In 2005 Wikipedia's first sentence called it “completion of the daf yomi program”. Today it says “celebration of the completion of the daf yomi”.
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The opening as it read in 2005
Siyum Hashas is the completion of the Daf Yomi program, a seven and a half year cycle of learning the Oral Torah also know as the 'Gemora'.1Jews all around the world celebrated the Siyum Hashas on March 1, 2005, with the biggest celebration occurring at the Madison Square Garden. There was also a celebration in Toronto at the Ricoh Coliseum.2
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"the completion of the Six Orders (of the Talmud)") is the celebration of the completion of the Daf Yomi (daily Talmud folio) program, a seven-and-a-half-year cycle of learning the oral Torah and its commentaries, (also known as the Gemara ), in which each of the 2,711 pages of the Babylonian Talmud are covered in sequence.
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"completion of the Six Orders [of the Talmud]") is the celebration of the completion of the Daf Yomi (daily Talmud folio) program, a seven-and-a-half-year cycle of learning the Oral Torah and its commentaries, in which each of the 2,711 pages of the Babylonian Talmud are covered in sequence. The first Daf Yomi cycle began on the first day of Rosh Hashanah 5684 (11 September 1923); the twelfth cycle concluded on 2 August 2012 and the next day began the thirteenth cycle, to be concluded on 4 January 2020.The Siyum HaShas marks both the end of the previous cycle and the beginning of the next, and is characterized by inspiring speeches and rousing singing and dancing.Since 1990, attendance at the main Siyum HaShas in America, organized by the Agudath Israel of America , has increased dramatically, necessitating the booking of larger arenas and stadiums.The 12th Siyum HaShas on 1 August 2012 took place in MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey , home of the New York Giants and New York Jets , with a sellout crowd of over 90,000, the largest event ever to take place at MetLife.Other celebrations that took place in the United States, Israel, Canada, Europe, and Australia attracted hundreds of thousands.
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celebration of the completion of the Daf Yomi Siyum HaShas ( , lit. "completion of the Six Orders [of the Talmud]") is a celebration of the completion of the Daf Yomi (daily Talmud folio) program, a roughly seven-and-a-half-year cycle of learning the Oral Torah and its commentaries, in which each of the 2,711 pages of the Babylonian Talmud are covered in sequence - one page per day. The first Daf Yomi cycle began on the first day of Rosh Hashanah 5684 (11 September 1923); the thirteenth cycle concluded on January 4, 2020 and the fourteenth cycle began the following day, to be concluded on June 7, 2027. The Siyum HaShas marks both the end of the previous cycle and the beginning of the next, and is characterized by inspiring speeches and rousing singing and dancing. The next day they arise in the morning and restart the entire process, each day, one daf (page). Since 1990, attendance at the main Siyum HaShas in America, organized by the Agudath Israel of America , has increased dramatically, necessitating the booking of larger arenas and stadiums. The 13th Siyum HaShas on January 1, 2020 took place in MetLife Stadium in New Jersey with a sellout crowd of over 90,000.Other organizations, such as Dirshu , and neighborhood groups and synagogues in cities around the world, also hold Siyum HaShas events expected to attract tens of thousands of participants.
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Celebration of the completion of the Daf Yomi Siyum HaShas ( , lit. "completion of the Six Orders [of the Talmud]") is a celebration of the completion of the Daf Yomi (daily Talmud folio) program, a roughly seven-and-a-half-year cycle of learning the Oral Torah and its commentaries, in which each of the 2,711 pages of the Babylonian Talmud are covered in sequence – one page per day. The first Daf Yomi cycle began on the first day of Rosh Hashanah 5684 (11 September 1923); the thirteenth cycle concluded on 4 January 2020 and the fourteenth cycle began the following day, to be concluded on 7 June 2027. The Siyum HaShas marks both the end of the previous cycle and the beginning of the next, and is characterized by celebratory speeches, as well as singing and dancing.The next day, the new cycle begins again. Since 1990, attendance at the main Siyum HaShas in America, organized by the Agudath Israel of America , has increased dramatically, necessitating the booking of larger arenas and stadiums. The 13th Siyum HaShas on 1 January 2020 took place in MetLife Stadium in New Jersey with a sellout crowd of over 90,000. Other organizations, such as Dirshu , and neighborhood groups and synagogues in cities around the world, also hold Siyum HaShas events expected to attract tens of thousands of participants.
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The opening as it stood in 2025
Celebration of the completion of the Daf Yomi Siyum HaShas ( Hebrew : סיום הש"ס , lit. "completion of the Six Orders [of the Talmud]") is a celebration of the completion of the Daf Yomi (daily Talmud folio) program, a roughly seven-and-a-half-year cycle of learning the Oral Torah and its commentaries, in which each of the 2,711 pages of the Babylonian Talmud are covered in sequence – one page per day. The first Daf Yomi cycle began on the first day of Rosh Hashanah 5684 (11 September 1923); the thirteenth cycle concluded on 4 January 2020 and the fourteenth cycle began the following day, to be concluded on 7 June 2027. The Siyum HaShas marks both the end of the previous cycle and the beginning of the next, and is characterized by celebratory speeches, as well as singing and dancing. The next day, the new cycle begins again. Since 1990, attendance at the main Siyum HaShas in America, organized by the Agudath Israel of America , has increased dramatically, necessitating the booking of larger arenas and stadiums. The 13th Siyum HaShas on January 1, 2020 took place in MetLife Stadium in New Jersey with a sellout crowd of over 90,000. Other organizations, such as Dirshu , and neighborhood groups and synagogues in cities around the world, also hold Siyum HaShas events expected to attract tens of thousands of participants.
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completion of the daf yomi program
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celebration of the completion of the daf yomi
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