Chavrusa
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Chavrusa, also spelled chavruta or ḥavruta, is a traditional rabbinic approach to Talmudic study in which a small group of students analyze, discuss, and debate a shared text. It is a primary learning
Khaveyrim (study partners) sit opposite each other or side by side in the beth midrash of Yeshiva Gedola of Carteret.
Tumult day in Beth Medrash Govoha
Women students engaged in chavrusa-style study at Midreshet Shilat in Israel
How to create a lesson on the phone of learning mishna
Torah study
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Torah study is the study of the Torah, Hebrew Bible, Talmud, responsa, rabbinic literature, and similar works, all of which are Judaism's religious texts. According to Rabbinic Judaism, the study is d
Chavrusa
…The Rabbis of the Mishnah and Gemara use the cognate term chaver (חבר, "friend" or "companion" in Hebrew) to refer to the one with whom a person studies Torah. In contemporary usage, chavrusa is defined as a "study partnership". A chavrusa usually refers to two students learning one on one. When three or more…
Rabbis debating the Talmud, 1870
A historic painting of Jews studying Torah
Students in the Mir Yeshiva, Jerusalem, studying Talmud as a chavrusa
A Torah class in Jerusalem