seminary
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Khamenei left Mashhad in 1957 to attend seminary in the Shiite holy city of Najaf in Iraq.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 1, 2026
He left before completing seminary, joining the civil rights movement full time.
From Salon • Feb. 17, 2026
But the changes blowing through Israel have not yet breached the walls of the Kisse Rahamim yeshiva - or Jewish seminary - in Bnei Brak, an ultra-Orthodox city on the outskirts of Tel Aviv.
From BBC • Dec. 3, 2025
I had dreams of becoming a Catholic priest and spent most of my 20s in various forms of conversion therapy in an attempt to prepare for the seminary and to be eligible for application.
From Slate • Oct. 14, 2025
His situation wasn’t improved when the authorities at the seminary decided to put him on a three-quarter salary until he proved his worth.
From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin
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