Friday, Erev Shabbos, Parshas Shoftim — 2 Rosh Chodesh Elul — 'B'tzeil HaKodesh' with the Satmar Rebbe shlit"a

In the morning, a bris took place for a newborn son of R' Yaakov Glick, where the Rebbe served as sandek and mohel.

The Rebbe davened Shacharis at Yeshiva Ketana, the Avnei Tzedek branch, under the leadership of HaGaon Rabbi Chaim Eliezer Davidowitz shlit"a.
Upon arrival at the yeshiva, the younger children, who are stationed in the yeshiva ketana building, waited outside. Afterwards the Rebbe entered the yeshiva hall and looked over the learning.
Before davening, the Rebbe put tefillin on the bar mitzvah bochurim:
- The bochur Yoel, son of R' Aharon Silberstein.
- The bochur Yoel, son of R' Shlomo Reuven Gabra.

The Rebbe proceeded to Hallel.
After Barchi Nafshi, "L'Dovid Hashem Ori V'Yishi" was recited, as is customary.
During the Torah reading, the Rebbe was called up as the fourth aliya.

After davening, the Rebbe blew shofar and recited ten chapters of Tehillim, as is customary during the month of Elul.

Afterwards, a lechayim gathering took place in the Heichal HaBeis Medrash. Several niggunim were sung, and the Rebbe drank a lechayim and blessed the bar mitzvah bochurim, the rebbeim and the talmidim of the yeshiva. The Rebbe conveyed in his holy words that one must have the merit to be awakened to teshuva by the sounding of the shofar, and that this can be attained through the study of Torah. He urged the bochurim to make use of the month of Elul to review the learning of the entire year, and concluded with his holy blessing.

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