" ▁or ▁" d aily ▁fol io ") ▁is ▁a ▁daily ▁reg imen ▁of ▁learning ▁the ▁Or al ▁Tor ah ▁and ▁its ▁comment aries ▁( also ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁Gem ara ), ▁in ▁which ▁each ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 , 7 1 1 ▁pages ▁of ▁the ▁Bab yl onian ▁Tal m ud ▁is ▁covered ▁in ▁sequence . ▁A ▁da f , ▁or ▁bl att ▁in ▁Y idd ish , ▁consists ▁of ▁both ▁sides ▁of ▁the ▁page . ▁Under ▁this ▁reg imen , ▁the ▁entire ▁Tal m ud ▁is ▁completed , ▁one ▁day ▁at ▁a ▁time , ▁in ▁a ▁cycle ▁of ▁seven ▁and ▁a ▁half ▁years . ▁ ▁T ens ▁of ▁thousands ▁of ▁Jews ▁world wide ▁study ▁in ▁the ▁D af ▁Y omi ▁program , ▁and ▁over ▁ 3 0 0 , 0 0 0 ▁particip ate ▁in ▁the ▁Si y um ▁Ha Sh as , ▁an ▁event ▁celebr ating ▁the ▁cul min ation ▁of ▁the ▁cycle ▁of ▁learning . ▁The ▁D af ▁Y omi ▁program ▁has ▁been ▁cred ited ▁with ▁making ▁Tal m ud ▁study ▁accessible ▁to ▁Jews ▁who ▁are ▁not ▁Tor ah ▁sch ol ars , ▁contrib uting ▁to ▁Jewish ▁continu ity ▁after ▁the ▁Hol oca ust , ▁and ▁having ▁a ▁un ifying ▁factor ▁among ▁Jews . ▁ ▁Gen esis ▁▁ ▁The ▁novel ▁idea ▁of ▁Jews ▁in ▁all ▁parts ▁of ▁the ▁world ▁studying ▁the ▁same ▁da f ▁each ▁day , ▁with ▁the ▁goal ▁of ▁comple ting ▁the ▁entire ▁Tal m ud , ▁was ▁first ▁proposed ▁in ▁a ▁World ▁Ag ud ath ▁Israel