Daf Yomi (Heb. דף יומי "page [of the] day" or "daily folio") is a daily regimen undertaken to study the Babylonian Talmud one folio (a daf consists of both sides of the page) each day. The Talmud ( Hebrew: he תַּלְמוּד is a record of Rabbinic discussions pertaining to Jewish law, ethics, customs and history Under this regimen, the entire Talmud would be completed, one day at a time, in a cycle of seven and a half years.
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Initiation
The novel idea of Jews in all corners of the globe to participate in completing together the entire Talmud, was put forth at the First World Congress of the World Agudath Israel in Vienna in 1923 by Rabbi Meir Shapiro. World Agudath Israel (The World Jewish Union usually known as the Aguda, was established in the early twentieth century as the political arm of Ashkenazi Torah Judaism Vienna ( in Wien; see also other names) is the Capital of Austria, and is also one of the nine States of Austria. For other people with a similar name see Meyer Shapiro Yehuda Meir Shapiro, ( March 3, 1887 - October 27, 1933 On the first day of Rosh Hashanah 1923 (5684 on the Hebrew calendar) the first cycle began. Rosh Hashanah (ראש השנה literally "head of the year" Biblical: ˈɾoʃ haʃːɔˈnɔh Israeli haʃaˈna Yiddish: hɑˈʃɔnə is a Jewish The Hebrew calendar (הלוח העברי ha'luach ha'ivri) or Jewish calendar is a Lunisolar calendar used by Jews for predominantly religious To strengthen this idea, the Gerrer Rebbe, Rabbi Avraham Mordechai Alter, learned the first daf (folio) of Berakhot in public on that day. Ger, or Gur (or Gerrer when used as an adjective is a Hasidic dynasty originating from Ger the Yiddish name of Góra Kalwaria Rebbe (רבי (pronounced in English which means master teacher or mentor is a Yiddish word derived from the identical Hebrew word Rabbi Avraham Mordechai Alter, ( December 25 1866 &ndash June 3 1948) also known as the Imrei Emes after the works he authored Berakhot
Impact
Thousands of Jews worldwide participate in the Daf Yomi program. PLEASE TAKE NOTE************ Currently, Daf Yomi efforts contribute significantly to Orthodox Judaism and its Baal Teshuva Movement and has had a uniting factor among Jews. Orthodox Judaism is the formulation of Judaism that adheres to a relatively strict interpretation and application of the laws and ethics first canonized See also Repentance in Judaism Baal teshuva ( Hebrew: he בעל תשובה; for a woman he בעלת תשובה baalat/baalas teshuva;
Process
With 2,711 pages in the Talmud, one cycle takes about 7 years, 5 months. Daf Yomi started its 12th cycle of study on 2 March 2005. Events 986 - Louis V becomes King of the Franks. 1127 - Assassination of Charles the Good Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The completion of the cycle is celebrated in an event known as Siyum HaShas ("completion [of] the Shas" -- Shas, an acronym for shisha sidrei (mishnah) or "Six Orders of the Mishnah" -- is another name for the Talmud). Acronyms, initialisms, and alphabetisms are Abbreviations that are formed using the initial components in a phrase or name The Mishnah or Mishna (he משנה "repetition" from the verb shanah he שנה or "to study and review" is a major work of Rabbinic Judaism The last Siyum took place on 1 March 2005 with an estimated 120,000 in attendance, worldwide. Events 86 BC - Lucius Cornelius Sulla, at the head of a Roman Republic army enters in Athens, removing the Tyrant It was organized by Agudath Israel of America. Agudath Israel of America (or Agudas Yisroel of America or Agudat Yisrael of America or simply the Agudah is [[Hebrew language|Hebrew] for "gathering" The next Siyum HaShas will take place on 2 August 2012. Events 338 BC - A Macedonian army led by Philip II defeated the combined forces of Athens and Thebes in the 2012 ( MMXII) will be a Leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar.
See also
- Siyum hashas -- Completion of the tractates
External links
- DafYomi Advancement Forum - study sources and images of each page of the Babylonian Talmud
- dafyomi.org - study resources
- e-daf.com - study resources and additional lectures
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