Crossing G-D's Goal Line at MetLife Stadium
Although January 1 is an important date on the secular calendar, it usually has little significance in the Torah community. Other than getting used to writing a different number on checks and having an extra day off (in Chutz LaAretz), it generally does not engender much excitement. This year, of course, is different – it will be the date of the grand Siyum HaShas. It marks a time to celebrate the Torah in an almost unprecedented way, as hundreds of thousands join in celebrating the tremendous accomplishment of so many tens of thousands of learners. This is very important in several ways: We have not only survived – we have grown and prospered and have truly arrived as a community! We are a huge, dynamic, and growing force – indeed, we are the present and future of the Jewish people!" First, the many sold-out stadiums are a dream come true beyond the wildest dreams of the survivors of the Holocaust just a generation ago. They were incredulous at the thought that th...