▁Rab bi ▁Sh api ro ▁saw ▁D af ▁Y omi ▁as ▁an ▁oblig ation ▁only ▁for ▁the ▁religious ▁youth ▁of ▁Poland . ▁However , ▁the ▁idea ▁was ▁gre et ed ▁enthus iast ically ▁by ▁the ▁nearly ▁ 6 0 0 ▁deleg ates ▁at ▁the ▁Congress , ▁including ▁many ▁Tor ah ▁leaders ▁from ▁Europe ▁and ▁America , ▁who ▁accepted ▁it ▁a ▁universal ▁oblig ation ▁for ▁all ▁Jews . ▁ ▁The ▁first ▁cycle ▁of ▁D af ▁Y omi ▁comm enced ▁on ▁the ▁first ▁day ▁of ▁Ros h ▁Hash an ah ▁ 5 6 8 4 ▁( 1 1 ▁September ▁ 1 9 2 3 ), ▁with ▁tens ▁of ▁thousands ▁of ▁Jews ▁in ▁Europe , ▁America ▁and ▁Israel ▁learning ▁the ▁first ▁da f ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁tract ate ▁of ▁the ▁Tal m ud , ▁Ber ach ot . ▁To ▁show ▁support ▁for ▁the ▁idea , ▁the ▁Ger rer ▁Reb be , ▁Rab bi ▁Av raham ▁Mor de ch ai ▁Alter , ▁learned ▁the ▁first ▁da f ▁of ▁Ber ach ot ▁in ▁public ▁on ▁that ▁day . ▁On ▁ 1 2 ▁November ▁ 1 9 2 3 ▁T ract ate ▁Ber ach ot ▁was ▁completed , ▁with ▁small ▁si y ums ▁( ce le br ations ▁mark ing ▁the ▁completion ▁of ▁study ▁of ▁a ▁Tal m ud ic ▁tract ate ) ▁in ▁local ▁communities . ▁At ▁that ▁time , ▁Rab bi ▁Sh api ro ▁published ▁a ▁calendar ▁for ▁the ▁entire ▁cycle ▁of ▁D af ▁Y omi ▁study . ▁( For ▁the ▁first ▁cycle , ▁there ▁were ▁only