The night of Yom Tov – the second Seder night, "B'tzeil HaKodesh" with the Satmar Rebbe shlit"a

Before the Seder, the Rebbe went to the mikvah, and afterwards distributed matzos to the grandchildren.

At around 10:25 the Rebbe shlit"a entered the Seder wrapped in a borrowed tallis, a kittel and a silver kappel; as he had done on the first night, so he did on the second, and the Rebbe conducted the holy service.

The Rebbe arranged the Seder plate and said Torah.
During the Seder the Rebbe said divrei Torah 14 times, on: Kadesh, Karpas, Ha Lachma Anya, Baruch HaMakom, the Rasha – what does he say, V'higadta L'vincha, Mitchila Ovdei Avodah Zarah, V'hi She'amda, Anus Al Pi HaDibbur, Rabbi Eliezer Omer, Hotzi'eini Me'avdus L'cheirus, Yagi'eini L'moadim V'liregalim Acheirim, Shfoch Chamascha, Lo Lanu.

During the Seder, the grandsons, the sons of Rabbi Mordechai Yuda Halberstam shlit"a, recited the simanim in Yiddish.
Lifting the cup for Kiddush: the son-in-law of the Rebbe, HaGaon HaTzaddik, Rav of the Beis Medrash Ohel Feiga shlit"a.

For Mah Nishtana, all the grandchildren asked together.
The kezeisim were eaten shortly before chatzos; at Shulchan Orech the meal was suitably prolonged, the customary eggs were brought in, and the meal was as on every Yom Tov, and the Rebbe looked into several sefarim.

At around 1:45 the Rebbe recited the Leshem Yichud with fervor and ate the afikoman with deveikus. The afikoman was "stolen" by the faithful house bochur, the bochur Shneur Zalman Eckstein.

At Shfoch Chamascha the door was opened, and they continued with the recitation of Hallel with tremendous hisorerus, followed by the piyutim; they finished at around 3:25.

After the Seder the Rebbe went over to the main beis medrash and approached the amud to count the first Sefirah with holy fervor, and then continued the Seder at the shulchan in the northern side of the main beis medrash. The Rebbe sang with a melody Echad Mi Yodea and Chad Gadya, said Torah on the piyut "Podeh K'halacha," and then they continued with Yom Tov niggunim. They finished at 4:00.

Second day of Pesach

On the second day of Yom Tov the Rebbe entered at around 11:05. Brachos and Pesukei D'zimra: HaGaon R' Hershel Goldberger shlit"a. Shacharis, Yotzer and Hallel: Rabbi Yosef Dovid Levy shlit"a.

Removing and returning the Torah: R' Asher Anshel Lichtenstein (Williamsburg) and R' Mordechai Wechter (Williamsburg). Pesukei Shema Yisroel: R' Yitzchak Eisik Wiesel (Williamsburg).

Aliyos:
- Kohen: R' Shlomo Katz.
- Levi: the bochur Mordechai Leib son of Yechezkel Shraga Wertzberger (Monsey).
- Shlishi: R' Yitzchak Eisik Stein.
- Revi'i: R' Yudel son of R' Hirsch (Williamsburg).
- Chamishi: the Rebbe shlit"a.
- Hagbah: R' Shimon Hirsch.
- Gelilah: R' Shimshon Baum (Williamsburg).
- Maftir: R' Moshe Goldstein.
- Hagbah: R' Avrohom Hersh Klein.
- Gelilah: R' Avrohom Moshe Landau (Williamsburg).

Mussaf: HaGaon HaTzaddik, Rav of the Beis Medrash Beis Boruch shlit"a. Introduction to Anim Zemiros: R' Shmuel Leib Brach (Williamsburg). They finished at around 2:20.

At the afternoon tish in the Rebbe's holy home, the chasanim from out of town joined the meal, and during the seudah Yom Tov niggunim were sung.
The Rebbe shlit"a honored the following with the zemiros:
- Berach Dodi: the bochur Rabbi Avrohom Shlomo son of Rabbi Yosha Heshil Silber shlit"a, the chasan of the tzaddik R' Aharon Teitelbaum shlit"a, Rav of the Beis Medrash Sigot Monsey.
- Asher Hini: the Rebbe's grandson Chananya Yom Tov Lipa Teitelbaum, son of HaGaon HaTzaddik, Rav of the Beis Medrash Beis Boruch shlit"a.
- Shoshanas Yaakov: the bochur Yehuda son of Naftali Hirtzka Stein.
As is customary, an extra kugel was brought in in honor of the Seudas Esther.

The Rebbe shlit"a said Torah on the Midrash "Shomer mitzva lo yeda davar ra – this refers to Esther, who was occupied with biur chametz," and explained that in the merit of Esther fulfilling biur chametz, which alludes to the removal of arrogance, Hashem was obligated to save Klal Yisroel from Haman's decree, as a husband's obligation to his wife.

They continued with Purim niggunim, and for Birkas Hamazon the Rebbe honored his grandson Rabbi Hershel Meisels shlit"a, son of the son-in-law of the Rebbe, HaGaon HaTzaddik, Rav of the Beis Medrash Yismach Moshe shlit"a. They finished at around 4:30.

The Rebbe entered for Mincha at around 8:20. Baal tefilla: R' Moshe Meir Gottlieb. At the time of Rabbeinu Tam, Maariv was davened, baal tefilla: R' Yehuda Eliezer Gottesman, and the Rebbe approached to count Sefiras HaOmer. After Maariv the Rebbe made Havdalah in the heichal of the beis medrash, wished a good moed, and went home to his holy residence. They finished at around 9:15.

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