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

Friday night at around 9:05 the Rebbe entered the beis medrash wrapped in his tallis and approached the amud for Mincha. Kabbalas Shabbos: R' Yaakov Yosef Filaf. Davening concluded at around 10:40. After davening, an appeal took place for the kollel 'Mivtzar HaLomdim' in Williamsburg. The congregation then went over to wish a gut Shabbos, and the Rebbe entered 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 Shalom Aleichem with feeling and sweetness.

Eishes Chayil: the Rebbe's grandson, the bochur Yissachar Ber (may he be well), son of the son-in-law of HaGaon Rabbi Rav of the beis medrash Beirach Moshe shlit"a. Lifting the cup: Rabbi Yosef Naftali Leifer shlit"a (Beit Shemesh).

For the zemiros the Rebbe honored, Kol Mekadesh: Rabbi Yosef Naftali Leifer shlit"a. Menucha V'Simcha: R' Lipa Friedman (Williamsburg).
The Rebbe shlit"a said Torah on the verse "Vayagar Moav me'od ki rav hu," and explained it in a drush manner on the topic of whether one says "bal yachel devaro" regarding a non-Jew.
Kah Echsof: R' Yaakov Jozsef (Bnei Brak). Birkas Hamazon: HaGaon Rabbi Avrohom Eckstein shlit"a, Gaavad of Buenos Aires (Williamsburg).

Stories and accounts: This week the Rebbe related about his ancestor, the holy HaGaon Rabbi Moshe Dovid Ashkenazi zt"l of Tolcsva, whose yahrzeit falls on Monday, 18 Tammuz. Kah Ribon Olam: Rabbi Nachman Brach shlit"a (Beit Shemesh).

The new chasanim came over to take fruit, and the Shalom Zachor also took place at R' Yoel son of R' Moshe Weider. Az Bayom HaShevii: R' Mordechai Weider (Kiryas Tosh). The tish concluded at around 1:50.

On Shabbos Day

On Shabbos morning the Rebbe entered the beis medrash at around 9:45.
Berachos: Rabbi Yoel son of R' Baruch Stein shlit"a (Williamsburg). Pesukei D'Zimra: R' Akiva Hirsch (Williamsburg).
The Rebbe then approached the amud for Shacharis.

- Removing and returning the Torah: R' Berel Polatsek.
- Pesukei Shema Yisroel: HaGaon R' Yosef Hersh Sofer shlit"a, moreh tzedek.
- Carrying the Sefer Torah to the bimah: Rabbi Yosef Hersh Miller shlit"a (Williamsburg).
- Kohen: HaGaon R' Aharon Israel shlit"a, Rav of the Beirach Moshe kehilla of Monsey.
- Levi: R' Yehoshua Aryeh Gross.
- Shlishi: the chasan Mordechai, son of Rabbi Chaim Eliezer Davidovits shlit"a.
- Revii: the chasan Elimelech, son of R' Aharon Zev Polatsek.
- Chamishi: the chasan Dovid Aryeh, son of R' Asher Yitzchak Weider.
After the aliyah, the Rebbe called the name in honor of the birth of a daughter for R' Avrohom Shlomo Israel.
- Shevii: the chasan Avrohom Tzvi, son of R' Shmuel Landau.
- Acharon: R' Shalom Amram Zwibel, and the Rebbe called the name in honor of the birth of his daughter, mazel tov.
- Maftir: R' Dovid Eckstein.
- Hagbah: R' Wolf son of R' Moshe Landau.
- Gelilah: the bochur Elazar, son of the tzaddik Rabbi Chaim Meir Twersky shlit"a, son of the Skver Rebbe shlit"a.
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For Mussaf the Rebbe approached the amud in honor of the yahrzeit of the Rebbe's mother, the Rebbetzin, the righteous a"h, which falls next Shabbos Kodesh, 23 Tammuz. Opening of Ana'im Zemiros: R' Shalom Yosef Herskovits (Williamsburg). It concluded at around 12:25.

Raava Deraavin

For Mincha and Shalosh Seudos the Rebbe entered at around 9:05.
Mincha: R' Chanani Shmuel Wertzberger.
- Removing and returning the Torah: R' Mordechai Ber Moskovits.
- Kohen: R' Mendel Meir Glick (Williamsburg).
- Levi: R' Yaakov Jozsef.
- Shlishi: HaGaon Rav of Beis Baruch beis medrash shlit"a.
The Rebbe went to Hagbah.
Gelilah: R' Avrohom Gutman (Williamsburg).

For the zemiros at Shalosh Seudos the Rebbe honored, Odeh: R' Noach Gefen. Shir HaMaalos: R' Simcha Jozsef (London).
The Rebbe stood on the verse "Ki meirosh tzurim er'enu umigva'os ashurenu" and explained that teshuva is effective only for Klal Yisroel, since we descend from Yaakov Avinu, who embodied the trait of truth, unlike the nations of the world, who cling to the trait of falsehood, and for whom teshuva is of no use, since a liar cannot be in the presence of Hashem. This was the cause of the destruction of the Beis HaMikdash: because Klal Yisroel were not careful with the trait of truth, Hashem did not accept their teshuva for the sins of the three cardinal sins.
The Rebbe continued with words of mussar, saying that as we now enter the days of Bein HaMetzarim, we must be sure to strengthen ourselves to cling only to the trait of truth and distance ourselves from the trait of falsehood, and in that merit we will be worthy that "these days will be transformed to joy and gladness" with the coming of the true Redeemer, speedily in our days.

Yedid Nefesh: R' Shlomo Moshe Klagsbrun. Kel Mistater: R' Mendel Eckstein. The Rebbe made the bracha over the cup. Lifting the cup: HaGaon Rav of Beis Baruch beis medrash shlit"a.
Afterwards the Rebbe recited Sheva Berachos.
For Maariv the Rebbe approached the amud in honor of the yahrzeit of the Rebbe's mother, the Rebbetzin, the righteous a"h, which falls next Shabbos Kodesh, 23 Tammuz.

After Havdalah the congregation went over to wish a gutte voch, and the Rebbe was accompanied out with song and music in honor of his departure today, Sunday, to the kever in Bethlehem, New Hampshire.
The davening concluded at around 11:30.

After Havdalah the Rebbe comforted the family of R' Aharon Dovid son of R' Yisroel Rubinstein a"h.

In his holy home entered the leadership of the Zera Kodesh neighborhood together with HaGaon R' Yoel Oppenheim shlit"a, dayan of the beis medrash of our holy kehilla, and members of the committee for expanding the city's borders, where they discussed and reviewed the plans to build onto and enlarge the current beis medrash in the neighborhood. The Rebbe inquired about all the details and bestowed of his holy blessing.

At around 1:15 the Rebbe went to affix a mezuzah at the new beis medrash 'Divrei Simcha Cieszanów,' headed by HaGaon Rabbi Shlomo Rubin shlit"a.
The Rebbe affixed a mezuzah on the door of the beis medrash and looked around the beis medrash, after which a lechayim gathering took place in the heichal of the beis medrash.
HaGaon the Rav of the beis medrash shlit"a spoke, and recalled when he moved to Kiryas Joel 28 years ago, how the Rebbe's uncle, may he be well, the Satmar Rebbe shlit"a, stood at his side and helped him so faithfully, and this continues to this very day. The Rebbe drank lechayim and warmly wished HaGaon the Rav of the beis medrash shlit"a and all the mispallelim of the beis medrash well. The Rebbe then delivered a holy blessing and highlighted the beauty of this beis medrash with its many mispallelim and learners, and warmly wished the Rav shlit"a that he continue to inspire the hearts of Yisroel until the coming of the Redeemer. It concluded at around 1:30.

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