siyum

English

Etymology

From Hebrew סיום.

Noun

siyum

1. A celebration held upon completing the reading of a unit of Judaic scripture.
   • 1996, Macy Nulman, The Encyclopedia of Jewish Prayer, page 184:

     Kaddish Le'ithadeta (the Kaddish of Renewal), recited after the burial and also at a Siyum when a tractate of the Talmud is completed.