The Holy Journey of the Satmar Rebbe shlit"a to Eretz Yisroel - Shabbos Kodesh at the Holy Resting Place in Meron

Wednesday, Parshas Toldos - Har HaTzofim, Beit Shemesh, Yerushalayim

In the morning, after the mikvah at 8:50, the Rebbe shlit"a left the guesthouse on the way to Har HaTzofim, opposite the site of the Beis HaMikdash, where the Rebbe arrived at 9:05.
The Rebbe shlit"a ascended a special platform, around which stood many hundreds of our chassidim from across Eretz Yisroel, and fresh guests from abroad could also be seen. Several melodies of exile and redemption and faith in the coming of Moshiach were sung, as the Rebbe lingered in tears, longing for the redemption.
Afterwards, chapters of Tehillim were recited, and the Rebbe tore kriah and recited the blessing of Dayan HaEmes, and broke out in stormy weeping, in crying and lamentation, which shook the hundreds of participants.
After several long minutes, as the recitation was concluding, the Rebbe repeated the verse, "Rejoice with her in joy, all you who mourn over her," saying that if we already rejoice now over the future redemption, we will merit to rejoice at the complete redemption. The Rebbe began to sing the melody "Yibaneh HaMikdash," and with great joy broke into a fiery dance on the spot, with emotions of longing.

After the gathering, at around 9:45, the Rebbe shlit"a left Har HaTzofim for Beit Shemesh, where the Rebbe arrived at 10:25.

The Rebbe shlit"a entered our beis medrash in the Ramat Avraham neighborhood of Beit Shemesh for Shacharis together with the students of our mosdos, and first looked in on the children's studies with great nachas, going around among the tables and testing the children.

Afterwards the Rebbe put on tallis and tefillin in the beis medrash. Before davening, the Rebbe put tefillin on the bar mitzvah bochur, the bochur Shmuel Hirsch (Beit Shemesh).
The baal tefillah was R' Shimon Yazhef (Beit Shemesh).

After davening, a lechayim gathering took place together with the talmud torah students. The children sang several melodies and rhymes in honor of the occasion, and presented the history of the mosdos, which were established by the Rebbe shlit"a. The menahel, HaRav R' Avrohom Meir Dirnfeld shlit"a, spoke, welcoming the Rebbe shlit"a on behalf of the students of the mosdos, and then presented the Rebbe with a kvitel summarizing the consecutive hours with which the children had prepared for the exalted visit.
The Rebbe drank a lechayim and warmly wished the menahalim and melamdim, and the administration of the talmud torah in Beit Shemesh and abroad, well. He delivered words of holy guidance to the children, and strengthened the administration of the mosdos from Beit Shemesh and abroad who were present in the beis medrash. He blessed the mosdos with "this small one shall be great," and concluded with his holy blessing to the melamdim and children.
Afterwards the Rebbe distributed blessed coins to all the children. It ended at around 12:45.

From there the Rebbe went to the beautiful beis medrash of Kehal Chassidim in the Ramat Avraham neighborhood, headed by HaGaon R' Asher Ullman shlit"a, where a pouring of the foundation pits for the new mikvah being built next to the beis medrash took place. The Rebbe poured into the pits and honored the rav of the beis medrash to pour as well. Then he entered the beis medrash hall, where a lechayim and welcome gathering took place. Several melodies were sung, and the Rebbe drank a lechayim and bestowed from his holy blessing.

From there the Rebbe went to the home of the esteemed philanthropist R' Aviezer Shapira, one of the great supporters of our kollel in Beit Shemesh. R' Aviezer spoke and welcomed the Rebbe, and the Rebbe drank a lechayim and bestowed from his holy blessing.

At around 1:45 the Rebbe arrived for a visit to the building of our mosdos. The Rebbe went into all the classes on all the floors and tested the children in their studies with great nachas for an extended time.

Afterwards the Rebbe went to the guesthouse at the home of HaRav R' Tzvi Akiva Breitstein, of the Eretz Yisroel and mosdos.

At around 3:30 the Rebbe began receiving our chassidim, residents of Beit Shemesh. A long line formed, and the Rebbe received them for close to 3 hours straight, to be remembered with regard to yeshuos and mercy.

During the reception, the writing of letters in a Sefer Torah being written by the Rosenbaum family, of the Gur chassidim of Beit Shemesh, took place. The Rebbe wrote in the letters, drank a lechayim and bestowed from his holy blessing.

At around 5:30 the Rebbe davened Mincha at the guesthouse. The baal tefillah was R' Yosef Chaim Danzinger.
After Mincha, the bochurim of our community from Beit Shemesh entered for a private audience, and the Rebbe delivered words of guidance and distributed his sefer Amara Tava to the bochurim.

At around 7:50 the Rebbe went to our beis medrash Ohel Yehoshua for the gathering marking the completion of a Sefer Torah written by members of our holy kehilla l'iluy nishmas our holy Rebbes zy"a.
Melodies of inspiration were sung. The Rebbe wrote the final letters, drank a lechayim and wished the entire gathering well. Afterwards the Rebbe went to hagbah and danced with the open Sefer Torah. R' Tzvi Akiva Breitstein, one of the great donors of the Sefer Torah, was honored with gelilah.
Then the Rebbe broke into a festive dance with the Sefer Torah for an extended time, and honored HaGaon HaGadol R' Shmuel Bransdorfer shlit"a, member of the Beis Din, to dance with the Sefer Torah, as well as HaGaon HaTzaddik R' Moshe Friedman shlit"a, dayan of our kehilla in Boro Park, who led the Sefer Torah out of the beis medrash.

From there, at around 8:15, the Rebbe went to visit HaGaon HaGadol R' Nosson Kupshitz shlit"a, Av Beis Din of Kiryat Nachala U'Menucha in Beit Shemesh. A pleasant conversation took place regarding matters of bris milah. He honored the Rebbe with a lechayim, and the Rebbe bestowed from his holy blessing upon him, and he escorted the Rebbe shlit"a out.

From there the Rebbe went to visit the home of HaGaon R' Yehoshua Rosenberger shlit"a, Av Beis Din of Kiryat HaRama in Beit Shemesh and member of the Beis Din of the Edah HaChareidis in Yerushalayim. A pleasant conversation took place about the holy Rebbe R' Hersh of Rimanov zy"a, whose yahrzeit falls in these days. He honored the Rebbe with a lechayim, and the Rebbe bestowed from his holy blessing upon him and upon his son-in-law, the Nadvorna Rebbe of Beit Shemesh shlit"a, and he escorted the Rebbe shlit"a out.

From there the Rebbe went to visit the Vizhnitz Rebbe of Beit Shemesh shlit"a. A pleasant conversation took place about memories of the House of Vizhnitz. He honored the Rebbe with a lechayim, and the Rebbe bestowed from his holy blessing upon him, and he escorted the Rebbe shlit"a out.

At around 8:45 the Rebbe arrived at the hachnasas sefer Torah of our holy kehilla l'iluy nishmas our holy Rebbes zy"a, in a specially rented hall. The Rebbe took the Sefer Torah and conducted the holy dancing, and then recited Ledavid Mizmor as is customary.

Afterwards the Rebbe went up to a side room and davened Maariv. The baal tefillah was R' Shalom Mittelman (Boro Park).

At around 10:00 at night the Rebbe returned to the hall for the lechayim gathering in honor of the hachnasas sefer Torah.
Among those who participated at the gathering were the Vizhnitz Rebbe of Beit Shemesh shlit"a, the Nachalas Aharon Rebbe shlit"a, and many other rabbonim of the city.
R' Tzvi Akiva Breitstein spoke, welcoming the Rebbe shlit"a, and brought out the beauty of the kehilla and of the mosdos, which now stand in their tenth year, a place where the Rebbe shlit"a himself established mosdos where there were none before.
The Rebbe drank a lechayim and wished the entire gathering well, and delivered words of holy guidance, connecting the end of the Torah with its beginning. He spoke at length with guidance to our chassidim, residents of Beit Shemesh, saying that unlike other cities, in our holy kehilla in Beit Shemesh there are no older Yidden to look up to; therefore, each person must make sure to conduct himself properly so that the children will have someone to look up to. He strongly urged regarding matters of tznius and matters of outlook and hashkafa, and concluded with abundant blessings.
Several more melodies were sung. It ended at around 10:40, and the Rebbe set out on the way back to Yerushalayim.

On the way, the Rebbe stopped in Telzstone, where a pouring of the foundations for the new building of the postpartum recovery home for women took place. The Rebbe toured the entire building accompanied by R' Gavriel Pappenheim, director of the institution.
The Rebbe poured the foundations, and then conducted a lechayim gathering and wished the administration and the assembled gathering well.

At around 11:15 the Rebbe arrived at the guesthouse in the home of the esteemed philanthropist R' Berel Karniel in Yerushalayim, where the Rebbe continued receiving our chassidim, residents of the holy city of Yerushalayim. A long line formed, and the Rebbe received them for several hours straight, until around 2:20 late at night, when all

our chassidim in the holy city of Yerushalayim had the merit to enter for a private audience.

During the reception, the Rebbe was visited privately by:
- A return visit by the Rachmistrivka Rebbe shlit"a. A pleasant conversation took place; the Rebbe honored him with a lechayim and bestowed from his holy blessing, and then escorted him out.

- The Bialia Rebbe shlit"a. A pleasant conversation took place; the Rebbe honored him with a lechayim and bestowed from his holy blessing.

- The Trisk Rebbe shlit"a. A pleasant conversation took place on the topic of a mitzvah habaah ba'aveirah; the Rebbe honored him with a lechayim and bestowed from his holy blessing.

- HaRav HaTzaddik R' Aharon Mordechai Rokeach shlit"a, son of the Belz Rebbe shlit"a. A pleasant conversation took place about the upcoming great wedding of the Rebbe shlit"a's eldest great-grandson, and about the great lineage of the chasan and kallah, and the Rebbe bestowed from his holy blessing upon him. On the way out, one of R' Aharon Mordechai's escorts thanked the Rebbe shlit"a for establishing and funding the "Merkaz Ezra V'Yeutz" of the Edah HaChareidis, and related how he and others were helped through the rescuers, may they live.

- HaGaon Rabbi Simcha Rabinowitz shlit"a, author of Piskei Teshuvos. A pleasant conversation took place in matters of Torah and halacha, and the Rebbe bestowed from his holy blessing upon him.

- HaGaon R' Moshe Soloveitchik shlit"a, rosh yeshiva of Brisk, Shechunas Achva. A pleasant conversation took place and the Rebbe bestowed from his holy blessing upon him.

Also, the beginning of the writing of a Sefer Torah by R' Nachman Yaakov Fuchs took place. The Rebbe wrote in the first letters and bestowed from his holy blessing.

After the reception, at around 2:30, the Rebbe went to the building of the organization "Maalah." The Rebbe heard a report on the institution's activities, drank a lechayim and wished well those engaged in the holy work and the assembled gathering. Afterwards the Rebbe returned to the guesthouse at the home of the esteemed philanthropist R' Yuda Dovid Rubinstein.

▫️ Satmara Niyes 🌴 ▫️