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

On Friday night at around 8:25 the Satmar Rebbe shlit"a entered the beis medrash wrapped in his tallis and approached the amud for Mincha and Kabbalas Shabbos. The chazan was HaGaon R' Yaakov Weiss shlit"a (Monsey), son of the Av Beis Din of London shlit"a.

After davening, an appeal was held for the Mosad Rav Tov, with HaGaon R' Leibush Weinfeld shlit"a speaking. They finished at around 9:55.

The congregation passed by to wish a gut Shabbos, and the Rebbe went into his private room.

At around 10:30 the Rebbe shlit"a entered the Shabbos meal in the Heichal HaShulchanos together with the talmidim of the Mesivta, and began, as is his holy custom, with Shalom Aleichem with feeling and sweetness. Eishes Chayil was recited by the Rebbe's grandson, the bochur Meir Eliezer, may he be well, son of HaGaon Rav of the beis medrash, Barach Moshe shlit"a.

The Rebbe shlit"a honored people with the zemiros. Kol Mekadesh: R' Yehoshua Heschel Scharf shlit"a; Menucha V'Simcha: HaRav R' Nosson Friedman (Elad).

The Rebbe shlit"a said Torah on the verse "Ki yipalei mimcha davar b'mishpat" and explained, in the manner of a derush, the sugya of "mitoch."

Ka Echsof: R' Aharon Brief shlit"a (Montreal); Birkas Hamazon: the Av Beis Din of London shlit"a.

Stories and anecdotes: This week the Rebbe shlit"a related about his grandfather, our master and teacher, the holy Gaon, the Yetev Lev zy"a, whose yahrzeit falls on Wednesday, 6 Elul.

Ka Ribbon Olam: HaGaon R' Meir Siman shlit"a. The new chassanim went over to take fruit. Biyom Hashvi'i: HaRav R' Yisroel Landau (Williamsburg). They finished at around 1:40.

On the holy day of Shabbos

On Shabbos morning the Rebbe entered the beis medrash at around 9:40. Pesukei D'Zimra: HaGaon R' Hershel Goldberger shlit"a. The Rebbe recited "V'chros" verse by verse and approached the amud for Shacharis.

Hotzaah and Hachnasah: R' Yitzchak Shmuel Oppenheim; Pesukei Shema Yisroel: HaGaon R' Yisroel Yaakov Heimlich shlit"a, Av Beis Din of Wegscheid.

Aliyos. Kohen: R' Lipa Friedman (Williamsburg). Levi: the chassan, the bochur Moshe Shmuel Rubinfeld – Aufruf. Shlishi: the Av Beis Din of London shlit"a. Revi'i: the baal simcha, the Rebbe's grandson, Rabbi Meir Yuda Ashkenazi shlit"a – the Rebbe shlit"a recited the Mi Sheberach and the naming for the birth of his daughter, mazel tov, "and her name shall be called in Yisroel" Chava, after the grandmother, the Rebbetzin of Malesk a"h. Chamishi: the Rebbe's son-in-law, the Rav of the Even Tzedek beis medrash shlit"a. Shishi: the Rebbe shlit"a.

After his aliyah, the Rebbe named daughters born to:
R' Avrohom Chaim Teller
R' Chaim, son of R' Shraga Dovid Gandel (Williamsburg)
R' Asher Aryeh Weider
R' Chaim Aharon Landau (Williamsburg)

Shevi'i: the chassan, the bochur Mendel Oppenheim – Aufruf. Hosafah: the chassan, son of R' Hershel Goldberger shlit"a – Aufruf. Acharon: the chassan, the bochur Baruch Meir Broder. Maftir: the Av Beis Din of Oistila shlit"a. Hagbah: R' Moshe Shmuel Rubinfeld. Gelilah: R' Shimon Yitzchak Pilof.

The Rebbe shlit"a approached the amud for Mussaf in honor of the yahrzeit this week of his grandfather, the holy Gaon, the Yetev Lev zy"a. Pesicha for Ano'im Zemiros: R' Aharon Brief shlit"a.

After davening a bris took place for the newborn son of R' Mendel, son of R' Moshe Wertheimer, at which the Rebbe served as sandek and mohel.

A few minutes later the Rebbe shlit"a entered the Polish Heichal for the Kiddush Rabbah simcha in our holy courts. The Rebbe made Kiddush, joyous niggunim were sung, and the baal simcha, Rabbi Meir Yuda shlit"a, spoke. The Rebbe wished lechayim to the baal simcha and to the entire congregation and delivered divrei Torah on the verse "Samachti b'omrim li beis Hashem neilech," explaining that when a Jewish daughter is born there is an extra joy, because they possess an extra measure of understanding, which caused them not to stumble in the sin of the Golden Calf. He concluded with abundant blessings. They finished at around 1:10.
Seudah Shlishis

The Rebbe entered for Mincha and Shalosh Seudos at 8:20. Mincha: R' Yaakov Yosef Pilof; Hotzaah and Hachnasah: R' Yoel, son of R' Moshe Freund (Boro Park); Kohen: R' Yehoshua Hersh Glick (Williamsburg); Levi: R' Shmuel Eliezer Roth (Boro Park); Shlishi: R' Mordechai Landau; Hagbah: the Rebbe shlit"a; Gelilah: R' Mendel Oppenheim.

At Shalosh Seudos the Rebbe honored people with the zemiros. Odeh: R' Noach Gafen; Shir HaMaalos: R' Moshe Goldstein.

The Rebbe shlit"a said Torah on the verse "Tzedek tzedek tirdof" and explained that even if one, Heaven forbid, loses the tzelem Elokim through sins, through tzedakah one can regain it, and together with tefillah the teshuva is accepted with mercy and favor before the Master of all. He continued with longer words of inspiration for the month of Elul.

Yedid Nefesh: R' Yitzchak Markowitz; Kel Mistater: R' Hershel Katz (Williamsburg). The Rebbe blessed over the cup and recited Sheva Brachos.

The Rebbe approached the amud for Maariv in honor of the yahrzeit this week of his grandfather, the holy Gaon, the Yetev Lev zy"a.

After Havdalah the congregation passed by to wish a gutte voch. They finished at around 10:45.

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