Shabbos Kodesh, Parshas Shemini, Shabbos HaChodesh, Blessing of the Month of Nissan — a Shabbos of Simcha, the Aufruf of the Rebbe's Grandson, the Chassan, Son of HaGaon Rabbi Av Beis Din of Beis Boruch shlit"a — 'B'tzeil HaKodesh' with the Satmar Rebbe shlit"a

Erev Shabbos afternoon, the Satmar Rebbe shlit"a put on the shtreimel for the chassanim:
The chassan Yitzchak, son of Meshulam Shimshon Friedman.
The chassan Gedalia, son of Shimon Ozer Teller.

About half an hour after candle lighting, the Rebbe put on the shtreimel for his grandson, the chassan Rabbi Chaim Yechezkel Shraga Teitelbaum shlit"a, son of HaGaon Rabbi Av Beis Din of Beis Boruch shlit"a, and they went to the beis medrash accompanied by the chassan and the mechutanim with song and music.

At about 7:55 the Rebbe shlit"a entered the beis medrash wrapped in his tallis and approached the amud for Mincha.
After Mincha, an appeal was held for the 'B'yomo Titen S'charo' campaign of the Kiryas Joel mosdos; R' Elya Shlomo Kohn shlit"a, director of Beis Rochel, spoke.
Kabbalas Shabbos: HaGaon R' Meir Yosef Eichenstein shlit"a, Rav of Bobov 45.

Davening ended at about 9:30; the congregation went to wish a good Shabbos and the Rebbe went into his private room.

At about 10:10 the Rebbe shlit"a entered the Friday night seudah 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 chassan Yisroel Dushinsky, son of HaGaon Rabbi Av Beis Din of Ohel Feiga shlit"a. Lifting the cup: R' Tzvi Akiva Breitstein, chairman of the board of our mosdos in Beit Shemesh.

The Rebbe shlit"a honored various people with the zemiros. Kol Mekadesh: HaGaon R' Eliezer Mordechai Sofer shlit"a, Rav of our holy kehilla in Linden; Menuchah V'Simchah: R' Tzvi Akiva Breitstein.

The Rebbe shlit"a said Torah on the verse 'Vayidom Aharon' and explained, in the manner of a derush, the topic of time-bound positive mitzvos.

Afterwards the Rebbe honored his mechutan, HaGaon Av Beis Din of Bertsh shlit"a, to say divrei Torah.

Kah Echsof: the mechutan HaGaon Rabbi Yoel Halberstam shlit"a, Rav of our Beis Medrash Beis Shmuel in the Divrei Chaim neighborhood; joyous melodies were sung. Birchas Hamazon: HaGaon Av Beis Din of Bertsh shlit"a.

Stories: This week the Rebbe shlit"a related stories of the holy Tiferes Shlomo zy"a, whose yahrzeit falls on Monday, 29 Adar.

Kah Ribon Olam: Rabbi Elazar Halberstam shlit"a (of Bertsh). The new chassanim went to take fruit. Ahd Yom HaShevii: R' Elazar Eichenstein shlit"a (of Bertsh). The seudah ended at about 1:05.

U'v'Yom HaShabbos Kodesh

Shabbos morning the Rebbe entered the beis medrash at about 9:40. Pesukei D'Zimra: R' Dovid Eichenstein shlit"a (of Bertsh). The Rebbe approached the amud for Shacharis from Yotzer.
Hotzaah and Hachnasah: R' Yaakov Yoshe Friedman and R' Yoshe Teller. Pesukei Shema Yisroel: R' Tzvi Akiva Breitstein.

Aliyos. Kohen: R' Baruch Yehuda Dresdner. Levi: R' Mordechai Schlesinger. Shlishi: the Rebbe's grandson, the chassan Rabbi Chaim Yechezkel Shraga Teitelbaum shlit"a. Revii: HaGaon Rabbi Yoel Halberstam shlit"a. Chamishi: HaGaon Av Beis Din of Beis Boruch shlit"a. Shishi: HaGaon Av Beis Din of Bertsh shlit"a. Shevii: the bochur chassan Yoel Saul — was showered with candies. Additional aliyos: the bochur chassan Meshulam Shimshon Friedman — was showered with candies. The bochur chassan Shimon Ozer Teller — was showered with candies. The bochur chassan Eliezer Gelb. The bochur chassan Dovid Wertheimer. Acharon: HaGaon, Rav of our kehilla in Linden shlit"a. Hagbah: R' Yosef Eli Eigner (of Williamsburg). Gelilah: R' Avrohom Chaim Heilbrun.
Maftir, the reading of Parshas HaChodesh: the Rebbe shlit"a. Hagbah: R' Yaakov Saul. Gelilah: R' Yoel Eigner.

The Rebbe named a baby girl for the following, on the occasion of the birth of a daughter:
R' Naftali Hirtzka, son of R' Hershel Weiss.
R' Yitzchak Farkash.
R' Avrohom Yoshe Eckstein.
R' Chaim Avrohom Brach.
R' Mendel Gershon, son of R' Berish Feldman.

After the Torah reading, the Rebbe shlit"a blessed the new month with great inspiration, and approached the amud for Mussaf in honor of Shabbos HaChodesh. Opening of Ane'im Zemiros: R' Tzadok Heilbrun.

After a few minutes the Rebbe shlit"a entered the main beis medrash, north side, for the Kiddusha Rabbah celebration in honor of the aufruf simcha. The Rebbe made Kiddush and joyous melodies were sung. The Rebbe drank lechayim and wished the chassan, the mechutanim, and the entire congregation well,
and said Torah on the words of Chazal, 'Finding one's match is as difficult as the splitting of the Yam Suf,' explaining that by thanking Hashem for the past in the future, Hashem joins the mitzvos of the future, and therefore it is better for a person that he was created. He concluded with his holy blessing. It ended at about 1:30.
Re'ua D'Re'avin

The Rebbe entered for Mincha and Shalosh Seudos at about 7:55. Mincha: Rabbi Chaim Elisha Grossman shlit"a. Hotzaah and Hachnasah: R' Meshulam Shimshon Friedman. Kohen: R' Yoel, son of R' Avrohom Rosenberg. Levi: R' Avrohom Chaim Klein (Australia). Shlishi: HaGaon R' Moshe Pollak shlit"a, Av Beis Din of Dyresh, Williamsburg. Hagbah: the Rebbe shlit"a. Gelilah: R' Yaakov Yazshef (of Boro Park).

The Rebbe honored people with the zemiros at Shalosh Seudos. Odeh: R' Noach Gefen. Shir HaMaalos: R' Moshe Goldstein.

The Rebbe shlit"a said Torah on the reading of Parshas HaChodesh, 'HaChodesh HaZeh Lachem Rosh Chodashim,' and explained that the Exodus from Egypt came in the merit of the Avos, in the merit of Avrohom Avinu, who publicized that there is a Creator in the world, not only for his generation but until this very day. In this way one can merit teshuva and never be cast aside, and in this merit Yidden will merit the complete redemption soon.

Yedid Nefesh: R' Yudel Rottenberg (Monsey). Keil Mistater: R' Yaakov Yazshef. Shoshanas Yaakov: R' Yaakov Yoshe Friedman. Joyous melodies were sung. The Rebbe recited the blessing over the cup and said Sheva Berachos.

For Maariv on Motzei Shabbos the Rebbe approached the amud in honor of the yahrzeit of his grandmother, the Rebbetzin Bracha Sima, wife of the Chaver, of the holy Ba'al Eitz Chaim zy"a, which falls this coming Shabbos, 5 Nissan. After Havdalah the congregation went to wish a good week. It ended at about 10:25.

At about 12:20 the Rebbe arrived at our main beis medrash in Monsey for the siyum on Maseches Sotah, as part of the Yesodei HaTorah chaburah. HaGaon Av Beis Din of Monsey shlit"a continued with his address, and R' Moshe Yitzchak Landau, who had purchased the zechus of the siyum, honored the Rebbe shlit"a to make the siyum.
The Rebbe made the siyum and said Kaddish, and then rose and danced for an extended time.
The Rebbe drank lechayim and conveyed words of praise for the Yesodei HaTorah chaburah, expressing his connection and affection for our holy kehilla in Monsey, and concluded with his holy blessing. It ended at about 1:10 and the Rebbe traveled home to his holy residence in Kiryas Joel.

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