Aleph Champ
Our students learn to read & write Hebrew using the Aleph Champ program. They gain confidence and familiarity with the Siddur - Hebrew Prayer Book.
The Aleph Champ Program was developed in 2004 to provide new and exciting ways for students to learn to read Hebrew.
Aleph Champ adopted the color system used in karate - “white belt to “black belt” - to motivate Hebrew reading in Hebrew Schools.The success of the program was immediate. Students took to the “Aleph Champ” idea with unprecedented enthusiasm.
Following its initial success, Chabad Hebrew Schools around the world began using Aleph Champ and today the program is used by over 450 schools worldwide as well as by many home-schoolers and adult educators.
Aleph Champ is constantly looking for new ways to reinforce Hebrew reading and continues to strive for an excellent reading program that will give Jewish children confidence in reading.
It is our goal to provide the next generation of Jewish children with the dignity to walk into a shul and open up a siddur, comfortable enough to read from the Hebrew text and join along as a proud member of the Jewish community.
The Aleph Champ Program was developed in 2004 to provide new and exciting ways for students to learn to read Hebrew.
Aleph Champ adopted the color system used in karate - “white belt to “black belt” - to motivate Hebrew reading in Hebrew Schools.The success of the program was immediate. Students took to the “Aleph Champ” idea with unprecedented enthusiasm.
Following its initial success, Chabad Hebrew Schools around the world began using Aleph Champ and today the program is used by over 450 schools worldwide as well as by many home-schoolers and adult educators.
Aleph Champ is constantly looking for new ways to reinforce Hebrew reading and continues to strive for an excellent reading program that will give Jewish children confidence in reading.
It is our goal to provide the next generation of Jewish children with the dignity to walk into a shul and open up a siddur, comfortable enough to read from the Hebrew text and join along as a proud member of the Jewish community.
Understanding the Levels
White Aleph Champ
First 19 Letters of the Hebrew Alphabet
א ב ב ג ד ה ו ז ח ט י כ כ ך ל מ ם נ ן
Red Aleph Champ
Next 13 letters of the Hebrew Alphabet:
ס ע פ פ ף צ ץ ק ר ש ש ת ת
Orange Aleph Champ
The first 3 vowels of the Hebrew Reading System:
Kamatz, Patach, Tzeirei
Yellow Aleph Champ
The next 3 vowels...
Segol, Shva, Cholam
Green Aleph Champ
The last 3 vowels:
Cheereek, Koobootz, Shoorook
Blue Aleph Champ
Exceptions to the Rule:
Patach Chet, Double shva, (middle and end of words) Yud vav, Patach yud... etc
Purple Aleph Champ
35-50 wpm (words per minute)
Prayers from the everyday prayers
Brown Aleph Champ
40-60 wpm (words per minute)
Prayers from the everyday and Shabbat prayers
Grey Aleph Champ
Welcome to the siddur!
Grey level integrates students from the Aleph Champ program into the real world.
Highest Level: Black Aleph Champ
White Aleph Champ
First 19 Letters of the Hebrew Alphabet
א ב ב ג ד ה ו ז ח ט י כ כ ך ל מ ם נ ן
Red Aleph Champ
Next 13 letters of the Hebrew Alphabet:
ס ע פ פ ף צ ץ ק ר ש ש ת ת
Orange Aleph Champ
The first 3 vowels of the Hebrew Reading System:
Kamatz, Patach, Tzeirei
Yellow Aleph Champ
The next 3 vowels...
Segol, Shva, Cholam
Green Aleph Champ
The last 3 vowels:
Cheereek, Koobootz, Shoorook
Blue Aleph Champ
Exceptions to the Rule:
Patach Chet, Double shva, (middle and end of words) Yud vav, Patach yud... etc
Purple Aleph Champ
35-50 wpm (words per minute)
Prayers from the everyday prayers
Brown Aleph Champ
40-60 wpm (words per minute)
Prayers from the everyday and Shabbat prayers
Grey Aleph Champ
Welcome to the siddur!
Grey level integrates students from the Aleph Champ program into the real world.
Highest Level: Black Aleph Champ