The night of the first day of Shavuos, "B'tzeil HaKodesh" with the Satmar Rebbe shlit"a

On Erev Yom Tov, in his holy home, the Rebbe lit the yahrzeit candles.

At about 9:05 in the evening, the Rebbe shlit"a entered the main beis medrash wrapped in his tallis and approached the amud for Mincha with great hisorerus. Maariv: HaGaon R' Dovid Shlomo Laub shlit"a (Monsey).
The davening ended at about 10:10. The congregation passed by to wish a gut Yom Tov and to greet the Rebbe for a very long time, and the Rebbe went home to his holy residence.

In his holy home, the Rebbe engaged in Tikkun Leil until the tish, and recited the Tikkun Leil Shavuos, the section of Torah.

At about 1:55 the Rebbe shlit"a entered the holy table in the main beis medrash. Hagbahas Hakos: the Av Beis Din of Williamsburg, HaGaon HaTzaddik shlit"a.

During the tish, they sang at length Yom Tov melodies, melodies of the sweetness and pleasantness of the Torah.
The Rebbe shlit"a honored people with the zemiros. Piyut of Maariv: HaGaon HaTzaddik R' Henoch Mordechai Meisels shlit"a, rav of Beis Medrash Talshava, Kiryas Joel. Ahavah Rabbah: HaGaon HaTzaddik R' Kalman Halberstam shlit"a, rav of Beis Medrash Sanz, Kiryas Joel.
Afterwards they sang "V'haer Eineinu" for a longer time with great hisorerus.

The Rebbe shlit"a said Torah on the verse "U'Moshe alah el HaElokim" and explained that Moshe added one day on his own, in order to show the importance of every Jew's learning of Torah. No matter what level or which generation one is from, one can receive the Torah, and it is precious to the Creator.

Birkas Hamazon: the Av Beis Din of Williamsburg, HaGaon HaTzaddik shlit"a. It ended at about 3:35, and the Rebbe went home to his holy residence, where the Rebbe went to the mikvah a few minutes before the aliyos.

The first day of Shavuos

Before davening, a bris took place for the newborn son of R' Dovid Shmuel Weiss (Williamsburg), at which the Rebbe was sandek.

The Rebbe entered the davening at about 11:15. Recital of the brachos: HaGaon R' Yisroel Shlomo Lichtenstein shlit"a, dayan of our Beis Medrash Divrei Yoel, Boro Park. Pesukei D'zimra: HaGaon R' Zalman Leib Meisels shlit"a, moreh tzedek in our kehilla, Boro Park. The Rebbe approached the amud for Shacharis, Yotzer and Hallel. At Ahavah Rabbah they sang the traditional melody of the holy R' Hersh of Rimanov zy"a with great hisorerus and with tears.

Hotzaah and Hachnasah: R' Aharon Wolcz (Boro Park) and R' Shmuel Zanvil Wertheimer (Monsey).
The verses of Shema Yisroel: HaGaon R' Avrohom Wolf Schneebalg shlit"a, moreh tzedek of our kehilla in Williamsburg.
Carrying the Sefer Torah to the bimah and during the recital of Akdamus: HaGaon R' Hershel Meisels shlit"a, rav of our Beis Medrash Beis Nachum Dov, Williamsburg, and HaGaon HaTzaddik R' Zalman Yehuda Kahana shlit"a, one of the rabbonim of our kehilla in Beit Shemesh.

The Rebbe went up to the bimah and the Kohen, HaGaon HaTzaddik R' Berel Glanz shlit"a of Bardiov, Kiryas Joel, was called up. The Rebbe recited Akdamus aloud in a voice hewing flames of fire, with holy emotion and longing, and then read the Torah with great hisorerus.

Aliyos.
- Levi: the Av Beis Din of Monsey shlit"a.
- Shlishi: the Av Beis Din of Williamsburg shlit"a.
- Revi'i: R' Yitzchak Schwartz, who made a Mi Sheberach for all those learning and completing Shas in the framework of "Torascha Sha'ashuai," as he sponsored all the costs of the exams for the second cycle.
- Chamishi: the Rebbe shlit"a.

After his aliyah, the Rebbe called out names for the birth of a daughter to:
- R' Baruch Bendit son of R' Meir Kahana.
- R' Avrohom Shimon son of R' Chaim Weider.
- R' Yechezkel Shraga son of R' Chaim Leib Kaufman (Williamsburg).

- Hagbah of the first Sefer Torah: R' Yitzchak Freund (Boro Park).
- Gelilah: R' Yosef Mordechai Kahana (Williamsburg).
- Maftir: R' Chaim Lowy (Vienna).
- Hagbah: R' Gedalya Szegedin.
- Gelilah: R' Yaakov Breuner (Boro Park).
The Rebbe recited the Haftarah standing, as is customary for the Haftarah of Shavuos.

The Gaon HaGadol, the Dayan shlit"a, approached the amud for Mussaf. Opening of Ane'im Zemiros: R' Avrohom Shlomo Katz (London). It ended at about 3:30, and the Rebbe went into his private room.

After a few minutes the Rebbe entered the beis medrash for the Krepel tish. The Rebbe made Kiddush, tasted mezonos and fish, as well as from the dough of the milchig krepelach, and drank a coffee.
They sang Yom Tov melodies, and the Rebbe delivered the "Krepel Pshetl" with fire of Torah and with joy of the Torah, a lengthier pilpul on the topic of "aseh docheh lo sa'aseh." It ended at about 4:05.

At the midday meal in his holy home, the Rebbe honored with Ahavah Rabbah his grandson Rabbi Dovid Teitelbaum shlit"a, son of the Av Beis Din of Sighet shlit"a. Birkas Hamazon: Rabbi Hillel, son of HaGaon R' Avrohom Meir Halberstam shlit"a.

The Rebbe entered the beis medrash at about 8:45. Mincha: HaGaon Shmuel Dovid Gandel shlit"a.
After Mincha the Rebbe sat down by the Aron Kodesh, Yom Tov melodies were sung, and the Rebbe tasted mezonos, drank a lechayim and gave blessings to the entire congregation. With Ahavah Rabbah the Rebbe honored HaGaon R' Eliyahu Gross shlit"a of Bucharest.
The Rebbe said Torah on the verse "Koh somar l'veis Yaakov" and explained that every Shabbos seudah brings abundance of parnassah for two days of the week, and for this reason the Shtei HaLechem was brought on Yom Tov of Shavuos, because the Torah was given on Shabbos.

Afterwards the Rebbe read the Tena'im between Yisroel and their Father in Heaven, and they sang "U'vau Kulam" and "Elyonim Sasu." It ended at about 9:40 and the Rebbe went into his private room.

After a few minutes the Rebbe entered the beis medrash for Maariv. Maariv: HaGaon R' Avrohom Leib Lichtman shlit"a (Williamsburg). The davening ended at about 10:10, the congregation passed by to wish a gut Yom Tov for a long time, and the Rebbe went home to his holy residence.

At about 12:50 the Rebbe shlit"a entered the holy table in the Heichal HaShulchanos. During the tish they sang Shavuos Yom Tov melodies.
The Rebbe honored people with the zemiros. Ahavah Rabbah: the Rebbe's grandson Rabbi Yukel shlit"a, mohel mumche, son of the rav of Beis Medrash Beirach Moshe shlit"a.

The Rebbe shlit"a said Torah on the verse "Koh somar l'veis Yaakov" and explained in the manner of derush the topic of "Mikra darush lefanav o lifnei fanav."

Birkas Hamazon: HaGaon R' Yaakov Shlomo Panet shlit"a, rav of Beis Medrash Shaarei Tefilah, Kiryas Joel. It ended at about 2:00.

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