Shabbos Kodesh, Parshas Vayikra — 'B'tzeil HaKodesh' with the Satmar Rebbe shlit"a

For this Shabbos, the talmidim of Yeshiva Ketana, Branch Veyoel Moshe of Boro Park, under the direction of Rabbi Yitzchak Aharon Green shlit"a, were chosen for "B'tzeil HaKodesh."

On Friday night at around 7:45, the Rebbe entered the beis medrash wrapped in his tallis and approached the amud for Mincha.
After Mincha, Rabbi Eliyahu Shlomo Kahn shlit"a, director of Beis Rochel, addressed the gathering on behalf of the 'B'yomo Titen S'charo' campaign of our holy mosdos.
Kabbalas Shabbos: Rabbi Aharon Weber shlit"a, rebbi in the Yeshiva Ketana of Boro Park. The davening concluded at around 9:20. After davening, the congregation went over to wish a gut Shabbos, and the Rebbe went home to his holy residence.

At around 10:10 the Rebbe entered the tish in the Heichal HaMesivta together with the talmidim of the Yeshiva Ketana of Boro Park and the talmidim of the Mesivta from Kiryas Joel, and began, in his holy way, with Shalom Aleichem, with feeling and sweetness.
- Eishes Chayil: the grandson of the Rebbe, the bochur Yoel Dushinsky, may he live, son of the Rav of Beis Medrash Ohel Piga shlit"a.
- Hagbahas HaKos: Rabbi Yitzchak Aharon Green shlit"a, director of the yeshiva, was honored.
- Kol Mekadesh: Rabbi Meir Mayer shlit"a.
- Menucha V'Simcha: Rabbi Yisroel Aryeh Goldberger shlit"a.

The Rebbe said Torah on the Midrash "When Yisroel heard the parsha of korbanos they became frightened; Moshe said to them, 'Engage in Torah,'" and explained, in the manner of a derush, the sugya of whether a rov (majority) is a certainty or a doubt.

- Kah Echsof: Rabbi Yisroel Meir Perlman shlit"a.
- Birkas HaMazon: Rabbi Yitzchak Aharon Green shlit"a.

Stories and Accounts: This week the Rebbe shlit"a related about the holy Ohev Yisroel of Apta zy"a, whose yahrzeit fell on Monday, 5 Nissan.
- Kah Ribon Olam: Rabbi Shalom Levi Weissman shlit"a.
The new chassanim went over to take fruit.
- Az B'Yom HaShevi'i: HaGaon Rabbi Yoel Yitzchak Stern shlit"a, dayan of Beis Medrash Dinov.
The tish concluded at around 1:10.

U'v'Yom HaShabbos

On Shabbos Kodesh morning the Rebbe entered the beis medrash at around 9:40.
- Brachos and Pesukei D'Zimra: Rabbi Yisroel Aryeh Goldberger shlit"a.
The Rebbe approached the amud for Shacharis.

- Hotzaah and Hachnasah: R' Yisroel Moshe Landau.
- Pesukei Shema Yisroel: Rabbi Meir Mayer shlit"a.
Aliyos:
- Kohen: Rabbi Shlomo Zalman Moskowitz shlit"a, and the Rebbe gave a name for the birth of his daughter, mazel tov.
- Levi: R' Aharon Beck, and the Rebbe gave a name for the birth of his daughter, mazel tov.
- Shlishi: R' Eliyahu Neustadt.
- Revi'i: Rabbi Yitzchak Aharon Green shlit"a.
- Chamishi: R' Lipa Neustadt.
- Shishi: the Rebbe shlit"a.

After his aliyah, the Rebbe gave a name for the birth of a daughter to:
- R' Mordechai Parkash.
- R' Bentzion Katz.

- Shevi'i: R' Yoel Brach, and the Rebbe gave a name for the birth of his daughter, mazel tov.
- Acharon: R' Moshe Goldstein.
- Maftir: Rabbi Itamar Meizlish shlit"a.
- Hagbah: R' Wolf Parkash.
- Gelilah: Rabbi Shalom Levi Weissman shlit"a.

The Rebbe approached the amud for Mussaf in honor of the yahrzeit of his two grandmothers: the Rebbetzin Brocha Sima a"h, wife of the Eitz Chaim zy"a, whose yahrzeit fell on Monday, 5 Nissan, and the Rebbetzin Chana a"h, wife of the Kedushas Yom Tov zy"a, whose yahrzeit fell on Wednesday, 7 Nissan.
- Pesicha for Ana'im Zemiros: R' Chaim Parkash.
The davening concluded at around 12:25.

Raava d'Ravin

The Rebbe entered for Mincha at around 7:40.
- Baal Tefillah: R' Yoel Hirsch.
- Hotzaah and Hachnasah: R' Yaakov Kvan (Argentina).
- Kohen: R' Kapel Schonbrun.
- Levi: R' Yaakov Yozsef (Bnei Brak).
- Shlishi: R' Yisroel Weiss.
- Hagbah: the Rebbe shlit"a.
- Gelilah: R' Yitzchak Shlomo Palachek.

At Shalosh Seudos the Rebbe honored the singing of zemiros.
- Odeh: R' Noach Gafen.
- Shir HaMaalos: R' Moshe Goldstein.

The Rebbe said Torah on the verse "Vayikra el Moshe," and explained that from the fact that one must bring a chatas offering for an inadvertent sin, we see the gravity of a sin even when done inadvertently, and all the more so a sinful thought done intentionally. However, there is a remedy: to engage in Torah, which protects from forbidden thoughts and sinful ideas. The Rebbe continued with words of preparation toward Yom Tov Pesach, as we prepare to fulfill the mitzvah of "tashbisu se'or mi'bateichem," which alludes to the sins of the heart. Now is therefore the fitting time to increase in Torah learning as preparation for Yom Tov Pesach.

- Yedid Nefesh: the grandson of the Rebbe, Rabbi Yitzchak Eizik Teitelbaum shlit"a (Boro Park), son of the Rav of Beis Medrash Beis Boruch shlit"a.
Kel Mistater: R' Kapel Schonbrun.
The Rebbe made the blessing over the cup and recited Sheva Brachos.

The Rebbe approached the amud for Maariv in honor of the yahrzeits.
After Havdalah, the congregation went over to wish a gutte voch. The davening concluded at around 9:55.

After Havdalah, the talmidim of Shiur Gimmel of the Yeshiva Ketana, Branch Veyoel Moshe of Boro Park, who had been chosen for Shabbos "B'tzeil HaKodesh," entered the Rebbe's holy residence. The Rebbe tested the bochurim on their yeshiva studies, and afterward the bochurim went over to receive a holy blessing.

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