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yəˈʃi vəyeshi·v·a

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  1. yeshiva, yeshivahnoun

    an academy for the advanced study of Jewish texts (primarily the Talmud)

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  1. yeshivanoun

    An academy for the advanced study of Jewish texts.

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  1. Yeshiva

    A yeshiva (; Hebrew: ישיבה, lit. 'sitting'; pl. ישיבות, yeshivot or yeshivos) is a traditional Jewish educational institution focused on the study of Rabbinic literature, primarily the Talmud and halacha (Jewish law), while Torah and Jewish philosophy are studied in parallel. The studying is usually done through daily shiurim (lectures or classes) as well as in study pairs called chavrusas (Aramaic for 'friendship' or 'companionship'). Chavrusa-style learning is one of the unique features of the yeshiva. In the United States and Israel, different levels of yeshiva education have different names. In the U.S., elementary-school students enroll in a cheder, post-bar mitzvah-age students learn in a metivta, and undergraduate-level students learn in a beit midrash or yeshiva gedola (Hebrew: ישיבה גדולה, lit. 'large yeshiva' or 'great yeshiva'). In Israel, elementary-school students enroll in a Talmud Torah or cheder, post-bar mitzvah-age students learn in a yeshiva ketana (Hebrew: ישיבה קטנה, lit. 'small yeshiva' or 'minor yeshiva'), and high-school-age students learn in a yeshiva gedola. A kollel is a yeshiva for married men, in which it is common to pay a token stipend to its students. Students of Lithuanian and Hasidic yeshivot gedolot (plural of yeshiva gedola) usually learn in yeshiva until they get married. Historically, yeshivas were for men only. Today, all non-Orthodox yeshivas are open to females. Although there are separate schools for Orthodox women and girls, (midrasha or "seminary") these do not follow the same structure or curriculum as the traditional yeshiva for boys and men.

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  1. yeshiva

    A Yeshiva is a Jewish educational institution that focuses on the study of traditional religious texts, primarily the Talmud and the Torah. It can be catering to different ages from children to adults and involves religious and often secular studies as well. The students, known as yeshiva students, often live on premises. It is typically led by a Rabbi or other Jewish scholar.

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  1. Yeshiva

    Yeshiva is a Jewish educational institution that focuses on the study of traditional religious texts, primarily the Talmud and Torah study. Study is usually done through daily shiurim and in study pairs called chavrutas. Chavruta-style learning is one of the unique features of the yeshiva. In the United States and Israel, the different levels of yeshiva education have different names. In the United States, elementary-school students are enrolled in a yeshiva, post-bar mitzvah-age students learn in a mesivta, and undergraduate-level students learn in a beis medrash or yeshiva gedola. In Israel, elementary-school students are enrolled in a Talmud Torah or cheder, post-bar mitzvah-age students learn in a yeshiva ketana, and high-school-age students learn in a yeshiva gedola. A kollel is a yeshiva for married men which pays stipends to its students. Students of Lithuanian and Hasidic yeshiva gedolas usually learn in yeshiva until they get married. Historically, yeshivas were attended by males only. Today, all non-Orthodox and many Modern Orthodox yeshivas are open to girls and women.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of yeshiva in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of yeshiva in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of yeshiva in a Sentence

  1. Judge Lynn R. Kotler:

    Yeshiva's organizing documents do not expressly indicate that Yeshiva has a religious purpose.

  2. Judge Lynn R. Kotler:

    Yeshiva's organizing documents do not expressly indicate that Yeshiva University has a religious purpose.

  3. Ari Berman:

    The Torah guides everything that we do at Yeshiva — from how we educate students to how we run our dining halls to how we organize our campus, we care deeply for and welcome all our students, including our LGBTQ students, and continue to be engaged in a productive dialogue with our Rabbis, faculty and students on how we apply our Torah values to create an inclusive campus environment. We only ask the government to allow us the freedom to apply the Torah in accordance with our values.

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