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  Daf Yomi - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Thousands of Jews worldwide participate in the Daf Yomi program as part of a monumental program that was initiated by Rabbi Meir Shapiro in 1923 at the First World Congress of the World Agudath Israel in Vienna.
Daf Yomi started its 12th cycle of study, on 2 March 2005.
The finishing of the Daf Yomi cycle comes with great celebration 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).
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Daf_Yomi   (315 words)

  
 Daf Yomi: Facts and details from Encyclopedia Topic   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
World agudath israel (the world israelite union) was established in the early twentieth century as the political arm of orthodox judaism....
Daf Yomi recently started its 12th cycle of study, EHandler: no quick summary.
Daf yomi (hebrew: "page [of the] day" or "daily folio") is a daily regimen to study the entire talmud one daf (i.e....
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/d/da/daf_yomi.htm   (595 words)

  
 Cross-Currents » The Daf’s Quiet Triumph
The problem is that the daf shiurim are Ok for the first Amud-but then to make the daf-they stop being limud hatorah-but the magid shiur has to daven the 2nd amud.
Daf Yomi to the extent it is effective should be for the already committed-it is not good outreach.
I hope learning by the daf is not accurate in 5 because if he is the Agudah has to be careful not to slide back to some of the scarcasm they often used in the pre Shafran -Zweibel regime.
www.cross-currents.com /archives/2005/03/27/the-dafs-quiet-triumph   (2037 words)

  
 Daf Yomi
Daf yomi shiurim are given by Rav Grossman of Los Angeles.
This Daf Yomi calendar is for cycles (called machzors) 11 through 15.
Master Daf CD The audio tapes have been incorporated into a CD which features the tzuras hadaf with line by line translation, hyperlinked Torah Ohr, Ein Mishpat and Mesoras Hashas, and much more.
www.dafyomi.org   (653 words)

  
 My Obiter Dicta: Siyum HaShas: Daf Yomi Redux
In the title Daf Hayomi one needs to understand that the Ikar is not daf but yomi.
On daf 5 is the ma’aseh that R’ Elazar was ill. R’ Yochanan went in to visit him.
It is at that daf, that the point of the 7 and a half years is revealed.
myobiterdicta.blogspot.com /2005/03/siyum-hashas-daf-yomi-redux.html   (1194 words)

  
 Daf Yomi Shiurim in Teaneck and Resources   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
TeaneckShulsDaf is an announcement/discussion list for members of the Teaneck Jewish community studying the daily Daf Yomi.
Palm Pilot Daf Yomi Calculator, which provides the appropriate daf to learn for any day in the current cycle.
The Daf Yomi in Yiddish by Rabbi Avrohom Karp zt"l.
www.tzemachdovid.org /torah/dafyomi.shtml   (547 words)

  
 Ohr Somayach :: Daf Yomi :: The Unbroken Cycle
The daf yomi also represents a far more authentic and positive form of the popularization of traditional Jewish study than the pseudo-kabbalistic mysticism currently being peddled both here and abroad among both assimilated Jews and naive Gentiles.
And the survival of daf yomi itself, through each unbroken cycle, testifies to the enduring spirit of the Jewish people.
The next step would be to see the growth of daf yomi, or some form of similarly dedicated Talmud study, spread outside of traditional Orthodox circles, and into the non-Orthodox streams of Judaism.
ohr.edu /yhiy/article.php/2116   (384 words)

  
 The Aleph Society, promoting the educational efforts of Rabbi Adin Steinsaltz. | Daf Yomi - Now Featuring Daily ...
This series is not designed to replace intensive Daf Yomi study, but rather to shed new light on one or two points raised on the daily daf.
Rabbi Steinsaltz’s Daf Yomi insights are featured on the website of the Orthodox Union, the central coordinating agency for North American Orthodox congregations and kosher standardization, as well as here on our website.
The Steinsaltz Daf Yomi series is a unique opportunity to study Talmud each day with one of the world’s foremost Talmud scholars.
www.steinsaltz.org /dynamic/content.asp?id=20   (418 words)

  
 Salute To Daf Yomi
The Daf Yomi was initiated in Vienna in 1923 at the First World Congress of Agudath Israel by the famed Rabbi Meir Shapiro.
That growth was everywhere in evidence at Sunday's Siyum-celebration, organized and sponsored by the Daf Yomi Commission of Agudas Yisroel of America, which promotes the study of Daf Yomi and provides a number of varied services to students of "the Daf".
This past Thursday morning, after 7 ½ years of weekday morning meetings, the twenty Daf Yomi commuters were joined on the train by their families, friends and a number of rabbis and other guests to celebrate their first siyum, or completion, of the full Daf Yomi cycle.
www.jewishamerica.org /ja/features/dafyomi.cfm   (2827 words)

  
 Young Israel - Rabbinic Development
The Daf Yomi trend was further spurred on with the entire Bavli becoming available daf-by-daf on tape cassettes (Torah Tape Library, 1814 - 50th Street, Brooklyn, NY, 718-438-3904) and on CD-ROM for use with a computer.
Daf Discuss is a forum open to even non-subscribers where questions about the daf can be presented to members of the kollel and answers will be sent to the individual asking.
Daf Yomi is by no means the only study fellowship which exists.
www.youngisrael.org /dafyomi.htm   (1891 words)

  
 OU's Executive Rabbinic Kashrus Coordinator to llead His Third Cycle: Rabbi Moshe Elefant to Offer Daily Daf Yomi Shiur ...
As the latest seven-and-one-half year Daf Yomi cycle of Talmud study begins anew on Wednesday, March 2, with Tractate Berachot, the Orthodox Union will present a daily shiur (lecture) on the day’s page, which will be carried live and on tape on the OURadio feature of the OU website, www.ou.org.
For Rabbi Elefant, this will be his third cycle leading a Daf Yomi shiur; rising at 4:00 a.m.
Daf Yomi is of inestimable value in uniting the Jewish people.”
www.ou.org /oupr/2005/dafyomi65.htm   (627 words)

  
 A Daf A Day (daf yomi)
Tosafos (d"h revii) on 17a quotes an imaginary (see Gilyon Hashas who says that he may be referring to the last daf in Eruvin) gemara in nida 28b that says that anything that doesn't have tahara in the mikva can't be an av hatuma.
The gemara on daf 9a says that when you find fruit from a talmid chacham you can assume he took off trumos and maasros because it's not merely a rov but it's a chazaka that he took it off.
The gemara on daf 4a says that we should check at night because that's when people are around and candlelight is good for bedika.
adafaday.blogspot.com   (4299 words)

  
 Hamaayan - Parshas Ki Sisa, 5765 - Torah.org
The Daf Yomi is a bridge--though fashioned of paper--which lifts the Jew above the stormy confusion of the waters below, and he walks with more assurance and confidence than on the firmest steel structure.
The great allure of the Daf Yomi concept lies in the realization that the daf / page of Gemara which I learn here and now is being poured over by countless Jews scattered over the face of the earth.
The two-fold purpose of Daf Yomi, first begun on Rosh Hashanah 5684/1924, was to encourage Jews to increase their Torah study through the implementation of a regimented program or quota, and to provide a vehicle for uniting Jews worldwide.
www.torah.org /learning/hamaayan/5765/kisisa.html   (1478 words)

  
 A Daf A Day (daf yomi): November 2005
Then at the bottom of daf 34a, he says in his second pshat when explaining the gemara which says that if you lean the shovach or migdal over it will be more than four amos away that the problem is that it's more than 4 amos in the reshus harabim.
The mishna though on daf 26b quotes that as a machlokes.
Rashi on daf 30b all the way at the bottom says that they both hold like Sumchus that it must be edible for that person and the only question is what's considered accesible.
adafaday.blogspot.com /2005_11_01_adafaday_archive.html   (4282 words)

  
 The Muqata جميل في المقاطعة: Do de Daily Daf!   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
To spice up the Daf Yomi siyum in our local community, my brother Chessdude and I have composed lyrics for a new "Daf Yomi" song.
By the end, all of Sesame Street's muppets are rocking in the tub, with the exception, of course, of Bert - who remains completely clueless outside the bathroom, knocking nervously on the door, worried as always that Ernie is up to no good.
Daf, daily daf, daf, daily daf, daily daf, daf, daily daf, daily daf, daf
muqata.blogspot.com /2006/01/do-de-daily-daf.html   (881 words)

  
 AL HaDaf - the Daf Yomi companion
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If you're looking for a publication to enhance your Daf Yomi study, or even just for some constructive reading during your daily commute, you've come to the right place.
and is delivered to you either by regular mail or e-mail in advance so that you can use when you learn the daf.
congalhadaf.tripod.com   (233 words)

  
 Hashkafah.com -> Daf Yomi
Daf Yomi Forum Rules, Return to the forum
This means talking out what it takes to understand the Daf and and its meforshim.
Only members of the Daf Yomi Group who have applied can START and REPLY to topics.
www.hashkafah.com /index.php?act=SR&f=39   (122 words)

  
 Hareshima: Jewish Study: Daf Yomi   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
Whether or not you are learning Daf Yomi, this new list allows you to enjoy selected "nuggets" of Jewish Law and Thought, based upon the seven pages of Talmud that are studied world-wide each week.
With comments and insights in english by the Kollel DAF YOMI in Jerusalem.
Daf Yomi is a cycle of daily study of the Babylonian Talmud.
www.hareshima.co.il /study/DafYomi.asp   (263 words)

  
 Quicksilver כספית: Heat loss, entropy, geothermal and solar energy, and… enjoying the daf yomi
For a couple of daf yomi weeks, we’ve read about the Jewish laws of thermodynamics.
For instance, as I’ve tried to report on relevant news events the last two weeks and read daf yomi (and sustain a non-blog life, parenthetically), I’ve only had time to jot down a few notes on chapter 2 of masechet shabbat.
June 27, 2005 in Daf yomi commendiary, Environment, health and safety
kaspit.typepad.com /weblog/2005/06/heat_loss_entro.html   (1020 words)

  
 Back Row Of The 'Beis: Daf II   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
Daf II Well, yesterday was Berakhos 2 Day, and while I suppose many of the usual thousands were learning it, probably bolstered by thousands more who were inspired by the Siyum, I was busy learning halakhah (Aveilus with Rabbi Simon and Geirus/Milah with Rabbi Tendler).
I don't feel that, based on what I need to be learning, what I want to be learning, and my various time constrains, that Daf Yomi is a format for me -- right now.
Daf Hayomi is a wonderful example of a modern innovation within the Jewish religion.
www.thebronsteins.com /archives/000382.html   (1353 words)

  
 home
Each tape (English) provides the highlights of every daf in a well communicated and easy to follow format.
Daf Yom Mesechta review is available on 122 tapes which cover all of shas.
Who are the Maggidei shiur for this Daf Yomi Shiur?
www.dafyomitapes.com   (158 words)

  
 Reclaiming the Daf
Given the breakdown in my daf yomi blogging, here are notes on Chapter 2 of masechet Shabbat.
In Quicksilver כספית, this daf inspired me to blog more about the problem of mercury in vaccines, where the stakes are higher.
These 3 strategies were exemplified in the daf yomi at bShab 33.
reclaimingthedaf.blogspot.com   (2730 words)

  
 ATID | Resources
cycle of Daf Yomi will generally generate praise and admiration for the accomplishments of thousands of Jews worldwide and their commitment to daily Talmud study, is it possible that - as an educational campaign - these efforts are misplaced?
Daf Yomi and the Siyum HaShas: Two Worthy Practices.
They are presented here out of a conviction that compelling ideas, frankly stated, are an important element in engaging the community of Jewish educators in critical thought about our holy work.
www.atid.org /resources/op-jed/daf.asp   (143 words)

  
 Judaism.com - Schottenstein Daf Yomi Compact Talmud Bavli Hebrew - English   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
Part of the "Schottenstein Daf Yomi Compact Talmud Bavli " series.
Learning is everywhere — “when you are at home or on the road.” So now, in addition to your full-size Gemara at home, you can now have a “travel Gemara” for times when you need something more portable for the road.
IMPORTANT NOTE:As new volumes in this smaller, Daf Yomi size Edition, are published we will be adding them, so you can keep up with Daf Yomi or expand your sets on an ongoing basis.
www.judaism.com /display.asp?etn=BHFBG   (271 words)

  
 Canadian Jewish News   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
When the 10th Daf Yomi cycle was completed was on Sept. 28, 1997, 26,000 people crowded into New York’s Madison Square Garden to be linked by satellite with dozens of communities around the world.
Written in Hebrew and Aramaic, the Talmud is the often-terse compendium of law, logic and philosophy that became the foundation for modern Judaism.
You can start learning Daf Yomi at any time and can join up to six lists including “Insights to the Daf,” “Point-by-Point Summary of the Daf” and “Discuss the Daf with the Kollel.” [http://www.dafyomi.co.il/subscribe.htm] Ohr Somayach in Jerusalem offers a Daf Yomi list.
www.cjnews.com /viewarticle.asp?id=5626   (610 words)

  
 Jew 2.0 » Blog Archive » E-DAF.com: It’s A Start   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
To the right and left of the daf are controls to flip between the previous and next pages.
Once the daf’s content is in XSLT, you can integrate all sorts of features to enhance the learning experience, such as translation tools, auto-concordance, and so forth.
Such an interface adds yet another educational resource to the site — other people — and, in turn, an element of human interaction to the learning, which fosters kinship and community among users, and thus a greater commitment to their learning, and to the website itself.
matzat.org.il /jew20?p=3   (650 words)

  
 Daf Yomi Review - Powerful review programs for daf yomi, tanach, mishnayos, halacha etc.
Daf Yomi Review - Powerful review programs for daf yomi, tanach, mishnayos, halacha etc.
Below are some of the best techniques for learning and reviewing daf yomi, amud yomi, mishna yomi, halacha yomi, etc..
Daf Yomi + Custom Review Program Generator (ranges)
dafyomireview.com   (177 words)

  
 Crossing the Rubicon2: Daf Yomi   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
A similar event was held in Beit El – where six different Daf Yomi classes are given throughout the day – with the participation of Rabbi Avigdor Nebenzahl of the Old City.
Another Daf Yomi concluding event will be held in N'vei Dekalim in Gush Katif tomorrow night, with the participation of rabbis and amateur scholars from all over the country.
The Daf Yomi tradition is completing its 11th cycle since beginning in Europe in 1927.
northernva.typepad.com /crossing_the_rubicon/2005/03/daf_yomi.html   (1028 words)

  
 Wolfson Talmud Complete - 37 CD-ROMS! - master daf daf yomi talmud
Master Daf is more than just a daf yomi CD.
In his own words, "When we saw it fulfilled a need we began to offer it to the public, and after 5 years or so we were grateful for the public response.
In addition, Rabbi Kosman is the Maggid shiur of the Master Daf, Master Mishna, and Master Rambam audio cassette and CD-Rom series.
www.jewishsoftware.com /products/154.asp   (566 words)

  
 Penny Stock: January 2005 Archives
Here is a quick link to a new blog for Daf Yomi learners, www.adafaday.blogspot.com.
Besides all of that, there are numerous publications that are specifically intended for daf yomi.
It's just going to be more stuff about the daf that people won't read (I'm assuming that most people who learn the daf are like me as far as not learning much more than what's on the page).
pennystock.baltiblogs.com /archives/2005_01.html   (2360 words)

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