shiur

/ ʃiˈʊːr, ˈʃiʊr /

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of shiur¹

from Hebrew, literally: measurement

Example Sentences

Rav Gershenson’s class became a particular joy, because the ease between Danny and myself now permitted us to engage in a constant flow of competitive discussion that virtually monopolized the hours of the shiur.

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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.

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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.

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

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