Monday, Parshas Lech Lecha — 'B'tzeil HaKodesh' with the Satmar Rebbe shlit"a

In the morning, a bris took place for the newborn son of R' Moshe Yaakov Markowitz, where the Rebbe served as sandek.

The Rebbe davened Shacharis in Yeshiva Gedolah, Divrei Yoel branch. During the Torah reading, the Rebbe was called up as the third aliyah.
After davening, the Rebbe led the daily Tehillim shiur, on chapter 33, verse 13.

In his private room, the Rebbe appointed several bochurim from each branch to serve as monitors, to pay attention and to encourage the chassanim to take only proper music at their weddings. The Rebbe stressed the importance of singing and dancing only to proper, chassidish music at a wedding, and bestowed his holy blessing.

At around 1:45, a special reception took place in the Rebbe's holy home for the esteemed Governor Hochul, may she live and be well, to express the gratitude that the chareidi community has toward the Governor for passing the favorable law last year for the benefit of pure chinuch in New York.
Present were the leadership of the Kiryah, the heads of the kehilla and its mosdos, together with askanim of our holy kehilla and community activists from other cities, among them R' Naftali Moshe Indig, R' Yehuda Leib Zarger, and the chareidi Assemblyman from Boro Park, R' Simcha Eichenstein.
Before the reception, the Governor went over to the Beis HaBayis Rachel building, where, at the directive of the Rebbe shlit"a, a royal reception was held by over 6,500 students, may they live long, in honor of the Governor. Afterward the Governor came to the holy home of the Rebbe shlit"a, where she was received by the Rebbetzin, the righteous tali"ta, and her daughters, with the proper honor due to royalty.

The entire reception was set up with honor in the private room of the Rebbe shlit"a, where the Rebbe sat at one table with all the askanim and the heads of the kehilla and mosdos, while the Governor sat at a separate table together with the Rebbetzin, the righteous tali"ta, and her daughters.
First, the Rebbe shlit"a expressed his gratitude for the help in defending pure chinuch, and thanked the Governor for her constant assistance with every problem. Then the askanim and the Kiryah leadership spoke and thanked her for the favorable housing assistance from the government, which greatly helps in building larger apartment projects, and provides funding for the infrastructure, water, and sewer projects that come along with them. They also asked the Governor to ensure that bureaucratic obstacles not stand in the way of affordable housing projects. At the end, the Rebbe bestowed a holy blessing for the upcoming elections, and the Governor promised to stand ready to help with everything possible during the coming four years. The Rebbe bestowed his holy blessing upon the askanim present. The meeting concluded at around 2:10.

Afterward, the askan R' Simcha Eichenstein remained in the Rebbe's private room and discussed various matters for the benefit of the community and individuals, and the Rebbe blessed him in light of the upcoming elections, in which he is running for re-election as Assemblyman from Boro Park.
After this visit, the Rebbe went to the mikvah.

The wedding simcha of the Rebbe's grandson, the chassan Rabbi Yoel Dushinsky shlit"a, son of the Rebbe's mechutan HaGaon Rabbi, Rav of the beis medrash Ohel Piga shlit"a, son of the Dushinsky Rebbe shlit"a; the kallah is the daughter of HaGaon Rabbi Yechezkel Dovid Singer shlit"a, son of HaGaon Rabbi Shmuel Tzvi Singer shlit"a of Alexander, and granddaughter of HaGaon Rabbi Yechiel Halberstam shlit"a, Av Beis Din of Paskavitz Czenskovitz, and of HaGaon Rabbi Yekusiel Teitelbaum shlit"a

At around 3:10 the Rebbe traveled into Williamsburg.
Upon arrival, at approximately 4:40, the Rebbe went to his holy home at the entrance of the Beis Medrash HaGadol.

At around 5:20, the Rebbe entered the Beis Medrash HaGadol, Heichal Meir Zelig, for Mincha.
- Baal tefillah: R' Avrohom Moshe Lebovitch (Kiryas Joel).
After Mincha, the entire congregation, old and young, came forward to bless and be blessed on the day of the chuppah.

After Mincha, at around 5:55, the Rebbe shlit"a entered the reception in the Heichal of the Beis Medrash HaGadol. During the reception, warm songs of inspiration were sung, and R' Mordechai Dovid Oestreicher spoke words of inspiration, enumerating the great lineage of the chassan and kallah and the holy grandfathers who come down to rejoice at the simcha.
The Rebbe drank a lechayim and offered blessings to the chassan, the mechutanim, the grandfathers, and the entire assembly, delivered warm holy words and invoked the merit of the forefathers, and at the conclusion bestowed abundant blessings upon the entire assembly.

Afterward, everyone went to the badeken in the halls of Apiryon Krasna. The Rebbe blessed the chassan, and after tzeis hakochavim arranged the kesuba. The witnesses to the kesuba were R' Moshe Goldstein (Kiryas Joel) and R' Yekusiel Dovid Aharon Weiss.

At around 7:20 everyone went out to the chuppah, where the Rebbe shlit"a was honored.
- Reciting the kiddushin: the elder grandfather, HaGaon, Av Beis Din of Paskavitz Czenskovitz shlit"a.
- Reading the kesuba: the grandfather HaGaon Rabbi Shmuel Tzvi Singer shlit"a of Alexander.
- First blessings: the grandfather, the Dushinsky Rebbe shlit"a.
- Final blessing: the grandfather HaGaon Rabbi Yekusiel Teitelbaum shlit"a, Rosh HaKollel.
- Witnesses to the kiddushin: HaGaon Rabbi Zalman Leib Rubin shlit"a, the Dinov Rebbe of Monsey, and HaGaon Rabbi Meir Eliezer Friedman shlit"a.
- Witnesses to the yichud: HaGaon Rabbi Binyon Laub shlit"a and HaGaon Rabbi Yehoshua Gelb shlit"a.
After the chuppah, the Rebbe shlit"a bestowed holy blessings upon the entire assembly, and broke out in a mitzvah dance with the grandfathers and mechutanim.

Afterward, the Rebbe davened Maariv in his holy home at the entrance of the Beis Medrash HaGadol.

At around 8:30, the Rebbe entered the wedding seudah. The Rebbe danced for several minutes on the spot and then washed for the seudah. After the fish, the Rebbe drank a lechayim and wished lechayim to all the people gathered.

At around 9:10 the chassan entered and the Rebbe danced with the chassan for an extended time, and honored the grandfathers and the mechutanim, the Rabbanim HaGeonim shlit"a, to dance with the chassan, and then danced with the entire assembly at the head. Afterward the entire assembly came forward to wish mazel tov to the Rebbe shlit"a.
The Rebbe left the beis medrash at around 10:15 and went to his holy home at the entrance of the Beis Medrash HaGadol.

At his holy home, HaGaon Av Beis Din of Beis Aharon shlit"a came to wish a blessing of mazel tov on the occasion of the wedding simcha. A pleasant conversation ensued about the holy Rebbe R' Shmuel of Gorlitz zy"a, whose yahrzeit fell on the night of 9 Cheshvan, and the Rebbe bestowed upon him from his holy blessing.

Also entering the Rebbe's private room was HaGaon Av Beis Din of Williamsburg shlit"a together with the new directors who were appointed this zman at two branches of the yeshivos ketanos in Williamsburg: HaGaon Rabbi Simcha Rubin shlit"a, son of HaGaon Av Beis Din of Ropshitz shlit"a and son-in-law of the Bobov 45 Rebbe shlit"a, as director of Yeshiva branch Nezer HaTorah, and HaGaon Rabbi Chaim Dovid Panet shlit"a, son of the Karlsburg Rebbe of Montreal shlit"a, as director of Yeshiva branch Chochmas HaTorah, and several members of Mamleches HaTorah.
The Rebbe shlit"a heard a report from the directors on how the new zman has begun with great success, and the Rebbe bestowed his holy blessing upon the new directors and upon the members of the Mamleches HaTorah leadership.

At around 11:25 the Rebbe shlit"a entered the beis medrash for Birkas Hamazon and the mitzvah tantz.
- Birkas Hamazon: HaGaon Av Beis Din and Rosh Yeshiva of Alexander shlit"a.
- First blessings: HaGaon, Rav of our kehilla in Boro Park 15 shlit"a.
- Final blessing: HaGaon Rabbi Anshil Scheer shlit"a, Av Beis Din of Kleusen.

The badchan of the king, R' Mordechai Dovid Oestreicher, summoned the Rebbe shlit"a to the dancing before the kallah with warm rhymes and invoked the merit of the holy forefathers. They continued with songs of inspiration. The Rebbe drank a lechayim and offered blessings to the chassan, the mechutanim, the grandfathers, and all the people gathered, and then performed the holy dancing before the kallah with fiery enthusiasm for an extended time, and then danced with the chassan and with the Rebbe's mechutan HaGaon, Rav of the beis medrash Ohel Piga shlit"a, and his family.
Afterward the Rebbe broke out in a joyous dance with the Dushinsky Rebbe shlit"a, and then continued with the entire royal family, the grandchildren of the holy Rebbe, the Beirach Moshe zy"a, and danced extra with the Rebbe's mechutan HaGaon, Rav of the beis medrash Ohel Piga shlit"a.
Afterward the Rebbe bestowed blessings upon the chassan and kallah and traveled home to his holy home in Kiryas Joel.

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