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Shabbos Kodesh, Parshas Va'eschanan - Nachamu: Aliyah L'Torah of the Rebbe's Grandson, the Chosson HaRav Asher Anshil Ashkenazi, Son of the Chasan Dabon, HaGaon Rav Dbeis Medrash Avnei Tzedek shlit"a; 'B'tzeil HaKodesh' with the Satmar Rebbe shlit"a.

On Erev Shabbos afternoon, before candle-lighting time, the Rebbe arrived at the home of his mechutan, HaGaon Rav of the Avnei Tzedek beis medrash shlit"a, and placed the shtreimel on his grandson, the chosson HaRav Asher Anshil Ashkenazi shlit"a.
The Rebbe also placed the shtreimel on the chassanim:
The chosson Avrohom Ever, son of Yehuda Hersh Schwartz.
The chosson Aviezer Mordechai, son of Yoel Schwartz.

From there the Rebbe shlit"a left with the chosson and the escorts on the way to the beis medrash, accompanied with song and music. At around 8:25 the Rebbe shlit"a entered the Avnei Tzedek beis medrash, wrapped in his tallis, and went to the amud for Mincha. Kabbolas Shabbos: the Rebbe's grandson HaRav Menachem Shlomo Ashkenazi shlit"a (Monticello). The davening ended at around 10:00. The crowd went over to wish a gut Shabbos, and the Rebbe shlit"a went into his private room.

At around 10:45 the Rebbe shlit"a entered the Friday night seudah in the Avnei Tzedek beis medrash together with the talmidei hamesivta and members of the family, and began, as is his custom, 'Shalom Aleichem' with feeling and melody.

Eishes Chayil: the Rebbe's grandson, the chosson HaRav Asher Anshil Ashkenazi. Raising the cup for Kiddush: the Rebbe's mechutan, HaGaon Rav of the Avnei Tzedek beis medrash shlit"a.

The Rebbe shlit"a honored various people with the zemiros. Kol Mekadesh: HaGaon Rabbi Moshe Teitelbaum shlit"a, dayan of our kehilla in Yerushalayim. Menucha V'simcha: HaRav R' Moshe Teitelbaum shlit"a, moreh tzedek of the Beis Shmuel Binyomin beis medrash.

The Rebbe shlit"a said Torah on the verse "Va'eschanan el Hashem ba'eis hahi laimor," and explained it in the manner of a drush on the sugya of whether a positive commandment that precedes the utterance overrides a negative commandment that follows the utterance.

Kah Echsof: HaGaon R' Simcha Sholom Steinberger shlit"a, Rav of the Divrei Chaim beis medrash. Birchas Hamazon: the mechutan, HaGaon Av Beis Din of Wiznitz Manchester shlit"a.

Stories and anecdotes: this week the Rebbe shlit"a told over about the holy Rabbi Sender'l of Komarna zt"l, whose yahrzeit fell on Thursday, 21 Av. The Rebbe shlit"a honored HaRav HaTzaddik R' Yaakov Shimon Ernster shlit"a (Yerushalayim) with Kah Ribon Olam: HaRav Boruch Ernster shlit"a (Boro Park).

The new chassanim passed by to take fruit, and the Shalom Zachor took place for the bochur Boruch Mordechai Ackerman, whose bris is on the eighth day: HaRav Shlomo Hersh Rosenfeld (Williamsburg). The singing of joyous melodies continued until around 1:40, and then the Rebbe shlit"a walked home to his holy residence.

And on the day of Shabbos Kodesh

On Shabbos Kodesh morning the Rebbe shlit"a entered for Shacharis in the main beis medrash at around 9:40. Pesukei D'zimra: the Rebbe's grandson HaRav Lipa Ashkenazi shlit"a (Boro Park). The Rebbe shlit"a went to the amud for Shacharis.

Hotzaah and Hachnasah: R' Isaac Hersh Spielman. Pesukei Shema Yisroel: HaRav HaTzaddik R' Yaakov Shimon Ernster shlit"a.

Aliyos. Kohen: the baal simcha R' Meir Zalman CohenShlomo Berish Wertzberger. Shlishi: the Rebbe's grandson, the chosson HaRav Asher Anshil Ashkenazi shlit"a; joyous melodies were sung in honor of the aufruf. Revii: HaGaon Av Beis Din of Williamsburg shlit"a. Chamishi: the mechutan, HaGaon Av Beis Din of Wiznitz Manchester shlit"a. Shishi: the Rebbe shlit"a.

After his aliyah, the Rebbe shlit"a recited the Mi Sheberach and gave names in honor of the birth of a daughter for the following baalei simcha:
R' Dovid Dov Weinberger
R' Chaim Elazar Schwartz.
R' Chaim Hersh Mittelman (Williamsburg).
R' Eliezer Meir Samet.

Shevii: the Rebbe's mechutan, HaGaon Rav of the Avnei Tzedek beis medrash shlit"a. Hosafah: the chosson, the bochur Yonason Binyomin Weingarten - bewarfen; Acharon: the chosson, the bochur Lipa Spielman - bewarfen; Maftir: HaGaon, dayan of our kehilla in Yerushalayim shlit"a. Hagbah: HaRav R' Aryeh Asher Stessel shlit"a. Gelilah: R' Mordechai Gimpel Weingarten (Williamsburg).

Mussaf: HaGaon Av Beis Din of Wiznitz Manchester shlit"a. Opening of Anim Zemiros: R' Shalom Yosef Gottlieb (Williamsburg).

After davening, the Kiddusha Rabba simcha took place in the Polish room in the main beis medrash. The Rebbe made Kiddush and blessed the chosson, the mechutanim and the entire tzibbur. Joyous melodies were sung, and the Rav of the Avnei Tzedek beis medrash shlit"a, the mechutan, spoke. Afterwards the Rebbe said short divrei Torah in honor of the simcha. It ended at around 1:00.
The Rebbe shlit"a conducted the afternoon tish with family members in the hall of his holy residence. The Rebbe honored the following with the zemiros: Boruch Hashem: HaRav Dovid Teitelbaum shlit"a, son of HaGaon Av Beis Din of Sighet shlit"a. Boruch Kel Elyon: HaRav Yoel Teitelbaum shlit"a, son of HaGaon Av Beis Din of Williamsburg shlit"a.

The Rebbe shlit"a said Torah on the verse 'Nachamu nachamu ami yomar Elokeichem'. The word "yomar" has the same letters as "Meir," and he explained in the manner of a drush that Rabbi Meir, according to his view that one can be mekadesh with a loan, the kiddushin on the Jewish children took effect through the Exodus from Egypt. Birchas Hamazon: the chosson HaRav Asher Anshil Ashkenazi shlit"a.

Raava D'Raavin

For Mincha and Shalosh Seudos the Rebbe shlit"a entered the beis medrash at around 8:30. Mincha: R' Yoel Berish Hirsch. Hotzaah and Hachnasah: HaRav Yitzchak Twersky shlit"a (Yerushalayim). Kohen: R' Shlomo Berish Katz. Levi: R' Shmuel Berger (Williamsburg). Shlishi: HaGaon R' Mordechai Betzalel Klein shlit"a, Rav and dayan of Satmar Lakewood. Hagbah: the Rebbe shlit"a. Gelilah: R' Yaakov Hersh Neustadt (Williamsburg).

The Rebbe shlit"a honored the following with the zemiros at Shalosh Seudos. Odeh: R' Noach Gefen. Shir Hamaalos: R' Yitzchak Frankel (Montreal).

In the Torah, the Rebbe shlit"a focused on the verse 'Nachamu nachamu ami yomar Elokeichem' and explained: what is the consolation for the Jewish children, after being in the long exile for nearly 2,000 years? The consolation is that the Jewish children remained with pure faith even through all the difficult and broken times, and in that merit we will be redeemed and merit the great insights and lights that will descend through the Menachem Tzion, the builder of Yerushalayim.

Yedid Nefesh: R' Naftali Lebowitz. Kel Mistater: R' Shimon Ozer Mittelman (Williamsburg). Before bentching, the singing of melodies continued in honor of the simcha. The Rebbe shlit"a recited the blessing over the cup.

Maariv on Motzei Shabbos: the Rav of the Avnei Tzedek beis medrash shlit"a, the mechutan. After Havdalah the crowd went over to wish a gutte voch. It ended at 10:55.

On Motzei Shabbos at around 12:00, the siyum of the writing of the letters for a Sefer Torah, donated by the residents of the Broadway Estates neighborhood in Monticello, took place in his holy residence. The Rebbe wrote in the letters. Afterwards a lechayim gathering took place in which a conversation developed about expanding the boundaries of holiness in various areas across the Catskills, and the Rebbe bestowed from his holy blessings.

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