Deliverance requires memory — and America is forgetting

Deliverance requires memory — and America is forgetting

Passover has just ended — a central story for Jews and Christians alike but also a defining narrative for America.America’s founders drew heavily from the Exodus and the Hebrew prophets. They studied Hebrew. Some even proposed it as the official language of the United States. Benjamin Franklin, for his part, suggested that the national seal feature Moses crossing the parted Red Sea. The reverence for this story runs deep in our national DNA. It’…