Tuesday, Parshas Bamidbar — 'B'tzeil HaKodesh' with the Satmar Rebbe shlit"a

In the morning, before Shacharis, the following brissim took place:
The son of R' Shalom Yitzchak Herskowitz, where the Rebbe served as sandek and mohel.
The son of R' Simcha Bunim Schwartz, where the Rebbe served as sandek and mohel.

The Rebbe shlit"a davened Shacharis in the Yeshiva Gedolah, Shiur Daled. Before davening, the Rebbe put tefillin on the bar mitzvah bochurim:
The bochur Dovid Yitzchak Falkowitz.
The bochur Yoel Bikel.

After davening, the Rebbe recited the daily Tehillim with the bochurim and delivered words of chizuk to the bochurim in anticipation of Yom Tov Shavuos, which is coming upon us for good. Afterwards, a lechayim took place with the bar mitzvah bochurim in the Heichal HaBeis Medrash.

In the afternoon at 4:45, the Rebbe shlit"a traveled into Williamsburg for the mezuzah-affixing ceremony at the newly completed wedding hall, "Ginas Esther," in the Beis Rachel complex, "Binyan Ripler," under the auspices of our holy mosdos in Williamsburg. The hall was built magnificently and elegantly, with amazingly low prices for the benefit of the community, to reduce wedding expenses. It is a donation of the esteemed Rabbi R' Meir Zelig Ripler a"h, the Rosh HaKahal of our holy kehilla, and may he be distinguished for long life, his worthy wife Mrs. Ripler tichye, and their son, the distinguished philanthropist R' Fishel.

The Rebbe first went around the entire hall and all the rooms, accompanied by the esteemed benefactor, the philanthropist R' Fishel, and then affixed a mezuzah on the main entrance. Afterwards a lechayim gathering took place, at which the chairman of the event, HaRav R' Mordechai Elazar Hirsch, spoke, together with HaGaon Rabbi, the Av Beis Din of Williamsburg shlit"a.
Several niggunim were sung, and the philanthropist R' Yechezkel Dovid Berkowitz, chairman of the mosdos' administration, spoke. With his eloquent language and brilliant ideas he laid out the course of events from when the building was purchased 18 years ago until today. He expressed thanks on behalf of the holy mosdos and the entire holy kehilla to the esteemed benefactors, and presented a plaque to the esteemed benefactor, and especially to his worthy mother tichye, on behalf of the mosdos' administration.
The chairman then called up the esteemed benefactor, the philanthropist R' Fishel, who spoke and expressed his heartfelt emotions.
The Rebbe then drank a lechayim and warmly blessed the esteemed benefactor and all his children, especially the philanthropist R' Yechezkel Dovid and the entire community. He then delivered words of Torah and expressed the joy of all the community members at the renewal of the wedding hall. He mentioned favorably the esteemed R' Meir Zelig a"h, who donated the Beis Rachel building, which is surely a merit for his soul, that simchas will be celebrated at affordable prices; and likewise his son, the philanthropist R' Fishel, who added an enormous sum so that the hall could be completed in great splendor and glory. The Rebbe bestowed abundant blessings on the entire family and urged the askanim to stand guard and ensure that prices remain low and equal for every person. Likewise, that the wedding times should be kept early and end early, which is the foundation for keeping prices low. He also cautioned against various breaches, such as excessive grammen at chuppos, and likewise called for giving the mitzvah dance only to the grandfathers and distinguished men. He also spoke about the problem of spending time late into the night, with people going to sleep late and waking up late, both men and women, and concluded with abundant blessings for the entire community. It ended at about 8:15. On the way out, the Rebbe questioned the contractor of the project, the esteemed R' Yitzchak Berkowitz, who gave a detailed report on the local construction project. In particular, the Rebbe inquired about the exact details of the majestic "Binyan Berkowitz," which is being built for the Yeshiva Ketana under the auspices of our holy mosdos on the corner of Harrison Avenue and Hooper Street, and which is also being built by R' Yitzchak and his firm. The Rebbe then warmly blessed him.

In addition, the Rebbe stopped at the ezras nashim in the hall and extended good wishes to the worthy Mrs. Ripler tichye.

From there the Rebbe went to comfort the mourners of the family of the late R' Shimon Shapiro a"h at the house of the deceased.

At about 8:45 the Rebbe davened Mincha in his holy home on Hooper St.
Afterwards there were entrance times at the Kiryas Joel Rebbe's court until 1:10 after midnight.
During the entrance times, the Mevakshei Emunah Rebbe shlit"a from Eretz Yisroel visited the Rebbe. A fine conversation ensued about the state of Jewry in America and about the religious persecution in Eretz Yisroel by the Zionists, may their name be erased, and the Rebbe gave him of his holy blessing.

The Rebbe davened Maariv at about 12:15 and counted Sefira before the amud, and then continued receiving the public.

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