Satmar Chassidim are following with great interest the historic developments taking place Thursday afternoon in New York, as the treasured "Yerisha" of the late Satmar Rebbe, The Beirach Moshe ztvk"l, are being divided equally among his children during a united gathering attended by members of the family and gabuyim from the Satmar courts.

Before Pesach, news emerged that arrangements for the division of the Yerisha were moving forward after all the children of the Satmar Rebbe zy"u signed a unified letter requesting that anyone in possession of Yerisha belonging to their revered father return them to the rightful heirs according to halacha.

The historic gathering is taking place Thursday at the Monsey home of renowned Satmar philanthropist R’ Lipa Friedman, son of the legendary R’ Moshe Friedman, with representatives from the Satmar courts participating.

During the first stage of the division, the eldest son, the Satmar Rebbe, merited through the lottery to receive the historic pair of tefillin belonging to the Kedushas Yom Tov of Siget. The second son, the Rav of Zenta, received the historic menorah of the Kedushas Yom Tov. The third son, the Satmar Rebbe, received a historic letter from the Divrei Chaim of Sanz. The fourth son, the Rav of Satmar-15, received the Megillah inherited from the Kedushas Yom Tov.

Additional details regarding the remaining Yerisha and their recipients are expected to follow.