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

In the morning, before Shacharis, a bris took place for the newborn son of R' Yosha Shaer, where the Rebbe served as sandek.

The Rebbe davened Shacharis in Heichal HaMesivta, Divrei Yoel branch.
Before davening, the Rebbe put tefillin on his great-grandson, the bar mitzvah boy Meir, son of R' Chaim Hersh Teitelbaum shlit"a, son-in-law of the Rav of the Beirach Moshe beis medrash shlit"a. The Rebbe put on the tefillin and then wound the straps around the fingers.

After davening, a lechayim gathering was held in the beis medrash hall on the occasion of the first putting on of tefillin. Several niggunim were sung. The Rebbe drank a lechayim, wished the bar mitzvah bochur and the entire gathering well, and delivered words of Torah on the verse "And it shall be for you as a sign upon your hand." He explained that the mitzvah of tefillin awakens the name Shad-dai, which enables one to say "Dai" (enough) to worldly desires, and then "so that the Torah of Hashem will be in your mouth." He expressed praise and thanks to Hashem that great-grandchildren are already becoming bar mitzvah. He continued with words of praise to Hashem for the great miracles that occurred this week with a great-grandchild who was injured in an accident and, b'chasdei Hashem, came away with minor wounds. He concluded with abundant blessings.
Afterward, they continued with songs of thanksgiving.

After Shacharis, the Rebbe comforted the mourner R' Menachem Yuda Ungar, who is sitting shiva for his mother a"h.

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