דרשת קידוש השם של הנגיד הרב יואל לנדא אצל מעמד חלוקת שקל הטהור | Satmar Philanthropist Yoily Landau

At a gathering held in honor of the hilulah of the Satmar Rebbe zt”l, Yoily Landau, a billionaire philanthropist from Williamsburg and one of Satmar’s leading benefactors, delivered a powerful and emotional address. The event, attended by Satmar leaders, philanthropists, and yeshiva administrators, centered on supporting Torah institutions that follow the Satmar path of taharas hakodesh, maintaining financial independence by refusing any funding from the Israeli government. The ceremony was part of a series of commemorative events in Yerushalayim and drew a delegation of major donors, led by Landau, who was accompanied by his elderly grandfather, Reb Chaim Yechezkel Stein, a shamash of the late Rebbe, Rav Yoel Teitelbaum zt”l. “It is a privilege and a great merit to be part of this sacred gathering, an evening dedicated to the honor of Torah and kevod Shomayim. Tonight, on the yahrtzeit of our Rebbe, everything we do is for his merit and in the strength of his teachings, which instilled in us the resolve to remain steadfast and to build and strengthen institutions on the foundation of taharas hakodesh.” Landau recalled the Rebbe’s lonely struggle in 1952, when he first stood fir