Thursday, Parshas Beha'aloscha — 'B'tzeil HaKodesh' with the Satmar Rebbe shlit"a

This morning, before Shacharis, a bris took place for the newborn son of R' Betzalel Dovid Reichman, at which the Rebbe served as sandek and mohel.

The Rebbe davened Shacharis in Heichal HaMesivta, Branch Birach Moshe. Before davening, the Rebbe laid tefillin for the bar mitzvah bochurim:
- the bochur Yisroel Meir Schreiber.
- the bochur Chaim Dov Yaakov Neiman.
- the bochur Moshe Tambor.
- the bochur Yoel Herskowitz.
Afterwards, the Rebbe lit candles in honor of the yahrzeit of his ancestor, the holy Rebbe R' Shalom Eliezer of Ratzfert zy"a.
During the Torah reading, the Rebbe went to the hagbah, and after davening he reviewed the daily Tehillim shiur, on chapter 25, verse 11. Afterwards, a lechayim was held with the bar mitzvah bochurim in his private room.

After Shacharis, the Rebbe went over to the home of his grandson, HaRav Levi Yitzchak Taub shlit"a, son-in-law of the Rebbe's son, the Rav of the Beis Medrash Yismach Moshe shlit"a, for the chalaka celebration of his son, the child Chaim Meir, may he live. The Rebbe cut a few hairs, put on the kappel and tzitzis, and then washed for a morning meal. A pleasant conversation ensued with the grandfathers, with stories of tzaddikim, and the Rebbe made a bracha over the cup.

In the afternoon hours, the Rebbe addressed the assembly of rabbanim by means of a hookup. It was held in Boro Park at the home of HaGaon Rabbi Binyamin Landau shlit"a, dayan and moreh tzedek of the Tash community in Boro Park, where they deliberated, according to the word of Hashem, this is the halacha, on matters currently on the agenda for the sake of our brethren the Jewish people who await Hashem's salvation to be remembered with salvation and mercy. The Rebbe expressed his desire to participate personally in the assembly, but because of the wedding of his granddaughter that evening, this was not possible, and he sent as his emissary his eldest son, the Av Beis Din of Williamsburg shlit"a. He conveyed the responsibility that rests upon everyone to help those Jews who await salvation, expressed his holy opinion regarding the question, and concluded with words of chizuk to the esteemed rabbanim and dayanim shlit"a.

The wedding celebration of the Rebbe's granddaughter, the kallah, daughter of the Rebbe's son, the Rav of Beis Medrash Avnei Tzedek shlit"a, to the chasan HaRav Mordechai Zev Rubin shlit"a, son of HaGaon Rabbi Yeshua Shalom Nosson Rubin shlit"a, Av Beis Din of Glogau in Boro Park, son of the HaGaon, Av Beis Din of Glogau zt"l, and son-in-law of the Sanz-Gribov Rebbe zt"l

At about 5:30, the Satmar Rebbe shlit"a entered the Great Beis Medrash, south side, for Mincha. Before Mincha, the Rebbe lit candles in honor of the yahrzeit of his ancestor, the holy Rebbe R' Shalom Eliezer of Ratzfert zy"a.
Baal tefillah: R' Avrohom Moshe Lebovits. After Mincha, the entire congregation, elders and youths, went over to bless and be blessed by the Satmar Rebbe shlit"a on the day of the chuppah.

Then, at about 6:10, the Rebbe entered the kabbalas panim in the Heichal of the Great Beis Medrash. Songs of inspiration were sung, and R' Shmuel Krois shlit"a spoke words of inspiration and enumerated the great lineage of the chasan and kallah and the distinguished grandfathers who had come to rejoice at the simcha.
The Rebbe drank a lechayim and blessed the chasan, the mechutanim, the grandfathers, and the entire assembly, delivered warm holy words, invoked the merit of the forefathers, and concluded with abundant blessings for the entire assembly.

The kesuba was arranged. Witnesses to the kesuba: R' Meir Hirsch and R' Elazar Feldman. Then they proceeded to the badeken in the halls of Keren Vyoel Moshe.

At the chuppah, the Satmar Rebbe shlit"a officiated at the kiddushin.
- Reading of the kesuba: HaGaon Rabbi Menachem Ernster shlit"a, Rosh Yeshiva of Vizhnitz, Boro Park.
- First blessings: HaGaon, Av Beis Din of Tomshov shlit"a.
- Final blessing: HaGaon Rabbi Baruch Halberstam shlit"a, the Sanz Rebbe of Boro Park.
- Witnesses to the kiddushin: HaGaon R' Simcha Shalom Steinberger shlit"a, Rav of Beis Medrash Divrei Chaim, Kiryas Joel, and HaRav R' Yisroel Shlomo Lichtenstein shlit"a, dayan of Beis Medrash Divrei Yoel, Williamsburg.
- Witnesses to the yichud: R' Chaim Yechezkel Herskowitz and R' Avrohom Yosef Ackerman shlit"a.
The Rebbe's elder uncle, the Skver Rebbe shlit"a, also participated at the chuppah.

After the chuppah, the Satmar Rebbe shlit"a bestowed holy blessings upon the entire assembly, and then went out in a mitzvah dance with the grandfathers and mechutanim.

The Rebbe entered the wedding seudah at about 8:20, danced for a few minutes at his place, and then washed for the seudah. After the fish course, the Rebbe offered a lechayim to all the assembled people.

At about 9:20 the chasan entered and the Rebbe danced with the chasan, and honored the mechutanim, the rabbanim and geonim shlit"a, to dance with the chasan, and then danced with the entire head table. Afterwards the assembly went over to wish mazel tov to the Satmar Rebbe shlit"a. The Rebbe left the beis medrash at about 9:40, and returned to his holy home on Ihel Street.

At about 10:15, the Rebbe read the tenaim of the mechutanim.
- R' Yoel Schreiber and R' Yeshaya Wertzberger.
- R' Moshe Dovid Perl and R' Yoel Hersh Fisher.
- Afterwards the Rebbe davened Maariv in his holy home.

At about 11:15 the Rebbe entered the beis medrash for Birkas Hamazon and the mitzvah tantz.
- Birkas Hamazon: HaGaon R' Zalman Ashkenazi shlit"a, Av Beis Din of Ustila.
- First blessings: HaGaon, Rav of our kehilla in Boro Park, shlit"a.
- Final blessing: HaGaon R' Bentzion Meizlish shlit"a, Av Beis Din of Kiryas Bobov, Bat Yam.

The avreich R' Yechezkel Shraga Pilaf called the Rebbe out to the dances before the kallah with warm rhymes and invoked the holy merit of the forefathers. Songs of inspiration were then continued, the Rebbe drank a lechayim and blessed the chasan, the mechutanim, and all the assembled people, and then danced the holy dances before the kallah with fiery enthusiasm for an extended time. During the mitzvah tantz, the Rebbe took hold of a gartel with which the holy Divrei Yoel zy"a danced the mitzvah tantz at the wedding of the Sachtchov Rebbe zt"l, the grandfather of the chasan.
Afterwards, the Rebbe danced with the chasan, and with the Rebbe's son, the Rav of Beis Medrash Avnei Tzedek shlit"a, and his family, and with the entire royal family, grandchildren of the holy Beirach Moshe zy"a.

Then the mechutanim, the father of the chasan and the father of the kallah shlit"a, were called up to the mitzvah tantz, and the Rebbe danced with each of the mechutanim separately.
The badchan called out the chasan and kallah, and Eishes Chayil was danced. On the way out, the Rebbe blessed the chasan and kallah as is customary. The Rebbe left the beis medrash at 1:50.

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