Friday, Erev Shabbos, Parshas Noach — 'B'tzeil HaKodesh' with the Satmar Rebbe shlit"a

This morning a bris took place for a newborn son of R' Yitzchak, son of R' Efraim Teitelbaum, where the Rebbe served as sandek and mohel.
Afterwards the Rebbe went to the home of HaRav R' Avrohom Leib Brach, l'refuah shleimah, where a bris took place for a newborn son of his grandson R' Shimon, son of R' Yaakov Kapel Siman, where the Rebbe again served as sandek and mohel.

The Rebbe davened Shacharis together with the kollel avreichim for chassanim of "Mivtzar HaKollelim" in the Argentina beis medrash. Before davening the Rebbe put tefillin on the bar mitzvah bochurim:
- The bochur Naftali Yechezkel Shraga Landau.
- The bochur Shimon Schwartz.
- The bochur Aryeh Weinberger.

After davening a lechayim took place in the hall of the beis medrash. The Rebbe drank a lechayim and wished mazel tov to the bar mitzvah bochurim, to HaGaon Rabbi Wolf Aharon Teller shlit"a, director of Mivtzar HaKollelim, and to all the chassanim learning in the kollel. He delivered words of Torah and guidance, urging them to make use of these months as chassanim to prepare themselves for the wedding with seriousness and with learning Torah, and to distance themselves from all technological devices, and he concluded with his holy blessing.
Afterwards the Rebbe walked home to his holy residence.

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Shabbos Kodesh, Parshas Noach — A Shabbos of simcha, the Shabbos aufruf of the grandson of the Rebbe, the chassan Rabbi Yoel Dushinsky shlit"a, son of the Rebbe of Beis Medrash Ohel Piga shlit"a, whose kallah is the daughter of HaGaon Rabbi Yechezkel Dovid Singer shlit"a, son of HaGaon Rabbi Shmuel Tzvi shlit"a of Alexander and a son-in-law of HaGaon Rabbi Yekusiel Teitelbaum shlit"a

Before candle-lighting time the Rebbe placed the shtreimel on the chassanim.
- The chassan Naftali Tzvi, son of Rabbi Nachum Shimshon Schwartz shlit"a.
- The chassan Dovid, son of R' Yaakov Yosef Hoffman.
- The chassan Avrohom Yaakov, son of R' Shalom Moshe Feldman.

After candle-lighting time the Rebbe placed the shtreimel on his grandson, the chassan Rabbi Yoel Dushinsky shlit"a, and gave his holy blessing. Present were the grandfathers, the Dushinsky Rebbe shlit"a and the other grandfathers, the Rabbanim shlit"a, and a fine conversation ensued. Afterwards the Rebbe went to the beis medrash accompanied by the chassan and the mechutanim, and the customary song was sung.

At around 6:50 the Rebbe entered the beis medrash wrapped in his tallis and approached Mincha.
- Kabbalas Shabbos: HaGaon Rabbi Aharon Shmuel Dushinsky shlit"a, Rosh Yeshiva of Dushinsky in Eretz Yisroel.
It ended at around 8:20. An appeal took place for Mosdos Tiferes Yaakov in Bnei Brak, the holy city. The congregation went to wish a good Shabbos and the Rebbe went home to his holy residence.

At around 9:10 the Rebbe came to the pure tish in the hall of the Mesivta together with the yeshiva students, and began, as is his holy custom, Shalom Aleichem with feeling and sweetness.

- Eishes Chayil: the Rebbe's grandson, the bochur Yissachar Ber Tov, may he live, son of the Rebbe of Beis Medrash Berach Moshe shlit"a.
- Raising the cup: the Rebbe's grandson Rabbi Meir Yehuda Ashkenazi shlit"a, son-in-law of the Rebbe of Beis Medrash Avnei Tzedek shlit"a.
- Kol Mekadesh: HaGaon Rabbi Shmuel Tzvi Singer shlit"a of Alexander.
- Menucha V'Simcha: HaGaon Rabbi Yekusiel Teitelbaum shlit"a of Uhel.

The Rebbe said Torah on the verse "Eileh toldos Noach" and explained, in the manner of drush, the topic of davar shehu lo matirin.

- Kah Echsof: the mechutan HaRav R' Yechezkel Dovid Singer shlit"a.
- Birkas Hamazon: the Dushinsky Rebbe shlit"a.

Stories and anecdotes: this week the Rebbe shlit"a told of the holy Ma'or Einayim zy"a, whose yahrzeit falls on Thursday, 11 Cheshvan.

- Kah Ribon Olam: HaRav R' Shmuel Zalman Spitz shlit"a, Av Beis Din of Dushinsky Har Yonah.
The new chassanim went to take fruit.
- Az Beyom HaShevii: Rabbi Aharon Singer shlit"a (Yerushalayim).
The dancing continued with joyous melodies.
It ended at around 11:55.

And on Shabbos day

The Rebbe came in to daven at around 9:40.
- Birchos HaShachar: R' Shlomo Zalman Gelb.
- Pesukei D'zimra: R' Moshe Chaim Berkowitz (of the Williamsburg Beis Din).
The Rebbe approached Shacharis.

- Hotzaa and Hachnasa: R' Yaakov Yoshe Friedman.
- Pesukei Shema Yisroel: HaGaon Rabbi Michel Friedman shlit"a, dayan of our kehilla in Bnei Brak.
- Carrying the Sefer Torah to the bimah: R' Aryeh Hoffman (Monsey).
Aliyos.
- Kohen: R' Avrohom Yehuda Katz, and the Rebbe called out the name in honor of the birth of his daughter, mazel tov.
- Levi: R' Mordechai Levinger.
- Shlishi: the Dushinsky Rebbe shlit"a.
- Revi'i: HaGaon Rabbi Shmuel Tzvi Singer shlit"a.
- Chamishi: the chassan, grandson of the Rebbe, Rabbi Yoel Dushinsky shlit"a.
- Shishi: the Rebbe shlit"a.

After his aliyah the Rebbe called out names for the birth of a daughter for:
- R' Avrohom Eliyahu Friedman.
- R' Menachem Nachum Rosenberg.
- R' Efraim Fishel Mendlowitz.
- R' Avrohom Bermoz Stern.
- R' Yaakov Berav Glanz.

- Shevi'i: HaGaon Rabbi Yekusiel Teitelbaum shlit"a.
- Hosafos: the chassan Shmuel Zanvil, son of Rabbi Yitzchak Kaufman shlit"a - bombarded with candy.
- The chassan Dovid, son of R' Yaakov Yosef Hoffman - bombarded with candy.
- The chassan Avrohom Yaakov, son of R' Shalom Moshe Feldman - bombarded with candy.
- The chassan Aharon Daniel, son of R' Yoel Masri - bombarded with candy.
- The chassan Shimon, son of R' Yoel Beril Moskowitz - bombarded with candy.
- The Rebbe of Beis Medrash Ohel Piga shlit"a.
- HaRav R' Yechezkel Dovid Singer shlit"a.
- R' Meir Hirsch.
- The chassan Moshe, son of R' Yaakov Yoshe Kahana.
- The chassan Benzion, son of R' Avrohom Amram Markowitz.
- The chassan Yoel Yoshe, son of Rabbi Eliezer Berich Grunwald shlit"a.
- The chassan Chizkiyahu Feivel, son of R' Simcha Yisroel Weinberger.
- The chassan Efraim Moshe, son of R' Yoel Berel Gross.
- R' Dovid Eckstein.
- Acharon: HaGaon Av Beis Din of Williamsburg shlit"a.
- Maftir: R' Yaakov Moshe Goldberger.
- Hagbah: Rabbi Yitzchak Kaufman shlit"a.
- Gelilah: R' Yoel Masri.
- Returning the Sefer Torah: R' Yeshaya Mordechai Bleich.

- Mussaf: R' Meir Hirsch.
- Opening of Anim Zemiros: R' Zalman Leib Feldman (Williamsburg Beis Din).

After davening a bris took place for a newborn son of R' Yisroel, son of R' Yoel Berav Palatschek, where the Rebbe served as sandek.

After a few minutes the Rebbe came to the Kiddush Rabbah celebration in the large beis medrash, northern side. The Rebbe made Kiddush, tasted mezonos and fish, and joyous melodies were sung.
The Rebbe drank a lechayim and wished mazel tov to the chassan, the mechutanim, and the entire congregation, and said Torah on the masoros "u'atem pru u'revu," "v'atem hadevekim bah," "v'atem tihyu li mamleches kohanim," explaining that even though women are not commanded in peru u'revu, since it cannot be fulfilled without them, they too have a mitzvah in it; likewise by a Jew, since the soul cannot fulfill any mitzvos without the body, the body too has kedusha. He concluded with abundant blessings.
It ended at around 1:10.

The Rebbe conducted the afternoon seudah together with the family members in the hall of his holy residence.
They prolonged the singing of zemiros, and the Rebbe honored people with the zemiros.
- Baruch Hashem Yom Yom: Rabbi Mordechai Zev Dushinsky shlit"a (Boro Park).
- Baruch Kel Elyon: Rabbi Yoshe Shalom Friedman shlit"a, son-in-law of the Dushinsky Rebbe shlit"a.

The Rebbe said Torah on the verse "Eileh toldos Noach" and explained, in the manner of drush, the topic of chatzi shiur.

- Birkas Hamazon: HaGaon Rabbi Shmuel Tzvi Singer shlit"a.
It ended at around 2:40.

Raava D'raavin

The Rebbe came in to Mincha at around 6:50.
- Baal Tefillah: Rabbi Avrohom Leib Landau shlit"a.
- Hotzaa and Hachnasa: R' Moshe Yitzchak Itzkowitz.
- Kohen: Rabbi Yisroel Meir Berash Friedman shlit"a.
- Levi: R' Simcha Bera Hirsch.
- Shlishi: R' Yoel Epstein.
- Hagbah: the Rebbe shlit"a.
- Gelilah: Rabbi Aharon Singer shlit"a.
After the reading the shamash, R' Yoel Kaufman, recited the Mi Sheberach for those fasting Monday, Thursday, Monday.

At Shalosh Seudos the Rebbe honored people with the zemiros.
- Odeh: R' Noach Gefen.
- Shir HaMaalos: R' Moshe Goldstein.

The Rebbe said Torah on the verse "Eileh toldos Noach" and explained that every Jew is connected to a letter in the holy Torah, and this draws vitality to every Jew, and thus he has the status of a living being, and teshuva is effective, and one does not say that one who was seen and rejected does not return and become seen. He continued with words of mussar and urged that since we have now begun a new season, each according to his level, we should keep our good resolutions in learning Torah, especially learning Torah during the early morning hours, and in this way we will merit to receive a holy vitality from the holy Torah.

- Yedid Nefesh: R' Mordechai Landau.
- Kel Mistatter: R' Yaakov Yoshe Friedman.
The singing continued with joyous melodies in honor of the simcha in the Rebbe's family.
The Rebbe recited Birkas Hamazon over a cup and recited Sheva Berachos.

- Maariv Motzei Shabbos: the Rebbe of Beis Medrash Yismach Moshe shlit"a.
After Havdalah the congregation went to wish a good week.
It ended at around 9:05.

After Havdalah the Rebbe distributed remnants of the sukkah decorations to the askanim who helped with building and taking down the sukkah at his holy residence. The Rebbe thanked them and gave his holy blessing.

At around 10:45 HaGaon Rabbi Chaim Yehuda Deutsch shlit"a, Av Beis Din of Chug Chasam Sofer Petach Tikva, who was spending Shabbos in Kiryas Joel for the wedding of his granddaughter, the daughter of his son Rabbi Peretz Tuvia Deutsch shlit"a, paid a visit to the Rebbe. A fine conversation took place about memories of the city of Satmar after World War II. The Rebbe honored him with a lechayim and bestowed his holy blessing.

At around 12:20 the Rebbe went to the home of R' Yoel Bernath, a member of the board of baalei batim of Mosdos Yatev Lev, for the wedding of his son, mazel tov. Present were the members of the board of baalei batim of Mosdos Yatev Lev.
A fine conversation took place in praise of our kehilla and our holy mosdos in Eretz Yisroel, and about the draft decree in Eretz Yisroel and the upcoming impure elections in Eretz Yisroel.
A signing of pledges took place, where the members of the board of baalei batim signed pledges to purchase large merits in the building of our kehilla and holy mosdos in Bnei Brak, may it be rebuilt, which is being magnificently rebuilt.
Among others, the distinguished philanthropist R' Yechezkel Dovid Berkowitz and the distinguished philanthropist R' Avrohom Brach together pledged the fantastic sum of 2.5 million dollars, and purchased the merit of the building of the Talmud Torah.
The distinguished philanthropist R' Yoel Berosh Schwartz, the distinguished philanthropist R' Yoel Bernath, the distinguished philanthropist R' Avrohom Yehoshua Glanz, the distinguished philanthropist R' Chaim Hersh Oberlander, and 2 other Jews who wished to remain anonymous together pledged the fantastic sum of over 3 million dollars and purchased the merit of the building of the beis medrash.
In total the sum raised came to a whole six million dollars!
The Rebbe signed the pledges together with each one individually and warmly gave abundant blessings. Joyous melodies were sung, and the Rebbe drank a lechayim and wished mazel tov to the chassan, the mechutanim, the grandfathers, and the entire family. It ended at around 1:10.

From there the Rebbe went to the home of R' Yoel Epstein for the wedding of his daughter, mazel tov. A fine conversation took place about wedding takanos and wedding customs.
The Rebbe drank a lechayim and wished mazel tov to the chassan, the mechutanim, the Rebbe of Beis Medrash Yismach Moshe shlit"a, and the whole family. It ended at around 1:35.

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