Sunday, Parshas Eikev — 'B'tzeil HaKodesh' with the Satmar Rebbe shlit"a

In the morning the Rebbe entered for Shacharis at the beis medrash of Kehal Yereim – Beis Elimelech at around 8:50.

Before davening, the Rebbe put tefillin on the bar mitzvah bochur, the bochur Eliyahu Friedman (Manchester). Baal tefillah: R' Shabsi Bar"d Wertheimer (Montreal). After davening, a lechayim celebration was held with the bar mitzvah bochur in the hall of the beis medrash, and a discussion developed on the halachos of tefillin. The Rebbe drank lechayim and bestowed blessings upon the bar mitzvah bochur and the entire congregation.

The entire congregation came over to bid farewell, and the Rebbe walked home to his holy residence. On the way, a conversation developed about the connection of HaRav HaTzaddik Rabbi Refael Gross of Berbesht zt"l with the holy Kedushas Yom Tov zy"a.

At around 5:20 the Rebbe left his holy residence on the way to Mount Washington Regional Airport, where the Rebbe boarded the private plane. The plane took off at around 6:00 on the way home, after spending the past four weeks resting.

At around 7:05 the Rebbe's plane landed at Stewart Airport, and the Rebbe traveled about half an hour to Kiryas Joel and immediately proceeded to officiate at kiddushin at the chuppah of the mechutanim R' Yaakov Pinchas Friedman and R' Yisroel Yaakov Silberstein at the Gineth Klein halls. He then officiated at the chuppah of the mechutanim Rabbi Dovid Leib Krois shlit"a and R' Yisroel Fisher at the Beis Rachel Paradise halls.

From there the Rebbe traveled home to his holy residence on Tzanz Street. Upon arrival, many talmidei hayeshiva were waiting and welcomed him with song and music, and the entire congregation came over to greet him.

The Rebbe davened Mincha at around 8:30 and Maariv at the time of Rabbeinu Tam, at around 9:15, in his holy residence on Tzanz Street.

At around 10:40 the Rebbe went over to the tenaim hall in his holy residence on Uhel Street, where the Rebbe read the tenaim of the mechutanim R' Yoel Bar"b Falkowitz and R' Baruch Yuda Koller, and of the mechutanim R' Hillel Rosenberg and R' Yaakov Weisel.

Afterwards, at around 11:00, the Rebbe arrived at the Berach Moshe Sighet beis medrash in the Vayoel Moshe neighborhood for the simchas hatenaim of the granddaughter of his brother-in-law, HaGaon HaTzaddik, the Av Beis Din of our kehilla in Montreal shlit"a. The kallah is the daughter of his son HaRav HaGaon R' Yoel Meisels shlit"a, rav of the beis medrash, and the chosson is the son-in-law of the Sulitza Rebbe shlit"a. The mechutan on the other side is HaRav HaGaon R' Aryeh Leibush Horowitz shlit"a, son of the Strizhov Rebbe shlit"a and son-in-law of HaRav HaTzaddik Rabbi Yirmiyahu Teitelbaum shlit"a.
A beautiful conversation took place with the distinguished grandfathers about the kesuba of the grandfather, the Strizhov Rebbe zt"l, and about his wedding, where the holy Divrei Yoel zy"a together with HaGaon HaKadosh the Minchas Elazar zt"l escorted the chosson and kallah.
The Rebbe was honored with reading the tenaim, and then drank lechayim and bestowed his holy blessing upon the chosson, upon his brother-in-law the Montreal Rav shlit"a, upon the mechutanim and grandfathers shlit"a, and upon the entire congregation of the beis medrash. They concluded at around 11:30.

Afterwards the Rebbe went over to the neighboring beis medrash, Beis Menachem Zev of our holy kehilla, where the Rebbe looked at the construction work on the new wing and heard a report from his grandson HaRav HaGaon R' Zalman Teitelbaum shlit"a, rav of the beis medrash, about the plans to double the size of the beis medrash. The Rebbe bestowed his holy blessing upon the members of the beis medrash's board.

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