Chabad.org, in partnership with the National Committee for the Furtherance of Jewish Education (NCFJE), will present a Daily Siyum each day of the Nine Days, from Rosh Chodesh Menachem Av through Tisha B’Av eve on 15 Menachem Av (July 15–29). The siyumim will be delivered by a rotating lineup of rabbis and will be broadcast live on COLlive.com as well as on New York’s WSNR AM 620 and Florida’s WJPR AM 1640.

Today’s siyum will be given by Rabbi Yosef Yitzchak Holtzman, rabbi at SUNY Downstate Medical Center, on Maseches Eruvin.

The program’s history dates back to 1975, when the Rebbe spoke about the importance of holding a siyum every day of the Nine Days. The Rebbe quoted the famous teaching of the Munkatcher Rebbe, the Minchas Elozor: playing on the Talmud’s words, “When the month of Av comes we decrease in joy,” the Munkatcher Rebbe taught that we must decrease the negative aspects of Av by adding to the joy of Torah.

The Rebbe emphasized that this practice is an opportunity to genuinely increase Torah joy during a period of mourning, rather than a technical “loophole” to permit meat-eating. Taking this call to heart, Rabbi JJ Hecht began arranging for a daily siyum to be broadcast on the radio, allowing Jews across the Tri-State Area to participate.

Following Rabbi Hecht’s passing in 1990, the Rebbe instructed that the daily on-air siyum continue until the 15th of Av, the anniversary of Rabbi Hecht’s passing. Since 2008, the program—now hosted by Rabbi Shimon Hecht—also streams live on Chabad.org.

How to Participate

The siyumim are delivered by a rotating lineup of rabbis.

• Daily Alerts: Sign up at Chabad.org/SiyumSubscribe to receive notifications and never miss a session.
• Radio Broadcasts: Tune in to WSNR AM 620 (New York) or WJPR AM 1640 (Florida).

Broadcast Schedule:

• • Monday–Thursday: 7 PM ET | 4 PM PT
  • Friday & Sunday: 2:00 PM ET | 11 PM PT
  • Motzaei Shabbos: 11:00 PM ET

5786-2026 Siyum Schedule
1 Av – Wednesday, July 15 Tractate Chagigah 7:00 PM ET
2 Av – Thursday, July 16 Tractate Eruvin 7:00 PM ET
3 Av – Friday, July 17 Tractate Sanhedrin 2:00 PM ET
4 Av – Saturday Night, July 18 Tractate Bava Kama 11:00 PM ET
5 Av – Sunday, July 19 Tractate Nazir 2:00 PM ET
6 Av – Monday, July 20 Tractate Eruvin 7:00 PM ET
7 Av – Tuesday, July 21 Tractate Tamid 7:00 PM ET
8 Av – Wednesday, July 22 Tractate Semachot 7:00 PM ET
9 Av – Thursday, July 23 Tractate Moed Katan 7:00 PM ET
10 Av – Friday, July 24 Tractate Makot 2:00 PM ET
11 Av – Saturday Night, July 25 Tractate Keritot 11:00 PM ET
12 Av – Sunday, July 26 Tractate Tamid 2:00 PM ET
13 Av – Monday, July 27 Tractate Sotah 7:00 PM ET
14 Av – Tuesday, July 28 Tractate Tamid 7:00 PM ET
15 Av – Wednesday, July 29 Tractate Rosh Hashanah 7:00 PM ET