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

Before candle-lighting time, the Rebbe put the shtreimel on the chassan Yehuda, son of Chaim Hersh Kahana.

On Friday night at around 5:10, the Rebbe entered the beis medrash wrapped in his tallis and went up to daven Mincha. Kabbalas Shabbos: HaGaon R' Yoel Eckstein shlit"a. They finished at around 6:40. An aufruf was held for the Kollel Williamsburg Tiferes Bochurim. The congregation then went over to wish a good Shabbos, and the Rebbe went home to his holy residence.

At around 8:20, the Rebbe entered the 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 young Rabbi Yissachar Ber Teitelbaum, son of the son-in-law of the Rebbe, HaGaon Rabbi, the rav of the beis medrash Birkas Moshe shlit"a.

The Rebbe shlit"a honored people with leading the zemiros. Kol Mekadesh: Rabbi Elazar Halberstam shlit"a, grandson of the Bobov Rebbe shlit"a and of the HaGaon Av Beis Din of Boro Park shlit"a. Menucha V'Simcha: R' Eliezer Weiss.

The Rebbe shlit"a said a Torah thought on the verse "V'ekchah pas lechem" and explained, in the manner of a derush, the sugya of chatzi shiur.

Kah Echsof: HaGaon R' Chaim Yechezkel Wertzberger shlit"a. Birkas Hamazon: the Rebbe's grandson, Rabbi Nachman Kahana shlit"a, son-in-law of HaGaon Rabbi, the rav of the beis medrash Birkas Moshe shlit"a.

Stories and Anecdotes: This week the Rebbe shlit"a related a story about the holy R' Shalom of Kaminka zy"a, whose yahrzeit falls on Thursday, 20 Cheshvan.
Kah Ribon Olam: R' Yehoshua Teller. The new chasanim went over to take fruit. Az Beyom HaShvii: R' Moshe Kahana (Boro Park). They finished at around 10:50.

Shabbos Kodesh Day

On Shabbos morning the Rebbe entered the beis medrash at around 9:20. Brachos and Pesukei D'Zimra: HaGaon R' Isamar Tuvia Kaufman shlit"a. The Rebbe went up to daven Shacharis.

Hotzaah and Hachnasa of the Torah: R' Baruch Mordechai Markowitz. Pesukei Shema Yisroel: R' Mendel Eckstein.

Aliyos. Kohen: R' Chaim Avrohom Moskowitz – the Rebbe called the name in honor of the birth of his daughter, mazel tov. Levi: the chassan Yosef, son of Rabbi Shlomo Leib Gruber shlit"a. Shlishi: the chassan Yonason, son of Berel Gold – was showered with candies. Revii: the chassan Leipa, son of Rabbi Fishel Kaufman shlit"a – was showered with candies. Chamishi: the chassan Hershel, son of Rabbi Yoel Eckstein shlit"a – was showered with candies. Shishi: the Rebbe shlit"a.

After his aliyah, the Rebbe called the names in honor of the birth of a daughter for:
R' Yoel, son of Meir Wertheimer.
R' Shimon Berger.
R' Shimon Gefen.
R' Yoel, son of Kapel Schonbrun.
R' Mordechai Yehuda Friedman.
Rabbi Yisroel Yehuda Yaakov Wertzberger shlit"a.
R' Yisroel Mordechai Stern.
R' Eliezer Zusia Mittelman.
R' Eliezer Gefen.

Shvii: R' Meir Wertheimer. Acharon: R' Avigdor Rosenberg. Maftir: R' Yehuda Weiss. Hagbah: Rabbi Meir Zev Stern shlit"a. Gelilah: R' Berel Gold.

Mussaf: R' Chaim Hersh Gold (Williamsburg). Introduction to Anim Zemiros: R' Aharon Leib Markowitz. They finished at around 12:10.

Raava D'Raavin

The Rebbe entered the beis medrash for Mincha and Shalosh Seudos at around 5:05. Mincha: R' Yechezkel Brach. Hotzaah and Hachnasa: R' Yosef Shlomo Markowitz. Kohen: Rabbi Hershel Kahana shlit"a (Boro Park). Levi: Rabbi Shlomo Leib Gruber shlit"a. Shlishi: R' Moshe Kahana (Boro Park). Hagbah: the Rebbe shlit"a. Gelilah: Rabbi Yoel Weinberger shlit"a.

At Shalosh Seudos the Rebbe honored people with the zemiros. Odeh: R' Noach Gefen. Shir HaMaalos: R' Shlomo Katz.

The Rebbe shlit"a said a Torah thought on the verse "V'ekchah pas lechem" and explained that "pas lechem" refers to the Torah, as in "v'saadu libchem," meaning the service of the heart, which is prayer. Through Torah, which purifies a person's mouth, one can do teshuva with prayer for all four categories of atonement. Every person must reflect on where he stands with this matter, and make sure to engage in Torah before standing to daven, so that he will be worthy of praying.

Yedid Nefesh: R' Yitzchak Markowitz. Kel Mistater: R' Baruch Mordechai Markowitz. The Rebbe bentched over the cup and recited the Sheva Brachos.

Maariv of Motzei Shabbos: R' Pinchas Teichman. After Havdalah the congregation went over to wish a good week.

At the conclusion, the Rebbe went down to the Heichal HaTorah, where the Motzei Shabbos learning takes place as part of the Avos U'Banim program – "V'shinantam levanecha." The Rebbe walked among the tables for an extended time and looked around with great satisfaction. They finished at around 7:20.
After Havdalah, a group of bochurim from Yeshiva Gedolah Bobov 45 of Boro Park, who had spent Shabbos b'tzeil hakodesh, entered the Rebbe's holy residence. The Rebbe asked them about their learning and bestowed his holy blessing.

At around 10:15 the Rebbe traveled to Monsey for the chanukas habayis of the new Beis Rochel building, "Binyan Eli Neustadt," together with a sheva brachos celebration for the chassan the bochur Akiva Yosef Neustadt, son of R' Eli Neustadt, the benefactor of the building.
The Rebbe arrived at the Beis Rochel building at around 10:40. The chairman, HaGaon R' Dovid Shlomo Laub shlit"a, called up the HaGaon Av Beis Din of Monsey shlit"a, who spoke on behalf of the administration of the mosdos. Rhymes were sung in honor of the occasion, and the distinguished benefactor, R' Eli, spoke and expressed his feelings, and recited the Shehecheyanu blessing with Hashem's name and kingship in honor of the chanukas habayis.
The Rebbe shlit"a drank a lechayim and warmly wished the benefactor, the chassan, the mechutanim and the entire assembly well. He conveyed words of Torah and expressed the joy of the renewal of the Beis Rochel building, spoke in praise of the distinguished benefactor, and in praise of our holy mosdos in Monsey, and concluded with abundant blessings.

After bentching the Rebbe recited the Sheva Brachos, and then stood up to dance. They finished at around 11:30. The Rebbe then traveled home to his holy residence in Kiryas Joel.

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