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

On Friday night at around 5:05, the Rebbe shlit"a entered the beis medrash wrapped in his tallis and went up to daven Mincha. Kabbalas Shabbos: HaRav HaChassid R' Chaim Yitzchak Neulander (Yerushalayim). The davening ended at around 6:40. An appeal was made for Talmud Torah Kedushas Mulosham Zusha in Bnei Brak, may it be rebuilt. The congregation went over to wish a good Shabbos, and the Rebbe went home to his holy residence.

At around 8:30 the Rebbe shlit"a entered the tish in the Heichal HaShulchanos together with the talmidei hamesivta, on a new arrangement to accommodate the hundreds of talmidei hamesivta; this week with the talmidim of the Divrei Yoel, Beirach Moshe, and Kedushas Yoel branches. He began, as is his custom, with Shalom Aleichem, with feeling and sweetness.
Eishes Chayil: the Rebbe's grandson, the bochur Yechezkel Shraga T"B, son of HaGaon HaTzaddik, the Av Beis Din of Sighet shlit"a. Lifting of the cup: HaGaon Rabbi Chaim, son of HaGaon R' Avrohom Meir Halberstam shlit"a.

The Rebbe shlit"a honored people with leading the zemiros. Kol Mekadesh: HaGaon Rabbi Yechezkel Brach shlit"a (Yerushalayim). Menucha V'Simcha: HaRav HaChassid R' Elazar Danziger (Shikun Skvira).

The Rebbe shlit"a said Torah on the verse "And Avraham was old, advanced in days," and explained, by way of derush, the sugya of "mitzvos lav l'hanos nitnu."

Kah Echsof: HaRav HaChassid R' Yeshaya Asher Zelig Eisenbach (Beit Shemesh). Birkas Hamazon: HaGaon Rabbi Chaim Halberstam shlit"a.

This week the Rebbe shlit"a related stories and episodes about the holy Rebbe R' Yissachar Dov of Belz zy"a, whose yahrzeit was on Shabbos Kodesh, 22 Cheshvan. Kah Ribon Olam: HaRav HaChassid R' Tzvi Ari Weiss (Boro Park). The new chasanim went over to take fruit. Ato Yom HaShvi'i: Rabbi Aharon Yekusiel Berkowitz shlit"a (Monsey). The tish ended at around 11:05.

Shabbos Day

On Shabbos morning the Rebbe entered the beis medrash at around 9:20. Brachos and Pesukei D'Zimra: HaRav HaTzaddik R' Chaim Elazar Weiss shlit"a of Chmelnik, Monsey. The Rebbe went up to daven Shacharis.

Hotza'ah and Hachnasah: Rabbi Avrohom Wolf Friedman shlit"a. Pesukei Shema Yisroel: HaRav HaChassid R' Eliezer Weiss.
Aliyos. Kohen: HaRav HaChassid R' Wolf Schwartz (Williamsburg). Levi: HaRav HaChassid R' Yaakov Chaim Moskowitz (Williamsburg). Shlishi: HaGaon Rabbi Baruch Weiss shlit"a, Rav of the Kenizsa beis medrash. Revi'i: the chasan Yonason, son of Berel Gold. Chamishi: the chasan Mordechai, son of Yosef Yozefa Weissman. Shishi: the Rebbe shlit"a.

After his aliya, the Rebbe named daughters in honor of the birth of a daughter to:
R' Binyon Chaim Zaldan.
R' Yoshe Ber Schwartz.
R' Yoel Zabel.
R' Yechezkel Shraga Mertz.
R' Moshe Mendel Oestreicher.

Shevi'i: the chasan Moshe Dovid, son of Yaakov Teller. Hosafos: the chasan Hershel, son of Yoel Eckstein. The chasan Hershel, son of Yaakov Kapel Lichtenstein. The chasan Yehuda, son of Chaim Hersh Kahana. Acharon: HaGaon Rabbi Shlomo Zabel shlit"a, dayan of the Beis Dov beis medrash. Maftir: HaRav HaChassid R' Yaakov Zussman Sofer. Hagbah: HaRav HaChassid R' Meir Schwartz. Gelilah: HaRav HaChassid R' Avrohom Ber Deutsch (Monsey).

Mussaf: HaRav HaChassid R' Yoshe Shmuel Wider. Opening of Ane'im Zemiros: HaRav HaChassid R' Moshe Yehuda Rubinstein (Williamsburg). The davening ended at around 12:15.

Raava D'Raavin

For Mincha and Shalosh Seudos the Rebbe entered the beis medrash at around 5:00. Mincha: HaGaon Rabbi Yechezkel Brach shlit"a. Hotza'ah and Hachnasah: HaRav HaChassid R' Elazar Danziger. Kohen: HaRav HaTzaddik R' Berel Glanz shlit"a of Bardiov. Levi: HaRav HaChassid R' Moshe Meir Gottlieb. Shlishi: HaGaon Rabbi Moshe Schwartz shlit"a, Rav of the Or HaChaim beis medrash in Boro Park. Hagbah: the Rebbe shlit"a. Gelilah: HaRav HaChassid R' Michel Freund (Williamsburg).

At Shalosh Seudos the Rebbe honored people with leading the zemiros. Odeh: HaRav HaChassid R' Noach Gefen. Shir HaMaalos: HaRav HaChassid R' Moshe Goldstein.

The Rebbe shlit"a said Torah on the verse "And Avraham was old, advanced in days," and explained that a person must strengthen himself in emunah in Hashem, both when he sees it and when he does not see it, and not think, when he is successful, that it is his own wisdom and strength, but rather know that everything is the power and might of the Holy Creator, both things that are beyond nature and things that are clothed in nature.

Yedid Nefesh: HaGaon Rabbi Meir Halberstam shlit"a, Rav of the Kshanov beis medrash and moreh tzedek in our holy kehilla in Williamsburg. Kel Mistater: HaGaon Rabbi Shalom Teitelbaum shlit"a, dayan of the Vayoel Moshe beis medrash of our holy kehilla in Williamsburg. The Rebbe recited the blessing over the cup and said Sheva Brachos.

Maariv on Motzei Shabbos: HaRav HaChassid R' Yisroel Yitzchak Heimann (Antwerp). After Havdalah the congregation went over to wish a good week. The davening ended at around 7:15.

On Motzei Shabbos, a Day of Joy

On Motzei Shabbos after Havdalah, a group of bochurim, talmidim of Yeshiva Gedolah Bobov 45 in 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 upon them.

At around 9:00 the Rebbe went to the home of the distinguished askan R' Yehuda Weiss on the occasion of the wedding of his daughter, mazel tov. A pleasant conversation took place with the esteemed grandfathers, HaRav HaTzaddik R' Chaim Elazar Weiss shlit"a of Chmelnik, and HaRav HaTzaddik R' Berel Glanz shlit"a of Bardiov, about the stringencies of shechita in Uruguay and many other slaughterhouses, where our holy kehilla has been conducting shechita for the past fifty years. The Rebbe drank a lechayim and wished the chasan, the mechutanim, the grandfathers, and the whole family well.

From there the Rebbe went to the home of HaGaon Rabbi Wolf Aharon Teller shlit"a, director of Mivtzar HaKollelim in Kiryas Joel, on the occasion of a siyum HaShas. A pleasant conversation took place about the holy Rebbe R' Yissachar Dov of Belz zy"a, whose yahrzeit was on Shabbos Kodesh. The Rebbe drank a lechayim and wished HaGaon Rabbi Wolf Aharon shlit"a and the whole family well.

Afterwards the Rebbe went home to his holy residence, where an appointment ceremony took place. The Rebbe shlit"a appointed HaGaon Rabbi Yoel Oppenheim shlit"a, director of Yeshiva Ketana Derech HaTorah, as dayan of the beis medrash of our holy kehilla in the Zera Kodesh neighborhood. Present were HaGaon HaTzaddik R' Yoel Halberstam shlit"a, Rav of the Divrei Chaim neighborhood, HaRav HaChassid R' Dovid Eckstein of Eretz Yisroel, the members of the committee for expanding the city's borders, and many residents of the neighborhood. A pleasant conversation took place about the expansion of the holy boundaries and the many activities of the committee for expanding the city's borders in all the neighborhoods of Kiryas Joel. The Rebbe drank a lechayim and warmly wished well to HaGaon Rabbi Yoel Oppenheim shlit"a, to HaGaon HaTzaddik R' Yoel Halberstam shlit"a, and to the residents, askanim, and gabbaim of the beis medrash. He delivered a few holy words and bestowed his holy blessing upon the new dayan of the beis medrash, that he be able to elevate the power of Torah and tefillah in the beis medrash, and concluded with abundant blessings to all the residents of the neighborhood.
Several niggunim were sung, and the askanim and gabbaim of the beis medrash went over to receive the holy blessing.

At around 10:30 the Rebbe went to the Noam Elimelech beis medrash on Lizhensk for the simcha of a hachnasas sefer Torah, donated by R' Yaakov Epstein. The Rebbe took the sefer Torah and danced with holy joy, then recited Ledovid Mizmor as is customary, and bestowed his holy blessing.

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