'May the year and its blessings begin'

Yom Tov Rosh Hashana 5783 in the "B'tzeil HaKodesh" of the Satmar Rebbe shlit"a among our holy kehilla in Kiryas Joel.

Sunday, Erev Yom Tov, at about 5:20 in the morning, the Rebbe shlit"a entered for the recital of Selichos, 'Zechor Bris,' in the main beis medrash.
The Rebbe shlit"a descended before the amud with great inspiration, wrapped in the tallis and wearing the kappel of the Divrei Yoel zt"l, from the collection of R' Avrohom Moshe Falkowitz.
R' Akiva Weinstock and R' Yaakov Forges were honored with the Pesichos. They finished at about 7:40, and the Rebbe went home to his holy residence.

At about 9:30 the Rebbe shlit"a entered the beis medrash for Shacharis. Before davening, the Rebbe put tefillin on the following bar mitzvah bochurim:
The bochur Yisroel Zahler.
The bochur Yoel Markowitz.
The bochur Chaim Landau.
The bochur Chaim Neustadt.
After davening the Rebbe recited the fifteen chapters of Tehillim and concluded, as is customary in the month of Elul.
After removing the tefillin, the Rebbe shlit"a performed Hataras Nedarim before a minyan and recited the Mesiras Moda'ah, and afterwards recited the text of the Prozbul before the beis din.

On the night of Yom Tov, in the evening at about 7:30, the Rebbe shlit"a entered the beis medrash wrapped in his tallis and approached Mincha with great inspiration, and afterwards the piyut 'Achos Ketanah' was recited as is customary.
After Mincha the annual appeal for the 'Mivtzar HaKollelim' took place; the director of the kollelim, HaGaon Rabbi Wolf Aharon Teller shlit"a, spoke.
At about 8:15 the Rebbe shlit"a approached the amud for Maariv, and after davening recited L'Dovid Mizmor as is customary.

After davening the Rebbe shlit"a went up to the Aron Kodesh for the 'Brachos HaKodesh' and said a Torah thought on the verse 'He shall receive a blessing from Hashem.' There is a private blessing and a general blessing. Hashem can bestow, with a general blessing, upon each person whatever he personally needs, which a mortal cannot do; this flows through the Name Havaya. The Name Havaya is alluded to in the shofar, and it bestows upon each individual both a general and a private blessing. He then wished each person individually 'May you be inscribed and sealed immediately for a good life and for peace,' a good, blessed year for all Jews wherever they are, and concluded with abundant blessings. 'And all the people answered Amen,' and 'opposite them they say Baruch.' The thousands of Yidden wished the Rebbe 'Leshana tova' in return, and he too answered Amen to those who blessed him, and wished a good Yom Tov.
After descending, the Rebbe shlit"a gave an additional personal 'Leshana tova' to the Gaon HaGadol, the Dayan and Av Beis Din shlit"a, and then the Rebbe went home to his holy residence.

At about 11:30 the Rebbe shlit"a entered the Shulchan Aruch (festive meal) in the Heichal HaShulchanos. The cup for Kiddush was raised by the Rebbe's grandson Rabbi Dovid, son of the Gaon Hatzaddik, Av Beis Din of Sighet shlit"a.
After Kiddush the Rebbe shlit"a cut the challah with a new knife and dipped the Hamotzi in honey, raw honeycomb, and afterwards made the blessing Ha'etz on apples, dipped them in honey and said the Yehi Ratzon 'that a good and sweet year be renewed upon us,' and distributed shirayim from the apple to the entire assembly.
Afterwards a lamb's head was brought in; the Rebbe said the Yehi Ratzon 'that we be as the head and not the tail' and tasted it, then washed his hands and drank a lechayim. After the meat, sweet carrots were brought in.

With the zemiros and L'Dovid Mizmor, the Rebbe shlit"a honored R' Mendel, son of R' Eli Gross shlit"a (of Boro Park).

The Rebbe shlit"a said a Torah thought on the verse 'He shall receive a blessing from Hashem' and explained, in the manner of a derush, whether the word 'es' is expounded, and concluded with blessings that livelihood be bestowed upon Jewish children.

Birkas Hamazon: the Rebbe's grandson Rabbi Dovid Teitelbaum shlit"a. They finished at 12:40.

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