The Night of Shemini Atzeres, Zman Simchaseinu 'B'tzeil HaKodesh' with the Satmar Rebbe shlit"a

At around 8:35 the Rebbe shlit"a entered the beis medrash, wrapped in a borrowed tallis. Maariv: HaGaon HaTzaddik R' Moshe Friedman shlit"a, dayan of our kehilla in Williamsburg.

At 9:00 the Rebbe shlit"a began Atah Horeisa with fiery holy fervor, which was followed by a heavenly outcry from tens of thousands of Jews, elders together with youths. Opening of the Aron: HaRav HaChassid R' Zalman Leib Kappel.

The sifrei Torah were brought in, the Rebbe went up to the bima and recited the Leshem Yichud, and the singers began to sing Lamenatzeach.

"The name of Hashem is a tower of strength; the righteous runs into it and is lifted high"
At about 9:15 the Rebbe shlit"a began his holy service with the dancing of the elevated Hakafos, "Your servant runs like a ram, he bows before the path," with the fervor of holy fire and with the joy of a mitzvah, at the head of a holy, stirred congregation, over ten thousand talmidim and chassidim, hour after hour in the joy of the Torah. Fortunate is the eye that saw our tents in the joy of our kehilla.

At 10:15 the Hakdama was concluded and the first Hakafa began.
At the fourth Hakafa, all the guests from our holy land were honored with a sefer Torah.

At the seventh Hakafa, after dancing around the beis medrash with strength and vigor, the Rebbe shlit"a went up to the bima as is his holy custom and continued the holy dancing with even greater intensity and vigor.
After the Hakafos, after Aleinu, the Rebbe wished the entire congregation, in all sections of the beis medrash, a good Yom Tov with a radiant face. It concluded at 11:55.

At around 1:55 the Rebbe shlit"a entered the tish in the Heichal HaShulchanos.
During the tish, Simchas Torah melodies were sung with great joy.
For the zemiros, the Rebbe honored HaGaon HaTzaddik R' Yaakov Mertz shlit"a, Rav of Beis Medrash Tiferes Yechezkel in Kiryas Joel.

The Rebbe shlit"a said Torah on the verse "And you shall be only joyful" and explained that throughout the year one must prepare so that when one dances with the Torah, the yetzer hara should not dance along with him, but rather that one should do everything for the sake of Heaven.

Birkas Hamazon: the Rebbe's grandson Rabbi Dovid Teitelbaum shlit"a, son of the HaGaon HaTzaddik, Av Beis Din of Sighet shlit"a. It concluded at 2:45.

Day of Shemini Atzeres

On Shemini Atzeres morning at around 11:20 the Rebbe shlit"a entered the beis medrash.

Before davening, a bris of a newborn son took place for R' Shmuel Weiss, at which the Rebbe was sandek and mohel.

- Brachos: HaGaon R' Shalom Teitelbaum shlit"a, dayan of the beis medrash and Kiryas Yoel Moshe in Monroe.
- Pesukei D'Zimra: HaGaon R' Yoel Teitelbaum shlit"a, son of the HaGaon HaTzaddik, Rav of our kehilla in Boro Park 15 shlit"a.
The Rebbe approached Shacharis, and sent to the Chazaras HaShatz his brother, the HaGaon HaTzaddik, Av Beis Din of Monroe shlit"a. Afterwards the Rebbe approached the recital of Hallel.

- Hotzaah and Hachnasah: HaGaon R' Yoel Friedman shlit"a, moreh tzedek in our holy kehilla in Monsey, and HaGaon R' Mendel Wertzberger shlit"a, dayan of our holy kehilla in Montreal.
- The verses of Shema Yisroel: HaGaon HaTzaddik R' Yoel Halberstam shlit"a, Rav of Beis Medrash Beis Shmuel in the Divrei Chaim neighborhood.
- Carrying the sefer Torah to the bima: HaRav HaChassid R' Yisroel Yaakov Pollack, Monroe, and HaRav HaChassid R' Moshe Tabak, Monsey.

Aliyos.
- Kohen: HaRav HaChassid R' Yuda Rubin - Monroe.
- Levi: the HaGaon HaTzaddik, Av Beis Din of Monsey shlit"a.
- Shlishi: the HaGaon HaTzaddik, Rav of our kehilla in Boro Park 15 shlit"a.
- Revi'i: HaRav HaChassid R' Yoel Schwartz, Monroe.
- Chamishi: the Rebbe shlit"a.

After his aliya, the Rebbe called a name in honor of the birth of a daughter to R' Shalom Weiss.

- Hagbah on the first sefer: Rabbi Chaim Hersh, son of HaGaon R' Sinai Teitelbaum shlit"a.
- Gelilah: Rabbi Mordechai Yuda, son of HaGaon R' Yoel Chanoch Horowitz shlit"a.
- Maftir: HaRav HaChassid R' Akiva Hersh Klein, who then pledged to continue as patron of the Chaburas Yesodei HaTorah in Kiryas Joel on the second half of Shas for the coming twelve years.
- Hagbah on the second sefer: HaRav HaChassid R' Yekusiel Aharon Dovid Weiss, Monroe.
- Gelilah: HaRav HaChassid R' Yitzchak Klein, Monroe.

Yizkor was recited. Due to the great crowding of the many thousands of men upon entering after Yizkor, special barriers were set up in all wings and on the south and north sides of the beis medrash to prevent life-threatening dangers when so many thousands of Jews go out and come in at once.

After a few minutes the Rebbe returned wearing the kittel, and the Rebbe approached the amud and recited the Prayer for Rain, Ledavid Mizmor and Kaddish. The shamash, HaRav HaChassid R' Yoel Kaufman, called out "Mashiv HaRuach Umorid HaGeshem."
The Rebbe shlit"a blessed for rain with great arousal.

Opening for Geshem: HaRav HaChassid R' Mordechai Landau; for Kavei: HaRav HaChassid R' Yitzchak Ehrenfeld; opening for Na'im Zemiros: R' Shmuel Benedict (Manchester). It concluded at around 3:20.

After a few minutes the Rebbe shlit"a entered the great sukkah for Kiddush as is customary. The Rebbe made Kiddush and tasted from the mezonos, nanet, kindel and fish.

The Rebbe shlit"a said Torah on the text of the Prayer for Rain, "to give life, we mention the might of the rain," and explained that the prayers of the earlier tzaddikim have accomplished for good until this very day, that Jewish children benefit from them with all kinds of salvations.
It concluded at around 3:45.

The Rebbe conducted the afternoon meal together with his family members in the sukkah at his holy home, with an open door. For the zemiros, the Rebbe honored HaGaon R' Sinai Teitelbaum shlit"a, son of the HaGaon HaTzaddik, Rav of our kehilla in Boro Park 15 shlit"a.
The Rebbe said Torah on the text "to give life, we mention the might of the rain," and explained that Hakadosh Baruch Hu gives life to the nations of the world, and this is the source of the flow of parnassah for all of Klal Yisroel.
For Bentching, the Rebbe honored his brother, the HaGaon HaTzaddik, Rav of our kehilla in Boro Park 15 shlit"a.

In the afternoon at around 6:15 the Rebbe shlit"a entered the great beis medrash for Mincha. Baal tefilla: HaRav HaChassid R' Chanoch Kraus.

After Mincha the Rebbe shlit"a entered the great sukkah to bid farewell to the sukkah.
Yom Tov melodies were sung. The Rebbe drank lechayim and blessed the chevra kadisha as is customary and the entire congregation of thousands of men, and made a blessing on an apple.

The singing continued with melodies of arousal and Hagleh Na.
The Rebbe shlit"a said Torah on the phrase "Hagleh Na." He first said a few words with emotion, recalling in his holy presence the Rebbe, the Divrei Yoel zt"l, whoever once heard at the Hoshana Rabbah drasha those holy words, "Hashem will reveal Himself to us...!" To that person the words Hagleh Na have an entirely different meaning, and the same for whoever heard him say "Umipnei Chata'einu."

"It still lies in our bones to this day...!"
The Rebbe continued the Torah and explained that the four species correspond to the limbs of a person, one brings them into the sukkah, it brings the flow of parnassah and perfect health, and it becomes a glorification of Heaven, and he concluded with abundant blessings.

After the Torah, the singing continued and Hagleh Na was sung again with great arousal.
The Rebbe shlit"a threw apples for a longer time, as was the custom of the Beirach Moshe zt"l and above in holiness, the Divrei Chaim zy"a, and afterwards he recited with emotion the prayer upon leaving the sukkah and the Yehi Ratzon. The Rebbe stood up and declared "Leshanah Haba'ah B'Yerushalayim" with holy fire, and broke out into a fiery dance with the joy of a mitzvah to bid farewell to Yom Tov Sukkos.

The Rebbe left the sukkah with holy dancing and entered the beis medrash and danced around the beis medrash several times, leaning on his brother, the HaGaon HaTzaddik, Rav of our kehilla in Boro Park 15 shlit"a, and the HaGaon HaTzaddik, Av Beis Din of Monsey shlit"a. It concluded at around 7:55, and the Rebbe went home to his holy residence.

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