Leil Shabbos, Parshas Haazinu — 'B'tzeil HaKodesh' with the Satmar Rebbe shlit"a

On Friday night at around 7:05 the Rebbe entered the beis medrash wrapped in his tallis. Baal tefillah: HaGaon R' Dovid Perl shlit"a; Kabbalas Shabbos: R' Shlomo Hersh son of R' Moshe Eckstein. At Lecha Dodi the choir sang the new melodies, and davening ended at around 8:30. After the congregation went over to wish a gut Shabbos, the Rebbe went home to his holy residence.

At around 11:00 the Rebbe entered the Shulchan HaTahor in the Heichal HaShulchanos, and began, as is his custom, with Shalom Aleichem with feeling and sweetness. They sang Ribbon HaOlamim through Melech Tamim Darko.
Eishes Chayil: the Rebbe's grandson Rabbi Dovid Teitelbaum shlit"a.

The Rebbe shlit"a honored people with the zemiros. Kol Mekadesh: his grandson Rabbi Lipa Teitelbaum shlit"a, son of the Rebbe's brother, HaGaon HaTzaddik, rav of the Beirach Moshe beis medrash, shlit"a. Menucha V'Simcha: R' Aharon Hersh Mittelman.

The Rebbe shlit"a said Torah on the verse "Ki Shem Hashem Ekra," explained in the manner of derush on the topic of a mitzvah performed through an aveira.

Kah Echsof: R' Kapil Schonbrun. Birkas Hamazon: Rabbi Lipa Teitelbaum shlit"a.

Stories and accounts: This week the Rebbe shlit"a related a story about his ancestor, the holy Heitev Lev zy"a, concerning Rosh Hashana.

Kah Ribbon Olam: R' Eli Neustadt. The new chasanim went over to take fruit. Az B'Yom HaShevii: R' Yitzchak Tzvi Klein (Williamsburg). They concluded at around 12:30.

On Shabbos Kodesh

On Shabbos morning the Rebbe entered the beis medrash at around 9:40. Brachos and Pesukei D'Zimra: R' Eli Shaul Katz (Boro Park). Shacharis: R' Shalom Halpert shlit"a.

Hotzaah and Hachnasah: R' Avrohom Yeshaya Weiss. Kohen: the bar mitzvah bochur Aharon Shmuel Glantz. Levi: R' Berish Apfel. Shlishi: R' Dovid Shmuel Goldberger. Revii: R' Shlomo Herskovitz. Chamishi: R' Yisroel Perl. Shishi: the Rebbe shlit"a. Shevii: R' Shmuel Aharon Landau. Acharon: R' Nechemya son of R' Yehoshua Wertzberger. Maftir: R' Meir Leib Katina shlit"a. Hagbah: R' Yitzchak Frankel (Montreal). Gelilah: R' Yokel Schlesinger (London).

Mussaf: R' Yaakov Mittelman. Introduction to Anim Zemiros: R' Yoel son of R' Shalom Baum (Monsey). They concluded at around 12:10.
Raava D'Raavin

The Rebbe entered for Mincha and Seudah Shlishis at around 7:05. Mincha: R' Meir Perl (Williamsburg). Hotzaah and Hachnasah: R' Michel Feldman. Kohen: R' Moshe Eliezer Katz. Levi: R' Aharon Mattisyahu Mermelstein. Shlishi: HaGaon R' Avrohom Shalom Friedman shlit"a. Hagbah: the Rebbe shlit"a. Gelilah: R' Shimon Stern (Monsey).

At Seudah Shlishis the Rebbe honored people with the zemiros. Odeh and Shir HaMaalos: R' Shlomo Hersh Eckstein, and the choir sang the new melodies. Yedid Nefesh: his grandson Rabbi Chaim Hersh Teitelbaum shlit"a, son of the Rebbe's brother, HaGaon HaTzaddik, rav of the Beirach Moshe beis medrash, shlit"a. Kel Mistater: his grandson HaGaon R' Zalman Teitelbaum shlit"a, rav of the Beis Menachem Zev beis medrash.

Afterwards the Neilas Yemei Rosh Hashana took place. They sang the Rosh Hashana and Yamim Noraim melodies for an extended time, and the Rebbe made a bracha over the cup.

After bentching the Rebbe delivered divrei Torah over a microphone and expounded on the verse "Ashrei HaAm Yodei Seruah," explaining that when there are three days of Yom Tov, 72 hours, "chesed" is drawn down for Klal Yisroel, which is greater than rachamim, and even forgotten aveiros are atoned for, and one is helped even in what one did not ask for, for good life and peace. "V'Hashem Terem Yikra'u V'Ani E'eneh" has the gematria of Tashpa"h. With Hashem's help, a good year of chesed and rachamim is coming for all of Klal Yisroel, and the Holy One, Blessed Be He, will bestow all good even for the things that were not asked for. He concluded with abundant brachos for the entire congregation.

Maariv of Motzei Shabbos: R' Yisroel Perl. After Havdalah the Rebbe wished the entire congregation together "a gutte voch and a gut yohr." They concluded at around 9:20.

May it be Hashem's will that our prayers be accepted with mercy and favor, a good and blessed year for us and for all Yisroel.

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