Thursday, Parshas Vayeira 'B'tzeil HaKodesh' with the Satmar Rebbe shlit"a

In the morning the brisos took place.
- For the newborn son of R' Yosef Eli Samet, where the Rebbe served as sandek.
- For the newborn son of R' Yoel Berish Mendlowitz, where the Rebbe served as sandek.

The Rebbe davened Shacharis in the Beis Medrash HaGadol. Before davening, the Rebbe put tefillin on the bar mitzvah bochur, the bochur Avrohom Amram Markowitz.
During the Torah reading, the Rebbe went up for Hagbah.

After davening a bris took place for the newborn son of R' Berel Moskowitz, where the Rebbe served as sandek and mohel.
Afterwards a lechayim was held with the bar mitzvah bochur and the baal bris in the Rebbe's private room.

The sound of joy and song is on our lips, as we sing out - rejoice and be glad in the simcha of our Rebbe

The wedding simcha of the eldest great-granddaughter (fourth generation) of the Satmar Rebbe shlit"a
Daughter of his grandson HaGaon Rabbi Yoel HaKohen Glantz shlit"a, moreh tzedek in our kehilla, son of the HaGaon HaTzaddik of Bardiov shlit"a, son-in-law of the HaGaon HaTzaddik, Av Beis Din of Williamsburg shlit"a, son-in-law of the HaGaon HaTzaddik, Av Beis Din of Boro Park shlit"a.
To the choice bochur Rabbi Alter Yitzchak shlit"a, one of the outstanding students of our holy yeshiva in Kiryas Joel, son of HaGaon Rabbi Yaakov Shlomo Panet shlit"a, Av Beis Din of Shaarei Tefilla, Kiryas Joel.
Grandson of HaGaon Rabbi Yechiel Asher Panet shlit"a, the Karlsburg Rebbe of Montreal.
Son-in-law of HaGaon Rabbi Yehoshua Heschel Wagschal shlit"a, Av Beis Din of Yasla Monsey, son of HaGaon Rabbi Shmuel Chaim Reuven zt"l, son of the Rebbe HaGaon Rabbi Alter Yaakov Yitzchak of Lancut zt"l,
and son-in-law of HaGaon Rabbi Menashe Meyer shlit"a, Av Beis Din of Greenville.

In the afternoon around 1:45 the Rebbe left his holy home on the way to Williamsburg, where the Rebbe arrived around 3:00, and then returned to his holy home adjacent to the Beis Medrash HaGadol.

Around 4:45 the Rebbe shlit"a entered the Heichal Meir Zelig in the Beis Medrash HaGadol, where the Rebbe davened Mincha. On the way to Mincha, the Rebbe passed through the Heichal HaTorah and looked over the many learners with great nachas.
- Baal tefilla: R' Dovid Shimon Pramowitz.
After Mincha the entire kehilla, elderly and young, came over to bless and be blessed by the Rebbe shlit"a on the day of the chuppah.

Afterwards around 5:20 the Rebbe entered the kabbalas panim in the Heichal of the Beis Medrash HaGadol. Songs of inspiration were sung, and the badchan of the Rebbe, Rabbi Mordechai Dovid Estreicher, performed with words of mussar, enumerating the great lineage of the chasan, the kallah and the distinguished grandfathers who came to take part in the simcha.

Among those who participated in the kabbalas panim were the Dushinsky Rebbe shlit"a, the Vizhnitz Rebbe of Williamsburg shlit"a and the Rachmistrivka Rebbe of Williamsburg shlit"a.
During the kabbalas panim the Rebbe contributed tzedakah for his brother, HaGaon Rabbi of our kehilla in Boro Park 15 shlit"a, for the benefit of Kollel Eitz Chaim for the tzedakah of Rabbi Meir Baal HaNes in Eretz Yisroel, and also for the gabbaim of Kollel Shomrei HaChomos.

The Rebbe drank lechayim and bestowed blessings upon the chasan, the mechutanim, the grandfathers, and the entire kehilla. He delivered warm words of holy Torah, invoked the merit of the forefathers, and in a voice choked with tears expressed his heartfelt emotions, praise and gratitude for the privilege of leading a fourth generation under the chuppah. He blessed that the blessing of the tzaddik should rest upon our heads, and that all the tzaddikim of the upper world who descend to the wedding simcha, led by his father, the holy Rebbe, the Beirach Moshe zy"a, should bring down all good influences in all matters for the entire kehilla, and concluded with abundant blessings.

The kesuba was arranged. Witnesses to the kesuba: HaGaon Rabbi Yoel Oppenheim shlit"a, dayan of our beis medrash in the Zera Kodesh neighborhood of Kiryas Joel and director of Yeshiva Derech HaTorah, and HaGaon Rabbi Yoel Neiman shlit"a, director of Yeshiva Shvil HaTorah.
Afterwards they went to the badeken in the Krasna halls.

Around 6:50 the Rebbe shlit"a came out to the chuppah ceremony in front of our Beis Medrash HaGadol, in the presence of thousands of men.
The Rebbe shlit"a honored his brother-in-law, HaGaon HaTzaddik, Av Beis Din of Boro Park shlit"a, with the seder kiddushin.
- Reading of the kesuba: HaGaon HaTzaddik, Av Beis Din of Bardiov shlit"a.
- First blessings: HaGaon HaTzaddik, Av Beis Din of Greenville shlit"a.
- Final blessing: HaGaon HaTzaddik, Av Beis Din of Karlsburg Montreal shlit"a.
- Witnesses to kiddushin: HaGaon Rabbi Hershel Horowitz shlit"a, director of Yeshiva L'Tze'irim in Williamsburg, and HaGaon Rabbi Nata Moskowitz shlit"a, director of Yeshiva Ketana Mivtzar HaTorah branch in Williamsburg.
- Witnesses to yichud: Rabbi Aharon Moskowitz shlit"a and Rabbi Binyomin Lichtenstein shlit"a.

After the chuppah the Rebbe shlit"a bestowed holy blessings upon the entire kehilla, and broke into a mitzvah dance with the grandfathers and mechutanim.

Afterwards the Rebbe went home to his holy residence on House Street, where the Rebbe davened Maariv.
After Maariv a joyous lechayim took place in honor of the siyum haShas of the Rebbe's grandson, Rabbi Lipa Ashkenazi shlit"a, son of the Rebbe's grandson-in-law, HaGaon HaTzaddik, Rav of Beis Medrash Avnei Tzedek shlit"a. A warm conversation developed with the family members about the lives of the great men of Israel, songs of Torah were sung, Rabbi Lipa shlit"a made the siyum and recited the Hadran, and the Rebbe led dancing for a period of time.

The Rebbe drank lechayim and bestowed of his holy blessing upon his grandson-in-law, HaGaon HaTzaddik, Rav of Beis Medrash Avnei Tzedek shlit"a, upon his mechutan, HaGaon HaTzaddik, Av Beis Din of Carov shlit"a, and upon the entire kehilla. He also blessed the distinguished philanthropist, R' Nachum Rokeach, who came to wish mazel tov in honor of the wedding, and on that occasion used the cup of the holy Kedushas Levi zy"a, sent through R' Aharon Friedman, one of the leading askanim of chinuch in New York. A lovely conversation ensued about the history of the cup and about various weddings in Sighet.

After the wedding seudah, which took place in the Heichal of the Beis Medrash HaGadol, headed by the HaGaon HaTzaddik, Av Beis Din of Williamsburg shlit"a together with the grandfathers and mechutanim shlit"a, the entire kehilla went over to the giant Greenhouse complex, where the wedding seudah was held by the Rebbe shlit"a, along with the joyous dancing and the uplifting mitzvah dance.

The sound of song and salvation in the tents of the righteous

Around 9:20 the Rebbe shlit"a entered the wedding seudah in the hall, with the participation of many thousands of men. The Rebbe danced on the spot for an extended time with great emotion and joy, and then washed for the wedding seudah.

Around 9:50 the chasan entered and the Rebbe danced with the chasan, and honored the mechutanim and the grandfathers, the Rabbonim HaGeonim shlit"a, to dance with the chasan, and then danced with the entire head table. The Rebbe also went out for a special dance with his son, HaGaon HaTzaddik, Av Beis Din of Williamsburg shlit"a, and his grandson, HaGaon Rabbi Yoel Glantz shlit"a.

Participating in the seudah were the Vizhnitz Rebbe of Monsey and the Vizhnitz Rebbe of London shlit"a. The Rebbe honored them with lechayim, bestowed of his holy blessing, honored them to dance with the chasan, and then broke into a mitzvah dance.
Also participating in the wedding simcha were the rabbonim of our kehilla from throughout greater New York and many Rebbes and rabbonim of Williamsburg, among them the Skulen Rebbe of Williamsburg shlit"a, the Galanta Rebbe shlit"a, and HaGaon Rabbi Mendel Silber shlit"a, Av Beis Din of Bnei Moshe Freiman.
The Rebbe left the hall around 10:50 and went into his private room in the hall.

Around 11:25 the Rebbe entered for Birkas HaMazon and the mitzvah dance.
- Birkas HaMazon: HaGaon HaTzaddik, Av Beis Din of Yasla shlit"a.
- First blessings: HaGaon HaTzaddik, Rav of our kehilla in Boro Park 15 shlit"a.
- Final blessing: HaGaon HaTzaddik, Av Beis Din of Williamsburg shlit"a.

Afterwards the badchan of the Rebbe, R' Mordechai Dovid Estreicher, called the Rebbe shlit"a to the dancing before the kallah with warm rhymes and invoked the merit of the holy forefathers. Then songs of inspiration were continued with outpouring of the soul and tears of joy. The Rebbe drank lechayim and blessed the chasan, the mechutanim, and all the assembled people. The Rebbe contributed tzedakah for the gabbaim of Kollel Chibas Yerushalayim. Then he carried out the holy dancing before the kallah with fiery enthusiasm and holy emotion for an extended time.
Afterwards the Rebbe danced with the chasan, with his son, HaGaon HaTzaddik, Av Beis Din of Williamsburg shlit"a, with his grandson, the father of the kallah, HaGaon Rabbi Yoel shlit"a and his family, and with the entire royal family, the grandchildren of his father, the holy Beirach Moshe zy"a, and then specially with his brother, HaGaon HaTzaddik, Rav of our kehilla in Boro Park 15 shlit"a.

Afterwards the elder grandfathers, HaGaon HaTzaddik, Av Beis Din of Boro Park shlit"a, and HaGaon HaTzaddik, Av Beis Din of Greenville shlit"a, were called to the mitzvah dance.

Then the grandfather, HaGaon HaTzaddik, Av Beis Din of Williamsburg shlit"a, was called. Songs of inspiration were sung and the Rav shlit"a danced before the kallah with great emotion and joy, and then danced with his father, the Satmar Rebbe shlit"a, for an extended time.

Afterwards the grandfathers, HaGaon HaTzaddik, Av Beis Din of Karlsburg Montreal shlit"a, HaGaon HaTzaddik, Av Beis Din of Yasla shlit"a, HaGaon HaTzaddik, Av Beis Din of Bardiov shlit"a, and the mechutanim, the father of the chasan and the father of the kallah shlit"a, were called.
The badchan called out the chasan and kallah, Eishes Chayil was danced, and on the way out the Rebbe blessed the chasan and kallah as is customary. The Rebbe left the hall at 3:15 and went home to his holy residence adjacent to the Beis Medrash HaGadol.

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