Meriting the Revelation of Eliyahu:
The Tosher Rebbe zy”a (quoted in Sefer Avodas Avodah) related that the father of the Bnei Yissochor zy”a, Rav Pesach zt”l, was a poor man who made a living by hiring himself out as a melamed. He would travel to far-flung towns to teach children for several months, and would then return home for yomtov with some money to support his family.
One year, Rav Pesach was on his way home for Pesach when he passed through a certain village. In that village, he heard that the innkeeper was behind on his rent, and the local landowner was planning on imprisoning him in a pit as punishment. Rav Pesach felt so bad for the man that he gave the Poritz all the money he had earned over the course of the winter in order to redeem the innkeeper, leaving himself penniless.
When he arrived in his town, he did not want to go home emptyhanded, so he wandered the streets.
His family heard the news that their father had come to town but was embarrassed to come home, so they sent a messenger to tell him that he need not be ashamed because they trusted that Hashem would help them and that He would provide for them for yomtov.
The Bnei Yissochor, who was a young boy at the time, walked together with the messenger to look for his father. They found him and the three began walking home together. As they walked, a Poritz passed by in a fancy carriage. As he whipped his horses, a bag fell from his hand and landed on the ground. The Poritz did not notice and continued on his way.
Rav Pesach picked up the bag and found that it was full of money. The young boy said to his father, “Maybe we shouldn’t take the money. The Poritz will come back and he will lock us up for stealing his money!”
His father told him, “Don’t worry. Hashem will help us. Take the money and use it to make yomtov.”
At the Seder, when they reached the time to open the door for Eliyahu, Rav Pesach asked the Bnei Yissochor to open it. When he opened the door, he exclaimed, “Tatte! The Poritz is here. He came for his money!”
The “Poritz” actually was Eliyahu Hanavi, who had come to help them in their time of need.
