All About Ulpan Bayit - Ulpan Bayit

Ulpan Bayit was founded in 2014 by Yaron Sivan, an experienced Hebrew teacher who, after years of teaching in Municipal Ulpans, decided to start an up-to-date Hebrew school, using texts from Israeli media, poems, short stories. The goal was having a lot more cultural references and much less religious references in the classes. Since 2014 Ulpan Bayit has grown: we are 25 experienced, certified teachers, and we have taught more than 4000 people how to become themselves in Hebrew.

Our mission is to create a young and modern teaching environment that fits all.

What are we famous for?

OUR METHOD

Through modern everyday language, we are able to teach you everything you really need to know in Hebrew: from reading and writing all the way to conversations about feelings or politics. This is what Immersion means: from the very first day the entire communication in class is held in Hebrew. This proven method helps everyone (even beginning levels) to speak, and is the only way to gain real fluency, the ability to live, work, study and raise a family – in Hebrew.

OUR VIBE

There is nothing more important than studying in the best atmosphere you could – especially if you are dedicating much time to your studying. Our school is located in the heart of vibrant Florntine, with students from ALL over the world. We hold community events on a weekly basis, and the Ulpan turns to a chilled international hangout after school hours.

OUR TEACHERS

We’ve gathered the best team of teachers imaginable. A creative and dedicated group of musicians, actors, linguists and artists, with the very best training: the Hebrew University’s program for Teaching Hebrew as a Foreign Language.

Passion is what drives us. Experience, professionalism and creativity is what makes it work so well.

Meet Our Teachers!

ירון

Yaron is our fearless leader, founder and manager of Ulpan Bayit! He started the ulpan 7 years ago and is our source for education theory and methods, linguistics and all things sci-fi. He also translated Michael Pollan's book How to Change Your Mind from English to Hebrew!

Yaron
פלג

Pelleg is a dedicated teacher, our pedagogical manager, coordinator of the Gimmel+/++ levels, and head of the teachers training team. She a linguist and a speech therapist and as a hobbyist singer, she'll help you nail that Mediterranean singing style.

Pelleg
אילן

Ilan is one of the many former Jerusalemites in Ulpan Bayit, and is the Ulpan's general manager. He is also a documentary film director and the most tattooed staff member in the office.

Ilan
נעמי

Naomi is our beginner level magician, as she turns every course she teaches into a joyous and supportive home. She's experienced in teaching students of challenging backgrounds and refugees. She's also an enthusiastic tour guide for Israeli culture and Tel Aviv urbanism, a fluent french speaker and a talented poet.

Naomi
עדיאל

Adiel is a beloved and versatile teacher, our Bet+/++ and Gimmel levels coordinator, and part of the teachers training team. He's a wizard in creating in-class discussions out of thin air, even among the shyest of students. At night he plays drums for some of Tel Aviv's most interesting Indie Rock bands.

Adiel
שגב

Segev is a Hebrew teacher and is fluent in Hebrew, English and French, and is currently working on his Arabic. He is the founder and a teacher at the "Ruach Erev" program for studying the human mind and spirit through psychoanalysis, culture and body experiences

Segev
תמר

Tamar is our coordinator of the Aleph and Aleph+ levels, a versatile Hebrew teacher, and part of our teachers training team. She's a Mandarine speaker, a yoga teacher, and stands behind the "Layla Tov'' (Good Night) initiative , which aspires to make the israeli nightlife fun and safe from sexual harassment.

Tamar
דן

Dan has been teaching Hebrew for the past 20 years - both as a foreign language and for Israeli drama students. He also speaks English, Spanish and German, and even records audiobooks! Feel free to ask him anything about proper Nikkud - the Hebrew vowel signs!

Dan
איילת

Ayelet is an astonishingly dedicated and creative teacher, known for her impeccable patience and methodical teaching style. She loves meeting new people around Tel Aviv, beach volleyball, yoga, and she tries to be silly whenever she can.

Ayelet
פלג

Raz is a Gimmel level master - she knows how to make people speak Hebrew. She is also a licensed psychologist and is currently doing her residency in clinical psychology at a mental health clinic.

Pelleg
נעה

Noa is a brilliant and methodical Hebrew teacher, our coordinator of the Aleph++ and Bet levels, and part of our teachers training team. She's a linguist, specializing in phonology, and currently working towards her PHD. She loves teaching how to sing in Hebrew despite having no sense of rhythm whatsoever.

Noa
עידן

Idan joined the Ulpan after completing our very first teacher training program. Since then, he has been teaching online from Berlin. He is known for his pleasant, supportive and patient approach. Idan is also a guitarist and composer and a self-taught German speaker - ask him for tips!

Idan
קוסטה

Kosta is a beloved and versatile Hebrew teacher, and is particularly intuitive about his students true challenges and needs. He's a native Russian speaker, a history student and is in one of the busiest Indie Rock artists in Tel Aviv! Most importantly, he likes to eat pickled beets as a snack.

Kosta
חן

Chen loves teaching Hebrew, is also always learning new languages (Chinese, Sign, French…), and her perspective as a student makes her a better teacher. She loves Chinese poetry and reads books endlessly!

Chen
רוני

Aside from teaching Hebrew, Roni is a painter, an art teacher and she loves doing Hebrew cryptic crosswords. She’s a born and raised Kibbutznick - ask her all about it!

Roni
לוטן

Lotan came to us from a kibbutz in the far north of Israel. He loves teaching and always comes to class with patience, a smile and his unique sense of humor. Apart from teaching, he's a professional massage therapist, and plays trumpet in a couple of indie bands.

Lotan
הדר

Hadar teaches Hebrew patiently and with joy as this process of introducing and teaching a new language still gets her every time. Besides teaching Hebrew, Hadar is also a marketer and a project manager and firmly believes second hand clothing will save the world!

Hadar
הלי

Haley is a great aleph level teacher who's dream is to learn all of the languages in the world (but only knows two as of now). She also loves to sew and speak about philosophy!

Haley
אלי

Eli conducts Hebrew, Judaism, and Israel Studies lessons for institutions and individuals across the US, the UK, and Israel (thanks, Zoom!). He also teaches performance, public speaking, voice, yoga, and meditation. He teaches a lot. How does he survive? Coffee. Lots of coffee.

Eli
עדן

Eden has loved exploring the intricacies of the language for as long as she can remember. Eden loves dancing Contact and exploring the movement of the body, as well as growing her sourdough and constantly learning how to become a greater bread baker. She is also on her way to become a Clinical Psychologist and has an MA in Clinical Psychology.

Eden
ג'אד

Jade is a super cool video artist and illustrator, and after studying with us for three courses, she joined our office staff! She answers messages and emails faster than lucky luck shoots game with (almost) no spelling mistakes and even when she has a bad day she'll help you find the best course for you, a cool restaurant or an arts & craft supply store with a smile on her face!

Jad
נעם

Noam is a teacher that adores Hebrew, for her teaching Hebrew is a way to create connections between the students to the language and to one another. When she is not in the Ulpan, you can probably find her in a local coffee shop writing poetry or dreaming about a future full of art.

Noam
נעה

Noa is one of our most creative teachers and a notorious polyglot. She's an expert in online teaching and serves as our online teachers trainer and coordinator. Apart from teaching, she's a busy leader of two Indie Rock bands, and a semi-dilettante culture researcher.

Noa
שירה

A Hebrew teacher and a singer songwriter with her band "The Hazelnuts" and other projects. Shira thinks of teaching and performing as two beautiful expressions of humanity making the best out of life.

Shira
עמוס

Amos is not only an amazing Hebrew teacher but also a Nissan Nativ trained actor. Amos leads an Improv(e) Workshop at the Ulpan in which students learn Hebrew through game & imagination. He loves to dance bachata and speaks six languages (English, Spanish, French, Hebrew, Arabic & Yiddish)!

Amos
אירה

Ira is one of the finest Hebrew teachers, and a true anchor for her students. She's a native Russian speaker, and experienced making Aliya first hand, which makes her understand exactly what her students go through and what it is they require. And as if that's not enough, she's also fluent in German and spoken Arabic.

Ira