By Anash.org reporter <\/p>\n
What started as a simple class mivtza in Miami turned into something bigger.<\/p>\n
Shmuel Elkayam and Yehoshua Korf, 8th grade bochurim at Lubavitch Educational Center in Miami, were part of a group initiative to learn the Rebbe\u2019s maamar Ve\u2019atah Tetzaveh by heart and be tested on it, with a trip to New York \u2013 visiting 770, the Ohel, and the Rebbe\u2019s home \u2013 as the culmination.<\/p>\n
Early on, the two realized the maamar wasn\u2019t easy to hold onto. The concepts are layered, the structure intricate, and without a clear system it\u2019s easy to sit through a shiur and still struggle to explain it or remember the flow. You could walk away feeling like you learned it, and still not be able to explain it clearly.<\/p>\n
So Shmuel started building one. He began putting together a structured guide that broke the maamar down step by step, making it possible to actually understand and retain. Not long after, Yehoshua joined him, and the two began spending hours together \u2013 learning, organizing, writing, and refining.<\/p>\n
What started as notes for themselves grew into a full booklet.<\/p>\n
They didn\u2019t cut corners. Every section was explained in clear English, with bolded pointers summarizing each paragraph for quick review. They built quizzes so the material would actually be known, not just read. Many late nights of writing and rewriting went into it \u2013 driven by a genuine desire to connect to the Rebbe\u2019s Torah and help others do the same.<\/p>\n
As Yud Alef Nissan approached, the project was ready.<\/p>\n
After completing the mivtza, the bochurim traveled to New York. They visited 770 \u2013 where the maamar had been said. They went to the Ohel, davening and reflecting on the effort they had put in. They also visited the Rebbe\u2019s home.<\/p>\n
For Shmuel and Yehoshua, the trip wasn\u2019t just a reward \u2013 it was a continuation. The maamar they had worked so hard to understand was no longer just words on a page. It was something they had struggled through, clarified, and made their own.<\/p>\n
Their booklet, originally created for a small class mivtza, is now being distributed more widely so that other bochurim can benefit from the clarity and structure they built from scratch.<\/p>\n