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house of study

American  
Or House of Study

noun

  1. Beth Midrash.


Etymology

Origin of house of study

First recorded in 1925–30

Example Sentences

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But as a student of ancient religious texts – I run a secular Jewish house of study for culture-makers in New York – I take real issue with these groups’ reading of the Bible, too.

From Salon • Jan. 5, 2014

Only in the Beit Midrash, the holy "house of study," does the guest find the home he was looking for: it seems to be the "one place in the town where you find no suffering."

From Time Magazine Archive

Yet the house of study is, in fact, abstracted from life in the village, perhaps from all life.

From Time Magazine Archive

He is also a widely respected Talmudic scholar who stresses that the most important function of the synagogue is to be a Bet Midrash�a "house of study."

From Time Magazine Archive

As for me, my place was in the house of study, or so they said.

From "Night" by Elie Wiesel