For millennia, Mount Carmel has been known for its beauty, sanctity and serenity. Today, the scenic and historic town of Zikhron Ya'aqov perched atop the southern Carmel ridge invites you to immerse yourself in the Hebrew language and culture.
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Living with host families and enjoying all the town and region have to offer will enable you to speak Hebrew in your daily life.
Mount Carmel Hebrew Immersion offers group lessons and individual study with certified and experienced Hebrew instructors, flexible scheduling, enrichment activities, and a variety of ways to integrate into community life.
Zikhron Ya'aqov has an active cultural scene and a lively urban core, where you can stroll and shop, eat lunch or dine out, exercise, visit a library, or sit down for a cup of coffee and local specialties. Near the town, you can enjoy hiking through Mediterranean coastal nature zones or bathing on a Mediterranean beach. Zikhron Ya'aqov also offers easy access to Tel Aviv (one hour away by public transportation) or Haifa, and a visit to Jerusalem is also a reasonable day trip (about 2 hours away by public transportation).
Mount Carmel Hebrew Immersion offers comfortable access to the wider Carmel region and northern Israel as a whole, where visitors can get a glimpse of the cultural riches from ages past.
Mount Carmel Hebrew Immersion allows you to enjoy the best of all worlds: a picturesque Hebrew-speaking town with the conveniences and facilities you are accustomed to, easy access to both nature and city, and exposure to a wide variety of lifestyles and worldviews.
