# Shiurim

A shi'ur (, Hebrew: שיעור [ʃiˈʔuʁ], lit. 'amount'; pl. shi'urim, שיעורים [ʃiʔuˈʁim]) is a lecture given on any Torah-related topic of study, such as Gemara, Mishnah, Halakha (Jewish law), or Tanakh (Hebrew Bible), usually in a yeshiva but also in other Jewish communal settings. == History == The Hebrew term שיעור ("designated amount") came to refer to a portion of Judaic text arranged for study on a particular occasion, such as a yahrzeit, the dedication of a new home, or the evening of a holiday, and then to a public reading and explanation of the same. The act of teaching and studying these texts at the designated time was known as shiur lernen (Yiddish: שיעור לערנען, lit. 'study of the portion'); by synecdoche, the act itself became known as shiur.