yeshivah
Rabbinical training institution
A yeshivah is a Jewish school devoted to the study of sacred texts, especially the Talmud and Torah.
Yeshivahs range from elementary schools to advanced academies for adult scholars.
The institution is central to Orthodox Jewish education, emphasizing rigorous textual analysis and religious learning: He spent years at yeshivah before becoming a rabbi.
Also spelled yeshiva.
Rabbinic law compilation
- MishnahCodified Jewish oral law
- halachaJewish legal ruling
- TorahJudaism's core scripture
- beit midrashJewish house of study
Institution of learning
- beit midrashJewish house of study
- dormitoryStudent living building
- semichaRabbinic ordination credential
- sederPassover ritual meal
Of fervent Jewish pietism
Inherited cultural legacy
- customHabitual group practice
- rabbinicOf Jewish religious scholars
- AshkenaziJews of European descent
- SephardiJew of Iberian descent
liturgy · legacy · continuity · mimetic · received wisdom · ancestral · generational · classical
Talmud
Rabbinic law compilation
academy
Institution of learning
- beit midrashJewish house of study
- dormitoryStudent living building
- semichaRabbinic ordination credential
seder · enrollment · curriculum · tuition
Hasidic
Of fervent Jewish pietism
heritage
Inherited cultural legacy
Sephardi · liturgy · legacy · continuity · mimetic · received wisdom · ancestral · generational · classical · time-honored
yeshivahpublic school
Free government-run education
state school · community college · trade school · vocational school · liberal arts college
yeshivahJewish community center
Communal space for Jewish activities
yeshivahmadrasa
Muslim religious school
seminary · Bible college · divinity school · parochial school · convent school
- rosh yeshivaHead of Talmudic academy