Sunday, Parshas Acharei (1) - Bedikas Chametz - 'B'tzeil HaKodesh' with the Satmar Rebbe shlit"a

The Satmar Rebbe shlit"a davened Shacharis in the Beis Medrash HaGadol. Before davening, the Rebbe put tefillin on the bar mitzvah bochurim.
The bochur Sander Yaakov Hillel Greenwald.
The bochur Dovid Tzvi Gross.
The bochur Pinchas Elazar Fried.
After davening, a lechayim was held with the bar mitzvah bochurim in the Rebbe's private room.

In the afternoon at around 7:50 the Rebbe davened Mincha in the Beis Medrash HaGadol; the baal tefillah was R' Yudel Bernath Schwartz.
After Mincha, the uplifting gathering of "Sheivas Mayim Shelanu" (the drawing of our water) took place in the presence of thousands of anash, and many songs of joy and inspiration were sung.

The Rebbe shlit"a delivered fiery words of Torah, with lengthy words of guidance and preparation for Yom Tov Pesach, and spoke very powerful words of emunah: that through being joyful now over the complete Redemption that is soon to come, in that merit we will be privileged to see it speedily. He concluded with abundant blessings.

The singing of inspiring melodies continued and Vihi Noam was sung. The Rebbe stood up with holy fervor, recited the Lishem Yichud for the mitzvah, drew our water from the spigot on the bimah of honor and poured it into several pitchers, counting the number of the letters aleph, beis, gimmel, etc. Afterward he honored the Rabbonim, the Geonim, the sons and sons-in-law of the Rebbe shlit"a, and the rabbonim and dayanim of Kiryas Joel to draw water, and he went out in joy of mitzvah and holiness into fiery dancing for a lengthy time. It concluded at around 8:55.

Immediately after the gathering, the Rebbe davened Maariv in the heichal of the Beis Medrash. The baal tefillah was HaRav HaChassid R' Baruch Mordechai Markowitz.

After Maariv, the Rebbe went home to his holy residence. As is customary, the Rebbe laid out the 10 pieces of chametz around the table, recited the blessing on the removal of chametz with fervor, gathered the pieces, and then, with physical exertion, continued to search the entire house for chametz. At the conclusion, the Rebbe recited Kol Chamira with outpouring of the soul.

Late in the evening, the Rebbe arranged and sent out the final portion of the Kimcha D'Pischa tzedakah funds for Yom Tov.

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