The Ma'ayan HaChinuch HaTorani () is an education network in

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, founded in 1984 by the Sephardi Rabbi

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for the purpose of providing a religious

Torah The Torah ( , "Instruction", "Teaching" or "Law") is the compilation of the first five books of the Hebrew Bible, namely the books of Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers and Deuteronomy. The Torah is also known as the Pentateuch () ...

education to the Sephardi community. Rabbi Yosef served as the head of the organization until his death. It currently operates 130 schools throughout Israel. The secretary general is Rabbi

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. One of its former secretaries general, Rabbi

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, currently serves as the deputy

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