Definition of "yeshiva" []

• Judaism An institute of learning where students study sacred texts, primarily the Talmud. (noun)
• Judaism An elementary or secondary school with a curriculum that includes religion and culture as well as general education. (noun)

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• "In early March, the yeshiva was attacked by a Palestinian gunman who killed eight students, mainly teenagers, in a library."
• "‘The attack at the yeshiva was a barbaric murder of eight children who were engaged in religious study,’ read an op-ed in the daily Al-Watan."
• "First, as far as I know, they do not see themselves as a yeshiva, which is why their name is Mechon Machon?"