Hakhel is a year when Chassidim make a point to gather and discuss matters of Yiras Shomoyim. The Rebbe emphasized that wherever possible, these “Hakhel events” should occur within each family. Chitas for Kids offers the perfect material for a nightly supper table gathering.
The popular “Chitas for Kids” daily email, containing concise, lucid summaries of a Chossid’s daily shiurim—Chumash, Tehillim, and Tanya, along with Rambam and Sefer Hamitzvos—are an ideal syllabus for such mini-farbrengens.
“It started as a favor for a few families, and has spiraled beyond our wildest imaginations, boruch Hashem!” says Rabbi Mendel Hecht, shliach in Greenfeld, MA, who authors the emails together with his wife, Nechama Dina. The shiurim summaries are currently used by thousands of families each day and taught in a number of Lubavitch schools, and the feedback from readers has been tremendous. “We are humbled and honored to be involved,” says Mrs. Hecht.
In true Chassidishe fashion, the Hechts are not satisfied with past accomplishments. “We have recently added a number of new sections, including explanations on davening, daily halachos, and inyonei geula u’moshiach.”
In honor of Hakhel, Chitas for Kids recently announced that it has expanded its content and reach to enable families around the world to fulfill the Rebbe’s directives. The learning material will be made available for the thousands of children currently participating in Chayolei Tzivos Hashem, a program underwritten by Merkos L’Inyonei Chinuch and Tzivos Hashem.
“These brilliantly crafted emails are perfect for the Rebbe’s request of a family Hakhel,” says Rabbi Shimmy Weinbaum, executive director. “They are packed with short and easy-to-read sections, flexible for use in all types of situations. We are very excited to make this beautiful material available and accessible to all our children and families.”
This new joint initiative is being launched in memory of Zev Aryeh a”h Glick.
To subscribe to or sponsor the free daily email, click here, or visit www.kidschitas.org
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I make hakhel with my children every day when possible to go over these beautiful and easy to read shiyurim.
Rabbi and Rebitzen Hecht keep up this amazing project as the Rebbe would say ‘ker a velt haint”!!!
Zalman Glick is wonderful but chitas for kids has nothing to do with him … It’s all the selfless work and dedication of Mendel and ND Hecht … Created and generously shared by them from start to finish .
it is so simple yet contains so much.
we love this.
my husband and i read it together every day!
I love getting this everyday!!!!!
Sooo awsome!
The most remarkable family one can know!
All the amazing things coming out from Tzivos Hashem — all created by R’ Zalman in his own quite way, happily giving the credit to others!
May we all be Zoiche to learn from you in some small way
We love it and try to learn the Tanya daily with our young daughters.
My kids love this Chitas email.
Kol Hakavod!
Unbelievable what 2 dedicated people can accomplish!
thank you.
Thanks to the hechts, chitas had become part of my family’s rituals. I also use it for our hakhels.
It is so beautiful written and so easy to understand! Keep up your great work!