Beged Kefet Hebrew Adult Ulpan
Beged Kefet Hebrew School Adult Ulpan
Beginner and Advanced Courses
It’s never too late to learn Hebrew!
Beged Kefet is launching new beginner and intermediate-level classes of its successful Hebrew language Adult Ulpan. Classes will be taught in person at the OFJCC and online.
Join our intensive Hebrew Ulpan course, and allow yourself to converse, read and write in Hebrew as well as connect to Israeli culture and Jewish holidays.
Beged Kefet is the OFJCC’s Hebrew language school with a team of experienced and passionate modern Hebrew teachers. Our school is unique in offering the latest, most innovative Hebrew teaching methods.
Classes for next year will be published shortly. If you are interested in joining an ulpan class, please send us an email at [email protected] with your contact info and your Hebrew background, and we will get back to you.
High School Level
Additionally, we are offering an online beginner, non-native speaker level class for high schoolers. Beged Kefet is fully accredited by the Western Association for Schools and Colleges (WASC) and approved as an A-G course through our partnership with Jewish Community High School of the Bay. By taking an accredited course in Beged Kefet, not only are you ensured of high-quality education, but you earn credits that will go toward your public high school and college “E” requirement of Language Other Than English (LOTE).
See below for our schedule of classes, tuition information and details on how to register.
The opening of each class is subject to the enrollment of a minimum of 6 students
Wednesdays, August 20–June 3* | 33-week course
In-person instruction at the OFJCC, 6:15–7:45 PM
Wednesdays, October 15–July 1* | 33-week course
Online instruction over Zoom, 12:00–1:00 PM
The school year calendar will be provided closer to the start of the courses.
In order to establish the best learning plan for each class, each student enrolling at the Advanced level will be asked to complete a placement evaluation at the time of registration.
Registration
| Level | Tuition |
| Adult Beginner | $1600 |
| Adult Advanced | $1600 |
Please note: $60 registration fee, $100 materials fee not included in above price and will be added during the registration process.
Please contact Beged Kefet Head of School, Nirit Freikorn, or the school via the general Beged Kefet email, with any questions.
TO REGISTER SELECT FROM ONE OF THE COURSES BELOW
Partners
Beged Kefet operates in partnership with Matach: Israeli Ministry of Education
קורסי התיכון מיועדים לתלמידי כיתות ט’ עד י”ב שמעוניינים לחזק ולפתח את כישורי השפה שלהם בעברית, ולזכות בקרדיט לתיכון עבור דרישות “קורס שפה זרה” לקולג’. השיבוץ בכיתות מתבסס על מבחן הערכת תלמיד שעוברים התלמידים עם הרשמתם לבית הספר.
קורסי העברית של בגד כפת מוכרים כקורסי שפה זרה על ידי מחוזות לימוד ותיכונים רבים בעמק הסיליקון בשיתוף פעולה עם בית הספר התיכון היהודי Jewish Community High School of the Bay בסן פרנסיסקו.
Beged Kefet’s high school classes are designed for students in grades 9–12 who want to strengthen their Hebrew language skills and earn high school credit to fulfill the foreign language requirement (which is also required by some collegiate institutions). Placement in the appropriate level is determined after staff evaluation.