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

Before candle lighting, the Rebbe placed the shtreimel on the chassan Meir Michoel, son of Nissim Saal.

On Friday night at around 5:15, the Rebbe shlit"a entered the beis medrash wrapped in his tallis and went to the amud for Mincha and Kabbalas Shabbos: R' Dovid Eckstein. They finished at around 6:50. The congregation went over to wish a good Shabbos, and the Rebbe went home to his holy residence.

At around 8:25, the Rebbe entered the holy tish in the Heichal HaShulchanos together with the talmidim of the mesivta, and began, as is his custom, with Shalom Aleichem with feeling and sweetness.
Eishes Chayil: the Rebbe's grandson, the bochur Yissachar Ber Teitelbaum, son of HaGaon HaTzaddik Rabbi Berach Moshe Teitelbaum shlit"a, Rav of the beis medrash. Lifting of the cup (Hagbahas HaKos): R' Eliezer Dov Engel (Yerushalayim).

Before the fish, the Rebbe delivered a Dvar Torah on the verse "to the land that I will show you," and explained that the Torah was given to the Jewish people and not to the angels, because Jewish children serve the Creator also with physical things, with eating and drinking. At the Shabbos seudah one engages in songs and praises to the Holy Creator. He urged that one should conduct the three Shabbos seudos properly and fittingly.

For the zemiros, the Rebbe shlit"a honored the sons of HaTzaddik R' Aharon Teitelbaum shlit"a, Rav of Kehal Eitz Chaim Sigete in Monsey. Kol Mekadesh: Rabbi Yoel Teitelbaum shlit"a. Menucha V'Simcha: Rabbi Zalman Leib Teitelbaum shlit"a.

The Rebbe shlit"a said a Torah thought on the verse "Lech lecha mei'artzecha" and explained it in the manner of derush on the topic of "an affirmative commandment that overrides a negative commandment," and "affirmative and negative."

Kah Echsof: Rabbi Nosson Teitelbaum shlit"a. Birkas Hamazon: HaGaon R' Yosef Leib Kahn shlit"a.

Stories and Accounts: This week the Rebbe shlit"a told about the holy R' Moshe'le of Sinava zy"a, whose yahrzeit falls on Wednesday, 12 Cheshvan.
Kah Ribon Olam: R' Shalom Yitzchak Shaar (London). The new chassanim went over to take fruit. Az Bayom Hashvi'i: R' Eliezer Dov Engel.
They finished at around 11:25.

On the Holy Day of Shabbos

On Shabbos morning, the Rebbe entered the beis medrash at around 9:20. Brachos and Pesukei D'Zimra: HaGaon R' Shimon Avrohom Roth shlit"a. The Rebbe went to the amud for Shacharis.

Hotzaah and Hachnasah (taking out and returning the Torah): R' Avrohom Shalom Landau. The verses of Shema Yisroel: HaGaon R' Zalman Leib Berkowitz shlit"a, Rosh Av Beis Din of Spinka, Boro Park.

Aliyos. Kohen: R' Shlomo Katz. Levi: the chassan Yosef, son of Rabbi Shlomo Leib Gruber shlit"a – a chassan whose aufruf was held. Shlishi: the chassan Eliezer Sussman, son of Rabbi Shimon Avrohom Roth shlit"a – aufruf. Revi'i: R' Meir Hirsch. Chamishi: the chassan Naftali Hirtzka, son of R' Yoel Weider. Shishi: the Rebbe shlit"a.

After his aliyah, the Rebbe made a naming for a newborn daughter for:
R' Yaakov Zev Katz.
R' Moshe Aharon Friedrich.
R' Lipa Fried.

Shevi'i: the chassan Moshe Eliezer, son of Yoel Bleich. Hosafah: the bochur Yoel Klein. Acharon: the chassan Berel, son of Michel Feldman. Maftir: R' Dovid Eckstein. Hagbah: Rabbi Zalman Leib Teitelbaum shlit"a. Gelilah: R' Michel Feldman.
After the Torah reading, the Mi Sheberach for those fasting on the Monday-Thursday-Monday (Bahab) fast days was recited.

Mussaf: R' Meir Hirsch. Introduction to Anim Zemiros: R' Yitzchak Feigel (Williamsburg). They finished at around 12:15.

Ra'avah D'Ra'avin

For Mincha and Shalosh Seudos, the Rebbe entered the beis medrash at around 5:15. Mincha: R' Yoel Hirsch. Hotzaah and Hachnasah: R' Yehoshua Brach. Kohen: R' Yitzchak Elikim Schwartz. Levi: R' Alexander Meizels (Boro Park). Shlishi: Rabbi Yoel Teitelbaum shlit"a. Hagbah: the Rebbe shlit"a. Gelilah: Rabbi Nosson Teitelbaum shlit"a.

The Rebbe honored the zemiros at Shalosh Seudos. Odeh: R' Noach Gefen. Shir HaMa'alos: R' Moshe Goldstein.

The Rebbe shlit"a said a Torah thought on the verse "Lech lecha mei'artzecha" and explained that the avodah of every Jew, wherever he may be, is important, even if one thinks to himself that it is not accepted in Heaven. On the contrary, specifically then it carries greater importance in Heaven, and this avodah brings one to merit the day that is entirely Shabbos. He also urged that now, after Yom Tov, is the time to fulfill the good commitments that each person took upon himself according to his level.

Yedid Nefesh: HaGaon R' Yosef Mendel Berkowitz shlit"a, Moreh Tzedek in the Beis Din Shevet HaLevi, Boro Park. Kel Mistater: R' Yosef Klein (Williamsburg). The Rebbe recited the blessing over the cup and said the Sheva Brachos.
Maariv of Motzei Shabbos: R' Hershel Kahn. After Havdalah, the congregation went over to wish a good week. Afterward, the Rebbe made Kiddush Levana in front of the beis medrash and wished a good week and a good month.
They finished at around 7:40, and the Rebbe shlit"a was escorted with song and music, with "Ki Malachav," on the occasion of his short trip this week to the shechita in the state of Uruguay.

On Motzei Shabbos at around 9:45, a group of bochurim, graduates of the Yeshiva Ketana branch Heichal HaTorah of our holy mosdos in Williamsburg, entered the Rebbe's holy residence in a private audience, together with the principal, HaGaon R' Yudel Stolzenberg shlit"a, and stood before the Rebbe shlit"a for examination on the studies of the past three years in Maseches Gittin, Bava Kamma, and Nedarim. The Rebbe examined the bochurim for an extended time, and afterward the bochurim went over to receive a holy blessing, and the Rebbe gave all the bochurim a gift of a silver becher.

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