daf
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A page of the Talmud that people study in Jewish religious learning
- noun
- /dɑf/
- Jargon
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daf
- During the weekly class, the rabbi explained the significance of each daf and how it connects to Jewish law.
Examples
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If you're following me on #Twitter, you already know (read: might be super annoyed by the fact) that I am, at least for now, doing the Daf Yomi.
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Every evening, he studies a daf of the Talmud as part of his religious practice.
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If you are looking for my Daf Yomi site, feel free.
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If I manage to maintain it, it means that every day for the next 7.5 years, I will learn a daf (that's two sides of a page) of Talmud a day.
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In the Daf Yomi program, participants commit to learning one daf daily, deepening their understanding of Jewish texts.
Surface Forms
Etymology
Daf comes from the Hebrew word daf meaning 'page' or 'leaf', like one leaf of a book, so in Jewish study a daf is simply one page of a text that people read and discuss.
