Tuesday, Parshas Shoftim — 'B'tzeil HaKodesh' with the Satmar Rebbe shlit"a

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

The Rebbe shlit"a davened Shacharis in the Heichal HaMesivta, Etz Chaim branch, Shiur Gimmel. Before davening, the Rebbe put tefillin on the bar mitzvah bochur, the bochur Yosef Gutherer.
After davening, the Rebbe recited the daily Tehillim portion, on chapter 18, verse 1, after which a lechayim was held with the bar mitzvah bochur in the Heichal of the beis medrash.

During the morning hours, the Rebbe shlit"a went over to the building of the new mikvah tahara in Kiryas Joel, where a ceremony of pouring the foundation pits took place for several new pits. The Rebbe poured the pits and honored the donors of the pits, HaRav R' Yoel Bernath and HaRav R' Yechezkel Goldstein, to pour their pits. Afterwards a lechayim gathering took place, and a pleasant conversation developed with the rabbanim of the Vaad for Mikvah Matters. The Rebbe drank a lechayim and warmly blessed the donors.

In the afternoon, the Rebbe shlit"a went up to the Heichal HaYeshiva, Vayoel Moshe branch, where the Rebbe learned with a chavrusa from among the talmidim of the yeshiva in his private room.

At around 5:45, the Rebbe shlit"a went over to the home of HaRav R' Berish Schonbrun, where the completion of the writing of the letters took place for the Sefer Torah being donated by Chevra Hatzolah Kiryas Joel to the Anshei Chesed beis medrash in the Chevra Hatzolah building.
The Rebbe wrote in the final letters, after which a lechayim gathering took place. HaGaon Rabbi Yoel Yitzchak Stern shlit"a, the dayan of Chevra Hatzolah, spoke. Songs of inspiration were sung, and the Rebbe drank a lechayim and warmly bestowed blessings from his holy lips upon HaRav R' Berish Schonbrun and all the members of Hatzolah.
HaRav R' Shimon Liebermann was honored with hagbaha, HaRav R' Kapil Schonbrun with gelila, and HaRav R' Chaim Elazar Horowitz with putting on the mantle. The Rebbe took the Sefer Torah and broke into a fiery dance for an extended time, and afterwards led the Sefer Torah out into the street with drums and dancing.

From there, the Rebbe shlit"a went over to the new magnificent premises of the 'Igud HaSofrim' under the auspices of the Beis Horaah of Kiryas Joel, on Lizhensk Street. The Rebbe entered the store and looked over the display of mezuzos from dozens of sofrim of Kiryas Joel. Afterwards the Rebbe affixed the mezuzah on the main entrance and honored HaRav R' Avrohom Yushe Glantz, who heads the project, with hammering in the mezuzah.
Afterwards a lechayim gathering took place. The Rebbe drank a lechayim, warmly blessed HaRav R' Avrohom Yushe and the entire public, and delivered a few words of Torah and blessing.
Then HaRav R' Avrohom Yushe spoke, presenting the purpose of the project and the plans of the Igud HaSofrim. It concluded at around 6:45.

At around 7:00, the Rebbe davened Mincha in his holy home, and then traveled to Williamsburg for the weekly reception hours.

The reception hours in the inner sanctum were from around 8:30 until 12:50 at night, in his holy home on Hughes St.

The Rebbe davened Maariv at around 12:15 in his holy home, and then continued receiving the public.

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