Shabbos Kodesh, Parshas Ki Seitzei — 'B'tzeil HaKodesh' with the Satmar Rebbe shlit"a, in the midst of our holy kehilla in Williamsburg.

On Friday night at around 7:45 the Rebbe shlit"a entered the Beis Medrash HaGadol wrapped in his tallis and approached the amud for Mincha. Kabbalas Shabbos: HaGaon Rabbi Hershel Horowitz shlit"a (Boro Park), director of the Yeshiva for Young Boys.

The davening concluded at around 8:30. The crowd went over to say Gut Shabbos, and the Rebbe shlit"a went into his private room in the newly renovated Hillman building. Upon entering, the Rebbe looked over the ongoing renovations.

At around 10:10 the Rebbe shlit"a came to the Shabbos seudah in Heichal Tehillos Yosef together with the students of the Yeshiva for Young Boys of Williamsburg, and began, as is his holy custom, 'Shalom Aleichem' with feeling and sweetness.

Before the fish was served, the Rebbe shlit"a said Torah to the bochurim on the connection between the prohibition of shatnez and the mitzvah of tzitzis. From here we learn that a positive commandment overrides a negative commandment. The reason a positive commandment overrides a negative commandment is that where one was prevented by circumstances, we say it is considered as if he did not do it, whereas we do not say that it is considered as if he did it; therefore a positive commandment is stronger. From this we must learn a lesson for the service of Hashem: there are indeed many excuses, but in practice nothing was accomplished. He spoke especially to the bochurim to learn in the proper way, to understand a topic in the depth of the Torah, thoroughly and with analysis, and not superficially.

The Rebbe shlit"a honored people with the zemiros. Kol Mekadesh: HaGaon Rabbi Hershel Horowitz shlit"a; Menucha V'Simcha: HaGaon Rabbi Yoel Schwartz shlit"a, dayan of our beis medrash in the Gelbstein building.

The Rebbe shlit"a said Torah on the verse "You shall not wear shatnez, wool and linen together," and explained, in the manner of a derush, in the sugya of a positive commandment overriding a negative commandment.

Kah Echsof: R' Tzvi Akiva Breitstein, director of our holy mosdos in Beit Shemesh. Birkas Hamazon: the HaGaon Av Beis Din of Williamsburg shlit"a.

Stories and anecdotes: This week the Rebbe shlit"a told over about HaRav HaKadosh R' Yaakov Yisroel of Cherkas zy"a, whose yahrzeit fell on Friday, 13 Elul. Kah Ribon Olam: Rabbi Nechemia Kahana shlit"a, son of the Saredna Rebbe shlit"a (Bnei Brak).

The new chassanim went through to take fruit. Afterwards the Shalom Zachor took place for the grandson of the Rebbe, Rabbi Chaim Shlomo Horowitz shlit"a, son-in-law of the HaGaon Av Beis Din of Sighet shlit"a. Bundlach and beer were brought in and joyous songs were sung. The Rebbe tasted and wished the baal simcha, the grandfathers and the entire public well.
A Shalom Zachor also took place at the following simchas.
R' Yoel Berger.
R' Yoel Weiss.
R' Alexander Mittelman.
R' Shmuel Brach.
R' Simcha Bunim Kahn.

Az B'yom HaShvi'i: HaGaon Rabbi Meir Halberstam shlit"a, moreh tzedek in our kehilla of Williamsburg. The seudah concluded at around 12:45.

And on the holy day of Shabbos

On Shabbos Kodesh morning the Rebbe shlit"a entered at 9:35. Pesukei D'Zimra: R' Yisroel HaKohen Landau. For Shacharis the Rebbe shlit"a approached the amud.

Hotza'ah and Hachnasah: HaGaon Rabbi Shimshon Eliezer Mermelstein shlit"a.

Aliyos. Kohen: R' Yisroel Chaim Shalom Yosef Kahn (Montreal); Levi: the chassan, the bochur Bentzion Aharon Wertzberger - Bavarfen; Shlishi: the HaGaon Av Beis Din of Williamsburg shlit"a; Revi'i: R' Avrohom Brach; Chamishi: R' Hershel Mittelman; Shishi: the Rebbe shlit"a; Shevi'i: the Rebbe's grandson Rabbi Chaim Shlomo Horowitz shlit"a; Hosafa: the baal simcha R' Yoel Shlomo Teitelbaum - the Rebbe shlit"a recited the Mi Sheberach and gave the name for his newborn daughter, mazel tov; Acharon: R' Yosef Oesterreicher; Maftir: R' Tzvi Akiva Breitstein; Hagbah: R' Bentzion Aharon Wertzberger; Gelilah: R' Shimon Waldman.

Musaf: the Rebbe's grandson Rabbi Chaim Shlomo Horowitz shlit"a. Introduction to Anim Zemiros: R' Baruch Mordechai Oberlander (Montreal). The davening concluded at around 12:35.
Ra'avah D'Ra'avin

For Mincha and Seudah Shlishis the Rebbe shlit"a entered the beis medrash at around 7:40. Mincha: R' Yaakov Hersh Heiman; Hotza'ah and Hachnasah: R' Shlomo Zalman Stein; Kohen: R' Yosef Aharon Rubin; Levi: the HaGaon Av Beis Din of Monsey shlit"a; Shlishi: R' Dovid Shlomo Berger (Kiryas Joel); Hagbah: the Rebbe shlit"a; Gelilah: R' Eli Powell.

The Rebbe shlit"a honored people with the zemiros at Seudah Shlishis. Odeh: R' Yudel Wertzberger; Shir HaMaalos: R' Meir Hirsch (Kiryas Joel).

At the Torah, the Rebbe shlit"a spoke on the verse 'For Hashem your G-d walks in the midst of your camp,' and explained that to truly merit that one's willful sins become merits can only be through teshuvah out of love, but in a time of the heaviness of the exile one can arrive at this even through teshuvah out of fear. He continued in a weeping voice for a longer time with beautiful allusions in honor of the Yamim Noraim that are approaching.

Yedid Nefesh: R' Menachem Gershon Lebovitch; Kel Mistater: R' Chaim Heller. The Rebbe shlit"a recited the blessing over the cup and said Sheva Berachos.

For Maariv on Motzei Shabbos the Rebbe shlit"a sent the HaGaon Av Beis Din of Williamsburg shlit"a in honor of the yahrzeit of his grandfather, HaRav HaKadosh Rabbi Yisroel Yaakov Yokel zt"l of Volove. After Havdalah everyone went over to wish a gutte voch. The davening concluded at 10:30.

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