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The night of the second day of Yom Tov — 'B'tzeil HaKodesh' with the Satmar Rebbe shlit"a

At around 8:30 the Satmar Rebbe shlit"a entered the beis medrash for Maariv. The baal tefillah was HaRav R' Dovid Leib Kraus shlit"a. The davening ended at around 9:15. The Rebbe went up to the Aron Kodesh and wished the entire kahal a good Yom Tov.

At around 11:35 the Rebbe shlit"a entered the Shulchan Tahor seudah in the Heichal HaShulchanos, wearing a new kaftan for the bracha of Shehecheyanu. Lifting the cup (Hagbahas HaKos): HaRav HaChasid R' Eli Neustadt.
On the table the fruits had been prepared. The Rebbe made a bracha on a pomegranate and tasted from the fruits, and afterwards distributed shirayim from the pomegranate to the entire assembly.

During the zemiros, the Rebbe honored HaRav Shmuel Mendel Bab"d shlit"a (of Boro Park).

The Rebbe shlit"a said Torah on the verse "Atem nitzavim hayom," explaining that when Rosh Hashana falls on Shabbos, 72 hours are counted, corresponding to the numerical value of "chesed," and with this power we merit chesed and mercy from Heaven on the Day of Judgment.

Birkas Hamazon: the Rebbe's grandson, the bochur Yisroel Doshinsky, son of HaGaon HaTzaddik, Rav of Beis Medrash Ohel Piga shlit"a. The seudah ended at around 12:45.

U'Nesaneh Tokef Kedushas HaYom

After chatzos the Rebbe went to the mikvah, and then returned home to his holy residence.

As he did the first day, so he did the second. On the morning of the second day of Yom Tov the Rebbe shlit"a entered the beis medrash at around 8:15.

Pesukei D'Zimra: HaRav HaTzaddik R' Berel Glanz shlit"a of Bardiov, Kiryas Joel. The Rebbe said "V'charos" verse by verse. Shacharis: HaRav HaChasid R' Berish Apfel. The davening ended at approximately 11:20.

After a short break the Rebbe shlit"a entered wearing the kittel and the silver kapel.
Hotzaah and Hachnasah (taking out and returning the Torah) were given as honors to HaRav HaGaon R' Chaim Yechezkel Wertzberger shlit"a and HaRav HaGaon R' Zalman Leib Friedman shlit"a, moreh tzedek. The verses of Shema Yisroel: HaRav HaTzaddik R' Yitzchak Tzvi Weiss shlit"a, Av Beis Din of Uhel, Boro Park.

The Rebbe shlit"a was the baal koreh, and read with great arousal and outpouring of the soul.
Aliyos. Kohen: HaRav HaTzaddik R' Yitzchak Tzvi Weiss shlit"a. Levi: HaRav HaChasid R' Yaakov Eliezer Wertzberger. Shlishi: the Gaon HaGadol, the Dumatz shlit"a. Revi'i: HaRav HaChasid R' Aharon Hersh Mittelman. Chamishi: the Rebbe shlit"a. Hagbah of the first sefer: the baal bris, the Rebbe's grandson Rabbi Yeshua Lebovits shlit"a. Gelilah: R' Bentzion Lebovitch.
Maftir: HaRav HaChasid R' Moshe Aryeh Freund. Hagbah of the second sefer: HaRav HaChasid R' Gershon Mendel Neiman. Gelilah: HaRav HaChasid R' Avrohom Feuerstein. The reading ended at 12:20.

After the leining, the simchas habris of the newborn son of the Rebbe's grandson Rabbi Yeshua Mordechai Elazar Lebovits shlit"a, son-in-law of HaGaon HaTzaddik, Rav of Beis Medrash Beirach Moshe shlit"a, took place.
Sandek: the Rebbe shlit"a. Mohel: the Rebbe's brother, HaGaon HaTzaddik, Rav of Beis Medrash Beirach Moshe shlit"a. Standing sandek: the Gaon HaGadol, the Dumatz shlit"a. Blessings and naming: the Rebbe shlit"a. "V'yikarei shemo b'Yisroel": Naftali Tzvi, after the grandfather, the Zidichov Rebbe zt"l.
Another bris took place for the newborn son of R' Shlomo Elazar Neiman, where the Rebbe was sandek and mohel.

There was a pause. The Rebbe shlit"a went to the mikvah and then into his private room.
At around 1:20 the Rebbe shlit"a entered the beis medrash wrapped in the tallis, kapel and kittel of the Divrei Yoel zt"l. The Rebbe went up to the Aron Kodesh, said a silent tefillah, and began the festive tekias shofar derasha with the verse "Ashrei ha'am yodei seruah." He explained that in order to be saved from the four kinds of atonement, one needs teshuva together with tefillah, but to reach the opening of the gates of the heart, it must be together with Torah, and thus one regains the tzelem Elokim on the face; "and in the light of the King's countenance is life." If we make a proper cheshbon hanefesh, we will merit good influences, "and Hashem will shine His face upon us." He concluded with abundant blessings. After the derasha the Rebbe said Kaddish D'Rabbanan. It ended at around 1:50.
A bris took place for the newborn son of R' Bentzion Lebovitch, where the Rebbe was sandek and mohel.

Afterwards the Rebbe shlit"a went up to the bimah. The sifrei Torah were held by HaRav HaChasid R' Aharon Spitzer and HaRav HaChasid R' Chaim Yaakov Gutman.
The Rebbe shlit"a began "Lamenatze'ach" and then recited "Min HaMeitzar," made the brachos over the fire of holiness and sounded the tekiah of the sitting (tekios d'meyushav). The baal makri was the Gaon HaGadol, the Dumatz shlit"a.

The Rebbe shlit"a approached the Musaf tefillah and said "Hineni He'ani Mimaas." Kaddish was at 2:35. The baal tokea at the tekios d'ma'amad was HaRav HaGaon R' Shlomo Zevel shlit"a, dumatz of Beis Medrash Beis Dov.
"Shlichei amcha Beis Yisroel ha'omdim levakesh tefillah v'sachanunim..." As on the first day, the tefillos were one piece of holy emotion, with weeping from time to time and a voice hewing flames of fire, which awakened the entire heichal of the beis medrash.

The Musaf pesichos were given as honors to HaRav HaChasid R' Avrohom Sholom Landau, HaRav HaChasid R' Mordechai Landau, HaRav HaChasid R' Yaakov Mittelman, HaRav HaChasid R' Avrohom Simcha Friedman, and HaRav HaChasid R' Bentzion Yeshua Kraus.

HaRav HaChasid R' Yisroel Aryeh Fischer and HaRav HaChasid R' Wolf Glick were honored with lifting the Rebbe at the kneeling (kor'im).
HaRav HaChasid R' Yitzchak Ehrenfeld approached for "Kavei," and the opening of the closing zemiros (Ane'im Zemiros) was given to HaRav HaChasid R' Avrohom Hersh Scheer. Musaf ended at around 5:30.

Immediately after Musaf, Mincha was davened. The one before the amud was HaRav Shmuel Eliezer Taub shlit"a (of Boro Park). The Rebbe davened with the tallis over his head. It ended at around 5:55.

In his holy residence the Yom Tov seudah and the seudas bris took place with the family members.

At around 7:45 the Rebbe shlit"a entered for the siyum of the Shulchan Tahor in the Beis Medrash HaGadol, where the niggunim of Rosh Hashana and the Yamim Noraim were sung.
Kugel and sweet carrots were brought in, and the Rebbe said "Lechaim."

During the zemiros the Rebbe gave out honors. Atah Nigleisa: the Rebbe's grandson, the baal bris, Rabbi Yeshua Lebovits. Yom L'Yabasha: HaRav Avrohom Aharon Lebovits shlit"a, son of the Zidichov Chardim Rebbe shlit"a.

The Rebbe shlit"a said Torah on the verse "Tiku bachodesh shofar," explaining that, so to speak, the Holy One, Blessed is He, is obligated by the obligations of a husband to his wife, which are among the rabbinic obligations. Just as Klal Yisroel in a year like this one, when on the first day we do not blow and on the second day we do, both being takanos of Chazal, we merit good influences in material and spiritual matters. He concluded with abundant blessings in all matters.

The Rebbe shlit"a recited Birkas Hamazon over the cup, and honored with the "HaRachaman" his grandson Rabbi Yechezkel Taub shlit"a, son of HaGaon HaTzaddik, Rav of Beis Medrash Beirach Moshe shlit"a.

Maariv for Motzei Yom Tov: HaRav HaChasid R' Moshe Falkowitz. The Rebbe shlit"a made Havdalah, and when rising wished, "A good week, a good blessed year," and extended special thanks to the choir. It ended at around 9:00.

On Motzei Yom Tov in his holy residence, the Rebbe sat for a longer time and arranged his various tzedakos and the large sums being sent to talmidei chachomim and needy, worthy poor among the local anash and in Eretz Yisroel during these Aseres Yemei Teshuva.

May it be His will that we have accomplished all good, to be remembered for salvation and mercy, a good and blessed year for us and for all Yisroel.

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