Shabbos Kodesh, Parshas Eikev, Birchas HaChodesh Elul, Shabbos Sheva Brachos in Our Holy Courts, 'B'tzeil HaKodesh' with the Satmar Rebbe shlit"a.

Friday night, the Rebbe shlit"a left his holy home together with the chosson on the way to the beis medrash, and he was accompanied with song and music. At around 8:20 the Rebbe shlit"a entered the Beis Medrash HaGadol, wrapped in his tallis, and approached the amud for Mincha. Kabbalas Shabbos: HaGaon HaTzaddik R' Meir Yitzchak Horowitz shlit"a, Av Beis Din of Linsk, Boro Park. The davening ended at around 9:45.

After davening, the shamash, HaRav HaChassid R' Yoel Kaufman, announced a holy proclamation to pass on at home the obligation of all women to take part in the historic gathering of righteous women on Monday night.
An appeal was also made on behalf of Talmud Torah Noam Elimelech in Bnei Brak.
The crowd went over to wish each other a good Shabbos, and the Rebbe shlit"a went home to his holy residence.

At around 12:15 the Rebbe shlit"a entered the Shabbos seudah in the hall of the Beis Medrash HaGadol, and began, as is his holy custom, "Shalom Aleichem" with emotion and sweetness.

Eishes Chayil: the Rebbe's grandson, the bochur Meir Eliezer, son of HaGaon HaTzaddik, Rav of the Beirach Moshe beis medrash shlit"a. Raising the cup for Kiddush: the Rebbe's son-in-law, HaGaon HaTzaddik, Rav of the Avnei Tzedek beis medrash shlit"a.

The Rebbe shlit"a honored people with the zemiros. Kol Mekadesh: HaRav HaGaon R' Hershel Ashkenazi shlit"a, menahel of our holy yeshiva Be'er HaTorah in Williamsburg; Menucha V'Simcha: HaRav HaGaon R' Yoel Mendel Ashkenazi shlit"a, Rav of the beis medrash in Glogow.

The Rebbe shlit"a said Torah on the verse from the haftarah, "Look to Avraham your father," and explained that a Jew, even if he is not entirely complete, since he has within him even a little bit of holiness, is not lost.

Kah Echsof: HaRav Yochanan Pinchas Twersky shlit"a (Manchester). Birkas HaMazon: the grandfather, HaGaon HaTzaddik, Rosh Yeshiva of Vizhnitz in Eretz Yisroel shlit"a. Sheva Brachos, first blessings: HaGaon HaTzaddik R' Yisroel Ernster shlit"a, Av Beis Din of Maor Chaim, Boro Park. Final blessing: HaRav HaTzaddik R' Pinchas Shalom Eichenstein shlit"a, Av Beis Din of Chodorov, Chicago.

The new chassanim went around taking fruit, and a Shalom Zachor took place at the home of the bochur Yoel, son of R' Yisroel Teitelbaum.

Afterwards, HaRav HaChassid R' Mordechai Dovid Oestreicher, as badchan of the king, called the Rebbe shlit"a to the mitzvah tantz, and the Rebbe shlit"a danced the holy dances with great strength and vigor, and then continued dancing with the chosson.
Afterwards the Rebbe shlit"a honored the grandfather, HaGaon HaTzaddik, Rosh Yeshiva of Vizhnitz shlit"a, and the mechutanim to dance. Then the Rebbe danced "Az Bayom HaShevi'i" in a circle in the middle of the beis medrash. It ended at around 2:30.

And on the holy Shabbos day

Shabbos morning the Rebbe shlit"a entered at 9:40. Pesukei D'Zimra: HaRav HaChassid R' Chaim Hersh Gold (Williamsburg). The Rebbe shlit"a approached the amud for Shacharis.

Removing and returning the Torah: HaRav HaChassid R' Shalom Yosef Gottlieb (Williamsburg). Pesukei Shema Yisroel: HaRav HaChassid R' Shalom Weissman (Williamsburg).

Aliyos. Kohen: HaRav HaChassid R' Avrohom Yitzchak Yehuda HaKohen Kahn (Williamsburg); Levi: HaRav HaChassid R' Moshe Wertzberger (Montreal); Shlishi: HaGaon HaTzaddik, Rosh Yeshiva of Vizhnitz shlit"a; Revi'i: the Rebbe's grandson, the chosson, Rabbi Asher Anshil Ashkenazi shlit"a; Chamishi: HaGaon HaTzaddik R' Zalman Ashkenazi shlit"a, Rebbe of Ostila; Shishi: the Rebbe shlit"a.

After his aliya, the Rebbe shlit"a made the Mi Sheberach and the naming on the birth of a daughter for R' Chananya Sofer.

Shevi'i: the Rebbe's son-in-law, HaGaon HaTzaddik, Rav of the Avnei Tzedek beis medrash shlit"a. Additional aliyos: the chosson, the bochur Yonason Binyomin Weingarten; the chosson, the bochur Yehoshua Wolf Schwartz; the chosson, the bochur Yisroel Elimelech Weissman. Acharon: HaRav HaChassid R' Moshe Chaim Weiss, director of our holy institutions in Bnei Brak. Maftir: HaRav HaChassid R' Aharon Shaul Sandel. Hagbah: R' Alexander Nachum Gottlieb. Gelilah: R' Yoel Weiss.

The Rebbe shlit"a blessed Rosh Chodesh with great arousal, and approached the amud for Musaf on the occasion of the yahrzeit of his uncle, the holy Rebbe, the Divrei Yoel zt"l, this coming Tuesday, 26 Av. Introduction to Ane'im Zemiros: HaRav Yochanan Pinchas Twersky shlit"a (Manchester). It ended at around 12:50.
Ra'avah D'Ra'avin

The Rebbe shlit"a entered for Mincha and Shalosh Seudos at around 8:20. Mincha: HaRav HaChassid R' Yaakov Hersh Heiman (Williamsburg). Removing and returning the Torah: HaRav HaChassid R' Yehoshua Wolf Schwartz (Monsey). Kohen: Rabbi Aharon Meir Kahn shlit"a (Manchester); Levi: HaRav HaChassid R' Chaim Heller (Williamsburg); Shlishi: HaGaon HaTzaddik R' Nosson Dovid Rosenberger shlit"a, Av Beis Din of Gemzo. Hagbah: the Rebbe shlit"a. Gelilah: HaRav HaChassid R' Shimshon Weiss (London).

At Shalosh Seudos the Rebbe shlit"a honored people with the zemiros. Odeh: HaRav HaChassid R' Noach Gefen; Shir HaMaalos: HaRav HaChassid R' Moshe Chaim Weiss of Bnei Brak.

In the Torah, the Rebbe shlit"a spoke on the verse from the haftarah, "Look to Avraham your father and to Sarah who bore you," and explained that the consolation for Klal Yisroel in the long, bitter exile, so that we may hold ourselves together, is the strength of Avraham Avinu and Sarah Imeinu, who made converts, "those who ate at their table," which placed within them a power of holiness. One does not know where the converts came from, but where they went, they left an impression for later, in the land of the nations, and it accompanies us until today.

Yedid Nefesh: HaRav HaChassid R' Moshe Wertzberger. Kel Mistateir: HaRav HaChassid R' Chaim HaLevi Heller. Before bentching, they continued with niggunim in honor of the simcha. The Rebbe bentched over the cup and recited the Sheva Brachos.

Maariv, Motzei Shabbos, the Rebbe shlit"a approached the amud in honor of the hilula kadisha this week. After Havdalah, the Rebbe shlit"a wished the entire kehilla a good week. It ended at around 10:45.

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