Likkutei Sichos, literally, "Collected Talks" contains both the scope and the core of the teachings of the Lubavitcher Rebbe, Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson, and is the most authoritative source-text for Schneerson's way of explaining Judaism and the world writ large.
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Likkutei Sichos covers a range of topics including ideas in Jewish philosophy and theology, biblical and Talmudic commentary on biblical, kabbalistic expositions, moral and practical directives, and perspectives on world events.
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Likkutei Sichos reviewed and extensively edited each of these transcriptions before it went to press, making the Likkutei Sichot the authoritative medium with which to disseminate his teachings.
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Volumes of Likkutei Sichos are published by the Lubavitch Publication House Kehot Publication Society.
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The edited Likkutei Sichos represent much of Schneerson's central teachings, and unique spiritual voice for the generation, with other major works being the deeper, mystical Maamarim, unedited talks, personal correspondence etc.
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Likkutei Sichos was published by the Vaad Lhafotzas Sichos through the main Chabad publishing house.
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Likkutei Sichos is an anthology of Rabbi Schneerson's public talks; the speeches were transcribed by redactors prior to publication.
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Likkutei Sichos was first translated into the English language in 1979.
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An English Translation of selected "Rashi Likkutei Sichos" was published by Kehot Publication Society, titled "Studies In Rashi".
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