The Conservative Yeshiva is a

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institute for study of traditional

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texts in

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. The

yeshiva A yeshiva (; he, ישיבה, , sitting; pl. , or ) is a traditional Jewish educational institution focused on the study of Rabbinic literature, primarily the Talmud and halacha (Jewish law), while Torah and Jewish philosophy a ...

was founded in 1995, and is under the academic auspices of the

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. The current

Roshei Yeshiva Rosh yeshiva ( he, ראש ישיבה, pl. he, ראשי ישיבה, '; Anglicized pl. ''rosh yeshivas'') is the title given to the dean of a yeshiva, a Jewish educational institution that focuses on the study of traditional religious texts, primar ...

are Rabbi Joel Levy and Dr. Joshua Kulp. The

Emeritus are Rabbi Pesach Schindler zt"l and Rabbi

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. The Yeshiva offers Jews from outside the Orthodox world the opportunity to gain the advanced Jewish learning and communal experiences provided by attending a yeshiva. The Yeshiva offers a synthesis of traditional and

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methods, allowing Jewish texts and tradition to encounter social change and modern scholarship. The curriculum focuses on classical Jewish subjects, including

Talmud The Talmud (; he, , Talmūḏ) is the central text of Rabbinic Judaism and the primary source of Jewish religious law ('' halakha'') and Jewish theology. Until the advent of modernity, in nearly all Jewish communities, the Talmud was the ce ...

Tanakh The Hebrew Bible or Tanakh (;"Tanach"
'' Midrash ''Midrash'' (;"midrash"
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, halakha, and

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. Learning is conducted in the traditional yeshiva method ('' shiur'' and ''

chavruta ''Chavrusa'', also spelled ''chavruta'' or ''ḥavruta'' (Aramaic: חַבְרוּתָא, lit. "fellowship" or "group of fellows"; pl. חַבְרָוָותָא), is a traditional rabbinic approach to Talmudic study in which a small group of stu ...

'') with an openness to modern scholarship. The Conservative Yeshiva's educational programs include the one-year program, pre-college program, advanced studies program, summer program, and Nativ Yeshiva Track.

Notable faculty

* Dr. Joshua Kulp, Rosh Yeshiva & co-founder * Rabbi

Rosh Yeshiva Emeritis

References

External links

The Conservative Yeshiva Official SiteMeet Conservative Yeshiva Students and Faculty
Conservative Judaism in Israel Conservative yeshivas Educational institutions established in 1995 Yeshivas in Jerusalem 1995 establishments in Israel {{Jewish-org-stub

Notable faculty

See also

References

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