A Year of Stories #47: Why Do You Always Tell Stories?

I have to admit to feeling a touch of melancholy about the approaching end to this project. Truly Reb Zalman has been with me with each new post. What better way to hold onto that for a tad longer with, what else, a story about stories. 

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     Once some disciples of the Baal Shem Tov approached him and asked: "Why do you answer all questions by telling a story? Why do you always tell stories?"

     The disciples then steeled themselves, certain that, true to the tradition, the Baal Shem Tov would necessarily answer such questions about a story with a story.

    But the Baal Shem Tov, after a loving, lingering pause, responded, "Salvation lies in remembrance."

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Thank you,
R' Mark