What is a Shas you ask? Well it is a Hebrew abbreviation of shishah sedarim, the “six orders” of the Mishnah. Still confused: I bought the 73 volumes on the Schottenstein Edition of The Talmud. It arrived in 6 boxes. Only one is open - the current daf yomi tractate - the others I am going to have to figure out a plan - new shelves, keep them boxed up until I read them, or?

No mater what I choose, I have enough reading material for a while. The next completion (Siyum HaShas) will take place on 2 August 2012.