Shabbos Kodesh, Parshas Shoftim — 'B'tzeil HaKodesh' with the Satmar Rebbe shlit"a.

On Friday night at around 8:10 the Rebbe shlit"a entered the beis medrash wrapped in his tallis and approached the amud for Mincha, and after Mincha recited Kaddishim in honor of the hilula kadisha of HaGaon HaKadosh, the Heitev Lev zy"a. Kabbalas Shabbos: HaGaon Rabbi Elazar Mordechai Soffer shlit"a, Rav of our holy kehilla in Lakewood, New Jersey.

Davening ended at around 9:40, and an appeal was held for the Rav Tuv institution. The congregation then passed by to wish a "gut Shabbos," and the Rebbe shlit"a went into his private room.

A short time after davening, the Rebbe shlit"a came into the Shabbos seudah in the Heichal HaShulchanos together with the talmidim of the mesivta, and began, in his holy manner, "Shalom Aleichem" with feeling and with a sweet melody.

Eishes Chayil: the Rebbe's grandson, the bochur Meir Eliezer Teitelbaum, son of HaGaon HaTzaddik, Rav of the beis medrash Beirach Moshe shlit"a. Lifting the cup for Kiddush: R' Shalom Yitzchak Scheer (Antwerp).

The Rebbe shlit"a honored people with the zemiros. Kol Mekadesh: R' Michael Moshe Brim (Beit Shemesh); Menucha V'Simcha: R' Shalom Lewintal (Yerushalayim).

The Rebbe shlit"a said Torah on the verse "Ki yipaleh mimcha davar bamishpat" and explained, in the manner of a derush, the sugya of "aseh docheh lo sa'aseh" in the Mikdash.

Ka Echsof: Rabbi Chaim Meir Stein shlit"a, grandson of the Vizhnitz Yerushalayim Rebbe shlit"a. Birkas Hamazon: HaGaon HaTzaddik, Av Beis Din of Sighet shlit"a.

Stories and anecdotes: This week the Rebbe shlit"a related about his grandfather, HaGaon HaKadosh the Heitev Lev zy"a, whose yahrzeit fell on Friday, 6 Elul. Kah Ribon Olam: Rabbi Meir Panet shlit"a, son of the Deesh Highland Mills Rebbe shlit"a.

The newlywed chasanim passed by to take fruit, and a Shalom Zachor was held for the newborn son of R' Eli, son of R' Chaim Farkash. At the "bayom hashvi'i": HaGaon R' Yechezkel Lax shlit"a, moreh tzedek in our kehilla. The seudah ended at around 1:15.

On the holy day of Shabbos

On Shabbos morning the Rebbe shlit"a entered at 9:40. Pesukei D'zimra: R' Dovid Falkowitz shlit"a. The Rebbe shlit"a then approached the amud for Shacharis.

Hotzaah and Hachnasah: R' Yitzchak Teitelbaum; the pesukim of Shema Yisroel: R' Dovid Shlomo Berger.

Aliyos. Kohen: the chasan, the bochur Yisroel Leib Cohen; Levi: HaGaon R' Dovid Yitzchak Wertzberger shlit"a, moreh tzedek of our beis medrash Divrei Yoel; Shlishi: the chasan, the bochur Yom Tov Berger — bewarfen (pelted with candies); Revi'i: the chasan, the bochur Aharon Weinstock; Chamishi: the chasan, the bochur Dovid Rubin; Shishi: the Rebbe shlit"a.

After his aliyah, the Rebbe shlit"a recited the Mi Sheberach and the naming for the birth of a daughter for the following baalei simcha:
R' Eli, son of R' Chaim Farkash.
R' Mordechai Kraus.
R' Moshe Hillel Kraus.

Shvi'i: the chasan, the bochur Shraga Gandel; Acharon: HaGaon Rabbi Mordechai Elazar Soffer shlit"a, Rav of our kehilla in Lakewood; Maftir: R' Yaakov Yeshua Friedman (Brazil); Hagbah: R' Shlomo Rubinstein; Gelilah: R' Yaakov Hersh Perl.

Mussaf: HaGaon R' Dovid Perl shlit"a; the opening of Ane'im Zemiros: R' Yonah Dovid Perl. Davening ended at around 12:40.

Raava D'Raavin

For Mincha and Shalosh Seudos the Rebbe shlit"a entered the beis medrash at around 8:00. Mincha: R' Pinchas Shapiro; Hotzaah and Hachnasah: R' Chaim Turnheim; Kohen: R' Yosef Aharon HaKohen Rubin; Levi: R' Michal Friedman (Manchester); Shlishi: R' Shmuel Dovid Markowitz (Williamsburg); Hagbah: the Rebbe shlit"a; Gelilah: R' Shalom Yitzchak Scheer.

At Shalosh Seudos the Rebbe shlit"a honored people with the zemiros. Odeh: R' Noach Gefen; Shir HaMaalos: R' Eli Spitzer (Kiryas Tosh).

In his Torah, the Rebbe shlit"a addressed the verse "Hashem said to you, you shall not return again on this path," and explained that there are two ways of teshuva: one through the attribute of mercy, through a spirit of purity from above; the second, chas v'shalom, through the attribute of judgment. By engaging in acts of tzedakah, one merits that the attribute of judgment is transformed into mercy; likewise, by engaging in Torah and "dwelling in the house of Hashem," one merits to behold the pleasantness of Hashem, to a call of affection from Heaven. He continued with words of inspiration for the days of mercy and favor.

Yedid Nefesh: R' Chaim Elazar Spitzer (Williamsburg); Kel Mistatter: R' Yaakov Yeshua Friedman. The Rebbe shlit"a made a blessing on the cup and recited Sheva Brachos.

Maariv of Motzei Shabbos: R' Yaakov Yeshua Friedman. After Havdalah the congregation passed by to wish a good week. It ended at around 10:30.

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