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The official Siyum HaShas Bavli in Beit Shemesh is scheduled to take place on Wednesday, 27 Menachem Av 5772. The city’s chief rabbis and other rabbonim are expected to take part in the event. The siyum will be held in the Ramat Beit Shemesh Aleph Shopping Mall and Moshe Mona Rosenblum will speak and of course perform along with the ...

[PHOTOS IN EXTENDED ARTICLE] On the evening of Tuesday, 31st July, the Sydney kehillos and learning centres came together at Central Synagogue to celebrate the 12th Siyum HaShas, an event attended by over 250 people. The event were chaired by Rabbi Michoel Gourarie director of BINA (which organisation arranged and ...

An immense Kiddush Hashem took place on Wednesday evening as law enforcement officials witnessed firsthand the derech eretz and simchah with which the crowd of nearly 100,000 Yidden conducted themselves at the Siyum HaShas at New Jersey’s Met Life Stadium. Chief Christopher Trucillo of the New Jersey Transit System ...

[VIDEO & PHOTOS IN EXTENDED ARTICLE] For the past few days, YWN has been publishing hundreds of photos and videos from dozens of Siyumei HaShas from around the globe, and this morning we present you with the largest gallery yet. Our photographers have worked through the night, and we have loaded more than two ...

The following is via the Beverly Hills Courier: As traditional Jews around the world gather to mark the conclusion of a grueling seven and a half year study cycle of the Talmud, several thousand members of the Los Angeles Orthodox Jewish community will join them at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion at 5:15PM, Wednesday August ...

The following is from the "Jersey Journal": More than 90,000 Orthodox Jews are expected to celebrate their completion of the Talmud after 7 years of “page-a-day” studying with a huge gathering tonight at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford. The gathering is expected to be so big that the state Department of ...

Want to study the Talmud with thousands of other Orthodox Jews? There’s an app for that. Twenty-first century Internet technology makes it easier than ever for thousands of people worldwide to participate in Daf Yomi, a 7.5-year program to study the Torah’s rabbinical commentary. Wednesday (Aug. 1) marks Siyum HaShas, the end ...

Here's the schedule of the 12th Siyum Hashas taking place on Wednesday, August 1st at Metlife stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey. The program is set to start with Mincha. Welcoming speech will be made by Mr Eli Kleinman, Chairman of the evening. It will be followed by an audio visual presentation, a tribute to Mr Jerome ...

Tonight’s crowd at the Meadowlands will be bigger than that of any Giants or Jets game. MetLife Stadium will be host to over 90,000 Jewish faithful. The celebration is the 12th Siyum HaShas, the completion of the study of the Talmud. “Explanation and the commentary on the bible,” said logistical director Rabbi Yosef ...

[VIDEO IN EXTENDED ARTICLE] Israel Police commanders have announced that they have learned the lessons of the Shas Siyum HaShas in Teddy Stadium earlier this week after the blunder that left Chacham Ovadia stuck in his vehicle. Police explain that from now on, they will have a better operational understanding of “chareidi ...

[VIDEO & PHOTOS IN EXTENDED ARTICLE] Thousands of people gathered at Ammunition Hill in the Ma'alot Daphna neighborhood for the Yerushalayim siyum hashas. Despite the massive bleachers and the extra large dias, the event was totally sold out with crowds spilling into the streets, bringing traffic to a halt. A large amount of ...

FIRST REPORT 2:00PM EST: Despite the chance of rain in the forecast for Wednesday evening, the Twelfth Siyum HaShas which is scheduled to take place at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey, WILL be taking place. Sources tell YWN a meeting was held between the organizers, and the decision was made for the event to proceed as ...

With the 12th Siyum Hashas just one day away, organizers of the massive event have stepped up efforts to ensure the highest standards of security in and around Metlife Stadium. Agudath Israel of America has enlisted the assistance of Misaskim, which has years of experience coordinating security procedures at large community ...

Among the prominent rabbonim and admorim seated at the dais at the Teddy Stadium Siyum HaShas on Monday, was the Kaliver Rebbe Shlita, who was called upon to address the forum. Perhaps one of the unique characteristics of that siyum was the achdus, the participation of Sephardim and Ashkenazim, with many admorim and roshei yeshiva ...

[VIDEO & PHOTOS IN EXTENDED ARTICLE] Over a thousand people gathered at Binyanei HaUmah in Yerushalayim for the English Dirshu Siyum HaShas. The event was graced with the presence of HaRav Yitzchak Scheiner, HaRav Yosef Chaim Sitruk, HaRav Simcha HaKohen Kook, HaRav Aharon Dovid Dunner, as well as other English speaking ...

[VIDEO & PHOTOS IN EXTENDED ARTICLE] Thousands of people gathered in London, Monday evening, for the 12 Siyum HaShas. Many Raabonim, Admorim, and Roshei Yeshiva were in attendance. The Sanz Rebbe Shlita was flown in from Eretz Yisroel for the Siyum and addressed the ...

[PHOTOS IN EXTENDED ARTICLE] More than 20,000 gathered at Jerusalem’s Teddy Stadium, Monday evening, for the "Shas Siyum HaShas" headed by Maran HaGaon HaRav Ovadia Yosef Shlita. A number of roshei yeshiva and admorim were in attendance, including the Admorim of Belz, and Kaliv. Last week YWN-ISRAEL ...