rowan goes job hunting

For at least ten years I have been listening to Israeli radio, first via short-wave and subsequently via the Internet, and I also have a lot of Israeli LPs. The thing is, if you want to learn Hebrew without wanting to convert to Judaism, it’s rather hard to find teachers. The last one I had tried so hard to treat me as a would-be convert that I ended up sending her a set of emails so sulphurous that they may yet land me up in court. Luckily, I have found a means of learning modern colloquial Hebrew that does not require the goodwill of the local Jewish community – a set of CDs of audio lessons originally made by the US State Dept. for the families of employees posted there, which along with a few decent grammars and dictionaries will do the job. Coincidentally, my government has just determined that despite a mild back injury I should try to earn my own living, so I am trying to appeal to people who might employ me full-time in some capacity that could allow me to pursue English-Hebrew bilinguality, either physically here in London, or generally, via the Web. I have a very high opinion of the value of translation from both the Hebrew press and Hebrew literature. As a non-Jew I am probably quite unusual in wanting to speak modern Hebrew, anyway, simply because I like the language.