Shalom Aleichem!
This is Bob. My membership with Holy Language Institute is a gift from my bride Bonnie of almost 43 years (July 23). I have been dabbling in Hebraic roots for several years and attempted to learn Hebrew on my own. I have a vocabulary of ~400 words. I get stalled out, however, with verb conjugations.
I have daily study reading times set aside. In the early 80’s, I started reading through all the scriptures each year. I spend about 30 minutes in the morning and evening. In the evenings I read Matthew - Acts each month. I also read the Apocrypha as part of my Tanakh reading. To my shame, I spent too many of those years "reading" but not READING. I also struggle with living what I'm learning. I don't memorize scripture, but I do find that over the years I make a lot of connections between books and sections of scripture, things that eluded me all of sudden jump out. I guess I'm slow.
I started out reading the NIV (I'm learning that stands for the Nearly Inerrant Version :)) but the last few years I spend more time with NASB and NRSV. I'm really looking forward to reading Scripture in Hebrew.
I’m soon to be 66, and Lord willing, will retire Dec 31st from Comanche Peak Nuclear Power Plant in Glen Rose, Texas, where I am employed as an engineering training instructor. Hopefully retirement will free up more study time. I serve as an elder for a local church, and will begin co-teaching a class on the Lord’s Prayer Jun 28th. My focus will be the Hebraic roots of that prayer.
My bride and I celebrate Pesach, Succoth, Shavuot, and Shabbat, but I’m not very diligent about the work. We do a Shabbat meal Friday evening with candles, blessings and homemade challah. I’m a hobby organic gardener. We have four children, and 10 grandchildren ranging from ages 2 -17. I am looking forward to learning with you and the tribe!