Rosh mesivta

The title rosh mesivta (alt. rosh metivta;^[1] Hebrew: ראש מתיבתא; from Jewish Babylonian Aramaic rêsh mṯivtā ריש מתיבתא‎), abbreviated as Ram (ר״מ),^[2][3] is a term in Jewish education for the person in charge of a Jewish all-boys high school, as "Rosh" in Hebrew means "Head", and "Mesivta" is the accepted term for a Jewish all-boys high school. The term has a long history, going back many centuries.^[4]

The role is comparable to a dean in a university.^[5] Just as a chancellor outranks a dean,^[6] a rosh yeshiva, when both exist, is higher.^[7][8]

See also

• Mesivta