Back in the day...

The year: 2004
Setting: Brooklyn, NY

Young Chabad Hebrew School director begins taking karate classes.
Stumbles upon a brand new method for teaching Hebrew Reading to Jewish kids.

Basis: Karate Motivational System
Idea: Create color based levels for Hebrew Reading
Success: Beyond. B"H

What the World is Aleph Champ?

(title dedicated to Rose)

Aleph Champ is one of those simple ideas that causes people to ask themselves, "why didn't I think of that myself".

Simply, in order to motivate children in Hebrew Schools to learn to read Hebrew, Aleph Champ copied the karate system of motivational colored levels.

Students start out on the White Champ Level,
with a white champ book,
white flashcards
and a burning desire to pass to the next level.

Champ Levels

Level 1

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

Level 2

Red Aleph Champ

Next 13 letters of the Hebrew Alphabet:
ס ע פ פ ף צ ץ ק ר ש ש ת ת

Level 3

Orange Aleph Champ

The first 3 vowels of the Hebrew Reading System:
Kamatz, Patach, Tzeirei

Level 4

Yellow Aleph Champ

The next 3 vowels...
Segol, Shva, Cholam

Level 5

Green Aleph Champ

The last 3 vowels:
Cheereek, Koobootz, Shoorook

Level 6

Blue Aleph Champ

Exceptions to the Rule:
Patach Chet, Double shva, (middle and end of words) Yud vav, Patach yud... etc.

Level 7

Purple Aleph Champ

60 wpm (words per minute)
Prayers from the everyday davvening.

Level 8

Brown Aleph Champ

70 wpm
Tefillot from everyday and Shabbat davvening

Level 9

Grey Aleph Champ

Welcome to the siddur!
Grey level brings you to a whole new level.
Stand by for more instructions.

What the Future Holds...

So, people ask, what plans does Aleph Champ have for the future?
Good question.
We're hoping that our many schools will share their ideas with us...enabling us to expand and perfect this program.
Thanking you in advance for your wonderful feedback.
- the management