The hagaddah says:

“…even if we were all wise, all of us clever, all elders of our people, all fully versed in the Torah, we would still be obligated to recall the leaving from Egypt.”

It is the retelling of the story and the strengthening of faith that will bring us closer to the time when we will no longer be slaves.

There was once a city that was very well fortified. It was enclosed by a thick stone wall, thought to be impenetrable.

A wise king decided to conquer this fortified city. After inspecting the fortifications, he sent his mightiest soldiers to bring down the wall and attack the city. These soldiers fell.

He next sent a second wave of less mighty soldiers, and then a third wave, and so on. Before long, his entire army had been depleted, and the wall had not come down.

But the king did not give up. Once again, he circled the city, inspecting its walls “How can you expect to capture this city if all your mighty soldiers are gone?” he was asked. The wise king smiled. “If you look closely, you will see that though the soldiers could not breach the wall, they did succeed in cracking  and weakening it. It is no longer strong and impenetrable. Now, with even the weak and wounded I can bring down the wall.” The king then sent his few remaining and weakest soldiers into battle and conquered the city.

Though the armies of the King  did not succeed in bringing the Mashiach (Messiah), all the great Tzaddikim (Saints and holy people) of the previous generations did succeed in cracking the wall.

May all your tales end with Shalom (peace)

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May all your tales end with Shalom (peace)

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Tell it to your children, and let your children tell it to their children, and their children to the next generation. (Joel 1:3)

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