About Us
In this promising new era of peace, prosperity, and people-to-people relations—Morocco-Israel reestablishment of relations, Bahrain-Israel Peace Declaration, UAE-Israel Abraham Accords—Ulpan HaMizrach was founded to empower Moroccans, Emiratis, Bahrainis, and other Arabic speakers who want to learn conversational Hebrew, discover shared Arab and Sephardic Jewish history and culture, as well as to connect with the Jewish State and Israelis.
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Ulpan HaMizrach Features |
Benefit to Students |
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Ulpan classes via Google Classrooms and Zoom. Each course is four months long. |
Learn and practice conversational Hebrew |
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A virtual concert each semester |
Exposure to Hebrew language and shared Sephardic Jewish and Arab culture |
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A virtual tour in Israel each semester |
Exploring the intersection of Jewish and Arab history and culture in the Holy Land |
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Safety regulations permitting: in-person classes one to two weeks per course |
A teacher will host a class in person in with opportunities to practice food, shopping, and house vocabulary in person through physical interaction |
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Yearly exhibition highlighting one Sephardi community, including objects and pictures, as well as explanations in Hebrew, English, and Arabic. |
Participants and members of the Jewish community will learn about the rich Jewish history & culture across the Middle East and North Africa |
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Facebook and Instagram connections and content |
Participants will be able to share their knowledge, practice their Hebrew, and receive daily enrichment to their Hebrew and cultural studies |
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Individual sessions |
For those who prefer one-on-one learning this option will be available to them at a premium. Individual students will still be invited to communal events. |
Ulpan HaMizrach is part of the American Sephardi Federation’s Institute of Jewish Experience, an Israel-based online educational initiative to revitalize the Jewish intellectual and cultural legacy, which is rooted in the classical Sephardic tradition. Pioneered by Sephardi artists and astronomers, travelers and traders, publishers and philosophers throughout the ages, restoring the Jewish mosaic is essential to the Jewish future, as well as to understanding and continuing to contribute to today’s cosmopolitan world. We are bringing this knowledge to new audiences and generations through online courses, lectures, scholarly and cultural conferences, exhibitions, and interactive tours.