Tuesday – Chol HaMoed Sukkos, Day Two: 'B'tzeil HaKodesh' with the Satmar Rebbe shlit"a

In the morning, the Rebbe put on tefillin in his holy home for the bar mitzvah bochur, the bochur Yaakov Yitzchak, son of R' Berel Stein.

The Rebbe entered for Shacharis at around 10:20.
- Baal tefillah: R' Elchanan Taub.
The Rebbe approached Hallel and observed the holy service of the Arba Minim (the shaking of the lulav), and afterwards recited the Hoshanos.

- Pesicha was given to R' Zalman Leib Klein (London).
- Baal koreh: the Rebbe's grandson, Rabbi Yechezkel Shraga Teitelbaum shlit"a, son of the HaGaon HaTzaddik, Rav of the Beis Medrash Beis Baruch shlit"a.
- Kohen: R' Naftali Hirtzka Kohn.
- Levi: HaGaon Rabbi Chaim Nachum Gottlieb shlit"a, moreh tzedek.
- Shlishi: the Rebbe's grandson, HaGaon Rabbi Chaim Yaakov Rokeach shlit"a, Rav of the Beis Medrash Kol Eliyahu.
- Revii: the Rebbe shlit"a.
- Hagbah: Rabbi Moshe Yosef Ashkenazi shlit"a (Monsey).
- Gelilah: R' Yoel Rotte (Yerushalayim).

- Mussaf: the Rebbe's grandson, Rabbi Lipa Teitelbaum shlit"a, son of the HaGaon HaTzaddik, Rav of the Beis Medrash Berech Moshe shlit"a.

After davening, a bris took place for the newborn son of R' Moshe Aryeh, son of R' Yisroel Gross, at which the Rebbe served as sandek.

At around 4:10, the Rebbe went over to the main beis medrash for the hachnasas sefer Torah celebration, a Torah scroll donated by his grandson Rabbi Chaim Hersh Teitelbaum shlit"a, l'iluy nishmas HaRav HaKadosh Rabbi Shalom Eliezer of Ratzfert zy"a.
The Rebbe took the Sefer Torah and danced with holy joy for an extended time, and honored the grandfathers, the Av Beis Din of Boro Park shlit"a, the Av Beis Din of Williamsburg shlit"a, and the Mashlau Rebbe shlit"a, to dance, and afterwards his grandson Rabbi Chaim Hersh shlit"a and his brother, the HaGaon HaTzaddik, Rav of our kehilla in Boro Park 15 shlit"a.
Afterwards the Rebbe recited L'Dovid Mizmor and said Kaddish. The event concluded at around 4:30.

A few minutes later the Rebbe entered the lechayim gathering in the main sukkah. Upon entering, the Rebbe danced in place, several nigunim were sung, and Rabbi Chaim Hersh shlit"a spoke.
The Rebbe drank lechayim and wished Rabbi Chaim Hersh shlit"a, his grandfathers the Rabbonim shlit"a, and the entire assembly well, and delivered words of Torah on the verse "u'l'chol hamora hagadol asher asah Moshe l'einei kol Yisroel" – "Bereishis bara Elokim," explaining that Moshe Rabbeinu brought down a great awe before the eyes of all Israel, "Bereishis," that the entire existence of the world is only because of the holy Torah. He said that this is fitting to say at a hachnasas sefer Torah l'iluy nishmas the holy Rebbe Rabbi Shalom Eliezer of Ratzfert zy"a, a son of the holy of holies, the holy Sanzer Rav zy"a, for whoever came to Sanz learned that the holy Torah is the existence of the world. He spoke of the attachment of our holy forebears and Rebbes to the holy Sanzer Rav zy"a, who would constantly speak of his holiness and avodas Hashem, and especially his father, the holy Rebbe, the Beirach Moshe zy"a, who grew up largely in Ratzfert. He expressed joy that his grandson feels a connection to Ratzfert and Sanz and donates a Sefer Torah for his elevation. He bestowed abundant blessings upon the baal simcha, that the merit of the forefathers should protect the entire family and that they should remain connected to the holy forefathers. He said that it is worthwhile for these holy tzaddikim zy"a to be able to protect and bestow all good on all those gathered and participating, and concluded with his holy blessing.
Several nigunim continued, and the event concluded at around 5:20.

At around 5:30, the Rebbe delivered words of Torah through a hookup to our chassidim in Bnei Brak at the Simchas Beis HaShoeivah gathering in honor of the ushpizin, Aharon HaKohen HaKadosh. The Rebbe said words of Torah in honor of Yom Tov Sukkos and expressed his pleasure at the good greetings that are regularly received from our kehilla and mosdos in Bnei Brak. He urged them to stand guard and uphold all the takanos that the founder of the neighborhood, the holy Divrei Yoel zy"a, established regarding matters of tznius and the like. He also greeted the distinguished philanthropist guests in Eretz Yisroel who committed to rebuilding the Talmud Torah building and beis medrash for the sake of Hashem's name and glory, and concluded with abundant blessings.

At around 5:45, a gathering was held in the Rebbe's presence with the Gaon HaGadol, the Dayan and Moreh Tzedek shlit"a, to discuss a complicated and difficult halachic question that arose in Kiryas Joel. For an extended time they went through all the details of the question and the opinions of the poskim on the subject.

At around 6:45, the Rebbe went on a Yom Tov visit to HaGaon Rabbi Aharon Mordechai Brisk shlit"a, dayan of Tashnad Monsey. A pleasant halachic conversation took place on several topics, and the Rebbe graced him with his holy blessing.

The Rebbe davened Mincha at around 7:15 in his holy home on the Sanz kat.
Between Mincha and Maariv, there was a reception for our chassidim from overseas who came for Yom Tov Simchas Torah in the Rebbe's presence.

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