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

On Erev Shabbos afternoon, the Satmar Rebbe shlit"a placed the shtreimel on the chassanim:
The chassan Yitzchak, son of Yoel Schreiber.
The chassan Meir, son of Yuda Hersh Berger.

On Friday evening at around 5:00, the Rebbe shlit"a entered the beis medrash wrapped in his tallis and went up to daven Mincha and Kabbalas Shabbos: R' Yosha Nachman Schreiber (London).
Davening ended at around 6:25. An announcement was made for the Chevra Hatzalah of Kiryas Joel, the congregation went over to wish a good Shabbos, and the Rebbe went home to his holy residence.

At around 8:35 the Rebbe shlit"a entered the Shabbos seudah 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: the Rebbe's grandson, the chassan Meir Eliezer, may he be well, son of HaGaon Rabbi Barach Moshe shlit"a, Rav of the beis medrash.

The Rebbe shlit"a honored the following with the zemiros: Kol Mekadesh: Rabbi Yosef Shmuel Berkowitz shlit"a, moreh tzedek. Menucha V'Simcha: Rabbi Yitzchak Shalom Friedman shlit"a, moreh tzedek.

The Rebbe shlit"a said Torah on the verse 'Vayehi miketz shnasayim yamim' and explained, in the manner of a derush, matters of Chanukah in the sugya of "we do not perform mitzvos in bundles."

Kah Echsof: Rabbi Yoel Yitzchak Stern shlit"a, moreh tzedek of the Dinov beis medrash in Kiryas Joel. Birkas Hamazon: the Rebbe's grandson Rabbi Moshe Meizlish shlit"a, son-in-law of the Rav of the Even Tzedek beis medrash shlit"a.

Stories and Anecdotes: This week the Rebbe shlit"a told about the holy Divrei Yechezkel of Shinova zy"a, whose yahrzeit falls on Monday, 6 Teves.

Kah Ribon Olam: R' Refael Perlmutter (Monsey). The newlyweds went over to take fruit, as on the seventh day: the Rebbe's grandson Rabbi Chaim Shlomo Horowitz shlit"a, son-in-law of the Av Beis Din of Sighet shlit"a. Davening ended at around 11:10.

And on the holy day of Shabbos

On Shabbos morning the Rebbe entered the beis medrash at around 9:20. Pesukei D'Zimra: R' Amram Nosson Felberbaum. The Rebbe went up to daven Shacharis.

Hotzaah and Hachnasah: R' Avigdor Frankel (Williamsburg). Pesukei Shema Yisroel: R' Yonah Bernatta.

Aliyos. Kohen: R' Yisroel Meir Friedman (Williamsburg). Levi: the chassan, the bochur Yuda Hersh Berger – with the bombardment of treats. Shlishi: the chassan, the bochur Zalman Leib Bernatta – bombarded. Revii: the chassan, the bochur Amram Nosson Felberbaum – bombarded. Chamishi: the chassan Yitzchak, son of Yoel Schreiber – bombarded. Shishi: the Rebbe shlit"a.

After his aliyah, the Rebbe made a Mi Sheberach in honor of the birth of a daughter for Rabbi Yoel Gruber shlit"a.

Shevi'i: the chassan, the bochur Dovid Moshe Neustadt – bombarded. Acharon: the chassan, the bochur Yoel Levi – bombarded. Maftir: R' Meir Hirsch. Hagbah: R' Eli Neustadt. Gelilah: R' Yoel Levi.

Mussaf: Rabbi Chaim Binyamin Kohn shlit"a of Spinka, Kiryas Joel. Opening of Ani'im Zemiros: R' Yudel Hollander. Davening ended at around 12:20.

Raava D'Raavin

The Rebbe entered the beis medrash for Mincha and Shalosh Seudos at around 4:55. Mincha: Rabbi Hershel Kohn shlit"a (Boro Park). Hotzaah and Hachnasah: R' Aharon Zev Glauber (Williamsburg). Kohen: R' Yudel Katz. Levi: R' Shmuel Berger (Williamsburg). Shlishi: R' Baruch Ilowitz (Bnei Brak). Hagbah: the Rebbe shlit"a. Gelilah: Rabbi Yosef Binyamin Stern shlit"a (Boro Park).

The Rebbe honored the following with the zemiros at Shalosh Seudos. Odeh: R' Noach Gefen. Shir HaMaalos: R' Moshe Goldstein.

The Rebbe shlit"a said Torah on the verse 'Kulanu bnei ish echad nachnu' and explained that the power of the Chanukah lights is that the light of Torah shines into the heart; "a mitzvah is a lamp and Torah is light." Even after the days of Chanukah, a holy impression remains for later.

Yedid Nefesh: R' Avigdor Frankel. Kel Mistater: R' Baruch Ilowitz. The Rebbe made a bracha on the cup.

Maariv of Motzei Shabbos: R' Chaim Yaakov (Williamsburg). After Havdalah the congregation went over to wish a good week. Davening ended at around 7:15.

After Havdalah, the bochurim singers who help with the nigunim at the Friday night seudah entered his holy residence, and the Rebbe distributed coins and shared of his holy bracha.

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