Learning to Learn with a Havruta: Pragmatic and Ethical Facets

ABSTRACT What are students’ perceptions of havruta learning after osmotic socialization? This osmosis is achieved solely by observing and emulating behaviors from other havruta learners. Perceived benefits include improvement of thinking and social skills and correcting misunderstandings, whereas challenges include the limitation of one’s freedom and a sense of missing additional learning opportunities. Particularly relevant for educators seeking to cultivate intentional havruta practices among students., these findings underline the need for a nuanced pedagogy that is highly attentive to students’ spontaneous discovery of pragmatic and ethical insights, as well as how enhancement of the ethical dimension of havruta may support students’ engagement with personal challenges in this learning format.