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.”