Inside each of us is a natural-born storyteller, waiting to be set free. Passover awakens our inner storyteller. It creates the opportunity to tell our stories and to build a storytelling tradition at home. The rabbis of the Haggadah knew very well that storytelling adds a layer of richness to everyday life - that everyday life is a story.
Once upon a time Reb Zebulun told Naftali, “When a day passes, it is no longer there. What remains of it? Nothing more than a story. If stories weren’t told or books weren’t written, man would live like beasts, only for the day.” Reb Zebulun said, “Today we live, but by tomorrow today will be a story. The whole world, all of human life, is one long story.”
Have a happy Passover and may the stories you tell at the seder add great strength and joy to your family’s life.
Rabbi Stuart Seltzer
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