“Of all my yechidus experiences,” related Rabbi Yehudah Leib Posner, “the one I remember most wasn’t only for me. During the Spring of 1965, I was assistant principal of an elementary school for girls in Vineland, New Jersey. I had been trying to direct the eighth-grade graduates to enroll in religious high schools. I suggested that they visit New York City and acquaint themselves with the different educational opportunities available for them there: Bais Rivkah, the Lubavitch High School for girls, the Beis Yaakov schools, and others.

“I organized a trip to New York on Sunday with a stop in Crown Heights and a tour of the Lubavitch school. I then phoned the office at “770” and arranged with the secretary, Rabbi Shalom Mendel Simpson, to arrange that the girls meet the Rebbe at yechidus for the girls at 3:00 on Sunday.

“The trip was very pleasant, and at 2:45 on Sunday we were waiting outside “770”. However, in the office I was told that the Rebbe had unintentionally not been informed of the arrangement. Rabbi Simpson asked us to wait a short while and then announced that the girls would be able to see the Rebbe after minchah at 3:15.

“It was Pesach Sheni, the minor holiday instituted to enable all those who had not offered a sacrifice on Passover to compensate by bringing an offering on this date. The Rebbe spoke to the girls about the lesson one can learn from this holiday, that Es iz nito kein farfal’n Nothing is ever lost; there is always an opportunity to compensate.

“After the Rebbe finished talking to the girls, I requested an opportunity for a personal yechidus and the Rebbe consented.

“Afterwards, I wondered how great an exception the Rebbe had made to grant the girls yechidus on such short notice. I was curious how far in advance it was necessary to schedule yechidus. I asked Rabbi Simpson if he could arrange a yechidus for me in the near future. Rabbi Simpson shook his head.

“ ‘Of course, I don’t mean tomorrow or the next day,’ I said quickly, fully aware of the waiting line for yechidus. ‘I had in mind about six weeks from today.’

Rabbi Simpson shook his head again. ‘It’s absolutely full. There are no openings until after Sukkos.’

“I understood something about the Rebbe’s choice of priorities. For myself, I had been told that I would have to wait at least five months to be received at yechidus. But when six young girls might possibly be influenced in their choice of high school education, the Rebbe took time in mid-day to speak to them despite the lack of previous notification.”

And the Rebbe’s words made a difference. Most of the six girls decided to continue their Jewish education.