The Last Night of Pesach – 'B'tzeil HaKodesh' with the Satmar Rebbe shlit"a

At about 9:05 the Rebbe entered the beis medrash. Maariv: R' Yoel Eckstein, son of R' Moshe. They finished at about 9:35. Afterwards the congregation went over to wish a good Yom Tov, and the Rebbe went home to his holy residence.

At about 12:35 the Rebbe entered the pure table in the main beis medrash on the north side. Lifting of the cup: HaGaon Rabbi Dovid Yitzchak Wertzberger shlit"a, dayan of the Divrei Yoel beis medrash.

After the fish, the Rebbe dipped the matzah into the horseradish prepared by R' Pinchas Elimelech Weiss, and wished "L'chaim." In the soup there were kneidlach, as is the custom.

Farfel was brought in, brought by the gabbai R' Asher Yeshaya Horowitz, and a matzah kugel brought by R' Pinchas Elimelech Weiss.

For the zemiros the Rebbe honored HaGaon Rabbi Dovid Yitzchak Wertzberger shlit"a.

The Rebbe shlit"a said Torah on the Midrash "HaYam Ra'ah Vayanos" and explained it in the manner of a drush on the topic of the reward for a mitzvah in this world.

Matzah cremzlach were brought in, brought by R' Yechezkel Frankel, and the Rebbe distributed them to the entire congregation for an extended time.

Birkas Hamazon: HaGaon Rabbi Yaakov Shlomo Fanet shlit"a, rav of the Shaarei Tefilla beis medrash in Kiryas Joel. They finished at about 2:10.

The Last Day of Pesach

The Rebbe entered for Shacharis at about 10:50. Before davening, the Rebbe lit the yizkor candles at the amud.
Brachos and Pesukei D'Zimra: Rabbi Yoel Berger shlit"a, son of Rabbi Binyamin. The Rebbe went to the amud for Shacharis and Hallel.

Removal and return of the Torah scroll: the Rebbe's grandsons, Rabbi Yechezkel Shraga Meisels shlit"a, son of the Rebbe's son-in-law, the Gaon Rabbi of the Yismach Moshe beis medrash shlit"a, and Rabbi Elchanan Chaim Meisels shlit"a, son-in-law of the Rebbe's son-in-law, the Gaon Rabbi of the Avnei Tzedek beis medrash shlit"a. Pesukei Shema Yisroel: HaGaon Rabbi Naftali Tzvi Kahn shlit"a, moreh tzedek.

Aliyos.
- Kohen: R' Yehoshua, son of R' Yitzchak Friedman.
- Levi: R' Elazar Gruber.
- Shlishi: R' Shmuel Aharon Landau.
- Revi'i: R' Shmuel Hersh Eckstein.
- Chamishi: the Rebbe shlit"a.
- Hagbah: HaGaon Rabbi Meir Mayer shlit"a.
- Gelilah: HaGaon Rabbi Yitzchak Eizik Glick shlit"a, moreh tzedek.
- Maftir: R' Yaakov Sussman Sofer.
- Hagbah: HaGaon Rabbi Yitzchak Shalom Friedman shlit"a, moreh tzedek.
- Gelilah: HaGaon Rabbi Yechezkel Shraga Lax shlit"a, moreh tzedek.
- After the leining, Yizkor was recited.

Mussaf: the Rebbe's grandson Rabbi Moshe Meisels shlit"a, son-in-law of the Rebbe's son-in-law, the Gaon Rabbi of the Avnei Tzedek beis medrash shlit"a. Opening of Anim Zemiros: R' Mendel, son of R' Meir Hirsch. They finished at about 2:20.

At the midday tish in his holy residence, R' Yisroel Henoch Kraus brought over meat from the sheep with which the Rebbe fulfilled the mitzvah of pidyon peter chamor, through the Kohen who redeemed, the Gaon, Av Beis Din of Nitra, shlit"a.

For the zemiros the Rebbe honored his grandson HaGaon Rabbi Zalman Teitelbaum shlit"a, rav of the Beis Menachem Zev beis medrash. Birkas Hamazon: the Rebbe's son-in-law, the Gaon, rav of the Avnei Tzedek beis medrash shlit"a.

Mincha and the Closing of the Yom Tov

The Rebbe entered the beis medrash at about 7:55. Mincha: R' Yaakov Yosef Philipp.

After Mincha the Rebbe went up to the place of the pure table for the closing of the Yom Tov, and danced for several minutes.
Yom Tov melodies were sung; the shamash R' Yoel Kaufman poured l'chaim for the Rebbe, and the Rebbe wished l'chaim to the chevra kadisha and to the entire congregation.
Fruits and Pesach foods were brought in, and they continued with melodies of longing for the coming of Mashiach. The Rebbe stood up and danced with holy fire to the tune of "Achakeh Lo" for an extended time with great fervor.

After the time arrived, the Rebbe recited Baruch HaMavdil and delivered words of holiness over the microphone. The Rebbe said Torah on the verse "Vayosha Hashem bayom hahu" and explained that the Jewish children said shirah twice: once for the miracle itself, and a second time when they saw the holy forefathers singing shirah. That to this day Jews, after such a long exile, can still celebrate a Pesach with uplifted spirit is a source of nachas ruach for the holy forefathers in Gan Eden. This is a joy for us, and we join their joy with dances of joy. Matzah brings all kinds of salvation, material and spiritual, for the entire year. He concluded with abundant blessings.

Afterwards the Rebbe stood up and danced Chasal Siddur Pesach with deveikus and elevation for an extended time, and then recited "L'shanah Haba'ah B'Yerushalayim" three times with fiery enthusiasm.

The Rebbe went to the amud for Maariv in honor of the holy hilula this week of his father, the Rebbe zy"a. After Havdalah the Rebbe wished the entire congregation a good week and a healthy summer, and the Rebbe shlit"a was escorted out with song and music. They finished at about 10:15.

Upon arriving home at his holy residence, the Rebbe bought back the chametz from the non-Jew.

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