The First Days of Yom Tov Sukkos, Z'man Simchaseinu — "B'tzeil HaKodesh" with the Satmar Rebbe shlit"a

On Erev Yom Tov in the afternoon, the Rebbe shlit"a bound the lulav and recited the yehi ratzon as is customary.

At night, at around 7:05, the Rebbe shlit"a entered the beis medrash and went to the amud for Mincha. Maariv was led by R' Dovid Eckstein of Eretz Yisroel. The davening ended at around 8:10, the congregation went over to wish each other a good Yom Tov, and the Rebbe went home.

At around 10:40, the Rebbe shlit"a came in for the first "Ushpizin of Avrohom" in the large sukkah adjoining the main beis medrash, recited the Seder HaUshpizin and the prayer for the first night, and sat down at the tish, as is customary.
Raising the cup for Kiddush: HaGaon Rabbi Avrohom Wolf Friedman shlit"a.

From the sweet fruits, the Rebbe shlit"a distributed shirayim to the hosts of the Ushpizin.
The hosts of the 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 Rabbi Avrohom Wolf Friedman shlit"a to sing the piyut.
He said Torah on the Midrash "You said: 'And rest under the tree' — I swear that I will repay your children with the mitzvah of sukkah," and explained that the letters of the Avos HaKedoshim were written on the banners; the letter Heh of Avrohom, which alludes to the mitzvah of sukkah, was above the Jewish children and protected them, and it protects them to this very day.

Birkas Hamazon was led by R' Avrohom Weider, the mayor, and it ended at around 12:10.

On the first day of Yom Tov in the morning, after the mikvah, the Rebbe shlit"a fulfilled the mitzvah of the four minim in the sukkah of his home with great reverence and love, and he also set aside an additional set of four minim for the bochurim guests from abroad.

At around 9:45, the Rebbe shlit"a entered the beis medrash for davening. Pesukei D'Zimra: HaGaon Rabbi Henoch Scher shlit"a. For Shacharis and Hallel, the Rebbe shlit"a approached the amud with great outpouring of the soul, and prolonged his holy service during the shaking of the lulav with deveikus and holy emotion. After Hallel, the Rebbe recited the Hoshanos with great arousal and circled the bimah in the beis medrash.

Hotzaah and Hachnasah (taking out and returning the Torah) were honored to the Rebbe's grandsons: HaGaon Rabbi Zalman Teitelbaum shlit"a, Rav of Beis Medrash Menachem Zev, and Rabbi Lipa Teitelbaum shlit"a, son of the Hagaon HaTzaddik, Rav of Beis Medrash Beirach Moshe shlit"a. The verses of Shema Yisroel: HaGaon Rabbi Chaim Hersh Ashkenazi shlit"a, Rav of Beis Medrash Rav Tuv.

Aliyos. Kohen: R' Hirtzka Kahn; Levi: R' Yaakov Aharon Levi; Shlishi: the Gaon HaGadol, the Dומ"ץ shlit"a; Revii: R' Yoel Epstein; Chamishi: the Rebbe shlit"a.
Hagbah and Gelilah were honored to the Rebbe's grandsons.
Hagbah of the first Sefer: Rabbi Lipa Rubin shlit"a; Gelilah: Rabbi Nachman Kahana shlit"a, sons-in-law of the Hagaon HaTzaddik, Rav of Beis Medrash Beirach Moshe shlit"a.
Maftir: R' Yaakov Zusman Sofer; Hagbah of the second Sefer: Rabbi Dovid Elimelech Halberstam shlit"a, son-in-law of the Hagaon HaTzaddik, Rav of Beis Medrash Avnei Tzedek shlit"a; Gelilah: Rabbi Yosha Lavin, son-in-law of the Hagaon HaTzaddik, Rav of Beis Medrash Beirach Moshe shlit"a.

Mussaf: the Gaon HaGadol, the Dומ"ץ shlit"a. The opening of Anim Zemiros: the Rebbe's grandson Rabbi Asher Anshil Ashkenazi shlit"a. The davening ended at around 1:40.

At the afternoon tish in his home, the Rebbe shlit"a honored his grandson, the bochur Yisroel Dushinsky, son of the Hagaon HaTzaddik, Rav of Beis Medrash Ohel Feiga shlit"a, to sing the piyut. Birkas Hamazon: his grandson's father, the Hagaon HaTzaddik, Rav of Beis Medrash Ohel Feiga shlit"a.

In the afternoon, at around 7:05, the Rebbe shlit"a entered the beis medrash for Mincha. At the amud: R' Moshe Goldberger.

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