Tuesday, Parshas Toldos, Rosh Chodesh Kislev — 'B'tzeil HaKodesh' with the Satmar Rebbe shlit"a

The Satmar Rebbe shlit"a davened Shacharis in the Heichal HaMesivta, Etz Chaim branch. Before davening, the Rebbe put on tefillin with the bar mitzvah bochur, the bochur Efraim Hecht.
The Rebbe proceeded to Hallel, and during the Torah reading he was called up as the fourth aliyah. After davening, a lechayim was held with the bar mitzvah bochur in the Heichal of the beis medrash, where the Rebbe told stories about the holy Rebbe R' Hersh of Rimanov zy"a.

In the afternoon, the Rebbe shlit"a went up to the Heichal HaYeshiva, Kedushas Yoel branch, where the Rebbe learned with a chavrusa from among the talmidim of the yeshiva in his private room. At 5:10 the Rebbe davened Mincha in the yeshiva.

After Mincha, the Rebbe shlit"a traveled to Williamsburg for the weekly yechidus hours.

Upon arriving in Williamsburg at around 7:10, the Rebbe participated in the kabbalas panim of the wedding celebration of the grandson of his brother-in-law, the Vizhnitz Rebbe of Eretz Yisroel shlit"a. The chassan is the son of his son-in-law HaGaon R' Moshe Mordechai Katz shlit"a, son of the Viener Rebbe shlit"a. The wedding took place in the halls of Eden Palace. Songs of inspiration were sung, and the Rebbe drank a lechayim and warmly wished the chassan, the mechutanim, and the grandfathers well. The Rebbe left the hall at around 7:25.

Afterwards, the Rebbe paid a condolence call to the family of HaRav HaChasid R' Aharon Bleich a"h on the passing of their mother a"h.

From there the Rebbe went to the halls of Continental, where he officiated at the kiddushin at the chuppah of the mechutanim HaRav HaChasid R' Tzvi Meir Gottlieb and HaRav HaChasid R' Shalom Yitzchak Jacobowitz, one of the leaders of our holy kehilla.

The yechidus hours in the Rebbe's home on Hooper St. ran from around 7:45 until 12:10 at night.

During the yechidus hours, HaGaon Rabbi, the Av Beis Din of Selish shlit"a, came in to receive the Rebbe's blessing on the occasion of his son's marriage, mazel tov. A pleasant conversation ensued, and the Rebbe bestowed his blessing upon him.
Likewise, HaGaon R' Yosef Horowitz shlit"a, Rosh Av Beis Din of Munkatch, son-in-law of the Munkatch Rebbe shlit"a, came in to receive the Rebbe's blessing on the occasion of his daughter's marriage, mazel tov. A pleasant conversation ensued, and the Rebbe bestowed his blessing upon him.
Likewise, HaGaon R' Eliezer Zusya Portugal shlit"a, son of the Skulen Rebbe shlit"a, came in to receive the Rebbe's blessing on the occasion of his daughter's marriage, mazel tov, and the Rebbe bestowed his blessing upon him.

During the yechidus hours, a lechayim celebration was also held on the occasion of the finalization of the purchase of the large property where our new beis medrash will soon be built, on 18th Ave. in Boro Park. The Rebbe reviewed the sketches of the beis medrash and of the Heichal HaTorah, drank a lechayim, and wished well to the Dayan of the beis medrash, HaGaon R' Avrohom Meir Halberstam shlit"a, to the mispallelim, and especially to the donors.

The Rebbe davened Maariv at around 11:30, and then continued receiving the public.

After the yechidus hours, the Rebbe shlit"a traveled to Boro Park, where he graced, as head of the simcha, the wedding celebration of a grandson of the Beirach Moshe zy"a. The chassan is the son of HaGaon R' Yoel Henoch Horowitz shlit"a, son-in-law of the HaGaon, Rav of our kehilla in Boro Park 15 shlit"a. The wedding took place in the halls of Ateres Chinka.
The Rebbe arrived at around 12:40. A pleasant conversation took place with the distinguished grandfathers. The Rebbe drank a lechayim and wished well to the chassan, the mechutanim, the grandfathers, and the entire public. Afterwards, the badchan of the king, HaRav HaChasid R' Mordechai Dovid Oestreicher, called the Rebbe shlit"a to the mitzvah dance, and the Rebbe danced the elevated mitzvah dance for a lengthy time. He then danced with the chassan, the mechutanim, and the grandfathers, and in an extra dance with his brother, HaGaon, Rav of our kehilla in Boro Park 15 shlit"a. Then he danced with the whole family. The Rebbe then remained for the mitzvah dance of his brother shlit"a and afterwards danced with the family members.
On his way out, the Rebbe wished the kallah well, as is the custom. The simcha ended at around 1:15, and the Rebbe traveled home to his holy residence in Kiryas Joel.

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