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yeshiva

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for yeshiva.

Editorial note

Putting aside the whole question of debate this is a such a fascinating misunderstanding of what Yeshiva is.

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Quick take

Alternative letter-case form of yeshiva. [(education, Judaism) An academy for the advanced study of Jewish texts.]

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of yeshiva gathered in one view.

noun

Alternative letter-case form of yeshiva. [(education, Judaism) An academy for the advanced study of Jewish texts.]

noun

(education, Judaism) An academy for the advanced study of Jewish texts.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for yeshiva.

noun

Alternative letter-case form of yeshiva. [(education, Judaism) An academy for the advanced study of Jewish texts.]

noun

(education, Judaism) An academy for the advanced study of Jewish texts.

Example sentences

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Putting aside the whole question of debate this is a such a fascinating misunderstanding of what Yeshiva is.

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My grandfather, before he fled Belarus, was trained at a yeshiva and on his way to becoming a rabbi.

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Similarly, in yeshiva communities in the US men and women typically pronounce certain Hebrew vowels differently.

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This is the yeshiva equivalent of being a terrible romantic partner and eventually running out of people in town to date.

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You need some guidance when reading, whether that is the Holy Ghost, your pastor, or a decade or two of yeshiva school.

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Right, since there was no Yeshiva in town, 1 and 3 were Jewish!!!

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All of which came from our grandfather, who was forced to leave a yeshiva at 12 years old, and his father, and his grandfather.

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Madoff was a board member on one the schools at Yeshiva University.

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All men (and women) except those in a Yeshiva (religious school).

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In his honour, and to continue his teachings, the extremist Merkaz Harav (the Rabbi's Centre) was founded in 1924 as a yeshiva or fundamentalist religious college.

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My yeshiva experience was a lot less exciting because we were based in middle of nowhere with nothing to do (by design).

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> yeshiva Doesn’t Orthodox Judaism (like all religions) look quite harshly upon all forms of gambling?

Quote examples

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Rabbi Moshe Tendler, a medical ethicist and dean of Yeshiva University’s (Orthodox) rabbinical school, was quoted in The JewishDaily Forward as saying: “There is no requirement to make metzitzah b’peh.

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Re proesecutor: "He also agreed to a $500 fine, 500 hours of community service, and the loss of his law license, according to the Innocence Project, a legal clinic affiliated with Yeshiva University's Cardozo Law School." Sorry not enough.

Proper noun examples

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I really don't know what you were taught, I studied in a Jewish religious school (a Yeshiva) and for the matter my experience was very different than that of my peers when I reached university, in university I was taught mathematics only and professors had a myriad of political views, including the one who introduced me to Rand's work.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use yeshiva in a sentence?

Putting aside the whole question of debate this is a such a fascinating misunderstanding of what Yeshiva is.

What does yeshiva mean?

Alternative letter-case form of yeshiva. [(education, Judaism) An academy for the advanced study of Jewish texts.]

What part of speech is yeshiva?

yeshiva is commonly used as noun.