Night of the Second Day of Rosh Hashana 'B'tzeil HaKodesh' with the Satmar Rebbe shlit"a

At the time of Rabbeinu Tam, the Rebbe entered the beis medrash for Maariv. The baal tefillah was HaRav HaChassid R' Dovid, son of R' Moshe Eckstein. They finished at around 8:40. The Rebbe went up to the Aron Kodesh and wished the entire congregation "a gut Yom Tov, a good, blessed year," and then went home to his holy residence.

At around 11:25 the Rebbe entered the pure table in the Heichal HaShulchanos.
Hagbahas HaKos (lifting of the cup): HaRav Eliyahu Gross shlit"a of Berbesht.
The Rebbe put on a new kaftan for Shehecheyanu, and on the table were fruits for Shehecheyanu. The Rebbe made a blessing on a taytel (date) and tasted from the Shehecheyanu fruits, and then distributed shirayim from the pomegranates to the entire assembly.

At the lechayim after the fish, the Rebbe wished everyone "a good and blessed year."
During the zemiros, the Rebbe honored HaRav Moshe Eliyahu Gross shlit"a (of Williamsburg).

The Rebbe said Torah on the verse "Ashrei HaAm Yodei Teruah" and explained that through the tekios while standing and while sitting, which are 3 times 30 together with the miluy (the spelled-out letters), the gematria equals "ayin-dalet" (74), to nullify the accusers. But this is only when one follows the traditional path in the study of the Aleph-Beis, as the Yetev Lev elaborates, in which manner one can calculate the gematria this way.

Birkas Hamazon: HaRav Eliyahu Gross shlit"a. They finished at around 12:30.

U'Nesaneh Tokef – The Holiness of the Day

On the second day of Yom Tov in the morning, the Rebbe entered at around 8:20.

As he did the first time, the Rebbe conducted the holy service. The Rebbe recited the Brachos aloud, and the baal tefillah began singing Adon Olam. Pesukei D'Zimra: HaRav HaGaon R' Dovid Perl shlit"a. Shacharis: HaRav HaChassid R' Berish Apfel.

The following were honored with the pesichos (opening the Aron) during Shacharis:
- HaRav HaChassid R' Uziel Lefkowitz.
- HaRav HaChassid R' Yitzchak Eizik Stein.
- HaRav HaChassid R' Shlomo Hersh Feldman.
- HaRav HaChassid R' Baruch Yitzchak Weiss.
- HaRav HaChassid R' Moshe Yosef Wertheimer.
- HaRav HaChassid R' Zalman Leib Kappel.

After a short break, the Rebbe entered wearing the kittel, a silver kapel, and the white-striped bekitshe.

- Hotza'ah and Hachnasah (taking out and returning the Torah) were honored to HaRav Moshe Eliyahu Gross shlit"a and HaRav Yosef Moshe Forgacs shlit"a.
- The verses of Shema Yisroel: HaRav Eliyahu Gross shlit"a.
- Carrying the Sefer Torah to the bimah: HaRav HaChassid R' Wolf Farkash and HaRav HaChassid R' Chaim Yechezkel Herskowitz.

The Satmar Rebbe shlit"a was the baal koreh and read with great arousal, with weeping and outpouring of the soul. Aliyos:
- Kohen: HaRav HaTzaddik R' Yitzchak Tzvi Weiss shlit"a.
- Levi: HaRav HaChassid R' Chaim Hersh Apfel.
- Shlishi: the Gaon HaGadol, the Av Beis Din (Dayan U'Moreh Tzedek) shlit"a.
- Revii: HaRav HaChassid R' Aharon Hersh Mittelman (b"p).
- Chamishi: the Rebbe shlit"a.
- Hagbah of the first sefer: HaRav HaGaon R' Lipa Berkowitz shlit"a, moreh tzedek.
- Gelilah: HaRav Shmuel Mendel Bab"d shlit"a (b"p).
- Maftir: HaRav HaChassid R' Meir Wertheimer.
- Hagbah of the second sefer: HaRav Baruch Shlomo Weinberger shlit"a.
- Gelilah: HaRav Shmuel Eliezer Teitelbaum shlit"a (b"p).
They finished at 12:30.

There was a break. The Rebbe went to the mikvah and then into his private room.

At around 1:20 the Rebbe shlit"a entered the beis medrash wrapped in the tallis, kapel and kittel of the Divrei Yoel zy"a. The Rebbe went up to the Aron Kodesh, davened a silent prayer, and began the festive derasha on the verse "Ashrei HaAm Yodei Teruah." He explained that through mitzvos and good deeds, the third Beis HaMikdash is built, but through sins it is, Heaven forbid, torn down, and even what earlier tzaddikim built is torn down. Therefore on Rosh Hashana one must make a cheshbon hanefesh, to see whether one is, Heaven forbid, not among those who have turned away, and to fix what needs fixing. He elaborated with words of arousal toward teshuva and rectifying one's deeds, and concluded with many blessings. He brought out a hint in the verse "Mi Yiten MiTziyon Yeshuas Yisroel": the word "Yeshuas" has the gematria of 5786 (Tashpa"v). He blessed that we should soon merit to see the salvation of Yisroel in their joys.
After the derasha the Rebbe said Kaddish D'Rabbanan. They finished at around 1:50.

Then the Rebbe went up to the bimah. The sifrei Torah were held by HaRav HaChassid R' Yoel Vogel (Antwerp) and R' Aharon Spitzer. The Rebbe recited Min HaMeitzar, and before the blessing put on a new silk tallis. He made the blessings with holy fire and blew the tekiah while sitting. The baal makri was the Gaon HaGadol, the Av Beis Din (Dayan U'Moreh Tzedek) shlit"a.

The Rebbe shlit"a approached the Mussaf prayer and said Hineni He'ani MiMaas. Kaddish was at 2:20. The baal tokea for the tekios while standing was HaGaon HaTzaddik R' Shlomo Zevel shlit"a, dayan and moreh tzedek of Beis Medrash Beis Dov.

Shlichei Amcha Beis Yisroel HaOmdim L'Vakeish Tefillah V'Tachanunim, V'Lehischanen Al Amcha Yisroel. As he did the first time, the prayers were one piece of holy emotion, with weeping from time to time and with a voice hewing flames of fire, which stirred the entire hall of the beis medrash.

The following were honored with the pesichos during Mussaf:
- HaRav HaChassid R' Avrohom Shalom Landau.
- HaRav HaChassid R' Yitzchak Markowitz.
- HaRav HaChassid R' Berel Palachek.
- HaRav HaChassid R' Hirtzka Greenfeld.
- HaRav HaChassid R' Meir Zev Friedman.

HaRav HaChassid R' Avrohom Yehoshua Glantz and HaRav HaChassid R' Yoel, son of R' Moshe Mittelman were honored with lifting the Rebbe at Korim (the bowing).

Kavveh was recited by HaRav HaChassid R' Yitzchak Ehrenfeld. The opening of Ane'im Zemiros: HaRav HaChassid R' Eliezer Roth. They finished at around 5:25 and immediately davened Mincha. Before the amud, HaRav HaChassid R' Yosef Moshe Glantz davened. For Shemoneh Esrei the Rebbe davened with the tallis over his head. They finished at around 5:50.

At around 7:50 the Rebbe shlit"a entered the pure table for Neilas Yemei Rosh Hashana in the Beis Medrash HaGadol.

Kugel and sweet carrots were brought in, and the melodies of the Yamim Noraim were sung.

With Atah Nigleisa, the Rebbe honored his grandson HaRav Anshil Ashkenazi shlit"a (Manchester), son-in-law of the Gaon HaTzaddik, rav of Beis Medrash Avnei Tzedek shlit"a.

The Rebbe said Torah on the verse "Tiku BaChodesh Shofar" and explained that by virtue of the Jews fulfilling the mitzvos d'Rabbanan, Hashem, who is obligated by the obligations of a husband to his wife, bestows salvations upon Jewish children. He added a hint to the explanation of the Rebbe of Lublin zy"a on "V'asisa Mishbetzos Zahav," that Jews should have boxes with gold; the word "V'asisa" has the gematria of 5786 (Tashpa"v), meaning that boxes of gold should descend, and sustenance should flow in great abundance. He concluded with many blessings.

They continued with the melodies of the Yamim Noraim, and HaRav Hershel Kohn shlit"a sang a traditional melody of the holy R' Yisroel of Pikov zy"a, son of the holy Kedushas Levi zy"a. And the Rebbe made a blessing on the cup.

Maariv for Motzei Yom Tov: HaRav HaChassid R' Chaim Yaakov Gutman. The Rebbe made Havdalah, and after Havdalah wished the entire congregation "a gutte voch, a gut yohr," and thanked the choir who sang the new melodies during the davening. They finished at around 9:00.

May it be the will of Hashem that our prayers be accepted with mercy and favor, a good and blessed year for us and for all Yisroel

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