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

Before candle-lighting time, the Satmar Rebbe shlit"a placed the shtreimel on the chassanim:
- The chassan Kalman Eliezer, son of R' Shlomo Hersh Eckstein.
- The chassan Yoel Zev, son of R' Yoshe Ber Schwartz.

At around 6:30 the Rebbe entered the beis medrash wrapped in his tallis and approached the amud for Mincha.
- Kabbalas Shabbos: R' Yitzchak Elyakim Schwartz.
They finished at around 8:00. An appeal was held for the Williamsburg Kollel, the congregation went over to wish a gut Shabbos, and the Rebbe went home to his holy residence.

At around 8:50 the Rebbe entered the holy table in the Heichal HaMesivta together with the talmidei hayeshiva, and began, as is his custom, with Shalom Aleichem with great feeling and sweetness.
- Eishes Chayil: the Rebbe's grandson, the young Yissachar Ber, may he live, son of the son-in-law of the Rebbe, HaGaon HaTzaddik, rav of the beis medrash Beirach Moshe shlit"a.
- Hagbahas HaKos: HaGaon R' Moshe, son of HaGaon R' Yoshe Asher Kahana shlit"a (Yerushalayim).
- Kol Mekadesh: HaGaon R' Moshe Kahana shlit"a.
- Menucha V'Simcha: Rabbi Shlomo, son of HaGaon R' Mendel Hersh Kahana shlit"a (Williamsburg).

The Rebbe said Torah on the verse "And I will take a morsel of bread, and sustain your heart," and explained it in the manner of derush in the sugya of "a verse is expounded before him and before those before him."

- Kah Echsof: R' Dovid Leib Acker (London).
- Birkas Hamazon: the Rebbe's grandson, Rabbi Yoel Ashkenazi shlit"a (Williamsburg), son of the son-in-law of the Rebbe, HaGaon HaTzaddik, rav of the beis medrash Even Tzaddik shlit"a.

Stories and accounts: This week the Satmar Rebbe shlit"a told over about the holy Rebbe, Rabbi Shalom of Kamenka zy"a, whose yahrzeit was on Shabbos Kodesh, 20 Cheshvan.

- Kah Ribon Olam: Rabbi Hershel Ashkenazi shlit"a, son-in-law of the Spinka Beis Yitzchak Rebbe shlit"a.
The new chassanim went over to take fruit.
- Az B'Yom HaShevi'i: R' Chaim Meir Katz (Bnei Brak).
They finished at around 11:45.

And on the day of Shabbos

On Shabbos Kodesh morning the Rebbe entered for davening at around 9:40.
- Brachos: R' Moshe Yosef Friedman.
- Pesukei D'Zimra: R' Asher Yaakov Eckstein.
The Rebbe approached the amud for Shacharis.

Before the Torah reading, the shamash, R' Yoel Kaufman, made an announcement on behalf of the kehilla's leadership and the mosdos about the importance of going to vote in the elections.

- Hotzaah and Hachnasah: R' Gedalya Segelin.
- Pesukei Shema Yisroel: R' Michel Greenfeld.
- Carrying the Sefer Torah to the bimah: R' Yissachar Ber Hirsch.
Aliyos.
- Kohen: the chassan, the bochur Shalom Schwartz.
- Levi: the chassan, the bochur Aharon Shlomo Apfel.
- Shlishi: the chassan Kalman Eliezer, son of R' Shlomo Hersh Eckstein - with the bewarfing.
- Revi'i: the chassan Yoel Zev, son of R' Yoshe Ber Schwartz - with the bewarfing.
- Chamishi: the chassan Mordechai Dovid, son of R' Yechiel Dov Friedman.
- Shishi: the Satmar Rebbe shlit"a.

After his aliyah, the Rebbe called the names of those celebrating the birth of a daughter:
- R' Moshe Yosef Friedlander.
- R' Avrohom Shimon Weinberger.
- R' Yaakov Markowitz.
- R' Shimshon Segelin.
- R' Avrohom Yaakov Berkowitz.
- R' Yaakov Gedalya Miller.

- Shevi'i: the chassan, the bochur Yosef Zev Moskowitz.
- Hosafos: the chassan Yaakov, son of R' Yoel Kaufman.
- The chassan Lipa, son of R' Shmuel Brach.
- Acharon: the chassan Naftali Tzvi, son of R' Avrohom Palachek.
- Maftir: the chassan Avrohom Ever, son of R' Yechezkel Frankel.
- Hagbah: R' Eliyahu Neustadt.
- Gelilah: R' Zalman Leib Spielman.
- Returning the Sefer Torah: R' Yechezkel Frankel.

- Mussaf: R' Shimon Kessler (Williamsburg).
- Opening of Anim Zemiros: R' Akiva Weinstock.

After davening, a bris of a newborn son took place for R' Shalom Eliezer Sandel, at which the Rebbe was sandek.
They finished at around 12:40.

Shalosh Seudos

The Rebbe entered for Mincha at around 6:25.
- Baal Tefillah: R' Yaakov Moshe Mittelman.
- Hotzaah and Hachnasah: R' Yoel Mordechai Wurzberger.
- Kohen: R' Shalom Schwartz (Montreal).
- Levi: HaGaon R' Simcha Shalom Steinberger shlit"a, rav of the beis medrash Divrei Chaim.
- Shlishi: Rabbi Isamar Tuvia Kaufman shlit"a.
- Hagbah: the Satmar Rebbe shlit"a.
- Gelilah: Rabbi Hershel Kahn shlit"a.

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

The Satmar Rebbe shlit"a said Torah on the verse "And Hashem appeared to him in the plains of Mamre," and explained that through learning Torah one merits to hear the bas kol and thus be awakened to teshuva; "And it shall be, if you hear the old, you shall hear the new" - that if one learns Torah with fixed times, then "you shall hear the new," one will hear the fresh bas kol that goes forth every day.

He strongly urged everyone to make sure to have a shiur in learning Torah with absolute consistency, and through this one will merit to be able to hear the bas kol.

- Yedid Nefesh: R' Michel Greenfeld.
- Kel Mistaser: R' Shlomo Yuda Friedman (Williamsburg).
The Rebbe recited the blessing over the cup.
- Hagbahas HaKos: the chassan Avrohom Moshe, son of R' Pinchas Elimelech Weissman.
Afterwards the Rebbe recited Sheva Brachos.
- Maariv of Motzei Shabbos: R' Pinchas Teichman.
After Havdalah the congregation went over to wish a gutte voch.
They finished at around 8:50.

At around 10:15, the kriyas hatenaim of the mechutanim R' Yaakov Shimon Kaufman and R' Shlomo Moshe Weinberger took place in the Rebbe's holy residence. The Rebbe read the tenaim, drank lechayim, and blessed the chassan, the mechutanim, the elder grandfather from Shabbos Kodesh, R' Yoshe Mendlowitz, and the whole family.

At around 10:30 the Rebbe went to the home of R' Yitzchak Eizik Friedman for a siyum on Shulchan Aruch Orach Chaim, Hilchos Brachos, by the "Kinyan HaBracha" group under the auspices of Mivtzar HaKollelim, headed by the Rebbe's grandson, Rabbi Meir Yuda Ashkenazi shlit"a. A fine discussion on the halachos of brachos took place, and the Rebbe drank lechayim and extended his holy blessing to Rabbi Meir Yuda Ashkenazi shlit"a and to all the members of the group.

At around 10:50 the Rebbe went to the new headquarters of the "Chaverim" organization on Eckers Street, affixed a mezuzah, and looked around the premises. Afterwards a lechayim gathering was held, at which R' Aharon Yosef Landau spoke.
The Rebbe drank lechayim and delivered divrei kodesh, emphasizing the importance of the Chaverim volunteers who help Yidden at all times and in all situations, which is the trait of Avrohom Avinu and brings forth chesed and rachamim for everyone. He wished HaGaon R' Lipa Berkowitz shlit"a, who stands at the head of the organization, that "the word of Hashem, this is the halacha," and who ensures that every matter, small and large, is fully maintained, and he concluded with his holy blessing to the entire gathering. Afterwards the Rebbe went around to all the rooms and wished the heads of the organization well.

At around 11:15 the Rebbe went to the halls of Beis Rochel Paradise for the public farhер of the "V'Talmidov B'Yado" group under the auspices of the yeshivos ketanos of our holy mosdos throughout Greater New York. HaGaon R' Shlomo Shabsai Kestenbaum shlit"a, one of the rabbonim of our kehilla in Williamsburg, and HaGaon R' Avrohom Schwartz shlit"a (Williamsburg), tested the bochurim by heart, and the Rebbe also asked several questions of the bochurim and watched with great nachas.
The Rebbe drank lechayim and wished the heads and leadership of the group, R' Yitzchak Schwartz, patron of the group, and all the bochurim well, and delivered divrei kodesh on the verse "And I will take a morsel of bread," expressing the pleasure of seeing so many bochurim being tested on dozens of masechtos by heart, and wished that they should be able to continue going masechta after masechta, and concluded with his holy blessing.

At around 12:30 a group of bochurim, graduates of the Heichal HaTorah branch of the yeshiva ketana of Williamsburg, entered the Rebbe's holy residence together with the principal, Rabbi Yudel Stolzenberg shlit"a, and presented themselves for a farhер with the Rebbe on their learning of the past three years on Maseches Gittin, Bava Kamma and Beitza. The Rebbe tested the bochurim for an extended time, after which the bochurim went over to receive his holy blessing and the Rebbe gave each bochur a silver becher.

Also entering the Rebbe's holy residence was Assemblyman "Chris Eckos," who represents Kiryas Joel and is running for re-election, together with R' Gedalya Segelin - Village Administrator, and R' Simcha Eichenstein - Assemblyman from Boro Park. The Rebbe thanked him for his constant help on behalf of Kiryas Joel and for his help in advancing the legislation to save the chassidic chinuch in New York, and they discussed at length various matters in which he will, IY"H, stand ready to help Kiryas Joel's ongoing expansion of the boundaries of kedusha, in order to keep housing prices affordable, and the Rebbe extended to him his holy blessing.

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