"Havruta has its origins in the earliest centuries of the common era, with explicit references in the Talmud (as in the famous quote “Either havruta or death”) and became more widespread and institutionalized in yeshivas in the 19th century"
In that Talmudic passage, as is clear from the context, the term havruta simply means 'friend' (in Aramaic). The sense of 'study partner' only developed in late modern times (19th century Ashkenazi yeshivas, as you mention)
Thank you for pointing this out! I’m also aware of the relationship between Resh Lakish and Rabbi Yochanan (which I didn’t cite). Would you consider that a havruta in the “study partner” sense?
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"Havruta has its origins in the earliest centuries of the common era, with explicit references in the Talmud (as in the famous quote “Either havruta or death”) and became more widespread and institutionalized in yeshivas in the 19th century"
In that Talmudic passage, as is clear from the context, the term havruta simply means 'friend' (in Aramaic). The sense of 'study partner' only developed in late modern times (19th century Ashkenazi yeshivas, as you mention)
Thank you for pointing this out! I’m also aware of the relationship between Resh Lakish and Rabbi Yochanan (which I didn’t cite). Would you consider that a havruta in the “study partner” sense?
That's more of a standard interlocutor/debate partner / bar pelugta - בר פלוגתא