Leil Beis of Yom Tov, 'B'tzeil HaKodesh' with the Satmar Rebbe shlit"a

At the usual time, the Satmar Rebbe shlit"a entered the beis medrash for Maariv. R' Shalom Yitzchak Scher led the davening before the amud. The davening concluded at around 8:00, the crowd passed by to wish a good Yom Tov, and the Rebbe went home to his holy residence.

At around 11:05, the Rebbe shlit"a entered the first "Ushpiza of Yitzchak" in the large sukkah adjacent to the main beis medrash, and recited the order of the Ushpizin.
Raising the cup for Kiddush: HaRav HaTzaddik R' Berel Glantz shlit"a of Bardiov, Kiryas Joel.

From the sweet fruits, the Rebbe shlit"a distributed shirayim to the ba'alei ushpizin.
The ba'alei ushpizin set out wine and brought delicacies in honor of Yom Tov. The Rebbe shlit"a tasted and distributed shirayim.

The Rebbe shlit"a honored HaGaon R' Shlomo Yunger shlit"a, dayan of the Tash beis medrash in Kiryas Joel, to sing the piyut.

The Rebbe shlit"a said a Torah thought on the verse "See, the fragrance of my son is like the fragrance of a field that Hashem has blessed," and explained that the rule is "we ascend in holiness and do not descend"; although there was a churban of the Beis HaMikdash, the third Beis HaMikdash will be greater, "the glory of the latter House shall be greater than the first." This is a consolation for baalei teshuva, that they are elevated to a higher level than completely righteous people. The lofty joy that existed when the Beis HaMikdash stood will be far greater when the Beis HaMikdash is rebuilt.

Before Birkas Hamazon, the Rebbe shlit"a related an incident from when the Rebbe was with his holy uncle, the Divrei Yoel zt"l, in the sukkah at the Ushpiza of Aharon.
The Rebbe honored his grandson Rabbi Levi Yitzchak Taub shlit"a, son-in-law of the Rav of the Yismach Moshe beis medrash shlit"a, with leading Birkas Hamazon.

After bentching, they sang the new Hakafos niggun, and the Rebbe stood up and danced in honor of Simchas Beis HaShoeivah. The gathering ended at around 12:50.

On the second day of Yom Tov in the morning, at around 10:05, the Rebbe shlit"a entered for davening. Pesukei D'Zimra: HaGaon R' Chaim Elisha Grossman shlit"a.

The Rebbe shlit"a approached the amud for Shacharis and Hallel and davened with outpouring of the soul, and prolonged the holy service of the shaking of the lulav with deveikus and holy emotion. After Hallel, the Rebbe shlit"a recited the Hoshanos with great arousal and walked around the bimah in the beis medrash.

Hotza'ah and Hachnasah honors were given to: HaGaon R' Yoel Heiman shlit"a, moreh tzedek in our kehilla in Williamsburg, and Rabbi Chaim Meisels shlit"a, son of the Av Beis Din of Montreal shlit"a. Pesukei Shema Yisroel: HaGaon R' Moshe Teitelbaum shlit"a, dayan of the Beis Shmuel Binyamin beis medrash.

Aliyos. Kohen: Rabbi Nachman, son of R' Asher Yeshaya Kahana shlit"a; Levi: the chassan, the bochur Yaakov Chaim Moskowitz (Williamsburg); Shlishi: R' Meir Hirsch shlit"a; Revi'i: R' Shmuel Aharon Landau; Chamishi: the Rebbe shlit"a.
Hagbah of the first sefer: HaGaon R' Chaim Yaakov Herskovitz shlit"a; Gelilah: the Rebbe's grandson Rabbi Levi Yitzchak Taub shlit"a.
Maftir: R' Avrohom Yotze Rosenberg (Williamsburg); Hagbah of the second sefer: HaGaon R' Alter Teitelbaum shlit"a; Gelilah: Rabbi Chaim Meir Stein shlit"a.

Mussaf: the Rebbe's son-in-law, the Rav of the Yismach Moshe beis medrash shlit"a. Opening of Ane'im Zemiros: R' Moshe Kapel (London). The davening concluded at around 2:10.

At the afternoon tish at his holy residence, they sang the piyut of Yotzer, and the Rebbe then honored those present to sing joyous niggunim in honor of Yom Tov.
The Rebbe shlit"a honored his grandson the bochur Dovid Dov Meisels, son of the Rav of the Yismach Moshe beis medrash shlit"a, with leading Birkas Hamazon.

In the afternoon at around 7:10, the Rebbe shlit"a entered the beis medrash for Mincha. R' Yitzchak Feuerstein shlit"a led the davening before the amud.
At the time of Rabbeinu Tam, Maariv was held. R' Chaim Yaakov Gutman led the davening before the amud.

After Maariv, the Rebbe shlit"a went into the large sukkah and made Havdalah. He then stood up and wished the entire congregation a good week and a good Moed. The gathering ended at around 8:00.

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