shiur

British  

/ ʃiˈʊːr, ˈʃiʊr /

noun

1. a lesson, esp one in which a passage of the Talmud is studied together by a group of people

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Etymology

Origin of shiur

from Hebrew, literally: measurement

Example Sentences

When I raised my eyes to explain the thought unit I had just read, I saw that Rav Gershenson had sat down—the first time since I had come into the class that he was sitting during a shiur.

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I wondered if he would start on the next passage with only half an hour left to the shiur.

From Literature

He usually preferred to start a new passage—or inyan, as it is called—at the beginning of a shiur, so as to give the class time to get into it.

From Literature

And we walked together in that silence to Rav Gershenson’s shiur.

From Literature

And from one to three we would have the actual Talmud session itself, the shiur, with Rav Gershenson.

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