chavrusa

noun

1. A partner with whom one studies Talmud and other topics in Judaism; by extension, any study partner.

   countable

   A bachur who takes arguments personally will very quickly find himself without a chavrusa.

2. A pair of students who study together.

   countable

3. A study session with a partner.

   countable

   I have a Chumash chavrusa with Shlomo every Thursday at 9 pm.

Where it comes from

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

Adapted from the Wiktionary entry chavrusa (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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