yeshiva

variants also yeshivah

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Recent Examples of yeshiva On June 30, 2014, the bodies of three yeshiva boys kidnapped by Hamas were discovered — and a 50-day war followed. 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 See All Example Sentences for yeshiva
Recent Examples of Synonyms for yeshiva
madrassa
Noun
  • The piece filled both a madrasa and a caravanserai, placing ancient craft next to modern technology.
    Dada Jovanovic, ABC News, 28 Sep. 2025
  • Critics say this ministry has neither the power nor the expertise to keep madrassas in check.
    Hasan Ali, Christian Science Monitor, 19 May 2025

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“Yeshiva.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/yeshiva. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.

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