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also yeshivah
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On June 30, 2014, the bodies of three yeshiva boys kidnapped by Hamas were discovered — and a 50-day war followed.
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Grace Gilson, Sun Sentinel, 2 July 2025
Simmons was a Hasidic Orthodox Jew from Israel who found a new faith one fateful day while exiting the yeshiva.
—Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 5 June 2025
What if, as Kagan asked, a Hasidic community wants its charter yeshiva to be free to teach Talmud without having to comply with curriculum requirements imposed on other charters?
—Ruth Marcus, New Yorker, 5 May 2025
His ultra-Orthodox allies wanted the reform to prevent the drafting of thousands of yeshiva students, who have long been exempt from military service.
—Ilan Z. Baron, Foreign Affairs, 12 Aug. 2024
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Grace Gilson, Sun Sentinel, 2 July 2025
Simmons was a Hasidic Orthodox Jew from Israel who found a new faith one fateful day while exiting the yeshiva.
—Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 5 June 2025
What if, as Kagan asked, a Hasidic community wants its charter yeshiva to be free to teach Talmud without having to comply with curriculum requirements imposed on other charters?
—Ruth Marcus, New Yorker, 5 May 2025
His ultra-Orthodox allies wanted the reform to prevent the drafting of thousands of yeshiva students, who have long been exempt from military service.
—Ilan Z. Baron, Foreign Affairs, 12 Aug. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for yeshiva
madrassa
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After his mother’s death, he was sent to study Urdu and Islamic calligraphy at his grandfather’s madrassa in Sidhpur, Gujarat.—
Oscar Holland,
CNN Money,
24 Oct. 2025
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The piece filled both a madrasa and a caravanserai, placing ancient craft next to modern technology.—
Dada Jovanovic,
ABC News,
28 Sep. 2025
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“Yeshiva.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/yeshiva. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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