Sunday, Parshas Haazinu — First Selichos, 'B'tzeil HaKodesh' with the Satmar Rebbe shlit"a

At daybreak, at 5:20, the Rebbe entered the Beis Medrash HaGadol for Selichos, amid thousands upon thousands of the kehilla, wrapped in the tallis and wearing the kappel of the Divrei Yoel zy"a. The Rebbe approached the amud and led the Selichos with great fervor.
The Rebbe led the Selichos from the Divrei Yoel zy"a. They concluded at 6:20. After Selichos, the Rebbe put tefillin on the bochur R' Dovid Weiss, and the Rebbe then returned to his holy home.

The Rebbe entered the Beis Medrash HaGadol for Shacharis at around 9:50. Before davening, the Rebbe put tefillin on the bar mitzvah bochurim:
- The bochur Chaim Hersh, son of R' Eliyahu Goldberger.
- The bochur Yechiel Michel Friedman.
- The bochur Asher Zev Berger.
The Rebbe blew the shofar and recited fifteen chapters of Tehillim, as is customary during the month of Elul.

After davening a bris took place for the newborn son of R' Kalman Eliezer Weiss, at which the Rebbe served as sandek and mohel.

After chatzos, the Rebbe went to the home of his grandson, Rabbi Yoshe Mordechai Elazar Lavin shlit"a, son-in-law of the Rav of the Beis Medrash Beirach Moshe, HaGaon Rabbi shlit"a, for the upsherin of his son, the child Naftali Tzvi.
The Rebbe cut off a few hairs, put the kappel and tzitzis on him, and blessed him with the blessing of holiness. Afterwards the Rebbe washed for the morning meal. Beautiful conversations followed, with stories of tzaddikim of the Zidichov dynasty, and joyous melodies were sung. The Rebbe recited the blessing over the cup. It concluded at around 2:00.

Reception hours for the kehilla were from 6:45 until 11:30 at night, at the Rebbe's holy home on Ohel Street.

At around 8:10 the Rebbe davened Mincha.

At around 9:00 the Rebbe went down to the halls of his holy home, where the Rebbe read the tenaim of the mechutanim, R' Mordechai Yoel Lebowitz and R' Yeshaya Binyamin Spielman.

The Rebbe davened Maariv at around 10:50 and then continued receiving the public.

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