Motzei Yom Tov, the first night of Chol HaMoed – Ushpizin of Yaakov – "B'tzeil HaKodesh" with the Satmar Rebbe shlit"a

The Rebbe shlit"a entered the Shalosh Seudos-style gathering of Simchas Beis HaShoeivah in the large sukkah of the Beis Medrash HaGadol at around 11:00.
After reciting the order of the Ushpizin, the Rebbe shlit"a washed for the Yom Tov seudah.

The sponsors of the Ushpizin set out wine, as is customary. After the Yom Tov foods, a number of special kugels and delicacies in honor of Yom Tov were served from several of the Ushpizin sponsors; the Rebbe tasted them and distributed shirayim.

The Rebbe honored the following with Shir HaMaalos:
HaGaon HaTzaddik R' Zalman Leib Rubin shlit"a, the Dinov Rebbe of Monsey.
HaGaon HaTzaddik R' Chaim Yosef Wertzberger shlit"a, Av Beis Din of Hunyad, Kiryas Joel.
HaRav HaGaon R' Lipa Teitelbaum shlit"a, Dayan and Moreh Tzedek in our kehilla in Antwerp.

The Rebbe shlit"a said Torah on the verse "Vayetze Yaakov mi'Be'er Sheva vayelech Charana," explaining that through the power of faith in the Creator one can attain teshuva and all rectifications.

Birkas Hamazon: HaGaon HaTzaddik, Av Beis Din of Rzeszów shlit"a, and Rosh Yeshiva of our yeshiva in Boro Park. After bentching there was dancing in honor of Simchas Beis HaShoeivah, and it ended at around 12:50.

First Day of Chol HaMoed

The Rebbe shlit"a entered the Beis Medrash HaGadol for Shacharis at around 9:55. Baal Tefillah: HaRav HaChassid R' Yuda Eliezer Gottesman.

The Rebbe shlit"a proceeded to Hallel and performed his holy service during the shaking of the lulav with great fervor and arousal, and afterward recited the Hoshanos. Opening the Aron Kodesh was an honor given to R' Avrohom Dovid Wagschal shlit"a (Monsey).

Aliyos. Kohen: HaRav HaGaon R' Akiva Yosef Kahana shlit"a, son-in-law of the Beis Yitzchak Spinka Rebbe shlit"a; Levi: HaRav HaChassid R' Moshe Ber Landau; Shlishi: HaRav HaTzaddik R' Eliezer Tzvi Horowitz shlit"a, son-in-law of the Spinka Rebbe shlit"a; Revii: the Rebbe shlit"a. Hagbah: R' Aryeh Mordechai Rabinowitz shlit"a, son-in-law of the Spinka Rebbe shlit"a; Gelilah:

Mussaf: HaGaon HaTzaddik, Rav of Beis Medrash Beis Boruch shlit"a.

In the afternoon, the Rebbe shlit"a delivered brief holy words and a Yom Tov blessing through a live hook-up to our chassidim in Bnei Brak, at the Ushpizin seudah of Moshe Rabbeinu, together with Simchas Beis HaShoeivah, in the large sukkah of our great beis medrash in Shikun. After the divrei Torah in honor of the day, the Rebbe expressed his close connection of the heart with the chassidim of Bnei Brak, and his pleasure at the good greetings he hears back from the kehilla, mosdos and yeshiva, and concluded with abundant blessings for the entire gathering.

In the evening, HaGaon HaTzaddik Rabbi Menachem Meir Weissmandl shlit"a, Av Beis Din of Nitra, Monsey, paid a Yom Tov visit to the Rebbe shlit"a in the sukkah of his holy home. A pleasant conversation in Torah and chassidus and matters of the Yom Tov took place for an extended time. The Rebbe shlit"a honored him with a lechayim and bestowed his holy blessings upon him.

After the visit, at around 7:10, the Rebbe shlit"a davened Mincha in his holy home.

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