Torah Umesorah – National Society for Hebrew Day Schools
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Torah Umesorah – National Society for Hebrew Day Schools (or Torah Umesorah תורה ומסורה) is an Orthodox Jewish educational charity[1] based in the United States that promotes Torah-based Jewish religious education in North America by supporting and developing a loosely affiliated network independent private Jewish day schools.
In the early 21st century, some 760 day schools teach more than 250,000 children. Torah Umesorah have established yeshivas and kollelim in every city with a significant population of Jews.[2] Rabbi Joshua Fishman served from 1980 as executive vice-president[3] until his retirement in June 2007. The current Menahel ("principal") or national director, is Rabbi David Nojowitz.[1]