Achos Hatmimim
Achos Hatmimim is a program that is active in Lubavitch high schools all over, encouraging girls to grow in their Yiddishkeit and Chassidishkeit, through programs, checklists, incentives, leaders, farbrengens, and such.
Achos Hatmimim began in the USA in Bais Rivkah of Crown Heights. Branches of Achos Hatmimim exist in New York in Bais Rivkah, Bnos Menachem; in Chicago's LGHS; in Toronto's Bnos Chomesh; in Montreal's Bais Rivkah, and in other schools around the USA and the world.
Achos Hatmimim began in the USA in Bais Rivkah of Crown Heights. Branches of Achos Hatmimim exist in New York in Bais Rivkah, Bnos Menachem; in Chicago's LGHS; in Toronto's Bnos Chomesh; in Montreal's Bais Rivkah, and in other schools around the USA and the world.
Online
Now, for the first time, it’s being made available especially for you, the high school girl wherever you may be, over the internet!
Watch this introductory video that was put together for the launch of Achos Hatmimim Online, held on י''ט כסלו התשע''א. (Be advised that the video has girls singing towards the middle of the video.)
Please note that this video was made for the first year of Achos Hatmimim Online, so not all details are fully accurate. Check out the other tabs for further details!
Watch this introductory video that was put together for the launch of Achos Hatmimim Online, held on י''ט כסלו התשע''א. (Be advised that the video has girls singing towards the middle of the video.)
Please note that this video was made for the first year of Achos Hatmimim Online, so not all details are fully accurate. Check out the other tabs for further details!
Who We're For
We're there for Chabad high school girls wherever they may be, who would like to be a part of an Achos Hatmimim network, yet don't have Achos Hatmimim in their school. The girls in Achos Hatmimim Online are from a range of places, and a range of schools, mostly Bais Yaakov schools, home-schools, and small schools.
What We Do
Achos Hatmimim Online sends out or posts videos, hachana booklets, checklists, arranges conference call farbrengens, incentives, and more.
A Word from the girls...
Re Yud Alef Nissan farbrengen: Yay I've been waiting for one of these! Can't wait!!
To the online Achos heads:
I'm sure you work very very hard coordinating this program, so here's a nachas note for you:
Although I did not actively participate in the program {filI out the forms}, I wanted to let you know that when I did chassidishe actions (negel vaaser by my bed, rebbe video) I still had in mind that I am part of achos, and I must strive to become a better me. As i check my inbox, i smile because your emails are a chassidic boost and are a delight to receive:)
Iyh myself and ____ will coordinate the program for the chabad girls in my school next year, it's the job(honor!) of the chabad seniors. I will use my inspiration from Achos and we will hopefully have a great BYC (bais yaakov chabad) program next year! : )
Thank you thank you for a smashin achos '72!!
at first i was using the blue checklist every night, but once i got used to doing many of the things on the checklist, i stopped using it. (i felt like it took a lot of time to check everything off!) i really like it when we get the sichos to learn (i prefer them in hebrew but yiddish is fine). i really enjoyed it when we had conference calls and farbrengens! i think you are doing a great job keeping us posted about all the chassidishe yomim tovim, etc. even though i havent been sending in my points lately, i still find the sichos very helpful and i would like to keep up with those!!
-chaya
Dear Achos Hatmimim Online,
Thank you so much all organizers and fundraisers! Thank you for pulling this whole thing off and making this trip possible! I had a great time. It was a really inspiring, incredible experience. It was amazing to experience and live history. We had the great zchus to daven at the Kosel and so many other Mikomos Hakdoshim. We got to go to Yerushalayim, Tzefas, Chevron,Meah Shearim, Kfar Chabad and so many more places... It was all so inspiring and unbelievable! I want to thank all of you that have worked on this. (Everyone was so amazed that an Achos Online program exists! And that it's run by high school girls!) I am so grateful to you all. I know you have lives of your own, homework, family etc but yet you all chose to work hard on this program, to help girls around the world!
Thank You!
May Achos continue to grow and spread.
Love,
Chaya Mushky Stern
An Article on COLlive about Achos Hatmimim Online in 5772:
Hi, I’m an eleventh grader. Another eleventh grader wrote about how hard it is for girls in Crown Heights and other big Lubavitch schools to swim against the tide.
One of the things that actually helps us teenagers create positive peer pressure is Achos Hatmimim (which deserves a whole article unto itself).
But what about the girls who don’t even have that??
Let me interject to explain to you what Achos Hatmimim is.
Today, Achos Hatmimim is the name many high schools use for a program for the girls to encourage growing b’ruchniyus - doing more learning of Chassidus, adding extra things, keeping up the shiurim of chitas, having enjoyable programs and inspiring farbrengens, etc. There's usually a checklist that you earn points for and a raffle for a prize at the end as an incentive and reward (in some schools the Grand Prize is a trip to Eretz Yisroel as a group of representatives who win the raffle from the different schools.) It’s really amazing what affect this program has had on so many girls already!
So, what about a Lubavitcher girl who goes to a really small school? Or goes to a local non-Chabad school? What can help her keep up her standards and learn Chassidus and grow b’ruchniyus?
About two years ago, I was in a Lubavitch girls’ summer camp. The days were packed with fun, laughter, chassidishkeit, and inspiration. One day, after a discussion about shlichus, keeping strong, and self-growth, my friends and I were wondering, how would we maintain what we achieved over the summer? The girls that were in Lubavitch schools talked about how Achos Hatmimim helps them stay motivated and focused, and we wondered, why can’t we have a self-growth program for girls who live out of Crown Heights and don’t have the privilege of going to a Chabad school?
We wanted to make an achos-hatmimim-style program for these girls to have a guideline, and for them to be motivated in yiddishkeit and chassidishkeit. We talked about it for a while, and even made some plans, yet we were slightly disheartened, because we thought that we would need to find an older and experienced girl to help us out. One of my bunkmates took the matter into her own hands. Instead of waiting for someone else to initiate, she took action, and started making the daily checklist. She also thought of programs, ideas, themes and more. We thought that her enthusiasm would die down, but we were proven wrong. She still is extremely involved and dedicated.
When she got home from camp, she enlisted the help of her friends, her family, and the support of her school’s faculty. Mrs. Rivky Geisinsky, our ninth grade Tanya teacher, now a shlucha in Florida, became the advisor for the program.
A few months later, on Yud Tes Kislev, Online Achos Hatmimim took off! As word spread, girls spanning five different continents signed up. The kickoff was a Farbrengen, with a wonderful MC and a brilliant speaker about Yud Tes Kislev. We learned a niggun, a cute breakout video was designed, and a friend of mine explained the program:
Each girl has a P.T., a "personal trainer" who helps them pick and reach the areas that they will be working on. This girl is someone around the same age who goes to a Lubavitch school, and is familiar with the conventional Achos Hatmimim program. She answers any questions that the girl might have and motivates her.
This year, the program is geared to every single girl on her personal level. Each month, the girls get a checklist in their inbox, and, after filling it out, email it back to their PT’s. Every section is worth a certain amount of points, and from totaling the points, they are entered into a raffle for a prize. For only a few dollars to cover costs, these girls are growing in Yiddishkeit and chassidishkeit every day.
Throughout each term, there are online video farbrengens with Shluchim and teachers (which were also recorded and available the next day for the girls in other time zones), hachanos for Yomei D’pagra, and special programs for the members of Online Achos Hatmimim. One girl even started a hotline with a daily recorded “vort”. Everything is done either through the internet or on the phone, making it totally accessible. This is a very special program that every Lubavitch high school girl can and should be a part of. I strongly encourage every girl to join!
If you are a Lubavitcher high school girl trying to grow b’ruchniyus (like me), check the Online Achos program out atachoshatmimim.weebly.com.
Any questions or comments, or for more information, email to [email protected].
Make sure you sign up fast!... This year’s program is starting very soon!
Hi, I’m an eleventh grader. Another eleventh grader wrote about how hard it is for girls in Crown Heights and other big Lubavitch schools to swim against the tide.
One of the things that actually helps us teenagers create positive peer pressure is Achos Hatmimim (which deserves a whole article unto itself).
But what about the girls who don’t even have that??
Let me interject to explain to you what Achos Hatmimim is.
Today, Achos Hatmimim is the name many high schools use for a program for the girls to encourage growing b’ruchniyus - doing more learning of Chassidus, adding extra things, keeping up the shiurim of chitas, having enjoyable programs and inspiring farbrengens, etc. There's usually a checklist that you earn points for and a raffle for a prize at the end as an incentive and reward (in some schools the Grand Prize is a trip to Eretz Yisroel as a group of representatives who win the raffle from the different schools.) It’s really amazing what affect this program has had on so many girls already!
So, what about a Lubavitcher girl who goes to a really small school? Or goes to a local non-Chabad school? What can help her keep up her standards and learn Chassidus and grow b’ruchniyus?
About two years ago, I was in a Lubavitch girls’ summer camp. The days were packed with fun, laughter, chassidishkeit, and inspiration. One day, after a discussion about shlichus, keeping strong, and self-growth, my friends and I were wondering, how would we maintain what we achieved over the summer? The girls that were in Lubavitch schools talked about how Achos Hatmimim helps them stay motivated and focused, and we wondered, why can’t we have a self-growth program for girls who live out of Crown Heights and don’t have the privilege of going to a Chabad school?
We wanted to make an achos-hatmimim-style program for these girls to have a guideline, and for them to be motivated in yiddishkeit and chassidishkeit. We talked about it for a while, and even made some plans, yet we were slightly disheartened, because we thought that we would need to find an older and experienced girl to help us out. One of my bunkmates took the matter into her own hands. Instead of waiting for someone else to initiate, she took action, and started making the daily checklist. She also thought of programs, ideas, themes and more. We thought that her enthusiasm would die down, but we were proven wrong. She still is extremely involved and dedicated.
When she got home from camp, she enlisted the help of her friends, her family, and the support of her school’s faculty. Mrs. Rivky Geisinsky, our ninth grade Tanya teacher, now a shlucha in Florida, became the advisor for the program.
A few months later, on Yud Tes Kislev, Online Achos Hatmimim took off! As word spread, girls spanning five different continents signed up. The kickoff was a Farbrengen, with a wonderful MC and a brilliant speaker about Yud Tes Kislev. We learned a niggun, a cute breakout video was designed, and a friend of mine explained the program:
Each girl has a P.T., a "personal trainer" who helps them pick and reach the areas that they will be working on. This girl is someone around the same age who goes to a Lubavitch school, and is familiar with the conventional Achos Hatmimim program. She answers any questions that the girl might have and motivates her.
This year, the program is geared to every single girl on her personal level. Each month, the girls get a checklist in their inbox, and, after filling it out, email it back to their PT’s. Every section is worth a certain amount of points, and from totaling the points, they are entered into a raffle for a prize. For only a few dollars to cover costs, these girls are growing in Yiddishkeit and chassidishkeit every day.
Throughout each term, there are online video farbrengens with Shluchim and teachers (which were also recorded and available the next day for the girls in other time zones), hachanos for Yomei D’pagra, and special programs for the members of Online Achos Hatmimim. One girl even started a hotline with a daily recorded “vort”. Everything is done either through the internet or on the phone, making it totally accessible. This is a very special program that every Lubavitch high school girl can and should be a part of. I strongly encourage every girl to join!
If you are a Lubavitcher high school girl trying to grow b’ruchniyus (like me), check the Online Achos program out atachoshatmimim.weebly.com.
Any questions or comments, or for more information, email to [email protected].
Make sure you sign up fast!... This year’s program is starting very soon!
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