Shabbos Kodesh, Parshas Mikeitz — Shabbos Chanukah — 1 Rosh Chodesh Teves: 'B'tzeil HaKodesh' with the Satmar Rebbe shlit"a in our holy kehilla of Williamsburg

A few minutes before the time of candle lighting, the Rebbe lit the menorah in his holy home adjacent to the Beis Medrash HaGadol, using the menorah of the Divrei Yoel zy"a, and after lighting said the text of "HaNeiros" as customary. Afterwards he lit the Shabbos candles in his holy home.

On Friday night at around 5:05 the Rebbe entered the beis medrash wrapped in his tallis and went up to daven Mincha.
After Mincha, an "Apiel" took place for the Beis Din of our holy kehilla, with HaGaon Rabbi Hersh Leib Bernstein shlit"a, Dayan of Beis Medrash Beis Menachem Tzvi of our holy kehilla, officiating.
Kabbalas Shabbos: HaGaon Rabbi Moshe Yitzchak Bernstein shlit"a. They finished at around 6:45. The congregation went over to wish a gut Shabbos, and the Rebbe went home to his holy home adjacent to the Beis Medrash HaGadol.

At around 9:30 the Rebbe entered the holy tish in the Beis Medrash HaGadol, and began, as is his custom, with Shalom Aleichem with feeling and sweetness.
Eishes Chayil: the grandson of the Rebbe, the bochur Yekusiel Yuda, son of HaGaon Rabbi Yoel HaKohen Glantz shlit"a. Raising the cup: the Gaon and Tzaddik, Av Beis Din of Williamsburg shlit"a.

With the zemiros, the Rebbe shlit"a honored:
- Kol Mekadesh: HaRav HaTzaddik Rabbi Avrohom Eckstein shlit"a, Av Beis Din of Buenos Aires.
- Menucha V'Simcha: HaGaon Rabbi Chaim Dovid Rubin shlit"a, Rav of Beis Medrash Ohel Torah.

The Rebbe shlit"a said Torah on the verse "U'tevoach tevach v'hachen," and explained, in the manner of a derush, the topic of "melacha she'einah tzerichah l'gufah," interwoven with themes of Chanukah.

- Kah Echsof: HaGaon Rabbi Yosef Friedman shlit"a, Av Beis Din of Strapkov.
- Birkas HaMazon: the Gaon and Tzaddik, Av Beis Din of Williamsburg shlit"a.

Stories and anecdotes: This week the Rebbe shlit"a related about the Sanzer... [correction: the Shinaver Rav] — the Shinaver Rav, the holy Gaon zy"a, whose yahrzeit falls on Erev Shabbos Kodesh, 6 Teves.
- Kah Ribon Olam: HaGaon Rabbi Yechiel Michel Sekula shlit"a, Menahel Ruchni of Yeshiva Ketana Ahavas HaTorah, under our holy mosdos.
The new chassanim went over to take fruit.
A Shalom Zachor took place at the homes of:
- R' Shlomo Chaim Stein
- R' Gershon, son of R' Yisroel, Felberbaum
- R' Chaim Nachum Gestetner
- R' Moshe Schonfeld

- Az Beyom HaShevi'i: Rabbi Yoel Rosenberg shlit"a, Menahel Ruchni of Yeshiva Ketana Nezer HaTorah, under our holy mosdos.
They finished at around 11:30.

U'vayom HaShabbos

On Shabbos morning the Rebbe entered to daven at around 9:30.
- Brachos and Pesukei D'Zimra: R' Avrohom Moshe Falkowitz.
The Rebbe went up to daven Shacharis and Hallel.

- Hotzaah and Hachnasa: R' Moshe Yuda Teitelbaum, R' Avrohom Yoshe Weiss, R' Chaim Hersh Gold.
- Pesukei Shema Yisroel: HaGaon Rabbi Yosef Asher Silberstein shlit"a, Moreh Tzedek.
Aliyos:
- Kohen: R' Yisroel Landau.
- Levi: the chassan Meir Yaakov, son of Avrohom Yitzchak Landau — of Bobov.
- Shlishi: the Gaon and Tzaddik, Av Beis Din shlit"a.
- Revi'i: R' Moshe Falkowitz.
- Chamishi: R' Dovid Hersh Perl.
- Shishi: the Rebbe shlit"a.

After his aliyah, the Rebbe gave a name in honor of the birth of a daughter to:
- R' Yoel Fishel Fried (Kiryas Joel).
- R' Yoel, son of R' Yisroel Aryeh, Silberstein.
- R' Yoel, son of R' Chaim Zalman, Feldman.
- R' Shmuel Hersh Sofer.
- R' Shimon Sander.

- Shevi'i: the bochur Yonason Binyomin, son of Hillel Klein.
- Hagbah of the first Sefer Torah: R' Bentzion Avrohom Cohen (Kiryas Joel).
- Gelilah: R' Yoel, son of R' Avrohom Pinchas, Gottlieb.
- Acharon — reading for Rosh Chodesh: R' Mendel, son of R' Yisroel, Goldberger, and the Rebbe gave a name in honor of the birth of his daughter, l'mazel tov.
- Hagbah of the second Sefer Torah: R' Avrohom Yitzchak Landau.
- Gelilah: R' Yoel, son of R' Chaim, Parnes.
- Maftir — reading for Chanukah: R' Shlomo Yaakov Perl.
- Hagbah of the third Sefer Torah: R' Wolf Deutsch.
- Gelilah: R' Yoel, son of R' Dovid Shmuel, Goldberger.

The Rebbe went up to daven Mussaf in honor of Shabbos Rosh Chodesh. Opening of Ane'im Zemiros: R' Meir Spitzer. They finished at around 12:55.

Ra'avah D'Ra'avin

The Rebbe entered for Mincha at around 5:10.
- Baal Tefillah: R' Akiva Hirsch.
- Hotzaah and Hachnasa: R' Yoel Aryeh Malach.
- Kohen: R' Yosef Leib Sander.
- Levi: R' Akiva Hirsch.
- Shlishi: R' Avigdor Frankel.
- Hagbah: the Rebbe shlit"a.
- Gelilah: R' Mordechai Elazar Breuer.

At Shalosh Seudos, the Rebbe honored the zemiros:
- Odeh: R' Yudel Wertzberger.
- Shir HaMaalos: R' Aizik Hersh Berkowitz.

The Rebbe said Torah on the verse "U'tevoach tevach v'hachen," and explained that the Chanukah lights bring down a light of Torah so that one can feel the sweetness and pleasantness of Torah, which brings all blessings in this world. He concluded and wished that the Chanukah lights bring abundant parnassah to every single person.

- Yedid Nefesh: R' Menachem Gershon Lebovitz.
- Kel Mistateir: R' Chaim Heller.
The Rebbe recited Birkas HaMazon over the cup.

Before Maariv, the shamash, R' Shlomo Wertzberger, lit the menorah.
- Maariv Motzei Shabbos: R' Dovid Hersh Perl.
After Havdalah, the Rebbe wished the entire gathering a good week together. They finished at around 7:15.

At around 10:20 the Rebbe entered the Beis Medrash HaGadol for the lighting of the Chanukah candles "b'rov am hadras melech." The Rebbe poured in the oil and recited the blessings of the lighting.
Afterwards the Rebbe said the zemiros while the congregation sang stirring melodies, and then the choir sang the piyutim as customary, and the Rebbe distributed coins to the children who sang in the choir.

Afterwards the Rebbe shlit"a delivered divrei Torah, a derush and pilpul on the topic in Maseches Shabbos of "kivsa zekuk lah," and then continued in the manner of aggadah, that through lighting the Chanukah lights the Torah Shebe'al Peh is strengthened, and the Torah Shebe'al Peh brings about that even when Hashem wishes to give a punishment to Klal Yisroel, it should be through giving mercy and kindness to Klal Yisroel and thereby arousing them to teshuva. He concluded with abundant blessings for the entire gathering.

After the divrei Torah they continued singing nigunim. The Rebbe drank a lechayim and wished holy blessings. On his way out, the Rebbe greeted HaGaon Rabbi Hershel Alesh shlit"a, Av Beis Din of Valcan, and the other rabbonim shlit"a who were present.
They finished at around 11:40 and the Rebbe went home to his holy home adjacent to the Beis Medrash HaGadol. At around 12:15 the Rebbe traveled home to his holy home in Kiryas Joel.

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