yeshiva

noun

ye·shi·va yə-ˈshē-və

variants or less commonly yeshivah

plural yeshivas or yeshivot yə-ˌshē-ˈvōt

-ˈvōth

Synonyms of yeshiva next

: a school for talmudic study

: an Orthodox Jewish rabbinical seminary

: a Jewish day school providing secular and religious instruction

Examples of yeshiva in a Sentence

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The Israel Defense Forces has committed to recruiting only 3,000 yeshiva students next year, according to the attorney general's office – although the court's ruling said that about 63,000 ultra-Orthodox students are eligible. —

Harriet Marsden, theweek, 3 July 2024 Interestingly enough, today the building is a yeshiva. —

Sarah Pachter, Sun Sentinel, 27 June 2024 The Supreme Court said there was no legal framework that supported a differentiation between yeshiva students and other Israelis eligible for military service. —

Chantal Da Silva, NBC News, 25 June 2024 Technically, the military service exemption applied to young men who were actively studying at a yeshiva. —

Mick Krever, CNN, 25 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for yeshiva