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August 7, 2012 4:24 am at 4:24 am
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HaKatan
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I agree it would have been appropriate, from a secular perspective.
But it might have made the siyum seem like, lihavdil, just another secular event that’s held there. So I understand the decision to not sing it at the siyum.
But Hakaras HaTov and gratitude is definitely in order, and I hope this was otherwise expressed either at that venue or before/after.