22 November 05
Language Learning
I’m back in Hebrew. I almost didn’t, because my three classmates were not going to come back, and the opportunity arose to take the same class over again.
Part of me was very weary of the idea but also welcomed the chance to consolidate what I’d learned. It was a huge learning curve at the beginning, there.
I finally feel as though I’m making some real progress: I was able to follow along with a lot of the prayers and readings at a Bar Mitzvah on Saturday. It’s the very best kind of motivation. I know you need to push hard to get anywhere but sometimes it’s nice to get this sense of accomplishment…
- I was really impressed with the way you breezed through those passages on Saturday. About 20 years ago, I tried to teach myself Hebrew one long and lonely summer in Quebec (as French weren’t enough already), and though I’ve seen both my sons through their Bar Mitzvas, I get lost every time I look in that book…— maria 24. November 2005, 10:28 Link
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