Monday, Parshas Haazinu – Second Day of Selichos

At around 5:45, the Satmar Rebbe shlit"a entered the Beis Medrash HaGadol for the recitation of Selichos. The baal tefillah was HaRav HaTzaddik R' Berel Glanz shlit"a of Bardiov, Kiryas Joel. It concluded at around 6:25, and the Rebbe returned to his holy home.

Before Shacharis, a bris took place for a newborn son of R' Yoel Bar"D Cohen, at which the Rebbe served as sandek and mohel.

The Rebbe shlit"a davened Shacharis in the Beis Medrash HaGadol. Before davening, the Rebbe put on tefillin for the bar mitzvah bochur, the bochur Baruch Moshe Weiss.
During the Torah reading, the Rebbe went to the hagbah. After the reading, the Rebbe recited a Mi Sheberach for a woman who had given birth, for his grandson HaRav Yehoshua Mordechai Elazar Lavin shlit"a, son-in-law of HaGaon HaTzaddik, the rav of the beis medrash, Beirach Moshe shlit"a. After davening, the shofar was blown, and then a lechayim was held with the bar mitzvah bochur in the Rebbe's private room.

The kabbalas kehal in the Rebbe's holy home on Ohel Court ran from around 6:00 in the afternoon until 10:15 at night.

The Rebbe davened Mincha at around 7:45.

The Rebbe shlit"a read the tenaim in the tenaim hall in his holy home for the following mechutanim:
R' Meir Dovid Heilbrunn – R' Eli Farkash.
R' Moshe Hersh Halpert – R' Moshe Baruch Englander.

After the kabbalas kehal, the Rebbe shlit"a went over to our Beis Medrash Beis Shmuel in the Divrei Chaim neighborhood in Kiryas Joel for the tenaim celebration of his grandson, the chosson HaRav Chaim Yechezkel Shraga Teitelbaum shlit"a, son of the HaGaon HaTzaddik, the rav of Beis Medrash Beis Baruch shlit"a, to the kallah, may she live, daughter of HaGaon HaTzaddik Rabbi Yoel Halberstam shlit"a, rav of the Divrei Chaim neighborhood in Kiryas Joel, and a grandchild of the Av Beis Din of Boro Park shlit"a.
The Rebbe arrived at around 10:45 and greeted the distinguished grandfathers and rabbanim. The mechutanim shlit"a and the grandfathers, the HaGaon HaTzaddik Av Beis Din of Boro Park shlit"a and the HaGaon HaTzaddik Av Beis Din of Bertsh shlit"a, participated.
The Rebbe arranged the tenaim and honored his brother-in-law, the HaGaon HaTzaddik Av Beis Din of Boro Park shlit"a, with reading the tenaim. Serving as witnesses were HaRav HaChassid R' Moshe Dovid Friedman and HaRav HaChassid R' Meir HaKohen Gross. Standing on behalf of the chosson was HaRav HaChassid R' Eliezer Rubinstein. Standing on behalf of the kallah was HaRav HaChassid R' Moshe Goldstein.

The Rebbe shlit"a drank a lechayim and wished the chosson, the mechutanim, and the entire gathering well, and delivered holy words in honor of the simcha. The Rebbe quoted the Sanzer Rav zt"l, that a wedding in the month of Elul is a good preparation for the holy days, and expressed his joy at the shidduch with a grandchild of his father, the Beirach Moshe zy"a, and concluded with abundant blessings. Joyous melodies were sung, and the entire gathering went over to wish mazel tov. It concluded at around 11:45, and on the way out the Rebbe wished the kallah well, as is customary.

The Rebbe returned to his holy home, where he davened Maariv.

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