maamarEtymologyBorrowed from Hebrew מַאֲמָר (ma'amár, “statement”).nounA lecture, dissertation, discourse.“The classic Talmudic Bar Mitzvah speech in the 17ᵗʰ century lasted 30-60 minutes. Later on, this was replaced by a ma'amar lasting about 10 minutes favored by Ḥassidim. Toward the end of the 18ᵗʰ century, the ma'amar was replaced by a Dvar Torah in the vernacular.”