Tuesday, Parshas Mikeitz — 'B'tzeil HaKodesh' with the Satmar Rebbe shlit"a

In the morning, before Shacharis, a bris took place for the newborn son of R' Chaim Hersh Mittelman, at which the Rebbe served as sandek and mohel.

The Rebbe davened Shacharis in Heichal HaMesivta, Etz Chaim branch, Shiur Gimmel. Before davening, the Rebbe put tefillin on the bar mitzvah bochur, the bochur Zalman Eliezer, son of R' Avrohom Eckstein.

After davening, the Rebbe recited the daily Tehillim shiur, on chapter 24, verse 1. Afterwards, a lechayim was held with the bar mitzvah bochur in the Heichal of the beis medrash.

In the afternoon at around 5:15, the Rebbe davened Mincha in his holy home.

In the evening, the Rebbe traveled to Williamsburg for the weekly reception hours.
The reception hours in Kiryas Joel ran from 8:15 until 12:15 at night, in his holy home on Hooper St.

During the reception hours, a signing of documents took place, where R' Shlomo Yosef Bash purchased a classroom in the new building of the Talmud Torah in the Kiryas Joel mosdos. The Rebbe signed the documents together with the donor and bestowed his holy blessing upon the donor and his family.

A meeting was also held with the rabbonim and sofrim of the Lishkas HaHoraah for Sta"m matters under the auspices of our holy kehilla in Williamsburg, headed by HaGaon Rabbi Ezra Moshe Kaira shlit"a, moreh tzedek in our holy kehilla and chairman for Sta"m matters, HaGaon Rabbi Hersh Leib Bernstein shlit"a, dayan and moreh tzedek of our beis medrash Beis Menachem Tzvi and chairman of the Kashrus Committee of Kiryas Joel, HaGaon Rabbi Naftali Hirtzka Zwebel shlit"a, Rosh Av Beis Din of Williamsburg, and HaGaon Rabbi Yisroel Ber Stein shlit"a, dayan and moreh tzedek of Beis Medrash Ohr Yisroel Elimelech, together with the more than 20 new sofrim who studied in the Lishkos HaHoraah for Sofrus matters in Williamsburg. They discussed at length various solutions regarding the problems of invalid mezuzos, among other things, the strict screening of special sofrim whom the Lishkas HaSta"m accepted solely to write mezuzos sold through the Lishkas HaSta"m. The Rebbe delivered words of guidance and chizuk to the sofrim, and all the new sofrim passed before him, and the Rebbe examined each one's handwriting individually and bestowed his holy blessing.

There was also a brief meeting with the education committee of Beis Rachel of our holy mosdos in Williamsburg regarding the new order of tznius dress that will be introduced for the coming school year, IY"H.

The Rebbe davened Maariv at around 11:10 and then continued receiving the public.

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