Shabbos Kodesh, Parshas Tzav - Shabbos HaGadol - Erev Pesach, 'B'tzeil HaKodesh' with the Satmar Rebbe shlit"a

On Friday night at around 8:15 the Rebbe entered the beis medrash wrapped in his tallis and approached the amud for Mincha. Kabbolas Shabbos: R' Baruch Mordechai Markowitz. Davening ended at around 9:40. The congregation went over to wish a gut Shabbos, and the Rebbe went into his private room.

At around 10:10 the Rebbe entered the shulchan hatahor in the Heichal HaShulchanos together with the members of the family and the hundreds of out-of-town chasanim who came to take part in the sedarim b'tzeil hakodesh, and began, as is his custom, with Shalom Aleichem with feeling and sweetness.
Eishes Chayil: the Rebbe's grandson, the bochur R' Yissachar Ber T"B, son of the son-in-law HaGaon Rabbi, the Rav of the beis medrash Birch Moshe shlit"a.
Hagbaas hakos (raising the cup): the son-in-law HaGaon Rabbi, the Rav of the beis medrash Avnei Tzedek shlit"a.

During all three seudos the Rebbe ate the challah at a separate tablecloth, which was removed before the fish was eaten, leaving only a kezayis for Birkas HaMazon. Likewise, in accordance with the Rebbe's instruction, all the chasanim and those present ate the challah at a side table and afterwards went over to their designated places at the shulchan hatahor for the rest of the seudah.

The Rebbe shlit"a honored people with leading the zemiros. Kol Mekadesh: HaGaon Rabbi Shlomo Rubin shlit"a, Av Beis Din of Zieshnov, Kiryas Joel. Menucha V'Simcha: the son-in-law HaGaon Rabbi, the Rav of the beis medrash Ohel Feiga shlit"a.

The Rebbe shlit"a said Torah on the verse 'Zos Toras HaOlah' and explained, in the manner of a derush, the sugya of whether kohanim are our agents or agents of the Merciful One.

Kah Echsof: HaGaon Av Beis Din of Sighet shlit"a. Birkas HaMazon: the son-in-law HaGaon Rabbi, the Rav of the beis medrash Avnei Tzedek shlit"a.

Stories and accounts: This week the Rebbe shlit"a related about the holy R' Asher'l of Ropshitz zy"a, whose yahrzeit fell on Shabbos Kodesh, 14 Nissan. The new chasanim went over to take fruit. For Az Beyom HaShevii: R' Eliezer Heilbrunn. The seudah ended at around 12:35.

And on the holy day of Shabbos

On Shabbos morning the Rebbe came in for Shacharis at around 6:40. Brachos and Pesukei D'Zimra: R' Yitzchak Eizik Stein (Williamsburg). Shacharis: R' Yaakov Yechezkel Gandel.

Hotzaah and Hachnasah (taking out and returning the Torah): R' Noach Klein. Pesukei Shema Yisroel: the Rebbe's grandson Rabbi Dovid Teitelbaum shlit"a, son of HaGaon Av Beis Din of Sighet shlit"a.

Aliyos:
- Kohen: R' Asher Shmuel Katz.
- Levi: R' Shalom Yosef Lowinger.
- Shlishi: R' Gershon Mendel Neiman.
- Revii: R' Yaakov Forgacs.
- Chamishi: R' Yehoshua Shmuel Weider.
- Shishi: the Rebbe shlit"a.

After his aliyah, the Rebbe recited a Mi Shebeirach on the occasion of the birth of a daughter for:
- R' Moshe Hillel Kahn.
- R' Shlomo Meir Mertz.

- Shevii: R' Zalman Leib Kappel.
- Acharon: R' Meir Hirsch.
- Maftir: R' Berel Palatchek.
- Hagbah: R' Avrohom Meir Itzkowitz.
- Gelilah: R' Shabsi Wertheimer (Montreal).

Mussaf: R' Yehoshua Shmuel Weider. Opening of Ani'im Zemiros: R' Baruch Moshe Broder (London). Davening ended at around 8:40.

After a few minutes the Rebbe entered the Shabbos seudos in the Heichal HaShulchanos together with the members of the family and the chasanim.
After the eggs and onion, "Chai Hashem" was sung as is customary, and for Birkas HaMazon the Rebbe honored the son-in-law HaGaon Rabbi, the Rav of the beis medrash Birch Moshe shlit"a. The seudah ended at around 9:30.
The Rebbe went out into the street for a few minutes for a break between the seudos, and after a few minutes came back in and washed again for the third seudah, and instructed that the twelve challos be distributed for the chasanim to eat.
Pitsi, Pesach-style cholent, and kugel were served, and before bentching the Rebbe tasted fish. The non-Jewish worker was called in, and he gathered all the remaining challos and took them home with him.
The Rebbe honored people with leading the zemiros. Baruch Hashem Yom Yom: HaGaon Av Beis Din of Sighet shlit"a. Baruch Kel Elyon: the Rebbe's grandson Rabbi Dovid Teitelbaum shlit"a. The Rebbe recited the blessing over the cup. The seudah ended at around 10:25, and the Rebbe said a Leshem Yichud, took the kezayis of challah from the table and had it burned in the bathroom, and then went home to his holy abode, where the Rebbe said Kol Chamira and the Yehi Ratzon.

The Rebbe shlit"a entered the beis medrash for Mincha at around 7:30.
- Mincha: R' Baruch Mordechai Markowitz.
- Hotzaah and Hachnasah: R' Avrohom Dovid Gottlieb (Williamsburg).
- Kohen: R' Mordechai Yehuda Friedman.
- Levi: R' Asher Anshel Levy.
- Shlishi: HaRav R' Aryeh Asher Indig shlit"a, Dayan and Moreh Tzedek of the Maharsha beis medrash.
- Hagbah: the Rebbe shlit"a.
- Gelilah: R' Yosef Hersh Miller.

After Mincha the Rebbe went up to the bimah of honor for Shalosh Seudos, where the Rebbe first recited the Seder Hakravas Korban Pesach.
The Rebbe tasted fruit, fish, and drinks l'chaim, and tasted from a kugel.
The Rebbe honored people with leading the zemiros. Odeh: the Tzaddik R' Berel Glantz shlit"a of Bardiov. Shir HaMaalos: R' Moshe Goldstein.

The Rebbe shlit"a said Torah on the verse 'V'higadta L'vincha Bayom Hahu Laimor' and explained that because Klal Yisroel recited Hallel at the offering of the Korban Pesach and thanked Hashem even before the Exodus from Egypt, Hashem also took into account the future good of all later generations, and it was in that merit that the Exodus from Egypt took place.

Yedid Nefesh: R' Shlomo Moshe Klagsbrun. Kel Mistater: R' Pinchas Shapiro. Afterwards the Rebbe went into his private room.

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