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

Before candle lighting, the Rebbe put on the shtreimel for the chosson Hershel, son of R' Dovid Chanani Weiss shlit"a.

On Friday night at around 8:50 the Rebbe entered the beis medrash wrapped in his tallis and approached the amud for Mincha.
- Kabbalas Shabbos: R' Yaakov Yosef Filaf.
They finished at around 10:20. An appeal took place for the holy institution Keren Hatzalah for the mosdos of the Eidah HaChareidis in Eretz Yisroel. Afterwards the congregation went over to wish a good Shabbos, and the Rebbe went home to his holy residence.

At around 11:20 the Rebbe entered the pure tish in the Heichal HaMesivta together with the yeshiva students, and began, as is his custom, with Shalom Aleichem with feeling and sweetness.
- Eishes Chayil: a grandson of the Rebbe, the bochur Yoel Dushinsky, son of the Rebbe's son-in-law, HaGaon HaTzaddik, rav of Beis Medrash Ohel Feiga shlit"a.
- Hagbahas HaKos: R' Yisroel Hersh Weiss shlit"a.
- Kol Mekadesh: R' Shmuel Frenkel shlit"a (Boro Park).
- Menucha V'Simcha: R' Chaim Azriel Jozsef (Boro Park).

The Rebbe said Torah on the verse "And I will write on the tablets the words that were on the first tablets, which you broke," and explained, in the manner of derush, the topic of ta'am k'ikar.
Afterwards the Rebbe honored his brother-in-law, HaGaon HaTzaddik, the Av Beis Din of Montreal shlit"a, to say divrei Torah.

- Kah Echsof: HaGaon HaTzaddik R' Shlomo Rubin shlit"a, rav of the Ciechanów beis medrash in Kiryas Joel.
- Birkas HaMazon: HaGaon HaTzaddik, the Av Beis Din of Montreal shlit"a.

Stories and anecdotes: This week the Rebbe shlit"a related stories about HaGaon Rabbi Efraim Zalman Margulies zt"l, author of Matteh Efraim, whose yahrzeit fell on Friday, 24 Av.

- Kah Ribon Olam: R' Shlomo Kowalski (Beitar).
The new chassanim went over to take fruit. Bundles were brought in and joyous melodies were sung in honor of the shalom zachar for the newborn son of a grandson of the Rebbe, Rabbi Meir Eliezer Meisels shlit"a, son of the Rebbe's son-in-law, HaGaon HaTzaddik, rav of Beis Medrash Yismach Moshe shlit"a.
- Az B'Yom HaShvi'i: R' Yechezkel Teitelbaum (Monsey).
They finished at around 2:05.

And on the day of Shabbos

On Shabbos morning the Rebbe came in to daven at around 9:40.
- Birchos HaShachar: R' Avrohom Simcha Gottlieb shlit"a.
- Pesukei D'Zimra: R' Avrohom Goldberger shlit"a.
The Rebbe approached the amud for Shacharis.

- Hotzaah V'Hachnasah: R' Alter Falkowitz (Williamsburg).
- Pesukei Shema Yisroel: HaGaon R' Avrohom Shalom Friedman shlit"a, Mara D'Asra.
Aliyos:
- Kohen: R' Avrohom Mattisyahu Kahn.
- Levi: HaGaon HaTzaddik R' Mordechai Eisen shlit"a, Lizhensk Rebbe in Boro Park.
- Shlishi: the chosson Moshe Yosef, son of Yoel Mittelman — bombarded with candies.
- Revi'i: the chosson Yaakov, son of R' Avrohom Goldberger shlit"a — bombarded with candies.
- Chamishi: the chosson Moshe Yoel, son of Shlomo Mandlowitz — bombarded with candies.
- Shishi: the Rebbe shlit"a.

After his aliyah the Rebbe called up for a Kriah Shem on the occasion of the birth of a daughter to:
- R' Leib Spielman.
- R' Pinchas Yochanan Rotter.
- R' Binyamin Yosef Gutman.
- R' Asher Anshel Jozsef.
- R' Hershel Mittelman.
- R' Avrohom Samet.
- R' Hersh Leib Gottlieb.

- Shevi'i: the chosson Lipa, son of R' Avrohom Simcha Gottlieb shlit"a — bombarded with candies.
- Acharon: the chosson Hershel, son of R' Dovid Chanani Weiss shlit"a — bombarded with candies.
- Maftir: R' Yoel Mittelman.
- Hagbah: R' Dovid Chanani Weiss shlit"a.
- Gelilah: R' Akiva Gestettner.

- Mussaf: R' Shmuel HaKohen Friedman.
- Opening of Ane'im Zemiros: R' Shmuel Frenkel shlit"a.
They finished at around 12:30.

Re'uvah D'Re'uvin

The Rebbe came in for Mincha at around 8:45.
- Baal Tefillah: R' Yoel Stern shlit"a (Williamsburg).
- Hotzaah V'Hachnasah: R' Shraga Yitzchak Weiss (Williamsburg).
- Kohen: R' Mendel Meir Glick (Williamsburg).
- Levi: R' Moshe Ber Landau shlit"a.
- Shlishi: HaGaon HaTzaddik R' Boruch Berger shlit"a of Miskolc.
- Hagbah: the Rebbe shlit"a.
- Gelilah: R' Shalom Chananel Mandlowitz (Boro Park).

At Shalosh Seudos the Rebbe honored the following with zemiros.
- Odeh: R' Noach Gefen.
- Shir HaMaalos: HaGaon R' Lipa Teitelbaum shlit"a, dayan in our kehilla in Antwerp.

The Rebbe said Torah on the verse "And it shall be, because you will listen to these laws," and explained what the Bnei Yissaschar writes in the way of mussar, that this alludes to the end of the year, to make a cheshbon hanefesh and to prepare properly for the Day of Judgment. He continued with the well-known parable that our holy Rebbes zy"a would repeat on Hoshana Rabba about a king who would come to visit his province: the wise people would prepare as is fitting and go out to greet the king with great joy, whereas the unwise would arrive on the last day in great shame. We are now after Tu B'Av, when the heralds begin to go out, and now is the time to prepare for Rosh Hashana with teshuva and rectifying one's deeds, and thus to bring about a good year, and not, Heaven forbid, to push it off and arrive in great shame at the last minute.

- Yedid Nefesh: R' Yitzchak Markowitz.
- Kel Mistatter: R' Yaakov Yosha Friedman (Williamsburg).
The Rebbe recited the blessing over the cup.

- Maariv Motzei Shabbos: HaGaon R' Berel Glanz shlit"a of Bardejov.
After Havdalah the congregation went over to wish a good week.
They finished at around 11:10.

At around 12:30 a meeting took place in his holy residence together with HaGaon HaGadol the Dayan shlit"a and HaGaon HaTzaddik Rabbi Menachem Meir Weissmandl shlit"a, Av Beis Din of Nitra Monsey, where they deliberated at length and with great seriousness over various complicated matters concerning the mehudar shechita of large animals for our holy kehilla. A lengthy discussion on several halachic matters that were deliberated also ensued, and the Rebbe warmly bestowed of his holy blessing and escorted them out with great friendliness.

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