Monday, Parshas Yisro — 'B'tzeil HaKodesh' with the Satmar Rebbe shlit"a

This morning a bris took place for the newborn son of R' Eliezer Yechezkel Schwimmer, where the Rebbe served as sandek and mohel.

The Rebbe davened Shacharis in the Yeshiva Gedolah, Divrei Yoel branch. During the Torah reading he was called up as Shlishi. After davening he learned the daily Tehillim shiur, on chapter 29, verse 11.

In his private room, HaGaon Rabbi Baruch Shlomo Weinberger shlit"a, head of the administrators of Kiryas Joel, entered together with several administrators of the yeshivos ketanos, and presented to the Rebbe shlit"a the kabbalos tovos (commitments for good) of hundreds of yeshiva ketana bochurim regarding technology. The Rebbe reviewed the kabbalos tovos for an extended time with great nachas ruach and bestowed his holy blessing.

During the morning hours the Rebbe visited the matzah bakery of our holy kehilla.

The Wedding Simcha of the Kallah, a Fourth-Generation Granddaughter of the Satmar Rebbe shlit"a
Daughter of his grandson Rabbi Chaim Hersh Teitelbaum shlit"a, son of HaGaon HaTzaddik, the Av Beis Din of Williamsburg shlit"a, son-in-law of HaGaon HaTzaddik, the Av Beis Din of Boro Park shlit"a, and son-in-law of the Mashloy Rebbe shlit"a, son-in-law of the Kalov Rebbe shlit"a, for a speedy recovery.
The other side: the chassan, Rabbi Yaakov Yitzchak Rottenberg shlit"a, son of HaGaon Rabbi Chaim Hersh shlit"a, Av Beis Din of Pintshov.

At about 2:45 the Rebbe traveled to Williamsburg. Upon arrival, the Rebbe went to his holy home at the Shaarei Yosher, near the Beis Medrash HaGadol.

At about 5:00 the Rebbe entered the Heichal Meir Zelig in the Beis Medrash HaGadol, where the Rebbe davened Mincha.
- Baal tefillah: R' Dovid Shimon Promovitch.
After Mincha, the entire kehilla, elders and youngsters alike, came over to bless and be blessed by the Rebbe shlit"a on the day of the chuppah.

Then, at about 5:40, the Rebbe entered the kabbalas panim in the Heichal of the Beis Medrash HaGadol. Stirring melodies were sung, and the badchan of the king, Rabbi Mordechai Dovid Oesterreicher, spoke words of inspiration and enumerated the great yichus of the chassan and kallah and of the distinguished grandfathers who had come to take part in the simcha.
The Rebbe drank a lechayim and offered good wishes to the chassan, the mechutanim, the grandfathers, and the entire gathering. He delivered warm holy words, invoked the merit of the forefathers, and concluded with abundant blessings to the chassan, the mechutanim, and the distinguished grandfathers. He mentioned the elder grandfathers, HaGaon HaTzaddik of Boro Park shlit"a, for a speedy recovery, and the Kalov Rebbe shlit"a, for a speedy recovery, and wished abundant blessings to the entire gathering.
The kesuba was arranged. The witnesses to the kesuba were: HaGaon Rabbi Naftali Hirtzka Zwibel shlit"a, Rosh Av Beis Din, and HaGaon Rabbi Bentzion Laub shlit"a, dayan of Beis Medrash Yismach Moshe.
Afterwards they went to the badekin in the halls of Apiryon, where the Rebbe blessed the chassan.

At about 6:55 the Rebbe shlit"a came out to the chuppah ceremony in front of our great beis medrash, in the presence of thousands of anash.
The Rebbe shlit"a honored his mechutan, the Mashloy Rebbe shlit"a, with the kiddushin.
- Reading of the kesuba: the grandfather, HaGaon Rabbi Welvel Anfang shlit"a.
- Sheva Brachos, first blessings: the Bobov 45 Rebbe shlit"a, the chassan's older uncle.
- Final blessing: the Dombrov Rebbe shlit"a, the chassan's older uncle.
- Witnesses to the kiddushin: HaGaon HaTzaddik R' Meir Zwibel shlit"a and HaGaon R' Avrohom Chaim Matzen shlit"a.
- Witnesses to the yichud: Rabbi Hershel Teller shlit"a and Rabbi Baruch Shlomo Weinberger shlit"a.

After the chuppah the Rebbe shlit"a wished holy blessings to the entire gathering and began a mitzvah dance with the grandfathers and mechutanim.
After the chuppah the Rebbe greeted the Bobov 45 Rebbe shlit"a, and then went over to wish mazel tov to the elder grandfathers, his brother-in-law HaGaon HaTzaddik, Av Beis Din of Boro Park shlit"a, for a speedy recovery, and his mechutan the Kalov Rebbe shlit"a, for a speedy recovery, who were sitting in the cars next to the chuppah.

At about 7:45 the Rebbe davened Maariv in the Heichal Tehillos Yehosef.
Baal tefillah: R' Shlomo Zalman Stein.

After the chuppah the wedding seudah took place in the Heichal of the Beis Medrash HaGadol, headed by HaGaon HaTzaddik, Av Beis Din of Williamsburg shlit"a, together with the grandfathers and mechutanim shlit"a. Joyous songs of gratitude were sung for an extended time, and the Rav shlit"a walked among the crowd accepting mazel tov wishes and danced with the elders of anash and with dear old friends.

The sound of joy and salvation is in the tents of the righteous

At about 9:10 the Rebbe shlit"a entered the wedding seudah in the hall, with tens of thousands of anash participating. The Rebbe danced in place for an extended time with great emotion and joy, and then washed for the wedding seudah.

At about 9:30 the chassan entered and the Rebbe danced with the chassan, and honored the mechutanim and the grandfathers, the Rabbonim HaGaonim shlit"a, to dance with the chassan.

The following distinguished Rebbes, relatives of the family, took part in the seudah:
- The Vizhnitz Monsey Rebbe shlit"a.
- The Bobov 45 Rebbe shlit"a.
- The Vizhnitz London Rebbe shlit"a.
- The Toldos Tzvi Spinka Rebbe shlit"a.
- The Krali Rebbe shlit"a.
- The Rachmistrivka Acquin Rebbe shlit"a.
The Rebbe honored them with a lechayim, bestowed his holy blessing, honored them to dance with the chassan, and then began a mitzvah dance.

The Rebbe left the beis medrash at about 10:15 and went home to his holy residence.
At his holy residence, the Rachmistrivka Rebbe shlit"a and the Tzaddik R' Yaakov Yosef Twersky shlit"a, son of the Skver Rebbe shlit"a, came over to wish mazel tov on the wedding simcha. A pleasant conversation ensued and the Rebbe bestowed his holy blessing.

At about 11:20 the Rebbe entered for Birkas HaMazon and the mitzvah tantz.
- Birkas HaMazon: HaGaon R' Meir Rottenberg shlit"a.
- Sheva Brachos, first blessings: HaGaon HaTzaddik R' Zalman Leib Wagschal shlit"a, son-in-law of the HaGaon HaTzaddik, Av Beis Din of Wodislav zt"l.
- Final blessing: HaGaon HaTzaddik R' Yaakov Elchanan Rottenberg shlit"a, Av Beis Din of Wodislav.

Then the badchan of the king, R' Mordechai Dovid Oesterreicher, called the Rebbe shlit"a to the dancing before the kallah with warm rhymes and invoked the merit of the holy forefathers. Stirring melodies were then continued with an outpouring of the soul and tears of joy. The Rebbe drank a lechayim and offered good wishes to the chassan, the mechutanim, and all those gathered, and then danced the holy dances before the kallah with fiery enthusiasm and holy emotion for an extended time.

Then the Rebbe danced with the chassan, with his grandson, the mechutan Rabbi Chaim Hersh shlit"a, together with the chassan, and then in a special dance with his son, HaGaon HaTzaddik, Av Beis Din of Williamsburg shlit"a, and then with the members of his family and the entire royal family, the grandchildren of the holy Rebbe, the Beirach Moshe zy"a.

Then the grandfather, HaGaon HaTzaddik, Av Beis Din of Williamsburg shlit"a, was called up. Stirring melodies were sung, and the Rav shlit"a danced before the kallah with great emotion and joy, and then danced with his father, the Rebbe shlit"a, and with the members of his family for an extended time.

Then the grandfathers were called up: HaGaon HaTzaddik, Av Beis Din of Boro Park shlit"a, the Mashlpoy Rebbe shlit"a, and HaGaon HaTzaddik R' Welvel Anfang shlit"a, as well as the mechutanim, the father of the chassan and the father of the kallah shlit"a. The Rebbe danced for an extended time with each of the mechutanim and grandfathers shlit"a separately.
The badchan called out the chassan and kallah, and Eishes Chayil was danced. On the way out the Rebbe wished the chassan and kallah well, as is customary. The Rebbe left the hall at 3:15 and went home to his holy residence at the Shaarei Yosher beis medrash.

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