Sunday, 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' Hillel Reuven Halpert, at which the Rebbe served as sandek and mohel.

The Rebbe davened Shacharis in the Beis Medrash HaGadol. Before davening, the Rebbe put tefillin on the bar mitzvah bochurim:
The bochur Menachem Hillel Gross.
The bochur Avrohom Yosha Teller.
The bochur Yoel Berish Friedman.
The bochur Gedalya Apfel.
The bochur Chaim Baruch Mordechai Goldberger.
The bochur Yoel Englander.

After davening, the Rebbe blew shofar, and a lechayim was held with the bar mitzvah bochurim in the heichal of the beis medrash.

At about 1:00 in the afternoon, the Rebbe set out on the road to Linden, New Jersey, to grace the Chumash seudah of the talmidim of our holy mosdos in Linden, which took place in the hall of Ulam Brach, with the participation of the children's parents and grandfathers.

The Rebbe arrived at about 2:10 and greeted the rabbonim seated at the head table. The children sang several niggunim and rhymes in honor of the occasion. The menahel, HaRav R' Dovid Halberstam shlit"a, son of the Kiviashd Rebbe shlit"a, took the stage and welcomed the Rebbe shlit"a with fitting words. Afterwards, HaGaon R' Elazar Mordechai Sofer shlit"a, rav of our Linden kehilla, spoke. The children recited the pesukim of Chumash from Parshas Vayikra as is customary, and sang Torah melodies. Then the chasanei hamikra came forward, and the Rebbe distributed a siddur to all the children. The Rebbe also gave the older talmidim of the Talmud Torah a blessed coin.
The Rebbe drank lechayim and delivered words of Torah, expressing his excitement that in Linden there are so many children, may they live and be well, who are beginning to learn Chumash. He bestowed abundant blessings upon the chasanei hamikra and their parents and grandfathers, and upon the melamdim and the administration of the mosdos. The event concluded at about 3:05.

Afterwards, the Rebbe went to the construction site of our great new beis medrash in the city. The Rebbe walked through the entire building for an extended time and heard a report on the further plans to build a heichal haTorah and a magnificent mikvah in the beis medrash. A lengthy conversation developed about expanding the boundaries of kedusha throughout the city and surrounding area.

Afterwards, the Rebbe went to the guest residence in the home of R' Avrohom Hersh Teitelbaum, where there were private receiving hours for the Yemei Rachamim V'Ratzon for the members of the kehilla in the city, from 3:20 until 5:45.

During the receiving hours, the Rebbe of Achmistrivka-Linden shlit"a paid a private visit together with his son-in-law, the chasan, son of HaRav R' Avrohom Leiper shlit"a, rosh yeshiva in Nadvorna. A pleasant conversation unfolded with stories of tzaddikim. The Rebbe honored him with a lechayim, bestowed his holy blessings, and especially wished him mazel tov on the simcha of the marriage of his daughter, and warmly wished the chasan well. The Rebbe also wished mazel tov to his son-in-law, R' Dovid Halberstam shlit"a, spiritual director of our holy mosdos, and the Rebbe escorted him out to the street.

After the receiving hours, at about 5:45, the Rebbe went to the new Linden Sea-Blue fish store, owned by R' Chaim Hersh and his son R' Lipa Wechter, among the leading askanim of the kehilla and mosdos. The Rebbe affixed a mezuzah on the main entrance and drank lechayim. A pleasant conversation developed, and the Rebbe bestowed his holy blessing upon the owners.

Afterwards, the Rebbe went to view the city's new mikvah taharah, which is nearing completion, headed by HaGaon R' Yaakov Menachem Steif shlit"a, dayan and moreh tzedek in the Rabbinical Union. The Rebbe looked over the construction, and HaGaon R' Yaakov Menachem shlit"a showed the Rebbe all the stringencies and hiddurim of the mikvah. The Rebbe bestowed his holy blessings that he should soon be able to complete the entire mikvah, to increase taharah in Klal Yisroel.
At 6:15 the Rebbe left the city on the way home to Kiryas Joel.
On the way, the Rebbe connected with the Vizhnitz Monsey Rebbe shlit"a and conveyed a warm greeting from the talmidim of the yeshiva who were tested by the Rebbe on Hilchos Basar V'Chalav this past Thursday and knew very well. The Vizhnitz Rebbe shlit"a thanked the Rebbe profusely for the time and effort he devoted to the Vizhnitz bochurim.
Upon arriving in Kiryas Joel at about 7:10, the Rebbe officiated at the kiddushin at the chuppah of the following mechutanim:
R' Wolf Dov Landau – R' Hersh Elimelech Klein, at Ulam Kinor Dovid.
R' Chaim Yechezkel Shraga Steinmetz (of Williamsburg) – R' Yoel Berish Gutman, at Ulam Beis Rachel Paradise.
R' Hersh Elimelech Rubinfeld – HaGaon R' Yoel Berish Siman shlit"a, at Ulam Ginas Klein.

After the chuppos, at about 7:50, the Rebbe davened Mincha in his holy home on Ohel Court.
Afterwards, there were private receiving hours until 12:15 at night.

The Rebbe shlit"a read the tenaim for the following mechutanim:
R' Aryeh Schwartz – R' Eliezer Zusya Zinn.
R' Asher Zelig Bleich – R' Yaakov Eliezer Wertzberger.

The Rebbe davened Maariv at about 12:15.

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