The much sought-after and long-awaited Sichos program “Back to Basics” has announced that it is releasing a fully developed and ready-to-use professional curriculum for the coming school year.
After several years of producing the sichos booklets and gaining tremendous popularity in schools, Yeshivos, Chabad Houses and seminaries, the Back to Basics team agreed that it was time to take the project to the next level.
The Sichos of the Rebbe contain deep insights into the weekly Parshah, enriched with practical lessons on how to live our lives to the fullest. This curriculum will allow each student to develop the necessary skills in order to master learning a yiddish Sicha on their own, as well as emphasize the relevance of the lessons the Rebbe brings forth through his sichos. As one educator put it: “This multi-dimensional curriculum is really what education is all about; giving the kids the tools they need in order to learn on their own. Essentially we are giving them a gift that will last a lifetime.”
While many English-speaking schools already have a Sichos program incorporated into their curriculum, Back to Basics is unique in that it focuses on understanding the Yiddish language and foundational structure of a sicha, learned directly from the original Likutei Sichos text. In this way, their sicha experience covers every angle, as they learn the content from the original source while simultaneously gathering the necessary skills that will enable them to ultimately learn a sicha on their own.
The program is geared specifically towards Chavrusa-based learning as opposed to a typical classroom setting. This revolutionary aspect of the B2B curriculum is designed in a step-by-step format whereby skills are gradually accumulated, so that at no time are students overwhelmed with the tasks at hand, and thus learning sichos becomes empowering, exciting, enjoyable and gratifying.
Since the inception of the Back to basics professional curriculum last Tishrei, many professional educators and Mashpiim have been involved and they agree this will completely revolutionize the way the younger generation learns and relates to the Rebbe’s Sichos.
As one mashpia said, “Why has no one done this earlier? The importance of such a project is staring us in the face. Likutei Sichos is the greatest gift we have and it is imperative that we pass that gift along to our youth.”
The B2b curriculum is structured to include a teacher’s guide which is full of comprehensively prepared lesson plans, providing the teacher with additional stories, discussion starters and references to both simplify and enhance the learning experience in the classroom. The student workbooks are formatted in a manner that is clear, flowing and simple to read, featuring modern and appealing graphic design while also reflecting the authentic structure of the original Likutei Sichos.
The thoroughly researched and trialed learning system is a timeless and invaluable educational tool; a perfect opportunity for any high school, mesivta, Yeshivah, seminary, and Chabad House that wishes to bring the Rebbe’s sichos to life in a manner that is achievable and relatable to every student.
For more information on this program please contact [email protected]
i want for my family
Looks really well designed and well written
it looks incredible!
A tremendous yasher koach to Dovid Rahmani for all his work, and everyone else involved.
One thing, in the sample, it gives an example for kometz as in duck, and patach as in bark. Only with an American accent is that right, the way a lot of people pronounce duck, the u would be a patach.
A big thank you goes to all the YC Shluchim from 5771. I remember how much effort was put into this by all the shluchim, it was a huge hit then, and continues to be now also. Namely, Meir Avner Kirschenbaum, Levi Ezagui, Arele Sputz, Leibel Greenbaum, and most importantly Dovid Rahmani – the founder and coordinator of it all, who sat and toiled hours on end to prepare the sicha in the best way possible to understand. A big thank you goes to Menachem Aron (AKA Maron) for all the graphic work.
Wow this looks like an amazing program!! Wish I had it when I was in school learning! It really will connect to all different types of learners with all the different dimensions!!
Thank you to the creators of this amazing project!!
So impressed! Dovid Rachmani and co your doing such amazing work!!!!!
Can you please make one with sichos from later chelakom next?
This is such an extensive program that has so many different parts that really bring us back to the basics in life: the Rebbe’s messages of how to conduct our lives. This is essential, now more than ever. And now it is so attainable too.
Every school in Lubavitch must try this. It changes the game when it comes to learning Yiddish sichos
When can you buy this?
I’m looking forward to using this curriculum in our high school. It seems it will be very motivating for the girls and give them the skills to move forward and learn on their own.
this is a holiday!
we should dance in the streets with!
I remember when I was yeshivah how difficult it was for me to look around and see how other boys were able to pull out a likkutei sichos and Cruze through. Is it fair that I wasn’t brought up speaking Yiddish so now I can’t learn a sicha I mean seriously a sicha of the Rebbe. It doesn’t get more essential. And our curriculum in yeshiva included a sicha class but the teacher would ramble it off and I barely understood never mind would I ever be able to read. I just got a hold of one of the older… Read more »
Professional efficient slick . Very uber like . This is amaZing .
this should be done for gemara mishnayos Chumash and maamarim!
Looking forward to the book
WishB2B would do more sichas
without this i wouldnt be able to learn sichos!
I am so glad that there is a proper curriculum now!
As a bochur who was part of the inaugural b2b program i can attest that all who learnt with the carefully developed curriculum benefited from b2b immeasurably yasher koach to all involved especially dovid rachmani and ay posner.
This is undoubtedly one of best curriculums for teaching yiddish sichos out there. Try it! You won’t be disappointed.
I still remember when it first came out! Dovid Rahmani would work so hard on preparing each sicha and its “Classic Concepts” and then Menafhen Aron would work on the layout!
Looks amazing
YC shluchim do it again this time spreading they’re reach around the world
Maybe rabbi druins first actions can be to implament this in ot an amazing program indeed!
Go AY Posner
You legend!!!
Wish I had this program while learning in high school
#1 who is behind project #2 where to purchase. #3 additional editions? HURAY FOR DOVID AND ASSOCIATES. AMAZING JOB. GRANDPS SID AND GRANDMA FRAN. LOVE YOU
I had a chavrusah in seminary last year with the first version of this – what can i say? It made the Rebbe’s torah accessible to me in the original authentic format.
I can’t thank you guys enough!
Beautiful design.
I printed out the sample and my daughter and son loved it!
this program empowers students to be able to pick up a sicha on their own and learn it themselves.
Amazing!!!!
ive seen several ppl, myself included, “get hooked” through the b2b booklets.
This looks like it will excite and encourage many many young people to connect to the Rebbes Torah
I saw some sample parshios and am so grateful that the rebbes chassidus will finally be accessible in a real and appealing way. The balance of focus on skill content amd practical application is a first of its kind. Focusing on the forest and the trees.
Dear Rabbi Rahmani,
Thank you so much for this initiative, it is a trully necessary and brilliantly executed program!
yasher koach. This is straight to the point of what our children need!
this is a must!
every moisad can benefit tremendously. BH we ahve new young staff in our schools and yeshivahs that will embrace this and see the neccessity and gain.
this is tremendous
. my community uses this and its amazing to see this improved edition. my kids will be thrilled to have this part of their school curriculum. this is the way to go. helping the new generation adapt and be a part of the old traditions without replacing or compromising.
Can this be purchased? And where?
My class in oholei Torah was given the booklet to learn with a chavrusa and they filmed us
my school has to get this. ive used it and theres nothing like it.
thank you thank you thank you!
Incredible project. b2b= #keepourkidsconnected!
B2B has done great work! I’m so happy it’s finally updated to producing a book!
Don’t see any names in the write up. Can we know who is behind this project?
AY!
Where can I buy this?
every single school in lubavitch must use this.
its incredible.
its about time
go YC shluchim 5771
Beautiful work. Every father would love this for their own children.