I can speak a couple of tourist phrases I picked up from my trips to Israel. Our guide is a sabra and he usually trys his best to educate us ignorant southerners. I am planning to visit Israel again in February and I think I am going to invest in the Rosetta Stone for Hebrew.
Oh cool, I haven't been to Israel yet, but I would like to go in the near future. Ignorant southerners

Are you Jewish or just interested in Hebrew?