Leil Wednesday, Chol HaMoed — Ushpizin of Yosef: 'B'tzeil HaKodesh' with the Satmar Rebbe shlit"a

The Rebbe davened Maariv at around 9:10 in his holy home on Zanz Street, Kiryas Joel.
Before Maariv, the Rebbe lit candles in honor of the yahrzeit of the Rebbetzin Rochel a"h, wife of the Chaver of the Beirach Moshe's... of the Gaon and Tzaddik, the Baal Yitev Lev zy"a.

The Rebbe entered for the holy seudah in the great sukkah at around 11:20. The Rebbe recited the Ushpizin order and washed; the dishes were served as on Yom Tov. The ushpizin sponsors placed wine, and after the meat course they served kugels, and the Rebbe distributed shirayim.

With the Shir HaMaalos, the Rebbe honored:
- HaGaon R' Yosef Leib Kahn shlit"a,
- HaRav HaTzaddik Rabbi Yisroel Leifer shlit"a of Wordan, Williamsburg.
- HaGaon R' Chaim Ari Kahana shlit"a, Rav of Beis Medrash Zichron Elimelech, Monsey.

The Rebbe delivered words of Torah on the verse "And of Yosef he said: Blessed by Hashem is his land," and explained that one must perform a mitzvah with enthusiasm and fire, and this sanctifies the body, and only in this way can one enter the sukkah, which is in the shadow of faith, "the house of Yosef a flame" — one must perform a mitzvah with a flame of fire, for kindling makes the mitzvah. He urged people to hold back from things that bring coldness into a person, spoke forcefully about the harm of unrefined melodies and dancing at weddings, and urged the bochurim and young men to stand guard to maintain the pure, honest melodies as in days of old. He concluded with abundant blessings.

For Bentching, the Rebbe honored the Rav of Beis Medrash Beis Chaim Yaakov shlit"a.
Afterward the Rebbe stood up and danced for an extended time in honor of Simchas Beis HaShoeivah. It ended at around 1:00.

Thursday — Wednesday... Chol HaMoed Sukkos

The Rebbe entered for Shacharis at around 10:20.
The Rebbe lit candles and recited Kaddish in honor of the yahrzeit of the Rebbetzin Rochel a"h.
- Baal tefillah: R' Yoel Hirsch.
The Rebbe proceeded to Hallel, carefully observed the holy service of the lulav shaking, and then recited the Hoshanos.

- Petichah: R' Leibish Frankel (Monsey).
- Kohen: Rabbi Moshe Kahana shlit"a (Monsey).
- Levi: R' Shalom Landau.
- Shlishi: the Rebbe's grandson HaGaon R' Zalman Teitelbaum shlit"a, Rav of Beis Medrash Beis Menachem Zev.
- Revii: the Rebbe shlit"a.
- Hagbah: the Rebbe's grandson Rabbi Asher Anshel Ashkenazi shlit"a (Manchester).
- Gelilah: R' Meir Yosef Gross shlit"a (Williamsburg).
After the Torah reading, close to a hundred new guests who came for Yom Tov Simchas Torah in the Rebbe's presence recited Birkas HaGomel.

- Mussaf: R' Akiva Weinstock.
It ended at around 1:00.

The Rebbe davened Mincha at around 5:45 in his holy home.

After Mincha, there was a visit with the Rebbe by the Rebbe, Rabbi Yoshiyahu Pinto shlit"a, head of the Shuvu Yisroel institutions. A pleasant conversation ensued about his institutions for baalei teshuva around the world. The Rebbe honored him with a lechayim, bestowed his holy blessing upon him, and accompanied him out to the street.

Also entering was the distinguished philanthropist R' Zalman Leib Kappel together with the board members of the Kiryas Joel mosdos, where he pledged a large sum for the new mosdos buildings now being built in Kiryas Joel. The distinguished philanthropist R' Zalman Leib handed over the entire sum on the spot, and the Rebbe warmly bestowed his holy blessing upon him.

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