yeshiva

noun

ye·shi·va | \ yə-ˈshē-və

variants: or less commonly yeshivah

plural yeshivas or yeshivot\ yə-ˌshē-ˈvōt

, -ˈvōth \

Definition of yeshiva

1 : a school for talmudic study

2 : an Orthodox Jewish rabbinical seminary

3 : a Jewish day school providing secular and religious instruction

Examples of yeshiva in a Sentence

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In 1949, the country’s founder, David Ben-Gurion, granted them for 400 religious yeshiva students, because so many Jewish scholars had died in the Holocaust. — Washington Post, "How the battle of bra-baring waitresses and ultra-religious protesters explains Israel’s political crisis," 10 June 2019 The New York City Department of Education is investigating whether city yeshivas are meeting standards for secular education. — WSJ, "Corrections & Amplifications," 24 July 2018 Currently, the city hasn’t gained access to six yeshivas. — Katie Honan, WSJ, "State Issues New Curriculum Guidelines in Wake of Yeshiva Probe," 20 Nov. 2018 The schools under the city’s scrutiny are a small percentage of the 275 yeshivas citywide. — Katie Honan, WSJ, "State Issues New Curriculum Guidelines in Wake of Yeshiva Probe," 20 Nov. 2018 There are more than 440 yeshivas in New York state, educating 165,000 students. — Elya Brudny And Yisroel Reisman, WSJ, "New York State Targets Jewish Schools," 13 Dec. 2018 Parents who choose a yeshiva want their children’s education to emphasize Jewish texts, history and culture. — Elya Brudny And Yisroel Reisman, WSJ, "New York State Targets Jewish Schools," 13 Dec. 2018 Roth was not assigned reading at my yeshiva, mind you; no, my introduction to him was an accident. — New York Times, "What Philip Roth Taught Me About Being an American Jew," 24 May 2018 Of the more than a dozen Hasidic rabbis and yeshiva officials Fox News reached out to for comment, none responded. — Elizabeth Llorente | Fox News, Fox News, "Hasidic leaders sharply limit members' web, smartphone use: 'It's like we're in North Korea’," 12 June 2018

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