Shabbos Kodesh, Parshas Vayakhel-Pekudei, Shabbos HaChodesh, Mevarchim Chodesh Nissan — 'B'tzeil HaKodesh' with the Satmar Rebbe shlit"a

Before candle-lighting time, the Rebbe put the shtreimel on the chassanim:
- The chassan Yechiel Shlomo, son of R' Moshe Chaim Friedman.
- The chassan Mordechai, son of R' Yechezkel Shraga Glantz.

Friday night at around 7:35 the Rebbe entered the beis medrash wrapped in his tallis and approached the amud for Mincha. Kabbalas Shabbos: Rabbi Meir Moshe Moskowitz shlit"a. They finished at around 9:15. The congregation went over to wish a good Shabbos, and the Rebbe went home to his holy residence.

At around 10:05 the Rebbe entered the tish in the Heichal HaMesivta together with the talmidei hayeshiva, and began, as is his holy custom, with Shalom Aleichem with emotion and sweetness.
- Eishes Chayil: the grandson of the Rebbe, the bochur Yissachar Ber Tov, son of the Rebbe's son-in-law, HaGaon Rabbi Rav of the Beis Medrash Barach Moshe shlit"a.
- Hagbahas HaKos: R' Yoel Yisroel Wagschal (Monsey).
- Kol Mekadesh: R' Meir Siman.
- Menucha V'Simcha: Rabbi Shimon Green shlit"a (Williamsburg).

The Rebbe said Torah on the verse "Vayakhel Moshe es kol adas Bnei Yisroel," and explained in the manner of drush the sugya of asei docheh lo saaseh.

- Kah Echsof: R' Yoel Yisroel Wagschal.
- Birkas Hamazon: the Rebbe's son-in-law, HaGaon Rabbi Rav of the Beis Medrash Ohel Feiga shlit"a.

Stories and anecdotes: this week the Rebbe shlit"a told over about HaGaon HaKadosh Rabbi Yosef Shaul Nathanson zt"l, author of Sho'el U'Meishiv, whose yahrzeit falls on Monday, 27 Adar.

- Kah Ribon Olam: R' Yaakov Braun (Yerushalayim).
The new chassanim went over to take fruit.
- Az B'Yom HaShevii: R' Yuda Traitel Frankel (Williamsburg).
They finished at around 12:55.

U'v'Yom HaShabbos

On Shabbos morning the Rebbe entered for davening at around 9:35.
- Brachos: R' Avrohom Hersh Scheer.
- Pesukei D'Zimra: HaGaon Rabbi Berel Glantz shlit"a of Bardiov.
The Rebbe approached the amud for Shacharis and Yotzer, and they sang at Mechalkel Chaim and Mimkomcha as customary.

- Hotzaah and Hachnasa: R' Chaim Wolf Winkler (Monsey), and R' Shmuel Yuda Klein.
- Pesukei Shema Yisroel: HaGaon Rabbi Dovid Hirsch shlit"a, a moreh d'asra in our holy kehilla of Williamsburg.
Aliyos:
- Kohen: the chassan Yechiel Shlomo, son of R' Moshe Chaim Friedman — Bavorfen.
- Levi: the chassan Moshe, son of Rabbi Elazar Mermelstein shlit"a.
- Shlishi: the chassan, son of Rabbi Yaakov Yitzchak Winkler shlit"a.
- Revii: the chassan, son of R' Yerucham Fishel Chaim Rispler.
- Chamishi: the chassan, son of HaGaon R' Dovid Hirsch shlit"a.
- Shishi: Rabbi Asher Farkash shlit"a (Monsey).
- Shevii: R' Yerucham Fishel Chaim Rispler (Williamsburg).
- Acharon — Chazak: the chassan Mordechai, son of R' Yechezkel Shraga Glantz — Bavorfen.
- Hagbah on the first sefer: the chassan Naftali Hirtzka, son of Rabbi Meir Moshe Moskowitz shlit"a.
- Gelilah: R' Efraim Fishel Fried.
- Maftir — reading of Parshas HaChodesh: the Satmar Rebbe shlit"a.

After his aliyah, the Rebbe made a Mi Shebeirach on the occasion of the birth of a daughter for:
- Rabbi Yoel Markowitz.
- R' Yaakov Dov Kaufman.
- R' Gedalya Dovid Zaldan.
- R' Yosef Mendel Katz.
- R' Moshe Yaakov Aharon Buxbaum.
- R' Yoel Perl.

- Hagbah on the second sefer: R' Zalman Leib Klein (London).
- Gelilah: R' Yisroel Schwartz.

After the leining, the Rebbe shlit"a blessed Rosh Chodesh with great arousal.

The Rebbe approached the amud for Musaf in honor of Shabbos HaChodesh, and they sang the piyutim as customary.
- Pesicha to Anim Zemiros: R' Avrohom Yaakov Fried.
They finished at around 1:05.

Raava D'Raavin

The Rebbe entered for Mincha at around 7:35.
- Baal Tefilla: R' Yaakov Parkash.
- Hotzaah and Hachnasa: R' Yaakov Braun.
- Kohen: R' Chaim Yeshaya Gross (Williamsburg).
- Levi: Rabbi Elazar Mermelstein shlit"a.
- Shlishi: R' Yaakov Mittelman.
- Hagbah: the Rebbe shlit"a.
- Gelilah: R' Yoel Kaufman — the shamash.

The Rebbe honored zemiros at Shalosh Seudos.
- Odeh: R' Noach Gefen.
- Shir HaMaalos: R' Moshe Goldstein.

The Rebbe said Torah on the reading of Parshas HaChodesh, "Rishon hu lachem l'chodshei hashana," and explained the importance and power of a Jew's speech, and how careful one must be to use it only for good things and not, chas v'shalom, to speak falsehood and the like. This is a preparation for Yom Tov Pesach, when we prepare to fulfill the mitzvah of telling the story of the Exodus with the mouth, and likewise the mitzvah of eating matzah; therefore one must be very careful to keep the mouth clean.

- Yedid Nefesh: HaGaon Rabbi Meir Zwibel shlit"a, one of the rabbonim of our kehilla in Williamsburg.
- Kel Mistateir: R' Aharon Moskowitz.
- Shoshanas Yaakov: R' Zalman Leib Klein (London).
The Rebbe recited the blessing over the cup and Sheva Brachos.

- Maariv Motzei Shabbos: R' Chaim Yakov.
After Havdalah the congregation went over to wish a good week.
They finished at around 9:55.

At around 11:45 the Rebbe went to affix a mezuzah at the new offices of the RCCS organization in the Business Center. The Rebbe affixed a mezuzah on the main entrance, then went inside to look around the offices and heard a report from the management.
A lechayim gathering followed, at which R' Hershel Kohn, founder and director of the organization, spoke.
The Rebbe then delivered divrei kodesh with strong words of chizuk to the askanim who devote themselves to the many ill Jews in all the offices around the world, emphasizing that our work is to do as much as we can, and Hakadosh Baruch Hu will help that we succeed in healing the ill, and concluded with abundant blessings for the founder, R' Hershel, and all those engaged in the holy work.
The Rebbe then drank lechayim and bestowed of his holy blessing.

Afterwards, at around 12:15, the Rebbe arrived at the home of Mrs. Rispler, widow of R' Meir Zelig a"h, for a lechayim gathering on the occasion of the wedding of her granddaughter to the chassan, son of her son, the distinguished philanthropist R' Yerucham Fishel Chaim. A pleasant conversation ensued about the old-time custom of eating days with balabatim in the old country, as well as about the new takanos so that the wedding should be at Gan Esther, which the distinguished family built for its name and glory, and from strength to strength, the new simcha should be for smaller simchas in the building of Beis Rachel, the new Rispler building that is being built, the third Rispler building within the fortress of Beis Rachel in Williamsburg, and about the difficult problem of housing everywhere and especially in Williamsburg.
The Rebbe drank lechayim and warmly wished the chassan, mechutanim, grandfathers, and the whole family well; on the way out the Rebbe wished extra blessings to the kallah and to Mrs. Rispler.

From there, at around 12:45, the Rebbe went to affix a mezuzah at the newly renovated 'Drive Goods' store in Kiryas Joel. The Rebbe affixed a mezuzah on the main entrance, then went inside and looked around the entire store, including the 'Levushei Kavod' department, and heard a report from the owner, R' Yoel Eliyahu Schwartz, and from R' Shlomo Zalman Weiss, administrator of the holy mosdos, about the tremendous success of the tznius clothing among the talmidos of Beis Rachel.
A lechayim gathering followed, with a pleasant conversation. The Rebbe drank lechayim and wished the owner, R' Yoel Eliyahu, the store's employees, and the entire public well.

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