Wednesday, Parshas Balak — 'B'tzeil HaKodesh' with the Satmar Rebbe shlit"a

The Rebbe shlit"a davened Shacharis in the Heichal of the Yeshiva Gedolah, Shiur 4. Before davening, the Rebbe put tefillin on the bar mitzvah bochurim.
The bochur Chananya Shmuel Wertzberger.
The bochur Yoel Eliezer Zusya Strelowitz.
The bochur Yitzchak Fogel.
Afterwards the Rebbe recited the verses word by word.

After davening, the bris took place of the newborn son of R' Yoel, son-in-law of R' Binyomin Wider, and son-in-law of HaRav R' Yitzchak Yaakov Rosenfeld shlit"a, one of the roshei yeshiva, where the Rebbe served as sandek and mohel.

Afterwards a lechayim gathering took place in the Heichal of the beis medrash. Several niggunim were sung, and the Rebbe drank lechayim and blessed the baal simcha, R' Yoel, as well as the roshei yeshiva, the bar mitzvah bochurim and all the talmidim of the yeshiva, and then delivered brief words of blessing and chizuk.

In the afternoon, at about 5:20, the Rebbe arrived at the Yeshiva Ketana "Or HaChaim," under the direction of HaRav R' Yaakov Farkash shlit"a, where the affixing of the mezuzah and chanukas habayis took place for the new building the yeshiva recently purchased in Bloomingburg. The Rebbe affixed the mezuzah, and afterwards a lechayim gathering took place. Several niggunim were sung, and the Rebbe drank lechayim and blessed the bochurim, and then delivered brief words of Torah and blessing to the bochurim. After the lechayim, the Rebbe walked around the building and looked over the grounds.

At about 6:00 the Rebbe shlit"a arrived at the tenaim hall in his holy residence, where the ceremony took place establishing the "Halachic Ruling Committees within the Beis Horaah of the holy community of Kiryas Joel," by the rabbonim of the Mivtzar HaKollelim in Kiryas Joel, which was founded on the instructions of the Rebbe shlit"a. The ruling committees are for 7 fields: eruvin, mikvaos, ribbis/heter iska, stam, monetary law, shatnez testing, and checking for insects.
The ceremony was attended by the dayanim of our holy kehilla, headed by the illustrious HaGaon, the Av Beis Din shlit"a, who spoke at the beginning of the ceremony, and by the members of the administration of the Mivtzar HaKollelim.

During the ceremony, HaGaon HaTzaddik Rabbi Menachem Meir Weissmandl shlit"a, Av Beis Din of Nitra Monsey and one of the leading halachic authorities of our generation, and HaRav R' Wolf Aharon Teller shlit"a, director of the kollel, spoke. The Rebbe drank lechayim and warmly blessed the entire assembly, and delivered holy words. The Rebbe welcomed the Nitra Rav shlit"a and praised his work in the area of kashrus, and spoke at length with words of guidance to the rabbonim of the kollel, who are now taking the first steps in the area of rulings and halacha for the public, and concluded with abundant blessings. It ended at about 6:45.

In the evening the Rebbe officiated at the kiddushin at the chuppah of the following mechutanim.
HaGaon HaTzaddik R' Menachem Binyon Warfsman shlit"a, Av Beis Din of Buchach Monsey - R' Yoel, son of R' Aharon Buchner, at the Beis Rachel Paradise hall.
HaRav R' Mordechai Aharon Zeibel shlit"a - R' Yoel, son of R' Dovid Kornbluh, at the Kinor David hall.

After the chuppos, the Rebbe went to the home of HaRav R' Yitzchak Yaakov Rosenfeld shlit"a, where the Rebbe participated in the seudas bris milah for the newborn son of his son-in-law R' Yoel, son-in-law of R' Binyomin Wider. The Rebbe drank lechayim and bestowed his holy blessings.

Entry hours to the Rebbe were from 8:30 until late at 1:30 at night.

At about 9:15 the Rebbe davened Mincha in his holy residence, and Maariv at about 12:45, and afterwards continued receiving the public.

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