History of the Printing and Study of the Talmud ~1964), and a piece of advice from Rav Chaim Pinchas Scheinberg, shlita. Included are excerpts from "Darchei ha'Talmud" (Hagaon Rav Yitzchak Kampanton, ~1700), a letter from the Chazon Ish (Hagaon Rav Avraham Yeshayah Karelitz, d. Shemayisrael has posted translated excerpts from various works written by well-known Talmudists, in which the authors offer their advice to the beginner in Talmud-study. For people with frame browsers, he provides interlinked samples of Talmudic sources - really neat.Īnother short article by Segal, discusses the value of Dafyomi study.Īdvice to the beginner in Talmud from accomplished Torah sages Through a click-on sample page of the Talmud, Segal introduces the reader to the many different texts that make up the typical page of Talmud. Segal, who teaches Jewish history and Talmud at the University of Calgary, shows a typical page of the Talmud in which one form of text wraps around another, written in different scripts:Įach paragraph of the main text of the Talmud contains references to the Bible and to rabbinic interpretations of the law the framing commentary, which also appears on each page, contains references to legal codes, related citations and conflicting opinions.
Over 1000(!) Dafyomi Shiurim in Israel, with times and places of Shiurim.įeel free to contact Agudas Yisrael to find a Dafyomi Shiur in your area. Meoros Hadaf's Israeli Dafyomi Shiur search engine Part I of an extensive 2-part biography of Rav Meir ShapiroĪ brief article on the history of Dafyomi and Herman Wouk's reflections about learning the Daf. Rabbi Plaut's site includes numerous essays on the Haga'on Rav Meir Shapiro and the Dafyomi, such as
Yahrzeit of Ha'Gaon Rav Meir Shapiro, founder of the Dafyomiīiographical information, Divrei Musar and Divrei Torah for the Yahrzeit of the great Gaon, who passed away abruptly at the age of 46 on 7 Cheshvan 5694 (1933).
Our Dafyomi Advancement Forum's short summary of what Dafyomi is all about. Included in their list are a number of Dafyomi calendars for the Palm Pilot. PilotYid is Ari Engel's extensive list of links to Jewish software for the Palm Pilot. Other Dafyomi calendars for the Palm Pilot® Rabbi Moshe Simon's daily Dafyomi site includes an online, printable Dafyomi calendar. (It even notifies you if you choose a date before the first cycle began.) Contact Bob at if you have any questions.Ī Jewish calendar on that provides times for Shabbos and Yom Tov across the globe. (03) 579-7020.īob Newell's Dafyomi Bavli and Yerushalmi and Mishnah Yomis and Nach Yomi calculatorīob's easy-to-use calculator will find for you the correct Daf-of-the-day in Talmud Bavli or Yerushalmi and even Mishnah and Tanach Yomi for any date in the past, present or future. In Israel they can be reached at Rechov Rebb Akiva 108, P.O.B. they can be contacted at, Mifal Hashas, 4415 14th Ave., Brooklyn, N.Y. (Mifal ha'Shas, founded by the Kloizenberger Rebbe ZT'L, offers stipends for the study of Shas and Shulchan Aruch based on the results of monthly written tests.
To update us our list write to Calendarsĭ.A.F. has compiled for your convenience a list of Dafyomi and Talmud related resources which are available through Email or the web. D.A.F.'s Dafyomi Central Headquarters D.A.F.