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

Before davening, a bris took place for the newborn son of R' Shmuel Meir Deutsch, where the Rebbe served as sandek and mohel.

The Rebbe davened Shacharis in Beis Medrash Imrei Noam on Zhitkov Street in the Divrei Yoel neighborhood, together with Yeshiva Gedolah, the Esek HaTorah branch – Monsey, under the leadership of HaRav R' Yisroel Mordechai Seidenfeld shlit"a.
Before davening, the Rebbe put tefillin on the bar mitzvah bochur, the bochur Yitzchak Yoel Weiser. After davening, a lechayim was held with the bar mitzvah bochur in the hall of the beis medrash.

In the morning hours the Rebbe went on his weekly visit to the mehudar slaughterhouse. Afterwards an assembly took place in the beis medrash of the slaughterhouse for the shochtim, bodkim and those engaged in the holy work, where the Rebbe spoke words of chizuk and guidance. He began with words of praise for the slaughterhouse, which opened with the goal of being able to provide kosher meat of the highest standard for Jews who are meticulous about kashrus everywhere, and, thank Hashem, it has succeeded and has continued for close to 25 years, all of them for the good, providing meat with all the chumros and hiddurim, much of which, baruch Hashem, over the years has become a standard in other places of shechita as well. The Rebbe highlighted the privilege that the shochtim and bodkim have in providing this, and the great responsibility that each shochet and bodek must have in all areas of life, to be careful even regarding chumros in their daily lives. The Rebbe noted the continued growth of the slaughterhouse, and how it has expanded greatly in recent years to an extent that was never believed possible. Therefore the Rebbe decided to appoint the "Rabbonim of the Va'ad HaKashrus of Kiryas Joel" to assist at his holy right hand, in addition to the earlier ones, to help maintain the kashrus standard with even greater vigor and strength. The Rebbe also extended his holy blessing that kashrus among Jewish children may continue to be increased, and a personal blessing to the shochtim and bodkim and to the administration of the slaughterhouse.

Afterwards the Rebbe went over to the home of the mishab"k R' Yehoshua Mendlowitz, for a refuah sheleimah, where a Sheva Brachos was held in honor of the marriage of his grandson, mazel tov. The chassan is the son of his son HaGaon R' Yaakov Elazar z"l, rav of Beis Medrash Halacha Berurah.
A pleasant conversation ensued, and the Rebbe made a lechayim and warmly wished the chassan, the mechutanim, and especially the grandfather R' Yehoshua, for a complete refuah sheleimah.

In the afternoon the Rebbe went up to Yeshiva Branch Vayoel Moshe, where the Rebbe learned with a chavrusa in his private room.

At 7:15 the Rebbe shlit"a drove into Williamsburg for the weekly reception hours. Around 8:45 the Rebbe davened Mincha in his holy home on Hewes St. Afterwards there was reception until 12:45 after midnight in his holy home.

The Rebbe davened Maariv around 11:00, and after Maariv continued to receive the public.

Wednesday, Parshas Balak

The Rebbe davened Shacharis in Yeshiva Gedolah, Branch Vayoel Moshe. Before davening, the Rebbe put tefillin on the bar mitzvah bochurim:
- The bochur Yeshaya Yuda Berkowitz.
- The bochur Yechezkel Yuda Glick.

After davening the Rebbe recited his daily Tehillim shiur, on chapter 26, verse 12. Then a lechayim was held with the bar mitzvah bochurim in his private room.

In the afternoon the Rebbe went up to the Yeshivos, Branch Divrei Yoel, where the Rebbe learned with a chavrusa in his private room.

In the evening the Rebbe officiated at kiddushin at the chuppah of the mechutanim R' Asher Yitzchak Weider and R' Yoel Chaim Moshe Miller in the halls of Kinor David.
And at the chuppah of the mechutanim R' Aharon Zev Glauber and R' Yoel Yom Tov Jozsef in the halls of Beis Rochel Paradise.
And at the chuppah of the mechutanim R' Avrohom Yaakov Stern and R' Yoel Bar"ah Gantz in the halls of Ginas Klein.

Reception was from 8:20 until 1:45 after midnight in his holy home on Ohel Ct.

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

After Mincha the Rebbe entered the hall in his holy home, where many bochurim from all the branches of the yeshivos ketanos of Kiryas Joel were present, who had raised over a thousand dollars and more in the 'Pekudas HaKodesh' campaign during the past bein hazmanim for the benefit of our holy mosdos.

The Rebbe heard a report from the administration of the mosdos, conveyed a holy blessing, and distributed to the gabbaim a set of the chiddushei Torah of Maharyit"v – Mesibos, and to all the bochurim a gift of the sefer Lev Aharon – Sugyos.

The Rebbe shlit"a read the tenaim for the mechutanim R' Chaim Kornbluh and HaGaon R' Asher Chaim Weiser shlit"a, moreh tzedek in our holy kehilla in Boro Park,
and for the mechutanim R' Binyomin Cohen and R' Yaakov Chaim Pollak,
in the tenaim hall in his holy home.

The Rebbe davened Maariv around 12:50, and after Maariv continued to receive the public.

After Maariv, HaGaon HaTzaddik R' Tuvia Stern shlit"a, Av Beis Din of Meron, came for a visit.
A pleasant conversation developed about various improvements being made to increase the sanctity of the place at the holy site of Meron. The Rebbe also spoke with great longing about the great Shabbos in Meron, Shabbos Parshas Pekudei 5776, and with great yearning for the upcoming great Shabbos Kodesh, Parshas Toldos, of the Baal Shem Tov, which the Rebbe shlit"a will spend at the holy site in Meron, near the marked grave of the Tanna Elokai Rashbi.
The Rebbe honored him with a lechayim and extended his holy blessing that he may continue and stand guard to protect the sanctity of the place.

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