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

The Rebbe davened Shacharis in the Yeshiva Gedolah, Divrei Yoel branch. Upon arriving, the Rebbe looked over the heichal of the beis medrash, which has been expanded in recent days due to the growing number of talmidim.
Before davening, the Rebbe put tefillin on the bar mitzvah bochurim.
- The bochur Yoel Spitzer.
- The bochur Yissachar Dov Wertheimer.

During the Torah reading, the Rebbe went to hagbah. After davening, the Rebbe learned the daily Tehillim shiur, on chapter 33, verse 13. Afterwards, a lechayim was held with the bar mitzvah bochurim in the Rebbe's private room.

During the morning hours, HaGaon Rabbi Avrohom Meir Halberstam shlit"a, dayan of our beis medrash in Boro Park 18 and son-in-law of the Rav of our kehilla in Boro Park 15 shlit"a, entered for a private audience with the Rebbe to receive his blessing for the upcoming wedding of his son, mazel tov, which will take place on Wednesday, Toldos, in Boro Park. A pleasant conversation ensued, and the Rebbe shared of his holy blessing with him and with his son, the chassan.

At around 3:45, the Rebbe davened Mincha in his holy home on Zanz Street.

After Mincha, at around 4:15, the Rebbe entered the Sheva Brachos celebration in the hall in his holy home, arranged by the Rebbe shlit"a for the members of the family, and to which the gabbaim of the Torasam Umanasam framework of the Mivtzar HaKollelim of Kiryas Joel were invited. This framework is dedicated to encouraging and strengthening the kollel avreichim to review and be tested on their kollel learning.
The Rebbe washed for the seudah. During the seudah, several gabbaim posed various questions regarding Torah learning, the order and methods of learning Torah, being tested on the different areas of Torah, and regarding receiving semicha (rabbinic ordination) in the past and today. The Rebbe answered with sound reasoning and insight, and spoke about the approach of the rabbonim in the old country before the war, along with other interesting information.
Afterwards, the Rebbe delivered words of Torah regarding matters of marriage, and concluded with abundant blessings for the chassan and the mechutanim, and for the askanim and gabbaim who increase Torah among Israel.
- Birkas HaMazon: the grandfather, HaGaon Rabbi Yekusiel Teitelbaum shlit"a.
- The first blessings: the grandfather, HaGaon Rabbi Shmuel Tzvi Singer shlit"a of Alexander.
- The final blessing: the mechutan, HaGaon Rabbi Yechezkel Dovid Singer shlit"a.
After bentching, the Rebbe danced for a longer time with the participants around the hall. It concluded at around 6:15.

In the evening, the Rebbe officiated at the kiddushin at the chuppah of the mechutanim.
- R' Pinchas Elimelech Weissman and R' Yirmiyahu Levi in the halls of Kinor Dovid.
- R' Avrohom Polatschek and R' Zalman Leib Spielman in the halls of Beis Rachel Paradise.
- R' Yoel Dascal and R' Yitzchak Apfel in the halls of Ginas Klein.

Private audience hours were from 8:10 until 11:30 at night, in his holy home on Ohel Street.

During the audience hours, HaGaon HaGadol Rabbi Shmuel Eliezer Stern shlit"a, Rav of Maariv Bnei Brak, paid a visit. A pleasant, lengthy conversation took place on several areas of Shas, on the names in gittin, and on how, Baruch Hashem, the situation in learning Torah in our times is improved. The Rebbe honored him with a lechayim, shared of his holy blessing, gave him his sefer Lev Aharon, Drushim for Rosh Hashana and Sukkos, and accompanied him out to the street.

The Rebbe davened Maariv at around 10:00 and afterwards continued receiving the public.

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