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

This morning, before davening, a bris took place for the newborn son of R' Shimon Levi, where the Rebbe served as sandek.

The Rebbe davened Shacharis in Yeshiva Gedolah, Branch Eitz Chaim – Shiur Gimmel.
Before davening, the Rebbe put tefillin on the bar mitzvah bochurim:
- the bochur Yisroel Efraim Fishel Katz.
- the bochur Meir Yuda Eisenbach.
- the bochur Hersh Leib Fischer.
- the bochur Bension Mezei.
- the bochur Shimon Shimi Friedman.

After davening, the Rebbe blew the shofar and recited ten chapters of Tehillim as is customary. The Rebbe shlit"a then taught the daily Tehillim shiur, on chapter 27, verse 3. Afterwards a lechayim took place with the bar mitzvah bochurim in the hechal of the beis medrash.
Then all the talmidim of the yeshiva entered the Rebbe's room, where the bochurim went in to give and receive blessings in anticipation of the Days of Mercy and Favor, and on the occasion of their departure to the holy places in Europe this coming Sunday, Parshas Ki Savo. The Rebbe warmly blessed each one individually and distributed shliach mitzvah money.

At around 1:40 the Rebbe arrived at the hechal of the Mesivta, Branch Vayoel Moshe, where the Rebbe delivered the second shiur on the topic of a mitzvah performed through a transgression, as preparation for the Shabbos Shuvah derasha. After the shiur, the bochurim engaged in discussion with the Rebbe on the topic. It concluded at around 2:30.

Afterwards the Rebbe traveled to Williamsburg for the weekly reception hours. Upon arriving in Williamsburg at around 4:30, the Rebbe paid a shiva call to the family of R' Shalom Yuda Klein a"h.

The reception hours ran from 4:45 until 11:45 at night at the Rebbe's home on Hewes St. During the reception hours, HaGaon Rabbi Yehoshua Rosenberger shlit"a, Av Beis Din of Kiryas Rama in Beit Shemesh and member of the Beis Din of the Eidah HaChareidis in the holy city of Yerushalayim, came for a visit.
A pleasant conversation ensued about the Holy Rebbe R' Pinchas of Koritz zy"a, whose yahrzeit fell on the night of 10 Elul. The Rebbe honored him with a lechayim and bestowed his holy blessing, and also extended a blessing of mazel tov on the occasion of the wedding of his granddaughter, which took place last night, Monday night.

HaGaon Rabbi Yekusiel Teitelbaum shlit"a also entered the Rebbe's room together with his son-in-law R' Yechezkel Dovid Singer shlit"a, a rebbe in our yeshiva Ahavas HaTorah in Williamsburg, to receive the holy blessing on the occasion of the wedding of his daughter, and to give and receive blessings in anticipation of the Days of Mercy and Favor, which are coming upon us. A pleasant conversation developed about the holy Eitz Chaim zy"a, and the Rebbe bestowed his holy blessing.

A group of bochurim from the yeshiva ketana branches Mivtzar HaTorah and Ahavas HaTorah also entered the Rebbe's room, having brought in larger sums for the benefit of the Kiryas Joel fund. The Rebbe distributed the sefer Lev Aharon – Avos to the bochurim and bestowed his holy blessing.

The Rebbe davened Mincha at around 7:30 and Maariv at around 10:30 at his home. After Maariv, the Rebbe recited Kiddush Levanah and then continued receiving the public.

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