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

On Friday night, the Tenth of Teves, at around 4:35, the Rebbe shlit"a entered the beis medrash wrapped in his tallis. Mincha: HaRav HaTzaddik R' Berel Glantz shlit"a of Bardiov, Kiryas Joel. Hotza'ah and hachnasah (taking out and returning the Torah): R' Shlomo Gottesman. Baal korei: R' Dovid Eckstein of Eretz Yisroel.
Aliyos. Kohen: R' Yitzchak Pinchas Glantzer. Levi: R' Yehoshua Wertzberger. Shlishi and Maftir: the Rebbe shlit"a. Hagbah: R' Meir Wertheimer. Gelilah: R' Yitzchak Friedman.

Kabbalas Shabbos: R' Yaakov Yosef Filaf. Davening ended at around 6:05. After davening, the Rebbe went up to the Aron Kodesh and wished the entire congregation a good Shabbos, then went into his private room.

At around 6:20 the Rebbe shlit"a entered the Shabbos seudah in the Heichal HaShulchanos together with the talmidei hamesivta, and began, as is his custom, with Shalom Aleichem, with feeling and sweetness.
Eishes Chayil: the Rebbe's grandson, the chassan Meir Eliezer ט"ב, son of HaGaon HaRav Rav of the beis medrash Berech Moshe shlit"a. Raising of the cup: Rabbi Nachman Brach shlit"a (Beit Shemesh).

Before the meat course the Rebbe shlit"a delivered words of Torah about the Tenth of Teves and its history, and especially the moral lesson that we see that the beginning is half of everything.

The Rebbe shlit"a honored people with the zemiros. Kol Mekadesh: Rabbi Nachman Brach shlit"a. Menucha V'Simcha: R' Chaim Yakov (Williamsburg).

The Rebbe shlit"a said Torah on the verse "U'vnei Dan Chushim" and explained it in the manner of derush in the sugya of "shelo k'derech hanaasan".
They continued singing, and in between the Rebbe explained two further approaches in the sugya of "aseh docheh lo sa'aseh" in the Mikdash, and in the sugya of "aseh lifnei hadibbur docheh lo sa'aseh le'achar hadibbur".

Kah Echsof: HaGaon HaRav Yoel Teitelbaum shlit"a, son of HaGaon HaRav, Rav of our kehilla in Boro Park, 15 shlit"a. Birkas Hamazon: the chosson's father-in-law, HaGaon HaRav of the beis medrash Berech Moshe shlit"a.

Stories and Anecdotes: This week the Rebbe shlit"a related about HaGaon HaKadosh, the Baal Erech Shai zt"l, Av Beis Din of Sighet, whose yahrzeit fell on Shabbos Kodesh, 11 Teves.

Kah Ribon Olam: the baal simcha, the Rebbe's grandson Rabbi Baruch Teitelbaum shlit"a, son-in-law of HaGaon HaRav of the beis medrash Beis Baruch shlit"a. The new chassanim went over to take fruit. Afterwards the Shalom Zachar took place at the Rebbe's grandson Rabbi Baruch Teitelbaum shlit"a. Bundlach and beer were brought in, simcha niggunim were sung, and the Rebbe wished the baal simcha, the grandfathers and the entire congregation well, and distributed shirayim to the family members.
Az Beyom HaShevi'i: Rabbi Avrohom Yoel Rubin (Monsey). The seudah ended at around 10:10.

On Shabbos Kodesh

On Shabbos morning the Rebbe shlit"a entered the beis medrash at around 9:30. Pesukei D'Zimra: R' Aryeh Roth. The Rebbe went up to the amud for Shacharis.

Hotza'ah and hachnasah: R' Moshe Yehuda Goldberger (Williamsburg). Pesukei Shema Yisroel: R' Eliezer Weiss.

Aliyos. Kohen: R' Moshe Baruch Katz. Levi: the chassan, the bochur Yoel Beri'a Levy. Shlishi: the chassan, the bochur Aryeh Roth – bavarfen. Revi'i: the chassan, the bochur Avrohom Moshe Landau. Chamishi: the chassan, the bochur Amram Nosson Felberbaum. Shishi: the Rebbe shlit"a.

After his aliyah the Rebbe named the daughters born to:
R' Yehoshua son of R' Meir Markowitz.
R' Moshe son of R' Tzvi Klein.
R' Yehoshua Goldberger.
R' Yisroel Chaim Yoel Fried.
R' Mordechai Yeruchem Miller.
R' Chaim son of R' Shaul Roth.

Shevi'i: the chassan, the bochur Asher Lemel Glauber. Acharon: HaGaon HaRav Yoel Teitelbaum shlit"a. Maftir: R' Yitzchak Eizik Silberstein. Hagbah: R' Yehoshua Glick (Monsey). Gelilah: R' Aryeh Roth.

Musaf: HaGaon HaRav Yoel Hersh Moskowitz shlit"a, dayan in Kiryas Tosh. Pesicha for Anim Zemiros: R' Avrohom Moshe Landau (Williamsburg). The davening ended at around 12:15.

Ra'avah D'Ra'avin

For Mincha and Shalosh Seudos the Rebbe entered the beis medrash at around 5:00. Mincha: HaRav R' Shraga Gandel shlit"a. Hotza'ah and hachnasah: R' Yisroel Menachem Kleppner. Kohen: R' Yoel son of R' Chaim Yeshaya Gross. Levi: HaRav R' Yoel Weinberger shlit"a, moreh tzedek in our holy kehilla in Williamsburg. Shlishi: R' Yitzchak Dovid Landau (Williamsburg). Hagbah: the Rebbe shlit"a. Gelilah: Rabbi Nachman Brach shlit"a.

At Shalosh Seudos the Rebbe honored people with the zemiros. Odeh: R' Noach Gafen. Shir HaMaalos: R' Moshe Goldstein.
The Rebbe shlit"a said Torah on the verse "V'higadetem l'avi es kol k'vodi b'Mitzrayim" and explained that Yosef HaTzaddik, even though he was in Egypt, retained the imprint of holiness from the Torah he had earlier learned with Yaakov Avinu. Likewise, from the power of Yosef HaTzaddik an imprint of holiness remained, so that when a Jew learns Torah, he can thereby overcome the yetzer hara.

Yedid Nefesh: R' Yitzchak Dovid Landau. Kel Mistater: R' Moshe Yehuda Goldberger. The Rebbe bentched over the cup and recited the Sheva Brachos.

Maariv of Motzei Shabbos: R' Moshe Efraim Herskowitz (Williamsburg). After Havdalah, everyone went over to wish a gutte voch. The davening ended at around 7:25.

On Motzei Shabbos, talmidim of Yeshivas Dinov who had spent Shabbos in Kiryas Joel entered the Rebbe's holy home. The Rebbe inquired about their learning and bestowed his blessings upon them.

At around 10:00 the Rebbe shlit"a went to the new "Mitav Grocery" on Route 17-M in Kiryas Joel, where everything is sold at wholesale prices. It was made possible by askanim and philanthropists of Kiryas Joel, among them HaGaon HaRav Henoch Mordechai Meisels shlit"a of Tolchava, the askan R' Mordechai Yehoshua Landau, R' Moshe Goldstein, R' Yisroel Zeller and others. The Rebbe walked around and looked over the entire grocery, and then affixed a mezuzah on the main entrance.
Afterwards a lechayim gathering took place, at which HaGaon HaRav Henoch Mordechai Meisels shlit"a and the askan R' Mordechai Yehoshua Landau spoke. The Rebbe participated with a large sum to help the grocery endure. The Rebbe drank lechayim and delivered words of blessing to the philanthropists and askanim, wishing that it be "tov u'meitav l'kol" (good and best for all).

Afterwards the Rebbe shlit"a traveled to Monsey, arriving at around 11:00 at the home of R' Raphael Perlmutter of Eretz Yisroel, for the Sheva Brachos celebration on the occasion of the marriage of his daughter, mazel tov. A lengthy conversation took place about the expansion of the boundaries of holiness in Monsey and the success of the meat business in Monsey. Afterwards a signing of contracts took place, in which R' Raphael purchased two classrooms in the new talmud torah building in Monsey.
The Rebbe drank lechayim and warmly wished the chassan, the mechutanim, and the entire family well.
At around 12:00 the Rebbe returned to his holy home in Kiryas Joel.

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