Rabbi Yitzchak Dovid Grossman established Migdal Ohr in the early 1970’s with the aim of aiding at-risk children and youth in Israel through the creation of an educational network and of a warm, supportive environment for children in need as well as for newly immigrated children. Migdal Ohr’s nationwide educational network includes dozens of day-care centres, preschools, primary and secondary scho
ols, ‘ulpanot midrashiyot’ (religious educational institutions for girls), vocational schools and academic institutions, boarding schools, foster homes and after-school clubs. The children enrolled in these programmers come from both religious and secular backgrounds, some are native Israelis while others made Aliyah, and they represent every ethnicity and diaspora community. Some are residents of Migdal HaEmek, while others come from every part of Israel. Migdal Ohr provides a warm, supportive and loving home in every way possible, from accommodation, meals, clothing and health services to vocational and academic training, educational opportunities and cultural activities as well as the instilling of Jewish and Zionist values.
