Kita Aleph Students Rai...

Rachel and Olivia are students at Ulpan Gordon in Kita Aleph. As a Hanukkah mitzva, they started a fund-raising project within Ulpan Gordon to buy gifts for the sick children at the Dana Children’s Hospital in Tel Aviv, Israel.  Here is their story and their letter to all who...

So You Want To Learn He...

Guest post by Sarah Rubenstein Before making Aliyah to Israel, my adviser said to me, “You know you can live in Jerusalem, work in English, and never have to speak Hebrew.”  And he was right. I could. But I didn’t want to do that.   I didn’t want to be like so...

7 Questions With Ann! ...

I had the great pleasure of meeting Ann this last February just before I began studying at Ulpan Gordon again. She is an amazingly warm and authentic person and I thought a short interview with her would benefit prospective (and current) students of the Hebrew language. The types of...

7 Questions with Mikhai...

Mikhail is studying Hebrew at Kibbutz Ein-Hashofet and I thought it would be a great opportunity to ask him a few questions about studying Hebrew there! 1)  How long have you been studying Hebrew and what was your biggest motivation to learn? I’ve been studying Hebrew since...

My First Week at Ulpan ...

Technically, I’m starting my third week of class today. But with the four day school weeks and last weeks holidays, I’ve really only attended seven class sessions. In that time I’ve learned two things: 1. Foreign languages are both amusing and stressful. (Flashback...

The Amazing People at U...

I sat next to a student from Japan today. I always find myself relatively close to him in class, but we never sat directly beside each other, elbow to elbow, until today. We were given a handout of questions written in Hebrew and were instructed to ask and answer the questions with each...

My First Day of Class: ...

Israelis are “famous” for a type of school they run called an ‘ulpan’. It features full language immersion as a means to learn faster and with greater accuracy. Focus on full language immersion, meaning, everything will be taught in Hebrew. Learning Hebrew by hearing Hebrew. This...

Ulpan Gordon Gets Tough...

This post was originally written on July 3rd, 2008 at americanbabble.  Do you have a personal ulpan story to share?  Send me a message at my contact page or write me at contact@ulpangordon.com Hitting the wall The last few weeks have been mentally taxing for me. Our regular teacher...