Sunday, Parshas Ki Seitzei, 'B'tzeil HaKodesh' with the Satmar Rebbe shlit"a

In the morning, before Shacharis, the following brissen took place:
The son born to R' Elikim Yuda Greenwald, where the Rebbe was the sandek.
The son born to R' Yaakov Kornbluh, where the Rebbe was the sandek.

The Rebbe davened Shacharis in the Heichal HaMesivta, Divrei Yoel branch. Before davening, the Rebbe put tefillin on the bar mitzvah bochurim:
The bochur Asher Zebel.
The bochur Avrohom Yitzchak Meir Wertzberger.

After davening, the Rebbe blew the shofar and recited the daily Tehillim shiur, on chapter 23, verse 3. Afterwards a lechayim took place with the bar mitzvah bochurim in the Rebbe's private room.

At around 2:30, the Rebbe set out on the way to Monsey for the annual reception of the community, to bless and be blessed in anticipation of the Days of Mercy and Favor, IY"H.

Upon arriving in Monsey at around 3:00, the Rebbe first came to the building of Beis Rachel HaChadash, "Binyan Eliyahu Neustadt," which had been newly renovated for the new school year. The Rebbe greeted the distinguished benefactor, R' Eli Neustadt, and the administration of the mosdos, affixed a mezuzah on the main entrance, and honored the HaGaon, Av Beis Din of Monsey shlit"a, and the distinguished benefactor with affixing a mezuzah.
Afterwards the Rebbe went inside and toured the entire building, and heard a report from the director of the mosdos, R' Shmuel Zanvil Wertheimer.
Then a lechayim gathering took place. R' Isamar Tuvia Schwartz shlit"a performed, several niggunim were sung, and the Rebbe drank lechayim and blessed the distinguished benefactor and the entire community. He shared words of Torah about the joy of the moment, and concluded with abundant blessings for the benefactor and the entire community. It ended at around 3:30.

Afterwards the Rebbe traveled to the Skulen beis medrash in Monsey, where the Rebbe waited for the bier of the Skulen Rebbe zt"l to arrive, and then accompanied the funeral procession, escorting the bier for a few minutes.

At around 4:30 the Rebbe arrived at the main beis medrash for the reception in anticipation of the Days of Mercy and Favor, for the hundreds of community members of Monsey who entered the holy chamber to present their requests for salvation and mercy.
First the students of the mosdos entered and brought in larger sums, and the Rebbe distributed a gift of a Zemiros book to all the bochurim and bestowed his holy blessing.

At around 8:00 the Rebbe davened Mincha in the Polish heichal, with R' Aharon Hersh Weber as the baal tefillah. After Mincha the reception continued.

At around 9:30 the Rebbe came in for Maariv, where the Rebbe greeted his brother, HaGaon, Rav of our kehilla in Boro Park, 15 shlit"a. The Rebbe lit 5 candles and went up to the amud on the occasion of the holy hilula of his grandfather, our master and teacher, the holy Gaon, the Yetev Lev zy"a.

After a short time, at around 10:00, the Rebbe came into the beis medrash hall for the tish in honor of the holy hilula. At the lechayim after the fish, the Rebbe said: "May his merit protect us and all Israel."

During the seudah, niggunim of inspiration were sung, and with Michtam L'Dovid the Rebbe honored the Tzaddik Rabbi Aharon Teitelbaum shlit"a, Rav of Beis Medrash Eitz Chaim Sigut Monsey.

The Rebbe shlit"a shared words of Torah from the teachings of the one whose hilula it is, along with words of preparation for the Yamim Noraim. He spoke about the greatness of the Yetev Lev zy"a, and said that the Yetev Lev commanded his children to bestow all good by reciting the verse "So shall you bless the children of Israel; say to them," and thus the power of the One who sends is present and brings down all blessings. He spoke in praise of our holy kehilla in Monsey with all its divisions, urged davening in our batei medrash throughout the city, and mentioned that today a new building for Beis Rachel was renovated. He also praised both branches of the yeshivos ketanos in Monsey, "Yeshiva Kinyan Torah" and "Yeshiva Darkei HaTorah." He concluded with abundant blessings for the entire community.

For Birkas Hamazon the Rebbe honored the HaGaon, Av Beis Din of Monsey shlit"a. After bentching the Rebbe recited Sheva Brachos for a chasan of the Monsey community. It ended at around 11:10.

After the tish the Rebbe continued receiving the community until around 12:00 past midnight.
Afterwards the Rebbe went over to the home of the prominent young man R' Hershel Wertheimer, where a cornerstone-laying ceremony took place for the new beis medrash in the West Maple neighborhood, "Beis Medrash Lev Aharon," which is being built by R' Hershel.
First, the start of writing a Sefer Torah took place, which is being written by R' Hershel. The Rebbe wrote in the letters, several niggunim were sung, and the Rebbe drank lechayim and shared from his holy blessings. A pleasant conversation took place about the expansion of the borders of holiness in Monsey. Afterwards the Rebbe poured the cornerstone for the beis medrash into a special glass, and honored the HaGaon, Av Beis Din of Monsey shlit"a, the distinguished benefactor and his family, and the leaders of our holy kehilla with pouring. Once more he warmly blessed R' Hershel and his whole family with abundant blessings.

At around 12:45 the Rebbe set out for home to Kiryas Joel.

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