Thursday, the fourth day of Chol HaMoed, "B'tzeil HaKodesh" with the Satmar Rebbe shlit"a

In the morning, before Shacharis, a bris took place for the newborn son of R' Shalom Eliezer Lebovitch, at which the Rebbe was the sandek.

The Rebbe shlit"a entered the main beis medrash for Shacharis at around 9:50. Baal tefillah: HaRav HaChassid R' Akiva Weinstock. The Rebbe recited the Kerisus verse by verse, then proceeded to Hallel and performed his holy service during the waving of the lulav with great fervor and arousal, and afterward led the recitation of the Hoshanos. Peticha was honored to HaRav HaChassid R' Yoel Jacob (Yerushalayim).

Aliyos. Kohen: HaRav HaChassid R' Chaim Elazar Friedman (London). Levi: HaRav HaChassid R' Yeshaya Steinberger (London). Shlishi: the bar mitzvah bochur Dovid Yechezkel Shmuel Schreiber (London). Revi'i: the Rebbe shlit"a. Hagbah: HaGaon Rabbi Dovid Cohen shlit"a, moreh tzedek (Bnei Brak). Gelilah: HaRav HaChassid R' Dovid Yechezkel Shmuel Schreiber.
After the Torah reading, close to one hundred fifty guests from overseas, who came to travel to bask in the holy shade, recited Birchas HaGomel for an extended time.

Mussaf: HaRav HaChassid R' Akiva Weinstock. The davening concluded at around 12:30. After davening the brissos took place.
The newborn son of R' Shalom Amram Zwiebel (Williamsburg), at which the Rebbe was sandek and mohel.
The newborn son of R' Baruch Yosef Friedman, at which the Rebbe was sandek and mohel.

The Rebbe davened Mincha at around 7:00 in his holy home, and before davening lit 5 candles in honor of the yahrzeit of his grandmother, the Rebbetzin, wife of the Chaver, of the HaGaon HaKadosh, the Yitev Lev zt"l.

After Mincha, over two hundred guests from across the ocean, who came to bask in the holy shade, entered to give and receive blessings in the Kodesh Panim.

The Rebbe davened Maariv at around 9:15.

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