That’s how people learn Hebrew they go to Israel and only speak Hebrew for several months
BTW When I was learning Hebrew (but here in the US) I found the form of writing very easy to learn...
I had learnt to write Pitman’s Shorthand in high school and they look so similar in part that I had little trouble with Hebrew...
LOL - Oh Nana, your age is showing more than my Freudian slip. You attended back when education was the priority.