The holy journey of the Satmar Rebbe shlit"a to Eretz Yisroel - Shabbos Kodesh in the holy place of Meron

Motzei Shabbos Chayei Sarah - Sunday, Parshas Toldos

At around 9:00 the Rebbe went over to the Beis Medrash Yismach Moshe in the Beirach Moshe neighborhood for the bar mitzvah simcha of a great-grandson, the bochur Yosef Rokeach ny"u, son of HaGaon R' Chaim Yaakov shlit"a, Rav of Beis Medrash Kol Eliyahu, and grandson of the HaGaon, Rav of Beis Medrash Yismach Moshe shlit"a.
Songs of simcha were sung, and the Rebbe drank l'chaim and warmly blessed the bar mitzvah bochur, his father, the HaGaon, Rav of Beis Medrash Kol Eliyahu shlit"a, his grandfather, the HaGaon, Rav of Beis Medrash Yismach Moshe shlit"a, and the entire assembly.
Afterwards the Rebbe shlit"a was escorted out with song, "Ki Malachav."

The Rebbe immediately set out on the way to Newark Airport, from where the Rebbe's flight took off at around 12:00 on the way to Athens, Greece, where the Rebbe will stay for a short stopover until Monday afternoon, when the Rebbe will continue the journey on a private flight to Eretz Yisroel, on the elevated holy journey.

Upon arriving on the plane, the Rebbe occupied himself for an extended time with Torah study on the mitzvos that apply in Eretz Yisroel, such as separating terumos and maasros and the like. Afterwards, the Rebbe was handed the Kovetz Shaashuei Oraisa with the hundreds of answers from the learners of the Yesodei HaTorah chaburos to the question that the Rebbe shlit"a left over at his general shiur at the historic siyum of half of Shas, this past Parshas Lech Lecha. The Rebbe reviewed it for an extended time with great nachas.

At around 4:00 in the morning (New York time) the Rebbe davened Shacharis on the plane. The baal tefillah was HaRav HaTzaddik R' Menachem Mendel Hager shlit"a, son of the Vizhnitz Monsey Rebbe shlit"a, who is in the year of mourning for his mother, the Vizhnitz Monsey Rebbetzin a"h. After davening, R' Mendel shlit"a conveyed greetings from his father, the Vizhnitz Monsey Rebbe shlit"a, who is spending Shabbos in Kiryas Vizhnitz in Monsey, and a pleasant conversation developed about Kiryas Vizhnitz and other topics.

The Rebbe's plane landed at the airport in Athens, Greece, at around 3:55 (8:55 New York time).

Upon disembarking, the Rebbe davened Mincha at the airport. The baal tefillah was HaRav HaTzaddik R' Mendel Hager shlit"a.

Afterwards the Rebbe set out for the hotel in Athens, a drive of about half an hour.

At around 7:30 (12:30 New York time) the Rebbe davened Maariv at the hotel. The baal tefillah was R' Yosef Chaim Weiss (Bnei Brak).

Afterwards the Rebbe shlit"a went out for a walk with a select few mekuravim on the streets around the hotel where the Rebbe is staying. While walking, the Rebbe related a little about historical periods of the Greek kingdom in the history of the Jewish people.

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