Wednesday, Shemini, Erev Yom Tov Pesach — 'B'tzeil HaKodesh' with the Satmar Rebbe shlit"a

The Rebbe davened Shacharis in the Beis Medrash HaGadol at around 9:00. Before davening, the Rebbe put tefillin on the bar mitzvah bochur, the bochur Elikim Yaakov, son of R' Chaim HaKohen Kahn.
- Baal Tefillah: HaRav HaChasid R' Simcha Yisroel Apfel.

After davening, the Rebbe drank a lechayim on beer in the heichal of the beis medrash as is customary, and gave his holy blessing to the bar mitzvah bochur. He then went home to his holy residence, where the Rebbe sold the chometz to the non-Jew; the Rebbe performed the kinyan and handed over the shtar.

Then at around 10:30, the Rebbe went over to the front of the Beis Medrash HaGadol for the burning of the chometz. The Rebbe said 'L'shem yichud, to fulfill the mitzvah of "Ach bayom harishon tashbisu se'or mibateichem,"' and threw in the chometz and the lulav, and waited until the chometz was burned, and recited Kol Chamira and the yehi ratzon.

In the afternoon, after the mikvah at around 2:00, the Rebbe went over to bake matzos publicly, in the heichal of the Mesivta, Yoel Moshe branch.
The Rebbe poured the water into the flour and distributed pieces of dough to the designated rollers. While distributing, the Rebbe recited Hallel twice with holy emotion and outpouring of the soul, and at the end the Rebbe separated challah and wished the entire congregation 'a gut Yom Tov'.

Then at around 3:30, the Rebbe went over to our kehilla's matzah bakery on Dinov Street, where the Rebbe looked over the arrangement, even for an extended time, in all the departments, and afterwards poured water into the flour and separated challah, and gave his holy blessing to the management of the bakery.

From there, at around 4:00, the Rebbe went over to the matzah bakery on Getzil Berger Street, where the Rebbe looked over the arrangement, even among the groups, for an extended time in all the departments.

Then the Rebbe went home to his holy residence, where the Rebbe calmly arranged his matzos in honor of Yom Tov.

Later in the afternoon, the Rebbe went down to the large hall in his holy residence, lit the candles, and looked over the royal Seder table, at which nearly 400 chasanim, talmidim of the yeshiva, participated b'tzeil hakodesh on both nights, partaking of the Rebbe's pure table on the holy Seder nights, on the night of the sanctification of the Yom Tov of Pesach.

Before candle-lighting time, the Rebbe went once more to the mikvah in honor of Yom Tov, and then made an eruv tavshilin.

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The First Days of Yom Tov Pesach 5786 b'tzeil hakodesh of the Satmar Rebbe shlit"a

On Erev Yom Tov at around 8:25, the Rebbe entered the beis medrash wrapped in his tallis and approached Mincha. After Mincha, the order of the Korban Pesach was recited as is customary.
- Maariv: HaRav R' Yosef Dovid Levy shlit"a.
The Rebbe proceeded to recite Hallel with fiery enthusiasm and great arousal. They finished at around 9:45. The Rebbe went up to the aron kodesh and wished the entire congregation 'a gut Yom Tov', and the Rebbe immediately went home to his holy residence.

Before the Seder, the Rebbe shlit"a distributed matzos to the grandchildren.

At around 10:30, the Rebbe shlit"a entered the large hall in his holy residence for the holy Seder night, wrapped in his tallis over his kittel, and wearing a silver kappel. Like olive saplings around his table sat the hundreds of chasanim, talmidim of our holy yeshiva, who merited to participate in the Sedarim on the night of the sanctification of the Yom Tov of Pesach, as the king in his entourage. The tables were set royally with a masterful arrangement, row by row, which the devoted house bochur arranges every year with much effort and rare skill, so that everyone in all corners could take part in the elevated moments b'tzeil hakodesh of the fulfillment of the mitzvos of the night, the recitation of the Haggadah and divrei Torah, and the recitation of Hallel with holy emotion and outpouring of the soul, which was conducted with deveikus and the joy of a mitzvah.

The Rebbe arranged the ke'arah, and recited 'Kadesh' and all the simanim in a pleasant voice, in the accepted nusach of our holy Rebbes zy"a.

During the Seder the Rebbe said 19 divrei Torah, for Kadesh, Karpas, Yachatz, Ha Lachma Anya, Hashata Hacha, Avadim Hayinu, Maaseh B'Rabbi Eliezer, Baruch HaMakom, Chacham Mah Hu Omer, Rasha Mah Hu Omer, Yachol Me'Rosh Chodesh, V'Eten L'Yitzchak, Chishev Es HaKetz, V'Hi She'amdah, B'Damayich Chayi, Rabbi Yosi HaGelili Omer, Barech, the Fourth Cup, and Shfoch Chamascha.

The Rebbe said 'Hineni muchan u'mezuman' for the mitzvah of the first cup, stood up, said the l'shem yichud of Kiddush and made Kiddush with holy fiery enthusiasm. Holding up the cup: the Rebbe's grandson HaRav R' Lipa Teitelbaum shlit"a, son of the Chadash Ben, HaGaon Rav of the beis medrash, Barech Moshe shlit"a.
After Kiddush, the Rebbe signaled that everyone should make Kiddush.

Immediately after Maggid, the Rebbe said the Hineni muchan for the mitzvah of retelling the Exodus from Egypt with holy fire, uncovered the matzah, and recited the entire Haggadah with emotion and melody.

Before Mah Nishtanah, the Rebbe clapped his hands together, palm on palm, following the custom of his father, the holy Rebbe, the Beirach Moshe zy"a, according to the Belz custom.

At Mah Nishtanah, all the grandchildren together asked the questions in Yiddish. At the makkos, the Rebbe poured out wine from the cup as is customary, and immediately had it taken out.

After the second cup, the Rebbe removed his tallis, washed his hands and said the l'shem yichud and the brachos of Hamotzi and Al Achilas Matzah with holy emotion, and ate the kezeisim of matzah, and later the kezeisim of maror and korech, with deveikus.
At Shulchan Orech, the Rebbe ate the egg from the ke'arah, and immediately had the afikoman brought in and ate it before chatzos with fervor. The afikoman was 'stolen' as is customary, by the Rebbe's grandson, the bochur Yechezkel Shraga, son of HaGaon Rav of the beis medrash Yisroel Shalom shlit"a. After finishing the afikoman, the Rebbe waited for the entire Yom Tov meal to be served to all the participants, and in the meantime the Rebbe studied various Haggados.

The Rebbe bentched on the cup as is customary.

The cup of Eliyahu was filled, the Rebbe said Torah, and the door was opened. After the tefillah of Shfoch Chamascha, which was drawn out for several minutes with arousal and emotion, the Rebbe's fourth cup was filled from the cup of Eliyahu, and shirayim was sent down to all the participants as is customary. Then they continued with the recitation of Hallel with great arousal and longing, especially at the piyut of Nishmas Kol Chai, where the Rebbe prolonged with holy emotion, in tears and outpouring of the soul. After the Seder they continued with the piyutim, zemiros and Yom Tov niggunim. They finished at around 3:45, and the Rebbe went up to his private room, where the Rebbe recited Shir HaShirim with deveikus and holy emotion.

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