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

The Rebbe davened Shacharis in Yeshiva Gedolah, Branch Birchas Moshe. Before davening, the Rebbe put tefillin on the bar mitzvah bochurim.
- The bochur Mordechai Yuda Cohen.
- The bochur Shneur Zalman Eisenbach.

During the Torah reading, the Rebbe went up for Hagbah. After davening, he learned a sugya as a shiur in the yeshiva's shiurim. Afterwards, a lechayim was held with the bar mitzvah bochurim in his private room.

In the morning hours, the Rebbe paid a visit to the matzah bakery of our holy kehilla.

In the afternoon hours, State Senator James Skoufis, who represents Kiryas Joel and is running for reelection, came in for a private audience at the Rebbe's holy home, together with the Kiryas Joel administration. The Rebbe thanked him for his critical help in defeating the legislation to save the Jewish chinuch in New York. They also discussed at length many matters in which he will, IY"H, assist Kiryas Joel's ongoing expansion of the holy borders so that apartment prices can be kept affordable, and the Rebbe bestowed upon him his holy blessing.

At around 6:15, the Rebbe davened Mincha in his holy home on Zanz St.

In the evening, the Rebbe officiated at kiddushin at the chuppah of the mechutanim:
- HaRav R' Yechezkel Frankel and HaRav R' Meir Eli Acker, in the halls of Kinor David.
- HaRav R' Shalom Schwartz and HaRav R' Yoel Scher, in the halls of Beis Rochel Paradise.
- HaRav R' Chaim Yuda Teller and HaRav R' Moshe Yitzchok Lebrecht, in the halls of Ginas Klein.

Private audience hours were from 8:30 until 12:20 at night, at the Rebbe's holy home on Uhel St.

At around 9:45, the Rebbe went down to the halls of his holy home, where the Rebbe read the tnaim of the mechutanim HaRav R' Moshe Yechezkel Fish and HaRav R' Yaakov Leib Cohen.

During the audience hours, Congressman Mike Lawler, who represents the city of Monsey and is running for reelection, came in for a private audience together with the Kiryas Joel administration and the heads and askanim of our holy kehilla and mosdos in Monsey. The Rebbe thanked him for his help in maintaining government assistance for yeshivas in America and for his ongoing help in many other matters. In particular, they discussed at length many matters in which he will, IY"H, assist our holy kehilla and mosdos in Monsey, and the Rebbe bestowed upon him his holy blessing.

Also appearing for a farher in private audience was the young man (bochur) Avrohom Yitzchok, son of Yuda Menachem Zev Engel (Bnei Brak), one of the outstanding students of the Divrei Yoel branch.

The Rebbe davened Maariv at around 12:20.

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