Shi'ur

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A Shi'ur or Shiur ( Hebrew שׁיעור, literally lesson, Pl. Shiurim) in Judaism denotes a lecture or a joint discussion and interpretation of passages from the Torah , the Talmud or other sacred scriptures. This can be both regular teaching units for the students of a Talmud school or a rabbinical seminar as well as a joint event for interested laypeople similar to Christian Bible circles .

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Wolfgang Kraus, Hans-Christoph Dittscheid, Gury Schneider-Ludorff (editor): More than stones ... Synagogue Memorial Volume Bavaria - Part III / 1 (Lower Franconia). Lindenberg 2015. p. 856 (glossary).