More than 35,000 yungerleit, bnei Torah, and ba’alei batim filled two of the largest arenas in the tri-state region on Sunday, packing Xfinity Mobile Arena in Philadelphia and Cure Insurance Arena in Trenton for the 5th annual Adirei HaTorah, with thousands more from around the country and around the world joining via livestream. The split-venue maamad lichvod haTorah v’lomdeha drew a turnout that outpaced every previous year.

Lakewood Alerts deployed a team of more than a dozen reporters across both venues to cover the maamad in real time. Credit for the night’s coverage goes to: Avraham B., Yehuda B., Avraham D., Moshe D., Yacov D., Avraham G., Yehuda J., Eli W., Burich S., Chaim S., Yaakov L., Avidan Y., and others who specifically asked not to be credited, with team leader and coordinator Sruly W. directing the operation.