Wednesday, Parshas Terumah, 2 Adar I — 'B'tzeil HaKodesh' with the Satmar Rebbe shlit"a

Early in the morning, upon arriving in the beis medrash before Shacharis, the Rebbe shlit"a met and greeted HaGaon Rabbi Asher Eckstein shlit"a, Dayan of Belz in Boro Park, who presented the Rebbe with his new sefer. The Rebbe sent him off with his holy blessings.

Afterwards, the bris of the son born to R' Chaim Avrohom Kessler took place, at which the Rebbe shlit"a served as sandek and mohel.

The Rebbe shlit"a davened Shacharis in the Heichal HaMesivta "Branch Beirach Moshe." The Rebbe led the davening as shliach tzibbur for the recital of Hallel. During the Torah reading, the third aliyah went to the baal simcha, the Rebbe's grandson Rabbi Tzvi Hirsch Meisels shlit"a, and the fourth to the Rebbe shlit"a; the gelilah was done by the Rebbe's grandson, the bochur, the chassan Yechezkel Shraga Meisels. For Mussaf, the baal simcha, Rabbi Tzvi Hirsch Meisels shlit"a, led the davening.

After davening, the simcha of the bris milah of the son born to the Rebbe's grandson Rabbi Tzvi Hirsch Meisels shlit"a, son-in-law of the Rebbe's son-in-law, HaGaon, the Rav of the Beis Medrash Yismach Moshe shlit"a, took place. The Rebbe shlit"a served as sandek and mohel; the sandek who held the baby standing was the baby's grandfather, HaGaon, the Rav of Beis Medrash Yismach Moshe shlit"a. The Rebbe honored the grandfather, HaGaon, the Av Beis Din of Tarnipol shlit"a, with reciting the blessings. The baby was named in Yisroel "Alexander Asher," after the grandfather, HaGaon, the Av Beis Din of Tartikov zt"l.

After the bris, the seudas bris milah took place in the Heichal HaYeshiva, together with a Rosh Chodesh seudah and the simcha of the engagement of the Rebbe's grandson Rabbi Yechezkel Shraga Meisels shlit"a, one of the talmidim of the yeshiva.

During the seudah, the father of the baby, the Rebbe's grandson Rabbi Tzvi Hirsch Meisels shlit"a, delivered divrei Torah. The Rebbe honored the yeshiva's director, HaRav R' Hillel Rabinowitz shlit"a, with leading the zemer "Barchi Nafshi," together with the Rebbe's grandson, the chassan Yechezkel Shraga Meisels shlit"a, on the occasion of his l'chaim. Then the Rebbe shlit"a delivered holy words, and the chassan said a pshetl, and they sang in the customary manner.

The Rebbe honored the grandfather, HaGaon, the Av Beis Din of Tarnipol shlit"a, with leading Birkas Hamazon, and the Rebbe's son-in-law, HaGaon, the Rav of Beis Medrash Yismach Moshe shlit"a, with the Harachaman prayers. After bentching, they set out in holy dancing with drums and rejoicing, as the Rebbe danced with his grandson the chassan and with his son-in-law, HaGaon, the Rav of Beis Medrash Yismach Moshe shlit"a. It concluded at around 2:15.

In the afternoon, the Rebbe shlit"a went up to the Heichal HaYeshiva, Branch Vayoel Moshe, where the Rebbe learned with a chavrusa, one of the talmidim of the yeshiva, in his private room, and at 5:40 the Rebbe davened Mincha in the yeshiva.

In the evening, the Rebbe shlit"a officiated at the kiddushin at the chuppah of the following mechutanim:
R' Yosef Leib Silberstein (of Williamsburg) - R' Yoel Silberstein, at Kinor David hall.
R' Chaim Shalom Wertzberger (Montreal) - R' Zalman Leib Apfel, at Beis Rochel Paradise hall.

At night, there were entry times to the holy chamber from 8:00 until 11:45. At around 10:30 the Rebbe shlit"a davened Maariv in his home, and continued receiving the public.

At about 11:45 the Rebbe shlit"a traveled to Boro Park, where the Rebbe participated in the wedding simcha in the home of his brother-in-law, the Wizhnitz Rebbe of Eretz Yisroel shlit"a. The Rebbe drank a lechayim and offered his holy blessings, and then went out to dance with the chassan, his brother-in-law the Wizhnitz Rebbe shlit"a, and the other mechutanim. At about 1:30 the Rebbe shlit"a traveled back home to his holy residence in Kiryas Joel.

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