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Shabbos Parshas Tazria, 'B'tzeil HaKodesh' with the Satmar Rebbe shlit"a in our holy kehilla in Williamsburg

Friday night at around 8:10 the Rebbe shlit"a entered the beis medrash wrapped in his tallis and went to the amud for Mincha and Kabbalas Shabbos: R' Aryeh Leib the son of Yechezkel Dovid Berkowitz.
During Shabbos the Rebbe said Kaddish in honor of the yahrzeit of the Babe, the Rebbetzin Bracha Sima a"h, wife of the Rebbe, the holy Baal Eitz Chaim zy"a, which fell on that day, Shabbos, 5 Nissan.

Davening ended at around 9:45; the congregation went over to wish a gut Shabbos and the Rebbe went into his private room.

At around 10:15 the Rebbe entered the Shabbos seudah in Heichal Tehillos Yehosef together with the talmidim of Yeshiva L'Tzeirim Williamsburg, and began, as is his custom, with Shalom Aleichem with feeling and sweetness.
Eishes Chayil: the Rebbe's grandson the bochur Yechezkel Shraga may he be well, son of HaGaon Rabbi, Av Beis Din of Sighet shlit"a. Raising of the cup: HaRav R' Gavriel Geshtetner shlit"a, rebbi in Yeshiva L'Tzeirim.

The Rebbe shlit"a honored people with the zemiros. Kol Mekadesh: HaGaon R' Naftali Hirtzka Zwebel shlit"a, Rosh Kehal of Williamsburg. Menucha V'Simcha: HaRav R' Yoel Schwartz shlit"a, dayan and moreh tzedek of Beis Medrash Binyan Gelbstein.

The Rebbe shlit"a said Torah on the verse "U'vayom hashemini yimol besar orlaso" and explained it in the manner of a derush in the sugya of "aseh docheh lo sa'aseh."

Kah Echsof: HaRav Gavriel Geshtetner shlit"a. Birkas Hamazon: HaGaon Av Beis Din of Williamsburg shlit"a.

For the weekly stories, this week the Rebbe shlit"a related about the holy Ohev Yisroel of Apta zy"a, whose yahrzeit was on that day, Shabbos, 5 Nissan.

Kah Ribon Olam: HaGaon Rabbi Hershel Meizlish shlit"a, rav of Beis Medrash Beis Nachum Dov, son of the Av Beis Din of Montreal shlit"a. The new chassanim went over to take fruit, and the Shalom Zachor took place at R' Mordechai Yona Wider and R' Berel Lichtman. Az Beyom Hashvi'i: HaRav R' Hershel Teller shlit"a, rebbi in Yeshiva L'Tzeirim. It ended at around 12:50.

U'vayom HaShabbos Kodesh

On Shabbos morning the Rebbe entered the beis medrash at around 9:45. Pesukei D'Zimra: R' Akiva Hirsch. The Rebbe went to the amud for Shacharis.

Hotzaah and Hachnasah: R' Avrohom Simcha Herskowitz; the pesukim of Shema Yisroel: HaGaon Menachem Naftali Teitelbaum shlit"a, Av Beis Din of Czhenstochov.

Aliyos. Kohen: R' Moshe Yosef Hoffman (of Boro Park). Levi: R' Akiva Hirsch. Shlishi: HaGaon Av Beis Din of Williamsburg shlit"a. Revi'i: the chassan the bochur Berel Weiss – bewarfing. Chamishi: R' Mordechai Yona Wider. Shishi: the Rebbe shlit"a. Shevi'i: R' Yaakov Yochanan son of Mittelman – the Rebbe called him up in honor of the birth of his daughter, mazel tov. Acharon: R' Yisroel Meir son of Klein – the Rebbe called him up in honor of the birth of his daughter, mazel tov. Maftir: R' Mordechai Weiss (Sighet). Hagbah: R' Yoel son of R' Moshe Friedman. Gelilah: R' Yitzchak Mittelman.

The Rebbe went to the amud for Musaf in honor of the yahrzeit of the Babe, the Rebbetzin Chana a"h, wife of the holy Kedushas Yom Tov zy"a, which falls on Monday, 7 Nissan. Pesichah before the singing of the zemiros: R' Moshe HaLevi Friedman. The Nasi was read as is customary. It ended at around 12:30.

B'sha'ah Shehachacham Yosheiv V'Doresh

In the afternoon at around 6:00 the Rebbe shlit"a entered the Beis Medrash HaGadol for the Shabbos HaGadol derasha, in the presence of thousands of anash who filled the entire Beis Medrash HaGadol from wall to wall; a group of anash who had stayed over Shabbos afternoon from Boro Park also arrived.
The Rebbe wrapped himself in his tallis with a bracha, went up to the Aron Kodesh and said a silent tefilla, and began the derasha, first with a lengthy derush and pilpul in the sugya of "davar sheyesh lo matirin," which the Rebbe had learned in yeshiva. He continued with derush, aggada and mussar to make the proper preparation for Yom Tov Pesach and to fulfill the mitzvos of the night, and mitzvos in general, with vitality and enthusiasm, and to prepare well for the mitzvah of "v'higadta l'vincha," to instill emunah in the children, to learn the holy sefer Derech Pikudecha which discusses the mitzvos of the Yom Tov. He also spoke out on matters needing correction: walking in the way of the mesorah, tznius among women, and matters of technology. He called on the mosdos administration to strengthen the takanah that is strictly enforced in Kiryas Joel and in Boro Park when enrolling children in the mosdos, to set times for Torah by rising before dawn to learn, and urged joining the Chaburas Yesodei HaTorah, which is beginning in these days a new masechta, Maseches Gittin.
He also mentioned the decree of drafting yeshiva bochurim in Eretz Yisroel and the decrees on chinuch in New York: we must daven that the wicked should have no power, and that the Knesset members in Eretz Yisroel and various askanim in New York should not, chas v'shalom, agree to compromises. He concluded with many brachos. It ended at around 7:20; the Rebbe said Kaddish and went into his private room.

Raava D'Raavin

The Rebbe entered for Mincha and Shalosh Seudos at around 8:05. Mincha: R' Yaakov Hersh Heiman. Hotzaah and Hachnasah: R' Moshe Chaim Leib Gutman (of Boro Park).
Kohen: R' Yisroel Meir Rubin. Levi: R' Simcha Teitelbaum. Shlishi: R' Avrohom Yaakov Berkowitz (of Boro Park). Hagbah: the Rebbe shlit"a. Gelilah: R' Yosef Aharon Lefkowitz (of Boro Park).

The Rebbe honored people with the zemiros at Shalosh Seudos. Odeh: R' Avrohom Yaakov Berkowitz.
Shir HaMaalos: R' Avrohom Yehoshua Gross.

The Rebbe shlit"a said Torah on the verse "Isha ki sazria" and explained that matzah is "michla d'meheimnusa" (food of faith): the Jews in Egypt ate it because of their very strong emunah, and they already saw the geulah then with their own eyes. Today too we eat the afikomen with a holy joy, because when the power of geulah will exist there will be joy in the entire creation, and through the great emunah of the Jewish children one already feels the joy now.

Yedid Nefesh: R' Moshe Yosef Mittelman. Kel Mistater: R' Yosef Aharon Lefkowitz. The Rebbe made the bracha on the cup and said Sheva Brachos.

The Rebbe went to the amud for Maariv of Motzei Shabbos in honor of the yahrzeit of the Babe. After Havdalah the congregation went over to wish a gutte voch. It ended at around 10:20.

B'Motzei Yom Gilah

On Motzei Shabbos at around 11:40 the Rebbe shlit"a went to the home of R' Yudel Schlesinger, who purchased a prominent zechus in the new yeshiva building "Binyan Berkowitz" of the yeshivos ketanos in Williamsburg. A fine conversation developed on the chiddushim of the sugya of the Shabbos HaGadol derasha. The Rebbe signed the documents together with the donor, the Av Beis Din of Williamsburg shlit"a and the yeshiva administration, drank a lechayim, and bestowed from his holy brachos upon the donor and his family.

From there the Rebbe went to the home of R' Meshulam Tzvi Bentzion (Hershel) Silberstein, who purchased a zechus for the gate of the new yeshiva building "Binyan Berkowitz" of the yeshivos ketanos in Williamsburg, and a prominent zechus in the building of the Beis Chinuch L'Banos Bnos Piga of our holy mosdos in Bnei Brak, may it be rebuilt. A fine conversation developed on various Belz minhagim. The Rebbe signed the documents together with the donor, the Av Beis Din of Williamsburg shlit"a and the yeshiva administration, drank a lechayim, and bestowed from his holy brachos upon the donor and his family.

At 12:35 the Rebbe arrived at the home of the distinguished philanthropist R' Yechezkel Dovid Berkowitz, chairman of the administration of our holy mosdos, to grace the Sheva Brachos celebration in honor of the marriage of his daughter, mazel tov. Also present were HaGaon R' Chaim Shlomo Miller shlit"a, Av Beis Din of Nitra in Williamsburg, HaRav R' Zusha Oish shlit"a, dayan of Volkan, and HaRav R' Yoel Schwartz shlit"a, dayan of Beis Medrash Binyan Gelbstein. Upon arriving, the Rebbe danced in place for a few minutes, and afterwards a lengthy conversation took place on various complex halachos and chumros in the minhagim of Pesach and the differences between the earlier years and today. The Rebbe continued with various stories of how our holy Rebbes, the Eitz HaTemarim zy"a, dealt with the government in the old country, and more. The Rebbe drank a lechayim and warmly blessed R' Yechezkel Dovid, especially for his many efforts for the benefit of our kehilla and holy mosdos everywhere, and blessed the chassan, the mechutanim, the grandfathers, and the entire gathering. Afterwards the Rebbe presented a derasha gift to the chassan and kallah and warmly blessed them.
At around 1:55 the Rebbe left the home on his way back to his holy residence in Kiryas Joel.

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