Havruta

Havruta is a traditional Jewish way of collaborative learning which stems from the Aramaic word for ‘friend’ or ‘companion’. Havruta is a traditional rabbinic approach to Jewish text study where two people create a dialogue with a text while challenging and refining each other’s questions and insights. In fact, havruta learning is a three way conversation between the two learners and the text. Havruta learning emphasizes the importance of dialogue, listening skills and learning to understand each other’s point of view.