Tuesday, 'B'tzeil HaKodesh' with the Satmar Rebbe shlit"a

This morning the following brissim took place:
- For the newborn son of R' Yosef Moshe Stein, where the Rebbe served as sandek and mohel.
- For the newborn son of R' Yoel Brad Rubinstein, where the Rebbe served as sandek.

The Rebbe davened Shacharis in the Beis Medrash HaGadol. Before davening, the Rebbe put tefillin on the bar mitzvah bochurim:
- the bochur Chaim Baruch Diamond.
- the bochur Aharon Bri"a Silberstein.

After davening, a lechayim was held with the bar mitzvah bochurim in the Rebbe's private room.
Afterwards the Rebbe went down to the Heichal HaTorah, the 'Heichal Tzvi and Yitzchak Rosenberg,' where the Rebbe walked among the tables for an extended time and looked over the many learning during bein hazmanim with great nachas.

On the way out, the Rebbe stopped at the "Anash of Kiryas Joel" table, where signatures are gathered every year for politicians and candidates so that they can run for a new term in the coming November elections. The Rebbe reviewed the list of the candidates' names, and the askanim pointed out the names of the candidates who stood out strongly last year at the request of the Rebbe shlit"a to change the Albany laws for the benefit of chinuch, to the joy of the entire chareidi community in New York. The Rebbe wished the askanim success.

Around 6:15 the Rebbe davened Mincha in his holy home on Hewes St.

In the evening the Rebbe traveled into Williamsburg for the weekly zmanei kniso (receiving the public).
The Rebbe arrived in Williamsburg and first went to affix a mezuzah at the new 'Mitav' store, which sells products at wholesale prices. The Rebbe looked around the store and in the meantime heard a report from the owners about the many efforts to be able to sell the products at very low prices.

Afterwards a lechayim gathering took place in the store, and a pleasant conversation ensued. The Rebbe drank lechayim and warmly bestowed his holy blessing on the entire public, and delivered words of Torah about the great merit of the chesed done for Jewish children and the tremendous importance of a store that helps hundreds of families buy at low prices. He concluded with his holy blessing for the owners and askanim who brought the new store into being, wishing that it should have great success.
On the way out the Rebbe affixed a mezuzah at the entrance.

The zmanei kniso in the Rebbe's holy home on Hewes St. lasted from 8:50 until 1:15 after midnight.

During the zmanei kniso, members of the board of the holy institution Keren Hatzalah entered for a meeting ahead of the large Pesach distribution to support the Torah institutions of the holy Eida HaChareidis in Eretz Yisroel. A pleasant conversation took place about the work and the large distributions to hundreds of institutions, and the board members praised our holy kehilla, from which the majority of the funds come, and said it is thanks to the Rebbe shlit"a constantly encouraging Anash to support Keren Hatzalah with large sums, which has made it possible to distribute larger amounts at each distribution.
On this occasion the Rebbe gave R' Shlomo Yosef Waldman, chairman of the board, a check for the fantastic sum of one million dollars! The board members expressed their great thanks and said that this is already the second check of one million dollars this year, 5786, that the Rebbe put together from the generous members of our community, following the check of one million dollars the Rebbe gave during the holy trip to Eretz Yisroel last month of Kislev for the Chanukah distribution. The Rebbe bestowed his holy blessing on the entire board.

A group of ninth-grade students from our holy institutions also entered, who had brought in significant sums for the mosdos during the days of Purim. The Rebbe distributed blessed coins and Haggadahs to the bochurim and bestowed his holy blessing.

The Rebbe davened Maariv around 11:00. The Rebbe went to the amud in honor of the yahrzeit of the Rebbetzin Chana a"h, wife of the Chaver of the Kedushas Yom Tov zy"a, and afterwards continued receiving the public.

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