Definitions
an academy for the advanced study of Jewish texts (primarily the Talmud)
Word origin
From Yiddish ישיבה (yeshive), from Hebrew יְשִׁיבָה (y'shivá, “sitting”).
Used in a sentence
“Nonetheless, in 1976, after graduating with a B.A. in religious studies, he entered Yale's doctoral program in the same department. A year later, he left Yale to study Talmud in a Manhattan yeshiva.”
“Shalom grew up in an Orthodox family in Stamford Hill. His father, who ran an office-furniture business, intended him for a synagogue cantor, and when Shalom finished school he was sent to the yeshiva.”
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Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues
01“Talmud academy”7 letters
02“Talmud school”7 letters
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