Sunday, Parshas Chayei Sarah — 'B'tzeil HaKodesh' with the Satmar Rebbe shlit"a

The Satmar Rebbe shlit"a davened Shacharis in the Heichal HaMesivta, Kedushas Yoel branch. Before davening, the Rebbe put tefillin on the bar mitzvah bochurim.
The son of R' Yoel Zilber shlit"a of Fryman.
The bochur Yaakov Zusha Gutman.
The son of the askan R' Meshulam Tzvi Bentzion Zilberstein.
The bochur Mordechai Efraim Fishel Soffer.
The bochur Yonason Binyamin Dov Weingarten.

After davening, the Rebbe studied the daily Tehillim shiur, chapter 24, verse 1. Afterward, a lechayim was held with the bar mitzvah bochurim in the Rebbe's private room.

After Shacharis, the Rebbe went over to the home of his grandson, Rabbi Yoshe Mordechai Elazar Lavin shlit"a, son-in-law of the Rav of the beis medrash, HaGaon Rabbi Beirach Moshe shlit"a, and grandson of the Zidichov Chareidim Rebbe shlit"a, for the upsherin of his son, the child Chananya Yom Tov Lipa, may he live. The Rebbe cut off a few hairs in the place of the tefillin, as is customary, and put on the yarmulke and tzitzis.
Afterward, the Rebbe washed for the morning meal. A lovely conversation ensued with the grandfather, the Zidichov Chareidim Rebbe shlit"a, with stories of tzaddikim of the House of Zidichov. At the bentching, the Rebbe honored the Zidichov Chareidim Rebbe shlit"a. It ended at around 1:00.

In the afternoon, the Rebbe went up to the Heichal HaYeshiva, Divrei Yoel branch, where the Rebbe learned with a chavrusa from among the yeshiva's students in his private room. At around 5:10, the Rebbe davened Mincha in the yeshiva.

In the evening, the Rebbe officiated at the kiddushin at the chuppahs of the following mechutanim.
R' Yaakov Kapel Lichtenstein (of Williamsburg) - R' Yoel Weiss, at the Kinor Dovid hall.
R' Yirmiyahu Fogel (Monsey) - R' Yisroel Isser Markowitz, at the Beis Rachel Paradise hall.
R' Reuven Rotter - R' Yoel Gross, at the Ginas Klein hall.

Reception hours in the Rebbe's room were from 8:10 until 12:15 at night, in his holy home on Ohel Court.

During the reception hours, a celebration took place marking the completion of writing the letters of the Sefer Torah that is being written by Rabbi Meir Yosef Teitelbaum shlit"a and will be brought in on Monday, Parshas Toldos, to the Beis Mordechai beis medrash. The Rebbe wrote in letters, drank a lechayim, and bestowed of his holy blessing.

The Satmar Rebbe shlit"a read the tenaim for the following mechutanim.
R' Hillel Rosenberg - R' Yoel Oberlander.
R' Yoel Bitman - R' Avrohom Yuda Weinfeld.

Also entering the Rebbe's room was Rabbi Yosef Dovid Tirnauer shlit"a, son of the Chust Rebbe shlit"a and son-in-law of the Toldos Tzvi of Spinka Rebbe shlit"a, together with his son the chassan, may he live, to receive the Rebbe's holy blessing in honor of the wedding taking place this Wednesday in Kiryas Joel, and the Rebbe bestowed of his holy blessing.

The Rebbe davened Maariv at around 11:30 and afterward continued receiving the public.

After Maariv, a lechayim celebration was held in the Rebbe's room in honor of the engagement of the mechutanim R' Kuposiel Yisroel Fried - R' Yechiel Alter Taub. The Rebbe drank a lechayim and bestowed of his holy blessing.

Also appearing for an examination by the Satmar Rebbe shlit"a on Shulchan Aruch Yoreh Deah, part 1, were the outstanding bochurim: Yoshe, son of the philanthropist R' Wolf Perl; Shimon, son of Chaim Efraim Weiss; and Shimon Yisroel, son of Moshe Menachem Palachek — among the outstanding students of the Mesivta, V'Yoel Moshe branch.

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