At around 7:10 in the evening, the Rebbe entered the beis medrash in his holy home for Kabbalas Shabbos, led by R' Naftali Hirtzka Stein. "Mizmor L'Dovid, Havu La'Hashem" was recited verse by verse. The davening concluded at around 7:40. The congregation then went over to wish a good Shabbos.

At around 11:05, the Rebbe entered the tish in the Heichal HaShulchanos with a radiant countenance and began "Shalom Aleichem," singing with feeling and sweetness until "Melech Tamim Darko."
Lifting of the cup: the Rebbe's grandson, Rabbi Dovid Teitelbaum shlit"a.

The Rebbe shlit"a honored people with the zemiros. Kol Mekadesh: R' Avrohom Dovid Wagschal shlit"a (Monsey). Menucha V'Simcha: HaGaon R' Menachem Zev Stern shlit"a, a moreh tzedek in our kehilla in Williamsburg.

The Rebbe shlit"a said a Torah thought on the verse "Bereishis bara Elokim," explaining that by lifting oneself up through the mitzvah dancing on Simchas Torah, one is acquired through the kinyan of hagbaha as a servant of Hashem, and one can say "Ana avda d'Kudsha Berich Hu." He spoke at length, with heartfelt emotion, about the mitzvah dancing of the Hakafos.

After the Torah thought, "Ana Avda d'Kudsha Berich Hu" was sung, and the Rebbe stood up and danced with great holy fervor.

Kah Ekhsof: R' Lipa Horowitz shlit"a, grandson of the HaGaon HaTzaddik, Rav of our kehilla in Boro Park, shlit"a. Birkas Hamazon: Rabbi Chaim Meisels shlit"a, son of the HaGaon HaTzaddik, Av Beis Din of Montreal, shlit"a.

Stories and Accounts: This week the Rebbe shlit"a related stories about the holy Kedushas Levi zy"a, whose yahrzeit fell on Sunday, 25 Tishrei.

Kah Ribon Olam: R' Naftali Horowitz shlit"a (London). The new chassanim went over to take fruit, and a Shalom Zachor was held at R' Yechezkel Wertzberger. Az Beyom HaShevii: HaGaon R' Ezra Dovid Chaira shlit"a. The tish concluded at around 1:15.

On the holy day of Shabbos

On Shabbos morning, the Rebbe entered the beis medrash at around 10:10. Birchos and Pesukei D'Zimra: HaGaon R' Hillel Rabinowitz shlit"a. The Rebbe then approached the amud for Shacharis.

Hotzaah and Hachnasah: Rabbi Mordechai Yuda, son of HaGaon R' Yoel Henoch Horowitz shlit"a. Pesukei Shema Yisroel: R' Chaim, son of the HaGaon HaTzaddik R' Avrohom Meir Halberstam shlit"a.

Aliyos. Kohen: the Rebbe's grandson, HaGaon R' Yoel Glantz shlit"a. Levi: R' Yechezkel Wertzberger. Shlishi: HaGaon R' Berish Kohn shlit"a, Rosh Av Beis Din of Antwerp. Revii: Rabbi Meir Yosef Gross. Chamishi: R' Eliezer Weiss. Shishi: the Rebbe shlit"a.

After his aliyah, the Rebbe recited a name in honor of the birth of a daughter to R' Aviezer Friedman.

Shevii: R' Moshe Avrohom Lefkowitz (Williamsburg). Acharon: R' Zalman Leib Glick (Williamsburg). Maftir: R' Naftali Hirtzka Stein. Hagbah: R' Naftali, son of HaGaon R' Yoel Henoch Horowitz shlit"a. Gelilah: R' Hillel, son of the HaGaon HaTzaddik R' Avrohom Meir Halberstam shlit"a.

The Rebbe shlit"a blessed the new month with great inspiration.

Mussaf: R' Eliezer Weiss. Opening of Ano'am Zemiros: Rabbi Yeshua Gantz (Boro Park). The davening concluded at around 12:55.

At around 7:40, the Rebbe shlit"a entered the beis medrash. Mincha: R' Yosef Moshe Unger (Monsey). Kohen: R' Yosef Aharon HaKohen Rubin. Levi: R' Chaim Heller. Shlishi: HaGaon R' Yosef Leib Kohn shlit"a. Hagbah: the Rebbe shlit"a. Gelilah: R' Shlomo Yoel Friedman (Boro Park).

At Shalosh Seudos, the Rebbe honored people with the zemiros. Odeh: HaGaon HaTzaddik R' Hershel Weiss shlit"a, Av Beis Din of Uhel in Boro Park. Shir HaMaalos: HaGaon R' Avrohom Wolf Schnebalg shlit"a, a moreh tzedek in our kehilla in Williamsburg. Yedid Nefesh: HaGaon R' Berish Kohn shlit"a. Kel Mistater: R' Yaakov Hersh Friedman.

They sang at length the Yom Tov melodies in honor of Neilas HaChag, as well as melodies of the holy Kedushas Levi, whose hilula falls one day after Isru Chag, sung by Rabbi Hershel Kohn shlit"a.

The Rebbe shlit"a recited the blessing over the cup and said "Baruch HaMavdil," and he had the Divrei Kodesh broadcast over a microphone.

The Rebbe shlit"a said a Torah thought on the verse "Bereishis bara Elokim," explaining that the earlier tzaddikim built the channel of blessing for later generations, so that even if we are not worthy, we may still reach the same influences as in earlier times. This is our inheritance from our holy forefathers and Rebbes, especially during the days of Simchas Torah, when so many Jews, with an aspect of "v'gilu bir'ada," celebrated for long hours, beginning from Hoshana Rabba, Shemini Atzeres and Simchas Torah, hurrying because of the sanctity of Shabbos and then on Shabbos itself. All these are "tzav" hours, and "tzav" is an expression of urging, immediately and for all generations, and it will surely bring forth all good. He concluded with many blessings.

Afterwards, the Rebbe studied the Gemaras of the Bavli and Yerushalmi in Maseches Berachos and explained beautiful allusions.

After the tish, the Rebbe shlit"a stood up to dance and sang three times "L'shana Haba'ah B'Yerushalayim."

Maariv on Motzei Shabbos: the Chadash Ben, the HaGaon HaTzaddik, Rav of Beis Medrash Yismach Moshe shlit"a. After Maariv, the Rebbe made Havdalah.

After a short while, the Rebbe came out to the courtyard of the Beis Medrash HaGadol for the Ma'amad Birchos HaKodesh, in the presence of thousands upon thousands of Jews, to all the assembled people, both in the Ezras Yisroel and the Ezras Nashim.

After several melodies with drums and dancing, the Rebbe offered the holy blessings, that we should take the mitzvos of the sukkah into our homes, the sanctity of the sukkah and the holy influences for the entire year, and he wished abundant blessings. The singing continued with several more melodies, and it concluded at around 10:15.

After the ma'amad, the Rebbe paid a shiva call to R' Mordechai Yuda Schwartz and his sons on the passing of his wife, their mother a"h, in the home of R' Binyomin Klein.

In his holy home, the Rebbe shlit"a bid farewell for an extended time to the hundreds of guests from overseas.

A siyum of the writing of the letters for the Sefer Torah being written by the family of R' Hillel Yeshua Klein a"h also took place. The Rebbe wrote in the letters and bestowed from his holy blessings.