chavrusa

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Etymology

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From the Ashkenazic pronunciation of Hebrew חברותא (khavrúta), from Aramaic חברותא (ħavrutaʔ).

Noun

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chavrusa (countable and uncountable, plural chavrusas)

  1. (Judaism, countable) A pair, typically yeshiva students, who study Talmud and other topics in Judaism together; by extension, any working pair
    • 2001 June 30, toichen, “How long would you last in yeshiva?”, in soc.culture.jewish.moderated[1] (Usenet):
      A bachur who takes arguments personally will very quickly find himself without a chavrusa.
  2. (Judaism, uncountable) The system of studying in this manner.

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