Shabbos Kodesh, Parshas Vayigash — A Shabbos of Simcha, the Aufruf of the Rebbe's grandson, the chassan Rabbi Yitzchak Eizik Teitelbaum shlit"a, son of HaGaon Rabbi, Rav of the Beis Medrash Beis Baruch shlit"a — 'B'tzeil HaKodesh' with the Satmar Rebbe shlit"a

Before candle-lighting time, the Rebbe put the shtreimel on the chassanim.
- The chassan Yehuda Elimelech, son of R' Chaim Kornbluh.
- The chassan Elyakim, son of R' Eliezer Herskovits.

Half an hour after candle-lighting time, the Rebbe put the shtreimel on his grandson, the chassan Rabbi Yitzchak Eizik Teitelbaum shlit"a, and then wished mazel tov to the chassan, the mechutan, and the zeide, HaGaon Rabbi, Av Beis Din of Bertsh shlit"a. Afterwards the Rebbe went to the beis medrash accompanied by the chassan and the mechutanim, amid song and music.

At around 5:10 the Rebbe entered the beis medrash wrapped in his tallis and began Mincha. Kabbalas Shabbos: Rabbi Dovid Eichenstein shlit"a, son of HaGaon, Av Beis Din of Bertsh shlit"a.
They finished at around 6:50. An appeal was held for the Refuah Help organization. Afterwards the congregation went over to wish a gut Shabbos, and the Rebbe went into his private room.

At around 8:35 the Rebbe entered the holy tish in the Heichal HaShulchanos together with the talmidei hayeshiva and began, as is his holy custom, Shalom Aleichem with emotion and sweetness.
- Eishes Chayil: the Rebbe's grandson, the bochur Yoel Teitelbaum, son of the Rebbe's son-in-law HaGaon Rabbi, Rav of the Beis Medrash Berech Moshe shlit"a.
- Raising the cup: HaGaon R' Yissachar Berish Rubin shlit"a of Dombrova.

The Rebbe shlit"a honored people with the zemiros.
- Kol Mekadesh: HaGaon R' Yissachar Berish Rubin shlit"a.
- Menucha V'Simcha: HaRav R' Meir Yosef Eichenstein shlit"a, son of HaGaon, Av Beis Din of Bertsh shlit"a, currently of Bobov 45, Boro Park.

The Rebbe shlit"a said Torah on the verse "U'vnei Dan Chushim" and explained, in the manner of a derush, the topic of whether before Matan Torah the law of a Ben Noach or the law of a Yisroel applied.
Afterwards the Rebbe honored his mechutan, HaGaon, Av Beis Din of Bertsh shlit"a, to say divrei Torah.

- Ka Echsof: Rabbi Zalman Leib Rubin shlit"a, son-in-law of HaGaon, Av Beis Din of Bertsh shlit"a.
- Birchas Hamazon: HaGaon, Av Beis Din of Bertsh shlit"a.

Stories: This week the Rebbe shlit"a told over about the holy Sheinover Rav zy"a, whose yahrzeit was on Erev Shabbos, 6 Teves.

- Ka Ribon Olam: Rabbi Menachem Shlomo Taub shlit"a (Boro Park).
The new chassanim went around to take fruit, and bundles were handed out and songs of simcha were sung in honor of the shalom zachar of the Rebbe's grandson, the newborn son of Rabbi Elchanan Chaim Meisels shlit"a, son-in-law of HaGaon, Rav of the Beis Medrash Avnei Tzedek shlit"a.
- Az B'Yom HaShvi'i: HaRav R' Elimelech Halberstam shlit"a (Williamsburg).
They finished at around 11:35.

Shabbos Day

On Shabbos morning the Rebbe entered to daven at around 9:20.
- Brachos and Pesukei D'Zimra: Rabbi Leibush Taub shlit"a.
The Rebbe recited Zachreinu verse by verse, then proceeded to Shacharis, and sent his son, HaGaon, Rav of the Beis Medrash Beis Baruch shlit"a, to lead the chazaras hashatz.

- Removing and returning the Torah: R' Mendel Ber Wieder.
- Pesukei Shema Yisroel: HaRav R' Baruch Weiss shlit"a, Rav of the Beis Medrash of Knizsha.
Aliyos:
- Kohen: the chassan Moshe, son of R' Yoel Katz — shower of candies.
- Levi: the chassan Yehuda Leib, son of R' Menachem Yeshaya Levi.
- Shlishi: the Rebbe's grandson, the chassan Rabbi Yitzchak Eizik Teitelbaum shlit"a — a shower of candies and the customary songs were sung.
- Revi'i: HaGaon, Av Beis Din of Williamsburg shlit"a.
- Chamishi: HaGaon, Av Beis Din of Bertsh shlit"a.
- Shishi: the Rebbe shlit"a.

After his aliyah, the Rebbe named the following on the birth of a daughter:
- R' Wolf Cohen.
- R' Aharon Weinstock.
- R' Binyon, son of R' Yoel Zaldan.
- R' Yoel Markowitz.

- Shevi'i: HaGaon R' Yissachar Berish Rubin shlit"a of Dombrova.
- Hosafos: the chassan Yehuda Elimelech, son of R' Chaim Kornbluh — shower of candies.
- The chassan Zalman Leib, son of R' Eliyahu Spitzer — shower of candies.
- The chassan Elyakim, son of R' Eliezer Herskovits — shower of candies.
- The chassan Yosef Dov, son of R' Yaakov Kapel Simon — shower of candies.
- Acharon: HaGaon, Rav of the Beis Medrash Beis Baruch shlit"a.
- Maftir: R' Yisroel Perl.
- Hagbah: R' Hillel Spitzer (Williamsburg).
- Gelilah: R' Meir Simon.

- Mussaf: HaGaon, Av Beis Din of Bertsh shlit"a.
- Opening of Anim Zemiros: R' Meir Yehuda Eisenbach.

After davening, a bris took place for the newborn son of R' Yeshaya Shalom Palachek, where the Rebbe served as sandek and mohel.

A few minutes later the Rebbe entered the Kiddusha Rabba simcha in honor of the aufruf in the northern hall of the Beis Medrash HaGadol. The Rebbe made Kiddush and tasted mezonos and fish, songs of simcha were sung, and HaGaon, Rav of the Beis Medrash Beis Baruch shlit"a, spoke in honor of the simcha.
The Rebbe drank lechayim and wished mazel tov to the chassan and to the entire congregation, and delivered divrei Kodesh on the verse "V'Anochi E'elcha Gam Aloh," explaining it in connection with the topic of marriage, and concluded with abundant brachos. They finished at around 12:50.

Re'ava D'Re'avin

The Rebbe entered for Mincha at around 5:05.
- Baal Tefillah: R' Yaakov Yosef Filipf.
- Removing and returning the Torah: R' Yitzchak Bernatah.
- Kohen: R' Yitzchak Friedman.
- Levi: R' Yonah Tzvi Hoffman.
- Shlishi: HaRav R' Meir Yosef Eichenstein shlit"a.
- Hagbah: the Rebbe shlit"a.
- Gelilah: R' Chaim Kornbluh.

The Rebbe honored people with the zemiros at Seudah Shlishis.
Odeh: R' Noach Gefen.
Shir HaMaalos: HaGaon R' Hershel Meisels shlit"a, Rav of the Beis Medrash Beis Nachum Dov in Williamsburg, son of HaGaon, Av Beis Din of Montreal shlit"a.

The Rebbe said Torah on the verse "Al Tirah Mrdah Mitzraymah Ki L'Goy Gadol Asimcha Sham" and explained that by having faith in Hashem and engaging in Torah, one is attached to Hashem and is called a "baal chai," and one cannot be pushed away from kedusha, and teshuva is effective.

- Yedid Nefesh: Rabbi Mendel Eichenstein shlit"a, son of HaGaon, Av Beis Din of Bertsh shlit"a.
- Kel Mistaser: HaRav R' Meir Yosef Eichenstein shlit"a.
The Rebbe led the bentching over a cup and recited Sheva Brachos.
- Maariv Motzei Shabbos: R' Michel Feldman.
After Havdalah the congregation went over to wish a gut voch.

Afterwards the Rebbe went down to the Heichal HaTorah and looked in on the learning programs of "V'Shinantam L'Vanecha." The Rebbe walked among the tables for an extended time with great nachas. They finished at around 7:45.

Motzei Shabbos — A Day of Joy

At around 9:40 a lechayim celebration was held at the Rebbe's residence in honor of the finalization of the purchase of a large property for the building of a new, grand beis medrash gadol for our holy kehilla in the Zera Kodesh neighborhood of expanded Kiryas Joel, with the participation of the rabbanim and residents of the neighborhood, the kehilla's administration, and the members of the committee for expanding the city's borders.
Several songs were sung in honor of the occasion, and R' Dovid Eckstein of Eretz Yisroel and R' Tuvia Lipa Gross, a prominent resident of the neighborhood and chairman of the building fund's administration, spoke.
The Rebbe shlit"a delivered a blessing, expressed the joy of the neighborhood's residents, and wished that the construction of the beis medrash be begun and completed soon, to increase and glorify Torah, and concluded with his holy blessing for the rabbanim and residents of the neighborhood.

Afterwards the start of writing a Sefer Torah took place through R' Baruch Lipa Levi. The Rebbe wrote the first letters. A pleasant conversation ensued with the members of the kehilla's administration who were present about the beneficial activities of R' Baruch Lipa to uplift our holy kehilla and all the gatherings and tishen b'tzeil hakodesh. The Rebbe drank lechayim and bestowed of his holy blessing.

At around 10:40 the Rebbe arrived at the mezuzah-affixing and chanukas habayis ceremony at our new and magnificent beis medrash, "Beis Medrash Yisroel Shalom," in the V'Yoel Moshe neighborhood, the donation of the distinguished philanthropist R' Akiva Hersh Klein. The Rebbe toured the new, magnificent mikvah accompanied by his son, HaGaon, Rav of the Beis Medrash shlit"a, and then affixed a mezuzah on the gate of the beis medrash. He then toured the 4 prayer rooms and the women's section, and honored his son, HaGaon, Rav of the Beis Medrash shlit"a, to affix mezuzos, and then honored the benefactor of the beis medrash.
The Rebbe then entered the sanctuary of the beis medrash for the lechayim celebration. Upon entering, the Rebbe danced in place for a while. HaGaon, Rav of the Beis Medrash shlit"a, spoke.
Songs of simcha were sung. The Rebbe drank lechayim and warmly wished mazel tov to his son, HaGaon, Rav of the Beis Medrash shlit"a, to HaRav R' Dovid Greenfeld shlit"a, the moreh d'asra of the beis medrash, to the benefactor R' Akiva Hersh, and to the entire congregation, and delivered divrei Kodesh and expressed the joy of renewing a beis medrash that will be distinguished by Torah, avodah and gemilus chasadim. He spoke in praise of the neighborhood's residents, and concluded with a blessing for his son, HaGaon, Rav of the Beis Medrash shlit"a, and for HaRav R' Dovid Greenfeld shlit"a, moreh d'asra of the beis medrash, that they be able to raise the honor of the Torah and the beis medrash. He spoke at length in praise of the esteemed philanthropist, the distinguished R' Akiva Hersh, who built the entire neighborhood and the local batei medrash, and whose hand is still outstretched to build more batei medrash, and this is aside from his many donations to our holy kehilla and mosdos, and likewise his important efforts to help keep apartment prices low. The Rebbe blessed him with abundant brachos in all matters, and concluded with his holy blessing for the entire congregation.
Afterwards R' Moshe Yehuda Hirsch spoke with words of remembrance about his grandfather R' Yisroel Shalom Goldberger a"h, after whom this beis medrash is named. They finished at around 11:45.

Upon arriving home, the Rebbe made Kiddush Levanah in front of his residence.

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