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

Friday night at around 8:35, the Rebbe entered the beis medrash wrapped in his tallis and approached the amud for Mincha. Kabbalas Shabbos was led by HaGaon R' Yissachar Dov Katz shlit"a (ba'al tefillah), son of the Serdahely Rebbe shlit"a, and the Rebbe then approached the amud for Sefiras HaOmer. They finished at around 10:10. The congregation went over to wish a gut Shabbos, and the Rebbe went home to his holy residence.

At around 11:00, the Rebbe entered the Shulchan HaTahor in the Heichal HaMesivta together with the talmidei hayeshiva, and began, as is his holy custom, with Shalom Aleichem with feeling and sweetness.
- Eishes Chayil: the Rebbe's grandson, the bochur Yissachar Ber Teitelbaum ney"u, son of the Rav of the beis medrash, HaGaon HaTzaddik, Rabbi Berach Moshe shlit"a.
- Hagbahas HaKos was given as an honor to R' Aryeh Roth (Manchester).
- Kol Mekadesh: R' Aryeh Roth.
- Menuchah V'Simchah: HaGaon R' Yosef Leib Kohn shlit"a.

The Rebbe delivered a Torah discourse on the verse "And Hashem spoke to Moshe on Har Sinai," and explained it in the manner of a derush on the sugya of the halachos of mikvaos.

- Kah Echsof: R' Moshe Yosef Wertheimer (Williamsburg).
- Birkas HaMazon: Rabbi Levi Yitzchak Barzesky shlit"a.

Stories and Anecdotes: This week the Rebbe shlit"a related stories about his ancestor, the holy Baal Chut Daas zt"l, whose yahrzeit falls on Tuesday, 25 Iyar.

- Kah Ribon Olam: R' Shmuel Zanvil Fogel (Yerushalayim).
The new chasanim went over to take fruit.
- Az Beyom HaShevii: R' Moshe Gross (Manchester).
They finished at around 1:45.

V'Veyom HaShabbos

On Shabbos morning, the Rebbe entered the beis medrash at around 9:45.
- Birchos HaShachar: R' Aryeh Roth.
- Pesukei D'Zimra: R' Chaim Yaakov Gutman.
The Rebbe then approached the amud for Shacharis.

- Hotzaah V'Hachnasah: R' Avrohom Hersh Klein.
- Pesukei Shema Yisroel: R' Moshe Yuda Hirsch (Williamsburg).
- Holachas HaSefer Torah to the bimah: R' Mordechai Shmuel Stauber (Williamsburg).
Aliyos.
- Kohen: R' Eliyahu Dovid Katz, and the Rebbe recited a Mi Shebeirach on the birth of his daughter, mazel tov.
- Levi: R' Yehoshua Wertzberger.
- Shlishi: the chasan Elimelech, the bochur, son of Chaim Yosef Rosenfeld.
- Revii: R' Yitzchak Isaac Stein.
- Chamishi: R' Yitzchak Ehrenfeld.
- Shishi: the Rebbe shlit"a.

After his aliyah, the Rebbe recited a Mi Shebeirach on the birth of a daughter for:
- R' Yechezkel, son of R' Aryeh Landau.
- R' Hershel, son of R' Hillel Weiss.
- R' Nechemya, son of R' Moshe Wertzberger.
- R' Shimon Yisroel, son of R' Naftali Wertzberger.
- R' Yoel, son of R' Hillel Fried.
- R' Chaim, son of R' Zalman Roth.
- R' Elazar, son of R' Leib Spielman.
- R' Yuda, son of R' Shabsi Herzog.

- Shevii: R' Avrohom Pilof.
- Acharon: R' Avrohom Wieder.
- Maftir: R' Meir Wertheimer.
- Hagbah: R' Yisroel Schiff (Monsey).
- Gelilah: R' Yoel, son of R' Mordechai Hirsch.

- Mussaf: R' Meir Wertheimer.
- Pesichah for Anim Zemiros: R' Yissachar Ber Hirsch.
They finished at around 12:30.

Raava D'Raavin

The Rebbe entered for Mincha at around 8:35.
- Ba'al tefillah: R' Moshe Shmuel, son of R' Aryeh Hirsch.
- Hotzaah V'Hachnasah: R' Avrohom Hersh Teller (Williamsburg).
- Kohen: HaGaon R' Yitzchak Isaac Glick shlit"a, moreh tzedek.
- Levi: Rabbi Shlomo Heimlich shlit"a.
- Shlishi: HaGaon R' Wolf Aharon Teller shlit"a.
- Hagbah: the Rebbe shlit"a.
- Gelilah: R' Yoel, son of R' Moshe Goldstein.

At Shalosh Seudos, the Rebbe honored the following with the zemiros:
- Odeh: R' Noach Gefen.
- Shir HaMaalos: R' Moshe Goldstein.

The Rebbe delivered a Torah discourse on the verse "If you walk in My decrees," and explained that if one conducts himself at home with holiness and modesty, this brings about upright children and upright generations, and abundant parnassah.

- Yedid Nefesh: HaGaon R' Yitzchak Yaakov Rosenfeld shlit"a.
- Kel Mistatter: R' Yitzchak Markovitch.
The Rebbe recited the blessing over the cup and said the Sheva Berachos.

- Maariv on Motzei Shabbos Kodesh: R' Shlomo Zalman Stein, and the Rebbe then approached the amud for Sefiras HaOmer.
After Havdalah, the congregation went over to wish a gutte voch.
They finished at around 10:50.

At around 12:00, a kesivas ha'osiyos for a Sefer Torah being written by the family of R' Lipa a"h, son of R' Moshe Friedrich, took place at his holy residence. The Rebbe wrote several letters, drank a lechayim, and bestowed from his holy blessing.

At around 12:45, the Rebbe went to the new home of R' Yaakov Yosef, son of R' Shimon Schwartz, in the Chasam Sofer neighborhood in the expanded Kiryas Joel, where a signing of the documents took place, in which R' Yaakov Yosef purchased a distinguished zechus in the construction of the beis medrash of our holy kehilla in the Chasam Sofer neighborhood. Participating were R' Dovid Eckstein of Eretz Yisroel, and R' Yoel, son of R' Leib Kraus — a member of the beis medrash's board.
The Rebbe signed the documents together with the donor, drank a lechayim, and wished R' Yaakov Yosef and his family, as well as the committee for expanding the city's borders, all the best. He then delivered a few words of Torah, bringing out that if one establishes a beis medrash in the ways of the forefathers, in an upright Chassidic manner, it brings about parnassah and all good things, and concluded with his holy blessing.
Afterwards, the Rebbe affixed a mezuzah on one of the rooms and bestowed from his holy blessing.

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