A beth midrash (Hebrew: בית מדרש‎, or beis medrash, beit midrash, pl. batei midrash "House of Learning") is a Jewish school located in a synagogue, yeshiva, kollel, or other building. It is distinct from a synagogue, although many synagogues are also used as batei midrash and vice versa. In Yiddish the beth midrash may be referred to as a zal, i.e. "hall". Beis midrash is also the name of the undergraduate-level program in Orthodox yeshivas in the United States, for boys over 12th grade.