English

Noun

shiur ‎(plural shiurs or shiurim)

1. A lesson on a topic in the Torah.
   • 2009 April 4, Samuel G. Freedman, “A Jewish Holiday, Once Every 28 Years”, in New York Times:

     Rabbi Bleich’s theological discourse on the topic, known as a shiur, has been viewed more than 4,000 times and downloaded nearly 1,000 from the Yeshiva University Web site “Torah Online .”