Shabbos Kodesh, Parshas Ki Seitzei — 'B'tzeil HaKodesh' with the Satmar Rebbe shlit"a

Before candle-lighting time, the Rebbe placed the shtreimel on the chassan Avrohom Yehoshua, son of Yitzchok Eizik Schwartz.

On Friday night at around 7:45, the Rebbe entered the beis medrash wrapped in his tallis and approached the amud for Mincha. Kabbalas Shabbos: HaRav R' Avrohom Leib Landau shlit"a. Davening ended at around 9:20, and an appeal was held for Yeshivas Ateres Avrohom in the holy city of Tzfas. The congregation went over to wish a gut Shabbos, and the Rebbe went into his private room.

At around 9:55 the Rebbe entered the holy tish in the Heichal HaShulchanos together with the talmidei hamesivta, and began, as is his custom, with Shalom Aleichem, with feeling and sweetness.
Eishes Chayil: the grandson of the Rebbe, the bochur Yissachar Ber, may he live, son of the Rebbe's son-in-law, HaGaon HaTzaddik, rav of the beis medrash Beirach Moshe shlit"a. Lifting of the cup: R' Yitzchok Eizik Weiss (Bnei Brak).

The Rebbe shlit"a honored people with the zemiros. Kol Mekadesh: HaRav Nachman Brach shlit"a (Beit Shemesh). Menucha V'Simcha: R' Yitzchok Eizik Weiss.

The Rebbe shlit"a said Torah on the verse "Gedilim taaseh lach" and explained, in the manner of a drush, the topic of whether one may expound the juxtaposition of verses (semuchin).

Kah Echsof: HaRav HaGaon R' Aharon Shmuel Frenkel shlit"a, rav of the beis medrash Chug Chasam Sofer, Yerushalayim. Birkas Hamazon: HaGaon HaTzaddik, the Av Beis Din of Sighet shlit"a.

Stories and anecdotes: this week the Rebbe shlit"a related about the Holy Gaon of Nassod zy"a, whose yahrzeit was on Shabbos Kodesh, 11 Elul. Kah Ribon Olam: R' Moshe Spiegel (Beitar). The new chassanim went over to take fruit. Az B'Yom HaShevii: HaRav Elazar Eichenstein shlit"a, rav of the Burshtin beis medrash in Williamsburg, son of the Burshtin Rebbe shlit"a. The tish ended at around 12:30.

On Shabbos Kodesh

On Shabbos morning the Rebbe entered the beis medrash at around 9:40. Berachos and Pesukei D'Zimra: R' Hillel Fogel. The Rebbe then approached the amud for Shacharis.

Hotzaah and Hachnasah: R' Berel Hartstein (Boro Park). Pesukei Shema Yisroel: R' Shmuel HaKohen Friedman, a member of the Shabbos choir.
Aliyos. Kohen: the chassan Yitzchok, son of Yisroel Hartstein. Levi: R' Chaim Hersh Rotta. Shlishi: R' Gershon Mendel Neiman. Revii: the chassan Asher Lemel, son of Wolf Landau, who was thrown a candy shower. Chamishi: the chassan Chaim Mordechai, son of Lipa Steinberg, who was thrown a candy shower. Shishi: the Rebbe shlit"a.

After his aliyah, the Rebbe recited the Kora Shem for the birth of a daughter for:
R' Yoel Rolnitzky.
R' Yoel Fuchs.
R' Yoel Berkowitz.
R' Moshe Baruch Lichtenstein.
R' Alter Hersh Weingarten.
R' Yosef Zundel Appel.
R' Yitzchok Zilberstein.
R' Baruch Ari Fogel.
R' Yaakov Kahn.

Shevii: R' Berel Palatchek. Hosafos: the chassan Yaakov Kapil Yosef, son of Yoel Friedrich. The chassan Yoel, son of HaGaon R' Nosson Dov Schwartz shlit"a. The chassan Avrohom Shlomo, son of Yoel Weinstock. Acharon: the chassan Baruch Bendit, son of Yaakov Glick. Maftir: R' Avrohom Yehoshua Heschel HaKohen Glanz. Hagbah: R' Moshe Aharon Steinberg. Gelilah: R' Wolf Landau.

Mussaf: R' Dovid Eckstein. Opening of Ein Keloheinu: R' Mordechai Schwartz (Williamsburg). Davening ended at around 12:35.

Raava D'Raavin

For Mincha and Shalosh Seudos, the Rebbe entered the beis medrash at around 7:45. Mincha: R' Gershon Mendel Feldman. Hotzaah and Hachnasah: R' Avrohom Palatchek. Kohen: R' Yaakov Glick (Williamsburg). Levi: R' Yehoshua Mordechai Wertzberger. Shlishi: R' Shmuel Zanvil Wertheimer (Monsey). Hagbah: the Rebbe shlit"a. Gelilah: R' Yitzchok Eizik Weiss.

The Rebbe honored people with the zemiros at Shalosh Seudos. Odeh: R' Shlomo Hersh Eckstein. Shir HaMaalos: HaGaon R' Shimon Yoel Brach shlit"a (Bnei Brak).

The Rebbe shlit"a said Torah on the verse "Ki Hashem Elokecha mis'halech b'kerev machanecha l'hatzilecha v'lasays oyvecha l'fanecha" and explained that during the days of Elul, a spirit of purity from Above is awakened toward teshuva and rectifying one's deeds, so that people should not need to be awakened through harsh decrees, Heaven forbid, and every Jew can see and feel this. He spoke at length with words of arousal toward the Days of Mercy and Favor.

Yedid Nefesh: R' Zalman Leib Glick (Williamsburg). Kel Mistater: R' Berel Hartstein. The Rebbe made a blessing over the cup and recited Sheva Berachos.

Maariv of Motzei Shabbos: R' Gershon Mendel Neiman. After Havdalah, the congregation went over to wish a gute vuch. Afterwards the Rebbe recited Kiddush Levana in front of the Beis Medrash HaGadol, and wished the entire congregation "a gute vuch and a gut chodesh." The tish ended at around 10:10.
At around 12:00 the Rebbe set out on the road to Monsey. The Rebbe arrived at around 12:25 at the Serednye beis medrash to comfort the mourners, HaGaon R' Asher Adler shlit"a, Av Beis Din of Serednye, and the Kleinman brothers, who were sitting shiva for his wife, their sister, the Rebbetzin a"h, longtime directress of Beis Rochel of our holy institutions in Monsey. A conversation ensued about memories of the visits of the holy Divrei Yoel zy"a at the talmud torah and at the camps, and the Rebbe offered words of consolation.

Afterwards the Rebbe traveled to Skver to visit his brother-in-law, the Skverer Rebbe shlit"a, in honor of the weddings of his grandchildren that took place last week. A pleasant conversation developed about stories of tzaddikim and various customs of the month of Elul. The Skverer Rebbe shlit"a honored the Rebbe shlit"a with fruit, and the Rebbe bestowed of his holy blessing.

From there the Rebbe traveled for a return visit to the Av Beis Din of Makova shlit"a, at the home of the esteemed philanthropist R' Yehuda Dovid Rubinstein in the Montebello area of Monsey. A pleasant conversation developed in words of pilpul on various topics of the Gemara. The Makova Rav shlit"a honored the Rebbe shlit"a with a lechayim, and the Rebbe bestowed his holy blessings upon him, upon his brother HaGaon HaTzaddik, Av Beis Din of Makova in Ashdod shlit"a, and upon his sons, the rabbanim shlit"a.
At around 1:30 the Rebbe set out on the road home to his holy residence in Kiryas Joel.

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