Siyum Hashas update regarding transportation ,Tickets, hookup locations,parking, Speakers.

update 8/01/2012 

 For Full Schedule and speakers Click HERE

Live Hookup info click HERE

Siyum will go on as planned despite weather forecast.


SIYUM HASHAS WEATHER WATCH HERE : 


With just days away  to the twelfth Siyum hashas of daf Yomi, taking place August 1st, 2012 at Metlife stadium. Tickets have been sold out. There will be satellite locations with hookups to the event. There is a hookup in Brooklyn  a live video feed at Bais yaakov of Boro Park 14th Avenue and 46th Street for both men & women.  $20 Admission fee. Doors open at 5:30 pm

LIVE video HOOKUP Information for SIYUM HASHAS 2012

Lakewood- Lake terrace hall $20 admission  1690 Oak Street
Catskills -- Raleigh Hoter 234 Heiden Road $20 admission
Brooklyn- Bais yaakov of boro park
Queens- yeshiva Shar Yashuv  1 Cedarlawn Avenue

Tickets
 A website has been set up to pair those looking to buy or sell their tickets click here for the site. Or you can email us  here at Thepartialview@gmail.com and we will try to pair Buyers and sellers who have extra tickets for the Siyum.
you can try to order through Oorah Kiruv Rechokim.
 Hookup locations to be announced. There will be audio feeds as well as live hookups to other states and countries. As of now there will be not be live stream of the siyum. It maybe a good idea to call the Siyum Hotline at  1877-SIYUM-12  as Last minute tickets become available.

 Program schedule and speakers
The schedule has not been made public yet. Mincha will begin at 7 PM.  List of Speakers is still in formation as of now  the speakers are  Novominsker rebbe , Klausenberger rebbe, Rav Malkiel Kotler will also be Mesayem. Rav Yaakov Hillel will start the next cycle with maseches Brachos. Rabbi Lau, Rabbi Yissocher Frand Rav Shmuel Kaminetzky the Philadelphia rosh yeshiva  and Rav Yitzchok Scheiner- Kamenitzer Rosh yeshiva from Eretz Yisroel are rumored to speak. There will be a tribute for all the kids who participated in the Masmidei hashas program, and a Azkara for the 6 million kedoshim kayl maleh will be recited by Chazan cantor Yitzchock Meir Helfgot. All participants will receive the special" HASIYUM" booklet published exclusively for the Siyum. There is a separate  hasiyum junior  for kids and children attending.
The Mezamrim Choir will be there along with Reb Abish Brodt and the Werdyger Mishpacha R' Mendy and his son Sruly. The Siyum will continue the tradition of having a one man band by the talented Shabsy Parnes.

 Transportation
Siyum organizers are asking everyone to avoid traveling by car due to the heavy rush hour traffic coupled with the capacity crowd expexted, to go with mass transit click Here , or reserve with the chartered buses leaving from many locations in the tristate area.

Wednesday, August 1-       The Coach USA 351 Express buses to the Agudath Israel of America religious event will run continuously between 3:00 pm and 7:30 pm from Area X (41st Street between 8th & 9th Ave).  The last bus will leave the New Meadowlands Stadium 30 minutes after the event ends.  In the event of rain, the event will be moved to Thursday, August 2.  Buses will run on the same schedule.tickets can be purchased at the following locations:
Bus to the Siyum  
Brooklyn -Eichlers on 13th Avenue and Coney Island  or at Ocean fruit corner Ocean & Ave P.   $22
Catskills-  Fellers Pizza, woodridge                     $35
Lakewood--- Judaica Plaza                                $25
Monsey- Tuvias Judaica 421 Rt 59                       $22
Queens - Gift world                                              $22
 Advanced reservation is required through the Agudah office. Coach USA will operate Route 351 Meadowlands express bus directly from Port authority bus terminal (area x 41st bet 8th & 9th Avenues) round trip fair is $10.
$25 parking fee
 If you will be traveling by car to Met life stadium there will be a $25 parking fee, this fee is assesed by the stadiium and beyond the control of Agudah and Siyum commitee. There will be direct NJ transit train service from Penn station through Secaucus junction with a direct train to the stadium. Please note the park & Ride facility at Secaucus is full and will not accomadate Siyum traffic according to NJ transit. You should not drive to secaucus better boared trains at penn station or Hoboken.
Security
There will be unprecedented security measures in place due to the enormous crowd expected. Many Gov't Agencies will be on hand to controll access to the stadium. All particapants must pass through security screeners prior to entering and will be subject to a pat down as well.
 Food
Stadium concessionaires will be selling snacks whose kashrus has been approved by the Agudah, however the sale price of snack items has been determined by the stadium not by the Siyum committee. (if you get the hint it will be expensive just as the parking fee.) While food can be brought into the stadium in bags no larger than 12 by 12 by 12 inches ,siyum attendees will only be permitted to bring one plastic, 20-ounce, sealed beverage into the stadium with them.
 Click here for a report on the logistics of the Siyum and the Stadium