New Tznius Curriculum Pitched to Lubavitch Girls Schools

For the first time, Lubavitch girls' schools worldwide are introducing a comprehensive curriculum dedicated to studying tznius in dress. The curriculum, titled "Tznius: It's Not Just a Word, It's You," Weaves together sources from nigla to Chassidus and hashkafa in a visually engaging format designed for junior high students.

The publisher developed the curriculum after recognizing a need prompted by questions from his oldest daughter about the subject at school. The work takes students through the development of tznius from Tanach through the Talmud and Shulchan Aruch to contemporary poskim, addressing the desire of today's students to understand the reasoning behind halachos rather than simply being told what to do.

The curriculum presents halachic sources through end-of-chapter summary charts and includes short biographies of major poskim. Special "Style Points" Boxes incorporate Chassidus, Midrashim, and stories from Chazal and the Rebbeim. Each chapter concludes with thought-provoking questions, journaling space, and exercises for internalization, along with multiple-choice tests.

Rabbonim including Rabbi Kasimov of Crown Heights, Dayan Raskin of London, and Rabbi Oberlander of Kingston, Pennsylvania, have provided haskamos. Rabbi Kasimov wrote that "the author...toiled to gather the words of Chazal, rishonim and acharonim, and arrange them in a language suited to everyone, in a manner that will cause hearts to awaken and to implant a pure fear of Heaven." Dayan Raskin noted the curriculum's "up-to-date style" And stated it would "provide clarity and encouragement to our youth to happily embrace this central aspect of Yiddishkeit." Rabbi Oberlander praised its "remarkably organized" Presentation in "clear and easy-to-understand language."

Junior high principals in Crown Heights have expressed enthusiasm about introducing the curriculum in the coming school year, noting no comparable curriculum has previously been available.