Elie Holzer

A Philosophy of Havruta: Understanding and Teaching the Art of Text Study in Pairs - Jewish Identities in Post-Modern Society Elie Holzer

No longer confined to traditional institutions devoted to Talmudic studies, havruta work, or the practice of students studying materials in pairs, has become a relatively widespread phenomenon across denominational and educational settings of Jewish learning. This book breaks new ground from two perspectives: by offering a model of havruta text study situated in broader theories of interpretation and learning, and by treating havruta text study as composed of textual, interpersonal and intra-personal practices which can be taught and learned.