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

On Erev Shabbos afternoon, the Rebbe shlit"a placed the shtreimel on the chasanim:
The chasan Yechiel Shlomo, son of Avrohom Yoshe Glantz.
The chasan Yuda Leib, son of R' Yaakov Shalom Weiss shlit"a.

On Friday night at around 7:35 the Rebbe shlit"a entered the beis medrash wrapped in his tallis and approached the amud for Mincha and Kabbalas Shabbos: R' Yechezkel Yoel Samet (Williamsburg). The davening ended at around 9:05.
After davening an appeal took place for the yeshiva ketana of our holy mosdos in Antwerp. The congregation went over to wish a good Shabbos, and the Rebbe went into his private room.

At around 9:35 the Rebbe shlit"a entered the Shulchan Aruch hall together with the talmidim of the mesivta, and began, as is his custom, with Shalom Aleichem with feeling and sweetness.
Eishes Chayil: the bochur Yoel Halberstam, son of HaGaon Rabbi Avrohom Meir shlit"a, dayan of our beis medrash on 18th Ave. in Boro Park. Hagbahas HaKos: HaGaon Rabbi Lipa Teitelbaum shlit"a, dayan of our holy kehilla in Antwerp.

The Rebbe shlit"a honored people with the zemiros. Kol Mekadesh: R' Aharon Eisen (Yerushalayim). Menucha V'Simcha: R' Yisroel Jacob (Yerushalayim).

The Rebbe shlit"a said Torah on the verse "Eileh pekudei haMishkan" and explained, in the manner of a derush, the sugya of "yesh em lamikra o lamesores."

Kah Echsof: the grandson of the Rebbe, HaRav R' Zalman Leib Teitelbaum shlit"a, son of the Rebbe of Williamsburg shlit"a. Birkas Hamazon: HaGaon Rabbi Lipa Teitelbaum shlit"a.

Stories and accounts: this week the Rebbe shlit"a told stories about the holy R' Eizikel of Kalov zy"a, whose yahrzeit was on Sunday, 7 Adar.

Kah Ribon Olam: R' Yoel Vogel (Antwerp). The new chasanim went over to take fruit. Bayom Hashvi'i: HaGaon Rabbi Shimon Yoel Brach shlit"a, moreh tzedek for sofrus matters in Boro Park. The tish ended at around 12:15.

On the Holy Shabbos Day

On Shabbos morning the Rebbe shlit"a entered the beis medrash at around 9:35. Pesukei D'Zimra: R' Moshe Goldberger. The Rebbe approached the amud for Shacharis, and sent the Rebbe of Williamsburg shlit"a, the Av Beis Din, to lead the chazaras hashatz.

Before the Torah reading, the Av Beis Din of Williamsburg shlit"a delivered a warm address of chizuk and awakening, in the presence of the Rebbe shlit"a, about strengthening oneself in matters of technology.
By directive of the Rebbe shlit"a, drashos were also delivered this Shabbos, "Shabbos Chizuk," in all the batei medrash in Kiryas Joel by the rabbonim and dayanim, to strengthen the community in this matter.

Hotzaah and Hachnasah: R' Shmuel Yuda Klein. Pesukei Shema Yisroel: HaRav HaTzaddik R' Berel Glantz shlit"a of Bardiov, Kiryas Joel.

Aliyos. Kohen: the chasan, the bochur Avrohom Yoshe Glantz (who was thrown a bag of candy). Levi: the chasan, the bochur Eliyahu Yuda Rothe. Shlishi: the Av Beis Din of Williamsburg shlit"a. Revi'i: HaGaon Rabbi Lipa Teitelbaum shlit"a. Chamishi: the chasan, the bochur Shimon Schwartz. Shishi: the Rebbe shlit"a.

After his aliyah, the Rebbe called the names in honor of the birth of a daughter to:
HaRav Shlomo Eliezer Spielman shlit"a.
R' Itamar Tuvia Rubinstein.
R' Shlomo Menashe Forgess.

Shevi'i: the chasan, the bochur Avrohom Shmuel Gutman. Hosafa: the chasan, the bochur Yaakov Kapil Siman. Acharon: R' Avrohom Weider. Maftir: R' Shmuel Chaim Brach (Boro Park). Hagbah: R' Sinai Rothe (Montreal). Gelilah: R' Mordechai Feuerstein.
The haftarah of Parshas Vayakhel was read, along with the first two pesukim of Pekudei, as is customary.

Mussaf: R' Yaakov Mittelman. Pesichah for Ane'im Zemiros: R' Shimon Schwartz. The davening ended at around 12:45.

Raava D'Ravin

The Rebbe entered the beis medrash for Mincha and Shalosh Seudos at around 7:35. Mincha: R' Yissachar Betzalel Jacob, director of our holy mosdos in Yerushalayim. Hotzaah and Hachnasah: R' Yisroel Nachman Shimenowitz. Kohen: R' Shlomo Barzel Glick. Levi: R' Avrohom Yitzchak Landau. Shlishi: HaGaon HaGadol Rabbi Shimon Yitzchak Schlesinger shlit"a, member of the Badatz of the Eidah HaChareidis in the holy city of Yerushalayim. Hagbah: the Rebbe shlit"a. Gelilah: R' Chaim Hersh Gandel (Williamsburg).

At Shalosh Seudos the Rebbe honored people with the zemiros. Odeh: R' Noach Gafen. Shir HaMaalos: R' Moshe Schwartz (Williamsburg).

The Rebbe shlit"a said Torah on the verse "Eileh pekudei haMishkan" and explained that when a person has the desire to do teshuvah but cannot find the "opening like the eye of a needle," the advice for this is tefillah, which helps so that one can at least begin to do teshuvah.

Yedid Nefesh: R' Aharon Moshe Schwartz (Montreal). Kel Mistateir: R' Chaim Hersh Gandel. Shoshanas Yaakov: R' Zalman Leib Glick (Williamsburg).

The Rebbe shlit"a recited the blessing over the cup and said Sheva Brachos.
Maariv on Motzei Shabbos: HaGaon HaGadol Rabbi Shimon Yitzchak Schlesinger shlit"a. After Havdalah the congregation went over to wish a gutte voch. The davening ended at around 10:00.

On Motzei Shabbos, a Day of Joy

At around 12:00 the Rebbe shlit"a arrived in Boro Park at the home of HaRav Chaim Meir Hager shlit"a, son of the Vizhnitz Yerushalayim Rebbe shlit"a, for the Sheva Brachos celebration of his daughter the kallah, with the chasan, the grandson of his brother-in-law, HaGaon Rabbi Menachem Ernster shlit"a, Rosh Yeshiva of Vizhnitz. A pleasant conversation took place with the distinguished grandfathers, the Rebbes shlit"a. The Rebbe drank lechayim and offered blessings to the chasan, the mechutanim, the Vizhnitz Yerushalayim Rebbe shlit"a, his brother-in-law the Rosh Yeshiva of Vizhnitz shlit"a, and the entire assembly. Afterward, they went out in dancing in honor of the simcha.

From there the Rebbe shlit"a went to be menachem avel at the home of R' Yoel Singer and his family, on the passing of his wife a"h, where the Rebbe comforted the family and the orphans for an extended time.

Afterward, at around 1:00, the Rebbe shlit"a went to the building of our beis medrash on 18th Ave., where a Sheva Brachos had been arranged by the beis medrash in honor of the wedding simcha at the home of the supporters and donors of the new beis medrash building.
HaGaon Rabbi Avrohom Meir Halberstam shlit"a, dayan of the beis medrash, continued with his address. The Rebbe drank lechayim and offered blessings to the chasanim, the mechutanim, and the entire assembly, and shared brief words of Torah and a blessing.
At around 1:20 the Rebbe set out on the way home to his holy residence in Kiryas Joel.

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