The oft-repeated and underlying theme at the Thursday, July 7, Mega Siyum on Maseches Y’vamos was “It’s not the Daf, but the Yomi.” Charismatic, internationally acclaimed maggid Daf Yomi Rav Eli Stefansky hosted the siyum through his popular Mercaz Daf Yomi (MDY) to an audience of over 1,650. The lavish venue at Bell Works – the former headquarters of Bell Labs – in Holmdel, New Jersey, added an extra level of celebration to a gathering of enthusiastic and diversified followers of Rav Eli’s daily daf. The whole spectrum of a combination of chasidim, misnagdim, yeshivish, Modern Orthodox, and baalei t’shuvah joyously clutched hands and danced to the festive music, celebrating their accomplishment at concluding one of the most difficult masechtos in Talmud. For five exuberant hours, Rav Eli and his talmidim celebrated Torah through inspirational divrei Torah, fervent t’filah b’tzibur, delicious dining, delirious dancing, and well-deserved awards.