First day of Pesach — 'B'tzeil HaKodesh' with the Satmar Rebbe shlit"a

On Yom Tov morning, the Rebbe entered the beis medrash at around 11:20.
- Brachos and Pesukei D'Zimra: Rabbi Baruch Shlomo Weinberger shlit"a.
The Rebbe recited "V'karos" verse by verse, and proceeded to Shacharis and Hallel.

- Hotzaah and Hachnasah (taking out and returning the Torah): the Rebbe's grandson Rabbi Chaim Hersh Teitelbaum shlit"a, son of the Rav, the Av Beis Din of Williamsburg shlit"a, and Rabbi Shmuel Tzvi Horowitz shlit"a.
- The verses of Shema Yisroel: the Rebbe's grandson HaGaon R' Yoel Glantz shlit"a, a moreh d'asra in our holy kehilla in Williamsburg.
- Carrying the Sefer Torah to the bimah: R' Yisroel Moshe Landau and R' Moshe Goldberger.
Aliyos.
- Kohen: R' Yitzchak Pinchas Glantzer.
- Levi: R' Yoel Levy.
- Shlishi: R' Moshe Yosef Hirsch (Williamsburg).
- Revi'i: R' Yaakov Hersh Neustadt.
- Chamishi: the Rebbe shlit"a.

After his aliyah, the Rebbe recited a Mi Sheberach and a naming for a newborn daughter for:
- R' Mordechai Friedman.
- R' Yisroel Wolf Zabel.
- R' Nosson Neta Markowitz.
- R' Aharon Weinberger.
- R' Shimon Yisroel Lichtenstein.

- Hagbah of the first Sefer Torah: R' Nachman Fish.
- Gelilah: R' Aharon Neustadt.
- Maftir: R' Dovid Eckstein.
- Hagbah of the second Sefer Torah: R' Chaim Hersh Oberlander.
- Gelilah: R' Aharon Wolf Palatschek.

After a short break of a few minutes, the Rebbe entered wearing the kittel and the silver kappel, and proceeded to Mussaf, reciting Tal with great inspiration.

- Opening the Aron for Tal: R' Meir Wertheimer.
- Opening for Anim Zemiros: R' Meir Siman.
The davening concluded at around 2:50.

After davening, brisos took place:
- For the newborn son of R' Kalman Eliezer, son of R' Shlomo Hersh Eckstein, where the Rebbe served as sandek and mohel.
- For the newborn son of R' Yaakov Kapil Siman, where the Rebbe served as sandek and mohel.

At the Yom Tov afternoon seudah in his holy home, hundreds of out-of-town chassanim participated. During the seudah, several Yom Tov melodies were sung.
- Piyut "Bareich Dodi": the bochur Asher Zelig, son of R' Chaim Yisroel Klagsbald (London).

The Rebbe said Torah on the verse "V'higadta l'vincha," explaining that matzah instills love of Hashem, and this brings that one should merit teshuva out of love.

- Birkas Hamazon: his grandson Rabbi Elazar Teitelbaum shlit"a (London), son of the Rav, the Av Beis Din of Williamsburg shlit"a.
The seudah concluded at around 4:45.

In the afternoon at around 8:10, the Rebbe entered the beis medrash for Mincha.
- Baal tefilla: HaGaon R' Berl Glantz shlit"a of Bardiov, Kiryas Joel. After Mincha, HaGaon R' Berl shlit"a spoke on behalf of the annual appeal of Kollel Shomrei HaChomos.


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