Shabbos Kodesh, Parshas Vayeilech — Shabbos Shuva, 'B'tzeil HaKodesh' with the Satmar Rebbe shlit"a

Friday night at around 7:25 the Rebbe entered the beis medrash wrapped in his tallis and went to the amud for Mincha. Kabbalas Shabbos: R' Shlomo Hersh Eckstein; at Lecha Dodi the choir sang the new melodies. They finished at around 9:00. The congregation went over to wish a gut Shabbos, and the Rebbe went home to his holy residence.

At around 11:15 the Rebbe entered the tish in the Heichal HaShulchanos, and began, as is his custom, with Shalom Aleichem with great emotion and sweetness.
Eishes Chayil: the Rebbe's grandson the bochur Yechezkel Shraga Teitelbaum, son of HaGaon Rabbi Teitelbaum, rav of Beis Medrash Beis Elazar shlit"a. Hagbahas HaKos: the Rebbe's grandson Rabbi Lipa Teitelbaum shlit"a, son of the Rebbe's son-in-law HaGaon Rabbi Teitelbaum, rav of Beis Medrash Beirach Moshe shlit"a.

The Rebbe shlit"a honored the following with the zemiros.
- Kol Mekadesh: his grandson HaRav R' Chaim Yaakov Rokeach shlit"a, rav of Beis Medrash Kol Eliyahu.
- Menucha V'Simcha: Rabbi Simcha Bunim Rokeach shlit"a, son of HaGaon Rabbi Rokeach, Av Beis Din of Kozlov Monsey shlit"a.

The Rebbe shlit"a delivered a Torah discourse on the verse "Vayeilech Moshe," and explained it in the manner of a derush on the topic of a mitzvah that comes through an aveira.

- Kah Echsof: the Rebbe's grandson Rabbi Lipa Teitelbaum shlit"a.
- Birkas Hamazon: the Rebbe's son-in-law HaGaon Rabbi Teitelbaum, rav of Beis Medrash Beis Chaim Yaakov shlit"a.
Stories and anecdotes: this week the Rebbe shlit"a related about his grandfather HaRav HaKadosh Rabbi Elazar Nissan zy"a, whose yahrzeit falls on Tuesday, the Thirteen Attributes (the 13th of Tishrei).
- Kah Ribon Olam: the Rebbe's grandson Rabbi Anshel Ashkenazi shlit"a (Manchester).
The new chassanim went over to take fruit.
Afterwards a Simchas HaShalom, in honor of a baby boy born to the Rebbe's grandson, the son of the Rebbe's son-in-law HaGaon Rabbi Teitelbaum, rav of Beis Medrash Beis Chaim Yaakov shlit"a, took place. Bundles were brought in and the baalei simcha poured beer, melodies of simcha were sung, and the Rebbe warmly blessed the baal simcha shlit"a, all the grandchildren, and the entire congregation.
- Az B'Yom HaShvi'i: Rabbi Yukel Schlesinger shlit"a (London).
They finished at around 1:20.

On Shabbos Day

On Shabbos morning the Rebbe entered the beis medrash at around 9:45. Brachos and Pesukei D'Zimra: R' Moshe Falkowitz. Shacharis: R' Chaim Shlomo Kraus.

- Hotzaah and Hachnasah: R' Shlomo Rubinstein.
- Pesukei Shema Yisroel: R' Chaim Shlomo Kraus.

Aliyos.
- Kohen: R' Shlomo Katz.
- Levi: R' Yosef Gruber.
- Shlishi: Rabbi Meir Leib Katina shlit"a.
- Revi'i: R' Yoel Kaufman — the Rebbe called him up by name in honor of the birth of his daughter, l'mazel tov.
- Chamishi: the bar mitzvah bochur Chaim Wolf Falkowitz.
- Shishi: the Rebbe shlit"a.
- Shevi'i: the bar mitzvah bochur Yoel Mittelman.
- Acharon: R' Yoel Epstein.
- Maftir: R' Yehoshua Teller.
- Hagbah: Rabbi Yukel Schlesinger shlit"a.
- Gelilah: R' Betzalel Chaim Bash.

Musaf: R' Yehoshua Teller. Opening of Anim Zemiros: R' Chaim Meir Ehrenthal (Antwerp). They finished at around 12:20.

Raava D'Ravin

The Rebbe entered for Mincha at around 7:15.
- Mincha: R' Yaakov Yosef Filaf.
- Hotzaah and Hachnasah: R' Yisroel Yuda Goldberger shlit"a (Monsey).
- Kohen: R' Eliezer Dovid Glick.
- Levi: Rabbi Chaim Yehoshua Levy shlit"a.
- Shlishi: HaRav R' Moshe Teitelbaum shlit"a, dayan of Beis Medrash Beis Shmuel Binyamin.
- Hagbah: the Rebbe shlit"a.
- Gelilah: R' Shmuel Eckstein.

At Shalosh Seudos the Rebbe honored the following with the zemiros.
- Odeh: R' Shlomo Hersh Eckstein.
- Shir HaMaalos: R' Moshe Goldstein.

The Rebbe delivered a Torah discourse on the verse "Shuvah Yisroel ad Hashem Elokecha," and explained that in order for "open for Me an opening like the eye of a needle" to be fulfilled, it is enough that "take with you words" exist: a word of tefillah, a word of remorse and teshuvah to Hashem. He spoke at length with words of inspiration, saying that, standing between Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur, now is the time to daven that we merit complete teshuvah.

- Yedid Nefesh: R' Yitzchak Markowitz.
- Kel Mistateir: R' Moshe Falkowitz.
The Rebbe recited the blessing over the cup.
Maariv of Motzei Shabbos: R' Avrohom Moshe Lebovits. After Havdalah the congregation went over to wish a gutte voch. They finished at around 9:25.

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