Study : Planning Your Trip

Ulpanim An ulpan is a short-term study program for foreign students that provides intensive Hebrew and Jewish culture instruction. There are about 100 ulpanim throughout Israel. Kibbutz Ulpanim offer 24 hrs. of classroom instruction per week in return for work (see Work above). Studies emphasize conversation and simple reading in Hebrew, and include seminars on current events. Kibbutz Ulpanim run for three to six months. Participants must be between 17 and 35, single or without children, and in good physical shape. Many American universities recognize Kibbutz Ulpanim for foreign language and elective credits. For more information contact the Kibbutz Aliya Desk. See address above under Kibbutzim.

The Ulpan Akiva Natanya runs a series of three- to 20-week study programs in Hebrew and Arabic. The programs include four or five Hebrew study hours per day and cultural activities in the evening, and are open to both Jews and non-Jews from ages 18-80. Costs vary according to duration of program. Write to Ulpan Akiva Natanya, P.O. Box 6086, Natanya 42160 (tel. (09) 35 23 12/3). Other programs are sponsored by Beit ha’Noar ha’lvri, HaRav Herzog 105, Jerusalem 92622 (tel. (02) 78 94 41), Beit ha’Am, Rehov Bezalel 11, Jerusalem (tel. (02) 25 41 56), and Mo’a-don ha’Oleh, Rehov Alkafai 9, Jerusalem (tel. (02) 63 37 18). For information contact the World Zionist Organization Ulpan Center, 4 E. 34th St., New York, NY 10016 (tel. (212) 5324176) or the Jerusalem municipality, Dept. of Culture, Hanha-latbalasbon unit in Beit ha’Am, 11 Bezalel St., Jerusalem 94591 (tel. (02) 22 41 56).