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

Before candle-lighting time, the Rebbe put the shtreimel on the chassanim:
- The chassan Mordechai Dov, son of R' Shlomo Leib Gruber shlit"a.
- The chassan Shlomo Hersh, son of R' Chaim Berish Spielman.

At around 8:20 the Rebbe entered the beis medrash wrapped in his tallis and went up to daven Mincha.
- Kabbolas Shabbos: R' Chaim Berish Spielman.
They finished at around 9:55. An appeal was held for our holy mosdos in Montreal, the kehilla went over to wish a gut Shabbos, and the Rebbe went home to his holy residence.

At around 10:55 the Rebbe entered the holy tish in the Heichal HaMesivta together with the talmidei hayeshiva, and began, as is his custom, with Shalom Aleichem with emotion and sweetness.
- Eishes Chayil: the Rebbe's grandson, the bochur Yissachar Ber T"B, son of the Rebbe's son-in-law, HaGaon Rabbi Yoel, rav of the beis medrash, Birkas Moshe shlit"a.
- Hagbahas HaKos: R' Yechezkel Dovid Lefkowitz (Yerushalayim).
- Kol Mekadesh: R' Yechezkel Dovid Lefkowitz.
- Menucha V'Simcha: HaGaon R' Yosef Shmuel Rottenberg shlit"a - moreh tzedek.

The Rebbe said Torah on the verse "Do not wear shatnez; make yourself gedilim," and explained, in the manner of derush, the topic of "an positive commandment overrides a negative commandment."

- Kah Echsof: Rabbi Yissachar Ber Rosenbaum shlit"a, son of the Mashlau Rebbe shlit"a.
- Birkas Hamazon: the Rebbe's grandson, Rabbi Chaim Hersh Teitelbaum shlit"a of Ratzfert.

Stories and anecdotes: This week the Rebbe shlit"a told over about the holy Rabbi Yaakov Yisroel of Cherkas zy"a, whose yahrzeit falls on Thursday, 13 Elul.

- Kah Ribon Olam: Rabbi Yechiel Michel Berkowitz shlit"a, son of the Gaon HaGadol, the Dumatz shlit"a.
The new chassanim went over to take fruit.
- Az B'Yom HaShvi'i: R' Hershel Schreiber (London).
They finished at around 1:35.

U'v'Yom HaShabbos

On Shabbos morning the Rebbe entered to daven at around 9:40.
- Brachos: Rabbi Shlomo Leib Gruber shlit"a.
- Pesukei D'Zimra: R' Dovid Leib Acker (London).
The Rebbe went up to Shacharis.

- Hotzaah V'Hachnasah: R' Asher Farkash (Monsey).
- Pesukei Shema Yisroel: HaGaon R' Mendel Gold shlit"a, av beis din of Lublin.
- Holachas HaSefer Torah LaBimah: R' Shlomo Katz.
Aliyos.
- Kohen: the chassan Yoel Moshe, son of R' Chaim Reuven Schoenbrun - bavorfen.
- Levi: the chassan Mordechai Dov, son of Rabbi Shlomo Leib Gruber shlit"a - bavorfen.
- Shlishi: the chassan Chaim Elazar, son of HaGaon R' Mendel Gold shlit"a - bavorfen.
- Revi'i: the chassan Shlomo Hersh, son of R' Chaim Berish Spielman - bavorfen.
- Chamishi: HaGaon HaTzaddik R' Avrohom Moshe Gross shlit"a, av beis din of Keresztir, Berbesht, Monsey.
- Shishi: the Rebbe shlit"a.

After his aliyah, the Rebbe named baby girls born to:
- R' Yoel Eckstein.
- R' Yoel Fried.
- R' Chaim Mendel Schwartz.
- R' Gershon Rubinstein.
- R' Yitzchak Naftali Knapfler.
- R' Yosef Katz.
- R' Moshe, son of R' Yaakov Schwartz.
- R' Mordechai Efraim Fishel Landau.

- Shevi'i: R' Gershon Mendel Neiman.
- Hosafos: the chassan Yoel Boruch, son of R' Yaakov Yitzchak Steinmetz.
- The chassan Moshe Hersh, son of Rabbi Boruch Schwartz shlit"a.
- The chassan Yechezkel Shraga, son of Rabbi Naftali Stern shlit"a.
- Acharon: Rabbi Moshe Yehuda Spielman shlit"a, and the Rebbe named his baby daughter, mazel tov.
- Maftir: R' Yechezkel Dovid Lefkowitz.
- Hagbah: Rabbi Yeshaya Krauss shlit"a (Antwerp).
- Gelilah: Rabbi Boruch Schwartz shlit"a.
- Hachzaras HaSefer Torah: R' Yisroel Spielman.

- Mussaf: HaGaon R' Dovid Glick shlit"a.
- Opening of Anim Zemiros: R' Aharon Yosef Schwartz.
They finished at around 12:30.

The Rebbe entered for Mincha at around 8:15.
- Baal Tefillah: R' Yoel Hirsch.
- Hotzaah V'Hachnasah: R' Hershel Schreiber.
- Kohen: R' Shmuel HaKohen Friedman.
- Levi: R' Mendel Levi.
- Shlishi: HaGaon R' Avrohom Hersh Friedman shlit"a, dumatz of Galanta, Williamsburg.
- Hagbah: the Rebbe shlit"a.
- Gelilah: R' Zalman Leib Schreiber.

At Shalosh Seudos the Rebbe honored the singing of zemiros.
- Odeh: R' Noach Gefen.
- Shir HaMaalos: the Verdan Flatbush Rebbe shlit"a.

The Rebbe spoke on the verse "For Hashem your G-d walks in the midst of your camp," and explained that in the merit of a person conducting himself with the attribute of chesed and giving tzedakah, Hashem forgives even the sins that have already been forgotten.

- Yedid Nefesh: HaGaon R' Simcha Kornreich shlit"a (Boro Park).
- Kel Mistatter: R' Eliezer Lev (London).
The Rebbe recited the blessing over the cup and said Sheva Brachos.

- Maariv Motzei Shabbos: R' Moshe Meir Gottlieb.
After Havdalah the kehilla went over to wish a gutte voch, after which the Rebbe recited Kiddush Levana in front of the beis medrash. They finished at around 10:40.

At around 11:30, at the Rebbe's holy residence, HaGaon HaTzaddik R' Avrohom Moshe Gross shlit"a, av beis din of Keresztir, Berbesht, Monsey, who had spent Shabbos B'tzeil HaKodesh, went in for a farewell. A pleasant conversation took place and the Rebbe bestowed upon him from his holy blessing.

A kesivas ha'osiyos also took place for the Sefer Torah being written by R' Yuda Zev Klein, which will be brought, IY"H, on Sunday into the Beis Chaim Dovid beis medrash of our holy kehilla in the Pri Megadim neighborhood in Kiryas Joel HaMeurachas.
The Rebbe wrote in several letters and honored the Gaon HaGadol, the Dumatz shlit"a, to write a letter in the Sefer Torah. A pleasant conversation developed about the expansion of the boundaries of kedusha in the Pri Megadim neighborhood and about the magnificent beis medrash. The Rebbe drank lechayim and bestowed his holy blessing.

A signing of documents also took place, where R' Zalman Leib Kappel purchased the zechus of a dining hall in the new Beis Rachel building, the Klein building, in Kiryas Joel. A pleasant conversation took place about the strong expansion of the boundaries of kedusha of the Kiryas Joel mosdos. Several nigunim were sung, the Rebbe signed the documents together with the donor, drank lechayim and bestowed his holy blessing.

Afterwards a lechayim gathering was held in honor of the simcha of a marriage among the mechutanim R' Shimon Moshe Neustein and R' Yoel, son of R' Shlomo Michael Mayer, chairman of the Chaburas Toraschu Sha'ashuai Kiryas Joel branch. A pleasant conversation took place about marriage customs and about Chaburas Toraschu Sha'ashuai. The Rebbe drank lechayim and bestowed his holy blessing.

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