[OT?] Hebrew on Samsung Galaxy S android phone? Root'ing android?

[Amos Shapira]

Hello,

Sorry for the possibly off-topic subject but I saw some mention of
such questions here before and not sure where else can I ask this.

I got a Samsung Galaxy S phone (not in Israel) which runs Android 2.1
and doesn't show Hebrew characters.

I read that this phone is expected to have 2.2 soon and somewhere else
I read that 2.2 contains Hebrew.
Is this right? Can I just wait for 2.2 and get the Hebrew with it
wherever I am or will I still need to root it in order to add Hebrew
fonts?

I also looked at root'ing the 2.1 it currently comes with but am not
100% sure about downloading images from unknown sites. If someone here
can point me to safe locations with instructions and safe images then
I'd appreciate it.

Also - if this isn't a good place to ask and you are aware of better
forums then I'd be delighted to hear.

Thanks,

--Amos