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  • noun Plural form of yeshiva.

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Examples

  • All of the Orthodox members educate their children in private religious schools called yeshivas; most are Hasidic, practicing a strict form of Judaism.

    Orthodox Candidates Win School Vote Sumathi Reddy 2011

  • Which "yeshivas" is "Rabbi Dave" sending these young people to? has done so before.

    The Kvetcher 2008

  • Which "yeshivas" is "Rabbi Dave" sending these young people to? has done so before.

    The Kvetcher 2008

  • In terms of formal volunteering, one way students can get involved is by starting gay-straight alliances (GSAs) at schools, camps, yeshivas, youth groups, and just about anywhere else.

    Jay Michaelson: Responding to Gay Suicides: What Teens Can Do Jay Michaelson 2010

  • In terms of formal volunteering, one way students can get involved is by starting gay-straight alliances (GSAs) at schools, camps, yeshivas, youth groups, and just about anywhere else.

    Jay Michaelson: Responding to Gay Suicides: What Teens Can Do Jay Michaelson 2010

  • This is one of those yeshivas I was telling you about.

    The Omega Theory Mark Alpert 2011

  • They stir up trouble by buying buildings in the Muslim quarter and turning them into yeshivas.

    The Omega Theory Mark Alpert 2011

  • Joseph and Dominic Academy of Williamsburg, a Roman Catholic school with students from kindergarten to eighth grade, as well as several yeshivas serving the area's large Orthodox community.

    Williamsburg: Far From Secret, Still a Success Melanie Lefkowitz 2011

  • One has been leased to two yeshivas, and the other was slated to be sold to a yeshiva before a complaint was filed with state school officials.

    Orthodox Candidates Win School Vote Sumathi Reddy 2011

  • In terms of formal volunteering, one way students can get involved is by starting gay-straight alliances (GSAs) at schools, camps, yeshivas, youth groups, and just about anywhere else.

    Jay Michaelson: Responding to Gay Suicides: What Teens Can Do Jay Michaelson 2010

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