The Babylonian Talmud page (daf) studied on a given date in the
worldwide Daf Yomi cycle.
The original ("old") cycle began on 11 September 1923
(1 Tishrei 5684); the current page numbering ("new" cycle)
starts from 24 June 1975. Each cycle takes approximately 7½ years
to complete the entire Talmud.
Use this class when you want just the tractate name and page number
(a DafPage subclass with name and blatt fields) without
the surrounding DafYomiEvent wrapper.
Throws
from the constructor if date is before
11 September 1923.
Throws
from the constructor if date is not an
HDate, Date, or finite number.
The Babylonian Talmud page (daf) studied on a given date in the worldwide Daf Yomi cycle.
The original ("old") cycle began on 11 September 1923 (1 Tishrei 5684); the current page numbering ("new" cycle) starts from 24 June 1975. Each cycle takes approximately 7½ years to complete the entire Talmud.
Use this class when you want just the tractate name and page number (a DafPage subclass with
nameandblattfields) without the surrounding DafYomiEvent wrapper.Throws
from the constructor if
dateis before 11 September 1923.Throws
from the constructor if
dateis not anHDate,Date, or finite number.Example