Shabbos Kodesh, Parshas Mishpatim, Rosh Chodesh Adar I — 'B'tzeil HaKodesh' with the Satmar Rebbe shlit"a

On Friday night at around 5:55 the Rebbe shlit"a entered the Beis Medrash HaGadol wrapped in his tallis and approached the amud for Mincha.
After Mincha, HaGaon Rabbi Hershel Kahn shlit"a addressed the large gathering for 'Kahala Kadisha' held today, Sunday, in the Beis Medrash HaGadol in Kiryas Joel.
Kabbalas Shabbos: R' Chaim Heller. After davening, an appeal was held for a talmud torah in Kiryat Sefer in Eretz Yisroel, the holy land. The congregation went over to wish a good Shabbos, and the Rebbe went home to his holy residence.

At around 8:40 the Rebbe shlit"a entered the Shulchan Aruch room in the Heichal HaShulchanos together with the talmidim of the Mesivta, and began, as is his custom, with Shalom Aleichem with emotion and sweetness.
Eishes Chayil: the Rebbe's grandson, the chosson Yisroel Dushinsky, son of the Rav of Beis Medrash Ohel Feiga, shlit"a.

The Rebbe shlit"a honored people with the zemiros. Kol Mekadesh: HaGaon R' Yaakov Yuda Stern shlit"a (Yerushalayim); Menucha V'Simcha: HaGaon R' Avrohom Kaiser shlit"a (Beitar).

The Rebbe shlit"a said Torah on the verse "And if a man schemes against his fellow to kill him with guile," and explained in the manner of a derush that teshuva is effective only for a Jew and not for a non-Jew.

Kah Echsof: Rabbi Yoshe Ganz (Monsey). Birkas Hamazon: the Rebbe's grandson Rabbi Lipa T"B, son of the Rav of Beis Medrash Berach Moshe, shlit"a.

Stories and anecdotes: This week the Rebbe shlit"a told over about his ancestor, our master and teacher, the holy Gaon, the Kedushas Yom Tov zy"a, whose yahrzeit was Thursday, 29 Shevat.

Kah Ribon Olam: HaGaon R' Yoel Hersh Fischer shlit"a (Williamsburg). The Rebbe shlit"a mentioned that it was the yahrzeit of the holy Gaon, the Ibn Ezra zy"a, and honored HaGaon R' Wolf Weiss shlit"a (Boro Park) with the zemer Tzamah Nafshi L'Elokim, which the Ibn Ezra composed.
The new chassanim went over to take fruit, and a Shalom Zachor was held at the home of the bochur Eliyahu Gottlieb, with the bris to be on the eighth day: R' Aharon Yosef Weiss (Boro Park). They concluded at around 11:55.

And on Shabbos Kodesh

On Shabbos morning the Rebbe shlit"a entered the beis medrash at around 9:20. Pesukei D'Zimra: HaGaon R' Yisroel Shlomo Lichtenstein, a moreh tzedek in our kehilla in Boro Park. The Rebbe shlit"a approached the amud for Shacharis and Hallel.

Hotzaah and Hachnasa: R' Yosef Weiss and R' Eliyahu Neustadt. Pesukei Shema Yisroel: HaGaon R' Berish Rosenberg shlit"a (Williamsburg).

Aliyos. Kohen: R' Yisroel HaKohen Landau (Williamsburg). Levi: R' Yisroel Asher Levy. Shlishi: the chosson, the bochur Kalman Yaakov Weiss – Bavarfen (aufruf). Revi'i: Rabbi Elimelech Eckstein shlit"a – the Rebbe named his newborn daughter, mazel tov. Chamishi: R' Meir Leib Rosenberg – the Rebbe named his newborn daughter, mazel tov. Shishi: the Rebbe shlit"a. Shevi'i: R' Yaakov Eliezer Forges – the Rebbe named his newborn daughter, mazel tov. Acharon: R' Aharon Binder (Williamsburg). Hagbah for the first sefer: Rabbi Yoshe Ganz shlit"a. Gelilah: R' Kalman Yaakov Weiss.
Maftir and the reading for Rosh Chodesh: R' Yoel son of R' Moshe Hirsch (Williamsburg). Hagbah for the second sefer: R' Elkanah Haberman (Boro Park). Gelilah: R' Menachem Yuda Ungar.

The Rebbe shlit"a approached the amud for Musaf for Shabbos Rosh Chodesh. Opening of Ayn Kelokeinu zemiros: R' Yoel Steinberg. They concluded at around 12:55.

At the midday tish in his holy home, an extra kugel was brought in in honor of Shabbos Rosh Chodesh, and the Rebbe honored someone to sing Barchi Nafshi.

Third Seudah

For Mincha and Shalosh Seudos the Rebbe entered the beis medrash at around 5:50. Mincha: R' Aharon Gold. Hotzaah and Hachnasa: R' Avrohom Kalman Eliezer Massri. Kohen: HaGaon R' Yoel son of R' Meir Moskowitz. Levi: R' Tzvi Eliezer Marmorstein (London). Shlishi: HaGaon R' Aharon Kaufman shlit"a (Montreal). Hagbah: the Rebbe shlit"a. Gelilah: R' Yaakov Teller (Williamsburg).

The Rebbe honored people with the zemiros at Shalosh Seudos. Odeh: R' Noach Gefen; Shir HaMaalos: R' Tzvi Eliezer Marmorstein.

The Rebbe shlit"a said Torah on the verse "And these are the laws that you shall place before them," and explained that the Sanhedrin was placed beside the mizbeach because the mizbeach brought about yiras shamayim. But in galus there is no mizbeach; rather, through the power of Yaakov Avinu, who imparts supernal fear of Heaven, one can be transformed into a different person through teshuva. However, if one indulges in desires, one loses the connection with Yaakov Avinu. Therefore, in the final moments of Shovavim, one must separate oneself from the remaining desires, so that one will have something with which to emerge from the Yemei HaShovavim.
Yedid Nefesh: HaGaon R' Yisroel Shlomo Lichtenstein shlit"a; Kel Mistater: HaGaon R' Yechezkel Heilbrun shlit"a; Shoshanas Yaakov: HaGaon R' Aharon Kaufman shlit"a. The Rebbe recited the blessing over the cup.

Maariv for Motzei Shabbos: R' Moshe Yitzchak Itzkowitz. After Havdalah, the congregation went over to wish a good week.

On his way out, the Rebbe shlit"a went down to the Heichal HaTorah, where parents learn with their children as part of "V'shinantam L'vanecha." The Rebbe walked among the tables throughout the entire hall and looked around with great nachas for an extended time. They concluded at around 8:25.

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