Shabbos Kodesh, Parshas Re'eh — Mevarchim Chodesh Elul — Shabbos Before the Holy Hilula of the Divrei Yoel zy"a — 'B'tzeil HaKodesh' with the Satmar Rebbe shlit"a

Before candle-lighting time, the Rebbe put the shtreimel on the chassanim:
- The chassan Shalom, son of R' Moshe Baruch Katz.
- The chassan Menachem Zev, son of R' Yisroel Shalom Ungar.

Friday night at around 8:40 the Rebbe entered the beis medrash wrapped in his tallis and approached the amud for Mincha. Kabbalas Shabbos: R' Avrohom Shalom Mendlowitz (Monsey). 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 11:10 the Rebbe entered the tish in the Heichal HaMesivta together with the talmidei hayeshiva, and began Shalom Aleichem as usual, with emotion and sweetness.
- Eishes Chayil: the Rebbe's grandson, the bochur Yissachar Ber Tov, son of the Rav of the Beirach Moshe beis medrash, HaGaon HaTzaddik shlit"a.
- Raising the cup: the Rebbe's grandson, Rabbi Meir Yuda Ashkenazi shlit"a, son-in-law of the Rav of the Avnei Tzedek beis medrash, HaGaon HaTzaddik shlit"a.
- Kol Mekadeish: HaGaon R' Menachem Yuda Gottlieb shlit"a, Av Beis Din of Niamtz in Williamsburg.
- Menucha V'Simcha: HaGaon R' Dovid Yoel Kuwan shlit"a, Rosh Kehilla in Argentina.

The Rebbe said Torah on the verse "Re'eh anochi nosein lifneichem hayom bracha," and explained, in the manner of a derush, the sugya of chatzi shiur.

- Kah Echsof: R' Eli Shaul Katz (Boro Park).
- Birkas HaMazon: HaGaon Rabbi Efraim Zalman Sternbuch shlit"a, son of the Gaon HaGadol, Mara d'Asra of the holy city, shlit"a.

Stories and accounts: This week the Rebbe shlit"a related stories about his uncle, the Divrei Yoel zy"a, whose yahrzeit falls on Sunday, 26 Av.

- Kah Ribon Olam: Rabbi Yechezkel Yoel Samet shlit"a (Williamsburg).
The new chassanim went over to take fruit.
A Shalom Zachor also took place at R' Lipa Berish Weinberger.
- Az B'Yom HaShevi'i: R' Akiva Hirsch (Williamsburg).
They finished at around 2:05.

And on the holy day of Shabbos

On Shabbos morning the Rebbe entered to daven at around 9:40.
- Brachos and Pesukei D'Zimra: Rabbi Avrohom Meir Markowitz shlit"a.
The Rebbe recited Zochreinu verse by verse, and then approached the amud for Shacharis.

Before the Torah reading, the simcha of hachnasas sefer Torah took place, brought in by R' Aharon Yitzchak Dovid Landau. The Rebbe took the sefer Torah and led the holy dancing on the east side, and afterwards recited L'Dovid Mizmor as is customary.

- Hotzaah and Hachnasah: R' Moshe Meir Gottlieb.
- Pesukei Shema Yisroel: R' Eliezer Weiss.
- Carrying the Sefer Torah to the bimah: Rabbi Yisroel Yida Wertzberger shlit"a.
Aliyos:
- Kohen: the chassan Shalom, son of R' Moshe Baruch Katz — bombarded with candy.
- Levi: HaGaon HaTzaddik R' Chaim Yosef Wertzberger shlit"a, Av Beis Din of Hunyad.
- Shlishi: the chassan Menachem Zev, son of R' Yisroel Shalom Ungar — bombarded with candy.
- Revi'i: the chassan Elimelech, son of R' Avrohom Yisroel Herskowitz — bombarded with candy.
- Chamishi: the chassan Yaakov, son of Rabbi Avrohom Goldberger shlit"a.
- Shishi: the Rebbe shlit"a.

After his aliya, the Rebbe named baby girls born to:
- R' Avrohom Shimon Glantz.
- R' Chaim Shlomo Farkash.
- R' Eizik Hersh Spielman.
- R' Shimon, son of R' Yaakov Reich.
- R' Shmuel Dovid Klein.
- R' Moshe, son of R' Yoel Rosenfeld.
- R' Aviezer Mordechai Schwartz.

- Shevi'i: the chassan Moshe Yoel, son of R' Shlomo Mendlowitz.
- Hosafah: the chassan Hershel, son of Rabbi Dovid Chananya Weiss shlit"a.
- Acharon: the chassan Shmuel Zanvil, son of Rabbi Yoel Berger shlit"a.
- Maftir: R' Aharon Yitzchak Dovid Landau.
- Hagbah: R' Yisroel Elazar Tabak.
- Gelilah: R' Shlomo Mendlowitz.

After the reading, the Rebbe shlit"a blessed Rosh Chodesh with great emotion.
- Returning the Sefer Torah: R' Chaim Mordechai Gestetner (Boro Park).

For Mussaf the Rebbe approached the amud in honor of the holy hilula of 26 Av.
- Introduction to Ane'im Zemiros: R' Moshe Yitzchak Landau (Monsey).

After davening, a bris took place for the newborn son of R' Avrohom Shlomo Kestenbaum, where the Rebbe served as sandek and mohel.
They finished at around 1:00.

At around 7:10 the Rebbe entered for Pirkei Avos in the heichal of the beis medrash. The Rebbe stood on Perek 5, Mishnah 20, "Yehuda ben Teima omer, hevei az k'namer etc. Yehi ratzon that the Beis HaMikdash be rebuilt speedily in our days and grant us our portion in Your Torah," and explained it in eight ways, in the manner of derush, aggadah and mussar.

At the end he spoke about the mehudar Kiryas Joel eruv, which encompasses Kiryas Joel and all the neighborhoods around Kiryas Joel for a total of dozens of miles, and brought out the problems that used to arise before there was one large eruv. He also noted that the eruv unites all of Kiryas Joel as one, and he urged the members of the community to support the eruv committee generously so that they can maintain one large "Kiryas Joel Eruv" and help with the large expenses it costs every week, for checking, repairing, etc. He concluded with his holy blessing. They finished at around 8:05 and the Rebbe went into his private room.

Re'ava D'Re'avin

The Rebbe entered for Mincha at around 8:40.
- Baal Tefilla: R' Moshe Falkowitz.
- Hotzaah and Hachnasah: R' Shlomo Yoel Friedman.
- Kohen: R' Yaakov Chaim Pollak.
- Levi: R' Moshe Wertzberger (Montreal).
- Shlishi: HaGaon R' Lipa Teitelbaum shlit"a, dayan in our kehilla in Antwerp.
- Hagbah: the Rebbe shlit"a.
- Gelilah: R' Moshe Dovid Gutman (Williamsburg).

At Shalosh Seudos the Rebbe gave out honors for the zemiros.
- Odeh: R' Noach Gefen.
- Shir HaMaalos: R' Moshe Goldstein.

The Rebbe said Torah on the verse "Re'eh anochi nosein lifneichem hayom bracha u'klala," and explained that the principle "there is no reward for a mitzvah in this world" applies only if one has the status of servants of Hashem; but if one has the status of children of Hashem, there is reward in this world — but then every aveira one commits is much harsher. He elaborated with words of mussar toward the month of Elul, which is coming to us for good, and strongly urged everyone to make a genuine cheshbon hanefesh about how one is conducting oneself in this world and to prepare properly for the Day of Judgment. He said that if we merit an elevated Elul, we will merit a bright month of Tishrei, emerge vindicated in judgment, and have a good year.

- Yedid Nefesh: HaGaon R' Efraim Zalman Sternbuch shlit"a.
- Kel Mistateir: HaGaon HaTzaddik R' Baruch Berger shlit"a of Miskolc.
The Rebbe recited the blessing over the cup and said Sheva Brachos.

For Maariv the Rebbe approached the amud on the night of the holy hilula, 26 Av.
After Havdalah, the congregation went over to wish a gutte voch.
They finished at around 11:00.

At around 12:30 the Rebbe went over to the home of R' Shalom Yitzchak Weinberger, where a signing of documents took place in which he purchased the merit of the Aron Kodesh and parochet in the new building of the Yeshiva Ketana, Kinyan Torah branch, in Monsey. A pleasant conversation took place about the growth and flourishing of our kehilla and holy mosdos in Monsey, and R' Hershel Wertheimer, a member of the yeshiva's administration, gave a report on the construction work on the first phase of the building, which is being prepared to open next week.
The Rebbe signed the documents together with the donor, drank a lechayim, and bestowed his holy blessing.

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