A type of English which includes phrases from Torah learning. It is generally used by Jewish men/women who have spent some time in a yeshiva/seminary.
Person 1: This ice cream is geshmak!
Person 2: What does geshmak mean?
Person 3: It's yeshivish for "fantastic."
Person 2: What does geshmak mean?
Person 3: It's yeshivish for "fantastic."
by PhDavid June 18, 2011
A very observant form of Orthodox Judaism. However, one must keep in mind that this is also a group of people of which many followers suffer financially- primarily due to their outlook towards secular accomplishment.
Yeshivish is probably assumed to be one of the most "frum" versions of Orthodoxy. In a certain sense, this is true. In a certain sense, this isn't necessarily true.
I personally disagree with Yeshivishism. This is because
1) You can disagree with me on this, but I personally don't think most kollel guys are going to grow up to be big Talmidei Chachamim. Some, but definitely not all of them.
2) For many people it's not natural to have a very single-minded lifestyle. People's brains get fatigued and bored over just doing one thing all the time. This would contribute in retrogression in Torah study; as STUDYING all day doesn't necessarily mean LEARNING all day.
3) Everybody's different. Not everyone's brains are built for sitting and learning all day. Not everyone is the all-day study academic type. Some people are musical, some people are artistic, and some people are athletic, and etc.
To cope with this, it's good to set aside ample time for these worldly hobbies. This is because when a person enjoys these things/has talent for them, they feel psychologically enriched by the doing of these hobbies. This can help with Torah study actually, as it will cope with boredom. (Boredom, frustration, brain fry, etc, are all things that can happen during kollel).
Yeshivish is probably assumed to be one of the most "frum" versions of Orthodoxy. In a certain sense, this is true. In a certain sense, this isn't necessarily true.
I personally disagree with Yeshivishism. This is because
1) You can disagree with me on this, but I personally don't think most kollel guys are going to grow up to be big Talmidei Chachamim. Some, but definitely not all of them.
2) For many people it's not natural to have a very single-minded lifestyle. People's brains get fatigued and bored over just doing one thing all the time. This would contribute in retrogression in Torah study; as STUDYING all day doesn't necessarily mean LEARNING all day.
3) Everybody's different. Not everyone's brains are built for sitting and learning all day. Not everyone is the all-day study academic type. Some people are musical, some people are artistic, and some people are athletic, and etc.
To cope with this, it's good to set aside ample time for these worldly hobbies. This is because when a person enjoys these things/has talent for them, they feel psychologically enriched by the doing of these hobbies. This can help with Torah study actually, as it will cope with boredom. (Boredom, frustration, brain fry, etc, are all things that can happen during kollel).
Hirsch is very yeshivish. He sits and learns all day in yeshiva. I don't, though. I learn a couple hours a day, do parkour, play piano, study psychology, do biking, and lots of other stuff. It's good to get this combo in if you can.
by EccentricCookie123 December 19, 2020
A sect or type of the religious Jewish community which usually includes Jews who've attended Yeshiva/seminary and has left a significant cultural mark on. (Often used interchangeably with the terms 'greasy'; greaseball'; 'moldy'; krotzed-out; shtark (usually in a derogitory way))
by dsyg1 April 26, 2021
1. Ironically unironic references to yeshivish Judaism, or occasionally pictures of Hebrew words in non Hebrew contexts.
2. A communal freethinking society, not a totalitarian regime.
2. A communal freethinking society, not a totalitarian regime.
Did you see the candle store had something that looked almost like a Menorah? What yeshivish satire!
by Velvel the mensch November 22, 2020