יְשִׁיבָה שֶׁל מַעְלָה

ביטוי (אנגלית)

Heavenly Yeshiva/ Heaven (where angels and souls of the righteous are believed to dwell)/Divine (celestial) Court

הגדרה (אנגלית)

By extension: the place of the righteous in Gan Eden, where the righteous study Torah; or: the heavenly court.

("At the time when Israel goes out to war, the heavenly court sits in judgment over them: whether to grant victory or defeat"—Jerusalem Talmud, Shabbat 2:6; and likewise: "For it is a statute for Israel, a judgment for the God of Jacob"—teaches that the heavenly court does not enter into judgment unless the earthly court has sanctified the month"—Rosh Hashanah 8b; and likewise: "Especially in such an orphaned generation, there is no person found like one whose soul will ascend to the heavenly yeshiva and they will reveal to him what is to come"—Pele Yoetz, entry "Dream"; and likewise: "Come and see how great the holy tongue is: for the sake of one word, a great tzaddik like him took trouble to go from the heavenly yeshiva, from Gan Eden, and then read his book before"—Agnon, "These and Those," Chush HaRe'ach, 241)