chavrusa

English

Alternative forms

• chavruta, havrusa, havruta

Etymology

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

Noun

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.

Translations

a pair who study topics in Judaism together

• Hebrew: חַבְרוּתָא (he) (khavrúta)
• Yiddish: חברותא (khavrusa)

the system of studying Judaism with a partner

• Hebrew: חַבְרוּתָא (he) (khavrúta)
• Yiddish: חבֿרותא (khavruse)