Shabbos Kodesh, Parshas Naso — 'B'tzeil HaKodesh' with the Satmar Rebbe shlit"a

Before candle-lighting time, the Rebbe put the shtreimel on the chassan Moshe Yehuda, son of Chaim Eliezer Weiss.

On Friday night at around 9:05, the Rebbe entered the beis medrash wrapped in his tallis and approached the amud for Mincha. Kabbalas Shabbos: HaGaon Rabbi Chaim Binyamin Kahana shlit"a of Spinka, Kiryas Joel. They finished at around 10:35. The congregation went over to wish a gut Shabbos, and the Rebbe went into his private room.

At around 11:05 the Rebbe entered the holy tish in the Heichal HaShulchanos together with the talmidim of the Mesivta, and began, as is his holy custom, with Shalom Aleichem with feeling and sweetness.
Eishes Chayil: the grandson of the Rebbe, the bochur Yissachar Ber Teitelbaum, son of the Rav of the Beirach Moshe beis medrash shlit"a. Hagbahas HaKos: the grandson of the Rebbe, Rabbi Meir Yehuda Ashkenazi shlit"a, son-in-law of the Rav of the Avnei Tzedek beis medrash shlit"a.

The Rebbe shlit"a honored people with the zemiros. Kol Mekadesh: his grandson Rabbi Lipa Teitelbaum shlit"a, son of the Rav of the Beirach Moshe beis medrash shlit"a. Menucha V'Simcha: R' Avrohom Simcha Friedman.

The Rebbe shlit"a said Torah on the parsha of Birkas Kohanim and explained, in the manner of drush, the topic of "there is no reward for a mitzvah in this world."

Kah Echsof: R' Yisroel HaKohen Landau (of Williamsburg). Birkas Hamazon: the grandson of the Rebbe, Rabbi Asher Anshel Ashkenazi shlit"a (of Manchester).

Stories and accounts: this week the Rebbe shlit"a related stories about his ancestor, the holy Rabbi Shalom Eliezer of Ratzfert zy"a, whose yahrzeit falls on Thursday, 16 Sivan.

Kah Ribon Olam: HaGaon Rabbi Yoel Yitzchak Stern shlit"a, dayan of the Dinov beis medrash, Kiryas Joel. The new chasanim went over to take fruit. Az Bayom Hashvi'i: R' Avrohom Yeshaya Ber"m Weiss (of Manchester). They finished at around 1:35.

And on the holy Shabbos day

On Shabbos morning the Rebbe entered the beis medrash at around 9:40. Brachos and Pesukei D'Zimra: R' Fishel Farkash. The Rebbe approached the amud for Shacharis.

Hotzaah and Hachnasah: R' Avrohom Kaufman. Pesukei Shema Yisroel: Rabbi Chaim Berish Filipf shlit"a.

Aliyos:
- Kohen: the bar mitzvah bochur Yitzchak Friedman.
- Levi: R' Mordechai Yaakov Weiss.
- Shlishi: the baal simcha, the grandson of the Rebbe, Rabbi Yeshua Mordechai Elazar Lavin shlit"a. The Rebbe named the newborn daughter in honor of the birth, mazel tov, "and her name shall be called in Israel": Hinda, after the grandmother, the Rebbetzin, the righteous woman, wife of the chaver of the holy Baal Ahavas Yisroel of Vizhnitz zt"l.
- Revi'i: the Rav of the Beirach Moshe beis medrash shlit"a.
- Chamishi: the chassan Shimon Yoel, son of Dovid Chaim Moskowitz — Bavorfen.
- Shishi: the Rebbe shlit"a.

After his aliyah, the Rebbe named a newborn daughter for: R' Chaim Eliyahu Ber"m Landau.

- Shevi'i: the chassan Moshe Yehuda, son of Chaim Eliezer Weiss — Bavorfen.
- Acharon: the chassan Chananya Yom Tov Lipa, son of Rabbi Yitzchak Zev Grunwald shlit"a.
- Maftir: R' Shlomo Moshe Klagsbrun.
- Hagbah: R' Avrohom Yitzchak Landau.
- Gelilah: R' Dovid Chaim Moskowitz.

Musaf: R' Shlomo Moshe Klagsbrun. Opening of Ana'im Zemiros: R' Pinchas Brach. They finished at around 12:25.

A few minutes later the Rebbe entered the Kiddush Rabba simcha in the northern hall of the beis medrash. The Rebbe made Kiddush and tasted mezonos and fish. The baal simcha spoke, and joyous songs were sung.
The Rebbe drank lechayim and bestowed his holy blessings, and delivered a dvar Torah on the verse "May Hashem bless you and guard you," explaining that in order for there to be "and guard you from harmful forces," one must have Jewish daughters who save us from sin. They finished at around 12:45.

Re'usa D'Re'usin

For Mincha and Shalosh Seudos the Rebbe entered the beis medrash at around 8:50.
- Mincha: R' Avrohom Moshe Lebovits.
- Hotzaah and Hachnasah: R' Reuven Glanz.
- Kohen: R' Mendel Ber"a Friedman.
- Levi: R' Boruch Lipa Levi.
- Shlishi: the grandson of the Rebbe, Rabbi Asher Anshel Ashkenazi shlit"a.
- Hagbah: the Rebbe shlit"a.
- Gelilah: Rabbi Shlomo Eliyahu Weiss shlit"a.

The Rebbe honored people with the zemiros at Shalosh Seudos. Odeh: R' Noach Gefen. Shir Hamaalos: R' Moshe Goldstein.

The Rebbe shlit"a said Torah on the parsha of Birkas Kohanim and explained that Jewish children are holy, not only their souls but also their bodies. This is alluded to in the Name of Hashem, which bestows a blessing on both the soul and the body, a blessing in the physical and a blessing in the spiritual.

Yedid Nefesh: R' Shlomo Moshe Klagsbrun. Kel Mistater: R' Moshe Meir Teitelbaum. The Rebbe recited the blessing over the cup and said Sheva Brachos.

Maariv Motzei Shabbos: R' Shlomo Moshe Klagsbrun. After Havdalah the congregation went over to wish a gutte voch. They finished at around 11:00.

At around 12:00, a ceremony of Kesivas HaOsiyos took place in his holy home for the Sefer Torah being written by R' Meir Wertheimer, which will be donated to the Hamispaik resort in Sullivan County. The Rebbe wrote letters in the Sefer Torah.
Afterward a signing of documents took place, in which R' Meir purchased a classroom in the new talmud torah building in Kiryas Joel. A pleasant conversation ensued about the expansion of the boundaries of holiness in Upstate. The Rebbe drank lechayim and bestowed his holy blessing.

Also entering the Rebbe's presence were the ninth-grade talmidim of Mosdos Nesivos HaTorah of Lakewood, under the leadership of Rabbi Moshe Wilhelm shlit"a, who had spent Shabbos in the Chester area in Kiryas Joel. The Rebbe tested the bochurim on their studies, and the bochurim went over to receive the Rebbe's holy blessing.

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