The title ''rosh mesivta'' (alt. ''rosh metivta''; he, ראש מתיבתא; from the
Aramaic
The Aramaic languages, short Aramaic ( syc, ܐܪܡܝܐ, Arāmāyā; oar, 𐤀𐤓𐤌𐤉𐤀; arc, 𐡀𐡓𐡌𐡉𐡀; tmr, אֲרָמִית), are a language family containing many varieties (languages and dialects) that originated i ...
''reish metivta''),
abbreviated as Ram, is a term in Jewish education for a leading figure in an educational institution. The term has a long history, going back many centuries.
The role is comparable to a dean in a university. Just as a chancellor outranks a dean, a
rosh 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 ...
, when both exist, is higher.
[R... next moved to the Telshe yeshiva as a rosh mesivta ... (rosh yeshiva) left the Telshe yeshiva and R... replaced him as rosh yeshiva. ]
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Mesivta
''Mesivta'' (also metivta; Aramaic: מתיבתא, "academy") is an Orthodox Jewish yeshiva 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 ...
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Orthodox rabbinic roles and titles
Jewish religious occupations
Hebrew words and phrases
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