yeshivas

Talmudic study centers

Yeshivas is the plural of yeshiva, a Jewish school devoted to the study of religious texts, especially the Talmud and Torah.

Yeshivas range from elementary schools to advanced institutions for adult scholars.

In Orthodox communities, young men often attend yeshiva full-time before or instead of university: He spent two years at yeshiva in Jerusalem.

study

Talmud

Rabbinic law compilation

commentaries · halacha · sugya · daf · seder · midrash · mussar

community

Ashkenazi

Jews of European descent

semicha · Hasidic

religious

mitzvot

Jewish religious commandments

kippah · minyan · shacharit · Pesach · Sukkot · Yom Kippur · Rosh Hashanah · observance · piety · shomer

institution

seminary

Clergy training college

tuition · dormitory · administration · accreditation · fundraising · endowment · scholarship · stipend · admissions · ordination

tradition

heritage

Inherited cultural legacy

transmission · continuity · Hasidism · Lithuanian · Sephardic · Ashkenazic · tradition · legacy

Categories
Opposites
religious vs. secular education

yeshivaspublic schools

Government-funded educational institutions

state schools · community colleges · research universities · trade schools · technical institutes

Jewish vs. other religious traditions

yeshivasmadrasas

Islamic religious schools

Bible colleges · Buddhist monasteries · Islamic schools · ashrams · seminaries

traditional/insular vs. modern/integrated education

yeshivasMontessori schools

Child-centered educational institutions

coding bootcamps · modern universities · international schools

Phrases
Family

yeshiva, yeshivah, yeshivahs

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