The First Night of Chanukah — 'B'tzeil HaKodesh' with the Satmar Rebbe shlit"a

The Rebbe davened Maariv at around 6:00 in his holy home. Before Maariv, R' Berel Stein lit the menorah.

At around 9:10, the Rebbe shlit"a entered the Beis Medrash HaGadol for the lighting of the Chanukah candles, amid a large crowd, "in the multitude of people is the glory of the King." The Rebbe poured in the oil and recited the blessings over the lighting.
Afterwards, the Rebbe recited the zemiros, and inspiring melodies were sung, and the choir sang the piyutim as is customary.

Afterwards, the Rebbe shlit"a delivered a Dvar Kodesh of Torah discourse and pilpul on the sugya in Maseches Shabbos of "kivsah zakuk lah," and then continued in the manner of aggadah, that the avodah of the tzaddikim is not to create wealth, but to take the wealth and money that lies in foreign places among the nations of the world and bring it to Klal Yisroel. This was the miracle of Chanukah, where the Kohanim caused the oil from other places to come into the menorah, and so it was sufficient for eight days. This is also the reason why Birkas Kohanim is recited on Chanukah, which brings abundance to Klal Yisroel. The Rebbe added that "lehadlik ner Chanukah" has the same numerical value as "HaZan es HaKol," and blessed the entire congregation with great abundance and many blessings.

After the Dvar Kodesh, the singing of melodies continued. The Rebbe drank lechayim and bestowed his holy blessings. It concluded at around 10:35.

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