Shabbos Parshas Devarim – Chazon: 'B'tzeil HaKodesh' with the Satmar Rebbe shlit"a. Resort town of Bethlehem, New Hampshire

This Shabbos, a group of outstanding talmidim of the Yeshiva's Beirach Moshe branch chose to spend Shabbos "B'tzeil HaKodesh."

On Erev Shabbos afternoon, after the mikvah, the following bochurim presented answers to the question that the Rebbe had left over in the yeshiva, namely:
- The grandson of the Rebbe, the bochur Chaim Hersh Rokeach, son of the HaGaon Rabbi, Rav of the Beis Medrash Beis Chaim Yaakov shlit"a.
- The bochur Meir Pinchas Chaim, son of R' Moshe Yosef Ashkenazi shlit"a.
- The bochur Moshe, son of R' Yitzchak Kaufman shlit"a.
- The bochur Shmuel Mordechai, son of R' Chaim Elimelech Yakov shlit"a.
- The bochur Asher Lemel, son of Yoel HaKohen Moskowitz.

On Erev Shabbos at night, at around 8:50, the Rebbe entered for Mincha and approached the amud. Kabbalas Shabbos: R' Shmuel Krois shlit"a, a rebbi in the yeshiva. Davening ended at around 10:20. After davening, the congregation went over to wish a gut Shabbos and take "shalom," and the Rebbe went into his private room.

At around 10:40 the Rebbe entered the holy tish in the beis medrash of Kehal Yereim together with the talmidim of the yeshiva and the many guests from among our chassidim. With Eishes Chayil, the Rebbe honored his grandson, the bochur Yitzchak Eizik Teitelbaum, son of the HaGaon Rabbi, Rav of the Beis Medrash Beis Baruch shlit"a.
Raising the cup (Kiddush): HaGaon R' Hillel Rabinowitz shlit"a, director of the yeshiva.

With the zemiros, the Rebbe honored:
- Kol Mekadesh: HaGaon R' Yitzchak Eizik Glick shlit"a, a moreh tzedek in our holy kehilla in Kiryas Joel and a rebbi in the yeshiva.
- Menucha V'Simcha: R' Chaim Elimelech Yakov shlit"a, a rebbi in the yeshiva.

Our Rebbe shlit"a said Torah on the verse "After he had smitten Sichon king of the Amorites," and explained it in the manner of a drush in the sugya of "darshinan taama d'kra."

- Kah Echsof: R' Chaim Eliezer Davidowitz shlit"a (Kiryas Joel).
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Birchas Hamazon: HaGaon R' Hillel Rabinowitz shlit"a. Afterwards the Rebbe related stories and incidents about the holy Chozeh of Lublin zy"a, whose yahrzeit falls on Sunday, Tisha B'Av.
- Kah Ribon Olam: R' Yosef Dov Rosenfeld (Kiryas Joel).
The newly married young men went over to take fruit.
- Az B'yom HaShvi'i: R' Avigdor Herskowitz shlit"a, a rebbi in the yeshiva.

The tish ended at around 1:40.

On the Day of Shabbos

The Rebbe entered for davening at around 9:50.
Brachos and Pesukei D'Zimra: HaGaon R' Yitzchak Eizik Glick shlit"a; for Shacharis the Rebbe approached the amud.
Before the Torah reading, an appeal for the beis medrash was made by R' Fishel Farkash.

- Hotza'ah and Hachnasah: Rabbi Yitzchak Eizik Horowitz shlit"a (Kiryas Joel).
- Pesukei Shema Yisroel: R' Chaim Eliezer Davidowitz shlit"a.
- Baal Koreh: the Rebbe's grandson, the bochur Yitzchak Eizik Teitelbaum.
- Kohen: HaGaon R' Yitzchak Eizik Glick shlit"a.
- Levi: R' Yonah Tzvi Hoffman (Kiryas Joel).
- Shlishi: the bochur David, son of Chaim Moshe Landau (Kiryas Joel).
- Revi'i: R' Yoel Halpert (Kiryas Joel).
- Chamishi: the bochur Moshe Avigdor, son of Yosef Dov Rosenfeld.
The Rebbe's aliyah was purchased by R' Meir Spitzer (Kiryas Joel); the Rebbe thanked him and instructed that a Mi Sheberach be made.
- Shevi'i: the bochur Yechezkel Akiva, son of Avrohom Yehoshua Retek (Williamsburg).
- Hosafos: R' Shalom Eliyahu Markowitz (Kiryas Joel).
- R' Chaim Moshe Landau.
- R' Chaim Elimelech Yakov shlit"a.
- R' Avigdor Herskowitz shlit"a.
- R' Chaim Yaakov Lebowitz (Kiryas Joel).
- R' Yosef Dov Rosenfeld.
- R' Tuvia Lipa Gross (Williamsburg).
- R' Yoel Friedman (Monsey).
- Rabbi Shmuel Menachem Horowitz shlit"a.
- R' Mordechai Leib Markowitz (Kiryas Joel).
- R' Yosef Chaviv Masri (Kiryas Joel).
- The bochur Yisroel Wolf, son of Eliyahu Yitzchak Rosenberg (Kiryas Joel).
- Acharon: R' Shlomo Elazar Spielman (Kiryas Joel).
- Maftir: HaGaon R' Hillel Rabinowitz shlit"a.
- Hagbah: R' Eliezer Liberman (Kiryas Joel).
- Gelilah: R' Yitzchak Berkowitz (Kiryas Joel).

For Mussaf, HaGaon R' Hillel Rabinowitz shlit"a approached the amud. Opening of Ane'im Zemiros: R' Hillel Fogel (Kiryas Joel). Davening ended at around 12:55.

At the Seudas Atika Kadisha, the Rebbe came over to the beis medrash for zemiros and divrei Torah at around 2:35; the niggunim of galus and geulah were sung.
The Rebbe tasted from the kugel and wished "lechayim."

- Baruch Hashem Yom Yom: R' Amram Acker (Kiryas Joel).
- Baruch Kel Elyon: R' Shalom Eliyahu Markowitz.
The Rebbe said Torah on the topic of the churban of the Beis Hamikdash.
Birchas Hamazon: Rabbi Yitzchak Eizik Kahana shlit"a. It ended at around 3:20.

A few minutes later the Rebbe entered for Tefillas Mincha.
Baal tefillah: R' Yoel Friedman (Monsey).
- Hotza'ah and Hachnasah: R' Meir Steinmetz (Kiryas Joel).
- Kohen: R' Chaim Shaul Kahn.
- Levi: R' Zida Moshe Eliezer Gruber (Kiryas Joel).
- Shlishi: R' Yitzchak Ehrenfeld.

The Rebbe went to Hagbah; it was purchased by R' Tuvia Lipa Gross, and the Rebbe thanked him. Gelilah: the child, son of Tuvia Lipa Gross.
It ended at around 3:45, and the Rebbe went home to his holy residence.

Raava D'Raavin

The Rebbe entered for the zemiros of Shalosh Seudos at around 7:50. The Rebbe tasted challah and drank lechayim.
- Odeh: R' Yonah Tzvi Hoffman.
- Shir HaMaalos: R' Yoel Berkowitz shlit"a, son of the HaGaon HaGadol, a dayan and moreh tzedek of Kiryas Joel shlit"a.
The Rebbe focused on the verse in the haftarah, "The vision of Yeshayahu son of Amotz, which he saw," and added that since the third Beis Hamikdash is being built through the mitzvos and good deeds of Klal Yisroel, the holy Alshich asks: if so, why is the Beis Hamikdash not yet finished? Yidden do so many mitzvos! The holy Alshich says that it is true that many mitzvos are indeed done, but others come and, Heaven forbid, commit aveiros and destroy and break down the Beis Hamikdash. The Rebbe elaborated in words of mussar that each person must make a cheshbon hanefesh whether he is among the builders or, Heaven forbid, among the destroyers. "Any generation in which it is not rebuilt, it is as if it was destroyed in its days," since the Beis Hamikdash is indeed being built every day, but it is also being destroyed.
The Rebbe quoted from the holy Chasam Sofer zy"a, "When you merit, you count toward its building, and if you do not merit, you count toward its destruction." The Chasam Sofer used to calculate how many years it has been since the churban of the Beis Hamikdash. The Rebbe said that we now stand 1,957 years from the churban and still we have not been redeemed. It does not mean only that 1,957 years have passed since the churban; rather, it means that there have been 1,957 churbanos, Heaven forbid, since it is destroyed anew each year. For this we mourn. The Rebbe concluded and wished that the fifth day (Thursday) be transformed for us into joy and gladness with the coming of the righteous Redeemer, speedily in our days.

- Yedid Nefesh: Rabbi Yitzchak Eizik Horowitz shlit"a.
- Kel Mistatter: R' Tuvia Lipa Gross.
The Rebbe recited Borei Pri Hagafen over the cup. It ended at around 9:15, and the Rebbe went home to his holy residence.

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