The title rosh mesivta (alt. rosh metivta;[1]Hebrew: ראש מתיבתא; from Jewish Babylonian Aramaicrêsh mṯivtāריש מתיבתא), abbreviated as Ram (ר״מ),[2][3] is a term in Jewish education for a leading figure in an educational institution. 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]
^Gifter, Mordechai (2003). "Yeshivas Telz" [Telz Yeshiva]. Herzog College (in Hebrew). Retrieved 15 February 2011. R... next moved to the Telshe yeshiva as a rosh mesivta ... (rosh yeshiva) left the Telshe yeshiva and R... replaced him as rosh yeshiva.
