Shabbos Kodesh, Parshas Vayeishev — Mevarchim Chodesh Teves — 'B'tzeil HaKodesh' with the Satmar Rebbe shlit"a

Friday night at around 5:05 the Rebbe entered the beis medrash wrapped in his tallis and approached the amud for Mincha. Kabbalas Shabbos: HaGaon Rabbi Avrohom Shlomo Katz shlit"a, Av Beis Din of Riskeve and one of the rabbonim of our kehilla in Boro Park.
The davening concluded at around 6:40. An aufruf was held for the Talmud Torah Mishas Binyamin in Kiryas Joel. Afterwards the kahal went over to wish a gut Shabbos, and the Rebbe went home to his holy residence.

At around 8:35 the Rebbe entered the holy tish in the Heichal HaMesivta together with the talmidim of the yeshiva, and began, as is his custom, with Shalom Aleichem with feeling and sweetness.
- Eishes Chayil: the Rebbe's grandson, the young man Yissachar Ber Teitelbaum, may he live, son of the Rav of the beis medrash Birkas Moshe shlit"a.
- Hagbahas HaKos: HaGaon Rabbi Avrohom Shlomo Katz shlit"a.

The Rebbe shlit"a honored people with the zemiros.
- Kol Mekadesh: HaGaon Rabbi Avrohom Shlomo Katz shlit"a.
- Menucha V'Simcha: R' Tuvia Schoenfeld (of Williamsburg).

The Rebbe said Torah on the verse "Vayeishev Yaakov b'eretz megurei aviv" and explained it in the manner of derush on the topic of "darshinan taama d'kra."

- Kah Echsof: R' Aharon Frankel (of Williamsburg).
- Birkas HaMazon: the Leipnik Rebbe shlit"a of Boro Park.

Stories and Anecdotes: This week the Rebbe shlit"a related about his grandfather, the holy Rabbi Yoel Ashkenazi zt"l, Av Beis Din of Zlotshov, whose yahrzeit was on Erev Shabbos, 22 Kislev.
- Kah Ribon Olam: R' Mendel Eckstein.
The new chassanim went over to take fruit.
- Az Bayom Hashevii: R' Meshulam Shraga Katz shlit"a (Yerushalayim).
The tish concluded at around 11:20.

Shabbos Day

On Shabbos morning the Rebbe entered for davening at around 9:20.
- Brachos and Pesukei D'Zimra: R' Mendel Wolf Teitelbaum.
The Rebbe then approached the amud for Shacharis.

- Hotzaah V'Hachnasah: R' Dovid Shlomo Berger.
- Pesukei Shema Yisroel: R' Zalman Leib Indig.
Aliyos.
- Kohen: HaGaon Rabbi Avrohom Shlomo Katz shlit"a.
- Levi: Rabbi Shlomo Leib Gruber shlit"a.
- Shlishi: R' Chaim Yaakov (of Williamsburg).
- Revii: R' Yisroel Henoch Kraus.
- Chamishi: R' Moshe Aharon Philipp, and the Rebbe called him up in honor of the birth of his daughter, mazel tov.
- Shishi: the Rebbe shlit"a.
- Shevii: R' Meir Buchinger, and the Rebbe called him up in honor of the birth of his daughter, mazel tov.
- Acharon: the Rebbe's grandson Rabbi Chaim Hersh Teitelbaum shlit"a of Ratzfert.
- Maftir: R' Yitzchak Ehrenfeld.
- Hagbah: R' Nachman Fish.
- Gelilah: R' Yisroel Shalom Ungar.
After the leining, the Rebbe shlit"a blessed Rosh Chodesh with great emotion.

- Mussaf: R' Chaim Yaakov.
- Pesichah for Anim Zemiros: Rabbi Meshulam Shraga Katz shlit"a.
The davening concluded at around 12:10.

Raava D'Raavin

The Rebbe entered for Mincha at around 5:05.
- Baal Tefillah: Rabbi Moshe Ephraim Herskowitz shlit"a (of Williamsburg).
- Hotzaah V'Hachnasah: R' Yokel ben R' Hirsch.
- Kohen: R' Yitzchak Yaakov Katz.
- Levi: R' Moshe Meir Gottlieb.
- Shlishi: Rabbi Avrohom Hersh Zaldan shlit"a.
- Hagbah: the Rebbe shlit"a.
- Gelilah: R' Avrohom Yehoshua Weiss (of Williamsburg).

At Shalosh Seudos the Rebbe honored people with the zemiros.
- Modeh: R' Noach Gefen.
- Shir HaMaalos: R' Moshe Goldstein.

The Rebbe said Torah on the verse "Vayanas vayeitzei hachutza" and explained that when Yosef HaTzaddik faced the test, he ran out into the street to make a kiddush Hashem and to give up his life publicly, and that he had the strength for this in the merit of the mitzvah of tzitzis, which he wore openly. The Rebbe continued with words of preparation toward Yom Tov Chanukah and said that this is the reason for the practice of lighting the Chanukah lights on the left and the mezuzah on the right, "with the homeowner enveloped in tzitzis in the middle," since Chanukah is a Yom Tov made to bring in a power of mesiras nefesh for the honor of Heaven.

- Yedid Nefesh: R' Akiva Hirsch (of Williamsburg).
- Kel Mistaser: Rabbi Meshulam Shraga Katz shlit"a.
The Rebbe recited the blessing over the cup and said Sheva Brachos.

- Maariv Motzei Shabbos: Rabbi Hershel Kohn shlit"a.
After Havdalah the kahal went over to wish a gutte voch. The davening concluded at around 7:15.

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