Wednesday, Chol HaMoed Pesach — 'B'tzeil HaKodesh' with the Satmar Rebbe shlit"a

The Rebbe shlit"a entered the Great Beis Medrash for Shacharis at around 9:50. Shacharis: R' Yaakov Moshe Mittelman. The Rebbe recited the verses one by one with the congregation, and went to the amud for Hallel.

At the Torah reading, the following were honored. Pesicha: HaRav R' Yerachmiel Bittman and HaRav R' Menachem Mendy Shehr.
Aliyos. Kohen: HaRav R' Naftali Hirtzka Kahn, Levi: HaGaon Rabbi Simcha Shalom Steinberger shlit"a, Rav of the Divrei Chaim beis medrash, Shlishi: HaRav R' Yisroel Falkowitz, Hagbah of the first sefer: HaRav R' Shalom Yitzchak Shehr, Gelilah: HaRav R' Shimshon Gefen, Revi'i: the Rebbe shlit"a, Hagbah of the second sefer: HaRav R' Chaim Eliyahu Teitelbaum, Gelilah: R' Yaakov, son of R' Yisroel Friedman.
Mussaf: HaGaon R' Avrohom Wolf Friedman shlit"a. The davening concluded at around 11:50.

After davening, the bris of the newborn son of R' Azriel Elimelech Shehr took place, at which the Rebbe served as sandek and mohel.

In the afternoon, HaGaon HaTzaddik Rabbi Menachem Meir Weissmandl shlit"a, Av Beis Din of Nitra-Monsey, came for a Yom Tov visit with the Rebbe. A lengthy, friendly conversation took place about various halachic questions that arise during the days of Chol HaMoed Pesach, and the Rebbe bestowed his holy blessings upon him.

At around 8:00 in the evening, the Rebbe davened Mincha in his holy home on 7 Kent Street.

At 8:40 the Rebbe entered the Great Beis Medrash for the 'gathering of Yom Tov joy and festival celebration' together with the 'Simchas HaTnaim' in our holy courts, for the granddaughter of the Rebbe shlit"a, the daughter of HaGaon HaTzaddik Rabbi Yoel shlit"a, Rav of the Beis Boruch beis medrash, who is engaged to the son of the Av Beis Din of Bertsch shlit"a, the chosson HaRav Boruch shlit"a, son of HaGaon R' Yoel Teitelbaum shlit"a, son of the Av Beis Din of our kehilla in Boro Park 15 shlit"a, and a grandson of the Gorlitz Rebbe shlit"a.

During the gathering, Yom Tov melodies and joyous melodies were sung with voices of joy and thanksgiving in honor of the Yom Tov and in honor of the simcha.
In honor of the simcha, the mechutanim and the grandfathers stood forward. The Rebbe shlit"a honored the Gorlitz Rebbe shlit"a with the reading of the Tnaim. Afterward, the chosson recited the pshetl, and the customary songs were sung.

Then the Rebbe shlit"a delivered holy words in the manner of aggadah, speaking about the great yichus of the chosson and kallah. He highlighted the special closeness that the grandfather, HaGaon HaTzaddik R' Boruch zt"l, father-in-law of the Gorlitz Rebbe shlit"a, had with the holy Rebbe, the Beirach Moshe zy"a, and the nachas the Rebbe had from this shidduch, both because of the connection with the brother, HaGaon HaTzaddik Rabbi Shalom Eliezer shlit"a, and with the distinguished family from all sides. He concluded with his holy blessings to the mechutanim, the grandfathers, and the entire assembly.

Then the Rebbe drank lechayim, blessed the chosson, the mechutanim, the grandfathers and the entire assembly, and began to dance. At the conclusion, at around 10:45, the Rebbe went to wish mazel tov to the kallah, as is customary.

After the gathering, the Rebbe davened Maariv. The baal tefillah was HaRav R' Aharon Hersh Berkowitz. After Maariv, the Rebbe counted Sefirah at the amud.

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