yeshivahs
Jewish study centers
Yeshivahs is the plural of yeshivah, a Jewish school devoted to the study of religious texts, especially the Talmud and Torah.
Traditional yeshivahs focus on intensive scriptural study for boys and young men, though modern institutions vary in curriculum and student body: He spent years studying at various yeshivahs before becoming a rabbi.
Rabbinic law compilation
- TorahJudaism's core scripture
- halachaJewish legal ruling
- midrashJewish biblical commentary
- commentariesExplanatory notes on texts
Jewish spiritual leader
- synagogueJewish house of worship
- ShabbatJewish day of rest
- kosherPermissible by Jewish law
- mitzvahJewish law commandment
tefillin · mezuzah · siddur · minyan · Hasidic · observance · piety · rebbe
Clergy training college
- academyInstitution of learning
- dormitoryStudent living building
- campusInstitutional grounds and buildings
- tuitionPayment for instruction
enrollment · bursary · boarding · curriculum · students · admission · accreditation · faculty
Talmud
Rabbinic law compilation
commentaries · Aramaic · Hebrew · sugya · daf · mussar · seder
rabbi
Jewish spiritual leader
mitzvah · tefillin · mezuzah · siddur · minyan · Hasidic · observance · piety · rebbe · semicha
seminary
Clergy training college
- academyInstitution of learning
- dormitoryStudent living building
- campusInstitutional grounds and buildings
tuition · enrollment · bursary · boarding · curriculum · students · admission · accreditation · faculty · dining hall
tradition
Custom passed through generations
- heritageInherited cultural legacy
- customsTraditional practices or import taxes
- ancestryFamily line of descent
legacy · diaspora · Ashkenazi · Sephardi · shtetl · Yiddish · Eastern European · Lithuanian · Polish · Hungarian
yeshivahspublic schools
Government-funded educational institutions
community colleges · public universities · trade schools · vocational schools · research universities
yeshivahsmadrasas
Islamic religious schools
madrassa · seminaries · Catholic schools · parochial schools · Bible colleges
- rosh yeshivaHead of Talmudic academy