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Chinuch in Bnei Brak
by Yisroel Gold

The school year of 5786 opened in Bnei Brak with 114,000 students, representing one of the biggest educational systems in the country of significant Torah flourishing and expansion in the educational system of the 'city of Torah.' During the summer months, the municipality toiled to prepare an improved commencement for this new year, through the opening of sixty additional classes and 26 new kindergartens, of which 15 are for special education and 11 for general education, allowing for the absorption of 600 new kindergarten students. In the educational system, a growth of 2,500 additional students is evident.
Chinuch Atzmai
The present school year opens with a historic peak. For the first time, Chinuch Atzmai schools recorded over 132,000 students, boys and girls, throughout the country, a figure which indicates a growth of more than 50% within a decade, as compared to 88,000 in 5775. This impressive development is expressed through the additional 30 buildings inaugurated in cities and settlements throughout the country as an answer to the demand of the general population and communities, which together comprise the Chinuch Atzmai 'family'.
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