Wednesday, Parshas Chukas, "B'tzeil HaKodesh" with the Satmar Rebbe shlit"a

Before davening, a bris took place for the newborn son of R' Shlomo Menashe Lebovitch, at which the Rebbe served as sandek.

The Rebbe davened Shacharis in Yeshiva Gedolah, the Veyoel Moshe branch.
Before davening, the Rebbe put tefillin on the bar mitzvah bochur, the bochur Chizkiya Faivel Shehr.

After davening, the Rebbe recited the daily Tehillim shiur, on chapter 26, verse 12.
Afterwards, a lechayim was held with the bar mitzvah bochur in the Rebbe's private room.

In the afternoon, the Rebbe went up to the yeshiva, the Kedushas Yoel branch, where the Rebbe learned with a chavrusa in his private room.

During the afternoon hours, the Rebbe made a short visit to the new building of the mikvah tahara, which was renovated in recent weeks, together with the distinguished philanthropist R' Yoel Landau, one of the leading donors of the mikvah.
The Rebbe looked around for an extended time at all the floors and sections of the building and showed R' Yoel the many chumros and hiddurim, and the sophisticated system by which it is operated.
The Rebbe bestowed a blessing of kedusha upon R' Yoel and upon the mikvah's administration.

In the evening, the Rebbe officiated at kiddushin at the chuppah of the mechutanim HaGaon R' Yaakov Elazar Mendlowitz z"l, Rav of Beis Medrash Halacha Berurah, and R' Yoel Fish, in the halls of Kinor Dovid.
And at the chuppah of the mechutanim R' Bentzion Blum and R' Moshe Kraus, in the halls of Beis Rochel Paradise.
And at the chuppah of the mechutanim R' Moshe Michel Schlesinger and R' Yoel Spitzer, in the halls of Ginas Klein.

Between the chuppos, the Rebbe participated in the siyum HaShas celebration hosted by Rabbi Yoel Weinberger shlit"a, director of Kevias Itim LaTorah in Kiryas Joel.
A lovely conversation developed; the Rebbe drank a lechayim and warmly blessed Rabbi Yoel shlit"a and his family.

Entry hours were from 8:20 until 12:45 at night at the Rebbe's holy home on Uhel Court.

Around 9:15, the Rebbe davened Mincha at his holy home.

Around 10:40, the Rebbe read the tenaim of the mechutanim R' Moshe Bassoul and R' Avrohom Gabra in the tenaim hall at his holy home.

The Rebbe davened Maariv around 12:45.

After Maariv, the Rebbe went over to the home of his grandson HaGaon R' Chaim Hersh Ashkenazi shlit"a, Rav of Beis Medrash Rav Tuv, to the Vach Nacht celebration in honor of the birth of his son, mazel tov. A lovely conversation ensued about the Holy Rebbe, the Baruch Taam zy"a, whose yahrzeit is today, 7 Tammuz. The Rebbe tasted mezonos and fish, drank a lechayim, and blessed the baal simcha HaGaon R' Chaim Hersh shlit"a, the grandfathers, his brother-in-law the HaGaon HaTzaddik, Av Beis Din of Boro Park shlit"a, and the Chadvan HaGaon HaTzaddik, Rav of Beis Medrash Avnei Tzedek shlit"a, and the entire congregation. Afterwards the Rebbe recited Krias Shema and blessed the mothers who had given birth, as is customary. It concluded around 1:40.

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