Tuesday, Parshas Re'eh, 25 Menachem Av, the yahrzeit of the Rebbe zy"a — 'B'tzeil HaKodesh' with the Satmar Rebbe shlit"a

The Rebbe shlit"a davened Shacharis in the yeshiva building at his kever, Heichal HaMesivta, Divrei Yoel branch, together with a large crowd of chassidim and the talmidim of the Mesivta. Before davening, the Rebbe put tefillin on the bar mitzvah bochurim.
The bochur Shalom Yitzchak Jacobowitz.
The bochur Yoel Rosenberg.

Afterward, the Rebbe shlit"a lit 5 candles and went down before the amud with outpouring of the soul. The Rebbe's grandson, the young Meir Eliezer, son of HaGaon Rabbi, Rav of the Beis Medrash, Berach Moshe shlit"a, approached for the brachos and Tehillim.

After davening, at around 12:00, the Rebbe shlit"a entered the lechayim gathering before going up to the holy tziyun, amid a great crowd and royal splendor. Songs of arousal were sung, and the Rebbe drank lechayim and wished the bar mitzvah bochurim and the entire gathering well. The Rebbe then concluded the Six Orders of Mishnah that had been learned by the talmidim of the Mesivta, and recited Kaddish.
The Rebbe shlit"a delivered holy words of preparation and arousal before visiting the holy tziyun.

After the lechayim gathering, at about 12:50, the Rebbe shlit"a went up to the distinguished tziyun. The Rebbe lit 5 candles along with a neshama candle, and recited the prayer "Shalom Aleichem" of the Yismach Moshe zy"a with awesome weeping. He then recited Tehillim from chapter 90 through 107 as is customary, and said "Den Yehi Ratzon" with outpouring of the soul. The Rebbe then learned chapters of Mishnayos and recited Kaddish D'Rabbanan.
The Rebbe shlit"a read kvitlach for an extended time, and the songs of arousal that used to be sung in the beis medrash of the Baal HaHilula were sung. The Rebbe also laid down the packages containing thousands of kvitlach from the righteous women at the large gathering on the night of the hilula. The Rebbe then prostrated himself on the holy tziyun for an extended time. They concluded at around 1:45.

In the afternoon hours, the members of the committee for publishing the Rebbe's seforim entered the Rebbe's room and showed the Rebbe the new sefer "Lev Aharon - Chiddushim" on Maseches Rosh Hashana and Sukkah, which had just come off the press. The Rebbe reviewed it with great emotion and said "Baruch Shehechiyanu V'kiyemanu Lazman Hazeh," and bestowed his holy blessings upon those engaged in the holy work.

In the afternoon, at around 5:30, a meeting took place with all the chinuch committees of our holy mosdos from Greater New York, where various spiritual matters concerning our holy mosdos that are currently on the agenda were discussed.
At about 6:45 the Rebbe davened Mincha in his holy home. Before davening, the Rebbe lit 5 candles and went down before the amud.

In the evening, at around 8:15, the Rebbe shlit"a entered the central seudas hilula in the beis medrash of the Baal HaHilula in the Large Beis Medrash. The Rebbe washed for the seudah and honored the pure table. He then made the siyum on Shas and the Six Orders of Mishnah, which had been learned by the Chevra Shas of our holy kehilla, then recited the Hadran and Kaddish. At the lechayim after the fish, the Rebbe wished "Zechuso Yagen Aleinu V'al Kol Yisroel."
During the tish, songs of deveikus and longing that were sung in the beis medrash of the Baal HaHilula were sung. With a "Michtam L'Dovid," the Rebbe shlit"a honored HaGaon Rabbi Chaim Yosef Wertzberger shlit"a, Av Beis Din of Hunyad, Kiryas Joel.

At around 9:45 the Rebbe shlit"a began the holy words, words of chizuk and mussar and the obligations of the hour regarding current matters. The Rebbe based his remarks on the verse "Re'eh Anochi Nosein Lifneichem HaYom Bracha U'klala," and explained it according to the teachings of the Baal HaHilula, and spoke about his greatness and righteousness, how everything he said was for the honor of Heaven, and the many accomplishments the Rebbe zy"a achieved, in general and in particular.
The Rebbe mentioned the large gathering for women of tznius and modesty in the courtyard of the beis medrash, and spoke of the nachas ruach that the Rebbe zy"a has in the World Above. He praised the askanim who helped with their efforts and their money, and the full acceptances that the righteous women took upon themselves in matters of tznius, for which the Rebbe zy"a is surely a melitz yosher. He said "Koh Somar L'Veis Yaakov V'sageid L'Bnei Yisroel": to the women one must speak in soft language, and to the men in strong language, words as hard as sinews. It is a disgrace and a shame that there are men who cool down the women and demand sounds from them. On the contrary, one must strengthen them, and improve oneself in whatever one can in matters of tznius and technology, so that we may belong to the camp of Hashem.
The Rebbe then said that we need much Divine mercy, both regarding the chinuch decrees in New York and in England, and the decree to draft yeshiva bochurim in Eretz Yisroel. In the holy city of Yerushalayim, the Rav z"l passed away, leaving a tremendous void in the Edah HaChareidis that was established by the gedolei Yisroel. We need much siyata d'Shmaya so that it should not, Heaven forbid, be destroyed.
The Rebbe then spoke about the need to strengthen the mosdos in Eretz Yisroel that do not take money from the government. "How great are the words of the Sages" who warned that if money is taken, changes will be made to the learning, as we already see clearly in various mosdos that are already making changes for the worse. In particular, there is an obligation on the talmidim of the Rebbe zy"a to support "Mosdos Yitav Lev," for which the Rebbe zy"a gave so much mesirus nefesh. The Rebbe also praised the holy Mesivta, the yeshiva at his kever, with its 7 branches and close to a thousand talmidim.
The Rebbe then spoke about matters of galus and geulah, and related a story of the Beirach Moshe zy"a with a person who was engaging in sharp analysis of these matters, what will happen before and afterward during the time of the geulah. He did not answer him at all, but showed him the Rambam, who writes that one may not involve oneself in these matters. He concluded with abundant blessings in the merit of the Baal HaHilula.

After the holy words, the Rebbe shlit"a recited Bircas Hamazon over a cup. They concluded at around 10:50.

A few minutes later, the Rebbe entered for Maariv in the Large Beis Medrash, with R' Shlomo Zalman Stein as the baal tefillah.

At around 12:00 after midnight, the Rebbe participated in the levaya of the wife of the distinguished philanthropist R' Yitzchak Zev Weinstock, one of the greatest supporters of our holy mosdos everywhere. At about 12:45 the Rebbe returned to the beis medrash, where he comforted the mourners who were sitting shiva there, in the hall of the tahara room.

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