Friday, Erev Pesach — 'B'tzeil HaKodesh' with the Satmar Rebbe shlit"a

In the morning, before Shacharis, a bris took place for a newborn son of R' Asher Zelig Samet, at which the Rebbe served as sandek.

The Rebbe shlit"a entered for Shacharis in the main beis medrash at around 8:30. Before davening, the Rebbe put tefillin on the bar mitzvah bochurim:
- The bochur Yitzchak Farkash.
- The bochur Avrohom Leib Wechter.
- The bochur Shlomo Hersh, son of Rabbi Eckstein.

Immediately after davening, the Rebbe went out in front of the main beis medrash for the burning of the chametz. The Rebbe said "Leshem yichud, to fulfill the mitzvah of 'But on the first day you shall remove leaven from your homes,'" and threw in the chametz and the lulav, waited until the chametz was burned, and recited the yehi ratzon.

Afterward, the Rebbe returned to his holy residence, where the Rebbe sold the chametz to the non-Jew; the Rebbe made the kinyan and handed over the shtar.

In the afternoon, after the mikvah, at around 2:00, the Rebbe went over to bake matzos before a large crowd, at Heichal HaMesivta, the Divrei Yoel branch.
The Rebbe poured the water into the flour and distributed pieces of dough to the designated rollers. While distributing, the Rebbe recited Hallel twice with holy fervor and outpouring of the soul, and at the conclusion the Rebbe went to the oven, then separated challah, and wished the entire congregation "a gutten Shabbos and a gutten Yom Tov."

Then at around 3:30 the Rebbe went over to the matzah bakery in the yeshiva building on Getzil Berger, where the Rebbe looked over the baking process at the groups for an extended time in all the departments. Afterward, at around 4:00, he went to the central matzah bakery of Kiryas Joel. Upon arrival, a conversation took place with HaGaon HaGadol the Av Beis Din shlit"a. The Rebbe went in and looked over the baking process in all the departments for an extended time, poured water into the flour, approached to observe the oven, separated challah, and returned to his holy residence.

Later in the afternoon the Rebbe went down to the large hall in his holy residence, lit the candles, and looked over the royal Seder table, where over 220 chasanim, from the talmidim of the yeshiva, who are supported at the Rebbe's pure table, will participate in the holy Seder nights of the Yom Tov of Pesach, b'tzeil hakodesh.

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