Thursday, Parshas Vayechi — 'B'tzeil HaKodesh' with the Satmar Rebbe shlit"a

In the morning, before Shacharis, a bris took place for the newborn son of R' Chananya Levi, where the Rebbe served as sandek and mohel.

The Rebbe davened Shacharis in Heichal HaMesivta, Beirach Moshe branch. Before davening, the Rebbe put tefillin on the bar mitzvah bochurim:
- the bochur Moshe Jacob.
- the bochur Yaakov Yosef Hoffman.
- the bochur Yoel, son of Moshe Teichman.

During the Torah reading the Rebbe went to hagbah, and after davening he recited the daily Tehillim shiur, on chapter 24, verse 1. Afterwards a lechayim took place with the bar mitzvah bochurim in his private room.

At around 1:10 the Rebbe arrived at the Talmud Torah 'Binyan Klein' for the 'Start of Learning Mishnayos' event with nearly 450 third-grade talmidim from all four branches of Mosdos Kiryas Yoel. The children sang several songs and rhymes in honor of the occasion, led by the principals R' Yechiel Yitzchak Spitzer shlit"a, R' Yehoshua Zalman Wertzberger shlit"a, R' Fishel Kaufman shlit"a, and R' Yoel Halpert shlit"a.
The Rebbe drank a lechayim and spoke a few words of blessing, expressing the joy over the children beginning to learn Mishnayos, and concluded with his holy blessing.
The Rebbe then distributed shirayim to his grandchildren, and to all the rebbeim to distribute to the children. The children then sang 'Va'ani' while the Rebbe listened with great nachas. It concluded at around 1:40.

On his way out, the Rebbe entered one of the older classes, where he tested the children on their studies with great pleasure.

In the afternoon at around 4:15 the Rebbe davened Mincha in his holy home.

After Mincha, the Rebbe paid a shiva call to HaRav HaChassid R' Amram Cohen, who is sitting shiva for his sister a"h.

Afterwards the Rebbe traveled to Monsey, where he paid a shiva call to the Vizhnitz Monsey Rebbe shlit"a and his distinguished sons, and his brother-in-law, the Gaon Av Beis Din of Kiryas Yoel shlit"a, who were sitting shiva for his wife / their mother / his sister, the Vizhnitz Monsey Rebbetzin a"h.
The Rebbe arrived at the Great Beis Medrash of Vizhnitz Monsey at around 5:15, and a pleasant conversation ensued about stories of the House of Vizhnitz and Uhel. At around 5:45 the Rebbe left the beis medrash and traveled home to Kiryas Joel.

Reception hours in the Kodesh Kodashim were from 7:45 until after 1:00 at night, in his holy home on Uhel Street.

The Rebbe shlit"a read the tenaim for the mechutanim, R' Levi Yitzchak Gestetner and R' Shraga Elchanan Wertzberger.

The Rebbe davened Maariv at around 11:50 and then continued receiving the public.

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