The final days of Yom Tov Pesach, "B'tzeil HaKodesh," with the Satmar Rebbe shlit"a in the midst of our holy kehilla in Kiryas Joel.

Erev Shabbos Kodesh, the seventh day of Pesach, at 8:05 the Rebbe entered for Mincha and went to the amud. Kabbalas Shabbos and Maariv: HaGaon R' Yoel Meisels, son of the Gaavad of our kehilla in Montreal shlit"a. After davening, everyone went over to wish a good Shabbos and good Yom Tov.
At 12:15 the Rebbe entered for the Shabbos seudah. They sang Shalom Aleichem until Melech Tamim Darko, and Eishes Chayil: the grandson, the bochur Meir Eliezer, son of HaGaon R' Baruch. Borei Minei Besamim was on "hyssop and sweet spices." The order of the foods was as on Shabbos. Kol Mekadesh: R' Peretz Tuvi Deutsch of Beit Shemesh. Menucha V'Simcha: R' Yaakov Hersh, a rebbe in Williamsburg. After the Torah, they sang "Shirah Chadashah" and "U'vakata Yam Suf," and began dancing "Vayosha," and the Rebbe danced the shirah with great strength and vigor. Bentching: the son-in-law, HaGaon, Rav of the Beis Medrash Avnei Tzedek shlit"a. Yah Echsof: HaGaon R' Meir Meyer of Boro Park. Fruits were brought in. The Shalom Zachor took place at the home of the bochur Yechezkel Wozb, the bochur Avrohom Moshe Klein, the bochur Yoel Bruchmeir Greenfeld, and the bochur Elimelech Klein, as "on the seventh day": R' Yisroel HaKohen Landau of Monsey. It concluded at 2:10.

Shabbos Kodesh, the seventh day of Pesach, the Rebbe entered for Shacharis at 10:45. The Rebbe went to the amud for all the tefillos, Pesukei D'Zimra, Shacharis, Hallel and Mussaf, in honor of the holy hilula of his father, the Rebbe, the Kedushas Yoel zt"l, this Thursday, 26 Nissan. At the Torah reading (the Shirah), the Rebbe read. The Rebbe was called up for Shishi, and made a naming for the birth of a daughter for HaGaon Yaakov Hillel Lichtenstein, R' Chaim Hersh Landau, and R' Shlomo Elazar Neuman. After the reading they sang "Kah Keli," as the Rebbe said that it may be said on Shabbos because it is praise and not a plea. After davening, the bris of the bochur Yechezkel Wozb took place. It concluded at 3:20.
At the afternoon seudah, the Rebbe honored his grandson, the bochur Yissachar Dov, son of HaGaon R' Baruch, with bentching.
In the afternoon at 7:25 the Rebbe entered for Mincha and Shalosh Seudos. A few minutes after the zman, he entered for Maariv. After davening, everyone went over to wish a good Yom Tov.
Around 12:15 the Rebbe entered for the seudah in the Polish shul of the great beis medrash. The Rebbe made Kiddush and Havdalah, the matzah was dipped in salt, and in the sieve there were knaidlach. HaRav R' Naftali Moshe Weiss brought "matzah kugel" and HaRav R' Yechezkel Frenkel "matzah chremslach." The Rebbe tasted them and distributed shirayim to the entire crowd. The Rebbe honored HaGaon R' Kalman Halberstam shlit"a, Av Beis Din of Tzanz, Kiryas Yoel, with the zemiros, and HaGaon R' Dovid Yitzchak Wozb shlit"a, moreh tzedek in our kehilla, with bentching. It concluded at 1:45.
The following day, the Rebbe entered for Shacharis around 10:00 and went to the amud for Shacharis and Hallel. Mussaf: the son-in-law, HaGaon, Rav of the Beis Medrash Berech Moshe shlit"a. It concluded at 1:50.
At the afternoon seudah the Rebbe honored his grandson Rabbi Yoel Ashkenazi with the piyut. Bentching: the son-in-law, HaGaon, Rav of the Beis Medrash Avnei Tzedek shlit"a.
In the afternoon at 7:40 the Rebbe entered for "Mincha and Neilas HaChag." After Mincha he sat down at the tish, where they sang in honor of Yom Tov. The shamash, R' Yoel Kaufman, poured the cups. The Rebbe said lechayim to the Chevra Kadisha and to the entire tzibbur. The Rebbe delivered a Torah thought, and at the end of his words mentioned the difficult period and offered praise and thanks to Hashem for all the kindnesses. Around 8:50 they stood up and danced "Chasal Siddur Pesach," sung over 20 times. Afterward the Rebbe, with holy fire, recited three times "Next year in Yerushalayim." The Rebbe davened Maariv at the amud in honor of the holy hilula of his father, the Rebbe zy"a, this coming Thursday, 26 Nissan. After Maariv the Rebbe made Havdalah and wished the tzibbur a good week. It concluded at 9:30.

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