Welcome to Ulpan Bayit.
We are an independent Hebrew school located in the beating heart of Tel-Aviv.
We offer small groups of all levels, for tourists, students and every person who wants to learn Hebrew.
“Bayit” means Home
Ulpan Bayit is located in a spacious loft in the heart of Tel-Aviv, between Florentin, Rotchild and the Levinsky market. Ulpan Bayit is a home for all – our students are from all over the world, either as tourists, foreign students or new immigrants.
“Bayit” means Home
All of our classes are small and cozy. Students sit around one table, in a lesson which is more of a continuous dialogue between the teacher and the students. Most of the elements inside the Ulpan are labelled with the name in Hebrew – a nice idea to try at home!
We have the best
teachers. Seriously.
To ensure the best learning experience we hand picked the best Hebrew teachers. All of our teachers are certified Hebrew as a Foreign Language teachers by the Hebrew university in Jerusalem. We have tons of experience in teaching Hebrew. In order to improve some more, the entire team is constantly learning a new language together – so that we’ll always feel like students ourselves. Read more
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נטעOur office manager and probably the first person you'll contact in the Ulpan. She is also a very talented photographer.Neta -
ירוןThe founder and manager of Ulpan Bayit. Started up Ulpan Bayit 4 years ago. The Ulpans source for education theory and methods, linguistics and music.Yaron -
רזGimmel level master - she knows how to make people speak Hebrew. In the process of becoming a bibliotherapist.Raz -
נואלHebrew and English teacher for the past 10 years. An unbelievable source for language activities.Noel -
שירהA Hebrew teacher and a singer. Writing teaching materials for the Ulpan and making music with "The Hazelnuts".Shira -
מיהLevel Aleph coordinator - an extremely experienced Hebrew teacher and also a music and singing teacher.Maya -
תמרTamar is a Hebrew teacher, a translator from Chinese and an activist standing behind the initiative Layla Tov (Good Night) which aspires to make the nightlife in Israel fun and safe through a consensus of zero tolerance for sexual harassment.Tamar -
פלגPelleg is a very unique and dedicated teacher, splitting her time between the Ulpan as a Hebrew teacher, and a kindergarten for autistic children as a speech therapist. She is the best source for learning strategies and working on accent.Pelleg -
אירהIra is one of the finest Bet teachers. She is both a teacher for the Bet level and the level coordinator - creating the syllabus and directing the Bet teachers. On top of that she is fluent in Russian and in English and has a very impressive spoken Arabic.Ira -
אריAri is one of the busiest people you'll meet - aside from being a fantastic Hebrew teacher Ari is a screen writer, opera director and a dancer in Yasmeen Godder's experimental dance projects. He is also bringing theatre to the Ulpan with his unique "Talking Objects" workshop.Ari -
עדיאלAdiel teaches the lower levels, and is a very beloved teacher. Teaching in the mornings and juggling as a drummer between some of Tel Aviv's most interesting alternative rock bands.Adiel -
סנוניתSnunit is one of our favorite Beginners teachers. Started being a teacher in east Jerusalem and then migrated to Tel Aviv to become a half dancer half Hebrew teacher.Snunit -
נועהNoa is one special figure that comes to teach at the Ulpan all the way from Haifa. Before teaching at the Ulpan Noa used to prepare students for the Psychometric Test (Israel's SAT). Right now teaching Intermediate levels while working on her thesis.Noa -
נעמיNaomi is teaching the higher levels - Gimmel and beyond. A talented guide for Israeli culture, Naomi works on various projects about Tel-Aviv and it's unique subcultures.Naomi
The Levels
We divide our students into six levels (A1 – C2) following the European standard. It takes two to three courses to complete a level.
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A1.2 (Aleph+): Expansion of the skills acquired in Aleph – adding the infinitive and learning all verb categories in the present tense. In addition we learn the basics of the past tense and start reading more complex texts. Learn more
A1.3 (Aleph++): We continue with the past tense in all verb categories, add more advanced sentence structures, modals verbs and learn how to conjugate prepositions correctly. Learn more
A2.1 (Bet): Learning the future tense, expanding the knowledge on prepositions, learning the gerund and adding complex sentence connectors – causal, time, consequential. Learn more
A2.2 (Bet+): Introduction to passive sentences, reading more complex texts and learning noun conjugation, nominal verb forms and conditional sentences. By the end of this levels the students are familiar with most of the structures of the language, and can advance to the Intermediate level. Learn more
B1.1 (Gimmel): Gimmel is for people who know the basics of the language, but are having hard time expressing themselves. The mission in this level is to become a real Hebrew speaker: accurately express yourself, take part in conversations, extract the main idea from texts and have the confidence to communicate in Hebrew. Learn more
B1.2 (Gimmel+): Gimmel+ is for people who know how to speak, but need to make their communication more accurate and at a higher register. The mission is to be able to accurately express your dreams and opinions, take part in complex conversations, extract the main idea from a journalistic text and start reading the paper, and have the confidence to work in a Hebrew-requiring environment. Learn more
B1.3 (Gimmel++): Gimmel++ focuses on the more complex tasks asked by an intermediate student such as reading the newspaper, listening to podcasts and being able to express one’s mind fluently and using phrases and complex structures. In this level we are also finishing the main view of the verb system, and have the ability to use most verbs in both active and passive forms in the three tenses. Learn more
Our Graduates
Testimonials
We have collected what our students wrote about us on Facebook and on Google+.
Linda B.
“To learn Hebrew in Ulpan Bayit was my best choice this summer! The team is amazing, the classes are well-organized and it’s so much fun to learn with those great people who are definitly more than just teachers!
The location is lovely and it’s always a nice atmosphere during the lesson.
I am really grateful about how much I have learned and improved my language skills within this month!
100% recommended!”
Ari F.
“Ulpan Bayit was one of the best language learning experiences I’ve had. It’s hard to overstate how much I learned and how much fun the learning experience was. Yaron and his crew are are a bunch of very fun, very talented Hebrew teachers, not to mention very friendly people. If you’re planning on being in Tel Aviv for an extended period of time — regardless of your Hebrew level — you should check out some classes, because you will learn a lot very quickly.”
Patricia B.
“I learned the whole aleph bet in less than 3 weeks with zero knowledge prior to this class! At first it’s challenging but giving up is never an option. Once you see it all the way through, you will get results with your Hebrew. I am looking forward to continuing learning Hebrew here and I encourage everyone to learn Hebrew in this institute because of it’s fast paced and wondrous teachers.”
Stephanie L.
“Ulpan Bayit is an amazing place to study Hebrew. Yaron’s teaching style is fast-paced, interactive, fun, and most of all, I’m learning so much SO quickly. Having studied for 6 weeks at Ulpan Gordon, I can say that you can’t even compare”
Stef C.
“Atmosphere is perfect.
Teachers are not only good, but also very interesting, funny, patient and very nice people.
They make everyone participate no matter which level, and I can tell that my Hebrew level has skyrocketed after two months studying there.”
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