Tuesday, Parshas Mikeitz – 2nd Day of Chanukah, 'B'tzeil HaKodesh' with the Satmar Rebbe shlit"a

This morning a bris was held for the newborn son of R' Yosef Meir Reichman, at which the Rebbe served as sandek and mohel.

The Rebbe davened Shacharis in Yeshiva Gedolah, the Eitz Chaim branch – Shiur Gimmel. Before davening, the Rebbe put tefillin on the bar mitzvah bochurim:
- The bochur Yoshe Markowitz.
- The bochur Moshe Yehuda, son of R' Shimon Hirsch.
The Rebbe proceeded to the recital of Hallel, and during the Torah reading he went up for Hagbah.

After davening, in the main hall of the yeshiva, a bris was held for the newborn son of R' Binyon Markowitz, at which the Rebbe served as sandek.

Afterwards a lechayim was held with the baal bris and the bar mitzvah bochurim in the hall of the beis medrash.
Then the Rebbe affixed a mezuzah on the newly built dormitory for the yeshiva and looked around the site.

At about 5:10 the Rebbe davened Mincha in his holy home on Zanz Street.

The Rebbe davened Maariv at about 6:00 in his holy home. Before Maariv, the young man Baruch Mordechai, son of Naftali Moshe Weiss, lit the menorah.

At about 9:05 the Rebbe shlit"a entered the great beis medrash for the lighting of the Chanukah lights, before a large crowd, in regal splendor. The Rebbe poured in the oil and recited the blessings for the lighting.
Afterwards the Rebbe said the zemiros while the congregation sang stirring melodies, and then the choir sang the piyutim as is customary.

The Rebbe shlit"a delivered holy words of Torah discourse and analysis on the sugya in Maseches Shabbos regarding "kavsa zekuk lah," and then continued in the vein of aggadah, explaining that through teshuva out of love, or through performing a transgression for the sake of Heaven, one brings about the downfall of the wicked. The Chashmonaim, in the merit of the mitzvah of tzitzis, which is a transgression for the sake of Heaven since one transgresses "do not wear shatnez," brought about the downfall of the wicked and merited victory in the war.
The Rebbe continued that today as well, we must reach the level of bringing about the downfall of the wicked, especially regarding the decree against chinuch in New York, where the wicked are "like a stormy sea" that cannot rest, and they continue onward and have gone to court against our pure chinuch. The lighting of the Chanukah lights will bring about their downfall, and we will succeed in continuing the chinuch handed down to us from generation to generation. The Rebbe concluded with abundant blessings for the entire assembly.

After the holy words, they continued singing niggunim. The Rebbe drank lechayim and wished blessings to the assembly. They concluded at about 10:30.

Afterwards the Rebbe went over to Mivtzar HaKollelim for the annual chizuk gathering of the "Chaburas Leil Shishi." Several stirring niggunim were sung, and HaRav R' Hershel Kohn shlit"a, one of the leaders of the chabura, spoke.
The Rebbe drank lechayim and gave blessings to the entire assembly, and delivered holy words of chizuk on the importance of telling stories of tzaddikim from earlier tzaddikim. He learned aloud a passage from the holy sefer Noam Elimelech about telling stories of tzaddikim, and spoke at length in praise of the chaburos that gather regularly to learn chassidic seforim and tell stories of tzaddikim, which is the only thing that can sustain us in such a materialistic generation. He concluded with his holy blessing.
They concluded at about 11:00.

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