Ulpana (Hebrew:אוּלְפֶּנָה ) is a girls-onlyJewish high school in Israel, delivering reinforcement ofreligious education and social activities, alongsidethe state curriculum.TheUlpana is to be found primarily in theReligious communities.It is the equivalent of aMamlachti dati boys-onlyyeshiva high school (“Yeshiva Tichonit”).Post high school, women often proceed to study at aMidrasha, or to undertakeSherut Leumi.
The name Ulpana was used among theJewish commentaries on the Bible in the languageAramaic and is cited for example inTargum Onkelos (Onkelos translation) to theBibleparashah “Ki Tissa”, where he translates the verse "And he called it a tent of Meeting" (Book of Exodus 33:7) - "And he called it an Ulpana house", because in this tent theTorah study and its teaching took place, or inRashi's commentary of the verse “And she dwelt in Jerusalem, in the Mishneh” (Books of Chronicles 2 34:22) - "and his translation is a Ulpana house meaning in a place of Torah".
At the Ulpana, the girls studyJudaism with secular studies, in order to finish high school with a high school diploma and achievements in the spiritual field including Good measures, the love of theTorah, thepeople and theland. The Ulpanas charge the parents tuition Between 2,000-17,000 NIS per year, in order to strengthen the female students in additional classes and social activities. Many Ulpanas include a partial or full boarding school.
