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Monday11 Menachem Av 57828/8/2022

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Tisha B'Av in the Shadow of Holiness with the Satmar Rebbe shlit"a, at the Vacation Location in Bethlehem, New Hampshire

On Motzei Shabbos, the night of Tisha B'Av, at around 10:00, the Rebbe shlit"a came in to Maariv in the hall of the nearby Chandler Hotel.
Baal tefillah: R' Aharon Hersh Weber (Williamsburg). After Maariv the Rebbe recited the blessing of Borei Meorei HaEish.

"She weeps bitterly in the night"
After Maariv the Rebbe shlit"a recited Megillas Eichah and the kinos for the night of Tisha B'Av, and lamented the destruction of the Beis HaMikdash with intense weeping. HaRav R' Shmuel Kraus shlit"a led the recitation. They concluded at around 11:00.

On Sunday, Tisha B'Av morning, at around 9:45, the Rebbe shlit"a came in to Shacharis in the hall of the hotel. During Birchos HaShachar the Rebbe also recited the blessing of "She'asah li kol tzorchi." Baal tefillah: HaRav R' Aharon Hersh Berkowitz.

Aliyos. Kohen: R' Yaakov Berish Friedman (Kiryas Joel), Levi: R' Moshe Aryeh Friedman (Kiryas Joel), Shlishi and Maftir: the Rebbe shlit"a. Hagbah: the Rebbe's grandson, Rabbi Yoshe Mordechai Elazar Lavin shlit"a. Gelilah: the Rebbe's grandson, the bochur Meir Eliezer, son of HaGaon Rabbi Beirach Moshe shlit"a, Rav of the beis medrash.
Afterward the Rebbe recited the blessings and the Haftarah for an extended time, in tears.

After the Torah reading the Rebbe recited the kinos for the day of Tisha B'Av with weeping and lamentation. HaRav R' Yoshe Mendlowitz led the recitation. After the kinos they concluded with Ashrei, U'va L'Tziyon, and Aleinu. They concluded at around 1:00.

On leaving, the Rebbe thanked the non-Jewish owners of the hotel for permitting the use of the hall for the tefillos.

The Rebbe shlit"a came into the beis medrash for Mincha at around 6:45. The Rebbe put on tallis and tefillin in the beis medrash, recited the four parshiyos, took the tzitzis during Krias Shema, and then completed the Shir Shel Yom and Kavei. Baal tefillah: the Rebbe's grandson, the bochur Meir Eliezer Teitelbaum.

Aliyos. Kohen: HaRav R' Chaim Shaul Kahn (Kiryas Joel), Levi: HaRav R' Hershel Levy (Kiryas Joel), Shlishi and Maftir: the Rebbe shlit"a. Hagbah: HaRav R' Yaakov Eliezer Wertzberger (Kiryas Joel), Gelilah: HaRav R' Lipa Mendlowitz (Kiryas Joel).

After Mincha the Rebbe recited the five daily chapters of Tehillim, and then put on Rabbeinu Tam tefillin. They concluded at around 7:45.

After Mincha a lengthy discussion developed regarding the custom of whether Birkas Kohanim is recited at Mincha on Tisha B'Av. The Rebbe then related the bloody history of the Crusaders and of various kinos that were composed after various tragedies. Afterward the Rebbe went home to his holy residence.

The Rebbe shlit"a came into the beis medrash for Maariv at around 9:20. Baal tefillah: R' Aharon Hersh Weber.

After Maariv the Rebbe recited Havdalah and broke the fast, and nigunim of consolation and redemption were sung. Afterward the Rebbe put on his shoes.

From there the Rebbe went out in front of the beis medrash and walked down the street for a few minutes, where the Rebbe recited Kiddush Levana with the joy of a mitzvah, and then walked back to his holy residence.

May it be Your will that the Beis HaMikdash be rebuilt speedily in our days, and may these days be transformed to joy and gladness

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