Monday, Parshas Miketz — 'B'tzeil HaKodesh' with the Satmar Rebbe shlit"a

The Rebbe davened Shacharis in the Heichal HaMesivta, Divrei Yoel branch. Before davening, the Rebbe put tefillin on the bar mitzvah bochur, the bochur Yoel Weltz, son of the administrator of our holy mosdos in Williamsburg.

During the Torah reading, the Rebbe went up for hagbah. After davening, he recited the daily Tehillim shiur, on chapter 24, verse 1. Afterwards, a lechayim was held with the bar mitzvah bochur in the Rebbe's private room.

At around 3:30, the Rebbe davened Mincha in his holy home.

After Mincha, the Rebbe went down to the hall in his holy home on Zanz Street for the Sheva Brachos simcha in our holy courts, arranged by the Rebbe shlit"a for the members of the family. Invited were the singers of our holy kehilla from Kiryas Joel and Williamsburg, who lead the niggunim at the gatherings and occasions b'tzeil hakodesh, the singers who sing in the Yamim Noraim and Chanukah choir, and the bochurim zimrim who lead the niggunim at the Friday night seudah every week.
During the seudah, many new and old songs and praises were sung beautifully by the singers.
Before the bentching, when bentching took place, the Rebbe honored the Chadvan HaGaon Rav of the beis medrash Ohel Feiga shlit"a, with the first brachos: HaGaon Rav of the beis medrash Beis Baruch shlit"a, and with the final bracha: the Chadvan HaGaon Rav of the beis medrash Kol Eliyahu shlit"a.

Afterwards the singing continued, and the Rebbe spoke words of Torah and expressed the greatness of a simcha shel mitzvah and praised the singers who bring a simcha shel mitzvah to other Jews. He continued about the avodah of niggun by our holy Rebbes zy"a of Sighet and Zanz, and told several stories about the importance of pure, holy niggunim. He gave guidance about the obligation upon the singers to make sure to sing only pure niggunim, since a niggun connects to the composer of the niggun. He concluded with abundant brachos to the entire assembly.

Afterwards the singing of songs of thanks continued, and the Rebbe stood up and danced. It ended at around 6:30.

Reception hours (kabbalas kahal) were from 8:00 until 12:30 at night, in his holy home on Ohel Street.

The Rebbe shlit"a read the tenaim for the following mechutanim:
- R' Yekusiel Yuda Malach - R' Avrohom Kalman Eliezer Masri.
- R' Naftali Hirtzka Friedman shlit"a - R' Chananya Goldberger shlit"a.

The Rebbe davened Maariv at around 11:40 and then continued receiving the public.

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