Leibel Posner

In 1950, Rabbi Leibel and Thirza Posner became engaged to be married. The Rebbe, who was yet to officially accept leadership of Chabad after the passing of Rabbi Yosef Yitzchak Schneerson, granted them a private audience. During the meeting, the Rebbe sha...

During the 1940s, the Rebbe was instructed by his father-in-law, the Previous Rebbe, to Farbreng every Shabbos Mevarchim. Rabbi Leibel Posner recalls two “out of the box” talks from that time.

In 1941, Yehudah Leib Posner, age 13, and his brother Zalman, age 14, were students at the Yeshiva in 770.

Rabbi Yehuda Leib Posner studied at 770 during the 1940s. In March 1948, he was sent out by Merkos L’inyonei Chinuch to travel through small American towns disseminating Jewish outreach material.

In 1950, Rabbi Yehuda Leib Posner was a student at 770. He received some coaching from the Rebbe on how to approach the topic of “science and faith.”

Rabbi Yehudah Leib Posner and his brother were students in 770 during the 1940s. One week, their father came in from Pittsburgh and spent Shabbos with them. Friday night after the prayers, their father asked the Rebbe how he should respond to the controve...

Rabbi Leibel Posner was a student at 770 during the 1940s, and would attend the Rebbe’s monthly Shabbos-Mevorchim Farbrengen. An illuminating lesson in the game of life.