Shiur — (Hebrew: שעור, pronounced shee ur , pl. shiurim, שעורים) has two meanings in contemporary Jewish practice. In its definition as a lesson , a shiur refers to a Torah lecture. In its definition as a measurement , a shiur refers to the minimum… … Wikipedia
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Pesach Stein — Rabbi Pesach Yitzhak Stein (1918 2002) was a renowned Rosh Yeshiva at the Telz Yeshiva in Cleveland, Ohio.BiographyStein was born in Breinsk in 1918. His father, Rabbi Aharon Shmuel Stein, was the head of the Breinsk Beth Din and a student of… … Wikipedia
Yissocher Frand — Rabbi Yissocher Frand is an American Charedi Orthodox rabbi and author. He is a senior lecturer at Yeshivas Ner Yisroel in Baltimore, MD. Raised in Seattle, Washington, he attended Ner Yisrael as a student and progressed to become a maggid shiur… … Wikipedia
