Thursday, the Second Day of Chol HaMoed — 'B'tzeil HaKodesh' with the Satmar Rebbe shlit"a

Before davening, the following brissim took place:
The son born to R' Elimelech Klein, where the Rebbe served as sandek and mohel.
The son born to R' Avrohom Eli, son of Yoel Berish Friedrich, where the Rebbe served as sandek and mohel.

The Satmar Rebbe shlit"a entered for Shacharis in the main beis medrash at around 9:45. Baal tefillah: HaRav R' Elchanan Taub; the Rebbe recited the verses aloud word for word.

The Rebbe shlit"a approached Hallel and performed his holy service during the shaking of the lulav with great devotion and arousal, and afterwards recited the Hoshanos. The honor of Pesicha went to HaRav R' Chaim Peketa (of Williamsburg).

Aliyos. Kohen: HaRav HaTzaddik R' Yaakov Yechezkel Shraga HaKohen Glanz shlit"a of Bardiov, Williamsburg; Levi: HaGaon Rabbi Simcha Shalom Steinberger shlit"a, rav of the Divrei Chaim beis medrash; Shlishi: the baal simcha, a grandson of the Rebbe, HaGaon Rabbi Chaim Hersh Teitelbaum shlit"a; Revii: the Rebbe shlit"a; Hagbah: HaRav R' Eliezer Lev (London); Gelilah: the bochur Meir Eliezer, son of the Gaon Rabbi, rav of the Beirach Moshe beis medrash shlit"a.
After the Torah reading, dozens of guests from overseas who had come to spend Yom Tov in the Rebbe's presence bentched Gomel.

Musaf was led by Rabbi Eli Gross shlit"a of Berbesht. Davening ended at around 12:40.

After davening, the bris took place of the son born to R' Eliezer Herskowitz, where the Rebbe served as sandek and mohel.

Afterwards, the simcha of a bris milah was held for a grandson of the Rebbe, the son born to Rabbi Chaim Hersh Teitelbaum shlit"a, son-in-law of the Gaon Rabbi, rav of the Beirach Moshe beis medrash shlit"a.
Mohel: the grandfather, the Gaon Rabbi, rav of the Beirach Moshe beis medrash shlit"a. Sandek: the grandfather, the Gaon Rabbi, Av Beis Din of Wolova shlit"a. Standing sandek: the grandfather, the Gaon Rabbi, Av Beis Din of Oistila shlit"a.
The Rebbe shlit"a recited the blessings, and the child was named Yisroel Yitzchak after his grandfather, the Alesk Rebbe zt"l.
After the bris, the congregation passed by in a line to wish the Rebbe shlit"a mazel tov.

After the bris, the Rebbe shlit"a went over to the seudas bris in the sukkah of the home of the Gaon Rabbi, rav of the Beirach Moshe beis medrash shlit"a, and recited the Ushpizin service. He washed for the seudah, and during the seudah the father of the baby shlit"a delivered words of Torah.
For the zemiros, "Shir HaMaalos" in honor of the day and "Yom LeYabasha" in honor of the bris, the Rebbe honored his grandsons, the sons of the Gaon Rabbi, rav of the Beirach Moshe beis medrash shlit"a.
The Rebbe shlit"a delivered a Torah thought, connecting the mitzvah of bris milah with the mitzvah of sukkah.
Birkas Hamazon: the mohel, rav of the Beirach Moshe beis medrash shlit"a, and the Harachaman's by the sons-in-law of the rav of the Beirach Moshe beis medrash shlit"a. The seudah ended at around 2:30.

The Rebbe davened Mincha at around 7:00 in his holy home.

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