About Migdal Ohr

Migdal Ohr (Tower of Light) is a country-wide network of schools and educational programs which provide top-of-the-line education in a warm and home-like environment.

At a Glance

Rabbi Yitzchak Dovid Grossman opened his first class in 1972 with just 18 pupils. Migdal Ohr now enrolls over 6,000 boys and girls in 15 high schools and elementary schools and seven daycare centers.

Migdal Ohr also provides needy and immigrant children with housing, schooling, medical and dental care, clothing, libraries, after school enrichment courses and vocational training.

Migdal Ohr’s motto is that with care, love and an equal opportunity for all, the children and youth can realize their full potential and soar to previously unthought-of heights.

Migdal Ohr puts an emphasis on children coming from challenging socio-economic backgrounds, and believes that through true faith in the children and dedicated care, any child can become a happy and productive citizen of the State of Israel.

Based in Migdal Ha’Emek in Israel’s north, the educational campus spans across a 45 acre area of which 130,000 SqM. are buildings populated by Israel’s future.

Over the years, more than 15,000 students have completed their studies at Migdal Ohr.

Migdal Ohr’s dedicated staff is comprised of 80 percent of alumni, who are now hard at work to educate the next generation.

Our Projects

Day Care Centers

which provide tender, loving  care to infants aged two months to three years old. These facilities offer the mothers of large families the opportunity to work and help their husbands support their children.

Kindergartens

where pre-school age children get a proper start on the educational path.

Primary & Secondary school systems​

for boys and for girls, with full dormitory facilities, laboratories, computer centers, libraries, and youth centers, where emphasis is placed on individual attention to the child’s needs.

Prisoner rehabilitation programs

in Israel’s prisons. The recidivism rate among the “graduates” of Migdal Ohr’s rehabilitation activities stands at about 10%, a sharp contrast to the 90% in the general prison population.

Occupational Training Programs​

offering adult education courses responsive to the requirements of government and industry for off-campus residents of northern Israel.