Friday, Erev Shabbos, Parshas Ki Setzei — 'B'tzeil HaKodesh' with the Satmar Rebbe shlit"a

This morning, before Shacharis, a bris took place for the newborn son of R' Efraim Fishel Mendlowitz, at which the Rebbe served as sandek.

The Rebbe davened Shacharis in the Talmud Torah building, "Binyan Klein," together with the talmidim of the ninth grade, section B, under the direction of HaGaon Rabbi Binyamin Ber Berkowitz shlit"a. Before davening, the Rebbe laid tefillin for the bar mitzvah bochurim.
The son of HaGaon Rabbi Yoel Halberstam shlit"a, rav of the Beis Shmuel beis medrash in the Divrei Chaim neighborhood.
The bochur Hershel Broder.
The bochur Shimi Schwartz.

After davening, the Rebbe blew the shofar, and a lechayim gathering took place in the main hall of the beis medrash. Several nigunim and rhymed verses were sung in honor of the occasion. The Rebbe drank lechayim and blessed the bar mitzvah bochurim and all the bochurim, and distributed shirayim to the grandchildren. The Rebbe also addressed them with words of holy encouragement to make proper use of the month of Elul, and especially, by reviewing the studies in Maseches Kiddushin, to be able to stand for the examination on the entire masechta at the end of the year, and concluded with his holy blessing.

During the morning hours, the Gaavad of Makova shlit"a from Eretz Yisroel came for a visit, privately, to the Rebbe's holy home, together with his brother, HaGaon the Av Beis Din of Makova-Ashdod shlit"a. A pleasant conversation in Torah matters ensued on the topic of chatzi shiur and more. The Rebbe honored him with a lechayim, bestowed his holy blessing, and extended special good wishes on the occasion of the marriage of his grandson, mazel tov. The Rebbe gave the rabbanim shlit"a the new volume of his sefer Lev Aharon on the sugyos, and the Makova Rav shlit"a gave the Rebbe shlit"a a Sefer Tehillim with the commentary Ateres Moshe by his father, HaGaon the Gaavad of Makova zt"l. The Rebbe escorted the Makova Rav shlit"a out to the street with warmth and friendship.

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