Tens of thousands gathered to mark the culmination of a cycle of daily Talmud study. Among the largest gatherings Tuesday of those celebrating the seven-and-a-half-year study known as Daf Yomi were events at New York City’s Madison Square Garden and the Continental Arena in New Jersey. But other events were being held in cities across the United States and the world.
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