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Torah study is the study of the Torah, Hebrew Bible, Talmud, responsa, rabbinic literature, and similar works, all of which are Judaism's religious texts. According to Rabbinic Judaism , the study is done for the purpose of the mitzvah ("commandment") of Torah study itself.
Talmud Torah in Mea She'arim Talmud Torah in Samarkand A teacher and a student in a Talmud Torah, Bnei Brak, 1965. Talmud Torah (Hebrew: תלמוד תורה, lit.'Study of the Torah') schools were created in the Jewish world, both Ashkenazic and Sephardic, as a form of religious school for boys of modest backgrounds, where they were given an elementary education in Hebrew, the scriptures ...
In Orthodox Judaism a yeshiva (Hebrew: ישיבה) is an educational institution where men can study the Torah, the Talmud, and develop their character. A yeshiva usually is led by a rabbi called a rosh yeshiva (head of the yeshiva).
A beth midrash (Hebrew: בית מדרש, "House of Learning"; pl.: batei midrash), also beis medrash or beit midrash, is a hall dedicated for Torah study, often translated as a "study hall". [1] It is distinct from a synagogue (beth knesseth), although the two are often coextensive. In Yiddish the beth midrash may be referred to as a zal, i.e ...
Following is a listing of rabbinical schools, organized by denomination.The emphasis of the training will differ correspondingly: Orthodox Semikha centers on the study of Talmud-based halacha (Jewish law), while in other programs, the emphasis may shift to "the other functions of a modern rabbi such as preaching, counselling, and pastoral work.” [1] [2] Conservative Yeshivot occupy a ...
Torah Umesorah – National Society for Hebrew Day Schools (or Torah Umesorah תורה ומסורה ) is an Orthodox Jewish educational charity [1] based in the United States that promotes Torah-based Jewish religious education in North America by supporting and developing a loosely affiliated network independent private Jewish day schools.
In all of these communities, yeshiva study is common, with young men (and women in a midrasha) spending several years post high school studying Torah. In the Haredi / Hasidic communities, their study often spans decades. In October 2022 the Israel Democracy Institute was able to compile a 200-page bibliography of research on Israeli Haredim ...
This article is a list of mesivtas.A mesivta (or mesifta) [1] [2] is a Jewish Orthodox secondary school for boys. The term is commonly used in the United States to describe a yeshiva that emphasizes Talmudic studies for boys in grades 9 through 11 or 12; alternately, it refers to the religious studies track in a yeshiva high school that offers both religious and secular studies.