Editing Rabbi Shneur Zalman Fradkin (section)

== Early Genius ==
By age five, he already knew complete tractates thoroughly. When the Tzemach Tzedek visited Lyadi, he tested him in his learning for two straight hours, after which he gave him a quarter ruble. The child took the money and said: "In the book of Shmuel, Shaul gave the man of G-d - Shmuel - a quarter of silver, and here the man of G-d gives me a quarter..." The Tzemach Tzedek enjoyed this and blessed him to become great in Torah.

Already at age eleven, the Tzemach Tzedek gave him halachic questions regarding agunos to share his opinion.

When Rabbi Shneur Zalman's tzitzis tore, the Tzemach Tzedek gave it to Rebbetzin Chaya Mushka to fix, saying "Shneur Zalman is a wonderful youth."

After his engagement, he went to study under Rabbi Eliyahu Yosef of Dribin where he became great in Torah. After his marriage, he decided not to earn his livelihood from the rabbinate, but after losing his wealth, the Tzemach Tzedek ordered him to become the rabbi of Polotzk.

Indeed, in 1855 he was appointed as rabbi of Polotzk.