Tuesday, Parshas Shlach, 'B'tzeil HaKodesh' with the Satmar Rebbe shlit"a

The Rebbe davened Shacharis in Heichal HaMesivta, Sniff Eitz Chaim - Shiur Gimmel. Before davening, the Rebbe put on tefillin with the bar mitzvah bochur, the bochur Moshe Levi Braun.

After davening, the Rebbe recited the daily Tehillim shiur, on chapter 25, verse 18. Afterwards, a lechayim was held with the bar mitzvah bochurim in the Heichal HaBeis Medrash.

During the morning hours, the students of ninth grade of Mosdos Ohr Moshe in Boro Park came in, led by HaGaon Rabbi Bentzion Strasser shlit"a, Av Beis Din of Nitra, Boro Park. The Rebbe tested the bochurim on their studies in Maseches Kiddushin, and they went over to receive a blessing.

In the afternoon at around 4:00, the Rebbe came to the Sheva Brachos celebration in the hall in his holy home, arranged by the Rebbe shlit"a for the family members and the rabbanim and askanim of the Vaad HaMikvaos of Kiryas Joel.
The Rebbe washed for the seudah. During the seudah, several members of the Vaad posed various questions about mikvaos in halacha, practice, and history, and the Rebbe answered with good reasoning and insight, and spoke at length about many customs regarding mikvaos among the holy Rebbes zy"a of the house of Sighet, and told stories about the importance of a mikvah among earlier tzaddikim.
During the seudah, R' Yisroel Adler and R' Yoel Klein from Eretz Yisroel entertained with music and words of humor in honor of the simcha.

At around 6:00, the Gerrer Rebbe shlit"a arrived at the Sheva Brachos. A pleasant conversation ensued, and the Rebbe honored him with a lechayim and bestowed his holy blessing. Several niggunim were sung, and the Rebbe broke into a dance of tzaddikim together with the guest of honor. Afterwards, the Rebbe escorted him out to the car, bid him a warm farewell, and wished him a safe and easy trip home to Eretz Yisroel.

They continued with niggunim of thanksgiving, and the Rebbe got up to dance for an extended time around the hall, and afterwards delivered words of Torah on the topic of marriage and concluded with abundant blessings.
For Birkas HaMazon, the Rebbe honored his brother's father-in-law, HaGaon, Rav of the beis medrash Ohel Feiga shlit"a; the first brachos: HaGaon, Rav of the beis medrash Beis Baruch shlit"a; the final bracha: his brother's father-in-law, HaGaon, Rav of the beis medrash Beis Chaim Yaakov shlit"a. It ended at around 7:00.

After bentching, a bris for a newborn son of R' Yechezkel Shraga Glantz took place in his holy home, at which the Rebbe served as sandek.

Afterwards, the Rebbe traveled into Williamsburg for the weekly reception hours. At around 8:40 the Rebbe davened Mincha in his holy home on Hewes St. Afterwards, there were reception hours in his holy home until 12:00 at night.

During the reception hours, the Mashpia HaGaon R' Yehuda Deutsch shlit"a from the holy city of Yerushalayim, may it be rebuilt, came for a visit. A pleasant conversation ensued, the Rebbe gave him his sefer Lev Aharon - Sugyos, and bestowed his holy blessing.

Also coming in was HaGaon R' Shlomo Yaakov Zida Eichenstein shlit"a, Av Beis Din of Galanta, son of the Galanta Rebbe shlit"a, together with his son the chosson, to receive a blessing in honor of his son's upcoming marriage, mazel tov. A pleasant conversation ensued and the Rebbe bestowed his holy blessing upon him.

In addition, the Rebbe shlit"a had the distinguished chassid R' Yitzchak Schwartz, patron of "Toras'cha Sha'ashuai," called over, and the Rebbe thanked him for the magnificent, warm siyum he hosted this past Sunday in the presence of thousands upon thousands of Jews. The Rebbe expressed the feelings of his pure heart over the uplifting event, and gave him encouragement to continue with even greater strength and vigor.

The Rebbe davened Maariv at around 10:30 and then continued receiving the public.

After the reception hours, the Rebbe traveled to Monsey for the wedding celebration of the granddaughter of his brother, HaGaon, Rav of our kehilla in Boro Park 15 shlit"a. The kallah is the daughter of his son, R' Aharon Teitelbaum shlit"a, Rav of the beis medrash Eitz Chaim Sighet Monsey. The chosson is Avrohom Shlomo, son of R' Yehoshua Heshel Silber shlit"a, son of HaGaon R' Menachem Zachary Silber shlit"a, Av Beis Din of Bnei Moshe Freiman shlit"a, and a son-in-law of HaGaon Rabbi Menashe Katz shlit"a, Av Beis Din of Kol Yehuda Freiman.
The Rebbe arrived at around 12:50 at the halls of Ateres Charna for the wedding celebration and greeted the rabbanim at the head table. A pleasant conversation ensued, and the Rebbe drank a lechayim and warmly wished the chosson, the mechutanim, his brother shlit"a, and the entire assembly mazel tov.
Honored with Birkas HaMazon was HaGaon Rabbi Avrohom Meir Halberstam shlit"a, dayan of our beis medrash on 18th Ave. in Boro Park, and with the Sheva Brachos, the family members, and the Rebbe recited the final bracha.

The badchan of the king, R' Mordechai Dovid Oesterreicher, called the Rebbe shlit"a to the dancing with warm rhymes. The Rebbe drank a lechayim and watched the holy dancing for an extended time, and afterwards danced with the chosson and the mechutan, and then with the family of his brother shlit"a, and broke out in a festive dance with his brother shlit"a.
The Rebbe left the hall at around 1:30 and, on his way out, wished the kallah mazel tov as is customary, and traveled home to his holy home in Kiryas Joel.

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