Programs housed in the campus
Ulpan
Ulpan Kibbutz Sde Eliyahu is a Hebrew learning/work program on a Modern Orthodox kibbutz. Since 1968, thousands of young olim have started their lives in Israel on Ulpan Kibbutz Sde Eliyahu. Tourists experience an unforgettable 5 months in a unique part of the Land of Israel. The best way to learn Hebrew is to live the language. Students learn 24 hours a week in class and work 24 hours a week in one of the branches of our kibbutz with Israelis. Our teaching staff is part of and managed by the Israeli Ministry
of Education. We are a Jewish Agency and MASA program.
Students become part of our community, celebrating Shabbat and all holidays of the Jewish calendar. Ulpan Sde Eliyahu is both an Israeli and Jewish experience.
Michael Greenberg, the creator and donor of Habayta Campus was a student of the first Ulpan session on Sde Eliyahu.
Lone Soldier Housing
Soldiers serving in the IDF – Orthodox men and women who are in active service, and are Lone soldiers from the Diaspora are part of the Habayta Campus. Soldiers are part of the Habayta community enjoying all of the amenities; lounge with large screen TV, piano, pool and ping pong tables, library and Beit Midrash. Weight and laundry rooms, large dairy and meat kosher kitchen and barbecue pit are also part of the campus.
Lone soldiers are also provided with a family on kibbutz where they are included in all aspects of life on an orthodox farm community. Communal life on kibbutz includes meals in our communal dinning hall and an active synagogue with services through-out the day. Seasonal swimming pool lighted basketball, tennis courts, and soccer field are also part of life on kibbutz.
The staff at Habayta are always available to help and counsel Lone soldiers navigate life in Israel.
Lone soldiers recently released – Campus Habayta also provides a home for Lone soldiers for their first year after their releases from the IDF. Our campus provides the environment to ease back into civilian life in Israel. The kibbutz and the surrounding communities provide released soldiers employment in branches recognized for “Avodah Moadefet”.