Although traditionally boys start learning the Hebrew alphabet the day they turned three, boys typically entered "cheder" school around the age of 5. After learning to read Hebrew, they would immediately begin studying the Torah, starting with Leviticus and the five books of Moses. They would usually start learning the Mishna at around 7 years of age and the Talmud (Mishna, Gemara, and additional commentaries) as soon they had mastered the Mishna. Reading out loud to each other and rote learning were the main techniques used to teach these complicated studies. At the age of 13 or 14, the end of a boy's education at the cheder would be marked by his bar mitzvah.