Synonyms of yeshiva

yeshiva

noun

variants also yeshivah

as in madrassa

Related Words

• madrassa
• Sunday school
• kindergarten
• charter school
• school
• magnet school
• high school
• public school
• secondary school
• trade school
• junior high school
• elementary school
• common school
• grammar school
• middle school
• senior high school
• primary school
• academy
• minischool
• prep school
• seminary
• prep
• preparatory school
• boarding school
• academe
• training school

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of yeshiva

Religious groups have documented a rise in acts of harassment and violence against Christian pilgrims and clergy as well as Palestinian Christian residents, including assaults and spitting, often by ultra-Orthodox Jewish yeshiva students. — Sam Metz, Los Angeles Times, 1 May 2026

Last week, many Israelis erupted in outrage as 90 yeshiva students flew to Poland to visit the grave of a famous rabbi, while their non-Haredi counterparts were being called up to the front. — Yair Rosenberg, The Atlantic, 11 Mar. 2026

The modern Yiddish theater was conjured into being in barns and beer halls by Avrom Goldfaden, a yeshiva student turned impresario, in 1870s Romania. — Literary Hub, 22 Jan. 2026

What To Know The Lawsuit A yeshiva is a Jewish religious school, typically for boys, that focuses on intensive study of sacred texts such as the Torah and Talmud, with varying amounts of general secular education depending on the community. — Robert Alexander, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Sep. 2025