yeshiva
Rabbinical training academy
A yeshiva is a Jewish school devoted to the study of traditional religious texts, particularly the Talmud and Torah.
These institutions range from elementary schools to advanced academies for young men.
In Orthodox communities, yeshiva education emphasizes intensive textual study and religious scholarship: He spent years at yeshiva before becoming a rabbi.
The plural is yeshivas or yeshivot.
Jewish house of study
- seminaryClergy training college
- academyInstitution of learning
- institutionEstablished organization or custom
- dormitoryStudent living building
campus · curriculum · students · learning · teaching · lectures · seder · tuition
Rabbinic law compilation
- TorahJudaism's core scripture
- halachaJewish legal ruling
- midrashJewish biblical commentary
- commentariesExplanatory notes on texts
beit midrash
Jewish house of study
- seminaryClergy training college
- academyInstitution of learning
- institutionEstablished organization or custom
dormitory · campus · curriculum · students · learning · teaching · lectures · seder · tuition · scholarship
Talmud
Rabbinic law compilation
rabbi
Jewish spiritual leader
Ashkenazi
Jews of European descent
Mir · orthodoxy · observance
- schoolsprimary school, school, college, academy, high school
- JewishTorah, Shabbat, kosher, rabbi, synagogue
- JudaismShabbat, kosher, Passover, Torah, Hanukkah
- religious buildingsabbey, ashram, basilica, chapel, convent
- sacred placestemple complex, basilica, abbey, church, chapel
- Jewish cultureTorah, synagogue, synagogues, rabbi, rabbis
yeshivapublic school
Free government-run education
state school · community college · trade school · public university · vocational school
yeshivamadrasa
Muslim religious school
Catholic school · seminary · Bible college · divinity school · convent school
yeshivaJewish community center
Communal space for Jewish activities
- rosh yeshivaHead of Talmudic academy