Talmud Torah Magen Avot in the Holy City of Tsfat

Talmud Torah Magen Avot "The world is sustained by the pure breath of little schoolchildren."

From its inception in 1980 with three small boys, Talmud Torah Magen Avot in the Holy City of Tsfat has spared no effort in striving for the highest expression of a true Torah education. Today, over 350 students from diverse backgrounds learn and play together.

Emphasis on Derech Eretz and character development through regular contests and campaigns designed to foster the personal refinement that is integral to a genuine education.

Highest educational standards and commitment to academic excellence. In a recent nation-wide exam, the top three results all emerged from Magen Avot.

A significant number of students are orphaned or from broken homes. The Talmud Torah employs an outstanding team of educators, psychologists and private tutors committed to transmitting authentic Jewish education and values to the next generation.

Among one of the select schools in Israel that continue to provide a daily hot and nutritious lunch, prepared fresh on the premises.

The Magen Avot Boys Choir regularly performs live onstage for the public, from a repetoire of original and traditional music. Directed by gifted members of the teaching faculty, the boys sing to standing room only audiences.