Shabbos Kodesh, Parshas Chukas-Balak, 'B'tzeil HaKodesh' with the Satmar Rebbe shlit"a

Before candle lighting, the Rebbe put on the shtreimel for the chosson Shalom Eliezer son of Berel Stein.

Friday night at around 9:05, the Rebbe entered the beis medrash wrapped in his tallis and approached the amud for Mincha. Kabbalas Shabbos: HaGaon Rabbi Yechiel Michoel Avrohom Friedman shlit"a, dayan of our kehilla in Bnei Brak.
The davening concluded at around 10:35. The congregation went over to wish a gut Shabbos, and the Rebbe went home to his holy residence.

At around 11:30, the Rebbe entered the holy tish in Heichal HaMesivta together with the yeshiva students, and began, as is his custom, Shalom Aleichem with emotion and sweetness.
- Eishes Chayil: the Rebbe's grandson, the bochur Yissachar Ber, may he live, son of the Rebbe's son-in-law, the Gaon Rav of the beis medrash Beirach Moshe shlit"a.
- Hagbahas Hakos: HaGaon Rabbi Yechiel Michoel Avrohom Friedman shlit"a, dayan of our kehilla in Bnei Brak.
- Kol Mekadesh: HaRav Rabbi Naftoli Hirtzka Zwebel shlit"a, Rosh Hakahal of Williamsburg.
- Menucha V'Simcha: Rabbi Nachman Kohn shlit"a (Bnei Brak).

The Rebbe said Torah on the verse "And Moav was very afraid, for they were many," and explained it in a derush style in the sugya of min b'mino.

- Kah Echsof: R' Yoel Fogel (Antwerp).
- Birkas Hamazon: the Rebbe's son-in-law, the Gaon Rav of the beis medrash Avnei Tzedek shlit"a.

Stories and anecdotes: This week the Rebbe shlit"a related about the holy Ateres Tzvi of Zidichov zy"a, whose yahrzeit was Friday, 11 Tammuz.

- Kah Ribon Olam: Rabbi Yoel son of HaGaon Rabbi Shmuel Binyamin Krausz shlit"a (London).
The new chassanim went over to take fruit.
- Az B'Yom HaShevi'i: R' Menachem Freund (Yerushalayim).
The tish concluded at around 2:15.

And on the day of Shabbos

On Shabbos morning the Rebbe entered for davening at around 9:40.
- Brachos: R' Berel Stein.
- Pesukei D'Zimra: Rabbi Yoshe Zalman Wertzberger shlit"a.
The Rebbe then approached the amud for Shacharis.

- Hotzaah V'Hachnasah: R' Eliezer Heilbrun.
- Pesukei Shema Yisroel: R' Moshe Wertzberger (Montreal).
- Carrying the Sefer Torah to the bimah: R' Yitzchak Bernath.
Aliyos.
- Kohen: R' Yitzchak Friedman.
- Levi: the chosson Baruch Yitzchak Meir, son of Rabbi Yoshe Zalman Wertzberger shlit"a, who was showered with candies.
- Shlishi: the chosson Shalom Eliezer son of Berel Stein, who was showered with candies.
- Revi'i: R' Yisroel Perl.
- Chamishi: R' Shmuel Dovid Markovits (Williamsburg).
- Shishi: the Rebbe shlit"a.

After his aliyah, the Rebbe named a newborn daughter for:
- R' Yoel Perl.
- R' Lipa son of Yudel Katz.
- R' Moshe Hersh Wieder.
- R' Moshe Aharon Schonbrun.
- R' Avrohom Yitzchak Meir Wertzberger (Williamsburg).
- R' Zalman Leib Gottlieb.
- R' Dov Ari Goldberg.

- Shevi'i: the Shabbos Kodesh chosson, R' Chaim Shlomo Fischer.
- Hosafos: the chosson Moshe son of Shimon Landau.
- The chosson Moshe Dov, son of HaGaon Rabbi Ari Asher Indig shlit"a.
- The chosson Hershel son of Shmuel Yaakov Schwartz.
- The chosson Yoel, son of Rabbi Fishel Sofer shlit"a.
- HaGaon Rabbi Simcha Aharon Strahli shlit"a, Rav of beis medrash Shaarei Ish in Jackson.
- Acharon: the chosson Mordechai, son of Rabbi Chaim Yechezkel Wertzberger shlit"a, who was showered with candies.
- Maftir: R' Dovid Shlomo Berger.
- Hagbah: R' Moshe Dovid Ackerman.
- Gelilah: R' Yoel Bickel.
- Returning the Sefer Torah: R' Hirtzka Weissman.

- Mussaf: HaGaon Rabbi Ari Asher Indig shlit"a, dayan of beis medrash Maharsha.
- Opening of Ane'im Zemiros: R' Moshe Yuda Teitelbaum (Williamsburg).

After davening, a bris took place for the newborn son of R' Mordechai Spielman, at which the Rebbe served as sandek.
The davening concluded at around 1:00.

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The Rebbe entered for Mincha at around 9:05.
- Baal Tefilla: R' Chaim Yechezkel Herskovits.
- Hotzaah V'Hachnasah: R' Avrohom Yaakov Weinberger.
- Kohen: Rabbi Nachman Kohn shlit"a.
- Levi: R' Shlomo Wertzberger, shamash of our kehilla in Williamsburg.
- Shlishi: R' Yoshe Ari Grunwald.
- Hagbah: the Rebbe shlit"a.
- Gelilah: R' Shmuel Yaakov Schwartz (Williamsburg).

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

The Rebbe said Torah on the verse "He beheld no iniquity in Yaakov, nor saw perversity in Yisroel," and explained that Hashem gave the segulah of the Thirteen Attributes, "Let them perform before Me in this order," that one fulfills it through reciting them, if one is connected to true tzaddikim and if one guards his mouth properly. For this reason the destruction of Tzion and Yerushalayim came, because "the Torah scholars were scarce and the men of faith ceased," as people did not guard their mouths from falsehood and forbidden speech. Now, in these days of mourning over the Churban, we must strengthen ourselves in this matter and hold fast to truth.

- Yedid Nefesh: R' Yitzchak Markovits.
- Kel Mistatter: HaGaon Rabbi Simcha Aharon Strahli shlit"a.
The Rebbe made the bracha over the cup and recited Sheva Brachos.

- Maariv Motzei Shabbos: R' Naftoli Moshe Weiss.
After Havdalah, the congregation went over to wish a gutte voch, and the Rebbe shlit"a was escorted out with song and zemiros, with Ki Malachav, on the occasion of his departure to New Hampshire for rest over the coming four weeks.
The davening concluded at around 11:30.

After Havdalah, a group of bochurim, students of the yeshiva gedolah of Shikun Skvira, and a group of students of Yeshiva Shevet HaLevi of Lakewood who spent Shabbos b'tzeil hakodesh, entered the Rebbe's holy residence for a private audience. The Rebbe inquired about their learning, and the bochurim then went over to receive the Rebbe's holy blessing.

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