire gathering.

After the lechayim gathering, at around 12:50, the Rebbe shlit"a went up to the distinguished Ziyun. The Rebbe lit 5 candles together with a neshama candle, and recited the prayer "Shalom Aleichem" of the Yismach Moshe zy"a with awesome weeping. He then recited, as is customary, chapters 90 through 107 of Tehillim, and recited the Yehi Ratzon with an outpouring of the soul. Afterwards the Rebbe learned chapters of Mishnayos and said Kaddish D'Rabbanan.
The Rebbe shlit"a read kvitlach for an extended time, while songs of inspiration that used to be sung in the beis medrash of the Divrei Yoel were sung. Afterwards the Rebbe prostrated himself on the holy Ziyun for an extended time. They concluded at around 1:45.

In the afternoon at around 8:10 the Rebbe davened Mincha in his home, Naveh Kodesh. Before davening, the Rebbe lit 5 candles and went down before the amud.

In the evening at around 8:30, the Rebbe shlit"a entered the central Hilula seudah in the beis medrash of the Divrei Yoel, in the Great Beis Medrash in Kiryas Joel, in the presence of thousands upon thousands of Jews. The Rebbe washed for the seudah and extended his pure table, and then made the siyum on all of Shas and the six orders of Mishnah, which had been learned by the Shas Chevra of our holy kehilla. He then recited the Hadran and Kaddish. At the lechayim after the fish, the Rebbe wished, "May his merit protect us and all Israel."
During the tish, songs of deveikus and longing that were sung in the beis medrash of the Divrei Yoel were sung. With "Michtam L'Dovid," the Rebbe shlit"a honored HaGaon Rabbi Chaim Yosef Wertzberger shlit"a, Av Beis Din of Hunyad, Kiryas Joel.

At around 9:55 the Rebbe shlit"a began his holy words, words of chizuk and mussar, and about the obligations of the hour regarding the matters at hand. The Rebbe took as his topic the verse "Shoftim v'shotrim titen lecha," and explained it according to the teachings of the Divrei Yoel. He spoke about his greatness and righteousness and the many accomplishments of the Divrei Yoel in general and in particular in all the pillars of the world: Torah, prayer, and kindness. He awakened Jews to teshuva through his words of rebuke on Shabbos Shuvah and his fiery speeches, established educational institutions for young and old, and worked for kashrus and matters of holiness and modesty. There is an obligation to continue in all these matters, to wage his fiery war for Hashem against the impurity of Zionism in all its guises, and to continue strengthening the institutions of the Eidah HaChareidis. He praised the avreichim of the kollelim in Kiryas Joel, who this year raised together one million dollars for the institutions of the Eidah HaChareidis in Eretz Yisroel through the "Keren Avrohom Yosef," aside from all the other avreichim and chassidim in every place, which also amounts to a huge sum.
In this context, the Rebbe described the full efforts of the Divrei Yoel zy"a to support the Beis Din Tzedek of the Eidah HaChareidis and Yerushalayim, the holy city, and recalled the difficult struggle of his father, the Beirach Moshe zy"a, when he saw the Eidah HaChareidis in danger. With pain he stated that there are people within the Eidah HaChareidis who are breaking and destroying it through various actions with which the spirit of the sages is not pleased. There is a fear of terror that silences others. We, from afar, pray that the bad be turned to good. The same applies to the decree of drafting yeshiva bochurim in Eretz Yisroel, which continues with full force, and no one knows what the day will bring.

A holy atmosphere was felt in the holy place, the beis medrash of the Rebbe zy"a, when the Rebbe announced that the town "Kiryas Joel," which the Divrei Yoel zy"a established in his name and memory, has, Baruch Hashem, grown in all directions. It is already approaching eight thousand families, over forty-four thousand souls, ke"h, may they live and be well! As was already said in the past, "Kiryas Joel" is not limited to one village. Holiness has no boundary, and everything around is part of Kiryas Joel. Calling by the holy name "Kiryas Joel" creates a supernal bond between the residents and the Divrei Yoel, after whom it is named and who bestows holiness upon the town. Anyone who moves to one of the areas in Kiryas Joel does so with the understanding that he must accept the stringencies of the place to which he goes.
Then the Rebbe proclaimed with a holy fire, and named all the areas and neighborhoods with holy names, like the existing neighborhoods in Kiryas Joel, in order to draw down the holiness of the place and a continuation of the holiness of Kiryas Joel.

"And he called them by the names that his father had called them"
Blooming Grove.
The Dallas area: "Shechunas Divrei Chaim."
The Virginia area: "Shechunas Zera Kodesh."
The Lake Shore area: "Shechunas Shaagas Aryeh."
Woodbury Villas: "Shechunas Chasam Sofer."
Smith Gardens: "Shechunas Baruch Taam."
Country Hollow: "Shechunas Chacham Tzvi."
Highland Lake Estates: "Shechunas Beis Yosef."

"The name causes!" The Rebbe explained that by calling them with these holy names, spiritual and material blessings will be bestowed upon all the residents, the "residents of Kiryas Joel," as the Divrei Yoel wanted, without any change.

The Rebbe continued with the legacy that the Divrei Yoel zy"a left, the educational institutions all over the world, and Baruch Hashem they are growing in quantity and quality. He spoke out on matters of modesty and head covering: a sheitel that looks like real hair is forbidden according to all opinions. He spoke about the affordable apartments project and said, "I will stand on my post." Full efforts are being made so that soon it can be brought from potential to reality, both for this project and for other places, b'siyata d'Shmaya.
The decrees against chinuch in New York are getting worse and worse. May Hashem guard and protect that they should have no control over our chinuch. He praised our yeshivas, which provide a bochur with a place to be until he marries, and spoke out against sending bochurim to learn in outside yeshivas, from which they later go to Eretz Yisroel, which brings terrible lawlessness in any manner whatsoever. The Rebbe concluded that we stand on the day of the yahrzeit, and hope that the Divrei Yoel zy"a stands and prays for us that we be helped in all the best things until the coming of the Redeemer, bimheira b'yameinu.

After the holy words, the Rebbe shlit"a recited Birkas HaMazon over the cup. They concluded at around 11:00.

After the Hilula seudah, the Gaon, Av Beis Din of London shlit"a, entered the Rebbe's private room, where he gave the Rebbe a list of talmidim of our holy yeshiva in London who do not miss any early mornings in the "Ashkim V'Eshneh" group in camp.

After a few minutes the Rebbe entered for Maariv in the Great Beis Medrash. Baal tefilla: HaGaon, Av Beis Din of Beis Aharon shlit"a.

May his great and holy merit protect us and all Israel

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