Thursday, Parshas Vaeira, Rosh Chodesh Shevat — 'B'tzeil HaKodesh' with the Satmar Rebbe shlit"a

In the morning, before Shacharis, a bris was held for the newborn son of R' Tuvia Gedalia Goldstein, at which the Rebbe served as sandek.

The Rebbe shlit"a davened Shacharis in the Heichal HaMesivta, Beirach Moshe branch. Before davening, the Rebbe put tefillin on the bar mitzvah bochurim.
The bochur Yoel Pecsete.
The bochur Avrohom Chaim Weiss.
The bochur Shlomo Avrohom Goldstein.

The Rebbe approached Hallel with emotion and arousal, the Torah was lifted at the Torah reading, and after davening a lechayim was held with the bar mitzvah bochurim in his private room.

During the morning hours the Rebbe visited the mehudar bakery of our holy kehilla.

In the afternoon at around 5:30, the Rebbe davened Mincha in his holy home.

At around 6:50 the Rebbe shlit"a traveled to Williamsburg, where the second gathering for negidim and generous-hearted donors took place in his holy home on Hewes St., for the benefit of the new fund "Lev Aharon," which was founded two weeks ago to strengthen our holy kehilla and its mosdos in Eretz Yisroel. The Rebbe delivered holy words and a blessing, and obligated large sums which the donors pledged to revive the spirit of the tzaddik. The Rebbe also encouraged the askanim so that they should be able to continue raising larger sums for the holy mosdos in Eretz Yisroel.

Also entering privately into his holy home were HaGaon HaTzaddik, the Av Beis Din of Sighet shlit"a, together with his son-in-law Rabbi Mordechai Yuda Halberstam shlit"a, on the occasion of the upcoming upsherin of his son, which will take place next week. The Rebbe cut some of the hair and put a kappel with tzitzis on the child. Afterward a lechayim was held and the Rebbe bestowed his holy blessings.

Afterward the Rebbe shlit"a traveled to Boro Park for the "Torah LeHadira" gathering for the benefit of our kollel, Kollel Divrei Yoel in Boro Park, with its nearly 200 kollel learners, together with the siyum of the Torah subjects, held in the Lipschitz Hall in Boro Park.

Upon arriving in Boro Park at around 9:45, the Rebbe shlit"a first went to our great beis medrash, where the Rebbe davened Maariv. The baal tefillah was R' Shalom Mittelman.

After Maariv the Rebbe went to the Torah LeHadira gathering. Upon arrival, the Rebbe greeted the distinguished speaker, HaGaon HaGadol Rabbi Shmuel Eliezer Stern shlit"a, Rav of Maariv in the city of Bnei Brak, and the rabbonim of the kollel. The distinguished speaker finished his address, after which the chairman of the gathering, R' Moshe Aharon Filipp, took the podium and called upon R' Shaul Friedman of Eretz Yisroel, a member of the kollel's board, to speak.

The Rebbe shlit"a delivered holy words in praise of the kollel, which is renowned throughout the entire city, and in praise of the supporters of Torah who have an equal share in the Torah learning. The Rebbe urged davening specifically in the batei medrash of our holy kehilla, both on Shabbos and during the week, and spoke with satisfaction about the expansion of the boundaries of holiness at the Tefillah L'Moshe beis medrash. In conclusion of his words, he greeted his close friend, the mighty HaGaon, the distinguished speaker shlit"a, and concluded with abundant blessings.

The Rebbe drank a lechayim and offered good wishes to the rabbonim and learners of the kollel and to the entire public, and then distributed a set of Beirach Moshe to all the married men who completed and excelled in Shulchan Aruch Yoreh Deah, volume one. The event concluded at around 11:00, and the Rebbe traveled home to his holy home in Kiryas Joel.

Upon arriving back in Kiryas Joel at around 12:30, the Rebbe shlit"a went to the home of his grandson, HaRav R' Chaim Hersh Ashkenazi shlit"a, Rav of the Rav Tuv beis medrash, son of HaGaon HaTzaddik, Rav of the Avnei Tzedek beis medrash shlit"a, and son-in-law of HaGaon HaTzaddik, Av Beis Din of Boro Park shlit"a, for the Vachnacht celebration of his newborn son, mazel tov. A pleasant conversation took place about the holy R' Zusha of Anipoli zy"a, whose yahrzeit fell today, 2 Shevat. The Rebbe drank a lechayim, tasted some refreshments, and bestowed his holy blessings. On the way out, the Rebbe recited Krias Shema and wished the mothers, as is customary. The visit ended at around 1:10.

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