Shabbos Kodesh, Shabbos Chol HaMoed Pesach – 'B'tzeil HaKodesh' with the Satmar Rebbe shlit"a

At around 8:10 the Rebbe entered for Mincha.
- Baal tefillah: the Rebbe's grandson HaGaon R' Yoel Glantz shlit"a.
- Kabbalas Shabbos: Rabbi Yaakov Feldman shlit"a, and the Rebbe went up to Sefiras HaOmer.
They finished at around 9:20. The congregation went over to wish a good Shabbos, and the Rebbe went home to his holy residence.

At around 10:20 the Rebbe entered the holy table in his holy residence together with the hundreds of out-of-town chassanim, and began, as is his custom, with Shalom Aleichem with feeling and sweetness, through Melech Tamim Darko, as is customary.

- Hagbahas HaKos: R' Yosef Leib Yaakov (Yerushalayim).
- Kol Mekadesh: his grandson Rabbi Dovid Dov Meisels shlit"a, son of the son-in-law of the Rebbe, the Gaon, Rav of Beis Medrash Yismach Moshe shlit"a.
- Menucha V'Simcha: R' Shmuel Berger (Williamsburg).

The Rebbe said Torah on the verse in Shir HaShirim "Ani Chavatzeles HaSharon" and explained, in the manner of drush, the topic of time-bound positive commandments.

- Kah Echsof: the Rebbe's grandson Rabbi Boruch Rokeach shlit"a, son-in-law of the Gaon, Rav of Beis Medrash Ohel Feiga shlit"a.
- Birkas HaMazon: the Rebbe's grandson Rabbi Yechezkel Shraga Meisels shlit"a (Boro Park), son of the son-in-law of the Rebbe, the Gaon, Rav of Beis Medrash Yismach Moshe shlit"a.

Stories and accounts: this week the Rebbe shlit"a related about the holy Mar'eh Yechezkel of Karlsburg zt"l, whose yahrzeit falls on Tuesday, 20 Nissan.

- Kah Ribon Olam: R' Yechezkel Dovid Berkowitz.
The new chassanim went over to take fruit.
Afterwards the Rebbe continued for a longer time with stories about R' Asher Gabbai z"l, a shamash of the holy Rebbes of Sighet zy"a.
- Az B'Yom HaShvi'i: HaGaon R' Shlomo Yaakov Herman shlit"a, dayan and moreh tzedek of the beis medrash Ohel Basya.
They finished at around 1:00.

On Shabbos Day

The Rebbe entered at around 10:10.
- Berachos and Pesukei D'Zimra: Rabbi Yoel Wertzberger shlit"a.
The Rebbe went up to Shacharis, and for Chazaras HaShatz he sent his grandson HaGaon R' Zalman Teitelbaum shlit"a, Rav of Beis Medrash Beis Menachem Zev, and afterwards the Rebbe went up to Hallel.
Before the Torah reading, Shir HaShirim was recited as is customary.

- Hotzaah and Hachnasah: the Rebbe's grandsons Rabbi Avrohom Rokeach shlit"a, son-in-law of the Gaon, Rav of Beis Medrash Yisroel Shalom shlit"a, and Rabbi Meir Eliezer Meisels shlit"a, son of the son-in-law of the Rebbe, the Gaon, Rav of Beis Medrash Yismach Moshe shlit"a.
- Pesukei Shema Yisroel: HaGaon R' Yoel Yitzchak Stern shlit"a, dayan and moreh tzedek of the Dinov beis medrash in Kiryas Joel.
- Carrying the Sefer Torah to the bima: R' Yeshaya Shalom Weiss and R' Yosef Leib Yaakov.
Aliyos.
- Kohen: the bochur Asher Zelig, son of Pinchas Friedman (Williamsburg).
- Levi: Rabbi Yoel Berger shlit"a.
- Shlishi: the Gaon, Rav of Beis Medrash Yisroel Shalom shlit"a.
- Revi'i: R' Avrohom Wieder.
- Chamishi: R' Elisha Horowitz.
- Shishi: the Rebbe shlit"a.
- Shevi'i: the bar mitzvah bochur Shimshon Gefen.
- Hagbah on the first Sefer Torah: the Rebbe's grandson Rabbi Shalom Yechezkel Shraga Rubin shlit"a, son-in-law of the Gaon, Rav of Beis Medrash Yisroel Shalom shlit"a.
- Gelilah: the Rebbe's grandson Rabbi Alter Yitzchak Panet shlit"a, son-in-law of HaGaon R' Yoel Glantz shlit"a.
- Maftir: R' Yehoshua Shmuel Wieder.
- Hagbah on the second Sefer Torah: the Rebbe's grandson Rabbi Yisroel Dushinsky shlit"a (Boro Park).
- Gelilah: the bochur Moshe, son of the Gaon Rabbi Avrohom Meir Halberstam shlit"a.

- Mussaf: the Gaon, Rav of Beis Medrash Yisroel Shalom shlit"a.
- Opening of Anim Zemiros: Rabbi Yoel Greenwald shlit"a.
They finished at around 1:25.

At the afternoon tish in his holy residence, the out-of-town chassanim ate together with the Rebbe. During the seudah, niggunim of Shabbos and Yom Tov were sung.
For the zemiros, the Rebbe honored the sons of the Gaon, Av Beis Din of Williamsburg shlit"a.
- Boruch Hashem Yom Yom: Rabbi Chaim Hersh Teitelbaum shlit"a.
- Boruch Keil Elyon: Rabbi Elazar Teitelbaum shlit"a.
- Berach Dodi: Rabbi Yoel Teitelbaum shlit"a.
- Shir HaYichud for Sunday, as is customary on the Shabbosos between Pesach and Shavuos: his grandson Rabbi Alter Yitzchak Panet shlit"a.

The Rebbe delivered words of Torah on the verse "Ani Chavatzeles HaSharon" and explained the topic of time-bound positive commandments.

- Birkas HaMazon: the Gaon, Av Beis Din of Williamsburg shlit"a.
They finished at around 3:30.

Raava D'Raavin

The Rebbe entered for Mincha at around 8:00.
- Baal tefillah: R' Yehuda Eliezer Gottesman.
- Hotzaah and Hachnasah: Rabbi Elimelech Eckstein shlit"a.
- Kohen: HaGaon R' Zalman Leib Friedman shlit"a.
- Levi: R' Moshe Meir Gottlieb.
- Shlishi: R' Shmuel Dovid Markowitz (Williamsburg).
- Hagbah: the Rebbe shlit"a.
- Gelilah: R' Aharon Binder (Williamsburg).

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

The Rebbe spoke on the verse in Shir HaShirim "K'migdal Dovid tzavarech" and explained that if one conducts himself with the trait of humility, Hakadosh Baruch Hu forgives all sins; through the mitzvah of milah one merits the trait of humility, and this is our work on Yom Tov Pesach: to remove the chametz of the heart, which represents arrogance, and to merit the trait of humility.

- Yedid Nefesh: R' Avrohom Schwartz (London).
- Keil Mistateir: R' Shmuel Dovid Markowitz.
The Rebbe made the blessing over the cup.

- Maariv of Motzei Shabbos: Rabbi Hershel Kahn shlit"a.
After Havdalah, the congregation went over to wish a good moed. They finished at around 10:00.

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