ye·shi·va or ye·shi·vah 
(yə-shēvə)
(yə-shēvə)n.
Judaism
Judaism
1. An institute of learning where students study sacred texts, primarily the Talmud.
2. An elementary or secondary school with a curriculum that includes religion and culture as well as general education.
[Hebrew yəšîbâ, from yāšab, to sit; see wṯb in the Appendix of Semitic roots.]