Security Tight As Orthodox Jews Celebrate Siyum HaShas In New Jersey

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Watch VideoHundreds of police stood guard New Year's Day as almost 100,000 people congregated in New Jersey to celebrate the orthodox Jewish event Siyum HaShas. 

Siyum HaShas celebrates the completion of a full reading of the Talmud — a 2,711 page holy book that guides Jewish life. It takes seven and a half years to read...

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