Sunday, Parshas Shemos, 'B'tzeil HaKodesh' with the Satmar Rebbe shlit"a

Before davening, a bris took place for the newborn son of R' Moshe Yosef Klein (Monsey), at which the Rebbe served as sandek and mohel.

The Rebbe davened Shacharis in Yeshiva Gedolah, Beirach Moshe branch. Before davening, the Rebbe put tefillin on the bar mitzvah bochurim:
- the bochur Avrohom Chaim Heiman.
- the bochur Aryeh Spitzer.

After davening, the Rebbe learned the daily Tehillim shiur, on chapter 28, verse 9.
A few minutes later, the Rebbe returned to the beis medrash for a large lechayim gathering in honor of the kishur hachisuun (engagement) of the Rebbe's grandson, the chosson HaRav Chaim Hersh Rokeach shlit"a, one of the outstanding talmidim of the yeshiva, son of the chosson's father-in-law-to-be, the Gaon, rav of the Beis Chaim Yaakov beis medrash shlit"a. Joyous songs were sung, and the Rebbe drank lechayim and gave blessings to the chosson, the mechutanim, the bar mitzvah bochurim, and the rebbeim and talmidim of the yeshiva.
The mechutanim spoke: the Gaon, rav of the Beis Chaim Yaakov beis medrash shlit"a, and HaRav R' Shraga Feivel Singer shlit"a, rav of the Tiferes Shmuel Alexander beis medrash in Williamsburg.
The Rebbe delivered words of Torah and noted that at a shidduch one says "mazel tov," and "tov" (טוב) has the gematria of 17, the same as the name Ahavah (אהו"ה), which comes from the verse "Va'avo hayom el ha'ayin," and is the name associated with kefitzas haderech (the miraculous shortening of the way). At a shidduch one needs kefitzas haderech. He blessed all the bochurim that they should quickly become chassanim, and concluded with abundant blessings.
Afterwards the chosson recited the pshetl and it was sung in as is customary, and the Rebbe stood up and danced for an extended time. It ended at around 1:00.

Around 2:00, the Rebbe arrived at the Talmud Torah building, "Binyan Klein," where the "Start of Learning Mishnayos" event took place with over 500 third-grade talmidim from all four branches of Mosdos Kiryas Yoel.
The children sang several songs and rhymes in honor of the occasion, led by the principals Rabbi Yechiel Yitzchok Spitzer shlit"a, Rabbi Yoshe Zalman Wertzberger shlit"a, Rabbi Fishel Kaufman shlit"a, and Rabbi Yoel Halpert shlit"a.
The Rebbe drank lechayim and gave blessings to the mosdos administration, the grandchildren, and all the melamdim and children, and delivered brief words of Torah and blessing, emphasizing the importance of learning Mishnayos, and concluded with his holy blessing.
Afterwards the Rebbe distributed shirayim to all the melamdim to give out to the children. It ended around 2:30.

From there the Rebbe went for a return visit to the Pinsk-Karlin Rebbe shlit"a, who was staying at the home of the distinguished philanthropist R' Avrohom Binyomin Kraus in the Chasam Sofer neighborhood in expanded Kiryas Joel. A pleasant conversation took place about stories of tzaddikim of the houses of Sanz and Dzikov. The Pinsk-Karlin Rebbe shlit"a honored the Satmar Rebbe shlit"a with a lechayim, and the Rebbe bestowed from his holy blessing, and he accompanied the Rebbe shlit"a to the car.

Around 5:15, the Rebbe davened Mincha in his holy home on Sanz Court.

Around 6:45, the Rebbe went to the Beis Chaim Dovid beis medrash of our holy kehilla in the Pri Megadim neighborhood in expanded Kiryas Joel, to the Sheva Brachos celebration arranged by the members of the beis medrash in honor of the beis medrash's dayan and moreh d'asra, HaRav R' Yosef Shmuel Berkowitz shlit"a, son of the Gaon HaGadol, the dayan shlit"a, on the occasion of the marriage of his son, mazel tov.
A pleasant conversation in Torah took place with the Gaon HaGadol, the dayan shlit"a. The Rebbe drank lechayim and gave blessings to the dayan shlit"a, to his son HaRav, the dayan of the beis medrash shlit"a, to the chosson and the mechutanim, and to all the members of the beis medrash. He then delivered words of Torah praising the residents of the neighborhood and the members of the beis medrash and urged each individual to take responsibility to ensure that the beis medrash remains an honest chassidish beis medrash, on Shabbos and during the week, as befits a Satmar beis medrash, and concluded with his holy blessing.
Then the Rebbe stood up and danced together with the entire assembly at the head, and then separately with the chosson, and then in a longer, friendly dance with the Gaon HaGadol, the dayan shlit"a. The Rebbe left the beis medrash around 7:10.

In the evening the Rebbe officiated at the kiddushin at the chuppah of the mechutanim:
- R' Avrohom Klein and R' Yisroel Toivi Weissman, in the Kinor Dovid halls.
- R' Chaim Yaakov Glauber and R' Eliyahu Meir Traeger, in the Ginas Klein halls.

Entry times at the Rebbe's holy home on Uhel Court were from 8:15 until 1:15 after midnight.

During the entry times, a group of bochurim, talmidim of Yeshiva Ketana, Divrei Chaim branch, entered the Rebbe's room and presented the Rebbe shlit"a with a large sum for the benefit of the Kiryas Joel fund. The Rebbe gave his holy blessing and distributed his sefer Lev Aharon to all the bochurim, and then gave blessings to the yeshiva's principal, Rabbi Shlomo Elimelech Stein shlit"a, and to the members of the committee for the expansion of the city's borders.

A kesivas ha'osiyos also took place for the Torah scroll being written by R' Yisroel Binyomin Wertzberger. The Rebbe wrote in several letters, drank lechayim, and bestowed from his holy blessing.

Around 10:15 the Rebbe went down to the halls in his holy home, where the Rebbe read the tnaim of the mechutanim.
- Rabbi Meir Zaldan shlit"a and HaRav R' Yitzchok Shalom Friedman shlit"a, moreh tzedek.
- R' Yoel Kaufman and R' Yoel Weinstock.

After the tnaim, the Rebbe looked over the construction work at his holy home on the new hall being built to be able to hold tnaim and Shabbos sheva brachos at affordable prices, in addition to the current two tnaim halls.

HaRav R' Avrohom Rabinowitz shlit"a, chosson of the Toldos Aharon Rebbe shlit"a, entered the Rebbe's room to receive his holy blessing on the occasion of the marriage of his daughter, mazel tov. A pleasant conversation took place and the Rebbe bestowed from his holy blessing.

HaRav R' Leibush Horowitz shlit"a, son of the Strizov Rebbe shlit"a, also entered to receive his holy blessing on the occasion of the marriage of his son, mazel tov. A pleasant conversation took place and the Rebbe bestowed from his holy blessing.

The Rebbe davened Maariv around 11:50 and afterwards continued receiving the public.

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