Siyum HaShas events in New Jersey and New York draw heavy security
300 uniformed New Jersey State Police officers were reportedly inside MetLife Stadium during the event, which drew tens of thousands of attendees.
Orthodox Jews sing and dance during the 13th Siyum HaShas, a celebration marking the completion of the Daf Yomi, a seven-and-a-half-year cycle of studying texts from the Talmud, the canon of Jewish religious law, at the MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey, U.S., January 1, 2020(photo credit: REUTERS/JEENAH MOON)ByRACHEL WOLF