Motzei Shabbos, Leil Ushpizin of Yosef HaTzaddik — 'B'tzeil HaKodesh' with the Satmar Rebbe shlit"a

The Rebbe entered the seudah in the large sukkah at around 12:00.

The Rebbe recited the Seder HaUshpizin and washed for the seudah. Before the fish, the Melaveh Malkah zemiros were sung. The foods were served as on Yom Tov, the ushpizin sponsors placed wine, and after the meat course the ushpizin sponsors served kugels, and the Rebbe distributed shirayim.

During the Shir HaMaalos, the Rebbe honored:
- HaGaon Rabbi Yosef Leib Kahn shlit"a.
- R' Moshe Gross shlit"a of Kerestir, Monsey.
- HaGaon Rabbi Meshulam Nosson Spiegel shlit"a - Rav of the Ostrov Kalashin beis medrash, Monsey.
- HaGaon Rabbi Yosef Shmuel Berkowitz shlit"a - Dayan and Moreh Tzedek of the Beis Chaim Dovid beis medrash in the Pri Megadim neighborhood.
- HaGaon Rabbi Yechezkel Lax shlit"a - Moreh Tzedek.
- HaGaon Rabbi Yitzchak Shalom Friedman shlit"a - Moreh Tzedek.

The Rebbe then delivered a Torah thought on the verse 'Veyosef hu hashalit,' explaining that Yosef HaTzaddik brought into every Jew the strength to overcome his own challenges, in whatever situation he finds himself, and that everyone must keep this before his eyes to this very day. The same applies to the mitzvah of sukkah, which bestows kedusha: one should not think that this is only for those on a higher level, rather it is meant for each individual personally, and each person draws forth kedusha according to his own level and it bestows all good.
- Birkas Hamazon: the Chaver Beis Din, HaGaon HaTzaddik, Rav of the Avnei Tzedek beis medrash shlit"a.
After bentching, the singing and zemiros continued as the Rebbe stood up to dance in honor of the Simchas Beis HaShoeva. It concluded at around 2:00.

Sunday, 4th day of Chol Hamoed Sukkos

Before davening, the Rebbe put tefillin on in his holy home for the bar mitzvah bochurim:
- The bochur Dovid Wolf Eckstein.
- The bochur Yosef Mordechai Oberlander.

The Rebbe entered the beis medrash for Shacharis at around 10:20. The Rebbe lit candles and recited Kaddish in honor of the yahrzeit of the Bobbe, the Rebbetzin Rochel a"h, wife of the Chaver of Maran HaGaon HaKadosh, the Baal Yetev Lev zy"a.
- Baal tefillah: R' Yosef Moshe Ungar, Monsey.
The Rebbe recited Vechrus verse by verse, proceeded to Hallel, and performed the holy service of the na'anuim with great fervor, and then recited the Hoshanos with great arousal.
- Pesicha: R' Moshe Yosef Ashkenazi shlit"a, Monsey.
- Kohen: R' Akiva Yosef Kahana shlit"a, son-in-law of the Spinka Beis Yitzchak Rebbe shlit"a.
- Levi: HaGaon HaTzaddik Rabbi Simcha Shalom Steinberger shlit"a - Rav of the Divrei Chaim beis medrash.
- Shlishi: R' Aryeh Mordechai Rabinowitz shlit"a, son-in-law of the Spinka Beis Yitzchak Rebbe shlit"a.
- Revi'i: the Rebbe shlit"a.
- Hagbah: R' Hershel Ashkenazi shlit"a, son-in-law of the Spinka Beis Yitzchak Rebbe shlit"a.
- Gelilah: R' Yudel Engel, Boro Park.
- Mussaf: R' Yaakov Akiva Weinstock.
It concluded at around 12:40.

After davening, a bris took place for the newborn son of R' Shlomo Menashe, son of R' Meir Falkowitz, where the Rebbe served as sandek and mohel.

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