Shabbos Kodesh, Parshas Pekudei, Shabbos HaChodesh, Mevarchim Chodesh Nissan — 'B'tzeil HaKodesh' with the Satmar Rebbe shlit"a

Before candle lighting, the Rebbe put on the shtreimel for the chasanim.
- The chosson Aharon, son of Chaim Yosef Rosenfeld.
- The chosson Yitzchak Yechiel, son of Shmuel Stern.

Friday night at around 7:55, the Rebbe entered the beis medrash wrapped in his tallis and approached the amud for Mincha.
After Mincha, R' Eliyahu Shlomo Kahn shlit"a, director of Beis Rachel, spoke on behalf of the mosdos administration regarding the 'Beyomo Titen Secharo' campaign of our mosdos in Kiryas Joel.
Kabbalas Shabbos: HaGaon Rabbi Yehoshua Tzvi Yozshef shlit"a, moreh tzedek in our holy kehilla in Bnei Brak. Davening ended at around 9:30. The congregation then wished each other a gut Shabbos, and the Rebbe went into his private room.

At around 10:00, the Rebbe entered the holy tish in the Heichal HaShulchanos together with the talmidim of the Yeshiva Ketana branch Vayoel Moshe of Boro Park, under the leadership of HaGaon Rabbi Yitzchak Aharon Green shlit"a, and with the guests, the rabbanim and learners of our kollelim in Eretz Yisroel, Kollel Vayoel Moshe in Yerushalayim and Kollel Eitz Chaim in Bnei Brak, headed by the roshei hakollelim and rabbanim of our holy kehilla.

The Rebbe began Shalom Aleichem with emotion and sweetness, as is his holy custom.
Eishes Chayil: the Rebbe's grandson, the bochur Yoel Dushinsky, son of the son-in-law of the Rebbe, the HaGaon HaTzaddik, Rav of Beis Medrash Ohel Piga shlit"a. Hagbahas HaKos: HaGaon Rabbi Chaim Mordechai Teitelbaum shlit"a, son of the Sasov Rebbe shlit"a.

Before the fish, the Rebbe delivered divrei Torah on the verse 'Eileh pekudei haMishkan,' explaining that in order to approach Torah and tefillah properly, one must be careful to immerse in the mikvah every day.

The Rebbe shlit"a honored people with the zemiros. Kol Mekadesh: HaGaon Rabbi Chaim Mordechai Teitelbaum shlit"a. Menucha V'Simcha: HaGaon Rabbi Yechiel Michel Friedman shlit"a, dayan and moreh tzedek of our holy kehilla in Bnei Brak.

The Rebbe shlit"a said a Torah thought on the verse 'Eileh pekudei haMishkan,' explaining it by way of derush in the sugya of "darshinan taama dikra."

Kah Echsof: Rabbi Asher Rubin shlit"a of Tomshov, rebbi in the Yeshiva Ketana in Boro Park. Birkas Hamazon: the HaGaon HaTzaddik, Av Beis Din of Vomsbeg shlit"a.

Stories and anecdotes: this week the Rebbe shlit"a told over about the holy Ohev Yisroel zy"a, whose yahrzeit falls on Thursday, 5 Nissan.

Kah Ribon Olam: HaGaon HaTzaddik R' Avrohom Shlomo Katz shlit"a, Av Beis Din of Riskeva and one of the rabbanim of our kehilla in Bnei Brak. The new chasanim came over to take fruit. Ma'aseh Shabbos "Ki bayom hashvi'i": HaGaon Rabbi Shmuel Eckstein shlit"a, moreh tzedek in the Edah HaChareidis and in our holy kehilla in Yerushalayim. The tish ended at around 12:40.

And on the holy Shabbos day

On Shabbos morning, the Rebbe entered the beis medrash at around 9:45. Brachos and Pesukei D'Zimra: HaGaon Rabbi Yitzchak Aharon Green shlit"a. The Rebbe approached the amud for Shacharis and Yotzer. They sang at Mechalkel Chaim and Mimkomcha as is customary.

Hotzaah and Hachnasah: R' Berel Palatchek and R' Avrohom Bickel.
Pesukei Shema Yisroel: HaGaon Rabbi Shimon Dov Brandsdorfer shlit"a, one of the roshei kollelim in Yerushalayim and rav of the Toldos Avraham Yitzchak kehilla in Har Yona.

Aliyos.
- Kohen: the HaGaon HaTzaddik, Av Beis Din of Riskeva shlit"a - after his aliyah he bentched Gomel and was greeted by all the guests from Eretz Yisroel.
- Levi: the chosson Yosef Eliyahu, son of Yoel, Rabbi Wertzberger - was showered with candies.
- Shlishi: HaGaon Rabbi Michel Friedman shlit"a, dayan and moreh tzedek of our kehilla in Bnei Brak.
- Revi'i: the chosson Aharon, son of Chaim Yosef Rosenfeld - was showered with candies.
- Chamishi: the chosson Eizik Lipa, son of Yitzchak Shlomo Palatchek - was showered with candies.
- Shishi: the HaGaon HaTzaddik, Av Beis Din of Vomsbeg shlit"a.
- Shevi'i: the chosson Chaim Moshe, son of Rabbi Yaakov Hillel Lichtenstein shlit"a - was showered with candies.
- Hosafos: R' Eliyahu Neustadt.
- HaGaon Rabbi Chaim Mordechai Teitelbaum shlit"a of Sasov.
- Acharon - Chazak: R' Yitzchak Schwartz, patron of Toraschah Sha'ashuai (Vomsbeg).
- Hagbah: HaTzaddik Rabbi Yaakov Shlomo Kahana shlit"a, Zidichov Rebbe of Yerushalayim.
- Gelilah: HaGaon Rabbi Moshe Kahana shlit"a, one of the roshei kollelim in Yerushalayim.

Maftir - Kerias Parshas HaChodesh: the Rebbe shlit"a.
Hagbah: HaGaon Rabbi Shmuel Eckstein shlit"a.
Gelilah: HaGaon Rabbi Moshe Yosef Spielman shlit"a, moreh tzedek in our holy kehilla in Yerushalayim.

After his aliyah, the Rebbe called up, in honor of the birth of a daughter:
- R' Binyomin Moshe Cohen.
- R' Eliyahu Gottlieb.
- R' Eliyahu Hershkovitz.

The following were honored with holding the Sefer Torah. During the leining: Rabbi Avigdor Yom Tov Shisha shlit"a, ram of the chabura in our kollel in Bnei Brak. During the Rosh Chodesh bentching: HaGaon Rabbi Shlomo Bennett shlit"a, moreh tzedek and av beis din in Yerushalayim.

After the leining, the Rebbe shlit"a blessed the new month with great inspiration, and approached the amud for Musaf for Shabbos HaChodesh, and the piyutim were sung as is customary. Opening of Ane'im Zemiros: HaGaon Rabbi Aharon Weber shlit"a, rebbi in the Yeshiva Ketana in Boro Park. Davening ended at around 1:00.

Ra'avah D'Ra'avin

The Rebbe entered the beis medrash for Mincha and Shalosh Seudos at around 7:50.
- Mincha: Rabbi Yoel Heimlich shlit"a (Bnei Brak).
- Hotzaah and Hachnasah: Rabbi Amram Rotter shlit"a - Yerushalayim.
- Kohen: Rabbi Dovid Cohen shlit"a (Bnei Brak).
- Levi: HaGaon Rabbi Mendel Wertzberger shlit"a, dayan and moreh tzedek of our holy kehilla in Montreal.
- Shlishi: HaGaon Rabbi Yisroel Shlomo Lichtenstein shlit"a, moreh tzedek in our holy kehilla in Boro Park.
- Hagbah: the Rebbe shlit"a.
- Gelilah: R' Yeshaya Binyomin Spielman.

The Rebbe honored people with the zemiros at Shalosh Seudos. Odeh: R' Noach Gefen. Shir HaMaalos: R' Moshe Goldstein.

The Rebbe shlit"a said a Torah thought on the verse 'HaChodesh hazeh lachem rosh chodashim,' explaining that by conducting oneself with truth, the trait of Yaakov, a vitality of kedusha enters a person, enabling him to draw close to Hashem even if he was previously distant. This is the mitzvah of bedikas chametz, which hints at falsehood - to distance oneself entirely from falsehood - and eating matzah, which hints at truth.

Yedid Nefesh: Rabbi Zalman Leib Hirsch shlit"a (Yerushalayim). Kel Mistatter: Rabbi Hershel Braun shlit"a, rebbi in the Yeshiva Ketana in Boro Park. Shoshanas Yaakov: R' Yaakov Yozshef (Bnei Brak). The Rebbe bentched over the cup.

For Maariv on Motzei Shabbos, the Rebbe approached the amud in honor of the yahrzeit of the Rebbetzin Bracha Sima a"h, wife of the Chaver HaHaGaon HaKadosh, author of Eitz Chaim zy"a, whose yahrzeit falls on Thursday, 5 Nissan. After Havdalah the congregation came over to wish a gutte voch. Davening ended at around 10:10.

At around 11:30, the talmidim of the Yeshiva Ketana branch Vayoel Moshe of Boro Park, who had spent Shabbos b'tzeil hakodesh, entered the Rebbe's holy home. The Rebbe delivered brief divrei Torah and guidance, and the bochurim then came over to receive the Rebbe's holy blessing.
At around 12:10, the Rebbe went to the Melaveh Malka arranged in honor of the rabbanim of our kollel in Bnei Brak by R' Zalman Leib Sofer, member of the administration of Kollel Eitz Chaim. A lovely halachic conversation developed about the topics of Chodesh Nissan and the upcoming Yom Tov of Pesach, IY"H. The Rebbe drank a lechayim and shared from his holy blessing. It ended at around 1 o'clock, and the Rebbe returned to his holy home.

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