Sunday, Parshas Korach — '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 Yoel, son of R' Moshe Yosef Wertheimer.
The bochur Azriel Spitzer.
The bochur Binyamin Zev Markowitz.
The bochur Moshe Yechiel Mordechai Aran.
After davening, a lechayim was held with the bar mitzvah bochurim in the hall of the beis medrash.

At around 12:45, the Rebbe shlit"a traveled to Monsey to grace the annual Chumash Seudah of the talmidim of the mosdos, which took place in the halls of Ateres Charna in Monsey.

On the way, the Rebbe stopped at Yeshiva Or V'Daas, where the Rebbe accompanied the coffin of the Kosov Rebbe zt"l for a short while, together with his brother-in-law, the Skver Rebbe shlit"a.

The Rebbe then continued on to the Chumash Seudah. The Rebbe arrived at around 2:00 and greeted the rabbonim at the head table, as well as HaGaon, the Av Beis Din of Monsey shlit"a. The children sang rhymes in honor of the occasion, after which all the children went up and the Rebbe distributed a Tehillim.
The Rebbe drank a lechayim, blessed the children and their parents, and shared words of blessing. It concluded at around 2:30.

The Rebbe then entered a side room where the signing of the pledge documents took place for the many members of the kehilla who raised respectable sums in the 'L'haamidam' campaign and thereby purchased zechusim in our holy mosdos. HaRav HaGaon R' Dovid Shlomo Laub shlit"a, a maggid shiur in our holy kehilla, spoke. The donors then came up and signed the documents together with the Satmar Rebbe shlit"a, and the Rebbe blessed each one individually with abundant brachos. Several nigunim were sung, and the Rebbe warmly blessed the director of the mosdos, R' Shmuel Zanvil Wertheimer.

From there the Rebbe went to the home of HaRav HaGaon R' Yuda Leib Neiman shlit"a, where a signing of pledge documents took place at which his esteemed brothers-in-law, the sons of R' Pinchas Nachman Glauber a"h, together with their mother tichye, purchased a distinguished zechus in our holy mosdos in Monsey. First, the older talmidim of our holy mosdos came over, and the Rebbe distributed coins and siddurim to those who had brought in larger sums for the mosdos this past Purim. Then HaRav HaGaon R' Dovid Shlomo Laub shlit"a spoke.
The Rebbe signed the documents, drank a lechayim, and bestowed his holy brachos. A pleasant conversation ensued, and the Rebbe bestowed blessings upon the entire family.

From there the Rebbe went to the home of R' Yisroel Yaakov Kasirer for a nichum aveilim visit following the passing of his wife a"h. The Rebbe spoke words of chizuk to the family and the orphans for an extended time and bestowed his holy blessing.

At around 4:15, the Rebbe arrived at the home of R' Yisroel Weisenfeld, where his son R' Chaim pledged a large sum and purchased a 'zechus kumah' in the construction of the new Beis Rachel building in Monsey. Present was HaRav HaTzaddik Rabbi Aharon Teitelbaum shlit"a, Rav of Kehal Eitz Chaim Sigut Monsey. A lengthy conversation took place about the expansion of the borders of kedusha in Monsey and various memories. HaRav HaGaon R' Dovid Shlomo Laub shlit"a spoke and several nigunim were sung.
The Rebbe signed the documents, drank a lechayim, and bestowed his holy brachos.
The Rebbe then went to view the mikvah that R' Yisroel built for the neighborhood, and the Rebbe bestowed his holy blessing.

From there the Rebbe traveled to the new factory of the 'Golden Taste' company, owned by R' Refoel Perlmutter of Eretz Yisroel in Monsey. The Rebbe laid the foundations and warmly bestowed his holy brachos upon R' Refoel.
Then, at around 5:15, the Rebbe visited the Heichal Yeshiva Gedolah Esek HaTorah, under the direction of HaRav HaGaon R' Yisroel Mordechai Seidenfeld shlit"a. The Rebbe first entered the beis medrash and viewed the learning with great pleasure, and then davened Mincha together with the talmidim of the yeshiva.
After Mincha a lechayim gathering took place in the hall of the beis medrash. Several nigunim were sung, the Rebbe drank a lechayim and blessed the talmidim and the rebbeim of the yeshiva, shared words of Torah and blessing with the bochurim, and wished them good shidduchim soon.
On the way out, the Rebbe greeted HaGaon R' Meshulam Nosson Spiegel shlit"a, Rav of the Beis Medrash Tefillah L'Moshe in Kalashin, where the yeshiva is located, and his father-in-law, the esteemed R' Moshe Gross shlit"a of Karestir. At around 5:50 the Rebbe set out for home to his holy residence in Kiryas Joel.

Entry hours to the Rebbe were from 8:45 until 12:30 at night, at his holy residence on Uhel Court.

During the entry hours, the rabbonim of the Vaad Mishmeres Chomosayich Yerushalayim, together with the askanim and directors of Merkaz Ezra V'Yeutz of the Edah HaChareidis, entered to receive the Rebbe's holy blessing on the occasion of the opening of the new 'seventh' office of the Merkaz in the city of Ashdod. The Rebbe inquired about the Merkaz's many activities, and in particular the askanim gave a report on the upcoming 'Podeh' campaign to include members of the kehilla as partners in the holy work of the Merkaz. The Rebbe asked the rabbonim of the Vaad Mishmeres Chomosayich Yerushalayim about the many efforts against the bitter draft decrees in Eretz Yisroel, and the rabbonim gave a detailed report on the historic protest rally convened by the Edah HaChareidis at the call of the Posek HaDor U'Mara D'Asra Kadisha shlit"a at Kikar Tzupnik, where tens of thousands of members of the Edah gathered to cry out the holy plea against the bitter draft decree, as well as on the many plans for the future for the success of the struggle. The Rebbe bestowed his holy blessing upon the askanim and rabbonim of the Merkaz, and in particular warmly blessed the avreich R' Hershel Friedman, head of the askanim in the United States, and the esteemed R' Yitzchak Shif, chairman of the American board.

The Satmar Rebbe shlit"a read the tenaim in the tenaim hall at his holy residence for the mechutanim R' Shalom Moshe Menachem Eckstein and R' Yoel Berach Pilef.

The Rebbe davened Maariv at around 12:30.

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