Shabbos Kodesh, Parshas Vayikra — Shabbos Zachor — Shabbos Sheva Brachos in our holy courts, "B'tzeil HaKodesh" with the Satmar Rebbe shlit"a among our holy kehilla in Williamsburg.

Friday night at around 6:30, the Rebbe shlit"a entered the beis medrash wrapped in his tallis and approached the amud for Mincha. Kabbalas Shabbos: the Rav of the Ohel Piga beis medrash, HaGaon, shlit"a.

Davening concluded at around 8:05. The crowd went over to wish a gut Shabbos for an extended time, and the Rebbe shlit"a went home to his holy residence.

At around 10:45, the Rebbe shlit"a entered the tish in the Beis Medrash HaGadol and began, as is his holy custom, "Shalom Aleichem" with feeling and sweetness.

Eishes Chayil: the Rebbe's grandson, the Rabbi Yoel, son of the Rav of the Eitz Chaim beis medrash shlit"a. Raising the cup for Kiddush: the Av Beis Din of Beis Aharon, HaGaon shlit"a.

The Rebbe shlit"a honored people with the zemiros. Kol Mekadesh: HaGaon R' Shimon Yisroel Meisels shlit"a; Menucha V'Simcha: HaGaon R' Shlomo Friedman shlit"a.

The Rebbe shlit"a said Torah on the small alef of Vayikra and explained, in the manner of a derush, several approaches in the sugya of mitzvos tzerichos kavana.

Kah Echsof: Rabbi R' Yoel Rubin shlit"a. Birkas Hamazon: HaGaon R' Yekusiel Teitelbaum shlit"a. Brachos Rishonos: the Av Beis Din of Beis Aharon, HaGaon shlit"a. Bracha Acharisa: the Rav of the Avnei Tzedek beis medrash, HaGaon shlit"a.

Kah Ribon Olam: Rabbi R' Feivel Singer shlit"a. The new chasanim went around taking fruits, and the Shalom Zachor took place at the home of the bochur Avrohom Yuda Lebovits, and at the home of the bochur Menachem Fargus.

Afterwards, the badchan of the Rebbe, R' Mordechai Dovid Oesterreicher, called up the Rebbe shlit"a for the mitzvah tanz. The Rebbe shlit"a danced the dances before the kallah with holy fire and danced with the chasan. He then honored the grandfathers to dance: the Av Beis Din of Beis Aharon, HaGaon shlit"a; HaGaon R' Yekusiel Teitelbaum shlit"a; the father of the chasan, HaGaon R' Chaim Dovid Rubin shlit"a; and the father of the kallah, the Av Beis Din of Sighet, HaGaon shlit"a.

"Az Beyom HaShvi'i": HaGaon Rabbi Hersh Elimelech Teitelbaum shlit"a, Rav of our beis medrash Tefilla L'Moshe in Boro Park. The Rebbe danced in a ring in the middle of the beis medrash. The tish concluded at around 1:30.

And on Shabbos Kodesh

On Shabbos morning the Rebbe shlit"a entered at 9:25. Pesukei D'Zimra: HaGaon R' Yitzchok Teitelbaum shlit"a. The Rebbe shlit"a approached the amud for Shacharis and recited the yotzros for Shabbos Zachor in advance. They sang at "Mechalkel Chaim" and "Mimkomcha" as is the custom.

Hotzaah and Hachnasah: Rabbi Leibush Teitelbaum shlit"a and Rabbi Yochanan Halberstam shlit"a. Pesukei Shema Yisroel: HaGaon Rabbi Hersh Elimelech Teitelbaum shlit"a, Rav of our beis medrash Tefilla L'Moshe in Boro Park.

Aliyos: Kohen: R' Elimelech Deutsch; Levi: R' Chaim Heller; Shlishi: the Av Beis Din of our holy community, HaGaon shlit"a; Revi'i: the chasan, the bochur Avrohom Sofer — bowervorfen; Chamishi: the chasan, the bochur Avrohom Leib Felberbaum — bowervorfen; Shishi: the Av Beis Din of Beis Aharon, HaGaon shlit"a; Shevi'i: the chasan, grandson of the Rebbe, Shalom Yechezkel Shraga Rubin shlit"a; Hosafos: the father of the chasan, HaGaon R' Chaim Dovid Rubin shlit"a; the father of the kallah, the Av Beis Din of Sighet, HaGaon shlit"a; Acharon: HaGaon R' Yekusiel Teitelbaum shlit"a. Hagbah of the first Sefer Torah: R' Eliezer Low (London); Gelilah: R' Yaakov Zussman Sofer (Kiryas Joel).
Maftir — the reading of Zachor: the Rebbe shlit"a, and the Rebbe himself read.

After his aliyah, the Rebbe shlit"a recited the Mi Sheberach and naming for the birth of a daughter for the following baalei simcha:
R' Menachem Fargus.
R' Yaakov Yoshe Mendlowitz.
R' Yoel Friedman.

Hagbah of the second Sefer Torah: R' Eizik Hersh Berkowitz; Gelilah: R' Michel Felberbaum.

Musaf: the Av Beis Din of Beis Aharon, HaGaon shlit"a. Opening of Ane'im Zemiros: Rabbi Yaakov Yisroel Rubin shlit"a.

Davening concluded at 12:40.
Reporting by Rewa D'Rewin


For Mincha and Shalosh Seudos, the Rebbe shlit"a entered the beis medrash at around 6:30. Mincha: R' Chaim Heller; Hotzaah and Hachnasah: Rabbi Yoel Rubin shlit"a; Kohen: R' Hershel Katz; Levi: R' Eliyahu Moshe Rothe; Shlishi: HaGaon R' Yoel shlit"a, Rav of the Beis Boruch beis medrash; Hagbah: the Rebbe shlit"a; Gelilah: the Rebbe's grandson, Rabbi Dovid Teitelbaum shlit"a.

At Shalosh Seudos, the Rebbe shlit"a honored people with the zemiros. Azamer Odeh: R' Eliezer Low (London); Shir HaMaalos: R' Chaim Rottenstein (Boro Park).

In the Torah, the Rebbe shlit"a focused on the verse in the reading of Zachor and explained that Amalek wanted to bring impure thoughts into the hearts of Jewish children, so that they would stumble in matters of kedusha. Through keeping Shabbos, one brings kedusha into a person, so that he can conduct himself in holiness and purity.

Yedid Nefesh: R' Menachem Gershon Lebovits; El Mistatter: R' Aharon Hersh Mittelman (Boro Park); Shoshanas Yaakov: R' Yitzchok Schwartz. Afterwards they continued singing joyous niggunim. The Rebbe shlit"a blessed over the cup and recited the Sheva Brachos.

Maariv Motzei Shabbos: the Rav of the Avnei Tzedek beis medrash, HaGaon shlit"a. After Havdalah, people went over to wish a gutte voch. The davening concluded at 8:55.

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