Sunday, Parshas Re'eh, 'B'tzeil HaKodesh' with the Satmar Rebbe shlit"a

In the morning before davening, a bris took place for the newborn son of R' Zalman Leib Freund, at which the Rebbe served as sandek.

The Rebbe davened Shacharis in the Yeshiva Gedolah, Kedushas Yoel branch. Before davening, the Rebbe put tefillin on the bar mitzvah bochurim:
- The bochur Avrohom Nosson Nete Sofer.
- The bochur Elyakim Getzel Pesach Landinsky.
- The bochur Dovid Leibush Jakobovits.

After davening, the Rebbe recited the daily Tehillim shiur, on chapter 27, verse 1. Afterward, a lechayim was held with the bar mitzvah bochurim in the Rebbe's private room.

In the afternoon hours, the Rebbe's grandson HaGaon Rabbi Yoel HaKohen Glantz shlit"a, son-in-law of the Gaon Av Beis Din of Vamsb"g shlit"a, entered the Rebbe's room to receive his blessing in honor of his upcoming trip (especially for Kohanim) to the holy sites in Europe, ahead of the wedding of his daughter, l'mazel tov. The Rebbe asked about the details of the trip arranged for Kohanim, gave his guidance on various details, and bid him a warm farewell with his blessing.

At around 7:15 the Rebbe went over to the Beis Medrash HaGadol for the simcha of the hachnasas sefer Torah donated by R' Eliezer Dovid Epstein. The Rebbe took the sefer Torah and danced with it for an extended time. After the dancing, the Rebbe recited "L'Dovid Mizmor" as customary, and then wished the donor well with his blessing.

From there, the Rebbe went over to the Beis Medrash Ohel Feiga for the simcha of the hachnasas sefer Torah donated by R' Nachman Fish.
The Rebbe took the sefer Torah and danced with it for an extended time. The Rebbe then honored the Gaon, the rav of the beis medrash shlit"a, to dance with the sefer Torah, and afterward HaGaon Rabbi Shmuel Binyamin Kraus shlit"a, nasi of Yeshiva Toras Chaim London. After the dancing, the Rebbe recited "L'Dovid Mizmor" as customary, and then wished the donor well with his blessing.

At around 8:15 the Rebbe davened Mincha in his home, on the Ohel Kodesh.
Afterward, reception hours were held in his home until 1:40 at night.

During the reception hours, HaGaon Rabbi Gavriel Neufeld shlit"a, a moreh tzedek in the Edah HaChareidis and one of the heads of the kashrus committee of the Edah HaChareidis, entered the Rebbe's room. A pleasant conversation took place about the full stringencies of the Kiryas Joel slaughterhouse and the differences between here and Eretz Yisroel in matters of shechita. He gave the Rebbe his sefer Responsa Marbeh Chaim, and the Rebbe wished him well with his blessing.

Also entering the Rebbe's room was the administration of the holy institution Rav Tov, to invite the Rebbe to the annual event taking place this Thursday in the home of R' Avrohom Wieder, where they discussed the institution's latest activities on behalf of our Jewish brethren in Ukraine, and the Rebbe wished them well with his blessing.

Also entering the Rebbe's room was the administration of the "Avoseinu" project to save cemeteries in Europe, where they presented a report of their many beneficial activities and asked for the Rebbe's guidance on various matters, and the Rebbe wished them well with his blessing.

At around 10:45 the Satmar Rebbe shlit"a went down to the tenaim hall in his home, where the Rebbe read the tenaim of the mechutanim:
- R' Yosef Felberbaum and R' Meir Shaul Yechezkel Hecht.
- R' Elazar, son of HaGaon R' Mordechai Betzalel Klein shlit"a, and R' Yehoshua Yehuda Friedman shlit"a (Vamsb"g).

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


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