In the spring of 1976 (5736), the Lubavitcher Rebbe declared a “Shnas Hachinuch” – a year of Torah education. As with all of the Rebbe’s directives, this was a call to action, and Yeshiva Chanoch Lenaar was founded in answer to that call. For over three decades, YCL has lived up to its commitment to accept boys with limited previous Jewish education, as well as those from observant homes who have not thrived in their regular yeshivos, and to provide them with a true yeshiva education in a warm and nurturing environment.