Celebrating the completion of the 12th Daf Yomi cycle
inaugurated in 1923 at the World Congress of Agudath Israel in Vienna by R. Yehudah Meir Shapiro, zt"l.

Who's Co-Sponsoring?

Convened by Rabbi Dov Linzer, this Siyum is co-sponsored by a wide range of Modern Orthodox Synagogues, Yeshivot, and Institutions, including the following Founding Co-Sponsors:

  • Congregation Shearith Israel
  • Congregation Kehilath Jeshurun
  • Lincoln Square Synagogue
  • Congregation Beth Sholom
  • Hebrew Institute of Riverdale
  • The Institute for Jewish Ideas and Ideals
  • Yeshivat Chovevei Torah Rabbinical School
  • The Ramaz School
  • Torah in Motion
  • Midreshet Ein HaNatziv
  • Yeshivat Maale Gilboa

...And Many Other Co-Sponsors!
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Corporate Sponsors

Thanks to our corporate sponsor Koren Publishers, publisher of the new Talmud Bavli - English Edition.

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Why Attend the Siyum HaShas?

  • Celebrate Torah Study - Join together with Daf Yomi groups for a celebratory siyum
  • Celebrate the Talmud - Shiurim and lectures by the luminaries of the Modern Orthodox world - academics, maggidei shiur, and roshei yeshiva
  • Join the Community - Join with a broad array of Modern Orthodox synagogues, yeshivot, and institutions for this milestone event
  • Nominal Admission Fee - Early Bird $18 individual / $36 family; Onsite $25 individual / $50 family (Discounts also available.)
  • Attend on-line - Can't be in NYC? Tune in for our livestream audio/video (details will be posted when available - sign up for our email newsletter)

Who's Speaking?

NYC's Siyum HaShas features luminaries of the Modern Orthodox community, such as:

  • Rabbi Michael Broyde - The Relationship between Bavli and Yerushalmi in Psak Halakha
  • Rabbi Dov Linzer - The Lomdus of the First Sugya in Kiddushin and Why Academic Talmud Matters
  • Dr. Penina Neuwirth - Practical Differences Between the Niddah in Talmudic Times and Modern Times - Halachic and Hashkafic Implications
  • Rabbi Dr. Martin Lockshin - Plainly Speaking: Can Pshat ha-Pesukim be More Authoritative than Talmudic Interpretation?
  • Rabbi Nathaniel Helfgot - The Nature of the Mitzvah of Talmud Torah (Berakhot 11b)
  • Rabbi Joshua Schreier - 'Moses requested three things from the Holy One, Blessed be He' (Berakhot 7a) -- Theodicy in Tractate Berakhot
  • Mrs. Jordanna Cope-Yossef - Pangs of Love: Talmudic Perspectives on Suffering (Berakhot 5a-b)
  • Ms. Wendy Amsellem - The Unvanquished: Rabbi Chaninah ben Teradion and the Crafting of Bavli Legend
  • Rabbi Yitzhak Ben David - Court Rulings and Judicial Review in the Talmud Bavli

Click Here to View the Full List of Speakers and Schedule

Siyum News and Publicity

Are you completing Shas with the Daf Yomi? Join our Daf Yomi Honor Roll! - email us at honorroll@siyumhashas12.com

Add your Daf Yomi Group to our Daf Yomi Co-Sponsors - email us at cosponsors@siyumhashas12.com

Don't forget to order your tickets for the Agudath Israel siyum at New Jersey's MetLife Stadium!