Security is a top priority as 92,000 Jewish people this New Year’s Day in MetLife Stadium in one of the largest events in stadium history.
Members of the orthodox communities will come together for an event known as Siyum HaShas — a celebration that marks the completion of reading the Talmud, which takes about 7.5 years to complete.
An overflow crowd of roughly 20,000 will celebrate at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn.
This celebration comes amid an uptick in violent crimes against the Jewish community.
A recent string of violence has prompted heightened security at synagogues and across New York’s predominantly Jewish neighborhoods. Mayor de Blasio has since promised more police presence, cameras and light towers in Jewish communities.
The NYPD also recently released surveillance video showing two attacks last week in Crown Heights against Hasidic Jewish men.
All these attacks put security front and center for Wednesday’s celebration.
Security here will reportedly be on the level of a presidential visit, with hundreds of state and federal law enforcement officers.
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