'Tichal Shana U'virchoseha'

Yom Tov Rosh Hashana 5785 - Shabbos Kodesh Parshas Haazinu / Shabbos Shuvah, B'tzeil HaKodesh with the Satmar Rebbe shlit"a in the midst of the holy community of Kiryas Joel.
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On Erev Yom Tov at around 5:10 in the morning, the Rebbe shlit"a entered for the recitation of Selichos, 'Zechor Bris,' in the Beis Medrash HaGadol.
The Rebbe shlit"a descended before the Amud with great hisorerus, wrapped in the tallis and cap of the Rebbe, the Divrei Yoel zy"a.
The opening passages were given as honors to R' Akiva Weinstock and R' Yitzchak Moshe Frankel. It concluded at around 7:30, and the Rebbe went home to his holy residence.

Before Shacharis, the following brissen took place:
The newborn son of R' Shlomo Meshulam Landau, where the Rebbe was sandek and mohel.
The newborn son of R' Yitzchak son of R' Efraim Teitelbaum, where the Rebbe was sandek and mohel.

At around 10:00 the Rebbe shlit"a entered the Beis Medrash HaGadol for Shacharis. Before davening, the Rebbe put tefillin on the bar mitzvah bochurim:
The bochur Yaakov Yoel Glick.
The bochur Yisroel Fisher.

After davening, Tehillim was completed as is customary in the month of Elul. After removing the tefillin, the Rebbe shlit"a performed Hatoras Nedarim before a minyan and recited the Moser Modaah, and thanked them and wished them a ksiva v'chasima tova.

On the night of Yom Tov, at around 7:05 in the evening, the Rebbe shlit"a entered the beis medrash wrapped in his tallis and approached Mincha with great hisorerus, and afterwards the piyut 'Achos Ketana' was recited as is customary.

After Mincha the annual appeal for the 'Mivtzar HaKollelim of Kiryas Joel,' with its thousand kollel members, took place. The director of the kollelim, HaGaon Rabbi Wolf Aharon Teller shlit"a, spoke.

Then at around 8:00 the Rebbe approached Maariv, and after davening 'L'Dovid Mizmor' was recited with fiery fervor as is customary.

After davening the Rebbe shlit"a went up to the Aron Kodesh for the 'Birchas HaKodesh' and said Torah on the verse 'Yisa verachah me'es Hashem,' and repeated in a child's voice, with tears, in the name of his grandfather, the holy R' Matele Hornsteipel zy"a, who repeated it from his great father-in-law, the holy Zanzer Zeide zy"a, that when there is a blessing in Jewish homes it is an honor for the Holy Creator, and then Hashem is the King of Glory. He wished the entire holy congregation abundant blessings, 'L'shana tova tikasevu v'sechasemu l'alter l'chaim tovim u'l'shalom,' and all the people answered in a loud voice 'Amen,' and in turn they blessed him in return. The thousands of Yidden wished the Rebbe 'l'shana tova,' and he too answered Amen to those blessing him, and then wished a good Yom Tov.
After descending, the Rebbe gave special wishes of l'shana tova to the Gaon HaGadol, the Dayan U'Morah D'Asra shlit"a, and the other rabbonim, and then went over to the Heichal HaShulchanos, where the Rebbe lit the Yom Tov candles. The Rebbe recited the bracha and lit the lights in the Heichal, and then went home to his holy residence, where the Rebbe continued and lit the remaining candles.

At around 11:10 the Rebbe shlit"a entered the Shulchan HaTahor in the Heichal HaShulchanos. Hagbahas HaKos: the Rebbe's grandson Rabbi Dovid Teitelbaum shlit"a, son of the Hagaon Hatzaddik, Av Beis Din of Sighet shlit"a.
After Kiddush the Rebbe cut the round challah with a new knife and dipped it in honey, raw honey, and made the bracha of Ha'etz on apples, dipped them in honey and said the yehi ratzon 'that a good and sweet year be renewed upon us,' and distributed shirayim from the apples to the entire gathering.
Then a lamb's head was brought in. The Rebbe said the yehi ratzon 'that we be as the head and not the tail,' and after tasting it, drank l'chaim and wished 'a good, blessed year, a good and sweet year.' After the meat, sweet carrots were served and the Rebbe said the yehi ratzon 'that our merits increase.'

During the tish the Rebbe lingered with the niggunim of the Yamim Noraim. During the singing of L'Dovid Mizmor, the Rebbe honored his grandson Rabbi Yisroel Dushinsky shlit"a (with an honor).

The Rebbe shlit"a said Torah on the verse 'Ashrei haam yodei sruah' and explained that through the tekios while standing, which is a simcha shel mitzvah, both the aveiros and the accounting of the times when one could have done mitzvos are atoned for.

Birkas Hamazon: the Rebbe's grandson Rabbi Dovid Teitelbaum shlit"a. It concluded at around 12:25.

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