Thursday, Parshas Vayigash, Zos Chanukah — 'B'tzeil HaKodesh' with the Satmar Rebbe shlit"a

In the morning, before Shacharis, the following brissen took place:
- The newborn son of R' Hershel Mittelman, at which the Rebbe was the sandek.
- The newborn son of R' Yosef Markowitz, at which the Rebbe was the sandek.

The Rebbe davened Shacharis in the Heichal of Yeshiva Gedolah, Shiur Dalet. Before davening, the Rebbe helped put on tefillin for the bar mitzvah bochurim:
- The bochur Chaim Hersh Katz.
- The bochur Yeshaya Shabsi Brach.
- The bochur Chananya Yom Tov Lipa Shalaman.

The Rebbe went up to Hallel, and during the Torah reading, he went up for Hagbah.

After davening, a lechayim gathering took place in the Heichal of the beis medrash. Several nigunim were sung, and the Rebbe drank lechayim and bestowed blessings upon the rebbeim of the yeshiva, the bar mitzvah bochurim, and all the talmidim of the yeshiva. A collective kvitel from all the talmidim of the yeshiva was handed over, and the singing continued with nigunim of hisorerus.
The Rebbe then related a holy message: Chanukah should be "ish uveiso" (each man and his household), and it is an auspicious time for shidduchim. He blessed all the bochurim with shidduchim. Afterward, all the talmidim of the yeshiva went over, and the Rebbe distributed holy coins to all the bochurim.

The Rebbe then went out to the yeshiva courtyard for the burning of the wicks. The Rebbe lit the bonfire and threw in the wicks, and danced on the spot for several minutes. They concluded at 1:00.

In the afternoon, at around 4:45, the Rebbe davened Mincha in his holy home.

After Mincha, at around 5:15, the Rebbe went over to the halls of Kinor David, where the Rebbe extended his pure table in honor of Zos Chanukah together with the talmidim of Shiur Gimmel of the nine branches of the yeshivos ketanos of Mosdos Kiryas Joel. The Rebbe washed for the seudah, and during the seudah, nigunim of Chanukah and the Yamim Nora'im were sung at length.
The Rebbe honored HaGaon Rabbi Wolf Landau shlit"a, menahel of the Rav Tuv branch of the yeshiva, with the recital of the Mizmor Shir Chanukas.
The Rebbe delivered a Dvar Torah, and after the words of drush and pilpul on the topic of Chanukah, continued with guidance for the bochurim concerning technology, not to speak while wearing tefillin, and conveyed the importance of the bochur years, and concluded with abundant blessings for all the bochurim.
The Rebbe honored the head of the menahalim, HaGaon Rabbi Baruch Shlomo Weinberger shlit"a, with leading Birkas Hamazon. They concluded at around 6:50.

Yechidus hours were from 8:20 until 11:50 at night, in the Rebbe's holy home on Ohel Court.

During the yechidus hours, the writing of the letters for the Sefer Torah being written by the Seredna Rebbe of Bnei Brak shlit"a took place. The Rebbe wrote in the letters, drank lechayim, and a pleasant conversation developed about the topic of writing a Sefer Torah, and the Rebbe bestowed from his holy blessing upon him.

Also entering for yechidus was the administration of Kollel Chibas Yerushalayim, headed by HaGaon HaTzaddik Rabbi Yissachar Berish Rubin shlit"a of Dombrova and HaGaon HaTzaddik Rabbi Shlomo Rubin shlit"a, Av Beis Din of Cieszanów in Kiryas Joel, to receive a holy blessing ahead of the "Retzono Shel Tzaddik" event taking place this Motzei Shabbos in Kiryas Joel for the benefit of the kollel. A pleasant conversation ensued about the history of the kollel and the kollel's activities in recent times. Among other things, a letter from the Tolchava Rebbe zy"a on behalf of the kollel was shown, as well as a cup of the holy Ropshitzer Rav zy"a, from which the donors will merit to drink. The Rebbe examined it for a lengthy time with great emotion, and bestowed from his holy blessing.

The Rebbe shlit"a read the tenaim of the following mechutanim:
- R' Yosef Leib Kaufman - Rabbi Yoel Berger shlit"a.
- R' Aharon Wolf Palachek - R' Wolf Landau.

Likewise, askanim of the Vaad Hapeulah of the Edah HaChareidis in the U.S. entered for yechidus to receive a holy blessing ahead of the "Chaver Neeman" campaign to enroll a thousand members of our community as "members" of the Edah HaChareidis. The Rebbe heard a report on the Vaad's activities and the large sums being distributed through the Posek Hador and Mara D'Atra of the holy city shlit"a, and bestowed from his holy blessing.

The Rebbe davened Maariv at around 11:50.

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