This year at the 13th Siyum HaShas, no matter how packed the stadium is, and no matter how large the crowd, I will save a seat for Ofir.
You have to be living in a cave not to feel the excitement in the air. This week we approach a monumental convocation, as over 90,000 Jews of all persuasions gather at MetLife Stadium for the 13th Siyum HaShas of Daf Yomi.
Each one of the 2,711 pages of Talmud Bavli is a labor of love that binds all of us together.
At the Siyum, many will recall their own long hours of toil to reach this milestone.
Women will be there joyously celebrating success in their indispensable role as facilitators, juggling family commitments and providing emotional and spiritual support to fathers and husbands to guarantee they never miss the daf shiur.
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