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Chinuch Atzmai was founded in 1953 by the Moetzes Gedolei HaTorah
Moetzes Gedolei HaTorah

The Moetzes Gedolei HaTorah ????? ????? ????? is the name for the councils that are the supreme rabbinical policy-making bodies of the two Ashkenazi Jews Haredi Judaism political groups in Israel, Degel HaTorah and Agudat Israel, and for the social and political group in the United States that serves as the highest ranking rabbinic policy b...
 (Council of Torah Sages of Agudath Israel
Agudath Israel

Agudath Israel can refer to any of several related organizations, including:*World Agudath Israel, an international movement*Agudath Israel of America, an American organization...
 in Israel
Israel

Israel officially the State of Israel , is a country in the Middle East located on the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea. It borders Lebanon in the north, Syria in the northeast, Jordan in the east, and Egypt on the southwest, and contains geographically diverse features within its relatively small area....
) to serve as an alternate school system for Orthodox children in Israel. It was initially led by Rabbi Zalman Sorotzkin
Zalman Sorotzkin

Rabbi Zalman Sorotzkin was a famous Orthodox Rabbi. He is also known as the "Lutzker Rav", as he served as the Rabbi of Lutsk, Poland....
.

The diverse nature of Israel’s society is accommodated within the framework of the education system. Different sectors of the population attend different schools. Although, parents are comforted by the fact that their children’s school may more or less reflect their basic worldview, this separation results in very little contact among the various segments of Israeli society.






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Chinuch Atzmai was founded in 1953 by the Moetzes Gedolei HaTorah
Moetzes Gedolei HaTorah

The Moetzes Gedolei HaTorah ????? ????? ????? is the name for the councils that are the supreme rabbinical policy-making bodies of the two Ashkenazi Jews Haredi Judaism political groups in Israel, Degel HaTorah and Agudat Israel, and for the social and political group in the United States that serves as the highest ranking rabbinic policy b...
 (Council of Torah Sages of Agudath Israel
Agudath Israel

Agudath Israel can refer to any of several related organizations, including:*World Agudath Israel, an international movement*Agudath Israel of America, an American organization...
 in Israel
Israel

Israel officially the State of Israel , is a country in the Middle East located on the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea. It borders Lebanon in the north, Syria in the northeast, Jordan in the east, and Egypt on the southwest, and contains geographically diverse features within its relatively small area....
) to serve as an alternate school system for Orthodox children in Israel. It was initially led by Rabbi Zalman Sorotzkin
Zalman Sorotzkin

Rabbi Zalman Sorotzkin was a famous Orthodox Rabbi. He is also known as the "Lutzker Rav", as he served as the Rabbi of Lutsk, Poland....
.

The diverse nature of Israel’s society is accommodated within the framework of the education system. Different sectors of the population attend different schools. Although, parents are comforted by the fact that their children’s school may more or less reflect their basic worldview, this separation results in very little contact among the various segments of Israeli society. Schools are divided into five groups: State schools (mamlachti), attended by the majority of the pupils, State religious schools (mamlachti dati), which emphasize Jewish studies, tradition and observance. Independent religious schools (Chinuch Atzmai) which focus almost entirely on Talmud Torah and offer very little in terms of secular subjects; Private schools which reflect the philosophies of specific groups of parents (Democratic Schools) or are based on a curriculum of a foreign country (e.g. The American School). Arab schools, with instruction in Arabic and a focus on Arab history, religions and culture.

There are approximately 80,000 students currently enrolled in Chinuch Atzmai schools, which include Bais Yaakov
Bais Yaakov

Bais Yaakov is a common name for Orthodox Judaism full-time Jewish schools throughout the world for young Jewish females from religious families....
 schools for girls, Talmud Torah
Talmud Torah

Talmud Torah schools were created in the Jewish world, both Ashkenazic and Sephardic, as a form of public primary school for boys of modest backgrounds, where they were given an elementary education in Hebrew language, the Scriptures , and the Talmud ....
, Cheder
Cheder

A Cheder is a traditional elementary school teaching the basics of Judaism and the Hebrew language....
 and Yeshiva Ketana for boys. There is a strong emphasis on Jewish studies in these programs.

The schools are partially supported by the State; however, the Ministry of Education is not responsible for the curriculum, the hiring and firing of teachers, or for the registration of pupils. Chinuch Atzmai's funding has traditionally been supplemented by donations from outside of Israel, particularly the United States. Rabbi Aharon Kotler
Aharon Kotler

Rabbi Aharon Kotler was a prominent leader of Orthodox Judaism in Lithuanian Jews, and later the United States, where he built one of the first yeshivas in the US....
, one of the movement's founders, was extremely instrumental in fundraising for the organization. Due to sharp cuts in state funding over recent years, the movement has had to redouble its efforts in order to keep schools from closing, and the majority of its funding now comes from outside support.