Torah Umesorah is
an organization
that fosters
and promotes
Torah-based
Jewish religious
education, by
supporting and
developing a
loosely affiliated
network of 700
independent
private Jewish
day schools
catering to
more then 200,000
children.
Torah Umesorah was established by Mr. Shraga Feivel Mendlowitz Z"L the Rosh Yeshiva of Yeshiva Torah Vodaas as an alternative method of educating Jewish children. He envisioned a Cheder that provided both a hebrew and english education under one roof. He wanted to aviod sending children to public school.
Some services provided by Torah Umesorah:
- Some services provided by Torah Umesorah
- Publications for students, teachers, and principals
- Counseling for students and families
- Teacher training
- Annual conventions for rabbis who teach or are principals
- Job placement for rabbis and Jewish study teachers
- Teacher on the job training
- Principals organization, with professional training for outstanding candidates
- Beth Din
- Enrichment programs
- Financial assistance for some students
- Adult education via the summer seed program and partners in torah
- Help with establishing kollels, day schools and yeshivas
- Tutoring services
A good resource for rebbe, teacher, and parent is www.chinuch.org. Their phone number 718-259-1223.
Much of this bio of Torah Umesorah was taken from Wikipedia - www.wikipedia.org.
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