Shabbos Kodesh, Parshas Matos-Masei — Mevarchim Chodesh Menachem Av, 'B'tzeil HaKodesh' with the Satmar Rebbe shlit"a, in the resort town of Bethlehem, New Hampshire

For this Shabbos, a group of outstanding talmidim of the Mesivta, Yoel Moshe branch, were chosen to spend Shabbos "b'tzeil hakodesh."

On Erev Shabbos after the mikvah, the following gave answers to the question that the Rebbe left over in yeshiva:
- The bochur Amram, son of Aharon Hersh Taub (Kiryas Joel).
- The bochur Moshe Leib, son of Avrohom Yitzchak Shmuel Mertz (Kiryas Joel).
- The bochur Moshe Wolf, son of Yoel Perl (Kiryas Joel).
- The bochur Meshulam Zusha, son of Eliyahu Farkash (Kiryas Joel).
- The bochur Shalom Nachman, son of R' Zalman Leib Filipp shlit"a (Kiryas Joel).
- The bochur Berish, son of Mordechai Leib Landau (Williamsburg).

On Friday night at around 9:00 the Rebbe entered the beis medrash wrapped in his tallis and approached the amud for Mincha. Kabbalas Shabbos: R' Anshel Karpen shlit"a, a rebbi in the yeshiva. They finished at around 10:35. The congregation went over to wish a good Shabbos and shalom aleichem, and the Rebbe went into his private room.

At around 10:55 the Rebbe entered the beis medrash to the holy table together with the talmidim of the yeshiva and many guests from among the mispallelim, and began, as is his holy custom, Shalom Aleichem with feeling and sweetness.
- Eishes Chayil: the Rebbe's grandson, the bochur Yissachar Ber Teitelbaum, son of the Rebbe's son-in-law HaGaon Rabbi Baruch Moshe shlit"a, rav of the beis medrash.
- Hagbahas HaKos: the Rebbe's son-in-law, HaGaon Rabbi Baruch Moshe shlit"a, rav of the beis medrash.
- Kol Mekadesh: R' Berish Gross shlit"a (Montreal).
- Menucha V'Simcha: R' Lipa Samet shlit"a, a rebbi in the yeshiva.

The Rebbe said Torah on the verse "Achar te'asef el amecha" and explained, in the manner of a derush, the sugya of "darshinan taama dikra."

- Kah Echsof: R' Chaim Hersh Kahn shlit"a, a rebbi in the yeshiva.
- Birkas Hamazon: the Rebbe's son-in-law, HaGaon Rabbi Baruch Moshe shlit"a, rav of the beis medrash.

Stories and anecdotes: This week the Rebbe shlit"a related stories about his grandfather, the Yismach Moshe zy"a, whose yahrzeit falls on Monday, 28 Tammuz.

- Kah Ribon Olam: R' Yaakov Hillel Lichtenstein shlit"a, a rebbi in the yeshiva.
The new chassanim went over to take fruit, and bundles were brought in and joyous melodies were sung in honor of the shalom zachor for the Rebbe's grandson, a son born to Rabbi Yoel Teitelbaum shlit"a, son of HaGaon Rabbi Yisroel Shalom shlit"a, rav of the beis medrash.
- Az B'Yom HaShevi'i: R' Nachum Weberman (London).
They finished at around 1:45.

On Shabbos Day

On Shabbos morning the Rebbe entered the beis medrash at around 9:45.
- Berachos and Pesukei D'Zimra: R' Chaim Yaakov Herskowitz shlit"a (Kiryas Joel)
The Rebbe approached the amud for Shacharis.

- Hotzaah and Hachnasa: R' Isser Yuda Berger (Kiryas Joel).
- Pesukei Shema Yisroel: R' Dovid Chanania Weiss shlit"a (Kiryas Joel).
- Baal Koreh: the bochur Shalom Nachman, son of R' Zalman Leib Filipp shlit"a.
Aliyos.
- Kohen: R' Levi Yitzchak Barzewsky shlit"a.
- Levi: the bochur Elyakim Yuda, son of Simcha Yisroel Apfel (Kiryas Joel).
- Shlishi: R' Shlomo Zalman Weiss (Kiryas Joel).
- Revi'i: the bochur Yaakov, son of Chaim Wolf Falkowitz (Kiryas Joel).
- Chamishi: the bochur Yehoshua, son of Yitzchak Yuda Klein (Williamsburg).
- Shishi: the Rebbe shlit"a. The Rebbe's aliyah was bought by R' Zusha Neustadt; the Rebbe thanked him and instructed that a Mi Shebeirach be recited.
- Shevi'i: R' Michel Biren (Lakewood).
- Hosafos: the Rebbe's son-in-law, HaGaon Rabbi Baruch Moshe shlit"a, rav of the beis medrash.
- R' Shlomo Rubinstein (Kiryas Joel).
- R' Dovid Chanania Weiss shlit"a.
- R' Berish Gross shlit"a.
- R' Avrohom Schnitzler (Montreal).
- R' Shimshon Zelig Fisher (Williamsburg).
- R' Yaakov Yitzchak Steinmetz (Kiryas Joel).
- R' Pinchas Brach (Montreal).
- R' Yoel Bar"h Fried (Kiryas Joel).
- The bochur Yaakov, son of Isser Yuda Berger.
- R' Nachum Weberman.
- R' Chaim Eliezer Weiss (Kiryas Joel).
- Acharon, Chazak: the bochur Shneur Zalman Eckstein, who is Shabbos guest.
- Maftir: the bar mitzvah bochur, son of R' Anshel Karpen shlit"a.
- Hagbah: R' Avrohom Yosef Shalaman (Williamsburg).
- Gelilah: the bochur Menachem, son of Yoel Wertheimer (Williamsburg).

After the Torah reading the Rebbe blessed Rosh Chodesh with great emotion, and then approached the amud for Mussaf in honor of the yahrzeit of his grandfather, the Yismach Moshe zy"a, this week.
- Opening of Ane'im Zemiros: R' Anshel Zaldan (Kiryas Joel).
They finished at around 1:20.

For the Seudas Atika Kadisha the Rebbe came over to the beis medrash for the zemiros and divrei Torah at around 3:05. They sang melodies of galus and geulah, and the Rebbe tasted from the challah and kugel and wished "Lechaim."
- Baruch Hashem Yom Yom: R' Shimon Schwartz (Kiryas Joel).
- Baruch Kel Elyon: R' Avrohom Schnitzler.

The Rebbe said Torah on the masorah "Nachnu na'avor chalutzim," "Nachnu pashanu u'maradnu," "Kulanu bnei ish echad nachnu," and explained that from Yaakov Avinu we see that Hakadosh Baruch Hu upholds all the takanos of the Sages, and therefore Hashem also upholds the takanos of Rabbeinu Gershom Meor HaGolah, not to divorce a Jewish woman against her will and not to take another wife. This is the comfort of Klal Yisroel in galus.

- Birkas Hamazon: R' Levi Yitzchak Barzewsky shlit"a.
They finished at around 3:45.

Raava D'Raavin

The Rebbe entered for Mincha at around 9:00.
- Baal Tefillah: R' Chaim Binyomin Kahana shlit"a.
- Hotzaah and Hachnasa: R' Raphael Wertheimer (Kiryas Joel).
- Baal Koreh: the bochur Moshe, son of Aharon Schwartz.
- Kohen: R' Yechezkel Shraga Glantz (Kiryas Joel).
- Levi: R' Aharon Yosef Berger (Kiryas Joel).
- Shlishi: the bochur Yechiel Michel, son of R' Yaakov Hillel Lichtenstein shlit"a.
- Hagbah: the Rebbe shlit"a.
- Gelilah: the bochur Hershel, son of Eliezer Zusia Rosenberg (Boro Park).

At Shalosh Seudos, dairy was served, following the custom of eating dairy at Shalosh Seudos once a year during Bein HaMetzarim. The Rebbe discussed the details of the minhag among the tzaddikim of Sighet and Sanz, then spread butter on the challah and drank a coffee.

- Odeh: R' Yisroel HaKohen Landau (Williamsburg).
- Shir HaMaalos: R' Shmuel Eckstein (Kiryas Joel).

The Rebbe said Torah on the verse "Vayichtov Moshe es motzaeihem l'maseihem al pi Hashem" and explained that by being careful with truth, teshuva together with tefillah and the Thirteen Attributes helps so that one need not come to suffering or to the day of death. He spoke at length in words of mussar now in the days of Bein HaMetzarim: Yisroel are redeemed only through teshuva, therefore everyone must make sure to speak only truth and distance himself from falsehood, and in this way we will merit true teshuva and thereby merit the complete geulah.

- Yedid Nefesh: R' Shlomo Zalman Weiss.
- Kel Mistatter: R' Pinchas Brach.
The Rebbe made Havdalah over the cup.

The Rebbe approached the amud for Maariv in honor of the yahrzeit this week, 28 Tammuz.
After Havdalah the congregation went over to wish a gutte voch.
They finished at around 11:35.

At around 12:45 the Rebbe entered the heichal of the beis medrash for Melave Malka in honor of the yahrzeit of his grandfather, the Yismach Moshe zy"a, this week.
The Rebbe drank lechaim and wished the entire congregation well, and zemiros for Melave Malka were sung. Afterwards the Rebbe related holy stories about the baal hilula for an extended time.
They finished at around 1:30.

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