Hebrew

This term I have been taking advantage of the fact that Cambridge students are allowed to attend any lectures at the university by attending Biblical Hebrew at the Divinity Faculty. I have attempted to learn Hebrew many times before. I've never before really got to and stayed beyond the point of being able to sound out words and knowing some of the most common vocabulary. This term my Hebrew has improved amazingly, I'm finding that whilst I'm davening I can actually understand prayers which I have been reading for years with a rough understanding of what a lot of the words meant but not really the grammar to tell you what tense they were in etc. During this term I've felt very embarrassed to admit that I don't know the language I pray in. Now I'm feeling really proud that I can look at a Biblical passage and have a stab at translating it. If I'm blessed with children I am definitely going to make sure that they can actually read and understand Hebrew by the time they're bat/bar mitzvah.