Shabbos Kodesh, Parshas Shemini, Mevarchim Chodesh Iyar — 'B'tzeil HaKodesh' with the Satmar Rebbe shlit"a in our holy kehilla in Boro Park, yichyeh

On Erev Shabbos at around 4:15 in the afternoon, the Rebbe arrived in Boro Park at the host residence of R' Moshe Kohn. Entering the residence for a visit were the mechutanim HaGaon Rabbi Avrohom Eliyahu Eliezer Halberstam shlit"a and HaGaon Rabbi Menachem Naftali Teitelbaum shlit"a, Av Beis Din of Czhenskowitz, on the occasion of the engagement of their children, mazel tov. A pleasant conversation took place, and the Rebbe bestowed his holy blessing upon them.

The Rebbe went to the private mikvah of the philanthropist R' Wolf Nussenzweig.

During Shabbos, the great beis medrash was filled to overflowing with thousands of chassidim and residents of Boro Park, headed by many of the city's rabbonim, among others:
HaGaon HaTzaddik Av Beis Din of Volove shlit"a, HaGaon HaTzaddik Av Beis Din of Ciechanów shlit"a, HaGaon HaTzaddik Av Beis Din of Minchas Chinuch Tartikov shlit"a, HaGaon HaTzaddik Av Beis Din of Tarnipol shlit"a, HaGaon HaTzaddik Av Beis Din of Brezhan shlit"a, HaGaon HaTzaddik Av Beis Din of Kiryat Vizhnitz Bnei Brak shlit"a, the Dees Rebbe of Boro Park (Miami) shlit"a, HaGaon HaTzaddik Av Beis Din of Neplemitz shlit"a, HaGaon HaTzaddik Av Beis Din of Shomrei Shabbos shlit"a, HaGaon HaTzaddik Av Beis Din of Jibou shlit"a, HaGaon HaTzaddik Av Beis Din of Kshanov shlit"a, HaGaon HaTzaddik Av Beis Din of Karov shlit"a, HaGaon HaTzaddik R' Asher Rubin shlit"a of Tomashov, HaGaon HaTzaddik Av Beis Din of Vojdislav shlit"a, HaGaon HaTzaddik Av Beis Din of Glogov shlit"a, HaGaon HaTzaddik Av Beis Din of Radawitz shlit"a, HaGaon HaTzaddik Av Beis Din of Tetsch shlit"a, HaGaon HaTzaddik Av Beis Din of Marah Yechezkel shlit"a, the Rebbe of Uhel in Boro Park shlit"a, HaGaon HaTzaddik Av Beis Din of Linsk shlit"a, HaGaon HaTzaddik R' Leibish Horowitz shlit"a of Stryzhov, HaGaon HaTzaddik R' Avrohom Yehoshua Ziger shlit"a of Lublin, the sons of the Sredahely Rebbe shlit"a, HaGaon Rabbi Berish Rubin shlit"a of Dombrova, HaGaon Rabbi of Kapishnitz shlit"a, and Rabbi Daniel Rokeach shlit"a of Lizhensk.

On Friday night at around 8:10, the Rebbe entered the beis medrash wrapped in his tallis and approached the amud for Mincha. Kabbalas Shabbos: HaGaon HaTzaddik R' Moshe Friedman shlit"a, dayan and moreh tzedek of our kehilla. Davening concluded at around 9:40, and the huge crowd of chassidim then went over to wish a good Shabbos for an extended time. Afterwards the Rebbe went over to the home of R' Yitzchak Zev Weinstock, where he stayed until the preparation of the Shabbos table.

At around 12:00 the Rebbe entered the holy table in the hall of the great beis medrash and began, as is his custom, with Shalom Aleichem with emotion and sweetness.
Eishes Chayil: the grandson of the Rebbe, the bochur Meir (may he be well), son of Rabbi Chaim Hersh shlit"a, son-in-law of HaGaon HaTzaddik Rav of Beis Medrash Beirach Moshe shlit"a. Lifting the cup: HaGaon HaTzaddik Av Beis Din of Ciechanów shlit"a, rosh yeshiva of our yeshiva in Boro Park.

The challos had a dish, as is the custom on the Shabbos after Pesach, and matzah was brought in at the soup, as is the custom between Pesach and Shavuos.

The Rebbe shlit"a honored people with the zemiros. Kol Mekadesh: HaGaon HaTzaddik Av Beis Din of Volove shlit"a. Menucha V'Simcha: HaGaon HaTzaddik Av Beis Din of Minchas Chinuch shlit"a.

The Rebbe shlit"a said Torah on the verse 'Vayidom Aharon' and explained, in the manner of a derush, in the sugya of chatzi shiur, and expounded the reason of the verse.

Kah Echsof: HaGaon HaTzaddik Av Beis Din of Ciechanów shlit"a. Birkas Hamazon: HaGaon HaTzaddik Av Beis Din of Boro Park shlit"a.

Stories and accounts: This week the Rebbe shlit"a told over about the holy Rabbi R' Shmelke of Nikolsburg zy"a, whose yahrzeit falls on Tuesday, Rosh Chodesh Iyar.

Kah Ribon Olam: HaGaon Rabbi Alter Eliezer Horowitz shlit"a, rav of our Beis Medrash Kedushas Yom Tov.

The fresh chasanim went over to take fruit, and the Shalom Zachar took place at the home of:
- R' Shlomo Landau
- R' Yoel Elimelech Rosenfeld
- R' Shlomo Zalman Brauner
- R' Menachem Zev Stern

The Rebbe honored HaGaon HaTzaddik R' Chaim Meir Hager shlit"a, Av Beis Din of Kiryat Vizhnitz Bnei Brak, to sing Rachem. Az B'yom HaShvi'i: HaGaon Rabbi Shmuel Chaim Halberstam shlit"a of Kshanov. The seudah concluded at around 2:10.

And on Shabbos Kodesh

At around 7:00 in the morning, the Rebbe went to the private mikvah of the Sanz-Klausenburg Rebbe shlit"a.

The Rebbe entered the beis medrash at around 9:50. Brachos and Pesukei D'Zimra: HaGaon Rabbi Moshe Dovid Horowitz shlit"a, rav of our Beis Medrash Beirach Moshe. The Rebbe approached the amud for Shacharis.

Hotzaah and Hachnasah: HaGaon Rabbi Elazar Nisan Strahli shlit"a, dayan and moreh tzedek of our Beis Medrash on 36th St. The verses of Shema Yisroel: HaGaon HaTzaddik R' Hersh Elimelech Teitelbaum shlit"a, rav of our Beis Medrash Tefilla L'Moshe.

Aliyos:
- Kohen: R' Chaim Moshe Glanzer.
- Levi: R' Berel Bar Chaim Levi.
- Shlishi: HaGaon HaTzaddik Av Beis Din of Boro Park shlit"a.
- Revi'i: HaGaon HaTzaddik, rav of our kehilla in Boro Park 15 shlit"a.
- Chamishi: R' Aharon Hersh Mittelman.
- Shishi: the Rebbe shlit"a.
- Shevi'i: R' Shlomo Zalman Brauner.
- Hosafos: Beginning with R' Chaim Shlomo Fischer.
- R' Chaim Yuda Lefkowitz.
- R' Pinchas Moshe Landau.
- HaGaon Rabbi Zalman Leib Meisels shlit"a, moreh tzedek.
- Acharon: R' Yitzchak Zev Weinstock.
- Maftir: R' Moshe Kohn.
- Hagbah: HaGaon Rabbi Yisroel Shlomo Lichtenstein shlit"a, dayan and moreh tzedek of our Beis Medrash Divrei Yoel.
- Gelilah: R' Naftali Hirtzka Stein.

After the leining, the Rebbe shlit"a blessed the new month with great arousal.

Mussaf: HaGaon HaTzaddik R' Avrohom Meir Halberstam shlit"a, dayan and moreh tzedek of our Beis Medrash on 18th Ave. The opening of Anim Zemiros: HaGaon Rabbi Yoel Henoch Horowitz shlit"a, son-in-law of the HaGaon HaTzaddik, rav of our kehilla in Boro Park 15 shlit"a, and moreh tzedek in our holy kehilla. Davening concluded at around 12:40.

At Kiddush at the host residence, the Blazov-Rybatitch Rebbe shlit"a participated. A pleasant conversation took place with stories of the house of Dinov-Blazov, and the Rebbe bestowed his holy blessing upon him.

The Rebbe honored people with the zemiros at the afternoon seudah. Baruch Hashem Yom Yom: HaGaon Rabbi Menashe Horowitz shlit"a, Av Beis Din of Rigelitz. Baruch Kel Elyon: Rabbi Eliezer Zaberman shlit"a. Shir HaYichud (as is customary between Pesach and Shavuos): HaGaon HaTzaddik Rabbi Kalman Yehoshua Bab"d shlit"a, Av Beis Din of Drobitsch, and Rabbi Hershel Halberstam shlit"a.
Leading the bentching: the host, R' Moshe Kohn.

In the afternoon at around 6:45, the Rebbe entered the great beis medrash for Pirkei Avos. The Rebbe began with Perek 1, Mishnah 1, 'Moshe received the Torah from Sinai,' and explained on many levels in the manner of derush, aggadah and mussar, regarding the learning of Torah, which leaves a holy impression on a person, and he praised the chaburah of Toras'cha Sha'ashuai, which is about to complete Shas, urging everyone to see to join the new cycle. He spoke words of mussar on matters of tznius and technology, to stay separate from the street of the non-Jews, to be careful to buy meat specifically in the butcher shops, that one should be master over his money and not have the money be master over him, and he concluded with abundant blessings. It concluded at around 7:45.

Ra'avah D'Ra'avin

The Rebbe entered the beis medrash for Mincha and Shalosh Seudos at around 8:15.
- Mincha: R' Shlomo Yoel Friedman.
- Hotzaah and Hachnasah: R' Moshe Aryeh Freund.
- Kohen: HaGaon Rabbi Eliyahu Mordechai Katz shlit"a.
- Levi: R' Shalom Kraus.
- Shlishi: Rabbi Yitzchak Shraga Gross shlit"a.
- Hagbah: the Rebbe shlit"a.
- Gelilah: R' Aharon Dov Perlstein.

At Shalosh Seudos the Rebbe honored people with zemiros. Odeh: HaGaon Rabbi Asher Anshel Jungreis shlit"a, Av Beis Din of Chenger, London. Shir HaMaalos: Rabbi Eliyahu Gross shlit"a of Bucharest.

The Rebbe shlit"a said Torah on the verse 'Zeh HaDavar Asher Tzivah Hashem Taasu' and explained that through being engaged in Torah, tefillos are accepted and parnassah is bestowed, and he urged old and young alike, now in the new period after Pesach, when matzah imparts Torah, to strengthen themselves in Torah learning.

Yedid Nefesh: HaGaon Rabbi Aharon Meisels shlit"a, son of HaGaon HaTzaddik Av Beis Din of Montreal shlit"a. Kel Mistater: HaGaon Rabbi Asher Chaim Weiser shlit"a, moreh tzedek. The Rebbe recited the blessing over the cup.

Maariv of Motzei Shabbos: R' Aharon Hersh Mittelman. After Havdalah, the crowd went over to wish a good week for an extended time. It concluded at around 10:45, and the Rebbe shlit"a was escorted out with song and zemiros.

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