Wednesday, Parshas Behar-Bechukosai — 'B'tzeil HaKodesh' with the Satmar Rebbe shlit"a

The Rebbe davened Shacharis in the Heichal HaMesivta, V'Yoel Moshe branch. Before davening, the Rebbe put on tefillin with the bar mitzvah bochur, the bochur Yechezkel Shraga Dresdner.

After davening, the Rebbe recited the daily Tehillim shiur, on chapter 25, verse 4. Afterwards, a lechayim was held with the bar mitzvah bochur in his private room.

In the morning hours, the Rebbe went on his weekly visit to the mehudar slaughterhouse.

At around 8:30, the Rebbe davened Mincha in his holy home on Ihel Street.
Afterwards, there were private reception hours in his holy home until 12:15 at night.

The Rebbe shlit"a read the tenaim of the mechutanim R' Amram Yitzchak Weinstock and R' Yechezkel Dovid Weiss.

Later, at the tenaim of the son of HaGaon Rabbi Aharon Tzvi Schnebalg shlit"a, Dayan of Chernovitz Williamsburg, son of the Chernovitz Rebbe shlit"a, and the chasan of the daughter of HaGaon Rabbi Baruch Horowitz shlit"a, Dayan of Melitz, the kallah being the daughter of HaGaon R' Yehuda Elisha Horowitz shlit"a, Rav of Beis Medrash Ohr HaChaim Kiryas Joel, son of the Gaon and Tzaddik, Av Beis Din of Manchester shlit"a, a pleasant conversation took place with the grandfathers. The Rebbe read the tenaim and bestowed his holy blessing.

At around 11:40, the Chernovitz Rebbe shlit"a came up for a visit with the Rebbe shlit"a. A pleasant conversation took place, with interesting memories of the Vizhnitz court from the year the Rebbe lived in Bnei Brak after his wedding. The Rebbe honored him with a lechayim, bestowed upon him his holy blessing, and escorted him to the door.

The Rebbe davened Maariv at around 12:15.

After Maariv, at around 12:40, the Rebbe went over to the home of his grandson Rabbi Dovid Elimelech Halberstam shlit"a, son-in-law of the Gaon and Tzaddik, Rav of Beis Medrash Avnei Tzedek shlit"a, for the Vachnacht celebrating the birth of his son, mazel tov. A pleasant conversation took place about various minhagim and halachos during the days of Sefirah, and about the role of a rav in the old country. The Rebbe made a lechayim and bestowed his holy blessing, then recited Krias Shema and wished the mother well as is customary. It ended at around 1:15.

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