Motzei Shabbos, Leil Purim — 'B'tzeil HaKodesh' with the Satmar Rebbe shlit"a

At approximately 9:35 the Rebbe shlit"a entered the Beis Medrash HaGadol amid a large crowd, in regal splendor, wrapped in a borrowed tallis, and went up to the bimah. The Megillah was spread out like a letter, as is customary. The Rebbe recited the Leshem Yichud, made the brachos with holy fire, and read the Megillah with great arousal and fiery enthusiasm. The Rebbe finished the Megillah at 10:40.

After concluding Maariv, the Rebbe made Havdalah, and on the way out wished everyone a good week and a good Purim. The davening ended at 10:55, and the Rebbe went home to his holy residence.

At approximately 12:35 the Rebbe shlit"a entered the pure tish in the Heichal HaShulchanos. The Rebbe danced in place and washed for the seudah. Before the fish, Zemiros of Melaveh Malka were sung.
During the seudah, several joyous melodies were sung, and there was joyous dancing in honor of Purim.
With "Asher Heniya," the Rebbe honored R' Nesanel Menachem Deutsch shlit"a, and "Shoshanas Yaakov" was honored to R' Dovid Moshe Rosenbaum shlit"a, rav of Beis Medrash Tefilla L'Dovid Kretchnif in Kiryas Joel.

The Rebbe shlit"a said a Torah thought, first explained in a witty manner on a Torah thought brought in the Chida which he heard from a Purim rav, and then continued in the manner of a derush on the sugya of whether by a Ben Noach one follows the majority, and on the sugya of "yesh em lamikra."

The singing continued in honor of the day, and the Purim Rosh Av Beis Din, R' Naftali Moshe Weiss shlit"a, said words of humor and sang special rhymes in honor of the bochurim of the "Legion of the King" group who accepted good commitments regarding technology. Afterwards the Rebbe distributed holy coins to the gabbaim of all the yeshivos to give out to the bochurim.

Birkas Hamazon: HaRav HaChassid R' Pinchas Elimelech Weiss. The seudah ended at about 2:30.

Sunday, Yom HaPurim

Before Shacharis, the following brissin took place:
For the son born to R' Shmuel Yoel Schonbrun, where the Rebbe was sandek.
For the son born to R' Moshe Leib Epstein, where the Rebbe was sandek and mohel.

The Rebbe shlit"a entered the Beis Medrash HaGadol for Shacharis at approximately 10:45. Before davening, the Rebbe put tefillin on the bar mitzvah bochurim:
the bochur Avrohom Yoshe Farkash.
the bochur Yoel Schlesinger.
the bochur Yoshe Leib Levy.

Baal Tefillah: the Purim Rosh Av Beis Din, R' Naftali Moshe Weiss shlit"a. Hotzaah and Hachnasah: HaGaon R' Avrohom Yaakov Yakov shlit"a. Kohen: R' Naftali Hirtzka Kohn. Levi: R' Yoshe Wertzberger. Shlishi: the Rebbe shlit"a. Hagbah: R' Avrohom Dovid Wagschal shlit"a (Monsey). Gelilah: R' Yoshe Leib Levy (Linden).

After Krias HaTorah, the Rebbe shlit"a went into his private room and put on Rabbeinu Tam tefillin. After a few minutes he entered the beis medrash again and went up to the bimah. He recited the Leshem Yichud and fulfilled the minhag of Machatzis HaShekel for himself and for the Rebbetzin tichye. Then, at about 12:05, he recited the Leshem Yichud and the brachos of Krias HaMegillah and read with enthusiasm and holy fire. The davening ended at about 1:15.

After davening, the bar mitzvah bochurim went into the Rebbe's private room, and the Rebbe bestowed his holy brachos upon them and their parents.

On his way out of the beis medrash, the Rebbe shlit"a gave matanos l'evyonim to R' Berel Falkowitz, director of Tomchei Shabbos.

In his holy residence, the Rebbe shlit"a fulfilled the mitzvos of the day, mishloach manos and matanos l'evyonim, and as is customary tasted from hamantashen, kindel, and nant, and washed for the first seudah.

In the afternoon from 4:30, the Rebbe shlit"a began receiving the public to bless and be blessed on Purim, as long lines of chassidim, old and young, and groups of bochurim, wound along. The Rebbe shlit"a wished everyone well and blessed them with holy blessings.

At about 6:45 the Rebbe davened Mincha in his holy residence. Baal Tefillah: R' Yoel Weinberger.
At about 7:20 the Rebbe shlit"a entered the Seudas Mishteh HaYayin in the Beis Medrash HaGadol. The Rebbe washed for the seudah in honor of the day. After the fish, the Rebbe recited the Leshem Yichud for the mitzvah of "livsumei b'Puria," drank the first cup of wine and said "L'chaim." After the soup and after the meat, the Rebbe again recited the Leshem Yichud, drank another cup and said "L'chaim."

With the soup, kreplach were served, and with the meat a helzel was brought in, as is customary.

The Rebbe shlit"a sang Adon Olam and Kevodo Maleh Olam with outpouring of the soul and intense weeping. Then he began the lively Kevodo Maleh Olam, stood up to dance, and continued with the niggun "Shebishfileinu Zachar Lanu" while encouraging the entire crowd.

During the seudah, the musicians sang several niggunim of deveikus and arousal, and niggunim of joy and gladness, while the Rebbe lifted the crowd and stood up to dance several times in fiery dances.

During the tish the Rebbe shlit"a delivered 6 divrei Torah.
First Torah: on the verse "And they told Mordechai the words of Esther", explaining that by seeing and hearing good things, one arouses the eye and ear above to bestow upon Jewish children. After the Torah the Rebbe sang the zemer "Tzamah Nafshi L'Elokim L'El Chai."
Second Torah: on "Shoshanas Yaakov tzahala v'sameicha", explaining that by Jews clinging to Hashem they have a vitality of kedushah and are never cast away. The singing continued and the Rebbe stood up to dance.
Third Torah: on the verse "And when she came before the king, he said with the book", explaining that with regard to Hashem, matters of the heart count as deeds; even having a thought to harm Jews brings a punishment. He mentioned the wicked who wish to disturb the holy chinuch of Torah and yiras Shamayim, began the niggun "V'chol Karnei Resha'im Agade'a," and then sang the niggun of the holy Kedushas Levi zy"a, "Let us tell the virtues of Jewish children," and stood up to dance.
Fourth Torah: on the verse "And when she came before the king", explaining that even if a harsh decree is sometimes spoken against Jewish children, through Shema Yisroel and emunah in the Creator it does not descend upon the world.

The Rebbe shlit"a then lit a cigar as is customary, sang the Ropshitz Tanya, then "Galus, Galus" with awesome weeping, and began "Yibaneh HaMikdash," and gave the cigar to R' Shlomo Klagsbrun.

Fifth Dvar Torah: The Rebbe told a story about the Maharid of Belz zy"a, who taught R' Itzikel of Pshevorsk zy"a to go collect money even after one has already given. He continued that the Jews distributed large sums today, and now they will give again for the Kupas Avnei Chesed. He honored everyone named Yitzchak to go up to the tish to collect money, and then stood up to dance with holy fire.

Sixth Torah: on the verse "Divrei shalom v'emes", explaining that we pray that all the shefa that descends on Purim should have continuation and endure forever and ever. He concluded with abundant brachos for the entire crowd.

Cabbage was brought in, and a Har Sinai kugel was brought by R' Binyon Klein. Afterwards the Purim Rosh Av Beis Din, R' Naftali Moshe Weiss shlit"a, went up on the tish and sang the Kalover "Sal a Kakash" niggun, and Ani Maamin.
With "Asher Heniya," the Rebbe honored HaGaon R' Chaim Yosef Wertzberger shlit"a, Av Beis Din of Hunyad; "Shoshanas Yaakov": HaGaon R' Meir Eliezer Friedman shlit"a; Birkas Hamazon: the Chadvan HaGaon, rav of Beis Medrash Avnei Tzedek shlit"a.

After a few minutes the Rebbe entered the beis medrash for Maariv. Baal Tefillah: R' Hershel Kohn shlit"a. "Baruch Hashem L'olam" was not recited. The davening ended at about 12:55.

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