After years of studying ancient text, Jews celebrate by the tens of thousands at MetLife Stadium

An estimated 100000 Orthodox Jews filled the seats and field at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford on Wednesday night to celebrate the completion of seven and a half years of religious study. Each day, people taking part in the “Daf Yomi,” or “page a day,” program study one page of the Talmud, which collects interpretations of Jewish law that governs every aspect of life, from marriage to commerce to jurisprudence. Religious students can spend weeks studying one page of the Talmud, but the Daf Yomi program makes the daunting text surmountable for observant Jews who have otherwise busy lives. Participants around the world study the same page at the same time. (Video by Nyier Abdou/The Star-Ledger)
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