Sunday, Parshas Bahab "B'tzeil HaKodesh" with the Satmar Rebbe shlit"a

The Rebbe davened Shacharis in Heichal HaMesivta, Sniff Kedushas Yoel. Before davening, the Rebbe put tefillin on the bar mitzvah bochurim.
- the bochur Yoel Asher Anshil Horowitz.
- the bochur Moshe Eliezer Rosenfeld.
- the bochur Elimelech Eckstein.
- the bochur Yoel Weiss.
- the bochur Yoel, son of R' Mechayei Kraus.
- the bochur Yechiel Shraga Spitzer.

After davening, the Rebbe learned the daily Tehillim shiur, on chapter 25, verse 5. Afterwards a lechayim was held with the bar mitzvah bochurim.

In the afternoon hours, at around 1:20, the Rebbe shlit"a went over to the magnificent new mikvah tahara of the holy community of Kiryas Joel, to certify the new spring for the beautifully hadered mikvah. The Rebbe greeted HaGaon HaGadol the Av Beis Din shlit"a and the Rabbonim HaGeonim, members of the mikvah committee, and looked over all the installations, while the members of the building fund committee showed all the costly installations and numerous hiddurim, so that the mikvah would meet the highest standard of kashrus according to all opinions, to increase taharah among Yisroel. Then the Rebbe shlit"a began to certify the springs, a great and arduous undertaking that extended for close to two hours. The Rebbe certified the springs with wine, in accordance with the rulings of the holy Rebbe, the Divrei Yoel zy"a. The Rebbe went out to the barrel of wine, where the workers and the contractors showed the Rebbe all the technical components. The Rebbe inspected all the installations together with the Rabbonim HaGeonim shlit"a, and then the Rebbe turned on the pump to pour the wine into the first spring, and then went into the building to the second spring and turned on the pump.
After all the wine had been poured in, the Rebbe went back out to the first spring and turned the spring back on, and checked the water to see whether its taste and appearance had completely changed to that of wine. He took a small cup and filled it from the spring. After confirming that the water had the taste and appearance of wine, the Rebbe, together with HaGaon HaGadol the Av Beis Din shlit"a, said "Kosher, kosher, kosher." Then he went back to the second spring and checked it in the same way as the first.
Throughout the entire time, the Rebbe shlit"a discussed with HaGaon HaGadol the Av Beis Din shlit"a and the Rabbonim present the matter of "this is the halacha of Hashem," and various rulings and practices regarding the kashrus of mikvaos from our holy Rebbes zy"a, both of the mikvaos at home and of the city of Sighet. They also spoke about certifying with sand and with milk, and the halachic rulings of the great poskim.

Afterwards a lechayim gathering was held. A fine discussion on the laws of mikvaos developed, and the Rebbe, together with the dayan and the Rabbonim present, engaged in Torah give-and-take in the way of Torah, in several teshuvah sefarim. The Rebbe drank a lechayim and wished well to HaGaon HaTzaddik the Av Beis Din shlit"a, the head of the Beis Din, HaGaon HaTzaddik Rav of the Beis Medrash Avnei Tzedek shlit"a, chairman of the mikvah committee, and to HaRav HaGaon R' Chaim Kalman Klein shlit"a, Rav of the Beis Medrash Selish and a member of the Rabbonim of the committee, and the mikvah askanim, R' Yoel Mittelman and R' Chaim Wolf Friedman. Then the Rebbe bestowed a holy blessing. It concluded at around 3:15.

In the afternoon hours, a bris was held for the newborn son of R' Avrohom Lowy, where the Rebbe served as sandek.

At around 8:00 the Rebbe went over to the home of R' Chaim Hersh Oberlander, where the Sheva Brachos was held for the son of R' Yudel, son of Meir Hirsh, and the kallah, the daughter of Avrohom Yuda Rosenberg. A fine discussion developed, and the Rebbe drank a lechayim and wished well to the chosson, the mechutanim, and the grandfathers.

The Rebbe davened Mincha at around 8:20 in his holy residence on Uhel Street.
Afterwards there were zmanei kenisah (times for receiving visitors) until around 11:05.

During the zmanei kenisah, the beginning of the writing of a Sefer Torah took place through R' Shimon Friedman. The Rebbe wrote the first letter in the Sefer Torah, drank a lechayim and bestowed of his holy blessing.

The Rebbe shlit"a read the tenaim of the mechutanim, Yoel Grouper, and R' Yoel Hirsh.

The Rebbe davened Maariv at around 11:05.

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