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A yeshiva is a Jewish place of education. It is focused on study of the Torah and Talmud.

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Yeshiva University in New York City

Jewish life in the United States

Major communal organizations

B'nai B'rith
Jewish Community Centers
Jewish Federations of North America
Local Jewish Federations

Major Federal liaisons
and policy organizations
not focused exclusively on Israel

American Jewish Committee
American Jewish Congress
Anti-Defamation League
Conference of Presidents
Religious Action Center
Jewish Community Relations Councils (JCRCs)
Jewish Council for Public Affairs
Jewish environmental groups
Jewish Institute for National Security Affairs (JINSA)
National Jewish Democratic Council
Republican Jewish Coalition
White House Jewish Liaison
Jewish Labor Committee

Major foreign assistance organizations

American Jewish World Service
Joint Distribution Committee
Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society
United Israel Appeal

Major Israel policy, education, and
outreach organizations

Ameinu
American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC)
American–Israeli Cooperative Enterprise (AICE)
Americans for Peace Now
Berman Jewish Policy Archive
Birthright Israel
Hadassah
Israeli-American Council
Israel Project
J Street
Jewish Voice for Peace
Jewish Women's Archive
Masa Israel Journey
Middle East Media Research Institute
Nefesh B'Nefesh
New Israel Fund
The Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights under Law (LDB)
Zionist Organization of America

Major domestic and neighborhood
assistance organizations

Chaverim
Hatzalah
Shomrim
Tomchei Shabbos

Major religious movement organizations
(and associated rabbinical membership
and policy body; seminary)

Agudath Israel of America (Moetzes Gedolei HaTorah; etc.)
Agudas Chasidei Chabad (Vaad Rabonei Lubavitch; Tomchei Temimim-U.S., RCA, etc.)
Jewish Reconstructionist Federation (Reconstructionist Rabbinical Association; RRC)
Young Israel
Orthodox Union (Rabbinical Council of America; RIETS-YU, etc.)
Society for Humanistic Judaism
United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism (Rabbinical Assembly; JTSA / AJU-Ziegler)
Union for Reform Judaism (Central Conference of American Rabbis; HUC)
Project Genesis (organization)

Major youth groups

B'nai B'rith Youth Organization (BBYO) (AZA / BBG)
Bnei Akiva
NCSY
North American Federation of Temple Youth (NFTY)
Tzivos Hashem
United Synagogue Youth (USY) / Kadima
Young Judaea

Religious education

College Jewish studies programs
Hebrew school
Jewish day school
Yeshiva / Mesivta

Major college organizations and
Jewish fraternities

Organizations	Chabad on Campus Hillel KESHER (defunct) Masorti on Campus Orthodox student groups
Fraternities & Sororities	Alpha Epsilon Pi Sigma Alpha Epsilon Pi (Historically Jewish: Sigma Alpha Mu Alpha Epsilon Phi Sigma Delta Tau Tau Delta Phi Tau Epsilon Phi Zeta Beta Tau)

Media

Newspapers and wires	Algemeiner Journal Baltimore Jewish Times Charlotte Jewish News Cleveland Jewish News Hamodia The Jewish Advocate (Bost.) The Jewish Daily Forward (N.Y.) The Jewish Exponent (Phila.) The Jewish Journal (L.A.) The Jewish Ledger (Conn.) Jewish News of Greater Phoenix The Jewish Press (N.Y.) Jewish Standard (N.J.) Jewish Telegraphic Agency The Jewish Week (N.Y.) JWeekly (S.F.) New Jersey Jewish News St. Louis Jewish Light Washington Jewish Week Yated Ne'eman Der Yid Der Blatt Di Tzeitung
Magazines	Ami Binah Commentary Emunah Magazine Jewish Currents Jewish Sports Review Jewish World Review Lilith Mishpacha Moment Tablet Tikkun We Are In America
Television	Jewish Broadcasting Service Jewish Life Television (JLTV) National Jewish Television The Jewish Channel
Blogs & Websites	AskMoses.com Chabad.org Heeb Jewcy Jewish Virtual Library Tablet Magazine Vos Iz Neias? Yeshiva.co Yeshiva World News

Major communal activities

JDate
Matzo Ball
Siyum HaShas NY/NJ
Super Sunday phone-a-thon

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