Monday, Parshas Haazinu — Tzom Gedalya, "B'tzeil HaKodesh" with the Satmar Rebbe shlit"a

At around 5:45 the Satmar Rebbe shlit"a entered the Beis Medrash HaGadol for the recital of Selichos. The baal tefillah was R' Dovid Eckstein. It concluded at around 6:45, and the Rebbe returned to his holy residence.

The Rebbe davened Shacharis in the Beis Medrash HaGadol.
Before davening, a bris took place for the newborn son of R' Avrohom son of R' Yekusiel Yosef Neiman, where the Rebbe served as sandek and mohel.

The Rebbe put tefillin on the bar mitzvah bochurim.
- The bochur Yoel son of R' Yeshaya Shabsi Brach.
- The bochur Yaakov Fogel (Kiryas Tosh).
- The bochur Yaakov Yoel Goldberger.
- The bochur Yoel son of R' Wolf Farkash.
- The bochur Avrohom Farkash.
- The bochur Yaakov Wieder.
During the Torah reading, the Rebbe was called up as Shlishi.

After davening, a group of chassidim from London entered the Rebbe's room to bid farewell after having chosen to spend Rosh Hashana "B'tzeil HaKodesh."

In the afternoon hours, the Rebbe spent an extended time selecting esrogim for Sukkos, brought by HaGaon Rabbi Lipa Yoel Fischer shlit"a, a moreh tzedek.

In the afternoon, at around 6:20, the Rebbe entered the Beis Medrash HaGadol for Mincha and the Shabbos Shuvah drasha, in the presence of thousands of chassidim.
- Baal tefillah: R' Moshe Goldberger.
- Pesicha: R' Avrohom Kaufman.
- Kohen: R' Kapil Schonbrun.
- Levi: HaGaon HaTzaddik Rabbi Chaim Yosef Wertzberger shlit"a, Rav of the Honiad beis medrash.
- Shlishi and Maftir: the Rebbe shlit"a.
- Hagbah: R' Shaul Leib Zeldon.
- Gelilah: R' Yehoshua Aryeh Greenwald.

After Mincha, at 6:50, the Rebbe wrapped himself in his tallis, went up to the Aron Kodesh and prayed a silent prayer. The Rebbe then sat down and began the Shabbos Shuvah drasha with an extended discourse of Torah analysis on the topic of chatzi shiur, along with several explanations in the manner of aggada. He then continued for over an hour with words of mussar. In the merit of the four soundings of the shofar on Rosh Hashana, we pray to Hashem that He nullify the decree of drafting yeshiva students, which encompasses three severe sins, as well as the continuous wars in Eretz Yisroel. The Rebbe strengthened the askanim who arranged extra buses for men in Kiryas Joel, and continued with chizuk regarding Torah learning, strengthening all the Torah shiurim. At the end he spoke in praise of the residents of Kiryas Joel, saying that the principals of the talmud torah and of the yeshivos say that one can see a difference in a child who lives in Kiryas Joel or in Kiryas Joel HaMurchovas. The Divrei Yoel zt"l founded the town, and one can recognize it in its residents, men, women and children. One must thank Hashem that we merit to live in Kiryas Joel, and one must take this into consideration when choosing where to live. He concluded with guidance and abundant blessings for the entire community.

The drasha ended at around 8:05 and the Rebbe recited Kaddish Derabbanan.
Maariv was davened immediately, with R' Gershon Mendel Feldman as baal tefillah.
After Maariv the Rebbe entered his private room, where he broke his fast, and a lovely conversation on the topic took place with his son, HaGaon HaTzaddik, the Av Beis Din of Vimsabeg shlit"a.
The Rebbe left the beis medrash at around 9:00.

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