The first night of Chanukah 'B'tzeil HaKodesh' with the Satmar Rebbe shlit"a

The Rebbe davened Maariv at around 6:00 in his holy home. Before Maariv, R' Berel Stein lit the menorah.

At around 9:00 the Rebbe shlit"a entered the Great Beis Medrash for the lighting of the Chanukah candles, amid a multitude of people, "the glory of the King." The Rebbe poured in the oil and recited the blessings over the lighting.
Afterward, the Rebbe recited the zemiros while the assembled sang inspiring melodies, and then the choir sang the piyutim as is customary.

Then the Rebbe shlit"a delivered holy words of Torah discourse and pilpul on the sugya in Maseches Shabbos regarding "kavsa zekuk lah" (once the flame has gone out, one is still obligated to it), and then continued in the manner of aggada: even though we say that there is no reward for a mitzvah in this world, for the preparation toward a mitzvah one does receive reward in this world. In the merit of "u'finu es heichalecha v'tiharu es mikdashecha" (they cleared Your Sanctuary and purified Your Temple), which was a preparation for lighting the Chanukah lights, they merited victory in the war. For this reason there are eight days of Chanukah. This is also the reason Birkas Kohanim is read on the Yom Tov of Chanukah: since they merited Birkas Kohanim because they made a preparation for the giving of the Torah, and the blessings come down on Chanukah. The Rebbe concluded with abundant blessings for the entire assembly.

After the holy words, the singing of melodies continued; the Rebbe drank a lechayim and wished holy blessings. It ended at around 10:20.

Monday, Parshas Miketz — First Day of Chanukah

In the morning, a bris for a newborn son was held at R' Yoel Neiman, where the Rebbe was the sandek.

The Rebbe davened Shacharis in Yeshiva Gedolah, the Divrei Yoel branch. Before davening, the Rebbe put on tefillin for the bar mitzvah bochur, the bochur Yeshaya Asher Zelig Samet.
The Rebbe approached the Hallel, and hagbah was done during the Torah reading. After davening, a lechayim was held with the bar mitzvah bochur in the Rebbe's private room.

At around 5:10, the Rebbe davened Mincha in his holy home on the Zanz Kt.

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