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also yeshivah
as in madrassah
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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.
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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
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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
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“Yeshiva.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/yeshiva. Accessed 4 Mar. 2025.
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